ENTERTAINMENT

• Mary-Kate Olsen Refuses to Talk to Feds Without Immunity
  Actress Mary-Kate Olsen has refused to answer questions from federal authorities investigating the accidental overdose of actor Heath Ledger until she receives immunity from prosecution, The New York Post reported.
• Paris Hilton's Mother Criticizes McCain Ad
  Kathy Hilton slammed John McCain for his ad involving her daughter Paris and a comparison to Barack Obama after she and her husband donated $4,600 to his presidential campaign, TMZ reported.
• Brangelina Babies Make Photo Debut
  People Magazine has released the first photos of the Brangelina twins in a 19-page spread.
• Jake Gyllenhaal's Rep Calls Engagement Rumors 'False'
  Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon are not engaged, his rep told USmagazine.com, saying that "The Daily Mail reports are false."
• Reunion Rumors Surround Jackson 5 Award Reception
  There's a possibility for a Jacksons reunion of sorts — the brothers are set to be honored as BMI Icons at its annual Urban Awards next month.
• Steamy Ads Featuring Eva Mendes Deemed Too Hot for TV
  Ads from designer Calvin Klein featuring actress Eva Mendes have been deemed too racy by American television because of partial nudity.
• Pop Tarts: Miley's Brave Face in Wake of New Racy Pics
  Miley Cyrus acts all grown up at the Teen Choice Awards as new racy photos of her hit the Web; Mischa Barton parties in L.A.
• Brittany Snow Defends Co-Star Nikki Blonsky Following Brawl
  Hairspray's Birttany Snow has come do the defense of her co-star Nikki Blonsky following a brawl between Blonsky and America's Next Top Model contestant Bianca Golden.
• Morgan Freeman Injured in Car Accident
  Actor Morgan Freeman has been injured in a one car accident in Mississippi and is recovering at a Memphis hospital.
• Sienna Miller Escapes to Caribbean in Heartbreak
  Actress Sienna Miller reportedly fled to the Virgin Islands as her married, former lover Balthazar Getty reunited with his family, The U.K.'s Daily Mail reported.
• FOX 411: Writers Guild Blamed for HFPA's Cut in Donations
  The crazy group known as the Hollywood Foreign Press is back in the news again. They’ve used the Writers Guild strike from last January as a rationale for cutting their charitable donations by nearly half a million bucks.

FNC IMAG

• Personalize Your Wedding Party
  Your bridemaids don't have to look exactly the same to look beautiful. In fact allowing your ladies in waiting to express a little indivuality goes a long way.
• The Bridesmaid Shopping List
  Read on for details on your favorite styles from our video.

HEALTH

• Calif. Girl, 17, Dies From Fungus Spores Found in Soil
  A 17-year-old Bakersfield girl has lost a two-year battle with valley fever, a usually nonfatal illness caused by fungus spores in the soil.
• Grass-Roots Movement Fights Female Circumcision in Egypt
  A grass-roots movement has begun to stop female genital mutiliation in Egypt.
• New Cases of Potentially Fatal Illness Tied to MS Drug
  Cambridge-based Biogen Idec Inc. and Ireland-based Elan Corp. defended their multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri after reporting two new cases of a potentially fatal side effect, saying the treatment is still worth the risk to patients.
• Asthma, Acid Reflux: What's the Connection?
  Of the 15 million Americans who have asthma, as many as 50 to 80 percent also have acid reflux.
• Understanding Type 1 Diabetes
  Each year more than 15,000 children and young adults are diagnosed with diabetes in the United States.
• FOXSexpert: Finishing Too Soon? Here's Some Advice
  Twenty-five percent of American men finish too soon during sex, so many couples find themselves confronting this disorder at one time or another. But, it's an easy problem to solve.
• Immigrant Kids Exercise Less Than American Peers
  Immigrant children of all backgrounds get even less vigorous exercise than their U.S.-born counterparts, the largest study of its kind suggests
• Study: Psychiatrists Favor Medication Over Talk Therapy
  A new study finds a significant decline in psychotherapy practiced by U.S. psychiatrists.
• Spaghetti Sauce Mix Recalled in Three States
  CF Sauer Foods Inc. has recalled its Gold Medal spaghetti sauce mix from stores in Mississippi, Kentucky and Alabama.
• Drug Gives Boy, 12, With Parkinson's His Life Back
  Thanks to the drug Sinemet, which is often given to patients with the neurodegenerative disorder, Andrew is no longer like the “decrepit old man” his mother once described him as.
• Would Paying by the Pound Slim Airline Passengers?
  Australian airline AIRASIA X is considering charging passengers depending on their weight in a bid to fight rising fuel prices and to "help Aussies lose weight."
• 12-Year-Old Girl With HIV to Open World Conference
  A 12-year-old girl who is one of the most prominent AIDS activist in Latin American will open a world conference on the syndrome.
• Restaurant Kids' Meals Loaded With Fat, Calories, Study Says
  Parents looking for healthy meal choices for their children are likely to find slim pickings on the menus of the nation's top restaurant chains, according to a report released Monday by a nonprofit public health group.
• Asthma, Acid Reflux: What's the Connection?
  Of the 15 million Americans who have asthma, as many as 50 to 80 percent also have acid reflux.
• Girl, 12, With HIV to Open World AIDS Conference
  A 12-year-old girl who is one of the most prominent AIDS activist in Latin American will open a world conference on the syndrome.

