ENTERTAINMENT

• Pop Tarts: Penelope Cruz Felt 'Nothing' in Scarlett Kiss
  While relationship questions regarding Bardem were off-limits at the 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' Los Angeles press day over the weekend, Penelope Cruz admitted that kissing Johansson really wasn't anything special.
• Truck With Iggy Pop's Equipment Found Empty After Theft
  A rental truck containing Iggy Pop and the Stooges' equipment has been recovered empty after being stolen in Montreal.
• Lisa Marie Presley Expecting Twins This Fall
  Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, is expecting twins with her husband Michael Lockwood.
• Report: Former Porn Star Jenna Jameson Pregnant
  Former porn star Jenna Jameson is pregnant with the baby of her boyfriend, UFC champ Tito Ortiz, the New York Post's Page Six gossip column reports.
• Report: Over 120 UCLA Staff Saw Celebrity Health Records
  More than 120 workers at a Los Angeles hospital looked at celebrities' medical records and other personal information without permission — nearly double the number initially reported earlier this year, according to a state report.
• Report: Victoria Beckham Related to Marx's Comrade
  Victoria Beckham preached girl power as a member of the Spice Girls, and genes may have had something to do with her revolutionary spirit.
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Employee Charged With Criminal Sex Act
  A California man identified as an employee of the company that makes the 'Girls Gone Wild' video series has been arrested on charges he groped a woman aboard a bus parked outside a New York bar.
• Jennifer Lopez Biography
  Jennifer Lopez biography
• Howard Stern Sidekick Artie Lange Heads to Rehab
  Artie Lange, the plus-sized sidekick on Howard Stern's Sirius radio show, has checked himself into an intensive outpatient rehab program, the New York Post reports.
• Jon Voight: Angie 'Wasn't the Kind That Played With Dolls'
  Jon Voight was surprised that daughter Angelina Jolie had so many children, telling "FOX & Friends" on Thursday that "she wasn't the kind that played with dolls, and then all of a sudden she has all these kids."
• Morgan Freeman 'Doing Well' After Surgery
  Morgan Freeman is doing well after surgery to reconnect nerves and repair damage to his left arm and hand following a car wreck, his publicist said.
• Report: Heather Graham Splits From Club Owner
  Actress Heather Graham has split from club owner Charles Ferri, the New York Post reports.

HEALTH

• Researchers: Antibiotic From Maggots May Kill MRSA
  British researchers said Tuesday they've developed an antibiotic from maggots that can be used to fight different kinds of bacteria including certain strains of deadly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
• FBI: Hospital CEO Arrested in Scheme Involving the Homeless
  The top executive of a Los Angeles hospital was arrested Wednesday as part of an investigation of a scheme to recruit homeless people and bill government programs for millions of dollars in unnecessary health services.
• Treating High Cholesterol
  From diet to exercise to medication, what's the right way for you to treat your high cholesterol?
• Study: Cocoa Butter Does Not Prevent Stretch Marks
  A study from the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon found that applying cocoa butter lotion during pregnancy does not prevent stretch marks, Reuters reported Tuesday.
• Nick Jonas Launches Diabetes Awareness Campaign
  Jonas, who suffers from type 1 diabetes, hopes a three-year partnership he’s created with Bayer HealthCare will serve as an inspiration to others living with this disease.
• Study: Average Emergency Room Wait Nears an Hour
  The average time that hospital emergency rooms patients wait to see a doctor has grown from about 38 minutes to almost an hour over the past decade, according to new federal statistics released Wednesday.
• Britain Approves Antibiotic for Over-the-Counter Sales
  For the first time, England will sell an over-the-counter antibiotic to treat chlamydia, Reuters reported Tuesday.
• Study: Americans Drinking Less Alcohol
  Americans are drinking less alcohol, particularly beer, according to a study published in the August edition of The American Journal of Medicine.
• Laughter May Trigger Paralysis in Woman, 20
  Kay Underwood, of Barrow Upon Soar in Leicestershire, England has cataplexy, a neurological condition often confused with epilepsy.

OPINION

• Lis on Law: Supreme Court Decision on Lethal Injections
  Problems and botched attempts at using the lethal injection method are well documented and part of why the method was challenged in the courts.
• Alireza Jafarzadeh: Time to Break Out of Diplomatic Impasse
  As yet another deadline passed and Tehran again refused to suspend its uranium enrichment, the real response came in the form of naval missile tests, and threats to close the Strait of Hormuz.

POLITICS

• Bush: N. Korea Must Do More to End Terror Blacklisting
  President Bush said Wednesday that North Korea has much to do before the U.S. can remove it from the terror blacklist, but expressed hope that its pariah status as a member of the "axis of evil" could some day be a thing of the past.
• Bush 'Deeply Concerned' About State of Human Rights in China
  The same day of his arrival in Beijing for the Olympics, U.S. President George W. Bush plans to pointedly express "deep concerns" about the state of human rights in China and urge the communist nation to allow political freedom for its citizens.
• Budget Estimate: Deficit to Hit Record $400 Billion
  The Congressional Budget Office estimates the government will face a $400 billion deficit at the end of the budget year Sept. 30.
• Critics: San Diego Gets Too Many Border Agents
  Despite efforts to add Border Patrol agents to areas where immigrant traffic is high and drug violence is flaring, officers assigned to the 2,000-mile boundary with Mexico are bunched up near the California coast. And some critics see politics at play.
• Presidential Decree on Hawaiian Waters Not Working
  Cleanup efforts have slowed and garbage continues to pile up in a remote chain of Pacific islands that President Bush two years ago made the biggest and most environmentally protected area of ocean in the world.
• Pelosi Shrugs Off Continued GOP Protests Over Energy
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she is not impressed by Republican efforts at reducing energy prices, or their attempts to publicize them.

