FIRE OFFICIALS IN NEW MEXICO SAY THEY’RE NOT WORRIED THAT THE 125 SQUARE MILE WILDFIRE WILL SPREAD ONTO LOS ALAMOS NUCLEAR LAB AND THE TOWN OF LOS ALAMOS. THE GOVERNMENT HAS SENT A PLANE EQUIPPED WITH RADIATION MONITORS OVER THE LAB. SO FAR SAMPLES SHOW NOTHING ABNORMAL IN THE SMOKE. THE NUCLEAR LAB WILL BE SHUT DOWN AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY.

GREEK LAWMAKERS ARE READY TO PASS A BILL TO FAST-TRACK NEW AUSTERITY MEASURES AFTER 2 DAYS OF RIOTING IN ATHENS THAT LEFT 200 PEOPLE INJURED. WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE, GREECE WAS FACING BANKRUPTCY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH. ABOUT 50 STORES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED, MOSTLY CAFES AND FAST FOOD PLACES NEAR PARLIAMENT. NO MAJOR PROTESTS ARE PLANNED FOR TODAY.

MEANWHILE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BRITISH TEACHERS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND OTHER PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE IN BRITAIN. 4 UNIONS HAVE TOLD THEIR MEMBERS TO STOP WORK OVER PLANNED GOVERNMENT CHANGES TO THE PENSION SYSTEM. 80 PERCENT OF THE SCHOOLS ACROSS BRITAIN ARE CLOSED.

A WILDFIRE CONTINUES TO THREATEN THE NATION’S TOP NUCLEAR WEAPONS LAB IN NEW MEXICO. BUT OFFICIALS AT LOS ALAMOS LAB SAY THEY’RE CONFIDENT THE FLAMES WON’T REACH KEY BUILDINGS OR AREAS WHERE RADIOACTIVE WASTE IS STORED. THE TOWN OF LOS ALAMOS IS EMPTY AFTER RESIDENTS EVACUATED ON MONDAY. THE LAB IS CLOSED AT LEAST THROUGH TOMORROW.

LAWMAKERS IN GREECE HAVE APPROVED A KEY AUSTERITY BILL, PAVING THE WAY FOR THE COUNTRY TO GET BAILOUT LOANS. THE UNPOPULAR 40 BILLION DOLLAR 5 YEAR PACKAGE OF SPENDING CUTS AND TAX HIKES WAS BACKED BY A MAJORITY OF PARLIAMENT. PROTESTS CONTINUE WITH RIOT POLICE FIRING TEAR GAS OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT.

AND TOYOTA IS RECALLING ABOUT 82,000 HYBRID SUV’S IN THE U.S. BECAUSE OF COMPUTER BOARDS WITH POSSIBLE FAULTY WIRING. THE RECALL WILL INVOLVE HIGHLANDER AND LEXUS HYBRID SUV’S FROM 2006 AND 2007. TOYOTA IS STILL RECOVERING FROM THE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI THAT DEVASTATED PARTS OF JAPAN IN MARCH.

FIREFIGHTERS IN LOS ALAMOS NEW MEXICO WORKED OVERNIGHT PUTTING OUT SPOT FIRES AHEAD OF A WILDFIRE THAT’S THREATENING A GOVERNMENT NUCLEAR LAB. THE WILDFIRE HAS FORCED THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY TO CLOSE, DESTROYED 30 STRUCTURES, AND FORCED 12,000 PEOPLE TO EVACUATE. LOS ALAMOS IS ONE OF THE NATION’S TOP NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH FACILITIES.

RIOT POLICE IN GREECE HAVE FIRED TEAR GAS AT PROTESTERS NEAR THE GREEK FINANCE MINISTRY AS ANGER BUILDS OVER PLANNED COST-CUTTING MEASURES. THE CLASHES COME AT THE START OF A 2 DAY STRIKE. EARLIER ABOUT 20,000 PEOPLE MARCHED PEACEFULLY IN 2 SEPARATE DEMONSTRATIONS. GREECE COULD BECOME THE FIRST EURO ZONE NATION TO DEFAULT ON ITS DEBTS.

