BIO

• Courtney Friel
  Courtney Friel joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in February 2007 as an entertainment reporter

ENTERTAINMENT

• Report: Naomi Campbell Arrested at Heathrow Airport
  Supermodel Naomi Campbell was arrested Thursday at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 for allegedly spitting at a police officer, Sky News television reported.
• FOX411: Bobby Brown: 'I Died Three Times'
  Whitney Houston’s ex says he 'died' three times, 'scored' with Janet Jackson, and is 'well-endowed.'
• Naomi Campbell Out on Bail After Spat at Heathrow
  Naomi Campbell was released on bail Friday after a spat with a police officer at Heathrow Airport's troubled new Terminal 5, where one of her bags was lost.
• Rapper Lil Jon Trades Crunk Juice for Winemaking
  Producer and rapper Lil Jon has traded in the crunk juice for his own wine label, offering selections including chardonnay and merlot.
• Breakdancing Pioneer Frosty Freeze Dies at 44
  Wayne 'Frosty Freeze' Frost, a hip-hop pioneer whose acrobatic performance with the legendary Rock Steady Crew in the 1983 movie 'Flashdance' helped set off a worldwide breakdancing craze, has died.
• Report: 'Tom Cruise Purple' Rx Weed Has Actor Fuming
  A blend of medical marijuana called 'Tom Cruise Purple' may bring legal action from the actor, the New York Daily News reports.
• Apology After Claims Nicolas Cage Stole a Chihuahua
  Nicolas Cage has accepted a public apology from fellow star Kathleen Turner and two newspaper groups over her claims that he was arrested twice for drunk driving and stole a dog.
• DiCaprio Goes Eco-Friendly With New NYC Condo
  Environment-conscious actor Leonardo DiCaprio is as good as his word. He's purchased an apartment in Riverhouse, an eco-friendly building overlooking the Hudson River in Manhattan.
• Chris Rock Testifies in Pellicano Wiretap Trial
  Chris Rock testified Friday that he hired indicted Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano to investigate a model who demanded money after claiming she was carrying his baby.
• Report: Anna Nicole Smith Opera in the Works
  The British writer who turned the 'Jerry Springer Show' into an opera is hoping to do the same with the tragic life of Anna Nicole Smith.
• Pop Tarts: Lydia Hearst: From Heiress to Topless
  Her name is (literally) synonymous with such high-class publications as Harper's Bazaar and Esquire, but Hearst Publications heiress Lydia Hearst is now revealing a lot more than just her name to the world.
• Rapper Remy Ma Plans Wedding in New York Jail
  Rapper Remy Ma plans to marry her fiance, fellow rapper Papoose, at New York's Rikers Island jail while she awaits her sentencing for shooting a friend she suspected of stealing $3,000.

HEALTH

• FDA Approves Glaxo's Infant Diarrhea Vaccine
  Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has received federal approval for a vaccine to stop the leading cause of diarrhea in infants, a market dominated by rival Merck.
• Birth Control Options Growing for Women Over 40
  Women in their 40's are now finding themselves with an array of birth control options that were once not available.
• Kidney Transplants Sicken 2 With TB, Killing One
  Health officials say two Texas women who received the kidneys of a man contracted tuberculosis as a result, and one of them died.
• Binge-Drinking Teens Risk Short-Term Memory Loss, Study Says
  Binge-drinking teenagers are putting their memory at risk because of the damage booze is doing to their brains, new research suggests.

OPINION

• Morris and McGann: Remember John McCain?
  It’s time for the bleached out McCain to exit and for the hearty, embattled, opponent of falsity and privilege to take center stage.
• Heritage Foundation: Keep Track of Crack Facts
  A new federal law is letting thousands of federal convicts out of prison early, and no one is tracking who these felons are or what they do as they return to the streets.

