AP Top Headlines at 12:00 p.m. EDT

Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s bid to lead the Justice Department say they will vote to advance his nominationPresident Donald Trump has announced new talks to wind down the war in Iran, starting MondayPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened military action against Iran, only to pull back at the last minuteLight winds and lower temperatures are in the forecast to help firefighters with wildfires in eastern Washington state that have forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane areaEurope is grappling with a record-breaking hot and dry summerA regional official says Russian planes have dropped powerful glide bombs on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killing one person and wounding dozensA group of young scientists and entrepren