I’m not smart enough to know what the Federal Reserve will do on interest rates on Tuesday. But I am smart enough to suspect, some of its members aren’t feeling too smart. In fact, some are deeply worried — if not, quietly panicking. And all because they see an economy …

The arrests of the terrorists in England yesterday has once again brought home the danger we all face from fanatical Muslim killers. Now an intense debate over your security has broken out between the left and the right in the USA. The left wing New York Times editorialized today: “We …

Eight hundred dollars. I want you to think about that figure. It’s a lot of money. It’s also about what the average American is spending on gifts this Christmas season — $800. Never — ever — in American history have we spent, on average, so much for gifts. Ever! You …

The trade winds in the Pacific Ocean are weakening as a result of global warming, according to a new study that indicates changes to the region’s biology are possible. Using a combination of real-world observations and computer modeling, researchers conclude that a vast loop of circulating wind over the Pacific …

‘Da Vinci’ | Dreamgirls | Penelope Cruz Oscars 2007? ‘Dreamgirls’ It’s a little early to be predicting the next Academy Awards, but since yesterday a couple of things are crystal clear: The faces we’re going to be seeing on many red carpets early in 2007 will include the coolly sexy …

You’ve probably heard the news: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is out with another tape. He’s blasting Shiites, denouncing Jews, saying Shiites are essentially Jews and saying we’re essentially still Satan. And, in a new twist, so is the president of Iran… kind of: says he’s all talk, no terror. But on …

Elvis has left the building … to the politicians. The Memphis, Tenn., home of the King of Rock and Roll will host a summit of sorts Friday when President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi travel to Graceland for a personal tour of one of America’s wackiest …

NEW ORLEANS – At night, the neighborhood of Foubourg-Marigny — an up-and-coming hipster haven just a stone’s throw from the rowdier and more touristy French Quarter — doesn’t have the blaring, canned recordings of a trumpet playing “When the Saints Go Marching In” or the infamous fishnet-stockinged legs peeking through …

Many of us can expect to pay $3 a gallon for gasoline this summer, thanks to some speculators who are bidding up the price of oil and to the oil companies who love that kind of speculation so they can raise prices accordingly. Remember, the oil companies don’t have to …

About 130,000 years ago, an ice age ended and there was a period of few centuries before the next one began. During this lull, Earth’s temperature warmed, glaciers retreated and ice sheets melted. Sea levels rose by up to 20 feet. Scientists warn that this could happen again — and …