ENTERTAINMENT

• Ashlee Simpson and Rocker Boyfriend Pete Wentz Engaged
  Ashlee Simpson and her rocker boyfriend Pete Wentz are engaged. Simpson's father, Joe Simpson, told People he's "totally happy" and "so excited to have Pete as part of (our) family."
• Paris Hilton's Brother Barron Pleads Guilty to DUI
  Paris Hilton's brother pleaded guilty Wednesday to two misdemeanors stemming from a drunken-driving incident and will spend months taking alcohol education programs, authorities said.
• Journalist Testifies in Pellicano Trial
  A journalist who had written articles that a Hollywood client of private eye Anthony Pellicano didn't like was in tears Wednesday as she testified about what she believes was a threat on her life.
• FOX411: Michael Jackson: $3 Million Not Enough
  Just in case you were wondering, Michael Jackson's Neverland is still in foreclosure.
• Ex-Miss Nevada Katie Rees Makes Plea Deal
  A dethroned Miss Nevada USA agreed Wednesday to pay fines for five misdemeanor traffic violations in exchange for prosecutors dropping a charge of resisting arrest.
• Gwyneth Paltrow: Marriage Rumors 'Ridiculous'
  Gwyneth Paltrow calls the rumors about problems in her marriage "ridiculous," adding that having a family has made her feel "whole."
• Sean Penn, Robin Wright Penn Withdraw Divorce Petition
  A Marin County Superior Court commissioner has dismissed the divorce proceedings between the couple
• Pop Tarts: Jenna Jameson Talks New Horror Flick
  She may recently have retired from making porn pictures, but Jenna Jameson still is the star of a saucy new horror flick, 'Zombie Strippers.'
• Report: CBS News, Katie Couric Close to Parting Ways
  CBS News may be ready to part ways with 'CBS Evening News' anchor Katie Couric, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
• Ferguson Scores First Ratings Victory Over O'Brien
  CBS late show talk host Craig Ferguson scored his first ratings victory over NBC stalwart Conan O'Brien since he started in 2005.
• Many Charges Dropped Against Pellicano in Wiretape Case
  Assistant U.S. Attorney Dan Saunders says the government made the request because some of the alleged victims weren't available to testify and other counts were redundant.
• 'Monk' Actor Stanley Kamel Found Dead in Home
  Stanley Kamel, who played Adrian Monk's long-suffering psychiatrist on the TV detective show "Monk," has died. He was 65.
• Dolly Parton Helps American Bald Eagle Return to the Wild
  Dolly Parton visited the woods overlooking Douglas Lake near the Great Smoky Mountains in designer buckskins and 4-inch heels. But she knew she wasn't the star of this show. It was a young American bald eagle.
• Star Says Celeb Casting Could Ruin 'How I Met Your Mother'
  'How I Met Your Mother' star Neil Patrick Harris says the celebrity guests, like recent guest star Britney Spears, could ruin the show.
• Mischa Barton Pleads No Contest to Drunken Driving
  Mischa Barton has pleaded no contest to drunken driving for a December arrest in West Hollywood.
• Pregnant Angelina Jolie 'Feels Kicking' During Iraq Speech
  Angelina Jolie "felt kicking suddenly" while discussing Iraq education policy Tuesday in Washington D.C., she told People magazine, admitting her pregnancy to the media for the first time.
• Report: Moby Has Crush on Britney Spears
  "She's like this Tennessee Williams tragic figure," he said, according to the Sun. "The fatter she gets, the weirder she gets, the more I love her. I found her moderately appealing in the late '90s, but now I would marry her in a heartbeat."
• FOX411: Katie Couric Exit: A Pile-On
  Katie Couric leaving CBS and the anchor chair on the 'Evening News'? Not so fast.
• Judge Dismisses Parts of Dan Rather's $70M Lawsuit
  A Manhattan judge has allowed Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit against CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. to go forward but has dismissed portions that named three of the companies' executives.
• Teens Arrested After Teacher Finds 'Chuck Norris' Hit List
  Two Pennsauken High School students have been arrested after a teacher found what was believed to be a hit list that targeted actor Chuck Norris.

