Diane Sawyer Almost a Lock for ABC Anchor | Notes, ‘Sopranos’ Fiction Diane Sawyer Almost a Lock for ABC Anchor Are we about to see a catfight on the evening news? My sources now say that Diane Sawyer has secured the position of anchor of the nightly ABC network news …

‘Crash’: Win Surprised Director, Too; Notes From the Red Carpet ‘Crash’: Win Surprised Director, Too Not since the 1999 Oscars, when “Shakespeare in Love” beat “Saving Private Ryan,” have I heard a collective gasp during an Academy Awards ceremony comparable to the one last night when “Crash” triumphed over “Brokeback …

WASHINGTON – Learning that a child has been abducted by a predator who was just let out of prison is a state official’s worst nightmare. So states have been under pressure to create laws to keep violent sexual predators off the street. No law, however, seems to be as controversial …

All over the world people think the USA supports torturing terror suspects. That’s because of the awful Abu Ghraib scandal and the relentless far-left drumbeat that the Bush administration is really the inquisition, a bunch of sadistic maniacs inflicting pain on a random basis. How many times have you heard …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Chavez’s Controversial Comments Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez‘s Bush-bashing remarks at the U.N. have brought some unlikely lawmakers to the president’s defense. Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi called Chavez “an everyday thug.” New York Democrat and prominent Bush critic Charlie Rangel said, “You don’t …

A New York City-based clothing designer plans to put patriotism back on the runway by launching a luxury label that’s 100 percent made in the U.S. For decades, the American garment industry has been losing out to cheaper, mass-produced fare from overseas. All the major houses of haute couture depend …

Scientists have finally demystified the incredible workings of a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator built by ancient Greeks. A new analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism, a clock-like machine consisting of more than 30 precise, hand-cut bronze gears, show it to be more advanced than previously thought — so much so that nothing …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Office Space Much of the intrigue in Congress these days is found off the House and Senate floor… in the scramble for the best congressional offices. With some top members on the way out, junior members stuck with low-status offices grab prized …

After a long Christmas break during which they had to spend their own money, Congress returned to Washington this week and prepared to start spending more of ours. The Bush administration appears ready, even eager, to take on what will be the biggest domestic challenge of the last 50 years …

Michael Jackson | Odds ‘n’ Ends Jacko’s Wacko Plan Backfires You may have heard that Michael Jackson is being sued for $48 million. The issue concerns a private investment adviser he hired to help him raise money last year and early this year. What you don’t know is that Jackson’s …