Now that politicians and lobbyists have had their say on arming airline pilots, it’s the public’s turn. The FAA is asking for public comment about authorizing on-duty pilots to carry firearms in flight — a post-Sept. 11 issue incorporated into the new federal air travel security law that passed in …

Who cares about America? That’s the subject of this evening’s Talking Points memo. Taliban John Walker arrived at a Virginia federal court today, and as Talking Points predicted a couple of weeks ago, the proceedings are already turning into a circus. Points believes a military tribunal is a proper forum …

WASHINGTON – A secret court charged with signing warrants for federal surveillance ofsuspects linked to terrorism and espionage has decided not to keep any secrets from Congress. The U.S. Foreign Intelligence SurveillanceCourt of Review told the Senate Judiciary Committee that it will apprise the committee of its decision on whether …

NEW YORK – It was just another day on a movie set. An actor, who was struggling with alcoholism, asked a maid to bring him water. When she returned, the star’s “sober companion” intervened, smelling the substance. “The bottle had vodka in it, and he took it away,” said Chris …

WASHINGTON – Despite its success in improving test scores among California’s Hispanic student population, a movement is afoot to subvert a 1998 voter referendum that virtually ended bilingual education in California’s public schools. Proponents of Prop. 227, which took Spanish-speaking children out of segregated classrooms and into a structured”immersion” environment …

WASHINGTON – Rep. Jerry Nadler insists it isn’t political, but lately he’s been on a tear against Bush administration officials — whether concerning environmental neglect at Ground Zero or if federal officials acted on credible terrorist threats before the Sept. 11 attacks. “We need a clear investigation,” Nadler, D-N.Y., told …

Liza Minnelli Liza’s Wedding Delayed by Liz Taylor Liz Taylorheld up Liza Minnelli‘s fourth wedding ceremony, delaying the proceedings by 50 minutes. The reason? La Taylor forgot her shoes back at her hotel and had to go back and get them. When she finally did arrive, Taylor’s fragile physical state …

Federal and local officials have rescued 13 previously missing children, whom authorities determined to be at risk of human trafficking, in and around Memphis. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), which worked with the U.S. Marshals Service, Homeland Security Investigations, Memphis Police Department and Tennessee Department of Children’s Serviceson the …

A Texas man has been arrested after the body of a missing woman was found inside a home Sunday. Detectives in the Dallas suburb of McKinney received a tip that a body may be located at home in the 600 block of Pearson Avenue, authorities said. They obtained a search …

Indi Gregory, the 8-month-old infant who was forced off life support by the United Kingdom courts system, was baptized before her death despite her family not originally being religious. Dean Gregory, Indi’s father, said before her death that he was inspired to baptize his daughter by Christian legal volunteers who …