Steven Spielberg | Michael Jackson ‘Munich’: Spielberg Backlash Begins “Munich,” a movie I still think is exciting, thought provoking and easily the most interesting film of 2005, is taking a beating already. Variety trashed it on Friday and apparently plans another thrashing on Monday. Leon Wieseltier, writing in The New …

WASHINGTON – Lawyers for Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held as an enemy combatant for 3 1/2 years, said Friday he wants to stay in military custody until the Supreme Court decides whether to hear his challenge to President Bush’s power to detain Americans when the nation is at war. …

PHILADELPHIA – A 2-year-old boy was removed from his family and his mother could face charges after the child handed his daycare teacher two packets of crack cocaine, and a search of his jacket pocket turned up nine more, police said. The boy’s mother was taken in for questioning when …

LONDON – April 20 marked the one-year anniversary of sobriety for rock’s seemingly indestructible icon, Ozzy Osbourne (search). Now he’s found a new passion to feed his addictive personality: working out. To get himself in shape for Ozzfest (search), now in its tenth year, the “Mad Man of Rock” is …

A little earlier in the program we did a segment on the Russians being on the payroll of Saddam Hussein (search). Saddam was paying Russia in scores of shipments of tons and tons of oil in exchange for the Russian’s good offices in trying to keep George W. Bush off …

WASHINGTON – President Bush and Senate Republicans on Tuesday showcased two judges at the center of a history-shaping battle over the powers of the White House and Senate minorities to shape the federal judiciary. Senators worked furiously behind the scenes to avoid a showdown over filibusters. Texas judge Priscilla Owen …

NEW YORK – The hot books this summer are as varied as the shades of the sea, but book sellers agree that Nicole Krauss’ “The History of Love” is at the top of the sand pile — after “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (search),” that is. Written from the …

The world is one step closer to a devastating killer flu pandemic, World Health Organization (WHO) experts suspect. Two developments in northern Vietnam spur the renewed concern: —Deadly bird flu infections are being seen in larger clusters of people — with a much wider age range — than ever before. …

DALLAS – Contrary to government claims, side effects happen more often with Crestor (search), a cholesterol-lowering drug that consumer advocates tried to get off the market earlier this year, a new analysis shows. The review of leading cholesterol drugs taken by millions of Americans showed that most are very safe …

NEW YORK – Responding to Paula Abdul’s (search) “Saturday Night Live” cameo appearance, Corey Clark’s (search) lawyer said the former “American Idol” contestant has “explicit” and “incriminating” evidence into their alleged affair. Richard B. Jefferson said the 24-year-old singer hasn’t expressed “any plans to voluntarily reveal additional incriminating evidence, which …