The three boys who star in “The Kite Runner,” a new film with Oscar potential, will be moved from their homes in Afghanistan to new ones in Dubai thanks to Paramount Vantage, the studio releasing the movie. The boys, two aged 11 and one 12, plus their parents, are going …

A Minnesota couple is worried about their American granddaughters after Italian authorities placed the children in foster care while their mother, an Air Force staff sergeant, was on a mission last week. On Oct. 13, police in Pordenone, Italy, took away Staff Sgt. Kris Wylie’s daughters — Leighlora, 7, and …

Radio jock Don Imus’ comments last week regarding the Rutgers women’s basketball team were deplorable, there’s no arguing that. However, the notion that he should quit or be fired over those remarks is questionable. While I’m not defending Imus for comments — not worth repeating here — during a segment …

In Westchester County, New York, three John Jay High School junior girls promised Principal Richard Leprine they would not quote explicit lines from the play “Vagina Monologues” at the school’s open mike night. The principle made the request because younger children would be in the audience. Despite their promises, the …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Just for Men The Bush administration spends a reported $50 million a year on a program aimed at reducing the number of deadbeat dads by helping fathers build job skills and connect better with their children. It’s called the Promoting Responsible Fatherhood …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Party Line California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein is in hot water with members of her state party over her votes — along with the majority of the Senate — to confirm Bush administration nominees Michael Mukasey for attorney general and Leslie Southwick …

Voters in Berkley, Mich., turned down an amendment to the city charter on Tuesday that would have allowed a nativity scene to return to the lawn outside their City Hall. The charter amendment failed by a 55 to 45 percent margin with 4,136 votes cast in total, according to unofficial …

Jessica Simpson | Cannes’ Sleeper Hit Jessica Simpson: Blonde, Army-Bound Jessica Simpson’s dad, Joe Simpson, is a smart guy. He’s taken a page out of Goldie Hawn’s old playbook and put singer-daughter Jessica into a “Private Benjamin” for 2007. That was the word from Joe on Saturday night at Vanity …

NEW YORK – The photo of a “mystery weapon” found by GIs and a Web journalist in Iraq two years ago has captured the imagination of bloggers around the world eager to answer the question: What is it? The photo, which shows what appears to be a weapon, about 3-feet …

Here are some of your responses to Mike’s last column. Melody writes: Dear Mike, your article was a refreshing change from what I am seeing in the rest of the media about this tragedy. It’s nice to read someone who is looking at the individuals involved as real people instead …