We erred in publishing cartoon  —  On Friday, we posted a Gary Varvel cartoon at indystar.com that offended a wide group of readers.  —  Many of them labeled it as racist.  Gary did not intend to be racially insensitive in his attempt to express his strong views about President Barack Obama's decision …

Ferguson grand jury fails to reach decision on Darren Wilson indictment  —  'Just don't burn my shop down.  Don't destroy it'

GAME DEVELOPERS' ASSOCIATION CALLS 10,000 TWEETERS 'HARASSERS'-INCLUDING KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN  —  In a sign of how frenzied, panicky and intolerant the games industry establishment has become over the legitimate concerns of ordinary gamers, the International Game Developers' Association branded …

Afghan mission for U.S. to continue under new authorities  —  The American military will have an expanded response to insurgents even after combat operations end.  —  The United States will remain in an armed conflict in Afghanistan — essentially at war — after the end of this year under rules …

Former DC Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry, whose four terms were overshadowed by his 1990 arrest after being caught on videotape smoking crack cocaine, died Sunday morning.  He was 78.  —  Barry D.C. council spokeswoman LaToya Foster …

House panel to quiz Gruber on health law ‘deceptions’  —  Photo by:  —  The controversy over Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber's “stupidity of the American voter” comments reignited yesterday, as a powerful Congressional panel summoned the embattled MIT professor to testify in Washington next month.

Ex-Deputy Accused Of Killing Wife Over Her Smoking Marijuana (Video)  —  Tom Fallis, a former sheriff's deputy in Weld County, Colorado, was recently indicted for allegedly murdering his wife in 2012 in Evans, Colorado.  —  Fallis was arrested in Bloomington, Indiana, where he had moved with his three young children, on Tuesday.

Standards, Fallen  —  There is so much that is deeply strange in a New York Times story reported Friday by Jason Horowitz.  —  Assuming the article is factually correct, and it certainly appears to be well reported, the president of the United States phoned the majority leader …

West seen easing demands on Iran atom bomb ‘mea culpa’ in deal  —  (Reuters) - World powers will press Iran to cease stonewalling a U.N. atomic bomb investigation as part of a wider nuclear accord, but will likely stop short of demanding full disclosure of any secret weapon work by Tehran to avoid killing an historic deal.

Inflation Paranoia Will Never Die, No Matter What the Evidence Says  —  Peter Schiff is one of the most famous investors in America.  He might also be the person most wrong about America's economic struggles.  In 2009, Schiff not only warned of impending inflation but said it was already upon us.