Palestinian teen burned alive, autopsy shows  —  Jerusalem (CNN) — Mohammed Abu Khedair, a Palestinian teenager who was abducted and killed in Jerusalem this week, died from being burned alive and hit with a blunt object to the head, according to Palestinian General Prosecutor Mohammed al-Auwewy, sourcing the medical autopsy.

Tampa teen beaten, jailed in Jerusalem  —  An official statement has been made on the detention of Tariq Khedir by the U.S. Department of State Spokesperson:  —  “We can confirm that Tariq Khdeir, an American citizen, is being held by Israeli authorities in Jerusalem.

With Democrats split on inequality issues, Obama shifts talk away from income gap  —  Discussion about lifting middle class is more politically palatable  —  After making fighting income inequality an early focus of his second term, President Obama has largely abandoned talk of the subject …

Obama Weighs Steps to Cover Contraception  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, reeling from back-to-back blows from the Supreme Court this week, is weighing options that would provide contraceptive coverage to thousands of women who are about to lose it or never had it because of their employers' religious objections.