The Hollywood Reporter says its Showbiz 50 index (Symbol: $THR50) is up 10 percent since January 1st, indicating that “the worst of the recession is over,” at least for the entertainment industry. The report says shares for FOXNews.com’s parent company, NewsCorp, are up 24 percent, while Viacom is up 20 …

The only community in America to host the Winter Olympics twice, in 1932 and 1980, Lake Placid has outdoor sports in its DNA. Tucked along a scenic New York lake in the even more scenic Adirondack Mountains, this is not a seasonal resort that rolls up its slopes between Memorial …

Mohammed, the Al Qaeda big shot involved in planning the 9/11 atrocity, is perhaps the biggest terrorist ever captured by America. As you may know, he was waterboarded and gave up some of his Al Qaeda colleagues, who were then taken into custody. For the past three years, Mohammed has …

Over the weekend, an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at President Bush at a Baghdad press conference, obviously trying to demean the president. The guy is now in prison. Here’s a review of what happened and how the president reacted: Click here to watch “Talking Points.” (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) GEORGE …

A few years ago, we said enough — enough intrusion on the traditional holiday of Christmas. You may remember that certain companies ordered their employees not to say the words “Merry Christmas.” It was outrageous. We identified those companies, and many Americans, many of you, stopped doing business with them. …

And now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine: Time for a New Capitol?A Beijing newspaper thought it had a great scoop: The U.S. Congress was demanding a flashy new Capitol building — or it would pack up and move to a sunnier clime, such as Charlotte, N.C., or Memphis. …

It looks like top brokerage firms could pay up to $1 billion to settle claims they had tainted research. I could have saved them a lot of dough with this simple advice: Stop lying. Don’t just pay up — straighten up. When your analysts are sitting on the boards of …

I think the most intriguing part of the “Clinton Cash” book coming out is the possible link back to the story a few months ago that some thought would make it problematic for Hillary Clinton to even kick off a presidential run — and that was her private server email …

President Bush enters the No Spin Zone. That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” First of all, I really respect the president for doing the interview. He didn’t have to. He’s ahead in the polls and could have avoided us as many politicians do. But Mr. Bush …

Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thank you for watching tonight. Is enough on the Iraqi prisoner story? That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” Here’s some inside TV stuff for you.From the very beginning of theAbu Ghraib (search)story, ratings for the cable news networks have actually gone down.Seems …