ENTERTAINMENT

• Ashlee Simpson Refuses to Deny Reports That She's Pregnant
  Ashlee Simpson refused to deny reports that she is pregnant on Tuesday during a taping of the MTV show "TRL."
• FOX411: Actor: Scientology Is 'Brainwashing'
  Jason Beghe is the bravest actor in Hollywood. He's come clean about his 14 years in Scientology, the religion that Tom Cruise reveres. He says the purpose of Scientology is to create a 'brainwashed, robotic version of you.'
• Debbie Gibson Seeks Restraining Order Against Fan
  Singer Debbie Gibson filed for a restraining order Tuesday against a Spanish man who runs a fan club and has allegedly followed her on concert tours and showed up at her door.
• Reality Check: The Idols Are a Changing
  The 'Idol' surprises keep coming as competitors undergo major personality transformations
• Prosecutors: Wesley Snipes Should Serve Maximum Penalty
  Federal prosecutors say actor Wesley Snipes should serve the maximum possible penalty for failing to file a tax return.
• Priscilla Presley Booted From 'Dancing With the Stars'
  Despite committing to the cause and calming her nerves each week with yoga and candles, Priscilla Presley became the latest celebrity casualty Tuesday on "Dancing With the Stars."
• New 'X-Files' Movie to Be Called 'I Want to Believe'
  The truth is finally out there about the new "X-Files" movie title.
• Martha Stewart's Dog Paw Paw Dies of Renal Failure
  Martha Stewart's dog Paw Paw, who was a familiar face on her television show and in her magazine, has died of renal failure.
• Gwyneth Paltrow Says She Had Post-Partum Depression
  Gwyneth Paltrow tells Vogue magazine in their May issue she battled post-partum depression in 2006 after her second child Moses was born, USMagazine.com reported.
• Woman Fails to Appear for Trial for Stalking David Caruso
  Austrian authorities searched Wednesday for a woman who failed to appear for the start of her trial on charges of stalking and threatening to kill "CSI: Miami" star David Caruso.
• Motley Crue Announces Crue Fest Tour
  Motley Crue is hitting the road again — and they're bringing some friends along for the ride. The heavy metal band announced the launch of the first-ever Crue Fest on Tuesday.
• Disney Classics Animator Ollie Johnston Dies at 95
  Ollie Johnston, the last of the "Nine Old Men" who animated "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Fantasia," "Bambi" and other classic Walt Disney films has died. He was 95.
• Pop Tarts: Religious Group Slams Unmarried Pregnant Stars
  In the wake of speculation that Ashlee Simpson may be expecting and the growing Hollywood trend of having children before marriage, at least one religious group is advising young people to turn away from Tinseltown.

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HEALTH

• Chemical in Plastic Bottles Raises Safety Questions
  A chemical used to make baby bottles and other shatterproof plastic containers could be linked to a range of hormonal problems, a preliminary government report has found.
• EPA: Don't Flush Old Meds Down Toilet
  With trace amounts of pharmaceuticals showing up in the drinking water of major cities, authorities are encouraging consumers around the Great Lakes to drop off leftover and expired medicine at collection centers.
• Mom, This Study Says I Don't Have to Take My Vitamins!
  A Danish study says beta-carotene, vitamin A, and vitamin E actually increase mortality.
• Pellets: The Safer Hormone Replacement Therapy?
  Hormone pellet therapy containing "natural" estrogen, progesterone and testosterone have been billed as a safer alternative to traditional HRT, but research is lacking.
• Cynthia Nixon: I Had Breast Cancer
  Two years after the fact, actress Cynthia Nixon said she successfully battled breast cancer.
• Boy With Cancer to Meet Pope, Ask for Miracle
  Dylan Hartung of Melbourne, Australia, will meet the pontiff this weekend and ask him for a miracle - to cure his cancer.
• Medics Face Sack for Taping Buttocks Canister Removal
  Medical staff from the Philippines may be fired for allegedly taping the removal of a perfume canister from a man's anus and then posting it on YouTube.
• Mysterious Illness Sickens 53 at University of Denver
  At least 51 University of Denver students are sick from a mysterious illness, reports cbs4denver.com.

