WASHINGTON — Democrats clinch the crucial U.S. Senate votes to block passage of a disapproval resolution against the Iran nuclear accord, an outcome that would be a major victory for President Barack Obama against united Republican opposition. 

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-CLINTON EMAILS

WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton apologizes for her use of a private email account after declining since last week to express remorse for the State Department arrangement that has shaken her presidential campaign. 

GAY MARRIAGE-KENTUCKY

GRAYSON, Kentucky — The county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples is released after five days behind bars, emerging to a tumultuous welcome from hundreds of cross-waving supporters. 

UNITED STATES-MIGRANTS

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry briefs lawmakers on how many more Syrian refugees the administration is willing to take in. 

UNITED STATES-ISLAMIC STATE

WASHINGTON— The Obama administration is considering ways to fix the problems in supporting moderate Syrian rebels in the fight against the Islamic State in Syria, the Pentagon says. 

VENEZUELA-COLOMBIA

PARAGUACHON, Colombia — Workers, vacationers and members of a nomadic indigenous community were left stranded as Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro expanded the closure of the border with Colombia as part of an anti-smuggling offensive. 

US-ZIMBABWE-LION KILLED

BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota — A Minnesota dentist who killed Cecil the lion returns to work after weeks away, walking silently into his small dental practice, past swarming media and a handful of protesters calling for him to be sent to Zimbabwe to face trial.