Boehner: 'No decisions' made to defund Obamacare

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• Boehner: 'No decisions' made to defund Obamacare
• Female journalists receive bomb threats via Twitter
• Police offer safety if Egyptian protests end
• AP Interview: USPS eyes alcohol deliveries
• Disputed inscription removed from MLK Memorial
• Syrian weapons depot blast kills 40, activists say
• Italy court confirms Berlusconi fraud conviction
• Illinois governor signs medical marijuana bill
• AP PHOTOS: Israeli Jew is devout gay drag queen
• S&P 500 crosses 1,700 points for the first time
• Gay couples get hitched in Minnesota, Rhode Island
• US, Pak ease ties; Kerry hints drones could end
• Fla. education chief resigns amid grading scandal
• Cleveland kidnapper: I'm not a monster, I'm sick
• Uruguay takes step toward full pot legalization
• Price tag for Gitmo: $2.7 million per prisoner
• At least 40 killed in Syrian weapons depot blast
• Cleveland kidnap victim: 'I cried every night'
• UConn basketball player gives Obama bunny ears
• Snowden leaves airport after Russia grants asylum
• Camp gives deaf teenagers a chance to learn from filmmaking pros
• Gay marriage in R.I., Minn. is personal and political
• Prosecutor: Kidnapped Ohio women kept diaries

Boehner: 'No decisions' made to defund Obamacare Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:18 AM PDT Conservatives are pressuring House leaders to defund the health care law.

Female journalists receive bomb threats via Twitter Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:20 AM PDT British police have launched an investigation after several female British journalists received bomb threats on Wednesday evening. TIME's Europe editor Catherine Mayer, Hadley Freeman, a columnist for the Guardian newspaper, and Grace Dent, a columnist for the Independent newspaper, all received identical tweets from an anonymous user or users whose Twitter handle contained a mix of letters and numbers. It appears the account has either been suspended or deleted. The threats follow threats of violence directed at other British women via their Twitter accounts.

Police offer safety if Egyptian protests end Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:36 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Authorities offered "safe passage and protection" Thursday for thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi if they end their two large sit-ins in Cairo.

AP Interview: USPS eyes alcohol deliveries Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:53 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has a wish list for raising cash for his financially ailing agency. High on it is delivery of beer, wine and spirits.

Disputed inscription removed from MLK Memorial Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:36 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A Chinese sculptor has removed a disputed inscription from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial statue that he designed on the National Mall and said Thursday that he is working on a new finish for the side of the artwork.

Syrian weapons depot blast kills 40, activists say Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:57 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Rockets slammed into government-held districts Thursday in the central Syrian city of Homs, setting off successive explosions in a weapons depot that killed at least 40 people, an opposition group and residents said. The blasts came hours after state TV showed President Bashar Assad making a rare visit to a former rebel bastion near the capital, Damascus, to mark Army Day.

Italy court confirms Berlusconi fraud conviction Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:59 AM PDT ROME (AP) — Italy's highest court has upheld ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's tax fraud conviction, but ordered a review a five-year ban on public office that was part of the lower court's sentence.

Illinois governor signs medical marijuana bill Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:28 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois became the 20th state in the nation to allow the medical use of marijuana Thursday, with Gov. Pat Quinn signing some of the nation's toughest standards into law.

AP PHOTOS: Israeli Jew is devout gay drag queen Posted: 01 Aug 2013 05:43 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Just shy of midnight, Shahar Hadar trades his knitted white yarmulke for a wavy blond wig and a pink velvet dress.

S&P 500 crosses 1,700 points for the first time Posted: 01 Aug 2013 08:56 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on Wall Street Thursday morning, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 index above 1,700 points for the first time.

Gay couples get hitched in Minnesota, Rhode Island Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:32 AM PDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — In massive group celebrations and in quieter individual ceremonies, gay couples began exchanging vows Thursday in Minnesota and Rhode Island as the roster of places where same-sex couples can wed grew to more than a quarter of U.S. states.

US, Pak ease ties; Kerry hints drones could end Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:52 AM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Pakistani counterpart, Sartaj Aziz, said Thursday the two countries will resume high-level negotiations over security issues, and Kerry suggested that disputed drone strikes could end soon.

Fla. education chief resigns amid grading scandal Posted: 01 Aug 2013 08:59 AM PDT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's education commissioner resigned Thursday amid allegations that he changed the grade of a charter school run by a major Republican donor during his previous job as Indiana's school chief.

Cleveland kidnapper: I'm not a monster, I'm sick Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:07 AM PDT CLEVELAND (AP) — One of three women kidnapped and repeatedly rape for a decade before their escape told her abductor Thursday that her life is just beginning while his is over now that he's about to be sentenced to life in prison.

Uruguay takes step toward full pot legalization Posted: 01 Aug 2013 04:59 AM PDT MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay's unprecedented plan to put the government at the center of a legal marijuana industry has made it halfway through congress, giving President Jose Mujica a long-sought victory in his effort to explore alternatives to the global war on drugs.

Price tag for Gitmo: $2.7 million per prisoner Posted: 01 Aug 2013 06:41 AM PDT The U.S. will spend $454 million this year to maintain the facility.

At least 40 killed in Syrian weapons depot blast Posted: 01 Aug 2013 08:17 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Rocket attacks struck government-held districts in the central Syrian city of Homs on Thursday, setting off successive explosions in a weapons depot that killed at least 40 people and wounded dozens, an opposition group and residents said.

Cleveland kidnap victim: 'I cried every night' Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:39 AM PDT Michelle Knight made a statement at Ariel Castro's sentencing hearing.

UConn basketball player gives Obama bunny ears Posted: 01 Aug 2013 06:11 AM PDT Huskies center Stefanie Dolson gave the president "bunny ears" as he posed for photos with the team.

Snowden leaves airport after Russia grants asylum Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:10 AM PDT The NSA leaker's whereabouts will be kept secret for security reasons.

Camp gives deaf teenagers a chance to learn from filmmaking pros Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:10 AM PDT A Deaf Film Camp in upstate New York gives deaf teenagers a chance to express themselves by making movies.

Gay marriage in R.I., Minn. is personal and political Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:19 PM PDT Same-sex couples share vignettes of their lives, engagements and hopes for the future.

Prosecutor: Kidnapped Ohio women kept diaries Posted: 31 Jul 2013 10:05 PM PDT A lawyer says the captives documented the horrific abuse they suffered.

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