OPINION

• Susan Estrich: Is It So Bad to Be Bitter?
  Voters unlikely to hold grudge on Obama comments; it's not a question of how people feel, but what candidates have to offer.

POLITICS

• Hamas Leaders to Meet With Former President Carter in Egyptt
  Hamas says its Gaza leaders are on their way to Cairo to meet former President Jimmy Carter.
• Despite Age, Sen. Robert Byrd's Chairmanship Secure
  Despite his increasing frailness, Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd, 90, still wields considerable power on Capital Hill.
• Supreme Court OKs Lethal Injection for Executions
  After a nationwide halt, U.S. executions are all but sure to resume soon following a splintered Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that approved the most widely used method of lethal injection
• Court Divided Over States Executing Child Rapists
  The Supreme Court struggled Wednesday over whether the rape of children should be punishable by execution, a case that could determine whether the death penalty is extended to crimes other than murder
• Abortion Rights Lawmakers to Receive Communion
  Catholic members of Congress who support abortion rights plan to receive Communion with thousands of others at a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI.
• Lawmaker Calls for Stripping of $$ to Carter Center
  A U.S. lawmaker introduced legislation Wednesday to strip former President Jimmy Carter's Georgia-based scholarly institution of taxpayer support because of Carter's plans to meet with the top leaders of the Palestinian terror group Hamas.
• Bush Unveils 'Realistic' Climate Strategy in Rose Garden
  President Bush proposes new targets for curtailing nation's greenhouse gas emissions in an attempt to short-circuit what aides call a potential regulatory 'train wreck' if Congress doesn't act on climate change.
• DHS: Fingerprints Protected by Privacy Laws
  The Department of Homeland Security is putting to rest questions by a progressive think tank over recent comments made by Secretary Michael Chertoff that fingerprints are 'hardly personal data.'
• Sen. Specter Says Cancer Recurrance Won't Slow Him Down
  Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter says a recurrence of cancer is just another bump in the road that won't slow him down.
• Jury Convicts Ex-New Jersey Mayor of Corruption
  Federal jury convicts former Newark Mayor Sharpe James and ex-mistress of corruption stemming from the cut-rate sale of city land.
• White House Warns Against Excess Spending on Iraq Bill
  Budget director says it will block attempts to add billions of dollars for domestic programs onto bill to pay for continuation of troop funding.

SCITECH

• Glowing Vent Draws Visitors to Erupting Volcano
  Superheated sulfur fumes and steam create orange glow, not lava.
• Twelve Hi-Tech Ways to Spend That Tax Rebate
  A dozen gadget-oriented ideas to, um, stimulate the economy.
• Feds OK Plan to Rid Alaska's Rat Island of Rats
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service is moving forward with plans to rid Alaska's Rat Island of rats which have overrun the island.
• GIs in Afghanistan to Get Hand-Held Lie Detectors
  Sensors on interviewee's hand measure heart rate, stress and claims accuracy rate of 80 or 90 percent.
• Same Password for Everything? Not a Good Idea
  Experts advise against it, even though almost half people surveyed in poll say they've only got one for all their online accounts.
• Long Space Missions Risk Cancer, Premature Aging
  High-energy radiation would seriously damage health of long-mission astronauts, study finds.
• Grand Canyon May Be as Old as Dinosaurs
  Canyon likely existed in rocks that have since been eroded by wind, water, new study suggests.
• Tech Q and A: When Will We See Windows XP SP3?
  FOXNews.com answers your most vexing technology-related questions; this week, Windows XP updates, both scheduled and failed; how to boot between Mac operating systems.
• Comcast Wants 'Bill of Rights' for Broadband Clients
  Cable company wants legal framework to outline what rights, responsibilities providers, customers have regarding large file transfers.
• Six Million Pounds of Trash Found on World's Beaches
  One-day global effort in 76 countries finds lots of garbage -- one-third of it related to cigarette smoking.
• Ancient Elephants Spent Most of Lives in Water
  Teeth of 37-million-year-old elephant ancestor indicate its lifestyle, diet resembled those of modern hippopotamuses.
• Programmer Proposes to Girlfriend Via Video Game
  New Jersey man ports 'Bejeweled' to Nintendo DS, gives it to girlfriend with hidden marriage proposal that shows up when she hits certain score.
• The Week in Games: April 14, 2008
  A roundup of the week's gossip and news from the video-game industry.

