Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: The New York Times (search) has been asking lawyers who specialize in adoption cases for advice on how to get into the sealed court records on Supreme Court nominee John Roberts’ (search) two adopted children. There is no indication The Times had …

Tanorexia | Paying for Piven | Your Grrrs Look Out, Scandalgate The new “disease” about to sweep the nation is Orexiaorexia. The birth of the term “tanorexia,” which describes people who can’t get enough skin coloring and spend way too much time either at tanning booths, in the sun or …

NEW YORK – The word “geisha” may conjure up images of beautiful Japanese courtesans, but for American retailers it means only one thing: ka-ching! Sony, whose new movie “Memoirs of a Geisha” is based on Arthur Golden‘s best-selling novel of the same title, has managed to turn geisha chic into …

Michael Jackson | Constantine Costa-Gavras | Correction Jacko: Defense Blockbuster In The Works Debbie Rowe, Hamid Moslehi, Cynthia Ann Bell, Janet Arvizo. Especially Janet Arvizo. They’re just a few of the witnesses who’ve backfired for the prosecution in their case against Michael Jackson. Rarely have so many state’s witnesses turned …

A deputy district attorney in Los Angeles is accusing her boss of strategically withholding information from the public about ousted former Sheriff Alex Villanueva until after he lost in his reelection bid last year, according to a new whistleblower retaliation lawsuit. Deputy District Attorney Amy Pellman Pentz, a former leader …

At least one person has died and others are believed missing following a large landslide that covered a highway near a remote community in southeast Alaska during the night, authorities said Tuesday. The slide occurred about 9 p.m. Monday near Wrangell, an island community of more than 2,000 people about …

EXCLUSIVE – Prominent conservative Hispanics have urged Univision to “disregard” liberals who have criticized the Spanish-language network for a recent interview with former President Trump. Everyone from the ladies on ABC’s “The View” to actor John Leguizamo to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus has expressed outrage that Univision aired an interview …

Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger’s long-shot attempts to have the indictment against him dismissed over lack of evidence and flaws in the grand jury process have been denied – clearing a set of hurdles delaying the trial. Kohberger, 29, is facing four charges of first-degree murder and a burglary …

“The Crown” actress Claire Foy is not a fan of blue ink. In a video uploaded to social media, Foy — who portrayed young Queen Elizabeth in the first seasons of “The Crown” — was seen refusing to sign an autograph for a fan because she was presented with a …

Vice President Kamala Harris claimed that former President Trump’s rhetoric is “similar” to that of Adolf Hitler in a Tuesday night television interview. At a recent New Hampshire rally, Trump faced intense criticism from media networks after he suggested that illegal immigrants were “poisoning the blood” of the United States. …