ENTERTAINMENT

• FOX411: Michael Jackson Evicted; 'Thriller' Flops
  Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch is set be sold at auction on March 19.
• Ex-Stripper: Oscar de la Hoya Bullied, Bribed Me
  Boxer Oscar de la Hoya bullied and bribed a stunning ex-stripper into making a signed admission that she doctored photos of him dressed in drag and would never again circulate the pictures, the Siberian-born beauty alleged in new court papers.
• Pop Tarts: Cindy Crawford Looks Skinnier Than Ever
  Cindy Crawford will forever be remembered as the supermodel who made curves cool, but it seems the retired runway mom is going for a skinnier style.
• Judge: Celebrity Photographer 'Frightened' Nicole Kidman
  A celebrity photographer who sued a newspaper for accusing him of hounding Nicole Kidman was handed a huge legal bill instead when a judge ruled his intrusive behavior had frightened the actress.
• Woman Who Admitted to Cheating on Fox Show Did It for Money
  The wife of a New York City cop who admitted to cheating on him and wanting to be married to another man on Monday's episode of Fox's "Moment of Truth" says she did it for fame and fortune.
• Report: 'American Idol' Contestant Robbie Carrico Wears Wig
  "American Idol" contestant Robbie Carrico's long, blond hair is a wig, TMZ.com reports.
• Whoopi Goldberg Accepts Gil Cates' Apology
  Whoopi Goldberg has accepted an apology from producer Gil Cates for not including her in a montage featuring Oscar hosts during Sunday's Academy Awards telecast.
• Was Britney Spears Drugged? LAPD Look Into Allegations
  Los Angeles police say they are looking into allegations that someone drugged Britney Spears but have not decided whether to open a formal investigation.
• Ridley Scott Making Film About Reagan, Gorbachev
  Director Ridley Scott is making a film about the 1986 Reykjavik summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
• Judge: Ja Rule Can't Post Bail for Co-Defendants in Gun Case
  A judge in New York says Ja Rule can't post bail for co-defendants in a gun possession case — and she wants the duo to come up with their own money.
• Topless Photos Said to Be of Diablo Cody Emerge
  It's no secret that Oscar-winning "Juno" screenwriter Diablo Cody used to be a stripper — and now photos have emerged purportedly showing the newly minted Hollywood darling with her top off.
• Report: Amy Winehouse Wants to Postpone Drug Hearing
  Amy Winehouse's lawyer has asked a district court to postpone a hearing for the British singer-songwriter, who is accused of drug possession, local media reported Wednesday.
• Katey Sagal Testifies in John Ritter Wrongful-Death Trial
  The jury in the John Ritter wrongful-death trial heard testimonials Tuesday from his TV co-star, agent, personal assistant and son, who praised the actor as a kind, loving and funny man facing a bright future at the time of his death.
• Bobby Brown to Do Community Service for Cocaine Possession
  Singer Bobby Brown will not face criminal charges after police said they found a small amount of cocaine in his possession.

HEALTH

• Drug-Resistant TB Spreading Fast
  Drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading even faster than medical experts had feared, the World Health Organization warned in report issued Tuesday.
• Vegas Clinic Patients May Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis C
  A Las Vegas clinic may have infected a handful of patients with hepatitis C, and some 40,000 more should be tested for the blood-borne virus.
• Brain Scans Show Differences in Angry Adolescents
  Researchers say angry adolescents have differences in specific regions of their brains compared to more passive children.
• Coma, Paralysis: Woman Fights Off Rare Illness
  A 22-year-old has rallied back from a coma due to a disease that once baffled doctors, it is being reported by McClatchy Newspapers.
• Doctor Accused of Speeding Man's Death to Get Organs
  A surgeon in California is accused of prescribing excessive drugs to a disabled and brain-damaged man to hasten his death and retrieve his organs, The New York Times reports.
• Woman Charged in Plastic Surgery Death of N.J. Cop
  Union County authorities have charged a Colombian native with aggravated manslaughter in the death of a former Newark police officer who died after undergoing a plastic surgery procedure.
• Anti-Aging Substance Found in Bullfrogs
  South Korean researchers are saying that the bullfrog may contain a beneficial anti-aging substance that humans could use, French news agency AFP reports.
• Woman Told She Couldn't Conceive Has 9; Twins on Way
  Doctors once told Melissa Cunsamy that her five-year battle with anorexia and bulimia would leave her unable to have children, according to a report in the Daily Mail.
• Study: Acupuncture May Help Menstrual Pain
  New German study says acupuncture needles may relieve menstrual cramps, making females more productive during that time of the month, Reuters reports.