POLITICS

• U.S.-India Nuclear Fuel Deal in Jeopardy
  Jeopardized by an Indian political squabble, the landmark U.S.-India nuclear deal — one of President Bush's top foreign policy priorities — is at risk of being left to an uncertain fate when the next president takes office in January.
• Top Passport Official Quits
  A top State Department official responsible for passports has resigned, but the department is refusing to link that to the row over unauthorized peeking into the files of the presidential candidates.
• Senate Adds Tax Breaks for Mfgs., Gulf Coasters in Home Bill
  The Senate on Friday supported tax breaks to ailing Rust Belt manufacturers and Gulf Coast residents receiving grants to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
• Gates: U.S. Intends to Boost Combat Forces in Afghanistan
  The United States intends to send many more combat forces to Afghanistan next year, regardless of whether troop levels in Iraq are cut further this year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
• States' Budget Fix: Release Convicts, Save Money
  Lawmakers from California to Kentucky are trying to save money with a drastic and potentially dangerous budget-cutting proposal: releasing tens of thousands of convicts from prison, including drug addicts, thieves and even violent criminals.
• Dems Send Letter to Bush Calling for New Iraq Strategy
  Democrats signaled on Friday that they don't see much hope in ending the Iraq war this year so long as President Bush insists U.S. troops remain committed there in large numbers.
• State Department Renews Blackwater Contract
  The State Department has agreed to renew Blackwater's license in Baghdad.
• Arizona Governor Vetoes Two Abortion Bills
  Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano has vetoed two more abortion bills.

SCITECH

• Fossil Feces Push Back Date of Humans in Americas
  Human coprolites 14,000 years old found in cave in Oregon, indicating people were south of Alaska 1,000 years earlier than previously known.
• Microscopic Peach Fuzz May Be Evidence of Martians
  Discovery of 250-million-year-old plant fibers in salt deposits leads to hope same may be found on Mars.
• Strange Crawling Fish May Be Part of New Family
  A University of Washington professor says a recently discovered fish that crawls instead of swimming and has forward-looking eyes like humans could be part of an entirely unknown family of anglerfish.
• Couple Sues Google for Taking Private Pictures
  A western Pennsylvania couple has sued Google Inc., saying pictures of their home on its Web site violate their privacy and devalued their property.
• Solar Tsunamis Move at Astronomical Speeds
  Space probes catch first images of massive wave moving through solar atmosphere at 600,000 mph.
• Tiny Black Hole Found in Our Galaxy
  It's only 15 miles across, but has nearly 4 times the mass of our sun.
• Feds Buy Flying Drones to Find California Pot Farmers
  The U.S. Forest Service has bought a pair of flying drones to track down marijuana growers operating in remote California woodlands.

U.S.

