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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is mixing a little Fourth of July patriotism with a pitch to fix the nation's bridges and highways.

For good measure, he wants his Cabinet to hit the road.

Obama on Tuesday will call on Congress to close tax loopholes and use the money on infrastructure projects. He will issue his appeal at Washington's Key Bridge, named after "Star-Spangled Banner" author Francis Scott Key. The bridge is getting repairs from the Highway Trust Fund, which expires at summer's end if Congress doesn't act.

Obama will also meet with members of his Cabinet and urge them to travel this summer to listen to Americans' concerns. The White House says Obama wants his Cabinet secretaries to recommend new executive actions he can take without congressional approval.

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's largest police department wants amateur acrobats who perform on New York City subway trains to take a seat.

So far this year, the New York Police Department has arrested more than 240 people on misdemeanor charges related to acrobatics. This time last year, police had made fewer than 40 such arrests.

The subway acrobats say they're just out to entertain and make a little cash in donations. But police say they create a safety risk for passengers by flipping, somersaulting and pole-dancing in crowded cars.

The NYPD's disapproval is rooted in Police Commissioner William Bratton's belief that low-grade lawlessness can cultivate a greater sense of disorder and embolden more dangerous offenders.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Luis Suarez issued an apology to Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini for biting him during a World Cup match and vowed Monday never to do it again.

The Uruguay striker was banned for four months from all football by FIFA for biting the shoulder of Chiellini during the team's 1-0 win over Italy in their group-stage game in Brazil, which sent the Uruguayans through to the second round.

"I deeply regret what occurred," Suarez said in a statement posted on Twitter. "I apologize to Giorgio Chiellini and the entire football family. ... I vow to the public that there will never again be another incident like (this)."

Suarez had originally denied wrongdoing in a written response to FIFA, and had been staunchly defended by teammates and Uruguayan officials.

"After several days of being home with my family, I have had the opportunity to regain my calm and reflect about the reality of what occurred during the Italy-Uruguay match," the statement said. "(The) truth is that my colleague Giorgio Chiellini suffered the physical result of a bite in the collision he suffered with me."

Chiellini responded on Twitter within minutes, accepting the apology.

"It's all forgotten," the Italian wrote on Twitter. "I hope FIFA will reduce your suspension."

Suarez was also suspended from Uruguay's next nine international matches — the first of which was a 2-0 loss to Colombia in the round of 16 on Saturday.

Suarez had already returned home to Uruguay by then, and has received an outpouring of support from Uruguayan fans and even the country's president, who blasted FIFA over the ban.

It is the third time Suarez has been banned for biting an opponent, after similar incidents at both Ajax in the Dutch league and Liverpool in the English Premier League.

BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations says more than 2,400 people were killed in Iraq in June, making it the deadliest month so far in the country this year.

The U.N. mission to Iraq said in a statement released Tuesday that at least 2,417 people were killed in the country in acts of terrorism and violence in June. The toll includes 1,531 civilians and 886 members of Iraq's security forces.

It said another 2,287 Iraqis were wounded.

The U.N. said the toll does not take into account casualties in Anbar province, which is largely controlled by Sunni militants.