OPINION

• John Lott: Where There's Smoke, There's Intrusion
  The government goes too far when it outlaws smoking in public places.

POLITICS

• Bush Heads to Asia for Diplomacy and Olympic Games
  President Bush embarks Monday on his last venture as president to the Far East, a trip built around the Olympic Games in Beijing. The president will stop en route at an Alaskan Air Force base to speak to military personnel and get his plane refueled.
• Top Democrats Spar Over Invasive-Species Bill
  Barbara Boxer, Daniel Inouye at odds over details of legislation to combat spread of non-native animals, plants.
• House Committee Wants Info on Web-Tracking Methods
  House Energy and Commerce Committee subpoenas Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, ATT, AOL, Comcast, Verizon, among others.
• Bush Signs Bill to Allow Closure of Libya Terror Lawsuits
  President Bush signed legislation Monday that allows the State Department to settle all remaining lawsuits against Libya by U.S. terrorism victims and paves the way for complete rapprochement between Washington and Tripoli.
• Republicans Again Protest on House Floor, Without Dems
  Blasting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and continuing their call for a special session, about 20 Republican lawmakers took control of the empty House of Representatives chamber floor for the second day of protests against Democratic policies.
• Bush Visit Could Reignite South Korea Beef Riots
  President Bush's arrival to South Korea Tuesday has anti-government demonstrators saying they will resume protests against imports of American beef, facing off against pro-U.S. groups planning a show of support for the country's longtime ally.
• Robert Novak Retires Following Cancer Prognosis
  The veteran journalist and political commentator Robert Novak is retiring, citing doctors' discovery of a brain tumor last week.
• U.S. Says Bin Laden's Driver Helped Make 9-11 Possible
  Usama bin Laden's former driver offered the terrorist leader aid and protection that helped make the Sept. 11 attacks possible, prosecutors said Monday in closing arguments at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial.
• Congress Ends 'Insane' College Aid for Sex Offenders
  Some of the country's worst sex offenders will no longer be eligible for generous college aid packages while they are confined in treatment centers after Congress fixed a loophole in its higher education bill.

SCITECH

• How Quantum Physics Could Power the Future
  The strange behavior of quantum physics might seem too unpredictable to rely on for our energy needs, but new technologies hope to capitalize on its very strangeness.
• World's Smallest Snake as Thin as Spaghetti
  Able to fit snugly on a U.S. quarter, new species of snake found hiding out in a forest on Barbados.
• Eclipse Blacks Out Sun Over Siberia, Mongolia, China
  Crowds gather in Novosibirsk to get glorious view of total solar eclipse.
• Gigantic Voids in Space Hint at Hidden Dark Energy
  Dark energy seems to be force that creates supervoids, areas half a billion light-years across nearly devoid of matter.
• Pelicans Provide Predator-Prey Debate Fodder in Idaho
  In a twist to the predator-prey debate of the West, a fresh menace has emerged: the American white pelican, which anglers say gobbles hatchery-raised rainbow trout and dwindling native Yellowstone cutthroat.
• Scientists: Martian Soil May Contain Detrimental Substance
  NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has detected the presence of a chemically reactive salt in the Martian soil, a finding that if confirmed could make it less friendly to potential life than once believed.
• Thai Teen Nabbed in 'Grand Theft Auto' Copycat Killing
  Cops say man, 19, said he'd stabbed taxi driver in recreation of scene from video game.
• Automated Tagging Can Create Tangled Web
  Internet publishers are increasingly relying on automated systems to tag phrases of interest and, in some cases, to provide links to other sites.
• Scientists: Legendary 'Rogue Waves' Are Very Real
  Huge walls of water as in 'Poseidon Adventure' turn out to be true; researchers try to figure out what makes them.
• Albanian Ax Murderers? The New Online Dating Scene
  Horror stories abound in the world of online dating, but are social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace changing the landscape for surfing singles — and coming to their rescue?
• New York Gym's New Personal Trainer Is Nintendo Wii
  Super Mario's rotund physique may not be what most gym members are shooting for, but personal trainer Dorothy Evans says video-game system not only gets heart pumping but might even help clients lose a few pixels in the process.
• Experts: Security at Bioweapons Labs a 'Nightmare'
  Anthrax attacks of 2001 only made it easier for psychologically troubled researchers to go unnoticed, say workers in field.
• Toyota Unveils 'Winglet,' Segway-Like Scooter
  Rider stands on two-wheeled device and steers, though even demonstrator had hard time staying on it.
• Signs of Life Found Inside Rock Salt
  Bacterial tissues found in pockets of water sealed into salts 250 million years old.

