ENTERTAINMENT

• Pop Tarts: Paris 'Desperate' for a Friend
  Paris Hilton's 'Simple Life' is about to get a whole lot more complicated as she takes on yet another 'reality' project.
• Ed McMahon Recovering From Broken Neck
  Former 'Tonight Show' sidekick Ed McMahon broke his neck in a fall last year and is recovering after two surgeries, his publicist revealed Thursday.
• Heath Ledger's Joker Makes Dramatic Entrance in Film
  Movie owners got a preview of the late Heath Ledger's terrifying performance as the Joker in the film 'The Dark Knight,' hitting theaters this summer.
• Sheryl Crow to Collaborate With Fleetwood Mac
  Sheryl Crow will soon be collaborating with Fleetwood Mac, the singer said.
• George Lucas Unveils Animated 'Star Wars' Movie
  George Lucas offered a glimpse into the latest creation in his sci-fi universe at the theater-owners convention ShoWest on Thursday, showing a sequence from 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars,' a computer-animated movie due in theaters Aug. 15.
• Snoop Dogg to Perform on Soap Opera 'One Life to Live'
  Snoop Dogg will remix the theme song of the ABC soap opera 'One Life to Live' and appear on two episodes.
• Actress Minnie Driver Says She's Pregnant
  Actress Minnie Driver told 'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno Thursday that she is indeed expecting a baby.
• India Drops Warrant for Arrest of Richard Gere Over Kiss
  India's top court suspended an arrest warrant Friday against Hollywood star Richard Gere, wanted for allegedly breaking public obscenity laws by kissing Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.
• Yankees Release Billy Crystal After 1-Day Contract
  The comedian, actor and Oscar presenter was released from his one-day contract by the Yankees after playing in an exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• 2 Doctors Cleared of Negligence in Death of John Ritter
  A Glendale jury has cleared two doctors of negligence in the treatment and death of actor John Ritter.
• Mills to Be Offered $50M in Divorce From McCartney
  Heather Mills is expected to be awarded a lump sum of $50 million to $60.6 million in her divorce battle with Paul McCartney — the sum originally offered by the former Beatle.
• Pussycat Dolls Present New Lingerie Collection
  The Pussycat Dolls, known for their skimpy costumes and sexy moves presented their debut fashion show, with a line of lingerie.

FNC IMAG

• Alternatives to Your Favorite Foods 'Banned' During Pregnanc
  Nine months without coffee? No way! Here's some great alternatives to your favorite foods.
• Pregnancy Myths Revealed!
  Addicted to a jar of pickles a day? Or, lemon sherbet with mustard on the side for a month? This old wive’s tales say that if a pregnant woman eats too much of one food, it will result in birthmarks on their baby.
• What to Eat When You're Pregnant
  >Here is a sample menu from Glassman, which integrates all of the food groups you need to stay healthy during your pregnancy.

HEALTH

• Expert: Teen Pregnancies Contribute to Overpopulation
  Unwanted teen pregnancies and bouts of binge drinking are contributing to the world’s unsustainable population growth, a World Heath Organization academic said.
• FOXSexpert: Boosting Your Sex Life With Fantasy
  Loving or lurid, the sexual fantasy piques a lot of interest and sometimes evokes shame.
• Report: Young Teens Favor Inhalants to Get High
  Drug users as young as 12- and 13-years-old are sniffing household chemicals to become high, according to the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition.
• Report: 7-Year-Old Can't Stop Harming Herself
  A mother from Scotland is desperate to find help for her seven-year-old daughter who can't stop beating herself up, it is being reported.
• Boy, 15, Kills Himself After Increased Ritalin Dosage
  A British teenager who recently had his prescription for Ritalin increased committed suicide by hanging himself, according to a report in the Daily Mail.
• Paralyzed Man, 44, Walks Out of Hospital
  A Lincoln man initially told he had been paralyzed from the neck down in a bike crash last year has walked out of a Lincoln hospital.
• Woman Survives Heart Defect; Told She Had Epilepsy
  A woman from Great Britain is looking forward to living a “normal” lifestyle – after all, she has lived the past 23 years with a 1.5-inch hole in her heart, it is being reported by the Daily Telegraph.
• Study: Dementia Diagnosis May Relieve Patients
  Doctors often hesitate to tell patients they likely suffer from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, fearing the news will overwhelm them. But a study by Washington University in St. Louis suggests physicians need not worry.

