UNITED STATES-CUBA

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration doesn't plan to invite Cuban dissidents to Secretary of State John Kerry's historic flag-raising at the new U.S. embassy in Havana Friday, vividly illustrating how U.S. policy is shifting focus from the island's opposition to its single-party government. By Bradley Klapper and Michael Weissenstein. 

IRAN-NUCLEAR DEAL-INTELLIGENCE

WASHINGTON — Iran's intelligence agencies have penetrated CIA front companies, executed Western agents and captured a sophisticated U.S. drone. So why should anyone believe American intelligence officials when they express confidence that they can monitor Iran's compliance with the just-completed nuclear agreement? The main reason, according to a classified joint intelligence assessment presented to Congress, is that the deal requires Iran to provide an unprecedented volume of information about nearly every aspect of its existing nuclear program, which Iran insists is peaceful. 

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-BUSH ISLAMIC STATE

SIMI VALLEY, California — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says that the U.S. may need to send more ground troops into Iraq to defeat Islamic State militants, but he stops short of saying how many as he outlined his strategy for combating a threat that's "spreading like a pandemic." 

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-TRUMP

BIRCH RUN, Michigan — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says his campaign is prepared to lay out specific policy plans. He's just not ready yet. And in the meantime, he's selling his strong personality and criticizing his rivals, particularly Jeb Bush for a lack of vigor. 

CLINTON-EMAILS

WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton has relented to months of demands that she relinquish the personal email server she used while secretary of state, directing the device be given to the Justice Department. By Intelligence Writer Ken Dilanian. 

KILLINGS BY POLICE-FOOTBALL PLAYER

ARLINGTON, Texas — A police officer who killed an unarmed college football player during a suspected burglary at a Texas car dealership is fired for making mistakes that the city's police chief said caused a deadly confrontation that put him and other officers in danger.