Exclusive: Iran eases demands in Vienna nuclear talks - Western diplomats

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• Exclusive: Iran eases demands in Vienna nuclear talks - Western diplomats
• Israel rushes forces to southern border with Gaza
• Low ticket sales put IndyCar at Pocono in jeopardy
• Brazil overpass, World Cup project, collapses
• Police: Dad sent nude photos while boy sat in car
• Crude oil futures slip as Iraq risks recede
• Texas gov testifies on child immigration crisis
• Biden talks to Ukraine leader amid military revamp
• McDaniel takes step to challenge Miss. election
• Ex-mob boss' son convicted in looting of company
• Bouchard gives Canada a Slam finalist at Wimbledon
• US laboratory admits violating nuke-waste permit
• Correction: WCup-Media story
• War hero Zamperini lived 'unimaginable drama'
• Overpass collapses in World Cup host city; at least one dead
• Veteran dies waiting for ambulance in VA hospital
• 9 arrested in Macedonia over fake utility websites
• Agave plant to produce 1 and only bloom, then die
• Ukraine's president shakes up military leadership
• Japan lifts some North Korea sanctions amid report of surviving abductees
• How strong is that drink? Calculator helps figure
• Future of IndyCar at Pocono in serious jeopardy
• One dead, three badly hurt in Texas school fireworks explosion
• Gatlin trumps Gay on doping ban comeback
• Israel boosts forces near Gaza as border heats up
• AP NewsBreak: Senator questions Hanford legal fees
• US jobs machine revs up, cutting unemployment to 6.1%
• 5 Things to Know: The fireworks at 'Kaboom Town'
• Families caught in crossfire in eastern Ukraine
• Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
• Detective: Dad showed no emotion after boy died
• Fraud, sex, post-it art: Google cuts search links
• ECB seeks transparency, vows support to economy
• Correction: Arizona's London Bridge story
• Pope gives exorcists his blessing
• 5 key stages on the Tour de France
• BlackBerry sells its German-based R&D assets
• Sheriff: Benghazi suspect prompts extra security
• EU urges wider fraud probe in Afghan elections
• Vacationers leave as Arthur nears North Carolina

Exclusive: Iran eases demands in Vienna nuclear talks - Western diplomats Posted: 03 Jul 2014 01:07 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau and Parisa Hafezi VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has reduced demands for the size of its future nuclear enrichment program in talks with world powers although Western governments are urging Tehran to compromise further, Western diplomats said on Thursday. The diplomats, who spoke to Reuters at the start of a two- week round of negotiations between Iran and the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China, said it would still be hard to clinch a deal by the self-imposed July 20 deadline. Tehran's shift relates to the main sticking point in the talks - the number of uranium enrichment centrifuges Iran can maintain in a deal in exchange for a gradual end of sanctions. Ending the decade-long dispute with Iran is seen as central to defusing tension and averting a new Middle East war.

Israel rushes forces to southern border with Gaza Posted: 03 Jul 2014 01:04 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military rushed additional forces to its southern border with the Gaza Strip on Thursday, vowing to halt a growing wave of rocket fire from the Palestinian territory, while new clashes erupted in east Jerusalem in response to the death of an Arab boy who Palestinians say was killed by Israeli extremists.

Low ticket sales put IndyCar at Pocono in jeopardy Posted: 03 Jul 2014 01:04 PM PDT The future of IndyCar at Pocono Raceway is in jeopardy because of a dramatic attendance drop expected for Sunday's race.

Brazil overpass, World Cup project, collapses Posted: 03 Jul 2014 01:04 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An overpass under construction collapsed Thursday in a Brazilian World Cup host city, killing at least one person and trapping a commuter bus, two construction trucks and one car, authorities said.

Police: Dad sent nude photos while boy sat in car Posted: 03 Jul 2014 01:00 PM PDT MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man who police say intentionally killed his toddler son by leaving the boy inside a hot SUV was exchanging nude photos with women the day his son died and had looked at websites that advocated against having children, a detective testified Thursday.

Crude oil futures slip as Iraq risks recede Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:52 PM PDT The price of oil slipped Thursday as the risk of supply disruptions in Iraq faded and key export terminals in Libya were expected to reopen.

Texas gov testifies on child immigration crisis Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:50 PM PDT MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — The tens of thousands of Central American children entering the U.S. illegally is both a humanitarian crisis and a national security one, Texas Gov. Rick Perry testified Thursday at a congressional field hearing in South Texas.

Biden talks to Ukraine leader amid military revamp Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden has spoken to Ukraine's new president amid a major shake-up in Ukraine's beleaguered military.

McDaniel takes step to challenge Miss. election Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:44 PM PDT JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican who lost a primary runoff election to Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran is taking the first step to challenge the outcome.

Ex-mob boss' son convicted in looting of company Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:39 PM PDT CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — The son of a former Philadelphia mob boss and another reputed mob associate were convicted Thursday of federal fraud charges for taking over a Texas-based mortgage company and then plundering its assets to buy homes, luxury cars and even a yacht.