OPINION

• Heritage Foundation: When the Music Dies
  Heritage Foundation: Music may soothe the savage beast, but it won’t change Kim Jong-il’s intransigence in the stalled Six Party Talks.

POLITICS

• Senate Rejects McCain-Backed Plan to Ban Earmarks for 1 Year
  The Senate rejected calls from both parties' presidential candidates to take an election-year break from pork-barrel spending as a Democratic-run Congress pushed budget plans that would torpedo hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts won by Bush.
• House Holds Rare Secret Session
  House Democrats agreed to a request by Minority Whip Roy Blunt to move into a secret session Thursday evening to discuss the terror surveillance bill to be voted on later in the night.
• Former Pimp: Call Girl Behind Spitzer's Fall 'Best Hooker'
  Jason Itzler served time in prison for running a high-end call girl service in New York City. Back then he met Ashley Alexandra Dupre — the woman at the center of the Eliot Spitzer sex scandal, MyFOXNY.com reports.
• Mukasey: Don't Execute Sept. 11 Attack Plotters
  U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said he fears executing 9/11 plotters would make them martyrs, though his department won't be in charge of the trial
• Local Ga. Baseball Team Hosts 'Eliot Spitzer Night'
  The Macon Music baseball team in Georgia announces it will host "Eliot Spitzer Night," and claims to have invited Spitzer himself to throw the first pitch
• Rep. Andre Carson Succeeds Late Grandmother in Congress
  The House swore in the second-ever Muslim to its ranks, Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind.
• Alabama Rep. Bud Cramer Not Running for Re-Election
  Nine-term Democratic congressman Bud Cramer of Alabama said Thursday he will not run for reelection in November.
• Questions Remain Over Whether D.C. Gun Ban Works
  Since the 1976 weapons ban in the District of Columbia was passed, more than 8,400 people have been murdered in the district, many killed by handguns. Nearly 80 percent of the 181 murders in 2007 were committed with guns.
• Pentagon: One-Third of Women in Military Report Harassment
  One-third of women in the military and 6 percent of men said they were sexually harassed, according to the latest Pentagon survey on the issue.
• House Passes Democratic Terror Surveillance Package
  The House on Friday narrowly approved a Democratic bill that would set rules for the government's eavesdropping on phone calls and e-mails inside the United States.
• White House Made EPA Weaken Smog Changes
  Tense e-mails exchanged between EPA, OMB before smog-requirement changes announced Wednesday.
• Bush Sounds Upbeat Message on Economy, Notes Strains
  Trying to calm jitters about the economy, President Bush conceded on Friday that the country "obviously is going through a tough time" but expressed confidence about a rebound.
• Senate Approves Federal Budget That Would End Bush Tax Cuts
  The Senate rejected calls from both parties' presidential candidates to take an election-year break from pork-barrel spending as a Democratic-run Congress passed budget plans that would torpedo hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts won by Bush.
• Bill Allowing Guns on Campus Approved by House in Oklahoma
  Legislation that would allow concealed weapons on college campuses in Oklahoma was approved by the state House Thursday despite opponents who said putting more guns on campus makes no sense following recent school massacres.
• Charges Against Spitzer for Prostitution Would be Unusual
  Resigning won't spare Eliot Spitzer from the heat of a criminal investigation — federal prosecutors must still decide what to do with the case of the disgraced New York governor and the prostitutes.

