PRESIDENTIAL RACE-OBAMA POLL

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama is holding on to relatively high levels of support among the so-called "Obama coalition" of minorities, liberals and young Americans, suggesting the president could play a potent role helping the next Democratic presidential nominee's bid for election, an Associated Press-GfK poll found. 

CHATTANOOGA SHOOTING

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee — A gunman unleashed a barrage of fire at a recruiting center and another U.S. military site a few miles apart in Chattanooga, killing at least four Marines and sending service members scrambling for cover as bullets smashed through the windows. The attacker was also killed. 

COLORADO SHOOTING

CENTENNIAL, Colorado — Colorado theater shooter James Holmes is convicted in the chilling 2012 attack on defenseless moviegoers at a midnight Batman premiere after jurors swiftly rejected defense arguments that the former graduate student was insane and driven to murder by delusions. He faces a possible death sentence. By Sadie Gurman.

UNITED NATIONS-FEMALE SECRETARY-GENERAL

UNITED NATIONS — Nearly a quarter of U.N. member states are urging that the next secretary-general, for the first time, be a woman. It's the latest sign of momentum for the idea as campaigning to succeed Ban Ki-moon at the end of 2016 begins in earnest. 

MEXICO-DRUG LORD ESCAPES

MEXICO CITY — At least 18 minutes passed before anyone was alerted to the escape of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, two Mexican lawmakers said. 

GUATEMALA-POLITICAL CORRUPTION

GUATEMALA CITY — A quarter of the money fueling Guatemalan politics comes from criminal organizations, primarily drug traffickers, according to a report released by a United Nations commission. 

BRAZIL-SILVA INVESTIGATION

SAO PAULO — Brazilian authorities are investigating allegations of influence peddling by former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in his reported lobbying efforts on behalf of construction firm Odebrecht, prosecutors say. 

BRAZIL-RACIAL AWAKENING

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil had more slaves than any other nation in the Americas, yet many experts say the nation has never truly acknowledged what 4 million Africans suffered. Now there is an effort to force a look at an often ignored chapter of history.