TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Two conservative challengers were practically tied for the lead in Honduras' presidential contest with votes from about 55% of polling places counted early Monday, according to preliminary and partial results. The previous day's vote had come just days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race by endorsing one of those candidates and announcing that he would pardon a former president.

Reyna Vega whips up simple breakfasts of eggs, fried bananas with cream and refried beans with corn tortillas at her simple two-table eatery in Tegucigalpa's center.

The 52-year-old said Monday that over the past four years, prices for all of those things have risen, as have prices in most of the world, so she was eager to cast her vote in the Honduran presidentia

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