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS HEADED TO IOWA TODAY TO PROMOTE MANUFACTURING AS A KEY TO THE ECONOMY. THE TRIP IS OBAMA’S FIRST TO IOWA SINCE ANNOUNCING HIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN. FORMER ALASKA GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN, WHO HAS NOT SAID WHETHER SHE’LL RUN FOR PRESIDENT, WILL ALSO BE IN IOWA TODAY FOR A THE SCREENING OF A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HER.

5 PEOPLE ARE STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR AFTER THE WEEKEND CRASH BETWEEN A BIG RIG AND AN AMTRAK TRAIN IN NEVADA. BUT INVESTIGATORS HAVEN’T FOUND ANY MORE BODIES IN THE WRECK THAT KILLED 6. A driver working for John Davis Trucking smashed through crossing gates and into two double-decker cars of an Amtrak train east of Reno. THE COMPANY has been cited repeatedly for crashes, unsafe driving and operating a truck with tires so bald the vehicle had to be taken off the road.

GERMANY HAS REPORTED 3 MORE DEATHS IN THE E COLI OUTBREAK, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO AT LEAST 47. 1 DEATH IN THE U.S. MAY BE LINKED TO THE OUTBREAK. 3,801 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED SICK IN GERMANY. THE SOURCE HAS BEEN TRACED TO A SPROUT FARM IN NORTHERN GERMANY.

THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS HAVE FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. DOGERS OWNER FRANK McCOURT HAS BEEN STRUGGLING TO MEET PAYROLL AND HAS BEEN LOCKED IN A BITTER DIVORCE WITH HIS FORMER WIFE JAMIE. THE DODGERS HAVE ARRANGED 150 MILLION OF FINANCING SO THE TEAM CAN KEEP OPERATING WHILE IN BANKRUPTCY.

CONSUMER SPENDING WAS UNCHANGED LAST MONTH FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST A YEAR. SPENDING IN MAY WAS PROBABLY HELD BACK BY A SHARP DROP IN AUTO SALES AFTER JAPAN’S MARCH EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI LEFT SOME MODELS OUT OF STOCK.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING THAT WILDFIRE IN ARIZONA FOR AN 11TH DAY. THE BLAZE HAS BURNED 486 SQUARE MILES OF PONDEROSA PINE FOREST AND 5,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO EVACUATE. THE FIRE IS MORE THAN TWICE THE SIZE OF CHICAGO AND THE 2ND LARGEST IN ARIZONA HISTORY. SOME PLANES HAVE BEEN FORCED TO DIVERT FROM ALBUQUERQUE, ABOUT 200 MILES AWAY.

THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS APPROVED A HUGE NEW STATE OF THE ART NEIGHBORHOOD FOR TREASURE ISLAND. THE PLAN CALLS FOR 19,000 NEW RESIDENTS TO LIVE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF SHOPS, A GROCERY STORE AND A NEW FERRY TERMINAL. THE GROUND BREAKING COULD HAPPEN AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR.

THE LATEST ROUND IN THE FIGHT OVER PRESIDENT OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL MOVES TO A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT IN ATLANTA TODAY. A 3 JUDGE PANEL WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS ON WHETHER TO REVERSE A FLORIDA JUDGE’S RULING THAT STRUCK DOWN THE LAW. 26 STATES WILL ARGUE THAT CONGRESS DIDN’T HAVE THE POWER TO REQUIRE ALL AMERICANS TO MAINTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE.

HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER NANCY PELOSI IS CALLING FOR AN ETHICS INVESTIGATION INTO THE CONDUCT OF REPRESENTATIVE ANTHONY WEINER AFTER HE ADMITTED TO HAVING INTERNET SEX RELATIONSHIPS WITH HALF A DOZEN WOMEN. THE INVESTIGATION WILL DETERMINE WHETHER ANY OFFICIAL RESOURCES WERE USED. THE NEW YORK DEMOCRAT SAYS HE DID NOT USE ANY OFFICIAL EMAIL SERVICES IN THE EXCHANGES AND THAT HE WILL NOT RESIGN.

