Poll: Americans unprepared for long-term care needs...Balkans brace for continued historic floods

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds Americans aren't doing much to prepare for long-term care they may need as they age. The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that just 20 percent of those surveyed think they'll need long-term care someday, but government figures show some 7 in 10 will actually require it.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The consequences of the worst flooding in southwestern Europe in more than a century continue to fall on the Balkans. Serbia's main power plant is threatened by a river surge that could hit the capital, Belgrade, and cause major power outages in Serbia and Bosnia. At least 34 people in the two countries have died in flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is apparently showing a willingness to de-escalate the Ukraine crisis. The Kremlin says Putin has ordered troops deployed in regions near Ukraine to return to their home bases. The West has seen the troop deployment as a possible preparation for grabbing more land after the annexation of Crimea in March.

LONDON (AP) — A major U.S. drug company's sweetened bid to take over a rival has been rejected. The board of AstraZeneca's decision on the $119 billion takeover offer from No. 2 drugmaker Pfizer, could effectively end a protracted takeover saga. AstraZeneca's board says the company can do fine on its own.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to keep the coffee perking. Raj Shah, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, is expected to announce a $5 million partnership today with Texas A&M University to try to eliminate a devastating coffee fungus that has caused more than $1 billion in damage in Central America. The disease is already affecting the price of coffee in the U.S.

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