SCITECH

• Falling Meteor Caught on Videotape
  University of Western Ontario catches meteor heading to Earth, and now wants help with finding it.
• NOAA: Coolest Winter Since 2001 for U.S., Globe
  NOAA says global temp half a degree warmer than normal, although just about even in U.S.
• NASA's Giant Space Robot Has Power Problem
  Dextre, designed to help astronauts during spacewalk, having problems heating up its joints.
• NASA: Moon Geyser Dive a Smashing Success
  Space agency happy with Cassini probe's skim 30 miles over Saturn moon Enceladus' surface as samples strange geyser plumes.
• Low-Cost Laptop Makers Sued in Federal Court
  Nigerian company claims One Laptop Per Child foundation stole specialized keyboard design for Nigerian-market laptops.
• Electronic Gadgets Often Full of Computer Viruses
  Digital picture frames, GPS systems, even iPods get infected at Chinese factories, pose threat to your PC.
• Verizon Developing Faster File-Sharing Software
  Broadband provider works with researchers, file-sharing networks to localize peer-to-peer connections, distribute load evenly.
• Population Collapse Cancels Salmon-Fishing Season
  Federal managers nix early season for chinook, may shut down rest of West Coast salmon seasons for entire year.
• Weather Channel Founder: Sue Al Gore for Fraud
  The founder of the Weather Channel wants to sue Al Gore for fraud, hoping a legal ruling will finally settle the global warming debate once and for all.
• More Evidence That Life Started in Space
  Two ancient meteorites found in Antarctica chock-full of amino acids.
• India: BlackBerrys Threaten National Security
  New Delhi to work with Canadian spy agency to make sure it can tap into BlackBerry transmissions if it thinks it needs to.

U.S.

• Middle School Teacher, 28, Charged for Sex With Student, 14
  A Hillsborough County middle school teacher has been arrested and is charged with having sex with a 14-year-old student.
• 7 Players Desert Cuban Soccer Team In U.S.
  Down to 10 players after seven players deserted and another was suspended for a red card, Cuba lost to Honduras tonight.
• Battered Baby Has Spleen Removed, Pancreas Reconstructed
  A 14-month-old boy is in critical condition after being beaten so badly he had internal bleeding, forcing surgeons to operate.
• Dogs Found Hanged, Burned in Pa. Over Satanic Symbol
  State police say they found three dogs hanging and burned over a pile of burning tires in Fayette County.
• Fla. Officials Say Trailer 'Art' Is Eyesore, Must Go
  Frank Bates' 'Airstream Ranch' has to come down, Florida officials say, despite Bates belief that the publicly displayed trailers are art
• Elephant-in-a-Bubble Stunt Canceled After Protests
  A california science center has canceled a planned stunt to surround an elephant in a soap bubble because of intense public opposition.
• Autopsy: Duke Student Shot Point-Blank in Head
  An autopsy has found a point-blank gunshot to the head killed a Duke University grad student, similar to the shooting death of UNC student Eve Carson
• DoD: Alleged UBL Assistant Captured, Being Held at Gitmo
  Authorities have captured a high-level Al Qaeda figure who helped Usama bin Laden escape from Afghanistan in 2001, the Pentagon announced Friday.
• Errant National Guard Bomb Falls on Okla. Apartments
  Federal investigators are trying to figure out why a 22-pound dummy bomb mistakenly dropped on a Tulsa, Okla., apartment complex
• Doctor Gets Life for Love Triangle Murder of Best Friend
  A doctor was sentenced Friday to life in prison for murdering his best friend more than three decades ago so he could marry the friend's wife.
• Bernanke Pledges to Help Homeowners With Foreclosures
  Fighting to stem a dangerous wave of home foreclosures, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged Friday to do all that is possible to help struggling homeowners.