FOX NEWS BLOGS

• Janice Dean the Weather Machine
  FNC Meteorologist Janice Dean breaks down the latest weather news and always give you something to smile about on a rainy day.

HEALTH

• Infected Babies Pass HIV to Mothers
  Seventy-two children were infected with HIV at two Kyrgyz hospitals and have passed the virus along to their mothers.
• Mad Cow Variant May Have Claimed Life of Va. Woman
  The 22-year-old Virginia woman suspected to have the human variant of mad cow disease died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, The Virginian Pilot reports.
• FOXSexpert: Polygamy's Global Acceptance
  The raid on a Texas polygamist compound is repulsive because it involved children. But polygamy actually is the most common form of marriage worldwide.
• Boy's Body Attacked His Brain Mistaking It for Cancer
  Fifteen-month-old Finn McConnell was diagnosed with a rare chest tumor late last year that fooled his body into believing his own brain was cancerous.
• Study: Reprogrammed Cells Could Treat Parkinson's
  A report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Thursday said reprogrammed body cells are showing increased promise as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
• Measles Outbreak Spreads
  Health officials have confirmed multiple cases of measles around the country.
• Celebrity Medical Records Hacked: Are You at Risk?
  Celebrities may not be the only ones whose medical files are being snooped through, experts say.
• Defying the Odds: 29-Inch Woman Gives Birth
  An 18-year-old Indian woman who stands 2 feet 5 inches tall, has defied medical odds to give birth to a baby boy, The Times of India reports.
• CDC: Global Warming Likely to Bring Health Risks
  A top government official said that climate change is expected to bring an increase in health problems in the next few decades.

OPINION

• Junk Science: Why Isn't Gore Hounding Olympic Torch?
  China is the No. 1 carbon dioxide-emitting country and its emissions are growing at a rate of 11 percent, study says.
• Lis on Law: Child Internet Modeling: Vogue or Rogue?
  Does pre-teen modeling lead to stardom – or exploitation?

POLITICS

• Poll: Americans to Use Tax Refunds to Pay Off Debts
  More than a third of Americans say their annual tax return from the IRS will be spent on utility, credit card and other bills. Another 20 percent are splurging on vacations and shopping sprees.
• Iraq Hearings Show War Critics Dialing Down Demands
  The Capitol Hill hearings on Iraq this week were decidedly low-key, with Democrats appearing to dial down the call for a change in mission, at least until the election.
• GAO: Stolen, Sensitive Military Gear Up for Sale on Web
  Congressional investigators purchase jet fighter parts, hazmat suits and other sentive gear that was likely stolen from Internet sites.
• Lawyers: Bush Claims Historic Level of Exec Privilege
  Lawyers for the Democratic-led House Judiciary Committee tell a federal judge that Bush's refusal to let two confidants provide details about prosecutor firings shows the broadest view of executive privilege since Watergate.
• Bush Embraces Hold on Troop Reductions, Combat Tour Cut
  President Bush has endorsed a plan to put an indefinite hold on further troop withdrawals after July. He also announced that U.S. troop combat tours would cut be from 15 months to 12 months.
• House Stalls Colombia Free Trade Agreement
  The Democratic-led House has changed its rules to put off a vote on a free trade agreement with Colombia and thwart President Bush's effort to reward a key South American ally.
• Senate Passes Bill Giving Tax Breaks to Builders, Homeowners
  The Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan package of tax breaks and other steps designed to help businesses and homeowners weather the housing crisis.
• Gates: No Hope for 100k Troops in Iraq by '09
  Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he has abandoned hope that troop levels in Iraq will drop to 100,000 by the end of the year.
• Latest Woes Could Boost Airline Passenger Bill of Rights
  Attention, passengers, this is your Congress speaking: The latest round of flight cancellations just may prompt passage of an air travelers' bill of rights that has been delayed for two years.
• Leaving Congress: The Changing Face of the 110th
  Congress is going to look a lot different in January, 2009, with the number of seats up for grabs growing almost weekly.
• Deficit at All-Time High for First 6 Months of FY08
  The federal deficit through the first half of this budget year is at an all-time high, underscoring the pressure the budget is coming under as the overall economy slumps.
• House Swears in California Rep. Jackie Speier
  The House on Thursday swore in Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., to succeed the late Tom Lantos, who died from cancer earlier this year.

