PRESIDENTIAL RACE

LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump decisively wins Nevada's Republican caucuses as his main rivals battle for second place in an increasingly urgent effort to slam the brakes on the Trump juggernaut. Trump now has three straight victories — in the West, the South and Northeast — a testament to his broad appeal among the mad-as-hell voters making their voices heard in the 2016 presidential race. 

UNITED STATES-CHINA

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and China show no sign of quelling tension in the disputed South China Sea as their top diplomats meet in Washington. A leading U.S. military officer tells Congress that China was seeking to control East Asia. 

UNITED STATES-GUANTANAMO

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's plan to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba slams into a wall of Republican opposition, stopping cold Obama's hope for a bipartisan effort to "close a chapter" that began in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. 

SENATE-KERRY

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry tells lawmakers he won't vouch for the success of the newly struck cease-fire agreement in Syria but says the truce negotiated with Russia is the best pathway for ending five years of violence that has killed more than 250,000 people and displaced another 11 million from their homes. 

OBAMA-JORDAN

WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama and Jordan's King Abdullah II will focus their talks on resolving the conflict in Syrian and meeting the needs of war-stricken refugees. 

BOLIVIA-MORALES-REFERENDUM

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Voters in Bolivia reject by a slim margin a constitutional amendment that would have let President Evo Morales run for a fourth consecutive term in 2019, electoral officials announce. 

APPLE ENCRYPTION

WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. will tell a federal judge this week in legal papers that its fight with the FBI over iPhone encryption should be decided by Congress, not by courts, The Associated Press has learned. 

CHARLOTTE-TRANSGENDER RESTROOMS

RALEIGH, North Carolina — As bathrooms become battlegrounds in the national debate over anti-discrimination laws, a city council's decision to protect the restroom choices of transgender people in Charlotte, North Carolina, was cheered Tuesday by rights advocates as a courageous move. But it may not stand for very long. Gov. Pat McCrory told The Associated Press that the bathroom provision denies privacy rights for people who expect to share restrooms or locker rooms only with people born with the same anatomy. 

SUPREME COURT-POLITICS

WASHINGTON — Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee rules out any hearing for President Barack Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court, insisting that the choice rests with the president's successor.