BIO

• Molly Henneberg
• Kelly Wright

BUSINESS

• NY Smokers Sue Philip Morris for Cancer Screening Funding
  A group of heavy Marlboro smokers filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday, asking Philip Morris USA to pay for screenings that may detect the early stages of lung cancer.
• Home Construction Activity Drops Sharply in Dec.
  Construction of new single-family homes surged to an all-time high in 2005 but construction activity fell sharply in December
• Strong Sales Boost Motorola Q4 Profit
  Cell-phone giant Motorola Inc. (MOT) on Thursday said its fourth-quarter earnings rose, helped by strong sales of its mobile phones.
• Citigroup Reports Higher Profit, but Still Misses Expectatio
  Citigroup on Friday reported that profit rose 30 percent, but still came up short of analyst expectations.
• Concerns Over Iran, Nigeria Push Oil to $68
  Crude prices hit $68 on Friday as supply concerns related to Iran and Nigeria pushed prices higher.
• Google Shares Drop Over 8%
  Google shares dropped over 8 percent on Friday, as legal concerns and Yahoo's mixed results weighed on the stock.
• Different Ways to Diversify and Reduce Risk
  There are better ways to diversify your portfolio besides simply investing in stocks, bonds and cash.
• Porn Production Company Picks Blu-Ray
  Digital Playground throws support behind Sony format, and will start making hi-def porn DVDs as soon as it can find a manufacturer willing to publish them.
• Univ. Michigan: Consumer Sentiment Improves for Third Straig
  Consumer sentiment in the U.S. rose for the third straight month, a report from the University of Michigan showed Friday, pushed by steady energy prices, stock gains, and improving job conditions.
• More Energy-Saving Ideas -- and a Book Giveaway
  This week, Gail lists some inexpensive but effective ways to save energy -- and has a free book she'll be giving away to 20 readers!
• Albertson's Considering Consortium's Buyout Offer
  Supermarket giant Albertson's confirmed on Friday that it has recieved and is considering a buyout offer from an unidentified consortium.

FOXLIFE

• Redford: Sundance Sticking to its Mission
  The Sundance Film festival may look as though it's gone Hollywood with all the celebrity bashes and corporate logos splashed around town. But Sundance has never wavered from its mission of discovery for new film talent, said Robert Redford.
• FOX411: Aniston's New 'Friends' Open Sundance
  'Friends With Money,' starring Jennifer Aniston, opens Sundance with requisite paparazzi in tow; remember Wilson Pickett.
• Studio Where Presley Recorded to Be Razed
  The studio where Elvis Presley recorded "Heartbreak Hotel" is being torn down.
• Tony Danza named Sexiest Grandparent
  Grand magazine named Tony Danza the Sexiest Celebrity Grandparent of 2006
• Advertisers Making Online Tie-Ins to Super Bowl Ads
  Advertisers are using more tie-ins between their Super Bowl promotions and online advertising campaigns.
• Anthony Franciosa, 1950s and 60s Hollywood Actor, Dies, 77
  Anthony Franciosa, who portrayed troubled characters before becoming one, died at 77, according to his publicist.
• 2005 FOX Features
• Man Drives Into Hospital 'to See a Doctor'
  Man crashes SUV through wall, into hospital's outpatient lobby; Norway law requires farmers to provide mattresses for their cows; mama cow shoots a hole in one.
• Lawyer: 'Survivor' Agreed to Pay Hatch's Taxes
  Richard Hatch's lawyer said Friday that the "Survivor" winner caught his fellow reality-show contestants cheating, and when he told producers about it they struck a deal: They would pay the taxes on the million-dollar prize if Hatch won.
• 2 Live Crew Frontman Sues 50 Cent
  Rapper 50 Cent stole lyrics for his 2003 hit "In Da Club" from 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell's song, "It's Your Birthday," a lawsuit claims.
• Pete Doherty Pleads Guilty to Drug Possession
  Kate Moss' on-again off-again boyfriend, Pete Doherty, pleads guilty to possession of heroin, crack, morphine and marijuana in front of a London court.
• Dead Man Rides NYC Subway, Possibly for Hours
  Eugene Reilly, a postal worker, died on a subway train in New York, leaving authorities uncertain of how long his body rode the train.
• Lisa Live: Gray Skies Over Sundance
  The opening of the Sundance Film Festival played like a scene out of Robert Redford’s classic outlaw flick “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid": We was robbed.
• Ono Tries to Halt Filming of Movie About Lennon's Killer
  John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono tried to stop a film about her husbands killer from shooting outside of the Dakota.
• Soul Singer Wilson Pickett Dies at 64
  Wilson Pickett, singer of 'Mustang Sally,' 'In the Midnight Hour' and 'Land of 1000 Dances,' dies of a heart attack at 64.

