AP Top Headlines at 12:59 p.m. EDT

Iran and the Gulf Arab state of Oman have made progress toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a potential breakthrough that could help wind down the war in the Middle EastA mass funeral was held Tuesday in Gaza City for more than 100 Palestinians whose bodies were recovered nearly three years after Israeli warplanes flattened a residential blockActing Attorney General Todd Blanche has a cleared critical hurdle in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor votePresident Donald Trump is making a rare visit to California and Nevada to try to draw contrasts with Democrats on the economy and other issuesA man who went to prison for manslaughter in his father’s 2010 killing in Arizona has been charged