UNITED NATIONS-CUBA-EMBARGO

UNITED NATIONS — The latest draft United Nations resolution urging the United States to end its economic embargo on Cuba has appeared — and it points out President Barack Obama's commitment to end the policy. 

CIA-SYRIAN REBELS

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say CIA-backed rebels in Syria, who had begun to put serious pressure on President Bashar Assad's forces, are now under Russian bombardment with little prospect of rescue by their American patrons. 

MILLION MAN MARCH ANNIVERSARY

WASHINGTON — Black men from around the nation are gathering on the National Mall to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March and call for policing reforms and changes in black communities. 

MEDICAL MARIJUANA

SAN FRANCISCO — A trio of bills aimed at bringing order and oversight to California's medical marijuana industry nearly 20 years after the state became the first to legalize pot for medical use won Gov. Jerry Brown's signature, his office says. 

IMF-POST-BOOM PERU

LIMA, Peru — The world's top finance officials have lavished praise on Peru's "economic miracle" this week, lauding it for cutting poverty by half during a decade-long boom for the gold, copper and other metals it mines. Unfortunately, the praise may have come too late. 

IMF-TAX DEAL

LIMA, Peru — Finance officials from the world's 20 biggest economies have committed to toughening laws and boosting cross-border cooperation to prevent multinational companies from avoiding as much as $250 billion a year in taxes.