Getting to yes with Iran

October 15, 2014 - Daily News Briefing

A deal on Iran's nuclear program is in everyone's interests – and increasingly possible.

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A gunman on Tuesday opened fire on two American employees of a US defense contractor, killing one and wounding the other at a gas station in Saudi Arabia's capital, security and diplomatic officials said. It was not immediately clear if the attack was related to terrorism. The incident is reminiscent of a wave of Al Qaeda attacks launched around a decade ago that targeted security forces and foreigners, including American citizens. The official Saudi Press Agency quoted a Riyadh police spokesman saying that the kingdom's security forces tracked down the gunman and exchanged fire with him, before wounding and arresting him. The spokesman did not release any further details about the gunman.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck late on Monday off the coast of El Salvador and Nicaragua and was felt across Central America, killing at least one person, but there were no immediate reports of major damage. El Salvador's emergency services said a dozen homes in the department of Usulutan had been slightly damaged but that coastal areas appeared calm and the country's international airport was unaffected. La Prensa Grafica reported at least two other people died due to the quake, and that 18 buildings were damaged and power and mobile phone outages had occurred in parts of the country. At least 11 aftershocks have been recorded, including a magnitude 5.0 quake shortly after midnight, according to the USGS.

JPMorgan Chase, the largest US banks by assets, on Tuesday reported a third-quarter profit after booking a loss in the same period a year ago. The bank reported earnings of $5.6 billion, or $1.36 share, compared with a loss of $380 million, or 17 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Speaking on a conference call after the company reported its earnings, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon also addressed the massive cybersecurity breach that affected JPMorgan Chase customers last week, saying that more coordination between businesses and government is needed to combat the rising threat of cyberattacks.

After vanishing from the public eye for nearly six weeks, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is back, ending rumors that he was gravely ill, deposed or worse. Kim, who was last seen publicly at a Sept. 3 concert, appeared in images released by state media Tuesday smiling broadly and supporting himself with a walking stick while touring the newly built Wisong Scientists Residential District and another new institute in Pyongyang, part of his regular "field guidance" tours. The North didn't say when the visit happened, nor did it address the leader's health.

A double-decker tour bus flipped onto its side early Tuesday on a highway near Indianapolis, seriously injuring one person and injuring more than a dozen others, officials said. The bus carrying between 50 and 60 people crashed about 4:30 a.m. on Interstate 65 when its driver apparently swerved to avoid a minor crash that had occurred about 10 minutes earlier, state police Sgt. Shawn O'Keefe said. The roadway was wet from overnight storms and some light rain continued in central Indiana about the time of the crash.

Macy's on Tuesday announced that it will open the doors to its full-line department stores at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, two hours earlier than last year. Although Macy's is the first to announce its Thanksgiving plans, it certainly won't be the last. In 2013, J.C. Penney, Wal-Mart, Target and others also opened their doors on the holiday. Macy's spokeswoman Holly Thomas said that last year, its flagship Herald Square store broke its record for a Thanksgiving weekend opening, with 15,000 people waiting at the doors. It was the first time the department store opened on Thanksgiving Day; in 2012, it opened at midnight on Black Friday.

“The object of the Monitor is to injure no man, but to bless all mankind.” – Mary Baker Eddy

The Daily News Briefing is published Monday through Friday by The Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston, Massachusetts.

“The object of the Monitor is to injure no man, but to bless all mankind.” – Mary Baker Eddy

The Daily News Briefing is published Monday through Friday by The Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston, Massachusetts.

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