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And now the most riveting two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: Imminent Threat? A man claiming to beAbu Salma Al-Hijazi (search), one of Al Qaeda’s highest-ranked commanders, says his terrorist network has planned an imminent and “very courageous” attack against the U.S. that he says will …

Time for a lesson about a leader who gets panned. He wants to take on a bully. But trouble is, not many agree he is a bully. They call the leader clueless. The French foreign minister calls him reckless. A Belgian diplomat says he risks ruining world order. Opposition leaders …

I’m sorry. When’s the last time you heard those two words? When’s the last time you said those two words? For anything? To anyone? I ask because there’s a really great piece by Del Jones in USA Today on why a simple “sorry” is so hard to come by these …

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying American space tourist Richard Garriott and a new crew for the International Space Station docked at orbiting laboratory early Tuesday, where three astronauts were eagerly awaiting their arrival inside. The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft docked flawlessly at an Earth-facing port on the station’s Russian-built Zarya control …

LOS ANGELES – Country crooner-of-the-moment Taylor Swift recently opened up to Blender.com about music, men and her new album “Fearless” (which just dropped this week) but Pop Tarts is dishing the dirt on the interview before Blender even posts it. Swift (whose recent romance with Joe Jonas hit headlines when …

LONDON – There are wars fought with heavy weaponry — and there are battles waged with a pen. Egyptian playwright and outspoken critic of radical Islam Ali Salem was awarded the $50,000 Civil Courage Prize Wednesday, presented by the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom at a ceremony in London. …

Ever since Ice-T launched this rap music craze with his hit song, “The Message,” I’ve been a dedicated fan of the lively genre. So it pains me to see the depths Ludacris has sunk in order to rehabilitate his increasingly irrelevant celebrity. But here’s the real issue: How do you …

Bigfoot hoaxers Rick Dyer and Matthew Whitton are back in the limelight — and they’re blaming Tom Biscardi, the California promoter who trotted them out for a nationally televised press conference last Friday. Back home in Georgia after their brief moment in the big time, Dyer and Whitton told two …

Why are women so obsessed with shoes? I think it’s because no matter what kind of day you’re having, what you ate last night and whether you haven’t been to the gym in days, a gorgeous pair of shoes is always going to make you feel good and look great! …

Reacting to polls showing Americans are furious about the economic meltdown, John McCain wants to postpone Friday’s debate and is heading back to Washington to involve himself in the bailout process. Now that’s a smart move. By suspending his campaign for a few days, McCain is trying to make himself …