Bouchard gives Canada a Slam finalist at Wimbledon Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:36 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Eugenie Bouchard could have lost her focus after the fourth game of her Wimbledon semifinal Thursday, when play was delayed for five minutes during Simona Halep's medical timeout for a left ankle injury.

US laboratory admits violating nuke-waste permit Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:34 PM PDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Los Alamos National Laboratory says it made mistakes in packaging the waste that has been linked to a radiation leak at the government's underground nuclear waste dump in southeastern New Mexico.

Correction: WCup-Media story Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:33 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — In a story July 2 about how many people followed the World Cup, The Associated Press erroneously reported the source of data on the number of online streams of the World Cup soccer match between the United States and Belgium. The source is Adobe Analytics, not Nielsen.

War hero Zamperini lived 'unimaginable drama' Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:29 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seventy years ago, the world was convinced that Louis Zamperini was dead. There had been no word of the track star and former Olympian since his World War II bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The military told his parents he was dead, and an annual collegiate track competition named one of its races in his memory.

Overpass collapses in World Cup host city; at least one dead Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:29 PM PDT An overpass collapsed in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte on Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring 10 more, an emergency official said. The accident site is around 3 km (2 miles) from the Mineirao stadium, where a World Cup semi-final match will be held next Tuesday. A spokeswoman for the Belo Horizonte fire department told Reuters there were reports of several injuries, although she would not confirm the death. The bridge was to be used as for passenger buses in a system known as BRT/Move, considered a legacy project from the World Cup.

Veteran dies waiting for ambulance in VA hospital Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:25 PM PDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A veteran who collapsed in an Albuquerque Veteran Affairs hospital cafeteria, 500 yards from the emergency room, died after waiting 30 minutes for an ambulance, officials confirmed Thursday.

9 arrested in Macedonia over fake utility websites Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:24 PM PDT SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonian police say they have arrested nine men suspected of creating fake websites for public utilities in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to steal money from their customers.

Agave plant to produce 1 and only bloom, then die Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:23 PM PDT ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — An 80-year-old American agave plant that will flower once then die is about to do the former.

Ukraine's president shakes up military leadership Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:21 PM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko shook up his faltering military Thursday, appointing a new defense minister and top general while speaking angrily about the years of decay and corruption that left the forces unable to deal effectively with the well-armed eastern insurgency.

Japan lifts some North Korea sanctions amid report of surviving abductees Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:21 PM PDT By Linda Sieg and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan decided on Thursday to ease some sanctions on North Korea in return for its reopening of a probe into the fate of Japanese citizens abducted by the reclusive state decades ago, as a fresh report emerged that some of them were alive. Japan will lift travel curbs to and from North Korea and end restrictions on the amount of money that can be sent or brought to the impoverished North without notifying Japanese authorities. It will also allow port calls by North Korean ships for humanitarian purposes. The sanctions to be lifted are separate from those imposed by Japan and other U.N. members after Pyongyang's first nuclear test in 2006 that prohibit U.N. member states from arms trade with Pyongyang and from financial transactions that facilitate such trade.

How strong is that drink? Calculator helps figure Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — How strong is that pina colada? Depending on how it's made, it could contain as much alcohol as two glasses of wine.

Future of IndyCar at Pocono in serious jeopardy Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:18 PM PDT The future of IndyCar at Pocono Raceway is in jeopardy because of a dramatic attendance drop expected for Sunday's race.

One dead, three badly hurt in Texas school fireworks explosion Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:16 PM PDT By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - One person was killed and three others severely injured when a truck trailer carrying fireworks for a Fourth of July celebration at a central Texas high school exploded on Thursday as workers prepared the show, a fire official said. The person who was killed had experience handling fireworks and was licensed, said Marcus Nettleton of the Comanche Volunteer Fire Department.

Gatlin trumps Gay on doping ban comeback Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:15 PM PDT American Justin Gatlin trumped Tyson Gay on the latter's return from a one-year doping ban, clocking a blistering 9.80sec to win the 100m at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on Thursday. Gay, running in lane two inside US champion Mike Rodgers with Gatlin in four, got off to a clean start. Head down, he powered into his drive phase, but Gatlin had the measure of Gay and put in an impressive second half of the race to steam home, only six sprinters having gone quicker. Gay clocked 9.93sec.

Israel boosts forces near Gaza as border heats up Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:15 PM PDT By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel beefed up its forces along its frontier with the Gaza Strip and launched air strikes against militant Hamas targets there on Thursday in response to Palestinian cross-border rocket attacks. Israel also faced a second day of violent Palestinian protests in Jerusalem after the discovery of the body of a 16-year-old Palestinian boy on Wednesday in a forest near the city. Israeli police are investigating the possibility that he was the victim of a revenge killing over the deaths of three Jewish teenagers, whose abduction on June 12 Israel has blamed on Islamist Hamas militants in the occupied West Bank. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said if Gaza rocket fire stopped then Israel would also halt its actions.

