Dominican Republic President Set to Win 2nd Term

Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina appears set to win a second term in office, with preliminary returns from Sunday's election giving him enough votes to avoid a run-off election. Results from more than half of the island nation's polling places show Medina leading with about 62 percent of the vote. His closest rival, businessman Luis Abinader, took about 35 percent in early results. Final results are expected later Monday. Medina's centrist Democratic Liberation...

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