OPINION

• Alireza Jafarzadeh: Exposing Tehran's Nuclear Facilities
  The revelations establish that the IRGC has assumed command of a much larger segment of the nuclear drive
• Susan Estrich: Politics Is Not Fair
  As Jimmy Carter so famously said, life’s not fair - and if life’s not fair, politics isn’t even close.

POLITICS

• Bernanke to Give Congress Results of Economic Checkup
  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is giving Congress a fresh assessment of the country's economic health, which has been pummeled by a housing bust, a credit crunch and soaring energy prices.
• Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich to Form Committee to Decide Run
  Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich to form an exploratory committee to decide whether he'll challenge Sen. Ted Stevens, who is under federal investigation.
• Virginia Sen. John Warner Leaves Hospital, Returns to Work
  Sen. John Warner, R-Va., left the hospital after treatment for an abnormal heart beat.
• Investigation Will Examine Marine Delays in Trucks, Lasers
  An investigation into allegations the Marine Corps delayed sending blast-resistant trucks will also review the delivery of a laser to diver drivers from checkpoints.
• House Panel OKs Increase for Bush's HIV-AIDS Program
  A House panel approves an increase for President Bush's global AIDS program.
• Bush, Czech Leader Close to Reaching Missile Defense Deal
  President Bush said Wednesday that the United States has not reached an agreement on a missile defense radar deal with the Czech Republic with President Bush at a White House meeting on Wednesday.
• Bush Tells Congress to Pass Eavesdropping Law
  President Bush told Congress Wednesday that it's 'inexcusable' for failing to pass an intelligence law allowing government eavesdropping.
• Official: 70 Percent of Afghanistan Outside of Gov't Control
  Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell told Congress Wednesday that the Afghan government controls just 30 percent of the country.
• Arizona Gov. Napolitano Urges Indicted Rep. Renzi to Resign
  Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano wants indicted Rep. Rick Renzi to resign from Congress.
• Conservative Writer William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82
  Conservative author and editor William F. Buckley Jr. died after a battle with emphysema. He was 82.
• Dems Look to Mortgage Relief Bill Opposed by White House
  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday he has 'no intention of trying to work something out with the White House' on a second economic stimulus package, this one focused on the current housing crisis.
• Congress Asks Justice Department to Investigate Clemens
  Congress asked the Justice Department Wednesday to investigate whether Roger Clemens lied under oath to a House committee reviewing steroid use in baseball.
• House OKs $18B in New Taxes on Oil Companies
  House lawmakers approve $18 billion in new taxes on the largest oil companies.
• Attorney General Tours Guantanamo Bay Detention Center
  Attorney General Michael Mukasey to tour the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Wednesday.
• Questions Remain Why Cheney's E-Mail Went Missing
  A week's worth of e-mail disappeared from Vice President Dick Cheney leaves questions of what happened.
• Panel Rejects Design for Terrorism Victims Memorial
  An advisory panel rejected a proposed design for a national memorial to victims of terrorism.
• McCain Scrambles to Control Backers
  White House hopeful John McCain says he's concerned that he may be unable to control all of his supporters from attacks on his opponents.
• Gates to Tell Turks They Should Stop Iraq Operations
  Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that he will tell Turkish leaders they need to wrap up their military operations in northern Iraq quickly, and that the ongoing assault must not last longer than a week or two.
• Rice Seeks Help in Pressing North Korea to Abandon Nukes
  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seeking Japanese help in pressing North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons, said Wednesday she hopes the alleged rape of a Japanese teenager by a Marine on Okinawa will not harm U.S.-Japan ties.