U.S.

• Theater Villain Charged in Real-Life Whodunit
  In the small-town dinner-theater mystery, Bruce Hummel had no trouble admitting he was the killer: 'I got my revenge,' he told the audience. 'Tell that to the sheriff.' Now he faces a murder charge in real life.
• Abduction Suspect Rockefeller to Be Extradited to Boston
  Clark Rockefeller, a high-society man accused of abducting his 7-year-old daughter, will be extradited to Boston.
• Mary Winkler Reunited With 3 Daughters
  A lawyer for Mary Winkler says the woman convicted in the shooting death of her pastor husband in Tennessee has taken custody of her three daughters.
• Death Row Inmate Sues, Saying He's Too Fat for Execution
  A death row inmate scheduled for execution in October says he's so fat that Ohio executioners would have trouble finding his veins and that his weight could diminish the effectiveness of one of the lethal injection drugs.
• Gunman Accompanied by Kids Kills 7-Eleven Clerk
  A 7-Eleven clerk was gunned down in his west Phoenix store by a gunman, who police say, was accompanied by two young children.
• Cops: Ala. Teen Plotted to Attack School, Torch Teacher
  Police say a north Alabama high school student wrote out plans for a mass killing and tried to get others to provide weapons for the plot, which included burning a teacher alive.
• Packers President Says Team Will Welcome Favre Back
  The Green Bay Packers reluctantly embraced Favre's forced return to the football field Sunday, after failing to come to a financial agreement that would manage to make Favre happy while staying retired.
• Co-Defendant in O.J. Simpson Case Makes a Plea Deal
  A fourth co-defendant has taken a plea in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case in Las Vegas and will testify against the former football star.
• Firebombs Nearly Kill California Animal Researchers
  Two scientists at U.C. Santa Cruz targeted; one has to flee home with family, other's car blown up.
• 3rd Caylee Vigil Held as Missing Tot's Mom Says She's Close
  Dozens attended a vigil for missing Florida toddler Caylee Marie Anthony Sunday as the child's grandfather said his jailed daughter told him the girl would be home by her third birthday later this week.
• Arizona Parents in Custody After 2-Year-Old Eats Marijuana
  A 2-year-old El Mirage girl has been placed in state custody after authorities say she ate marijuana and lived in filthy conditions.
• Trooper, Driver Electrocuted During Flat-Tire Fix
  New York State Police say a trooper and another man were electrocuted when a ladder touched a high-voltage power line as they tried to fix a flat tire on an antique fire truck.
• Man Calls 911 to Complain About Sauce Left Off Sandwich
  A Florida man needs to learn that 911 is not the appropriate place to complain that Subway left the sauce off a spicy Italian sandwich, police said.
• Volunteer Fire Depts. Struggling to Recruit New Members
  Simple numbers were working against the fire and rescue department in this town of 400 along Interstate 80. Unbeknownst to six people in a Suburban that had just wrecked on the busy interstate, the math didn't favor them either.
• Tired of Traffic, Driver Bills Government for Delay
  An Ohio woman has sent Michigan transportation officials a bill for the $16 she says she wasted on gasoline sitting in construction zone traffic.
• Shoe Containing Human Foot Found on Wash. Beach
  An athletic shoe containing a human foot was found on a Washington state beach, and authorities are investigating whether it may be linked to a series of human feet found in shoes along the coast of British Columbia.
