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BAGHDAD (AP) — Sunni militants are pressing on with their offensive in western Iraq. Officials say the insurgents captured two border crossings today, one along the frontier with Jordan and the other with Syria. That follows the capture of four towns in Anbar province, where the militants have controlled the city of Fallujah and parts of the provincial capital, Ramadi, since January.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader says he is strongly opposed to any U.S. intervention in Iraq. The comments today by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (hah-meh-neh-EE') appear to quash speculation that the U.S. and Iran might cooperate in addressing the threat posed by Sunni extremists who have seized four towns in two days in Iraq's Anbar province.
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — A survey finds the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. has risen by 2 cents over the last two weeks to $3.71. And industry analyst Trilby Lundberg says prices are likely to increase some more in the coming weeks. Lundberg says worries about Iraqi oil production have pushed crude oil prices higher, but much of the increase hasn't been passed on to consumers yet.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grand Ole Opry member Jimmy C. Newman has died in Nashville at age 86. Newman was known for mixing Cajun and country music. His hits include country tunes "A Fallen Star" and "Cry, Cry, Darling" as well as the Cajun-infused "Alligator Man" and "Bayou Talk." Newman joined the Opry in 1956 and last performed there on June 6, with his band, Cajun Country. A public service will be held Wednesday at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
LONDON (AP) — Sting says his children won't be getting trust funds from his vast fortune, assuming there's any money left in it. The 16-time Grammy Award winner and former frontman of The Police tells London's Mail that the vast wealth would be "albatrosses" around the necks of his six children. The singer-songwriter who grew up in a shipbuilding community in northeast England is worth an estimated $306 million. He says he told his kids, "there won't be much money left because we are spending it!"
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