• Browns Defensive Back Wright Arrested After Foot Chase
  Cleveland Browns defensive back Kenny Wright was arrested Thursday after police said he led them on a quarter-mile foot case that began in the parking lot of the police station.
• Poll: 8 in 10 Americans Say Country Is On the Wrong Track
  More than 80 percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, the highest such number since the early 1990s, according to a new survey.
• Cops: Baby Was Alive Before Mom, 14, Tried to Flush Him
  A baby born to a 14-year-old mother in a restroom at her junior high was alive at birth, dying only after she tried to flush it down the toilet, officials said Thursday.
• N.J. Probes Report of Students Forced to Eat on Floor
  Education officials on Friday were investigating Sumner School students' claim that they were punished by being forced to eat their lunches on the floor for two weeks after a large water bottle was spilled on the classroom floor earlier in the year.
• Firefighters Battle Massive Blaze at Oregon Home
  Firefighters on Friday were battling a massive fire at an Oregon home, FOX 12 Oregon reported.
• Tennessee Under Flooding Warning After Overnight Storms
  National Weather Service warn of flooding for Tennesse after overnight storms dump inches of rain.
• Cops: Man Shows Strangers Obscene Photos on Phone
  State police are charging a 42-year-old upstate New York man with approaching female store clerks and showing them obscene photos of himself on his cell phone.
• Cannibal Fantasy Killer of Girl, 10, Gets Death Penalty
  A judge formally sentenced a former grocery store stocker to death by injection Thursday for killing a 10-year-old girl in a bizarre cannibalistic fantasy.
• Cops: Molotov Cocktail Thrown Into Kids' Room Window
  Police say five people have been arrested in a Molotov cocktail attack that targeted a room where two young children were sleeping.
• Priest Denies Allegations That He Forced Abortion
  Roman Catholic priest denies allegations that he forced a woman to have an abortion after she became pregnant.
• Man Critically Injured After Attempting to 'Roof Surf'
  A Texas man was critically injured Thursday night when he tried to "roof surf" atop a car traveling down a highway, police said.
• 2 Teens Plead Guilty to Beating Homeless Man for Beer
  Two teens pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges after fatally beating homeless man for a can of beer.
• Family Outraged After Boy Suspended for Sniffing Shirt
  The family of a Colorado third grader is furious after he was suspended for sniffing his shirt. School administrators accused 8-year-old Eathen Harris of trying to get high by huffing a stripe of magic marker on his shirt, MyFOXColorado reported.
• Woman Stuck in Bathtub Waits 5 Days for Rescue
  An elderly woman survived a harrowing ordeal after becoming trapped in her bathtub and waiting five days before help arrived Saturday, FOX 12 in Oregon reported.
• Hawk Attacks Girl on Tour of Boston's Fenway Park
  A student touring Boston's Fenway Park was attacked by a red-tailed hawk which was nesting near the stadium's press box; the girl suffered minor injuries.
• 2 Ohio Fires Kill Family, Firefighters
  Two firefighters who got trapped in a house's basement when battling a fire died Friday and a family of five died in a house trailer fire.
• Cops: Man Threatened Virginia Tech-Style Massacre
  Florida cops on Thursday said a man with a weapons cache that included four AK-47s was arrested after making Online threats to carry out a Virginia Tech-style massacre.
• Tornado Rips Through Little Rock, Ark.; Injuries Reported
  A tornado hit parts of Little Rock and its suburbs Thursday evening, injuring an unknown number of people while damaging businesses and downing trees and power lines.
• Suspect in Series of Phoenix Shootings Pleads Guilty
  One of two suspects charged in series of random shootings in the Phoenix area pleads guilty to first-degree murder.
• Storms Damage Homes Across Mississippi
  Storms tear across Mississippi, damaging homes and trees in their path and triggering tornado and thunderstorm alerts.
• Desert Drug Runners Cross an Open Border
  As the U.S. tries to wall off the border with Mexico to stop illegal immigration, there is a glaring hole where Arizona, California and Mexico intersect, a notorious drug corridor that agents are desperately trying to fix.
• Amber Alert Issued for Missing Pennsylvania Teen
  Police are looking for a missing 16-year-old girl who disappeared from Bedford, Pa., on Thursday night.
• Woman Sues Victoria's Secret Over Bra Injury
  A Greenville, S.C., woman who filed a lawsuit against Victoria’s Secret saying that a defective bra seriously cut one of her breasts has submitted a new version of the suit correcting an error in the depth of the wound, Greenville Online reported.
• Woman Gets Death in Cutting Baby From Mom's Womb
  Lisa Montgomery on Friday was sentenced to death fro killing a mother-to-be and cutting the baby from her womb.
• MLK Honored on 40th Anniversary of Assassination
  On the 40th anniversary of his assassination, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is to be honored as a champion of peace in the city where he died.
• City Nixes Florida Topless Charter Fishing Boat Service
  Smokin' Em Charters told to leave Fort Pierce marina for violating family-friendly atmosphere after the service offered topless women aboard trip.
• Thunderstorms Damage Homes in Ala., Miss., and Ky.
  Thunderstorms tear through Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky, damaging homes and knocking out power.
• Brother: Fla. Man Found With Arsenal Just a Collector
  Vincent Wong says he brother, Calin Chi Wong, just had a stockpile of assault weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition at his Florida home for investment purposes
• Man Kills Wife's Doctor Outside Medical Office Building
  A man shot and killed his wife's doctor Friday outside a medical office building, then was shot by a police officer who saw the husband standing over the woman with a gun, authorities said.
• Google's 'Street View' Photos Spark Privacy Lawsuit
  Pennsylvania residents Aaron and Christine Boring say Google's photos violated their privacy, devalued their property and caused them mental suffering
• MLK Honored on 40th Anniversary of Assassination
  Presidential candidates, civil rights leaders, labor activists and thousands of citizens come together to honor King for his devotion to racial equality and economic justice
• Storms Hit Alabama, Schools Release Kids Early
  Schools send kids home as thunderstorms topple trees and power lines across north Alabama Friday.
• Lint Build-Up Sparked Massive Blaze, Says Fire Chief
  The Irondale, Georgia, fire chief said a massive apartment fire Tuesday was ruled accidental. An investigation determined the fire started in a laundry dryer unit because too much lint accumulated in the vent, according to Chief Randy Davis.
• 12 Inmates Injured in California Prison Brawl
  Guards used pepper spray to break up a fight between Hispanic and white inmates at the California Institution for Men in Chino, but the injuries were not considered life-threatening.
• Cubans Continue to Arrive in Florida Despite Reforms
  Fifteen Cuban immigrants washed ashore in Florida late Wednesday, the latest to arrive in the United States since Cuban President Raul Castro announced ownership reforms on the Communist island.
• West Virginia Truckers Protest Diesel Costs
  Dozens of West Virginia truckers protest diesel costs by converging on state Capitol Friday.
• Police Focus on Homeless in Wisconsin College Student Death
  Police focus on homeless population in investigation to determine who killed a 21-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student.

