PRESIDENTIAL RACE-TRUMP-MUSLIMS

NEWARK, New Jersey — Congressmen, rival candidates, world leaders and even the creators of Harry Potter and "The Shining" all agree: Donald Trump's call to block Muslims from entering the United States goes too far. By Jill Colvin.

VISA WAIVER

WASHINGTON — Driven by the Paris terror attacks, the House votes overwhelmingly to tighten controls on travel to the U.S. and require visas for anyone who's been in Iraq or Syria in the previous five years. By Erica Werner.

VENEZUELA-ELECTIONS

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's opposition won a key two-thirds majority in the National Assembly in legislative voting, dramatically strengthening its hand in any bid to wrest power from President Nicolas Maduro after 17 years of socialist rule.

SYRIAN REFUGEES-US

DALLAS — Even as governors in some states say Syrian refugees aren't welcome, resettlement agencies and volunteer groups are welcoming them. 

GUANTANAMO-SEPT 11 TRIAL

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A U.S. Army officer defended her decision to use female guards at Guantanamo Bay's top-secret Camp 7, where Muslim prisoners say physical contact with unrelated women is an affront to their religion. 

CUBA-YEAR OF CHANGE

HAVANA — In the year since Presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama announced a rapprochement, Cuba has been transformed, for better or worse — a country that once seemed stuck in time suddenly faces an uncertain future of disruptive change. By Andrea Rodriguez.