U.S.

• Tiger Woods Has Knee Surgery, Will Need a Month to Recover
  Tiger Woods had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday to repair cartilage damage, his second operation in five years on the same knee. He is expected to miss at least a month while he recovers.
• Michigan Sheriff's Deputy, Police Chief Shot in Home
  The St. Clair County sheriff's department said Wednesday one of its deputies and the Capac police chief has been shot.
• Teacher Refuses to Remove Bible From Students' View
  John Freshwater said he agreed to remove a collage from his classroom that included the Ten Commandments, but that asking him to remove the Bible on his desk goes too far.
• Student Shot, Killed by Police Officer After Bat Attack
  The officer fired after the student at Roosevelt High School allegedly hit the officer with a baseball bat, police said.
• Calif. Audit Finds Sex Offenders Working in Child Care
  California investigators have shut down nine homes used for child care after an audit found registered sex offenders living there illegally, officials said on Wednesday.
• Firefighters Hope Storms Will Help Stifle Colorado Wildfires
  Firefighters resume battle against three wildfires that blazed through nearly 20,000 acres in Colorado, killing three people and forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate.
• Court Rejects Challenge to Kentucky's Lethal Injections
  The Supreme Court upholds Kentucky's use of lethal injections for executions.
• Hung Jury Causes Second Mistrial in Sears Tower Terror Case
  A federal judge declared another mistrial Wednesday against six men accused of plotting to spark an anti-government war by toppling Chicago's Sears Tower and bombing FBI offices.
• Police Searching for Montana Mother Missing Since Saturday
  Search is under way in Montana for a 34-year-old woman last seen Saturday, while a Billings man has been arrested on charges he violated a restraining order the woman had filed against him in 1998, officials said.
• On the Docket: Supreme Court Cases, Week of April 14, 2008
  The court is taking a look at whether Louisiana can execute people convicted of child rape and what criteria a judge must meet to hand down a sentence in excess of established guidelines.
• Polygamist Sect Mothers Deny Allegations of Abuse
  Several women from the polygamist retreat raided more than a week ago defended their lifestyle Wednesday in an exclusive interview with FOX News.
• Woman Survives Gunshot Right Between the Eyes
  A Florida woman shot right between her eyes miraculously survived the assault, requiring only stitches to repair the double exit wounds behind her ears.
• TRANSCRIPT: President Bush Welcomes Pope Benedict XVI
  Transcript of President Bush and Pope Benedict XVI remarks from the White House on Wednesday.
• Dad Falls to Death From Shea Stadium Escalator
  A man attending a New York Mets game with his family lost his balance on an escalator and fell two stories to his death, police said.
• N.Y. Birthday Clown Arrested on Child Porn Charges
  A N.Y. clown who performed at children's birthday parties has been arrested on child pornography charges.
• REMEMBERING VIRGINIA TECH
• Police Search for Missing S.C. Couple's Computer
  Investigators are searching computers, cell phones and personal digital devices to try to find out what happened to a missing Hilton Head couple.
• My Return to Virginia Tech, One Year Later
  As a 2007 Virginia Tech graduate, I felt compelled to return my beloved campus one year after the tragic events of April 16, 2007. I returned to Blacksburg, Va., to see how my Hokie community was healing.
• New Charges for Egyptian Students Caught With Explosives
  A federal grand jury has added more charges against two Egyptian college students accused of illegally carrying explosive materials.
• Man at Center of Las Vegas Ricin Case Arrested
  Unemployed graphic designer nearly killed by ricin arrested on federal charges of possessing deadly toxin in what he described as 'exotic idea' to poison unspecified enemies.
• Cop Waited Years to Tell Parents Missing Daughter Found Dead
  Police have removed a detective from his homicide unit after he waited two years to inform the parents of a missing girl that she had been found dead.
• School Principal Accused of Drug Use, Sex With Teens Fired
  Illinois school board fires elementary school principal accused of taking two teenage girls to a motel near Milwaukee for a weekend that included alcohol, marijuana, sex and pornography.
• Tow Truck Driver Takes Car With Sleeping Boy Inside
  A tow truck driver unknowingly hauled away a car with a 7-year-old asleep inside before returning the vehicle minutes later and speeding away, police said.
• Somali Pirates Detained After Yacht Attack Arrive in Paris
  Six Somali pirates captured after the rescue of hostages aboard a French luxury yacht have arrived in Paris for eventual trial, police said.