HEALTH

• FDA Approves 'Black Box' Warning for Two Eczema Drugs
  The FDA has approved the black box warning the prescription eczema drugs Elidel and Protopic will carry.
• Beauty Benefits: Study Ties Social, Economic Power to Pretty
  A pretty face may be pretty irresistible and put people in good moods, a new study shows.
• Cell Phones: No Link to Brain Tumors
  British study finds cell phones are not linked to brain tumors; not clear if phone usage raises risk for other brain diseases.

POLITICS

• Reid Apologizes for Criticizing GOP Senators On Ethics
  Sen. Harry Reid apologized to 33 Republican senators on Thursday for singling them out in a report titled "Republican Abuse of Power."
• Independent Counsel Report on Cisneros Released
  Ten-year investigation concludes with angry independent counsel saying he was blocked all along the way
• Lawmakers Urge Colleagues to Visit Gulf Coast
  Some lawmakers say not enough of their colleagues have visited the hurricane-devastated Gulf Coast to lobby for congressional help and funding.
• Alito Gives More Info, Prepares for Vote
  Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito answered questions from senators on Friday, telling them he sees protection in the Constitution for privacy.
• Rove: War on Terror Will Be Central Campaign Issue
  White House adviser Karl Rove forecasts the war on terrorism to be a central campaign issue in November, adding that Democratic senators looked "mean-spirited and small-minded" in questioning Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.
• Sen. Clinton: U.S. House Run 'Like a Plantation'
  Sen. Hillary Clinton on Monday blasted the Bush administration and compared the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives to a plantation during a speech to a church in Harlem.
• Sen. Burns Faces Tough Re-Election Bid With Abramoff Ties
  Sen. Conrad Burns faces challenges in re-election bid amid links to indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
• Gay Group Plans Big Turnout for White House Easter Egg Roll
  A group of gay-and lesbian-led families plan to turn out en masse for the annual White House Easter egg roll in April, a spokesperson for the group said.
• Sen. Stevens Vows to Fight for ANWR
  Alaska's 82-year-old senior senator will stay in Washington despite recent signs of discontent.
• Companies Search Records to Find Traveling Terrorists
  Airline passengers who buy a preapproved security pass could have their background further examined as the government tries to turn over the Registered Traveler program to private companies.
• Poll: New Yorkers Support Clinton in Senate, Prez Race
  A poll of New Yorkers shows strong support for Senator Clinton's re-election bid and a bid for the White House.
• Congressman to Challenge Sen. Akaka
  Sen. Daniel Akaka faces a younger challenger in the September primary.
• GOP Leaders Say Voters Show Frustration
  Republican leaders say some GOP voters are frustrated amid congressional spending and scandal.
• Wisc. Prosecutor: Dem Campaigners Slashed Tires in '04 Elect
  Witness testimony, cell phone records and other evidence show that five Democratic campaign workers punctured tires on vehicles Republicans intended to use to get out the vote on Election Day 2004, a prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments.

SCIENCE

• New Horizons Probe Launches on Pluto Mission
  NASA's third stab at launch of New Horizons probe turns lucky Thursday.
• Human Ears Evolved From Ancient Fish Gills
  Your ability to hear relies on a structure that got its start as a gill opening in fish, a new study reveals.
• Study: World May Run Out of Copper
  If all nations were to use the same services enjoyed in developed nations, even the full extraction of metals from the Earth's crust and extensive recycling may not be enough to meet metal demands in the future, according to a new study.
• Small Whale Swims Through London
  Northern bottlenose whale swims up Thames, under London Bridge, past Houses of Parliament.
• New Horizons Probe Spends First Full Day in Space
  Spacecraft headed to Pluto now somewhere out beyond moon's orbit.
• Darker Days in China as Sun Gets Dimmer
  Smog is blocking sunlight in China and making much of the country significantly darker than it was half a century ago.
• Hwang, Six Other Researchers Face University Discipline
  Seoul National University moving to punish disgraced stem-cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk, six colleagues.
• Roman Tomb Predates Founding of City
  Archaeologists find tomb dating from about 1000 B.C., couple of hundred years before Rome's putative founding.
• Irrigation Fuels Warmer Temps in California's Central Valley
  Irrigation of California's Central Valley, which turned it from desert to productive farmland, could be to blame for warmer summer nights that have been recorded in recent years.
• Higher Education Fuels Stronger Belief in Ghosts
  Believe it or not, higher education is linked to a greater tendency to believe in ghosts and other paranormal phenomena, according to a new study.