SCITECH

• Glitch Blocks Access to Microsoft's Hotmail
  An undisclosed technical glitch blocked users from logging on to Microsoft Corp.'s free Web-based e-mail service and other sites.
• Iran: We Built Our Space Rocket in Nine Months
  Ahmadinejad boasts that country put together rocket of own design in less than year.
• The Week in Games: Feb. 27, 2008
  A roundup of the week's news and gossip from the video-game industry.
• Sharks Decline Even as Attacks on Humans Rise
  There's fewer big sharks, but still plenty of small ones, just the right size to chomp on the growning number of people spending lots of time in the water.
• Study: Solar Power 'Green' Despite Toxic Materials
  Solar cells require exotic, dangerous elements and draw upon fossil-fuel-burning power plants, but overall they're much less polluting than mainstream energy sources.
• New York Subpoenas Comcast on Internet Blocking
  State attorney general joins bandwagon in probing cable company's blocking of heavy Internet users.
• Online 'Encyclopedia of Life' Crashes Before Launch
  Publicity about huge biological encyclopedia causes Web site to crash before it even debuts.
• New Find Pushes Peru Civilization Back to 3500 B.C.
  German archaeologists dig up ceremonial plaza estimated as 5,500 years old, indicating that South American civilization started around same time as Egyptian, Mesopotamian cultures.
• Pollution Makes Chinese River Turn Red, Foamy
  Dongjing river, a Yangtze tributary, found to be full of ammonia, tanning chemicals after turning color, consistency of cherry soda.
• Pentagon's 'Crusher' Robot Vehicle Nearly Ready to Go
  DARPA has nearly finished work on the Crusher, a six-wheeled robot that rolls through ditches, walls, streams, other vehicles and almost anything else that gets in its way.
• Norway Formally Opens Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault
  Svalbard Global Seed Vault opens doors to all world's seeds Tuesday; meant to preserve 12,000 years of agriculture in case of global catastrophe.
• Man-Made Flood Planned for Grand Canyon
  Rushing wall of water would be third in past 12 years meant to wash sand, other debris downstream to help fish.

SPORTS

• Tony Stewart Wins Stater Bros. 300
  Tony Stewart was dominant Monday in winning his second straight NASCAR Nationwide Series race, holding off hard-charging Kyle Busch again.

U.S.

