LION KILLED-HUNTER

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. dentist whose killing of Cecil the lion fueled a global backlash emerges for an interview in which he disputes some accounts of the hunt, expresses agitation at the animosity directed at those close to him and says he would be back at work within days. 

CONGRESS-IRAN-NUCLEAR

WASHINGTON — Already a done deal in Congress, the Iran nuclear agreement gains more momentum as former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the head of the Democratic National Committee, announce their support. 

MEXICO-MISSING STUDENTS

MEXICO CITY — An independent report dismantles the Mexican government's investigation into the disappearance of 43 teachers' college students, saying the prosecutor's contention that they were incinerated in a giant pyre never happened and fueling the anger of parents who nearly a year later still don't know what happened to their sons. 

GAY MARRIAGE-KENTUCKY

LEXINGTON, Kentucky — A county clerk has appealed a judge's decision to put her in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. 

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-TRUMP PHENOMENON

NORWOOD, Massachusetts — Donald Trump insults and exaggerates. He dismisses the need for public policy ideas, gets confused about world affairs and sometimes says things that flat out aren't true. 

GUATEMALA-ELECTION

GUATEMALA CITY — An uncomfortable challenge confronts Guatemala's presidential candidates: trying to win the votes of a nation that has put the last elected leader in court custody. 

SACRAMENTO, California — California Gov. Jerry Brown has made climate change the centerpiece of his final tenure by laying out the most aggressive benchmark in North America, which would reduce California's carbon footprint and boost the state's renewable energy use to 50 percent in 15 years.