TECHNOLOGY

• 'Million Dollar Homepage' Hacked in Blackmail Attempt
  Extorters demand $50,000 from page founder Alex Tew; he ignores them; site now fixed.
• Dvorak: Google's Book Database Is a Great Idea
  Google is grinding through various library collections for every book it can scan, without asking for permission. I, for one, think that's great.
• Apple Tweaks iTunes Over Privacy Concerns
  Update gives users option to turn off communication with Apple mothership.
• Konica Minolta Gets Out of Film Business
  Japanese camera and film giant handing over such items to Sony, concentrating on business clients.
• Wikipedia Caught Up in German Legal Fight
  Dead hacker's family suing Wikimedia Foundation to prevent posting of his real name.
• Review: Apple iMac (Intel Core Duo)
  Casual Mac users will love the new iMac (Intel Core Duo), but professional users or anyone who uses graphics apps like Adobe Photoshop and video-editing software (such as Final Cut Pro) should wait until those tools are updated.

U.S. & WORLD

• Slovak Military Plane Crashes, Killing at Least 42
  A Slovak military plane carrying troops from Kosovo crashes near the Hungarian border.
• Syria Supports Iran's 'Right' to Nuclear Technology
  Syria asserted Thursday that Iran had a right to atomic technology and said Western objections to Tehran's nuclear ambitions were not persuasive.
• Usama Bin Laden Audiotape Aired
  Al Jazeera airs a videotape purporting to be that of Usama bin Laden.
• Red Underwear All the Rage in Malaysia
  This year Chinese Malaysians are wearing good luck charms under their pants.
• Study: More Than 9,000 Pieces of Space Junk Orbiting Earth
  NASA study estimates total mass of space flotsam as more than 5,500 tons, and there's no good or easy way to get rid of it.
• Israel Blames Iran, Syria for Tel Aviv Blast
  Israel's defense minister accused Iran and Syria of masterminding a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv the day before that wounded 20 people.
• Man Stabbed Children to Death, Abducted Mother, Cops Say
  An abduction at the Jersey shore ended with a woman safe, her children dead and a suspect in custody Friday following a two-county search.
• Feds Charge 11 in Ecoterrorism Conspiracy
  Suspects are responsible for 17 incidents in five states, 65-count indictment alleges.
• Death of Four Leaders a Blow to Al Qaeda
  A top group of Al Qaeda leaders is believed to have been wiped out by a U.S. missile strike. If true, analysts say it could weaken the terror group's operations in Afghanistan, which has seen an alarming rise in homicide attacks.
• Okla. City Bomb Witness Released
  Michael Fortier, the star witness in the Oklahoma City bombing trials, was released Friday from federal custody, his attorney said.
• Web Site Calls for Trans-Alaska Pipeline Terror Attacks
  Al Qaeda-affiliated Web site calls for terror strikes on trans-Alaska pipeline.
• Fast Facts: Mehmet Ali Agca
  Facts on the Turkish man who shot Pope John Paul II and was taken into custody after a court ordered him to return to prison.
• Pope Gunman to Go Back to Prison in Turkey
  Police arrest the man who shot John Paul II in 1981 after a court ruled Friday that he should return to prison to serve more time for killing a journalist and for other crimes in Turkey.
• Chicago Firefighters Brave Fierce Flames
  Three Chicago businesses went up in flames early this morning, leaving three firefighters injured.
• Former Spying Pentagon Analyst Gets 12 Years in Prison
  Pentagon analyst Lawrence A. Franklin was sentenced Friday to more than 12 years in prison for giving classified information to an Israeli diplomat and two members of a pro-Israel lobbying group.
• Prominent Coroner and TV Personality Indicted
• Iran to Pull Funds From European Banks Over Nuke Dispute
  Iran is moving its foreign exchange reserves out of European banks as a protection against any possible U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program, the Central Bank Governor said Friday.
• Brooklyn Defendants Stab Lawyer in Courtroom Escape Attempt
  Two Brooklyn toughs on trial in a horrifying torture, rape and murder case made a brazen escape attempt Thursday, lunging for court officers' guns and stabbing a lawyer in the neck as terrified jurors and spectators ran shrieking.
• Police Chief's House Burned Down
  A police chief's home was burnt down following a man's death in police custody in Marshallville, Ga.
• Al Qaeda No. 2 Releases Tape, Unclear When Made
  An Islamist Web site released a recording of Ayman al-Zawahiri reading poetry praising "martyrs of holy war."
• Shiites Win Plurality of Seats in Iraq's Government
  The election commission said Friday that an alliance of Shiite religious parties won the biggest number of seats in Iraq's new parliament but too few to rule without coalition partners. Sunni Arabs gained seats over the previous balloting.
• State Dept.: Iran, Syria Not Champions of Palestinian People
  Responding to the Iranian President's meeting with militant Palestinian groups in Syria, the State Department said Iran and Syria's claims of supporting the Palestinian cause were "bankrupt and hollow."
• NYC Transit Workers Reject New Contract
  The city's 33,000 union transit workers narrowly rejected a proposed contract Friday, one month to the day after starting a crippling three-day strike that stranded 7 million bus and subway riders.
• Judge Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban in Md.
  A judge struck down a Maryland statute banning gay marriage, but stayed the order so that the state has time to appeal.
• White House Rejects Bin Laden Truce
  Vice Pres. Cheney rejects bin Laden truce while federal authorities have no plans to raise threat levels after terror threat; FBI asks counter terror teams to re-examine leads following laden tape.
• Dead Man Rides NYC Subway, Possibly for Hours
  Eugene Reilly, a postal worker, died on a subway train in New York, leaving authorities uncertain of how long his body rode the train.
• Man Who Killed 3 Teens, Buried Them in Basement, Commits Sui
  A man sentenced to life in prison for murdering three teens and burying their bodies in a basement died Friday, a day after he was found hanging from a twisted bed sheet in his jail cell, a hospital spokesman said.
• Deadline Passes as Negotiators Work to Free U.S. Journalist
  Adnan al-Dulaimi, whom Jill Carroll was planning to meet when she was kidnapped, appealed to the young reporter's captors to free her.
• Fast Facts: Alma Mine Fire
• Mad Cow Prompts Japan to Halt U.S. Beef Imports
  Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Friday Japan would halt all imports of U.S. beef after a recent shipment was found to possibly contain material considered at risk for mad cow disease.
• Man Gets $100 for Every Day of 21 Years in Prison Under Wron
  A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for a toddler's death, now believed to have been an accident, was awarded $756,900 by a state compensation board — $100 for every day he spent in prison.
• Japan May Allow Females to Ascend Throne
  Japanese government sumbits bill allowing women to ascend Japan's imperial throne.