WORLD

• Chinese Torch Guardians Could Face Arrest in Australia
  Chinese guards traveling with the Olympic torch could face arrest if they lay hands on any protesters during its visit to Australia's capital next week, an official said Wednesday.
• CNN Sorry for Calling China a 'Bunch of Goons and Thugs'
  CNN said Wednesday that commentator Jack Cafferty was referring to China's leaders -- not the Chinese people -- when he described them as a "bunch of goons and thugs," and apologized to anyone who thought otherwise.
• Thousands to Greet Pope on 81st Birthday at White House
  President Bush has quite a birthday present for Pope Benedict XVI: at least 9,000 excited guests gathered on the White House's South Lawn for a 21-gun salute, a famed soprano's rendition of "The Lord's Prayer" and an emotional presidential welcome.
• Moms in Debt After Charity Nude Calendar's Poor Sales
  Seven middle-aged Spanish moms who posed for a tongue-in-cheek erotic calendar — a fundraiser for their children's tiny, rural school — are now saddled with debt and 5,000 unwanted copies.
• U.S. Military Releases Iraqi Photographer After 2 Years
  The U.S. military has released Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein after holding him for more than two years.
• Police in Zimbabwe Arrest 36 During Opposition Strike
  Police arrest 36, accusing them of attempting to violently enforce a nationwide strike called by Zimbabwe's opposition to press for the release of presidential election results, authorities said.
• Controversial T-Shirt Business Sparks Ire in Australia
  One warns that police are "targeting fat chicks." Another urges people to "get over" the death of Princess Diana.
• TRANSCRIPT: President Bush Welcomes Pope Benedict XVI
  Transcript of President Bush and Pope Benedict XVI remarks at the White House on Wednesday.
• Reuters Photographer Killed in Gaza Strip Violence
  Palestinian officials say an Israeli military strike in the Gaza Strip has killed a Palestinian cameraman who worked for the Reuters news agency.
• Reports: At Least 45 Die as Bus Plunges Into Canal in India
  A bus plunged into a canal in western India early Wednesday, killing at least 45 people, most of them schoolchildren, an official said.
• American College Student Missing in Japan
  An American college student has gone missing in northern Japan amid news reports that the 21-year-old is suicidal and wants to die after seeing cherry blossoms bloom.
• Pol Pot's Cremation Site Now a Shrine for Some Cambodians
  The cremation site of the genocidal Cambodian leader Pol Pot is now a shrine for some visitors, who pray for good luck and happiness from the deceased dictator's spirit.
• S. Korean Company Pulls Nazi-Themed Cosmetics Ad
  A cosmetics commpany in South Korea is pulling an ad campaign that featured Nazi references, after the Israeli Embassy in Seoul and a leading anti-Semitism watchdog group complained.
• Pope Arrives in U.S., Vows to Fight Clergy Sex Abuse
  Pope Benedict XVI stepped onto U.S. soil for the time as pontiff Tuesday, arriving to a presidential handshake and wild cheering only hours after he admitted that he is "deeply ashamed" of the clergy sex abuse scandal that has devastated the church.
• Docs Detail Probe Into GI Misconduct of Afghan Inmates
  Miltary records made public by ACLU detail probe into misconduct of Afghan prisoners by U.S. soldier in 2003.
• Pope: Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal 'Very Badly Handled'
  Pope Benedict XVI's comments Wednesday evening mark the second time the pope has addressed sex abuse on his journey to the U.S., and they are the harshest criticism yet of the bishops themselves