• Jack Daniel's Master Distiller to Retire After 40 Years
  For lovers of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey, Jimmy Bedford has the dream job.
• Cutts Spared Death Penalty in Murder of Pregnant Lover
  The mother of the pregnant Ohio woman killed by former police officer Bobby Cutts Jr. told him minutes after a jury spared him the death penalty that she had already forgiven him and she hoped he would one day get out of jail.
• Judge Orders Fraternal Club to Admit Women
  A judge has ordered a 101-year old fraternal German club in Mystic to start admitting women.
• Boy, 2, Nearly Drowns at Great-Grandfather's Funeral
  A yound boy is in critical condition after nearly drowning in a fountain during a funeral service for his great-grandfather, San Jose, Calif. police said on Wednesday.
• One Injured After Shooting at University of Arkansas
  One person was injured Wednesday in a shooting on a campus parking lot at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
• Oklahoma Air Force Base IDs Iraq Vet in Murder-Suicide
  Recently divorced Iraq veteran shot his two children before turning the gun on himself at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma.
• Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Damages for Exxon Valdez
  Supreme Court to hear arguments over case that would prevent victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill from collecting damages.
• No Estimate on Time Frame of Fla. Power Outage Investigation
  Florida's largest utility couldn't estimate on Wednesday how long it might take to determine why a problem with a single switch at a substation led to blackouts across the state a day earlier that cut power to millions of people.
• Report: Man Stabbed in Fight for Taking Too Long in John
  A teen was stabbed five times in the stomach on Monday during a fight over how long he was taking in the bathroom, FOX6.com reports.
• Delaware Cops Raid Home Casino Featuring Topless Dealers
  Police in Middletown, Del., have arrested three residents accused of hosting illegal gambling at a home in The Legends community.
• Teens Rob School Safe; Blow Cash on Food, Video Games
  Two Massachusetts teens tried to rip off their fellow students on Feb. 5 by breaking into their school and robbing the fundraiser safe, MyFOXBoston reports. What they did not know was that the entire incident was caught on security cameras.
• Starbucks Promises the Perfect Cup of Coffee Every Time
  A day after shutting down most of its U.S. shops for three hours to retrain baristas on espresso basics, Starbucks is welcoming customers back Wednesday with a new promise posted in stores: "Your drink should be perfect, every time."
• $1.9M Seized From SUV on U.S.-Mexico Border
  Customs agents found nearly $1.9 million hidden in the doors of a sport utility vehicle at an El Paso port of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection say.
• Jury Back in Deliberations to Decide Fate of Ex-Cop Cutts
  A jury returned to deliberations Wednesday to decide whether to recommend the death penalty for a former Canton police officer who killed his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn daughter.
• Southwest Calls Claim by Coeds Untrue
  Southwest Airlines says claims made by two female passengers that they were discriminated against because of their good looks and banned from future flights is untrue.
• 81-Year-Old Fugitive Caught 43 Years After Escape
  Willie 'Pops' Parker, 81 and ailing, was arrested last week 43 years after walking away from a prison work detail in Maryland
• Cardinals Release Spiezio After Police Issue Arrest Warrant
  Utilityman Scott Spiezio was cut by the St. Louis Cardinals, after being charged in a six-count complaint involving drunken driving and assault in a December car crash.
• Wrongfully Deported Man Sues Feds, Los Angeles
  Californian Pedro Guzman, who is mentally disabled, is suing federal and local agenicies for deporting him last year to Mexico
• 8 People Wounded in South L.A. Street Shootings
  A gunman fired into a crowd of children and adults at a South Los Angeles bus stop Wednesday, wounding eight.
• Kansas City Catholic Leaders Object to Bodies Display
  The popular Bodies Revealed exhibit opens Friday in Kansas City's Union Station, but local bishops have ruled it off limits for Catholic school children on field trips, MyFOXKC.com reports
• Jewish Teach Faces Replacement Over Championship on Sabbath
  A Jewish school's basketball team could be headed for a championship on Saturday March 8, but the school's religious beliefs prohibit students from playing on the Jewish Sabbath between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday.
• Peterson to Get Guns Back, Appear on 'Today'
  A judge in Illinois has ordered investigators to return to Drew Peterson all items seized from his home — including firearms — within 30 days as the former police officer prepared for another appearance on the 'Today' show.
• Map Leads to Buried Loot Near Los Angeles Freeway
  Police used a map from a convicted burglar to find a stash of buried jewelry buried under a California underpass on Tuesday.
