And now the most telling two minutes in television, the latest from the political grapevine: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it! Bashing Bush Tavis Smiley, who has a daily one-hour show on National Public Radio from Los Angeles, says President Bush’s decision to resubmit the nomination of Mississippi Federal Judge Charles …

And now the most intriguing two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: U.N. Refused to Heed Warning An independent report says the U.N. was heavily to blame for the loss of 22 lives and the injury of 150 other people in that terrorist bombing of the U.N. …

So I’m watching the coverage ofSaddam Hussein’s (search)capture, and I’m incredulous. One network reporter asks, “Why did it take so long?” Another says, “But the far bigger fish, Usama bin Laden, remains at large.” Still another talks about the White House’s wishful thinking if it thinks this will make our …

To watch “The Talking Points Memo” in the Screening Room click here. Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. More fallout from the fall of Saddam. That’s the subject of this evening’s Talking Points Memo. Now, we told you that Saddam was going to a lot of people …

ROME – Italian police and Europol say eight people have been arrested in a half-dozen European countries for allegedly operating a diesel import scam that avoided taxes by disguising the fuel as it transited across the continent. Italy’s financial police said Thursday that the scam netted 5.7 million euros ($6.2 …

CANBERRA, Australia – Australia is expected to confirm an increase in troop numbers to be sent to Iraq to help train Iraqi security forces to fight the Islamic State group. Media reports that Cabinet had on Monday night approved the deployment as part of a joint Australia-New Zealand training mission …

SINGAPORE – Singapore on Thursday sentenced two German men to three strokes of the cane and nine months in prison after they were found guilty of vandalizing a public train carriage. The attorney-general’s office identified the two men as 22-year-old Andreas Von Knorre and 21-year-old Elton Hinz. They entered a …

GOGAMA, Ontario – CN Rail says a train carrying crude oil derailed in northern Ontario, setting off a fire at the site. There are no reports of injuries. It’s the third CN oil train derailment in northern Ontario in less than a month, and the second in the same area. …

MANILA, Philippines – Officials say Philippine troops have killed at least 23 Muslim rebels in renewed clashes in the restive south, raising the insurgents’ death toll in a three-week government offensive to nearly 100. The offensive was launched against a renegade rebel group called the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, which …

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduran authorities have captured a prominent Honduran businessman wanted in the United States on drug-trafficking charges. President Juan Orlando Hernandez confirmed the arrest of Jose Miguel Handal, late Thursday through his Twitter account. Handal is accused in the United States of running an organization responsible for distributing …