LOS ANGELES – It doesn’t seem so long ago that Paris Hilton was pap-snapped without her panties while partying in Hollywood. However, the heiress seems to have learned her lesson — well, at least when it comes to covering the region a little further below. “No girl should ever go …

Let’s take a close look at this Al Qaeda debate between McCain and Obama. That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” In the debate this week, Barack Obama was asked if, as president, he would send troops back into Iraq after withdrawing them if things spiraled out …

In an effort to foil pedophiles, a primary school in England has covered up the faces of pupils on its Web site, using the bland but equally arousing likeness of the “happy face.” The headmistress at Cann Hall Primary School thought that because the Internet is a public place, it …

My, my, the bigger they are, the dumber they think we are. Dan Rather of CBS was toppled by a phony document scam. Lyin’ Brian Williams at NBC casually mixed fact with self-aggrandizing fiction. Now George Stephanopoulos is caught in a Clinton web of deceit at ABC. The hat trick …

For some Americans, flying the flag just isn’t enough. Hackers trying toshow their patriotismhave gotten a little too zealous, spreading viruses and worms, waging denial-of-service attacks and destroying various Middle Eastern Web sites since the Sept. 11 disaster. Video: Online Patriots Launch ‘E-Jihad’ Instead of thwarting the terrorist’s efforts, tech …

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – While the world watches as thousands of Afghans make their way in fear and hunger to Pakistan’s sealed borders, one aid group says an even worse plight awaits those left behind. “Women who have children too young to flee or are too weak to go are faced …

I’ve been thinking about this Kyoto thing. Not so much about what the treaty says, but what the media says it says. The media is wrong, my friends. Not all the media, but I will say most. The media go for the headlines, but often leave out the facts. Item …

Britney Spears | Sigourney Weaver and Bill Murray | Russell Crowe | Victoria’s Secret Britney Lands at No. 1, Pushes Jacko to No. 3 Pop’s teen vixen, Britney Spears, lands at No. 1 next week with 746,000 copies sold of her new album, Britney, according to SoundScan. That’s a whopping …

I want to tell you about a very rich friend of mine who isn’t very rich anymore. At his height he had three homes, several fancy cars and took only the finest trips. But then he was downsized and I do mean downsized. From managing partner at a big brokerage …

Spiderman Figure for Rosemary Harris | Luc Besson Cans His Office | Off-Broadway Rocks, Pacino Pays Attention Spiderman Action Figure For Legendary Actress Rosemary Harrishas a Tony Award, an Oscar nomination, and theater awards galore for her work performing Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, Chekhov, and even Neil Simon. But now the …