SCITECH

• AAA: Gasoline at $3.34 Per Gallon
  AAA's Fuel Guage Report tracks gasoline prices nationwide
• Huge Oil Reservoir May Lie Under Northern Plains
  Feds estimate up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil could be extracted from Bakken Formation in western North Dakota, eastern Montana using current technology.
• Small Extrasolar Planet Found Around Nearby Star
  'Hot ice' planet GJ 436b gets a little, probably rocky sister about 5 times Earth's mass -- GJ 436c.
• Martian Moon Gets Close-Up Look
  Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter homes in on Phobos for lovely new images of big lumpy rock.
• MIT Creates Art From Computer Viruses
  Artist Alex Dragulescu uses algorithms to 'grow' virus code into interesting shapes.
• Google Pledges to Clean Up Orkut Social Network
  Company meets angry Brazilian officials halfway, still won't give authorities info about users who post kiddie porn, Nazi materials.
• High-Powered X-Rays Reveal Bugs Hidden in Amber
  Specialized machines suddenly show rich variety of life encased in 100-million-year-old amber.
• CDC: Global Warming Will Bring Health Problems
  Official cites heat waves, tropical diseases, water-borne illnesses as health issues that will increase with temperatures.
• Forecasters: 'Well Above Average' '08 Hurricane Season
  Fasten your seatbelts, it's gonna be a bumpy hurricane season, according to Colorado State forecasters.
• Russian Craft Carries First Korean Into Space
  Yi So-yeon's mother faints as Soyuz lifts off from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

U.S.

