AP Top Headlines at 7:49 a.m. EDT

A Senate committee is expected to vote to advance acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to lead the Justice DepartmentFederal officials say a man from El Salvador has died at an immigration jail in New JerseyA cargo ship reports it has been hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, while the United States and Iran make opposing claims about whether they are holding talksPresident Donald Trump says new talks with Iran are the “last chance” for Tehran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of U.S. strikes on the countryFirefighters west of Athens are racing to exploit a break in high winds, working to strengthen containment lines as forecasters warned that stronger gusts and rising temperatures would return in the coming daysSocial media rumors sparked a