HOLLYWOOD – Forget “McPhever,” America has a case of the “American Idol Pox” as Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee get ready to go head to head Tuesday night at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The next “American Idol” will be crowned Wednesday night after the votes are counted in what …

Are we too spoiled as a society to recognize the importance of soccer? I was watching a television promotion for the FIFA World Cup Tournament the other day, and the theme of the spot was that this simple thing — a little round leather ball — can bring so much …

So each of these Nebraska lottery winners is going to get about 15.5 million bucks, after taxes. Sounds like a lot of money. But what do you bet more than a few of them will blow it? I don’t know who, I can’t say when, I just think that will …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! Yes, we’re en route to New Orleans… on an early flight. We have been to New Orleans many times since Hurricane Katrina first slammed the Gulf Coast and I am anxious to see if there is …

Katie Could Wind Up on ’60 Minutes’ Too | Chrissie Hynde Calling It Quits? | McCartney Katie Could Wind Up on ’60 Minutes’ Too All systems are go for “Today” show host Katie Couric’s coronation to anchor of “The CBS Evening News.” I’m told by sources that her package will …

WASHINGTON – Anna Nicole Smith seems to have found some friends in high places — on the U.S. Supreme Court. At least four of the court’s justices were sympathetic to the former Playboy Playmate’s argument that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals erred in overturning a favorable multimillion-dollar judgment for …

So I offended some people with my last column about the “Sopranos” wannabes who become “Old Country” Italians when they’re around foods that end in vowels. Give me a break. Besides, I was going for the “wannabes,” not the real deals. I didn’t write the column as an attack on …

Why should you care about the violence in Israel and Lebanon? That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” The answer to that question is because it affects your life. Every time stuff like this happens, the price of oil goes up and the worldwide economy totters. That’s …

TV Actress’ Endless Nightmare Divorce You may not know the name Pauley Perrette right away, but if you watch CBS primetime, you know her face. She’s the attractive, spunky actress who plays Abby Scuito on “NCIS,” starring Mark Harmon. Abby is known for her high level of intelligence and playful …

Connect these dots: busy hurricane season, gas going to five bucks and markets not going anywhere. They were all consensus predictions going into this year — sure money bets this year. Only the hurricane season wasn’t busy, gas is closer to two bucks now and the markets are hitting records. …