• 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
  FOX Car Report reviews the Mercury Mariner Hybrid
• Worker Trimming Trees Falls Into Wood Chipper, Dies
  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident as an industrial accident, the station reported.
• Oil Near $111 After Surging to Record on U.S. Inventory Dip
  Oil prices steadied near $111 a barrel Thursday after jumping to a new record in the previous session on an unexpected drop in U.S. crude inventories.
• Memorial Held for Long-Missing Soldier
  The daughter of a recently deceased West Virginia woman discovered the decomposing body of another woman in her mother's closet.
• Mass. School Evacuated After Boy Brings Grenade
  A Cape Cod elementary school was briefly evacuated Wednesday after an 8-year-old boy brought an inert grenade to school for show and tell.
• Toyota Recalling Over Half a Million Cars Because Windows Ma
  Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 539,500 Corolla and Matrix passenger cars because the bolts in the power window system can become loose and ultimately cause a window to shatter.
• Cops Nab Candy Thieves After Following Trail of Wrappers
  A trail of candy and wrappers led investigators to suspects in a break-in at a downtown candy store, police in Cincinnati said.
• California Biker Gang Sues Feds for 'Domestic Torture'
  Members of a California biker gang targeted in a multi-agency drug and weapons raid filed a federal lawsuit and accused law enforcement authorities of 'domestic torture akin to waterboarding.'
• Georgia Hiker's Killer Tells Authorities: 'I'm a Sociopath'
  Gary Hilton, the suspected serial killer who admitted to murdering Georgia hiker Meredith Emerson, told Georgia Bureau of Investigation authorities: 'I’m a sociopath.'
• IOC Strips Medals From Marion Jones' Relay Teammates
  The IOC strips the medals from Marion Jones' U.S. relay teammates at the 2000 Olympics because of her doping history.
• Man Indicted in Alleged Plot to Blow Up U.S. Supreme Court
  Ohio man indicted on charges that he threatened to blow up the U.S. Supreme Court building and attack an associate justice on the court, according to an indictment filed in federal court in Cleveland.
• Hawaii Volcano National Park Closed Due to Eruption
  Sulfur dioxide emanating from Kilauea causes health hazard for visitors.
• Ford Quiets Climate Crowd With Pledge to Reduce Emissions
  Shareholder groups said Wednesday they would withdraw resolutions on climate change at Ford's annual meeting because the automaker has outlined plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Alcohol-Busting Breath Mint 'AntiPoleez' Raising Eyebrows
  A Brooklyn, N.Y., company is marketing a breath mint that may be so curiously strong it is raising eyebrows of concerned consumers.
• Calif. Man Accused in Scam to Get Visas for Foreigners
  Beverly Hills man arrested on charges that he used his English language schools as a front to get student visas for Russian prostitutes and other ineligible foreigners.
• Woman Finds Body in Dead Mother's Closet
  The daughter and son-in-law of a Charles Town woman who died made a gruesome discovery while going through her bedroom closet — the decomposing body of another woman wrapped in plastic, blankets and a sleeping bag.
• Woman Allegedly Robbed Fla. Banks Dressed as Ninja
  Betty Hudson, dressed in all black, wearing the mask and armed with a gun, allegedly walked into two central Florida banks in 2007 and demanded money
• Teen Killed in Car-to-Car Shooting on Calif. Freeway
  A teenage driver was killed in a car-to-car shooting at a freeway off-ramp early Thursday in the latest in several recent fatal roadway attacks in California.
• Another Witness Emerges in O.J. Simpson's Robbery Case
  The name of another possible witness surfaced Thursday in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case -- a limousine driver who took a picture of the former football star with a key witness hours before a confrontation over Simpson memorabilia.
• American Airlines Cancels More Than 900 Flights Thursday
  American Airlines cancels more than 900 flights to fix faulty wiring in hundreds of jets, marking the third straight day of mass groundings.
• What's Next for the Polygamist Compound Children?
  The children, and 139 women who voluntarily left the compound near Eldorado, are now housed at two sites in San Angelo, about 40 miles from the ranch and 200 miles west of San Antonio.
• Ariz. Mountain Renamed for Soldier Killed in Iraq War
  Army Spc. Lori Piestewa, who was killed in Iraq in 2003, now lends her name to Piestewa Peak, renamed from Squaw Peak by the state and approved by a federal panel
• Student's Slaying Sparks Debate Over Homeless
  A debate over the city's friendly treatment of its transient population had been under way for months, but last week's killing of University of Wisconsin student Brittany Zimmermann started something of a backlash against the homeless.
• Prosecutor: Suspected Killer's Truck 'Awash with Blood'
  Indiana prosecutor says police found the cab of suspected killer truck stop serial Bruce Mendenhall awash with the blood of 10 different people.
• 'Two-Headed Monster' Storm Strikes Arkansas
  Another round of storms move across Arkansas, bringing heavy rain, hail and high winds to a state already contending with three weeks of flooding and 10 tornadoes from a week ago.
• Fugitive Marine Caught in Mexico, Faces Murder Charge
