SUMMIT-UNITED STATES-CUBA

PANAMA CITY — Generations of distrust could begin to crumble as Barack Obama and Raul Castro meet face to face, taking a rare chance to infuse fresh momentum into their attempt to restore full relations between the U.S. and Cuba. 

AMERICAS SUMMIT

PANAMA CITY — After an ice-breaking handshake with Cuba's leader, President Barack Obama will use the Summit of the Americas to try to chart a less conflictive future with Latin America, a region that has long chafed at Washington's dominance. 

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-CLINTON

WASHINGTON — Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will end months of speculation and attempt a second bid at becoming America's first woman president when she launches her highly anticipated 2016 presidential campaign on Sunday.

NATIONAL SECURITY ARREST

TOPEKA, Kansas — A man charged with plotting a suicide bomb attack on a U.S. military base to help the Islamic State group was mentally ill and was acting strangely only days before his arrest, according to a Muslim cleric who said he was counseling him at the request of the FBI. 

POLICE OFFICER-FATAL SHOOTING SCOTT PROFILE

NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Less than two months before he was killed, Walter Lamer Scott turned 50 and wanted everyone around him to join in the celebration. It was February, and Scott's family had taken him to dinner at a Japanese steakhouse. As waiters and other staff gathered around to sing "Happy Birthday," Scott jumped up on the table and started dancing. 

MEXICO-GOLD THEFT

CULIACAN, Mexico — The head of the mining company robbed of $8.5 million in gold in Mexico makes the rare revelation in a television interview that his company has a "good relationship" with area drug traffickers. 

POPE-SOUTH AMERICA TRIP

QUITO, Ecuador — Pope Francis' trip to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay is set for July 6-12, though he will only spend six hours in Bolivia's capital due to the altitude, church officials say.