One of the founders of a Tennessee charity is accused of making off with more than $70,000 that was supposed to be used to benefit residents in Newtown, Connecticut. USA Today reported on Saturday that complaints have been filed against Robbie...

The two-year-old Nebraska boy shown repeating profanities in a video posted online will be allowed to live with his mother in a foster home, CNN reported on Monday. A judge in Douglas County Juvenile Court ruled that the unidentified child may...

Mexico’s government urged vigilantes on Monday to quit their growing armed struggle against a drug cartel and go home, saying federal forces will handle security in their embattled western towns. Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong...

New Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s (D) first executive order will expand state anti-discrimination laws to include state transgender employees, Think Progress reported on Monday. Executive Order Number 1 will protect LGBT state employees...

Because I live on the west coast and am therefore three hours behind whatever the east coast sets as The Daily Agenda , I often open my browser in the morning fully girded for whatever fresh hell the day has already brought forth or for whatever...

Community groups question probe into post-Sandy campaign funds (via NJ.com) UNION BEACH — Community groups have expressed mixed opinions about news of a a federal probe into Gov. Chris Christie’s administration’s use of federal...

President Barack Obama urged the US Congress to give peace with Iran a chance Monday, as lawmakers lined up behind new sanctions despite warnings they could doom an interim nuclear deal. Obama said that the six-month pact due to go into force on...

Hugely popular SimCity will be coming down from the cloud, letting fans play the rich world simulation game without needing to be connected to the Internet. Electronic Art’s Maxis studio in Northern California put out word Monday that the...

Police in West Palm Beach, Florida confirmed on Monday evening that a local woman shot and killed her two teenage children in their home before turning the gun on herself, the Palm Beach Post reported. The victims were identified as Jennifer...

Tens of thousands of Thai opposition protesters occupied major streets in central Bangkok on Monday in an attempted “shutdown” of the capital, escalating a campaign to unseat the embattled premier. The demonstrators want Prime...

A US policeman on his way to Mount Everest was arrested in Nepal for possessing bullets which he claimed to have inadvertently carried in his hand luggage from Washington, police said Monday. Leonard John David Rubin, 39, was arrested on...

US Vice President Joe Biden on Monday urged Israel to seize this moment in history to make peace with the Palestinians in talks with President Shimon Peres. At a working meeting after the two leaders paid their last respects to former Israeli...

CeCe McDonald, the 26-year-old woman who became a figurehead for trans activists after being convicted for manslaughter, was released from prison on Monday, ABC News reported. McDonald was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for killing 47-year-old...

US defense contractor Honeywell said Monday it is being investigated by US authorities about the manufacture of a defense-related sensor in China used for a US fighter jet. Honeywell spokesman Scott Sayres, confirming media reports about the...

The United States on Monday challenged China’s claim that it has complied with World Trade Organization rules regarding duties on certain US steel products. US Trade Representative Michael Froman announced that the United States was...