• Police: Pharmacist Traded Drugs for Sex
  A Maryland pharmacist is facing charges that he traded drugs for sex.
• Bear Stearns Stock Loses 53 Percent On Liquidity Fear
  The Federal Reserve invoked a rarely used Depression-era procedure Friday to rescue Bear Stearns Cos. -- the nation's fifth largest securities firm -- as nervous investors sent the company's share price down more than 45 percent.
• Man Charged With Biting, Sexually Assaulting 8-Month-Old Boy
  A 27-year-old Texas man has been arrested after allegedly abducting and sexually attacking an 8-month-old boy, the Houston Chronicle reports.
• Sheriff Wants to Give 1,500 Seized Cigars to Troops in Iraq
  In Michigan, Oakland County's Narcotics Enforcement Team seized 1,500 cigars during a traffic stop of a convicted drug felon in January, and now the sheriff wants to send them to troops in Iraq.
• Jell-O Heir Put Up for Adoption Won't Get Family Fortune
  A woman born out of wedlock to a direct descendant of the family that struck it rich marketing Jell-O more than a century ago has been denied a share of the family fortune, a court ruled Thursday.
• 'Flying Saucer' Home to Be Auctioned in Tennessee
  A mountainside house being auctioned in Tennessee is perfect for anyone tolerant of gawkers and fascinated with outer space: It's built like a flying saucer.
• Animal Sanctuary Raid Finds Hundreds of Sick, Dead Cats
  Humane officials and Allegheny County Sheriff's deputies are raiding an animal sanctuary in Frazer Township.
• Possible Ricin Victim Wakes Up in Las Vegas Hospital
  A man who may have been exposed to toxic ricin in his Las Vegas motel room has regained consciousness and is speaking with investigators, authorities said Friday.
• Ill. Police Release Surveillance Photos in Lane Bryant Case
  Police in a Chicago suburb have released a series of photos they hope will help lead them to a gunman who killed five women at a Lane Bryant clothing store.
• UNC Slay Case Judge Calls for Session on Gang Violence
  The judge presiding Friday at the first court appearance of a teenager charged with killing two North Carolina college students pleaded with state lawmakers to meet immedately and address gang violence.
• State's Highest Court Rejects Sniper's Appeal for New Trial
  Maryland's highest court on Friday decided not to hear a request by convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad to seek a new trial.
• Missouri Police Arrest Teen Mom After Her Kids Eat Cocaine
  Police say they arrested a Kansas City teenager after her 2-year-old child and two other toddlers ate crack cocaine.
• Mom Barred From Seeing Son, 12, Charged With Murder
  The mother of a 12-year-old boy charged with killing a Broward County toddler was ordered to stay away from her son Thursday.
• Rat Infestation Shuts Down Classrooms at N.Y. School
  Rat sightings have closed down six classroom trailers at a Brooklyn elementary school, with a teachers union official saying she spotted numerous rodents nosing around the temporary classrooms.
• Man With Gun, Ski Mask Tries to Rob Closed Pennsylvania Bank
  A Pennsylvania man is accused of attempted bank robbery — and if poor planning were a crime, he might be charged with that, too.
• Teacher Yanked for Telling Student She Had 'Perky' Chest
  A Florida history teacher is out of the classroom after allegedly telling a 13-year-old student she had 'nice, perky t**s' in front of the class, wftv.com reports.
• Wife of Soldier in Iraq Charged With Infant's Starving Death
  The wife of a soldier deployed in Iraq is charged with killing their 11-month-old daughter after the infant was found starved to death in their littered home on the Fort Leonard Wood Army post, authorities said.