  The FBI says it has in custody Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, who is charged with the murder of fellow Marine at Camp Lejeune.
• Fliers Not Always Entitled to Refunds for Canceled Flights
  Airline passengers who find their flights have been cancelled, as is the case for thousands of travelers following the cancellation of many American Airlines flights this week, are not always entitled to refunds or compensation.
• Ohio Lawmaker Chides Marines on Rape Investigation
  Rep. Michael Turner said the corps took seven months to investigate Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach's allegation that she was raped by Cpl. Cesar Laurean, now accused of her murder
• Masters: Woods Favored, but Don't Count Mickelson Out
  Tiger Woods is the likely favorite to win a fifth green jacket, but don't count out Phil Mickelson.
• N.C. Teacher Suspended Over Student Fighting Video
  A video has surfaced online of two male students locked in brutal mixed martial-arts fight held at high school in North Carolina, according to MyFOXWGHP.com
• National Guard Pilot Grounded After Fenway Park Flyover
  A Vermont Air National Guard pilot has been grounded for making an improper maneuver during an opening day flyover at Boston's Fenway Park, officials said on Thursday.
• Principal Admits Mistake in Teacher's Sexuality Remarks
  A middle school principal says he made "an error in judgment" last week by not more fully discussing a teacher's plan to tell seventh-grade students her sexual orientation during health classes.
• Report: Teens in YouTube Attack Case to Be Charged as Adults
  The seven Florida teens accused in the "animalistic attack" filmed for YouTube are to be tried as adults, WFTV.com reported Thursday.
• Lawyers: Families of Virginia Tech Victims to Get $11M
  Families of the victims in Virginia Tech shootings have reached an $11 million settlement with the state, lawyers said.
• Feds say $4 gas on the way
  a new government forecast said gas could reach as high as $4 a gallon during the summer driving season.
• Federal Government to Allow WWI Vet to Have Arlington Burial
  Friends of last living American-born veteran of World War I have persuaded federal officials to allow the 107-year-old to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery when he dies.
• Ex-Cop Drew Peterson's Son Suspended From Police Department
  The Oak Brook Police Department suspended former police sergeant Drew Peterson's son Wednesday after he arrived for a grand jury appearance wearing his police uniform and driving his squad car.
• Luck Changes for Seattle's Squirrelman
  Seattle's 'Squirrelman,' David Csaky, has been given 10 days to move out of his homemade tree house as well as a new home, according to a report.
• See Smart Smashed
  The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration has put the smart fortwo through its New Car Assessment Program, and the results are mixed.
• Dalai Lama Arrives in Seattle for U.S. Visit
  The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is in the United States for a five-day conference after demonstrators disrupted the Olympic torch run in San Francisco in a protest of China's treatment of his people
• Flight Cancellations Are Likely to Spread
  This week's flight cancellations by American Airlines are likely to spread to other U.S. airlines in the weeks ahead as federal regulators step up a by-the-book review of carriers' compliance with maintenance and safety orders issued in recent years.
• Jury Convicts MLK Confidant of Incest With His Daughter
  The Rev. James L. Bevel was a top lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr, and is credited with helping conceive and organize the Million Man March.
• Tornadoes Reported in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas; 1 Killed
  Powerful storms bring hail, heavy rain and possible tornadoes to Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma, causing flooding and power outages for thousands of customers and at least one death.
• Crews Rescue Worker on Top of Crane N.C.
  According to a local report, the worker was having a "medical emergency.
• School: Teen Lied About Immigration Poster Assault
  Video allegedly shows Texas teenager creating marks on her face which she later blamed on Hispanic teens who beat her for anti-illegal immigration sign.
• Cops: Ex-Pa. Official Used Hidden Cameras to Tape Sex Trysts
  Cumberland County commissioner who resigned last week admits hiring prostitutes and using hidden cameras to record at least 100 sexual encounters in his home, police say.
• Neighbors Chip in to Buy RV for Seattle 'Squirrelman'
  To neighbors he's known as Squirrelman. David Csaky has been living in a homemade tree house with a million-dollar view of a lake and Seattle's Queen Anne Hill for the past three years. But this happiness is coming to an end.
• Lawyer for Alleged Sept. 11 Plotter Discredits Tribunals
  Navy Capt. Prescott Prince, the recently appointed lawyer for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, said only traditional or civilian courts would provide his client with a fair trial.
• Olympic Torch Concludes Hide and Seek Relay in San Francisco
  The Olympic torch played hide and seek with thousands of demonstrators and spectators crowding the city's waterfront Wednesday before being spirited away without even a formal goodbye on its symbolic stop in the United States.