• German Tourist Survives 250-Foot Slide Down Calif. Cliff
  A tourist is nursing only cuts and bruises after sliding 250 feet down a cliff on California's coast.
• 5 Dead, 3 Hurt After Plane Hits Oregon Home
  A small plane crashed into a seaside house in heavy fog early Monday, killing two people aboard and three children inside the vacation home, authorities said.
• Report: Marines Ordered to Stay Longer in Afghanistan
  The Pentagon has ordered roughly 1,250 Marines serving as trainers for the Afghan security forces to stay on the warfront about a month longer to continue a mission that military leaders say is a top priority, according to a senior military official.
• Man Pleads Guilty in Las Vegas Ricin Case
  An unemployed graphic designer who authorities believe poisoned himself with toxic ricin he kept in his Las Vegas motel room pleaded guilty Monday to possession of a biological toxin and a federal weapons charge.
• White Officer Acquitted in Deadly Shooting of Black Mother
  A white police officer was acquitted Monday in the drug-raid shooting death of an unarmed black woman that set off protests about how police treat minorities in a city where one in four residents is black.
• 'Anthrax Killer' Suspect Was Prolific Scientific Author
  Suspected anthrax mailer Bruce Ivins was a prolific contributor to research articles in the arcane field of deadly pathogens, and was named as a co-author in more than 40 studies published in scientific journals since the late 1960s.
• 'Anthrax Killer' Suspect Had Sorority Obsession
  The Army scientist believed to have committed the 2001 anthrax killings exhibited classic 'offender behavior,' sources told FOX News on Monday as officials said he had an obsession with a sorority near the mailbox where the letters were sent.
• Sneaker Containing Bones, Flesh Found on Washington Beach
  An athletic shoe containing bones and flesh has been found on a Washington state beach and authorities are investigating whether it may be linked to a series of human feet found in shoes along the coast of British Columbia.
• 7-11 Clerk Killed by Gunman Accompanied by 2 Children
  A 7-Eleven clerk was gunned down in his west Phoenix store by a gunman, who police say, was accompanied by two young children.
• Car Thief Loses Stolen Pickup to Armed Carjacker
  A pickup truck thief lost his purloined Chevy Silverado to an armed carjacker during a 7-Eleven stop.
• Mother of Suspected Wisc. Gunman Says He 'Turned Inward'
  When he learned police were looking for him, Scott Johnson tried to assure his mother that he would take care of the situation.
• Crossover Sales Coming Up Short
  Already struggling with a downturn tied to gasoline prices, auto makers have another headache to deal with — falling crossover-vehicle sales.
• Nissan ECO Pedal Pushes Back for Fuel Effiiciency
  The Japanese carmaker Monday announced its new "ECO Pedal" system, which makes the gas pedal press upward when it senses motorists are speeding up too quickly
• 'Disabled' Bodybuilding Firefighter Now Unemployed
  The Boston Fire Department says a firefighter who entered a bodybuilding competition while out on disability leave no longer has his job after he failed to return to work.
• Hurricane Watch Posted on Gulf Coast as Edouard Speeds Up
  Emergency teams were activated as residents along the Gulf of Mexico prepared to get hit with another round of tropical weather for the second time in less than a month.