ACCORDING TO A NEW WASHINGTON POST-ABC NEWS POLL, 59 PERCENT OF AMERICANS DISAPPROVE OF HOW PRESIDENT OBAMA IS HANDLING THE ECONOMY. THE RATINGS BOOST OBAMA RECEIVED AFTER THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN HAS DISAPPEARED WITH HIS JOB APPROVAL RATING BACK TO 47 PERCENT. THE POLL ALSO SHOWS OBAMA IN A DEAD HEAT WITH FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY.

AN EXPERT AT THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR GERMAN INVESTIGATORS TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THAT E. COLI OUTBREAK THAT’S KILLED 22 AND INFECTED OVER 2400. THE CONTAMINATED VEGETABLES HAVE PROBABLY DISAPPEARED FROM THE MARKET. GERMAN OFFICIALS HAVE WRONGLY ACCUSED SPANISH CUCUMBERS AND THEN GERMAN SPROUTS FOR THE OUTBREAK.

THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE IS DELIBERATING ON THE BIDS FROM 3 U.S. NETWORKS VYING FOR OLYMPIC TELEVISION RIGHTS. NBC, WHICH HAS BROADCAST EVERY SUMMER OLYMPICS SINCE 1988 AND EVERY WINTER GAMES SINCE 2002, MADE ITS PITCH AFTER ESPN AND FOX. A WINNER COULD BE ANNOUNCED BY THE END OF THE DAY.

VEGETABLE SPROUTS FROM AN ORGANIC FARM IN NORTHERN GERMANY MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE E. COLI OUTBREAK IN EUROPE THAT’S KILLED 22 PEOPLE AND SICKENED MORE THAN 2,200. THE CONTAMINATED SPROUTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DELIVERED TO RESTAURANTS AND GROCERY STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY SO MORE CASES OF THE ILLNESSES COULD SHOW UP FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER WEEK.

5 AMERICAN TROOPS SERVING AS ADVISERS IN IRAQ HAVE BEEN KILLED AFTER A ROCKET ATTACK ON THE COMPOUND WHERE THEY LIVED. THE DEATHS WERE THE LARGEST SINGLE DAY LOSS OF LIFE FOR THE AMERICAN MILITARY IN 2 YEARS. THE 46,000 U.S. FORCES STILL IN IRAQ ARE SCHEDULED TO LEAVE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

FORMER IMF CHIEF DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TODAY ON CHARGES HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A NEW YORK CITY HOTEL MAID LAST MONTH. STRAUSS-KAHN FACES UP TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON IF CONVICTED. HE’S ALREADY LOST HIS JOB AND A CHANCE AT THE FRENCH PRESIDENCY.

AND AFTER A 5TH STRAIGHT WEEK OF LOSSES, THE STOCK MARKET WILL FOCUS ON APPLE’S WORLDWIDE DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO TODAY. CEO STEVE JOBS IS EXPECTED TO INTRODUCE iCLOUD AND OTHER SOFTWARE UPGRADES.

THE LABOR DEPARTMENT HAS NEW EVIDENCE THAT THE ECONOMY IS SLOWING. EMPLOYERS HIRED ONLY 54,000 NEW WORKERS LAST MONTH. THAT’S THE FEWEST IN 8 MONTHS AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS NOW UP TO 9.1 PERCENT. THE PACE OF HIRING HAS WEAKENED DRAMATICALLY FROM THE PREVIOUS 3 MONTHS WHEN THE ECONOMY ADDED AN AVERAGE OF 220,000 NEW JOBS.

CRIMINAL CHARGES WILL LIKELY BE FILED TODAY AGAINST JOHN EDWARDS AFTER A 2 YEAR INVESTIGATION INTO MONEY USED TO COVER UP AN EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIR DURING THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. A PLEA TO A FELONY CHARGE INVOLVING CAMPAIGN FINANCES COULD STRIP EDWARDS OF HIS LAW LICENSE.

A SAN FRANCISCO FIREFIGHTER DIED YESTERDAY WHILE BATTLING A FIRE IN THE DIAMOND HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. LEUTENANT VINCENT PEREZ, A 21 YEAR SF-FD VETERAN, DIED AT SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL. ANOTHER FIREFIGHTER IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION WHILE A 3RD WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. The last time a San Francisco firefighter died in a fire was 1995.

