Our pals, Hannity and Colmes, landed a nifty exclusive with Janet Reno. Sean and Alan tried to pin her down, but it was hard. Like many public servants these days, Janet Reno does not feel she owes the American people much explanation about her behavior. Her favorite words are “no …

As Paris Hilton contemplates what she will do with her newfound freedom after spending just over three weeks in the pokey, her parents are out negotiating interviews and planning parties for their privileged little darling. And therein lies what is wrong with Ms. Hilton. • Video: The Grrr! Block on …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Power and Influence The power and influence of the left-wing blogosphere is alarming even liberal journalists. TIME Magazine columnist Joe Klein says bloggers are bullying liberal politicians to more extreme positions because of their power to set the debate and raise money. …

SEATTLE – Getting out from under the thumb of foreign oil producers and saying goodbye to polluting power plants could be just a couple of scientific breakthroughs away. Some of the brightest minds on the planet are working on solutions to the energy crisis, ranging from harnessing the power of …

For the first time in 50 years, two women will be in charge of space: Pamela Melroy will be operating the Discovery and Peggy Whitson will run the space station. I’m sure some men are laughing, but not me. I think all astronauts should be women. For one, it’s a …

Two Russian cosmonauts, a spaceflight veteran and a first-time flyer, are just one day away from rocketing into orbit to begin a six-month mission at the International Space Station (ISS). ISS Expedition 15 commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineer Oleg Kotov , both of Russia’s Federal Space Agency, are set …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Give and Take Taxpayers in high-income households get the least benefit from their tax dollars — while people in the lowest-income bracket get an eight-to-one windfall. The nonpartisan “Tax Foundation” says households making less than $23,730 per year get $8.21 back for …

Karl Rove: master strategist, Svengali adviser to the president. To some, secretive. To others, sinister. To most, probably “not” funny. That was, until Wednesday night, when the man critics say is trying to bring down the government, instead, brought down the house. He was hilarious. A raucous break-dancing routine that …

An internal police investigation is under way after a formal complaint was filed against a Utah state trooper who was videotaped Tasering a man who refused to sign a speeding ticket. The officer’s conduct has been called into question after a videotape of the incident was posted on YouTube. The …

So the food police are after Santa. Too many cookies. Too little exercise. Too much Santa. He’s fat. And as a result, not all that. Think about that. Just that. You’re saying Santa doesn’t matter because Santa’s a slob. And he’ll only matter if he isn’t a slob. That to …