WORLD

• U.S. Airstrike Kills 4, Wounds 6 in Baghdad's Sadr City
  Iraqi police say an airstrike by U.S. helicopters on Baghdad's Sadr City district has killed six people and wounded 19.
• Dalai Lama: No One Has Right to Tell Protesters 'To Shut Up'
  The Dalai Lama said he supports China's hosting of the Summer Olympics on Thursday, but insisted that nobody had the right to tell protesters demanding freedom for Tibet "to shut up."
• Can You Hear Me Now? Taliban Fears Cell Phones
  Sometimes, simpler is better — even in war and counterterrorism. Who would have guessed that a secret weapon in the fight to defeat terrorists and insurgents would turn out to be ... the mundane cell phone?
• Indonesian Central Bank Governor Arrested Over Corruption
  Indonesia's central bank governor was arrested Thursday in connection with an $11 million corruption case — the latest in a string of scandals to hit the bank, an anti-graft body said.
• Bin Laden's 'Right Hand Man' Wins Fight to Stay in the U.K.
  Abu Qatada, described as 'Usama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe,' wins fight against deportation as Court of Appeals delivered two blows to attempts to remove suspected terrorists from the U.K.
• Intel Agency Warns Terror Threat Against Denmark On the Rise
  Danish intelligence agency warns that the terror threat against Denmark has increased since cartoon showing Prophet Muhammad was reprinted.
• EU Chief: Turkey Would Be 'Alternative' to Radical Islam
  Predominantly Muslim Turkey's integration into Europe would offer "a powerful alternative" to radical Islam throughout the world, EU chief Jose Manuel Barroso said Thursday.
• Photographer to Pack 2,008 Nudists in Soccer Field
  New York contemporary artist Spencer Tunick is planning to pack a Vienna soccer field with at least 2,008 naked fans in the run-up to the Euro 2008 tournament.
• Zimbabwe Opposition Will Not Participate in Runoff
  President Robert Mugabe and his chief rival will attend an emergency summit of southern African leaders to present their conflicting views of the crisis paralyzing the country in the wake of hotly contested elections, spokesmen for the men said Thursday.
• Baby Survives After Wind Blows Baby Buggy in Front of Train
  Baby survives after it was blown in its baby buggy in front of a train by a strong gust of wind.
• Trial Begins for London Transit Bombing Suspects
  Three Britons went on trial Thursday on charges that they helped homicide bombers plan the 2005 attacks on London's transit network that killed 52 commuters.
• Faithful Pack Vatican for Pope's Funeral
• Pants Padlock Policy Aims to End Massage Parlor Prostitution
  Massage parlors in Indonesian town are asking female masseuses to padlock their skirts and pants to make it clear that sex is not on offer.
• Nude Photo of Carla Bruni Sells in New York for $91,000
  A nude photo of France's first lady was auctioned for $91,000, about 30 times more than anticipated, the Christie's auction house said.
• U.S. Maintains Detention of Photographer Granted Amnesty
  U.S. military spokesman said the amnesty status for AP photographer Bilal Hussein will be reviewed to determine whether he presents a security risk.
• Petraeus Made Trips to Stem Fighters Headed to Iraq
  The top U.S. military commander sais he has visited Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates in an effort to stem foreign fighters headed to Iraq.
• South African Minister Urges Cops to Shoot Criminals
  Government official sparks outrage after saying police should shoot to kill in confrontations with armed criminals.
• Paris Police Spray Tear Gas at Protesters
  Police spray tear gas at demonstrators Thursday in Paris who are protesting teacher job cuts.
• Officials Take 'Lord of the Rings' Script at Guantanamo
  U.S. military officials confiscate screenplay of 'Lord of the Rings' from a Canadian awaiting trial in Guantanamo.
• Israel Cuts Off Fuel to Gaza after Border Attack
  Israel cut off the only source of fuel to Gaza's 1.4 million people Thursday after a deadly Palestinian raid on the Israeli depot, deepening the seaside territory's hardship.
• Jurors See Video of Airliner Bomb Suspect Praising Bin Laden
  Jurors view video of suspect accused of plotting to blow up aircraft showing his support for Osama bin Laden.
• Christian Extremism Video Fires Back at Koran Film
  A Saudi blogger has made a short video featuring alleged Christian extremists preaching violence and a Bible passage calling for war, in response to an anti-Koran film that sparked protests across the Muslim world.
• Ruling: Medieval Murder Doesn't Apply to Princess Di Inquest
  A written ruling explains that Mohammed Al Fayed's lawyers used 12th-century palace intrigue to argue why they wanted to summon Prince Philip to testify at Princess Diana's inquest.
• 54 Burmese Migrants Suffocate in Back of Truck
  Fifty-four illegal migrants from Myanmar, most of them women, suffocated in the back of an unventilated truck in southern Thailand while being smuggled to the resort island of Phuket, police.
• Sting Operation: 'Africanized' Bees Swarm Cops in Mexico
  At least 70 cops hospitalized after so-called Africanized bees swarm police shooting range in southern Mexico, authorities said.
• IOC President: Olympics in 'Crisis' Over Torch Relay Chaos
  IOC president Jacques Rogge said Thursday the turmoil surrounding the Beijing torch relay and the politically charged buildup to the Summer Games posed a "crisis" for the Olympic movement.
• U.S. Troop Levels in Afghanistan Top 32,000
  U.S. troop levels top 32,000 in Afghanistan, making it the highest number of American forces in the country since 2001.
• Leftist Lawmakers Take Over Chambers of Mexico's Congress
  Leftist lawmakers take over both chambers of Mexico's Congress over the president's energy reform bill.
• China Says It Broke Up Ring Plotting to Abduct Olympians
  China said Thursday it had uncovered a criminal ring planning to kidnap athletes and others at the Beijing Olympic Games.
• McCann Parents Ask EU for Child Abduction Alert System
  Parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann implore the European Union to set up a cross-border alert system for abducted children.

