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Back to budget drawing board for angry lawmakers

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 12:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 30, 2013 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Republicans Thursday killed a $54 billion funding bill for transportation, housing and community development grants because it exceeded the punishing spending limits required under automatic budget cuts that are the product of Washington's failure to deal with its fiscal problems. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans killed a $54 billion measure for transportation, housing and community development grants Thursday because it exceeded the spending limits required under automatic budget cuts that are the product of Washington's failure to deal with its fiscal problems.

Iraq sees highest monthly death toll in 5 years

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 12:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, July 29, 2013, file photo, people and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. The U.N. mission in Iraq says more than 1,000 people have been killed in violence across the country in July, the highest monthly death toll in years. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani, File)BAGHDAD (AP) — More than 1,000 people were killed in Iraq in July, the highest monthly death toll in five years, the U.N. said Thursday, a grim figure that shows rapidly deteriorating security as sectarian tensions soar nearly two years after U.S. troops withdrew from the country.

Zimbabwe: Disputed poll poses fresh divisions

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 11:27 AM PDT

Voters look at posted results outside a polling station in Harare, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 President Robert Mugabe's ZANU PF party said Thursday, that it has withdrawn an unauthorized message on its Twitter feed claiming a resounding victory in the country's national elections. (AP Photo)HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Allegations of vote-rigging flowed in Zimbabwe on Thursday, with reports of fake registration cards, voters turned away from the polls and people appearing on voters' lists four times with different IDs. Even before results were announced, the main opposition camp said longtime President Robert Mugabe stole the election, which his supporters denied.

Disputed inscription removed from MLK Memorial

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:57 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 29, 2013 file photo, sculptor Master Lei Yixin, left, surveys the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. Sculptor Lei Yixin says he has removed a disputed inscription from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall, and he is now working on a new finish for the side of the memorial statue. Plans call for Lei to carve grooves over the former words to match existing striation marks in the King memorial. Lei said Thursday he is working to deepen all of the grooves so that they will match. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)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.

Female journalists receive bomb threats via Twitter

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:57 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013 photo-illustration, the home page for Twitter is displayed on an iPad and a laptop computer. If Twitter is the chirping chatterbox of the Internet, trolls are its dark underground denizens. The collision of the two is driving a debate in Britain about the scale of hatred and the limits of free speech online.The furor erupted this week after several women went public about the sexually explicit and often luridly violent abuse they receive on Twitter from trolls _ online bullies and provocateurs who send abusive or disruptive messages, often for their own amusement. Many regard trolls as an annoyance to be ignored, but there are growing calls for action when their abuse crosses over into threats. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)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.

Senate GOP kills transportation funding bill

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:25 AM PDT

Part of the President Barack Obama's motorcade sits outside on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, as Obama arrived for a meeting with Senate Democrats . Obama's trip to Capitol Hill, just days before Congress breaks Friday for a five-week summer recess, comes amid growing concerns among Democrats over the president's stalled domestic agenda. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have killed a $54 billion funding bill for transportation, housing and community development grants.

Syrian weapons depot blast kills 40, activists say

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:09 AM PDT

This image posted on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 purports to show Syrian President Bashar Assad walking with soldiers with during Syrian Arab Army day in Darya, Syria. Syrian state-run TV says Assad has visited a tense Damascus suburb to inspect his troops on the occasion of the country's Army Day. The visit on Thursday is Assad's first known public trip outside the capital, his seat of power, since he visited the Baba Amr district in the central city of Homs after troops seized it from rebels in March 2012. Daraya, just south of Damascus, was held by rebels for a long time and it took the army weeks of heavy fighting to regain control earlier this year. (AP Photo/Syrian Presidency via Facebook)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.

Cleveland kidnap victim: 'I cried every night'

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:55 AM PDT

Ariel Castro listens in the courtroom during the sentencing phase Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Three months after an Ohio woman kicked out part of a door to end nearly a decade of captivity, Castro, a onetime school bus driver faces sentencing for kidnapping three women and subjecting them to years of sexual and physical abuse. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)Michelle Knight made a statement at Ariel Castro's sentencing hearing.

