PRESIDENTIAL RACE-REPUBLICANS

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump professes his love for women and said he would be their best advocate if elected president, dismissing the firestorm of his own making that has consumed the Republican presidential campaign. 

HOUSTON HOME-MASS SHOOTING

HOUSTON — Eight people — including five children and three adults — were found slain inside a Houston-area home and a man who exchanged gunfire with police has been charged with three counts of capital murder, according to Texas authorities and court records. 

FERGUSON

FERGUSON, Missouri — One year after the shooting that cast greater scrutiny on how police interact with black communities, the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, was marked Sunday with 4½ minutes of silence and a march led by his father. 

ARGENTINA-PRIMARY ELECTIONS

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Millions of voters in Argentina brave heavy rains to weigh in on what the South American nation should look like after President Cristina Fernandez leaves office. 

MIAMI SEAQUARIUM-ORCA LAWSUIT

MIAMI — The mayor of Miami Beach and other South Florida leaders are joining the opposition to an orca's decades-long captivity at the Miami Seaquarium. 

HAITI-ELECTIONS

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Delays, disorder and sporadic violence troubled Haitian legislative elections on Sunday as Haitians chose lawmakers for the next Parliament after a yearslong wait. 

SWIMMING TO GOLDEN GATE

SAN FRANCISCO — A New Zealand native becomes the first woman to swim the 30-mile (50-kilometer) stretch from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge and conquer one of the world's most dangerous crossings.