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Shamans hold a photo of presidential candidate Pedro Castillo of the Free Peru party, as they perform a good luck ritual ahead of the presidential runoff election, at the Cerro San Cristobal in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The June 6 runoff pits Castillo against Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Peruvians to pick new president amid relentless pandemic

By Regina Garcia Cano And Franklin Briceno Jun. 03, 2021 09:25 AM EDT

Guillermo Lasso, presidential candidate of Creating Opportunities party, CREO, celebrates after a presidential runoff election at his campaign headquarters in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sunday, April 11, 2021. With most of the votes counted Lasso, a former banker, had a lead over economist Andres Arauz, a protege of former President Rafael Correa.(AP Photo/Angel Dejesus)
Ecuador goes with conservative banker in presidential vote

By Regina Garcia Cano And Gonzalo Solano Apr. 11, 2021 12:00 AM EDT

Presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso, representing the Creating Opportunities party or CREO, flashes a thumbs up at a campaign rally in Cayambe, Ecuador, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Lasso, a former banker, and rival Andres Arauz, a protege of former president Rafael Correa, will compete in a second-round vote this coming Sunday, April 11. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Ecuador, Peru to elect presidents amid strengthened pandemic

By Regina Garcia Cano And Mauricio Muñoz Apr. 09, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

Presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso, representing the Creating Opportunities party or CREO, flashes a thumbs up after attending an event with rival Yaku Perez, of the Pachakutik political party, in which both are asking for a ballot recount of Sunday's election, in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. It remains undecided which of the two has the votes to advance to the run-off race in April to face frontrunner Andres Arauz. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Questions abound as Ecuador heads to presidential runoff

By Gonzalo Solano And Regina Garcia Cano Feb. 17, 2021 12:01 AM EST

Accompanied by his mother, left, and wearing a mask to curb the spread of COVID-19, Yaku Perez, presidential candidate representing the Indigenous party Pachakutik, casts his ballot for president during general elections in Tarqui, Ecuador, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Marcelo Suquilanda)
Divided Ecuador heads to presidential runoff ballot in April

By Gonzalo Solano And Regina Garcia Cano Feb. 08, 2021 12:28 AM EST

Esperanza-UNES- alliance party presidential candidate Andres Arauz, left, and his running mate Carlos Rabascall celebrate as they wait for the official results to know if they have reached the necessary percentage to win in the first electoral round, in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Leftist leads in early returns for Ecuador presidential vote

By Gonzalo Solano And Regina Garcia Cano Feb. 07, 2021 12:08 AM EST

Supporters of presidential candidate Yaku Perez, representing the Indigenous party Pachakutik, gather for a campaign rally in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Voters in Ecuador are heading to the polls to pick a new president amid a deepening economic crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. More than a dozen candidates have entered the race election scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Ecuador to pick new president amid deepening economic crisis

By Regina Garcia Cano And Gonzalo Solano Feb. 03, 2021 12:42 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 10:47 AM EST
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ Jan. 12 News and Sentinel on reforming West...

FILE - In this April 2, 2020, file photo, a person on a stretcher is removed from Carnival's Holland America cruise ship Zaandam at Port Everglades during the new coronavirus pandemic in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Several major cruise lines have canceled trips until the first quarter of 2021. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Florida's 2020 dominated by virus, economy and election

By Terry Spencer Dec. 27, 2020 01:57 PM EST

Recent Kansas editorials

Dec. 15, 2020 09:10 AM EST
The Wichita Eagle, Dec. 11 Kansas AG who joined a bogus lawsuit to overturn the election is part of the circus This is...

FILE - This Nov. 12, 2020 selfie photo provided by the Renown Regional Medical Center shows Dr. Jacob Keeperman, the Renown Transfer and Operations Center medical director who made the photo on the opening day of the Renown Regional Medical Center's alternative care site located in a parking garage. On Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting this photo at an auxiliary care site for COVID-19 patients proves that the coronavirus pandemic is a hoax. The photo, which shows empty hospital beds, was taken the day the site was opened, and patients had yet to arrive. (Jacob Keeperman/Renown Regional Medical Center via AP)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Dec. 04, 2020 02:31 PM EST

Luis Arce, center, Bolivian presidential candidate for the Movement Towards Socialism Party, MAS, and running mate David Choquehuanca, second right, celebrate during a press conference where they claim victory after general elections in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Morales party claims win as Bolivia seems to shift back left

By Carlos Valdez Oct. 19, 2020 12:24 AM EDT

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