Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Waste Not Want Not Federal investigators reportedly have received more than 730 allegations of waste and fraud in stimulus act funding so far. The Washington Times reports as much as 60 percent of some agencies’ oversight budgets will go to policing the …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Death and Taxes The taxman cometh, but maybe not in 2010 for some wealthy Americans. The estate tax is due to expire Thursday, meaning estates valued at more than $3.5 million would no longer be taxed at 45 percent. Instead, the rate …

A dozen people were killed in an attack when a group opened fire on them at a holiday party on Sunday in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, according to Reuters. Mexican authorities reported the attack took place at dawn in the town of Salvatierra. Officials said the attack happened …

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock was thrust into the starting role at the last minute before their game against the Philadelphia Eagles, and he came up clutch in the fourth quarter. Lock led the Seahawks on a game-winning drive that saw him throw a miraculous pass to D.K. Metcalf to …

When I was on Henry Kissinger’s National Security Council Staff in the 1970’s he insisted that every presidential memoranda have three options. We thought it would be very funny to write a spoof proposing three options for a new U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union: Option A – all out …

BERLIN – German prosecutors say they have charged four men with supporting the Islamic State group, one of them by helping smuggle would-be members to Syria. Federal prosecutors said Thursday that they filed charges of supporting a foreign terrorist organization against a Tunisian citizen identified only as Kemal Ben Yahia …

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Here’s the latest from the Television Critics Association summer meeting in Beverly Hills, California, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting upcoming programs (all times local): 8:40 a.m. Aziz Ansari is getting his own Netflix series. The comic has already headlined comedy specials for …

INDIANAPOLIS – Marco Andretti poked across the finish line, his family curse firmly intact at the Brickyard. Somehow, you just knew the Indianapolis 500 would end this way. While it was hard to complain about Tony Kanaan ending his own Indy heartache with a hugely popular win on Sunday, you …

This is a rush transcript from “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” June 8, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: On paper, he has lost billions, but Rupert Murdoch is more concerned about a country that has lost a lot …

ROME – Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has told a gossip magazine he has never paid a woman for sex, denying the latest allegations stemming from his purported fondness for young models and starlets. Berlusconi gave his first direct response to the claims in an interview with Chi magazine to be …