• 4 Killed in Tennessee Apartment Shooting; Suspect Dead
  Police say a man fatally shot four people at a public housing complex in downtown Bristol, Tenn., before apparently committing suicide.
• Drew Peterson's Sons Receive Grand Jury Subpoenas
  Drew Peterson's two sons with third wife Kathleen Savio are expected to appear Thursday morning before a grand jury investigating the death of their mother.
• Woman, 20, Suspected of Stabbing 'Intimate' Male Friend, 72
  Colorado prosecutors say a 72-year-old man suffered serious injuries when he was stabbed by a 20-year-old woman described as his "intimate" friend.
• Texas Waitress Gets Horse as a Tip
  A 71-year-old Texas waitress received the "best" tip of her career — a horse.
• Arrest Warrant Issued for Cardinals' Scott Spiezio
  An arrest warrant has been issued by the Irvine Police Department for St. Louis Cardinals utilityman Scott Spiezio on six charges stemming from a Dec. 30 incident.
• Alaska Town Sues Energy Cos. Over Global Warming
  A tiny Alaska village eroding into the Chukchi Sea sued oil, power and coal companies Tuesday, claiming that the large amounts of greenhouse gases they emit contribute to global warming that threatens the community's existence.
• Woman Charged With DUI Has Another Crash; 4-Year-Old Killed
  A woman accused of killing an Illinois preschooler in a five-car pileup on Friday also was facing a DUI in another accident that shut power to hundreds of homes months ago, the Southtown Star reported.
• Mom Severely Injured Trying to Save Son From Oncoming Car
  A California mother was on life support after she was hit by a car as she tried to push her toddler son out of harm's way.
• U.S. Exchange Student Starved in Egypt, Loses 50 Pounds
  Jonathan McCullum was in perfect health at 155 pounds when he left last summer to spend the school year as an exchange student in Egypt.
• Mich. Nurse's Aide Accused of Abusing Elderly Couple
  A 6-foot-6, 220-pound nurse's aide abused an elderly couple by urinating in the woman's hair and pouring liquid soap on her husband's head, according to the Muskegon County prosecutor's office.
• Naughty Woman Gets 2 Years Probation for Groping Mall Santa
  A woman accused of groping Santa Claus at the Danbury Fair Mall won't have to serve any jail time if she stays out of trouble.
• Customer Shot in Conn. Bank Robbery, Cops Seek 2nd Suspect
  State police said a violent bank robbery and an accident that shut down Route 8 in Waterbury on Wednesday were linked.
• Ohio Kindergartener Suspended for Mohawk
  An Ohio 6-year-old was suspended from school after showing up with a Mohawk haircut, which school officials said was a distraction to other students.
• Las Vegas Judge Refuses to Postpone O.J. Robbery Trial
  A judge is refusing lawyers' requests to postpone O.J. Simpson's armed robbery trial in Las Vegas.
• Wisconsin Man Gets Life in Prison for Wife's Poisoning Death
  A man convicted of poisoning and suffocating his wife was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole.
• Charges Filed in Maryland School Bus Crash
  Charges have been filed in a school bus accident that left the driver and several students hurt Wednesday, police told FOX News.
• Polygamist Sect Leader Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Charges
  Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs pleaded not guilty Wednesday to sex charges stemming from the arranged marriages of two teenage girls to older men.
• Mock Gunman Drill Terrifies Students at N.C. School
  Elizabeth City State University is offering counseling to faculty and students after some became unknowing participants in an emergency response drill.
• Infant Found Outside Colo. Hospital Pronounced Dead
  Denver police say someone pressed the button on a call box outside Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center, where a baby was discovered and later pronounced dead.
• Sex Change Inmate Claims Prison Denying Treatment
  A killer who sued to have a sex change claims her body is becoming more masculine again because she's being denied treatment in prison as she awaits a ruling in her bid for the surgery.
• Mom Accused in Kids' Drownings Ordered Held Without Bail
  Long Island, N.Y., woman's lawyer enters not guilty plea in connection with charges she murdered her three young children by drowning them in the bathtub.
• Nursing Home Toilets Explode, Forcing Evacuation
  Toilets at a nursing home in Washington exploded with steam, causing flooding and forcing residents to be relocated.
• Man Pays to Build Homes in NYC Parks to Protect Squirrels
  A self-appointed protector of squirrels has paid to have soft-pine boxes made for the critters and had them placed in trees at City Hall Park.
• Connecticut Student Accused of Torching Teacher's Hair
  Milford officials have expelled a Jonathan Law High School student accused of lighting her science teacher's hair on fire during class.
• 'Too Pretty' College Students Escorted From Flight
  Two attractive 18-year-olds claim they were escorted off a Southwest Airlines for being 'too pretty,' TampaBays10.com reported.