AP NewsBreak: Senator questions Hanford legal fees Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:14 PM PDT SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Private contractors for the U.S. Department of Energy have spent at least $3.5 million in legal expenses to battle two critics of a massive construction project at the nation's most polluted nuclear site, according to a letter obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.

US jobs machine revs up, cutting unemployment to 6.1% Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:13 PM PDT President Barack Obama, who came into office in the depth of the recession that saw millions laid off, said the gains attested to the strength of the recovery. Indeed, bond yields jumped as traders adjusted their medium-term expectations.

5 Things to Know: The fireworks at 'Kaboom Town' Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:09 PM PDT ADDISON, Texas (AP) — Fireworks technician Chad Stanley doesn't even need to press the "fire" button on the computer controlling Kaboom Town — one of the nation's biggest Fourth of July weekend fireworks shows. Months of planning mean Stanley and other pyrotechnic specialists merely sit back and watch the precisely programmed show along with the other half-million or so people who set up in parks, yards and parking lots in Addison, Texas, to take in the nearly 30-year-old extravaganza, scheduled for Thursday night.

Families caught in crossfire in eastern Ukraine Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:03 PM PDT By Maria Tsvetkova SLAVIANSK Ukraine (Reuters) - When the daily shelling starts in this besieged city in eastern Ukraine, those who have not yet fled the fighting grab their children and head underground. If there is time before running into cellars and basements, the people of Slaviansk gather chairs, clothes, water and other provisions for stays that can last for hours or, sometimes, all night. "We live in our cellar," said Svetlana Dobrostroy, who has a six-year-old daughter and a son aged 10. They're the first to run to the cellar." About half the 130,000 residents of Slaviansk are thought to have fled since fighters who want eastern Ukraine incorporated into Russia took control of the city in April, a month after Moscow annexed the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Detective: Dad showed no emotion after boy died Posted: 03 Jul 2014 11:58 AM PDT MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A detective says a Georgia man charged with murder in his young son's death had looked at websites that advocated for not having children before the toddler died inside a hot SUV.

Fraud, sex, post-it art: Google cuts search links Posted: 03 Jul 2014 11:57 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — Google's removal of search results in Europe is drawing accusations of press censorship, as stories from some of the continent's most prominent news outlets begin vanishing. The U.S. internet giant said Thursday it is getting 1,000 requests a day to scrub results.

ECB seeks transparency, vows support to economy Posted: 03 Jul 2014 11:56 AM PDT The European Central Bank is overhauling the way it sets monetary policy, saying it will hold fewer meetings and publish minutes on its deliberations — a bid to be more transparent as it vows to keep supporting the economy by any means available.

Correction: Arizona's London Bridge story Posted: 03 Jul 2014 11:54 AM PDT In a story July 1 about Arizona's London Bridge, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of the founder of Lake Havasu City and his grandson. Their last name is McCullouch, not McCullough.

Pope gives exorcists his blessing Posted: 03 Jul 2014 11:51 AM PDT The Vatican has formally recognised the International Association of Exorcists, giving its blessing to a group of 250 priests in 30 countries who claim to save the possessed from Satan. Pope Francis often insists on the need to fight "Satan" and "demons", and was captured in dramatic images last year placing his hands on the head of a boy in a wheelchair who appeared to slump at his touch -- an act of prayer exorcists claim was intended to free the victim from the devil. The first association of exorcists was founded by Father Gabriele Amorth, the Holy See's chief exorcist for almost 30 years, who has described intense sessions with possessed people who scream, blaspheme and spit shards of glass.

5 key stages on the Tour de France Posted: 03 Jul 2014 11:42 AM PDT LEEDS, England (AP) — With more mountain stages, only one time trial, and cobblestones on the menu, there's an exciting smorgasbord of routes in store on the Tour de France.

BlackBerry sells its German-based R&D assets Posted: 03 Jul 2014 11:39 AM PDT WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) — BlackBerry is selling its research and development department in Germany to Volkswagen Infotainment, a subsidiary of the automaker that makes interactive technology for vehicle dashboards.

Sheriff: Benghazi suspect prompts extra security Posted: 03 Jul 2014 11:34 AM PDT ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The sheriff's office in Alexandria, Virginia, says it has increased jail security with the arrival of a Libyan militant charged in the 2012 Benghazi attacks.

EU urges wider fraud probe in Afghan elections Posted: 03 Jul 2014 11:34 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The European Union called on Thursday for a more extensive investigation into allegations of irregularities in Afghanistan's presidential election, citing "highly worrying indications of potentially widespread fraud."

Vacationers leave as Arthur nears North Carolina Posted: 03 Jul 2014 11:32 AM PDT RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Arthur gained strength in the Atlantic on Thursday and threatened to strike near the North Carolina coast on Independence Day, prompting thousands of vacationers and residents to leave parts of the state's popular but flood-prone Outer Banks.

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