Police offer safety if Egyptian protests end

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:25 AM PDT

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a protest outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where they have installed a camp and hold daily rallies at Nasr City, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Egypt's military-backed government has ordered the police to break up the sit-in protests by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, saying they pose an CAIRO (AP) — Authorities offered "safe passage and protection" Thursday for thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi if they end two large sit-ins in Cairo.

Florida governor defends resigning education chief

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:09 AM PDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is defending the state's resigning education commissioner, saying he did a good job.

S&P 500 crosses 1,700 points for the first time

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 08:40 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013, photo, from left, specialists Peter Kennedy, Bernard Wheeler, and Philip Finale, confer on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Global markets rose Thursday Aug. 1, 2013 after the U.S. Federal Reserve gave no indication it was preparing to wind down a massive bond-buying program that has propelled investors into stocks. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)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.

Military paints dire picture from budget cuts

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 08:40 AM PDT

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pauses during a news conference at the Pentagon, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Hagel warned that the Pentagon may have to mothball up to three Navy aircraft carriers and order more sharp reductions in the size of the Army and Marine Corps if Congress does not act to avoid massive budget cuts beginning in 2014. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon officials insist they are not crying wolf when they say proposed budget cuts could severely harm the military.

At least 22 killed in Syrian weapons depot blast

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 07:54 AM PDT

This image posted on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 purports to show Syrian President Bashar Assad shaking hands with a solider during Syrian Arab Army day in Darya, Syria. Syrian state-run TV says Assad has visited a tense Damascus suburb to inspect his troops on the occasion of the country's Army Day. The visit on Thursday is Assad's first known public trip outside the capital, his seat of power, since he visited the Baba Amr district in the central city of Homs after troops seized it from rebels in March 2012. Daraya, just south of Damascus, was held by rebels for a long time and it took the army weeks of heavy fighting to regain control earlier this year. (AP Photo/Syrian Presidency via Facebook)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 22 people and wounded dozens, an opposition group and residents said.

Egypt offers 'safe passage' for Morsi's supporters

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 06:54 AM PDT

An Egyptian child stands next to poster of the Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where supporters have installed a camp and hold daily rallies at Nasr City, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Egypt's military-backed government has ordered the police to break up the sit-in protests by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, saying they pose an CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities on Thursday offered "safe passage and protection" for thousands of supporters of the country's ousted president if they end their marathon sit-ins in Cairo.

Edward Snowden got asylum in Russia, lawyer says

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 06:39 AM PDT

FILE - This Sunday, June 9, 2013 file photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, in Hong Kong. Snowden has left Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and entered Russia his lawyer said on Thursday Aug. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/The Guardian, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, File)MOSCOW (AP) — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden left transit zone of a Moscow airport and entered Russia after authorities granted him temporary asylum, his lawyer said Thursday.

Explosions rock regime districts in Syrian city

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 06:23 AM PDT

This image posted on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 purports to show Syrian President Bashar Assad shaking hands with a solider during Syrian Arab Army day in Darya, Syria. Syrian state-run TV says Assad has visited a tense Damascus suburb to inspect his troops on the occasion of the country's Army Day. The visit on Thursday is Assad's first known public trip outside the capital, his seat of power, since he visited the Baba Amr district in the central city of Homs after troops seized it from rebels in March 2012. Daraya, just south of Damascus, was held by rebels for a long time and it took the army weeks of heavy fighting to regain control earlier this year. (AP Photo/Syrian Presidency via Facebook)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian official and opposition activists say several large explosions have rocked regime-held districts in the central city of Homs.

Syrian TV: Assad visits troops in Damascus suburb

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 05:52 AM PDT

This image posted on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 purports to show Syrian President Bashar Assad shaking hands with a solider during Syrian Arab Army day in Darya, Syria. Syrian state-run TV says Assad has visited a tense Damascus suburb to inspect his troops on the occasion of the country's Army Day. The visit on Thursday is Assad's first known public trip outside the capital, his seat of power, since he visited the Baba Amr district in the central city of Homs after troops seized it from rebels in March 2012. Daraya, just south of Damascus, was held by rebels for a long time and it took the army weeks of heavy fighting to regain control earlier this year. (AP Photo/Syrian Presidency via Facebook)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad greeted his troops in a tense suburb of Damascus on Thursday to mark Army Day and pledge victory over rebels fighting to topple him.