WORLD

• Bush, Putin at Odds Over NATO Expansion, Missile Defense
  President Bush, fresh from securing full NATO support for his missile defense plans for Europe and a pledge to admit former Soviet republics, has plenty to discuss with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
• Prince Philip Hospitalized With Chest Infection
  Queen Elizabeth II's husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, has been admitted to a hospital with a chest infection, Buckingham Palace said Friday.
• Australian PM Criticized for 'Joke' Salute to Bush
  Australia's prime minister came under fire at home Friday over a playful salute he gave U.S. President George W. Bush at a NATO summit, which critics said seemed to suggest Australian subservience to Washington.
• Terrorists Planned Homicide Attacks on America-Bound Planes
  A British terrorist cell planned to detonate homicide bombs on seven transatlantic flights over North America, causing catastrophic loss of life, a court was told yesterday.
• Homicide Bomber Strikes Funeral, Killing at Least 15
  Iraqi police say a suicide bomber has struck a funeral for a Sunni policeman north of Baghdad, killing at least 15 people and wounding eight.
• Zimbabwe War Veterans March Against Opposition
  Hundreds of veterans of Zimbabwe's guerrilla war for black rule marched through the capital Friday, silent but leaving little doubt they were out to intimidate President Robert Mugabe's political opponents.
• Putin Assails NATO Expansion, But Rules Out Cold War
  Russian President Vladimir Putin strongly criticized NATO's eastward expansion plans Friday but ruled out chances of a new Cold War, insisting that Moscow wants to be friends with the Western military alliance.
• 4-Man Crew Safely Evacuates From Fiery B-1 Bomber
  A B-1 bomber that landed at Al Udeid Air Force Base and then caught fire while taxiing was safely evacuated by all four crew members, the U.S. Air Force confirmed to FOX News.
• More Than 30,000 Flee Homes After Flooding in Brazil
  Floods triggered by two weeks of torrential downpours have killed at least 10 people and forced more than 30,000 people to flee their homes in Brazil's normally arid northeast, officials said Friday.
• Costa Rica Bans Burger King Commercials For Violence
  Costa Rican government officials said Friday they have banned commercials for Burger King that depict mothers trying to run over company's plastic-headed signature character or hire a hit man to kill him.
• Survey: 60 Percent of Arabs OK Violent Response to West
  A new poll has found that more than 60 percent of Arabs believe that violence is a permissible reaction to Western interference in a country, reported the Gulf Times.
• 2 Men Rescued From Atlantic After Drifting for 20 Days
  A ship has rescued two men whose boat had been adrift in the Atlantic Ocean south of the Canary Islands for 20 days, officials said Friday.
• Pirates Seize Control of French Yacht Off Somalia
  Pirates seized control of a French vessel carrying 30 crew members Friday off the coast of Somalia, the French government and the ship's owner said.
• Men Arrested After Schoolgirls Find Severed Head
  Two Lithuanians were arrested after two girls playing on the beach found a severed woman's head inside a plastic bag in Scotland.
• Police Make Largest-Ever Seizure of Heroin in Britain
  London police arrested three people on suspicion of intent to supply 770 pounds of heroin, being billed as the largest-ever heroin seizure in Britain.
• United Nations Scanner Deal, Or Is It Scammer Deal?
  The mystery of the airport body scanners purchased by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for Venezuela is no longer just skin deep.
• Building in North Korea's Embassy Compound to Become Hostel
  Just a short walk from Cold War monuments Checkpoint Charlie and the Brandenburg Gate, backpackers may soon be able to check in to a hostel in an unlikely spot: the compound of the North Korean Embassy.
• Bush Met With Warm Welcome, Protests in Croatia
  President George W. Bush, the first U.S. leader to visit Croatia in 12 years, received a warm welcome from the government on Friday. But about 250 people used the occasion to protest the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
• Canadian Gets 18 Years for Knowingly Spreading HIV
  Carl Leone pleaded guilty last April to 15 counts after failing to inform his sexual partners of his HIV status.
• 3 Dead in Explosion in Moscow Apartment Building
  An explosion ripped through a Moscow apartment tower Friday, blowing out exterior walls, sparking a fire and killing at least three people, officials said.
• Zimbabwe's Ruling Party: There Will Be Runoff
  Zimbabwe's ruling party said Friday there will be a presidential runoff election between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
• Work Begins to Preserve Anne Frank's Chestnut Tree
  Work began on Friday and was to continue for one week to preserve the monumental chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank while she was in hiding from the Nazis.
• Iraqi PM Orders Nationwide Freeze in Raids Against Militias
  Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered a nationwide freeze on raids against suspected Shiite militants after the leader of the biggest militia complained that arrests of his followers were continuing despite his order to pull his fighters off the streets.

