EPISCOPAL CHURCH-BISHOP

SALT LAKE CITY — The Episcopal Church elects its first African-American presiding bishop during the denomination's national assembly. Bishop Michael Curry will now lead a nearly 1.9 million-member denomination known for its history as the faith home of many of the U.S. presidents. 

ESCAPED PRISONERS

MALONE, New York — With one escaped prisoner shot dead, police hope that the other one still on the run in a remote New York forest will quickly be worn down by lack of sleep, little food, biting bugs and another night of rain.

PARAGUAY-OUSTED BISHOP

CIUDAD DEL ESTE, Paraguay — In the months since Pope Francis ousted the bishop of Paraguay's second-largest diocese, questions keep surfacing about the Rev. Rogelio Livieres Plano's management of church money. 

VENEZUELA-SOCIALIST PRIMARIES

CARACAS, Venezuela: Young athletes, hip-hop artists and TV personalities are among the candidates in a legislative primary for Venezuela's governing party. Analysts say President Nicolas Maduro is counting on the fresh faces to court young voters at a time when his support has been eroded by widespread shortages and triple-digit inflation. 

UNITED STATES-ASIA-ANALYSIS

WASHINGTON — A legislative victory on trade this past week has given a vital boost to President Barack Obama's effort to deepen U.S. engagement in the Asia-Pacific region. But there was sobering news from Asia with implications for U.S. policymakers.