ORLANDO, Fla. – A civil rights group plans to sue the FBI for $30 million on behalf of the family of a Chechen man who was fatally shot while being questioned about a Boston Marathon bombing suspect. The Council of American-Islamic Relations Florida on Monday filed a notice of claim …

So I’m reading this study the other day that predicts the human species is living longer andthat given advances in medicine, will start living a lot longer and a lot sooner than anyone thought. But a 100 years or more? Yeah, that’s what these guys are saying. One researcher says …

MOSCOW – A burglar in a small town in Siberia has broken into a house and left his photograph with a note of apology. The burglar in Prokopyevsk, about 3,100 kilometers east of Moscow, picked the lock on the front door and stole a chain saw as well as several …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Key Factor Some — but not all — of the mystery has been resolved surrounding the surprise appearance of Alan Keyes in Wednesday’s Republican debate in Iowa. There were questions about why Keyes was allowed to participate — but Democrats Dennis Kucinich …

Fit, cut , hot — and for brawny guys, it for girls. This latest UCLA study on what draws women to men confirms what we’ve all known all along: You look good to the ladies, you do more than good with the ladies. For a while. Because apparently a fling …

Joni Mitchell Attacks Catholic Church | Rosie Sets It Straight On Book, Oprah | Derek Gets Pizza; Bobby Byrd; Best Bets Live Joni Mitchell Attacks Catholic Church Joni Mitchell is back after nine years, and she’s on the attack. In the title track to her new album, “Shine,” Mitchell takes …

Some say that the seven men arrested for planning terrorist acts from a warehouse in Miami are just a bunch of friends — young men finding their way and getting together to read religious writings. That may be. They will have their day in court. Still, I find this case …

Hi folks, Glad to be back from an unpleasant vacation in my bed, nursing that nasty flu that seems to have taken out half the country. I’m going to keep Tuesday’s blog brief, for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that I’m still a wee bit …

More trouble for America in the Muslim world. And that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” Iran and Syria say they are uniting against the USA because it’s becoming increasingly obvious that sooner or later both countries will have to be confronted. Iran is developing nuclear capabilities …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! By the time you read this, we will be “on the road” — but thankfully, not by air… really “on the road.” I am “over” sitting on orange plastic chairs at a gate waiting for my …