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Hondurans vote in close presidential race overshadowed by surprise Trump intervention

By Christopher Sherman, Marlon González, Associated Press

U.S. President Biden visits the Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston

News Wrap: Trump says he will cancel Biden’s executive actions signed with autopen

In our news wrap Friday, President Trump said he would cancel all executive actions signed by former President Biden using an autopen, police in Hong Kong arrest more people involved with renovating an apartment complex that caught fire, torrential rains…

Honduras former President Juan Orlando Hernandez is being transported to the U.S., in Tegucigalpa

Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran president serving drug trafficking sentence

President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison.

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Man struck dead by vehicle on Virginia highway after trying to flee immigration agents

Agents tried to detain Josué Castro Rivera and the three other passengers, and he fled on foot, tried to cross Interstate 264 in Norfolk and was fatally struck, according to state and federal authorities.

By Sophia Tareen, Melina Walling, Associated Press

U.S. deports alleged members of the Tren de Aragua to be imprisoned in El Salvador

ACLU asks judge to force Trump administration to state under oath if it violated court order by deporting immigrants

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit over President Donald Trump's use of an 18th century wartime law are asking a federal judge to force the administration to state under oath whether it violated his court order temporarily barring deportations.

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Tropical Storm Sara brings heavy rain as it moves along Honduran coast

By Moisés Castillo, Associated Press

Sustained rain fell in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, though there were no signs of serious flooding.

Tropical Storm Sara forms in Caribbean, threatens Central America with flash floods and mudslides

By Associated Press

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Sara has formed in the Caribbean Sea and was expected to cause life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across portions of Central America, including Honduras.

Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping drug traffickers get cocaine into U.S.

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has been sentenced for enabling drug traffickers to use his military and national police force to help get tons of cocaine into the U.S.

Former Honduran president accused of running his country as a ‘narco-state’ stands trial in New York City

By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Federal prosecutors say that for years Hernández received millions of dollars from cartels in exchange for allowing hundreds of thousands of kilos of cocaine destined for the U.S. to pass through his country.

Honduras recalls ambassador to Israel, condemning the humanitarian situation

By Marlon González, Associated Press

The Central American country's foreign affairs minister noted the main points of a recent United Nations resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire, respect for humanitarian law and to start a dialogue in search of peace.