SHOWS

• America's Election HQ: Transcript: Air America Slam
  First on FOX: Geraldine Ferraro reacts to liberal radio host's foul comments
• Hannity & Colmes: Rudy Giuliani on McCain vs. Democrats
  Former presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani rates McCain's chances against Democratic nominee
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: McCain Goes 'On the Record'
  Greta boards the Straight Talk Express for a candid conversation with the GOP presidential nominee
• Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld: Gutfeld: Do Men Need Sexual Novelty as They Age?
  Why do so many men need more sexual novelty as they age?
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Transcript: FOX News All Stars
  'Special Report' panel on Hillary backer saying he believes Barack will in and who McCain can expect to face in Nov.
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Transcript: FOX News All Stars
  'Special Report' panel on democratic fundraising, Afghanistan, missile defense and U.S.-French relations
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Political Grapevine: Painter Politics
  Why was one artist forced to paint over a painting of Barack Obama?
• Specials: Jihad, USA
  This FOX News investigation exposes the homegrown Islamic terror threat
• The O'Reilly Factor: Transcript: Should Church Take Action Against Fr. Pfleger?
  Should Catholic Church take action against Father Pfleger for defending Rev. Wright and Farrakhan?
• The O'Reilly Factor: Bill O'Reilly: Sticking Up for Rev. Wright, Farrakhan
  Sticking up for Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Louis Farrakhan
• War Stories: Ollie North: Basra: Fact and Fiction
  The mainstream media deliver negative stories about Iraq's first major offensive against renegade Shiite militias
• War Stories: The Siege of Khe Sanh
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Michael Chertoff
  Homeland Security secretary says border fence is needed to keep out smugglers, terrorists
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Neil Cavuto: Character Doesn't Come With a Price
  Character is the one thing that doesn't come with a price