VIEWS

• Terrorists Exploit America's Porous Borders
  Instead of worrying about wiretapping, we should be wondering why U.S. residents are talking to terrorists.

SHOWS

• FOX & Friends: It's All About the White Mushrooms!
  It's All About the White Mushrooms!
• Hannity & Colmes: Losing a Home To Make Way For a Casino?
  Losing a Home To Make Way For a Casino?
• Hannity & Colmes: Eminent Destruction?
• Hannity & Colmes: Vice President Dick Cheney Talks with Sean Hannity
• On the Record w/ Greta: Entwistle Arrested
  Breaking news in the Massachusetts murder mystery
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: Photographic Evidence
  What can pictures of blood tell us about George Smith's mysterious disappearance?
• On the Record w/ Greta: Inside Al-Jazeera
  The Arabic news network is expanding its operations
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Read the Grapevine
  Read the Grapevine
• The Big Story Weekend: Topics and Guests for January 7 & 8
  January 1
• The Big Story Weekend: Topics and Guests for January 1
  January 1
• The Big Story w/ John Gibson: Keeping Tabs on Terrorists
• The Big Story w/ John Gibson: Read My Word
  Iran is really determined to develop an atomic bomb and we just can't let them
• The O'Reilly Factor: Vermonters React to Judge Cashman
  Will there be a popular uprising in Vermont?
• The O'Reilly Factor: Protecting the Kids - Liberal Versus Conservative
  Protecting the Kids - Liberal Versus Conservative
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Vice President Cheney on 'Your World'
  Transcript: Vice President Cheney on the latest terror tape and the ongoing War on Terror

FOX FAN

• Your Thoughts
  Readers react to Father Jonathan and his Venezuelan trip
• Field of Dreams
  Should a N.J. man be allowed to build a baseball diamond in his yard?
• Divine Intervention
  Venezuelans hope for relief from poverty and political and social unrest
• Tense Relationship
  Strain increases between the government and the church in Venezuela
• Dr. Manny Alvarez
  We've been getting a lot of mail from you, our loyal viewers. It's not often we get to answer or post viewer mail because there is simply SO much of it! Here are a few randomly selected e-mails.
• Up or Down
• Iran — Is Diplomacy the Answer?