CONGRESS-REPUBLICANS
WASHINGTON — Divided House Republicans meet Thursday to vote on a new speaker as the front-runner, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, faces a fresh challenge from the hardline conservatives who forced outgoing Speaker John Boehner to resign. By Erica Werner.
AP Photos. Eds: Voting begins at noon EDT (1600 GMT).
CLINTON EMAILS
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email server, which stored some 55,000 pages of emails from her time as secretary of state, was the subject of attempted cyberattacks originating in China, South Korea and Germany after she left office in early 2013, according to a congressional document obtained by The Associated Press. By Ken Dilanian, Jack Gillum and Stephen Braun.
AP Photo, video. With: PRESIDENTIAL RACE- CLINTON WALL STREET
HONDURAS-US ARREST
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — One of Honduras' most powerful businessmen and two of his family members have been indicted in the United States for allegedly laundering money for drug traffickers. By Freddy Cuevas and Christopher Sherman.
AP Photos.
IMF-LATIN AMERICA OUTLOOK
LIMA, Peru — Latin America's economy is likely to go into recession this year for the first time since the end of the global financial crisis as China's slowdown lessens demand for the region's commodities, threatening to undo recent progress in reducing poverty, the International Monetary Fund said.
PERU-IMF CLIMATE CHANGE
LIMA, Peru — International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said that failure to take urgent action on global warming will condemn humanity to the same fate as the Peruvian poultry that so many delegates to the group's annual meeting are enjoying this week in a country famed for its cuisine.
CUBA-US
HAVANA — U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker wrapped up her visit to Cuba by saying both sides need to learn more about each other as they work to improve relations and cautioning that it may take time to end the American embargo.
BRAZIL-GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS
SAO PAULO — Brazil's federal audit court said President Dilma Rousseff's government violated accounting practices last year and broke the country's finance law by illegally using money from state banks to fill budget holes.
MEXICO-UN HUMAN RIGHTS
MEXICO CITY — The United Nations' top human rights official is calling on the Mexican government to set a timetable for withdrawing military personnel from law enforcement duties and replacing them with well-trained police.