Jude Law, Sienna Miller | ‘Brokeback,’ ‘Geisha’ Conquer S.F. Hey Jude: Reformed ‘Casanova’ Back With Sienna We really don’t get too much into the romance game here, à la Us Weekly or Star magazine. Safe to say, we’re too embarrassed most of the time to ask such impertinent questions. But …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy turned in a remarkably strong performance in the summer despite surging energy prices and the battering the Gulf Coast states took from hurricanes, although business growth was slightly lower than the government previously estimated. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that the gross domestic product, the …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! We are being invaded by New York — well, sort of. Many of the New York-based colleagues (Bill O’Reilly, “FOX & Friends” anchors, etc.) will be in D.C. today and in our D.C. bureau. It is …

WASHINGTON – More than four years after the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. intelligence agencies still are failing to share information while Congress battles over security funding, a panel that investigated the terrorist hijackings will conclude in a new report. In interviews Friday, members of the former Sept. 11 commission said …

WASHINGTON – Iran is closing in on production of nuclear weapons and even U.N. sanctions may not deter the aggressive government in Tehran, a top State Department official said Friday. Describing the Iranian government as “very aggressive, very determined to develop nuclear weapons,” Robert Joseph, undersecretary for arms control and …

SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said Friday it has severed ties with Ralph Reed (search), a conservative Republican lobbyist who once headed the Christian Coalition and is now running for lieutenant governor of Georgia. “It would not be appropriate to have a consultant on retainer that is seeking elective office …

The Formans’ basement is about to get a little less crowded. After seven seasons, up-and-coming stars Ashton Kutcher (search) and Topher Grace (search) are putting “That ’70s Show” (search) behind them, opting to leap into the present and pursue other projects. But by the hugs and tears at the finale, …

Study after study has shown acupuncture to be effective in treating a host of different ailments, but new research is raising questions about why the ancient Chinese practice works. Patients in the study suffering from frequent migraine headaches got better when treated with acupuncture. But acupuncture was found to be …

ST. LOUIS – This is the way it’s supposed to be: the two best teams in the country playing for the national championship. Rarely does it work out, of course. There’s usually those annoying little upsets along the way in the NCAA tournament (search), messing up the No. 1-vs.-No. 2 …

WASHINGTON – Meat and milk from cloned animals is essentially identical to that from animals that reproduced normally, a new study says. The findings should ease safety concerns by both the public and regulators about eating cloned animals, said researcher Xiangzhong Yang of the Center for Regenerative Biology at the …