SHOWS

• America's Election HQ: Transcript: John McCain
  GOP presidential hopeful talks Iraq, possible VP picks and the Olympics boycott
• Hannity & Colmes: Toxic Ties?
  Karl Rove dives deeper into Obama's association with an admitted terrorist
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: Teen YouTube Attack 'On the Record'
  Mom of one teen in YouTube beating goes 'On the Record'
• Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld: Gutfeld: 'Surprising' Mainstream Media Report
  Another 'surprising' mainstream media report
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Transcript: FOX News All Stars
  'Special Report' panel on talk of banning the Olympics and the year in apologies
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Hume: Oprah Winfrey's Endorsement of Obama
  Did Oprah Winfrey's endorsement of Barack Obama do more harm for her than good for him?
• The O'Reilly Factor: Bill O'Reilly: Cracking Down on Illegal Aliens
  Cracking down on illegal aliens
• War Stories: Ollie North: Heroes and Horoscopes
  Our soldiers and Marines' sacrifice honored and ignored in Washington, D.C
• Weekend Live: Poll Archive
  Looking for the topic of a past 'Weekend Live' poll? Wondering how folks voted? Click here to see a full-page archive of polls
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Benjamin Netanyahu
  Former Israeli prime minister on report that Al Qaeda operations planner Abu Al-Masri is dead
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Neil Cavuto: Is Alan Greenspan Looking Desperate?
  Is Alan Greenspan looking desperate?
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Taking a Stand
  N.J. Senator Robert Menendez is urging Bush to not attend opening ceremony at Beijing Olympics