WORLD

• FOX News Cameraman Saves Marine From IED Blast
  A FOX News cameraman helped save the life of an injured Marine in Afghanistan — and was injured himself — when the armored Humvee convoy he was traveling in was struck by a roadside bomb Sunday night in the Helmand province, a Taliban stronghold.
• Report: 'Rioters' Kill 16 in Attack on China Border Station
  Two men rammed a truck into a clutch of jogging policemen and tossed explosives, killing 16 officers, state media said, in an attack in a restive province of western China just days before the Beijing Olympics, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reports.
• Bus Killer Immigrated From China, Described as Hard Working
  Man who witnesses said stabbed, beheaded and cannibalized a fellow traveler aboard a Greyhound bus immigrated to Canada from China four years ago and worked for a time as a church custodian, the pastor who employed him said.
• Putin Calls for Restoration of Influence in Cuba
  Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is calling for Russia to restore its influential position in former Cold War ally Cuba, Russian news reports said Monday.
• Portuguese Officials Open Madeleine McCann File
  Portuguese police file containing almost 30,000 pages of evidence from the investigation into the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann was made public Monday.
• Groom in Antigua Honeymoon Attack Dies; Suspect Questioned
  A British newlywed was shot dead and her husband critically injured in an apparent robbery while honeymooning in Antigua.
• Dismembered British Teen's Leg Found in Brazil
  Brazilian authorities say the left leg of a British teen who was dismembered has been found along the banks of a remote river near the central city of Goiania.
• Iraq Bombs Kill 2 U.S. Soldiers, 9 Others
  Roadside bombs killed two U.S. soldiers and at least nine Iraqis Monday in Baghdad and surrounding areas, officials said.
• So. Korea Investigates Wartime Civilian 'Massacres' by U.S.
  South Korean investigators, matching once-secret documents to eyewitness accounts, are concluding that the U.S. military indiscriminately killed large groups of refugees and other civilians early in the Korean War.
• 3 Charged in Dormitory Collapse in Turkey That Killed 18
  Turkish authorities have arrested three managers and charged them with negligence in the collapse of a girls' dormitory that killed 18 people last week, an official said Monday.
• 'Dungeon Dad' Fritzl May Face Slavery Charges
  The Austrian man who held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children with her may be charged with slavery, a prosecutor said Monday.
• Three Climbers Rescued From K2; 11 Feared Dead
  A helicopter plucked two frostbitten Dutch climbers from K2 after an avalanche and exposure left at least 11 people presumed dead on the world's second-highest mountain. An Italian who was also stranded made his way down the slope with a rescue team.
• Funerals Begin After Indian Temple Stampede That Killed 145
  Mukesh Chabba lit the funeral pyre on which seven of his relatives — including his wife and daughter — were cremated, the day after a stampede at a remote mountaintop Hindu temple killed 145 people.
• Al-Sadr Plans to Turn Militia Into Civic Organization
  Anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is planning to disarm the Mahdi Army by turning the militia into a civic and social service organization, a significant strategic shift, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
• Iran Tests 'New Weapon', Says It Can Close Oil Passageway
  Iran tests new weapon for use at sea, says it can 'easily' close major oil passageway.
• Chef Sorry for Suggesting Poisonous Plant for Salad
  British celebrity chef says he's sorry for mistakenly recommending a deadly plant as a tasty salad ingredient.
• World Powers to Pursue New Sanctions on Iran
  Major powers to pursue new sanctions on Iran over nuke program, the U.S. said Monday.
• Palestinians Claim Israel Is 'Bullying' Them Into Spying
  Gaza resident Bassam Waheidi is slowly going blind, but he won't pay what he says is the price of regaining his sight — spying for Israel in exchange for medical treatment.
• Afghan, NATO Forces Kill 17 Taliban in South
  Afghan and NATO troops targeted a group of Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, killing 17 militants and wounding six others, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
• Channeling 'Home Alone:' Family Leaves Daughter at Airport
  A four-year-old Israeli girl was left behind at the airport yesterday as her mother, father and four siblings rushed to catch a flight to Paris.

SHOWS

• America's Election HQ: Case Closed?
  Is anthrax suspect's suicide end of the case?
• FOX News Watch: Transcript: 'FOX News Watch,' August 2, 2008
  Why have so many in the media ignored reports of John Edwards sex scandal?
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: CSIs Search Home of Missing Tot's Grandparents
  'On the Record' looks at the CSI search of the home of Caylee Anthony's grandparents.
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: All Star Panel
  'Special Report' panel on presidential candidates and energy policy; progress in Iraq
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Political Grapevine: New Evidence Against Global Warming?
  Global warming alarmists have their theories questioned from beyond the grave
• The Beltway Boys: Transcript: 'Beltway Boys,' August 2, 2008
  John McCain accuses Barack Obama of playing the race card and Congress flies the coop without addressing sky-high gas prices
• The Cost of Freedom: Recap of Saturday, August 2
  Miss a minute of this week's block? Here's your chance to catch up!
• The Journal Editorial Report: Transcript: 'The Journal Editorial Report,' August 2, 2008
  Economics of Obama, McCain candidacies
• The O'Reilly Factor: Transcript: Obama Distances Himself From Ludacris
  Obama distances himself from Ludacris after offensive lyrics
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: College Cost Conundrum
  Rep. Mike Castle on the rising cost of college
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Neil Cavuto: Your Kind Thoughts Leave Me Speechless
  Your kind thoughts leave me speechless

FOX FAN

• Scientists: Legendary 'Rogue Waves' Are Very Real
  Huge walls of water as in 'Poseidon Adventure' turn out to be true; researchers try to figure out what makes them.