WORLD

• Roadside Bomb Kills 2 NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan
  NATO soldiers patrolling in eastern Afghanistan were hit by a roadside bomb, killing two of the troops and wounding one other.
• U.S. Journalist's Family Seek Outside Probe into Killing
  The parents of Bradley Roland Will, a 36-year-old journalist-activist from New York slain in southern Mexico, said they were unsatisfied with investigation.
• Video Captures White Students Abusing Black Staffers
  A video made by white students shows black cleaners taking part in a supposedly joke-filled mock 'initiation ceremony' on their knees eating food secretly urinated on.
• U.S. Designates Canadian TV Journalist Enemy Combat
  U.S. military designates Afghan journalist for Canadian TV network as an unlawful enemy combatant after detaining him for four months based on 'credible information' of ties with Taliban leaders.
• Colombian FARC Rebels Release 4 Captive Politicians
  Two Venezuelan helicopters transported four recently released Colombian hostages to meet families in Caracas; freed hostages say politician Ingrid Betancourt is in failing health.
• Bare-Handed 'Spiderman' Scales Skyscraper in Brazil
  A French man known as 'Spiderman' delighted onlookers Wednesday by scaling a skyscraper in Brazil with his bare hands
• Olympics Highlight Beijing Water Woes
  To keep water taps flowing for the Olympics, the city is draining surrounding regions, depriving poor farmers of water.
• Marines Call New Body Armor Heavy, Impractical
  The Pentagon and Marine Corps authorized the purchase of 84,000 bulletproof vests in 2006 that are not only too heavy but are so impractical that some U.S. Marines are asking for their old vests back so they can remain agile enough to fight.
• Judge Orders Fraternal Club to Admit Women
  A judge has ordered a 101-year old fraternal German club in Mystic to start admitting women.
• Israeli Air Strike Hits Office of Gaza's Hamas Premier
  Israeli aircraft struck the empty office of Gaza's Hamas premier Ismail Haniyeh and nearby premises of his Interior Ministry.
• Suspected Radioactive Packages Found in Language School
  A language school in Edinburgh, England has been sealed off after suspected radioactive packages were found inside.
• Al Qaeda's Deputy Chief Ayman al-Zawahiri Issues New Message
  Al Qaeda's number two Ayman al-Zawahiri has issued a new video message praising the terrorist organization's slain commander in Afghanistan.
• FBI Says Airline Plotters Had No Links to U.S. Networks
  American intelligence officials said Wednesday that the men accused of trying to blow up several airliners bound for the U.S. had no obvious links to support networks in the United States but warned the greatest threat may be lurking within the U.S.
• Israel: 1 Killed After Rocket Strikes College Campus
  A Palestinian rocket struck a college campus in southern Israel Wednesday, killing one man and lightly wounding a second person, Israeli medics said.
• Protesters Chain Themselves to British Parliament Roof
  A security review has been launched after protesters chained themselves to the roof of the Houses of Parliament in London.
• Indonesian Earthquakes May Be Sign of Worse to Come
  The fault line that spawned the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has ruptured nearly 20 times this month, causing three strong earthquakes. The activity shows the stress the seam is under and could be a harbinger of worse to come, scientists warn.
• Sudan Urges Muslim Boycott Over Reprinted Muhammad Cartoons
  Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir called Wednesday for a worldwide Muslim boycott of Denmark over a reprinted cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad, telling tens of thousands of people at a government-backed rally that he was barring Danes from his country.
• Turkish Salvage Tycoon Says U.N. Owes Him Millions
  Kahraman Sadikoglu remembers the day in May 2003 when a U.N. agency asked him to move forward with a business deal that would make the world a better place -- and help him earn a tidy profit.
• Serbs Warn of Violence if Independent Kosovo Asserts Control
  A hard-line Serb leader warned Wednesday of more violence in Kosovo if the newly independent state moves to establish control in the Serb-populated north.
• EU Fines Microsoft Record $1.3 Billion
  European Union fines Microsoft Corp. $1.3 billion for charging rivals too much for software information.
• Turkish Troops Kill 77 Kurdish Rebels
  Turkish troops have killed 77 Kurdish rebels in night-long clashes in northern Iraq, the military said Wednesday. Five soldiers were also killed.
• Python Stalked, Then Ate Family Dog in Front of Children
  A 16-foot python stalked a family dog for days before swallowing the pet whole in front of horrified children in the Australian tropics, animal experts said Wednesday.
• Roadside Bomb Kills 2 Polish Soldiers in Afghanistan
  A roadside bomb killed two Polish soldiers patrolling in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, while NATO announced the seizure of $400 million in opium in the south.
• Britain and Iraq Blast 'Parading' of Hostage on Video
  Britain and Iraq condemned the “parading” of a British hostage Wednesday and promised to work for an early release after talks between Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Iraqi counterpart.
• Chinese Airline Fires Pilot for Buzzing Airport
  A Cathay Pacific Airways pilot was fired after he swooped down and buzzed a Seattle-area airfield without permission while taking delivery of a Boeing 777-300ER passenger jet, the airline said Wednesday.
• Winners of Election Press Musharraf to Convene Parliament
  The winners of Pakistan's election were assembling their lawmakers Wednesday for the first time to press President Pervez Musharraf to convene what promises to be a hostile new Parliament.
• China: Factory Fire Kills 15 in Southern Shenzhen
  An early morning factory fire left 15 people dead and three others severely wounded in Shenzhen, a state news agency reported Wednesday.
• Aid Group: Kidnapped U.S. Aid Worker Feared Dead
  An American aid worker and her Afghan driver kidnapped in southern Afghanistan a month ago are feared dead, a statement from their aid group said. Afghan and U.S. officials said Wednesday they could not confirm the report.

SHOWS

• Hannity & Colmes: Trasncript: Bill Cunningham on Obama Comments
  Conservative radio host Bill Cunningham on fallout from Obama comments, McCain's sharp rejection
• On the Record w/ Greta: Deadly Dive
  Shark kills Austrian scuba diver in baited water
• Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld: Gutfeld: Give Peace a Chance
  Too late for anti-war album about Iraq?
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Transcript: FOX News All Stars
  'Special Report' Panel on Whether Obama Has the Experience to Unite Our Country and the Pentagon's Attempt to Decrease Troops in Iraq
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Political Grapevine: Clinton Campaign Stiffing Vendors?
  More stories of the Hillary Clinton campaign stiffing vendors
• The Big Story w/ Gibson and Nauert: Nauert: Tracking the Youth Vote
  For many students, 2008 is an election they feel they can influence
• The O'Reilly Factor: Bill O'Reilly: Defending The New York Times
  Defending The New York Times
• The O'Reilly Factor: Transcript: Did Global Warming Wipe Out Dinos?
  Did global warming wipe out the dinosaurs?
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Transcript: Obama's Tax Hike Record
  Obama supported more than 300 tax hikes in Illinois, would he do the same as president?
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Neil Cavuto: Not Over for Hillary Clinton
  The numbers tell me it's not over for Hillary Clinton