AND JACK KEVORKIAN, THE SO-CALLED DOCTOR DEATH BECAUSE OF HIS WORK WITH ASSISTED SUICIDE, HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 83. THE RETIRED PATHOLOGIST HELPED DOZENS OF AILIING PEOPLE COMMIT SUICIDE AND SERVED 8 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MURDER. KEVORKIAN HAD BEEN HOSPITLIZED SINCE LAST MONTH WITH PNEUMONIA AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS.

FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR MITT ROMENY WILL KICK OFF HIS 20-12 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TODAY. THE 64 YEAR OLD ROMNEY WILL FOCUS ON A LACK OF JOBS, FORECLOSURES AND RUNAWAY GOVERNMENT SPENDING. MOST OPINION POLLS SHOW ROMNEY LEADING OTHER REPUBLICAN HOPEFULS LIKE NEWT GINGRICH AND TIM PAWLENTY BY A WIDE MARGIN.

UNUSUAL TORNADOES IN MASSACHUSETTS YESTERDAY HAVE LEFT 4 PEOPLE DEAD. ABOUT 20 COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE NEW ENGLAND STATE REPORTED TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS. MASSACHUSETTS NORMALLY SEES JUST 2 OR 3 TORNADO WATCHES OR WARNINGS A YEAR. IT WAS JUST OVER A WEEK AGO THAT A MASSIVE FUNNEL CLOUD STRUCK JOPLIN, MISSOURI.

NEW CLAIMS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT FELL LAST WEEK BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CALM FEARS THAT THE LABOR MARKET RECOVERY HAS TAKEN A STEP BACK. ON FRIDAY THE GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED TO REPORT THAT EMPLOYERS HIRED 150,000 LAST MONTH.

AND THE WORLD HEATH ORGANIZATION SAYS THE E. COLI BACTERIA RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEADLY OUTBREAK THAT’S KILLED 18 PEOPLE IN EUROPE IS A NEW STRAIN THAT’S NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE. SO FAR MORE THAN 1500 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SICKENED. NEARLY ALL THE SICK PEOPLE EITHER LIVE IN GERMANY OR RECENTLY TRAVELED THERE.

PRIVATE EMPLOYERS ADDED A DISAPPOINTING 38,000 JOBS IN MAY. THAT’S FAR BELOW WHAT ECONOMISTS WERE EXPECTING AND THE LOWEST LEVEL SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER. ECONOMISTS HAD FORECAST THE A-D-P REPORT WOULD SHOW A GAIN OF 175,000 JOBS.

PROSECUTORS HAVE FILED CHARGES AGAINST 9/11 MASTERMIND KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED AND 4 ALLEGED CO-CONSPIRATORS. THE HIGHEST PROFILE AL-QAEDA SUSPECTS WILL FACE JUSTICE ALMOST 10 YEARS AFTER THE ATTACKS WHICH KILLED ALMOST 3,000 PEOPLE. LAST MONTH THE OBAMA ADMINSTRATION DROPPED PLANS TO TRY THE 5 IN A CIVILIAN COURT NEAR THE SITE OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER IN NEW YORK.

GERMANY IS REPORTING 365 NEW E. COLI CASES AS THE GOVERNMENT SCRAMBLES TO TRACE THE SOURCE OF THE OUTBREAK. 16 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN NORTH EUROPE AND ALL HAD TRAVELED IN NORTHERN GERMANY. MORE THAN 1500 CASES OF E. COLI HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN GERMANY ALONE. SPAIN IS CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST GERMAN AUTHORITIES FOR BLAMING ITS PRODUCE FOR THE OUTBREAK.

AND SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR AND ITS 6 ASTRONAUTS HAD A SAFE OVERNIGHT LANDING, CLOSING OUT THE NEXT TO LAST SHUTTLE MISSION. ENDEAVOUR, WHICH FLEW 123 MILLION MILES, IS NOW BOUND FOR A MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES. SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS IS AT THE LAUNCH PAD WHERE IT WILL LIFT OFF FOR THE FINAL LAUNCH IN 5 WEEKS.