Oscars | Elton John Somber Oscar Show Will Run Long, as Usual Don’t expect the bombing of Baghdad to change how long the Academy Awards will run tomorrow night. I am told that, as usual, the Oscar presentation will go the usual distance between three-and-a-half to four hours. But the …

MACCLENNY, Fla. – A two-headed calf was recently born on a farm in northern Florida. Multiple news sources report the calf was born Sunday in Baker County. Dwight Crews, the owner of the farm says he hadn’t seen one born in his more than 60 years of raising cattle. Crews …

ISLIP, N.Y. – The circus apparently wasn’t all fun and games the last time it was in one Long Island town. Newsday reports (http://nwsdy.li/1Ejv3HR ) the Islip Town Parks Department has denied a permit that would have allowed Cole Bros. Circus to put on shows as a fundraiser for East …

And now the most commanding two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! No Weapons Worries?American and allied troops about to enter war with Iraq do not have to worry about Saddam’s forces using chemical or biological …

Louis B., a French viewer from Paris (search), weighs in on my weighing in on that global survey that bashes the United States: “You call us ungrateful. We call you arrogant. Look in the mirror. You’re the face of a boob nation.” Hey, Louis, look up the definition of arrogant. …

You know what I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving? I’m thankful for celebrating the day with my family, even though thousands of soldiers are not. I’m thankful I’m protected over here, because they’re watching out for me over there. I’m thankful for a hot meal, even though they’d be thankful for …

WASHINGTON – Critics of thePatriot Act (search)say the 2001 law, which was intended to enhance police powers to track terrorists, has recently been misused to investigate a political scandal in Las Vegas. The same folks who warned that provisions in the Patriot Act are too far-reaching and could infringe on …

Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Matt Grzelcyk’s second goal of the contest, coming at the 51-second mark of overtime, gave Boston University a long awaited city crown with a 4-3 victory over Northeastern in the 63rd annual Beanpot championship from TD Garden. Only nine seconds into the extra session, Northeastern’s Matt …

ALGIERS, Algeria – The Algerian Defense Ministry says its forces have killed three more militants just east of the capital Algiers, bringing the total slain over the past two days to 25. Acting on intelligence tips, the Algerian army ambushed a meeting of militants in the Boukram forest in Boumerdes, …

BEIRUT – Activists and state media say Syrian troops who had been besieged for nearly a month in a hospital compound in the country’s northwest managed to withdraw. State TV says the troops pulled out of the compound in the town of Jisr al-Shughour and reached government-held areas as other …