A robotic lander might have to work harder to dig for ice on some parts of Mars than others. New findings show underground ice depth can vary significantly on the Red Planet, being right at the surface in one spot but several feet down nearby. “We find the top layer …

In response to my interview with Ben Stein, I received this e-mail from M. Strumilia, Erie, Pennsylvania: “You just about accused Ben Stein of being a communist… it saddens me deeply to think that your bottom line is money. When a country becomes more concerned with money than common values, …

NEW YORK – Good-girls-gone-bad Britney Spears and Miss USA Tara Conner made a splash at New York Fashion Week this weekend, bringing star power and scandal to the event’s kickoff. Britney was clearly the star at Kimora Lee Simmons’ Baby Phat show, where the 25-year-old pop singer and mother of …

Rosie’s Broadway Kids | Police Handcuff $100M | Radio Artists to Pay for Play? Rosie’s Boffo Broadway Kids With all the feuds and public debates over “The View” and Donald Trump, we tend to forget about Rosie O’Donnell’s amazing work in charity and education. If you’re in New York City …

WASHINGTON – House Democrats easily swept through an ethics reform package in their first week as the new majority, but government watchdogs say Congress skipped some critical reforms that would have demonstrated a clearer commitment to their pledge to clean up the “culture of corruption” in Washington, D.C. Ethics watchers …

Here’s a free tip to the Democrats: Next time you make a New Year’s resolution, don’t tell anyone. Because you made a big fuss of working around the clock — and you’re not. You made a big stink about how little Republicans worked and how much you would — then …

Making An Entrance, Qaddafi Style | The ‘But I’m Just a Poet’ Get-Out-of-Jail Free Card | Are Russian Spies Forcing Mi5 To Divert Resources Against Terrorism? Making An Entrance, Qaddafi Style After receiving his first invite to a Western country in 34 years, Libyan leader Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi was clearly …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Unconventional Wisdom More than 400 scientists are challenging claims by Al gore and the United Nations about the threat from man-made global warming. A report by Republican James Inhofe of the Senate Environment Committee lists among the skeptics many current or former …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Beamed to Two Billion Organizers for Al Gore‘s Live Earth environmental rock concerts bragged that it would be beamed to two billion people worldwide — but many of those people chose not to watch. In the U.S., NBC had about 2.7 million …

WASHINGTON – U.S. intelligence officials have developed evidence showing that North Korea is helping Syria to develop a nuclear program for weapons purposes, FOX News has learned in recent interviews with sources who have knowledge of the situation. Syrians emphatically denied the claim on Thursday. The details of the claims …