Gay couples marry in Minn., prepare to do so in RI

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 05:08 AM PDT

Jeff Isaacson, left, and Al Giraud, right, kiss for the first time as a married couple during the Minneapolis Freedom to Marry Celebration and Weddings at the Minneapolis City Hall, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. The two were the first men to be married legally in Minnesota. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gay couples began tying the knot at Minneapolis City Hall early Thursday and preparing to do so once town clerks' offices opened in Rhode Island, as the two states became the latest to allow same-sex marriage.

Camp gives deaf teenagers a chance to learn from filmmaking pros

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 03:39 AM PDT

CampA Deaf Film Camp in upstate New York gives deaf teenagers a chance to express themselves by making movies.

Twitter threats highlight blight of online trolls

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 03:22 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013 photo-illustration, the home page for Twitter is displayed on an iPad and a laptop computer. If Twitter is the chirping chatterbox of the Internet, trolls are its dark underground denizens. The collision of the two is driving a debate in Britain about the scale of hatred and the limits of free speech online.The furor erupted this week after several women went public about the sexually explicit and often luridly violent abuse they receive on Twitter from trolls _ online bullies and provocateurs who send abusive or disruptive messages, often for their own amusement. Many regard trolls as an annoyance to be ignored, but there are growing calls for action when their abuse crosses over into threats. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)LONDON (AP) — If Twitter is the chirping chatterbox of the Internet, trolls are its dark underground denizens.

US, Pakistan to resume high-level negotiations

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 02:36 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets staff members at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. The Obama administration hasn't sent its top diplomat to Pakistan since 2011, and Kerry's trip is a chance for the former senator to get to know the newly elected prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, who came to power in Pakistan's first transition between civilian governments. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)ISLAMABAD (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Pakistani counterpart, Sartaj Aziz, say the two countries will resume high-level negotiations over security issues.

With 3 'hops,' NSA gets millions of phone records

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 01:51 AM PDT

With a chart listing thwarted acts of terrorism, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., left, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., right, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, question top Obama administration officials on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, about the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance programs for the first time since the House narrowly rejected a proposal last week to effectively shut down the NSA's secret collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's national security team acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that, when investigating one suspected terrorist, it can read and store the phone records of millions of Americans.

Pentagon: We're not crying wolf over budget cuts

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 01:07 AM PDT

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pauses during a news conference at the Pentagon, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Hagel warned that the Pentagon may have to mothball up to three Navy aircraft carriers and order more sharp reductions in the size of the Army and Marine Corps if Congress does not act to avoid massive budget cuts beginning in 2014. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon officials insist they are not crying wolf when they say proposed budget cuts could severely harm the military.

Transportation funding bill faces GOP opposition

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 12:35 AM PDT

Part of the President Barack Obama's motorcade sits outside on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, as Obama arrived for a meeting with Senate Democrats . Obama's trip to Capitol Hill, just days before Congress breaks Friday for a five-week summer recess, comes amid growing concerns among Democrats over the president's stalled domestic agenda. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure awarding generous funding to road and bridge projects, community development grants and housing help for the poor is running into stiff Republican opposition in the Senate.

Sentencing set in Cleveland kidnap-rape case

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 12:35 AM PDT

Ariel Castro looks down during court proceedings Friday, July 26, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro, who imprisoned three women in his home, subjecting them to a decade of rapes and beatings, pleaded guilty Friday to 937 counts in a deal to avoid the death penalty. Defense attorney Jaye Schlachet is on the right. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)CLEVELAND (AP) — A man who kidnapped and raped three women in Cleveland over a decade in his house is heading back to court where he'll face a sentence up to life in prison plus 1,000 years.
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