UPDATED: EXCLUSIVE Details On Adrian Peterson Indictment Charges  —  By: Nick Wright  —  According to law-enforcement sources, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson beat his 4-year-old son with a tree branch as a form of punishment this summer, an incident that allegedly resulted in multiple injuries to the child.

Bill Maher announced he's targeting Rep. John Kline.  He picked the wrong guy.  —  Comedian Bill Maher announced Friday night that he will personally target Republican Rep. John Kline (Minn.) for defeat in the November election — the culmination of his longstanding “Flip a District” …

Voter fraud probe roils Ga. Senate race  —  A group helmed by a major donor and policy adviser to Democratic Senate candidate Michele Nunn is under investigation by the Georgia secretary of State for alleged voter fraud.  —  Secretary of State Brian Kemp (R) said in a memo, reported by WSB-TV …

Man Reportedly Fired From Job After Telling ABC He Saw Palin Family Brawl (VIDEO)  —  A man who said he witnessed an epic fistfight last weekend at an Anchorage, Alaska party that allegedly included Sarah Palin's family was reportedly fired from his job after telling ABC's “Good Morning America” what he saw.

I apologize for the length of this post, but given the gravity of the issue at hand when I sat down to write late last night a long list of things came to my mind.  —  More than anything, I am struck by two truths.  One, it seems that history well documents that those who work to avoid conflict …

DOJ Working With Elijah Cummings To Protect The IRS  —  IRS: An aide to the attorney general accidentally calls the office of the House Oversight Committee chairman, asking for help in spinning the defense of the agency whose head just said they obey the law when they can.

Why Travis McIntosh and Matt McCormick's wedding angers gay groups  —  TRAVIS McIntosh and Matt McCormick will get married tomorrow yet the matrimonial union has horrified gay rights groups.  —  Heterosexual best mates McIntosh and McCormick, who have known each other since the age of six …

Brain Trauma to Affect One in Three Players, N.F.L. Agrees  —  The National Football League, which for years disputed evidence that its players had a high rate of severe brain damage, has stated in federal court documents that it expects nearly a third of retired players to develop long-term cognitive problems …

Anti-war crowd stunningly silent on ISIS plan  —  I could have sworn we were going to war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).  —  But the president, a well-known theologian, has informed us that despite what the Muslims of ISIS say, the Islamic State “is not Islamic.”

Sotloff's parents told they could be prosecuted for paying ransom to IS  —  The parents of murdered journalist Steven Sotloff were told by a White House counterterrorism official at a meeting last May that they could face criminal prosecution if they paid ransom to try to free their son …

College: Students must agree ‘why’ they had sex to avoid sexual assault charges  —  At Ohio State University, to avoid being guilty of “sexual assault” or “sexual violence,” you and your partner now apparently have to agree on the reason WHY you are making out or having sex.

Israeli intelligence veterans refuse to spy on Palestinians  —  Dozens of veterans of an elite Israeli military signals intelligence unit have said they will no longer serve in operations against Palestinians.  —  Forty-three past and present reservists signed a letter about Unit 8200, which carries out electronic surveillance.