WORLD

• U.S. Soldier Shot to Death in Standoff With German Police
  A U.S. soldier who took his ex-girlfriend hostage in a south German town was fatally shot in a confrontation with police, a police spokesman said Friday.
• Lindsey Vonn Wins World Cup Overall Title
  Lindsey Vonn gave the United States both the men's and women's Alpine ski titles for the first time in 25 years when she won the first overall World Cup championship of her career Friday.
• 700-Pound Man Buried in Mass Grave in Britain Using Crane
  A 728-pound man was buried in a mass grave in Britain Friday — with the help of a mechanical crane, according to The Daily Mail.
• First Catholic Church Opens in Qatar Amid Fear of Backlash
  Qatar's first Christian church has no cross, no bell and no steeple. And when 5,000 faithful flock to Our Lady of the Rosary to celebrate its historic consecration this weekend, they pray no one will notice.
• U.K. Rethinks Asylum for Gay Iranian Teen Who Fears Hanging
  The British government is reconsidering its decision to deny asylum to a gay Iranian teenager who claims his life would be at risk in his homeland.
• 3 Suspected Taliban Killed in Clashes With Troops
  Afghan and foreign troops clashed with Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan on Friday, leaving three suspected militants dead and two wounded, an official said.
• Bin Laden Follower Declares Jihad on Accountants
  With the April 15 income tax deadline looming, now’s a good time to spare a kind thought for accountants. They are, it seems, prime targets for a terror attack.
• Madam Closes Historic Bordello, Says Sex Doesn't Sell
  The oldest bordello in Hamburg's red-light district is shutting down for lack of business, according to newspaper reports.
• 'Cat Confession' Senior Citizen Acquitted of Murder
  A senior citizen who was accused of killing his partner and then confessing to his pet cats was cleared of murder and manslaughter today -- and then hugged by members of the jury before leaving the courtroom.
• Turnout Low in Iran Parliament Elections; Reformists Barred
  Only a handful of voters showed up at many polling stations in Tehran on Friday in Iran's parliament elections, a sign of frustration with a vote that hard-liners allied with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are expected to dominate.
• Norwegian Government Proposes Law Allowing Same-Sex Marriage
  The Norwegian government proposed a new marriage law Friday that would give gay couples the same rights as heterosexual pairs, including church weddings, adoption and assisted pregnancies.
• Mourners Attend Funeral of Kidnapped Archbishop in Iraq
  Mourners carrying flowers and olive branches attended the funeral mass of one of Iraq's most senior Chaldean Catholic clerics on Friday, one day after his body was found in a northern Iraqi city where al-Qaida retains its last urban stronghold.
• Reformists Make Few Gains in Iranian Elections
  Initial results in the Iranian parliamentary elections show hard-liners in the lead, but reform candidates making some gains in some cities, according to news reports.
• 6.3-Magnitude Quake Shakes Islands Off Japan
  A moderate earthquake jolted Japan's Bonin Islands early Saturday; officials say there are no reports of damage or tsunamis.
• Kosovo Serbs Storm United Nations Court in Northern Kosovo
  Hundreds of Serbs stormed a U.N. courthouse in northern Kosovo on Friday, taking control of the site and hoisting a Serbian flag to replace a U.N. one.
• Girl, 9, Found Alive Nearly 1 Month After Disappearance
  Shannon Matthews, the 9-year-old girl whose disappearance more than three weeks ago sparked one of the U.K.'s biggest-ever police searches, was found alive and well Friday afternoon.
• Bear Found Guilty in Macedonia Court of Stealing Honey
  A bear has been found guilty by a Macedonia court of stealing honey from a beekeeper.

SHOWS

• America's Pulse w/ E.D. Hill: Frontlines Firsthand: Viewer Comments
  Here's your chance to send questions, thoughts and best wishes to Sgt. Dawson and Cpl. Atwell
• FNS w/ Chris Wallace: Coming Up on 'FNS'
  Will the votes of Florida and Michigan residents count? We'll ask Clinton supporter Sen. Charles Schumer and Obama surrogate Sen. Chris Dodd
• Hannity & Colmes: Transcript: McCain on 'H&C'
  Sen. McCain on his record, tax cuts, immigration, border security Democratic opponents, the energy crisis, health care, Supreme Court justices, same sex marriages, the Iraq War and winning over conservative voters
• On the Record w/ Greta: Joe Francis
  Founder of 'Girls Gone Wild' empire released from prison
• Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld: Gutfeld: Meet New York's New Governor
  Meet New York Lt. Gov. David Paterson
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Transcript: FOX News All Stars
  'Special Report' Panel on Ashley Dupre and the issue of race in the White House
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Political Grapevine: Hillary Clinton and Health Care
  Some challenges to Hillary Clinton's claims about her involvement in the passage of the children's health care program
• The Big Story w/ Gibson and Nauert: Transcript: 'Kristen' Revealed
  Douglas Kennedy on new details about escort at the center of the Spitzer sex scandal
• The O'Reilly Factor: Bill O'Reilly: Race Hammer in Play Again
  Race hammer in play again
• The O'Reilly Factor: Transcript: Shocking Sermons by Obama's Pastor
  Shocking video of anti-American sermons by Obama's pastor
• War Stories: The Siege of Firebase Ripcord
  An in-depth look at the 23-day battle that was one of the bloodiest of the Vietnam War.
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Transcript: George Pataki
  Former New York governor on Spitzer sex scandal and incoming Gov. David Paterson
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Neil Cavuto: Things Can Change in a Moment
  Things can change in a moment