• At Least 20 Palestinians Killed in Gaza Violence
  Israeli army attacks series of targets throughout the Gaza Strip, killing at least 20 Palestinians including a Reuters cameraman, medical officials said.
• Eight-Year-Old Girl Divorces Husband
  An eight-year-old Yemeni girl was granted a divorce from an arranged marriage that started when she was in just the second grade.
• Ahmadinejad: Sept. 11 Attacks 'Suspicious Event'
  Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cast doubt Wednesday over the U.S. version of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, calling it a pretext used to invade Afghanistan and Iraq.
• Octogenarian Charged in Nazi Death Squad Killings
  A Dutch-German octogenarian accused of executing civilians as part of a Nazi-era Waffen SS death squad has been charged in Germany with three counts of murder.
• UNDP Procurement: Exceptions Are the Rule
  The United Nations Development Program has overridden its own rules requiring competitive bidding for procurement contracts on more than half of the $1.5 billion in goods and services it paid for over the past three years.
• Survivors of Congo Plane Crash Describe Frantic Escape
  The pilot of a jetliner that rammed into a bustling market killing at least 40 people had tried to stop the plane but couldn't because the runway was too short, survivors said.
• Olympic Torch Carried Through Pakistan in Front of Elite Cro
  Runners carry Olympic flame around the outside of sports stadium during invitation-only event in front of an elite, sparse crowd with heavy security.
• Bush, Thousands of Fans Welcome Pope at White House
  An enthralled South Lawn crowd of more than 9,000 sang "Happy Birthday" to Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday, and President Bush said that the first papal White House visit in 29 years was a reminder to "distinguish between simple right and wrong."
• Iran Threatens to 'Eliminate' Israel if Attacked
  Iran will eliminate Israel if the Jewish state attacks the Persian Islamic nation, Iran's deputy army chief warned Tuesday in the latest Iranian contribution to the verbal exchanges between the two foes.
• Iraq Leader Tells EU He's Confident of Al Qaeda's Defeat
  Iraq's prime minister said Wednesday that he is more confident than ever his government will defeat Al Qaeda in Iraq.
• Airstrike in Basra Kills 4 Gunmen; 2 Killed in Sadr City
  Warplanes struck militants firing rocket-propelled grenades at Iraqi soldiers in a Shiite militia stronghold of the southern city of Basra on Wednesday, killing four of the gunmen, the British military said.

SHOWS

• Hannity & Colmes: 'Clinging' to Obama's Gaffe
  Mitt Romney on impact of candidate's 'bitter' remarks on presidential race
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: Karl Rove 'On the Record' on Obama's Woes
  Karl Rove goes 'On the Record' to assess Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's 'Bitter-gate' controversy and race in politics.
• Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld: Gutfeld: Has Excess Reached an Endpoint?
  Has excess reached an endpoint?
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Transcript: FOX News All Stars
  'Special Report' panel on tax cuts, the Pope's visit to the U.S. and U.S.-Vatican relations
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Political Grapevine: Jimmy Carter and the Mideast
  Former President Jimmy Carter continues to set his own course in the Mideast
• The O'Reilly Factor: Bill O'Reilly: Attacking the Pope
  Attacking the pope