SCITECH

• NASA: Martian Salt May Not Be Life-Threatening
  Scientists point out that perchlorate ions aren't necessarily detrimental to life on Earth.
• Study: U.S. Paper Money Covered With Cocaine
  And euros issued in Spain aren't far behind, new study finds.
• Delta to Let Passengers Fly the Wi-Fi Friendly Skies
  But like food, blankets and movies, it'll cost you extra.
• Five Puppies Cloned From Dead Pit Bull
  California woman pays Korean firm $50,000 to clone her beloved pit bull Booger.
• California Hot Spot Hits 812 Degrees, Baffles Experts
  Unexplained 'thermal anomaly' causes patch of Ventura County land to reach over 800 degrees, baffling experts.
• Review: Summer Sports Games Don't Hit Sweet Spot
  'Beijing 2008' is well done, but just too hard to be any fun; 'Big Beach Sports' seems half-cooked; 'Summer Sports: Paradise Island' just terrible.
• The Week in Games: Aug. 4, 2008
  Ubisoft, EA, Sega dominate E3; Activision-Blizzard merger puts many titles in limbo; 'Scrabulous' scrambles for new name, look; NFL great Jim Brown sues Sony, EA over use of likeness in game.
• DNA Tests to Be Done on King Tut's 'Kids'
  Scientists to do DNA tests on two tiny mummified bodies found in Tutankhamun's tomb, per Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.
• Pottery Shards Push Milk-Drinking Back to 6000 B.C.
  Residues of milkfats found on pottery from Anatolia, Balkans dating from seventh millennium B.C., 2,000 years earlier than previously known of.
• Duck-Billed Dinosaurs Grew Fast to Beat T. Rex
  Hadrosaurs grew to adult size by age 10, double the rate of T. rex, and could reproduce at at age 3, meaning the latter would have had to hunt half-grown hadrosaurs instead of adults.
• 'I Am Rich' iPhone Application Retails for $1,000
  Pricey downloadable app displays glowing red gem on your iPhone's screen. That's all it does.
• 'Montauk Monster' May Have Been Kidnapped
  Montauk man says dead beast was stolen from his friend's backyard -- but it's not clear it was ever there to begin with.
• Huge Internet Security Hole Slowly Being Fixed
  Weakness allows hackers to take charge of very guts of Internet to rip off unsuspecting users.
• 111-Year-Old Reptile to Be Father Again
  Henry the tuatara impregnates 70-year-old female of species, New Zealand zoo officials say.

U.S.

• Law Enforcement Fusion Centers Help Fight Terror
  In an unassuming office in Des Moines, Iowa, law enforcement agents from state, federal, county and city agencies are all gathered under one roof in what has become a model of intelligence sharing.
• Agency Looks to Save Drowning Illegals in Border Canal
  The agency that is lining a border waterway with concrete agreed Tuesday to consider adding ladders and buoys to prevent migrants from drowning when they illegally cross from Mexico into Southern California.
• Texas Executes Mexican for Raping, Killing Teens
  A Mexican-born condemned prisoner was executed Tuesday night for the rape and murder of two teenage girls 15 years ago after a divided U.S. Supreme Court rejected his request for a reprieve.
• 11 Charged in Massive Credit Card Fraud Case
  Department of Justice says 11 people allegedly involved in the hacking of nine major U.S. retailers and the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit card number have been charged.
• Ohio Woman Bills Government for Gas Wasted in Traffic
  An Ohio woman wants the Michigan Department of Transportation to pay her $16 for gas after she says unannounced highway construction left her idling in traffic and wasting fuel for nearly an hour.
• Military Jury Convicts Bin Laden's Driver on Some Charges
  A jury of six military officers convicted Usama bin Laden's former driver of supporting terrorism Wednesday in the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay, but cleared him of conspiracy charges.
• Car-Respondence - Honda Civic GX
• Florida Teen Stabs Father With Miniature Sword Over Haircut
  A Volusia County teenager is accused of stabbing his father with a miniature sword because he was upset his father wanted to give him a haircut.
• Trying To Spark Interest, Nissan Shows Off Electric Car
  Nissan is showing off a spiffy electric car packed with a battery developed by the Japanese automaker to deliver more power than the type common in today's hybrids.
• Report: FBI Harassed Anthrax Suspect Bruce Ivins
  FBI confronted anthrax researcher in public places, pressured children to turn against him, while woman who sought restraining order against him has history of drug use, Washington Post reports.
• Hedge Fund Swindler: I Want to Plead Guilty
  The hedge-fund swindler who faked his suicide rather than report for prison has tried to plead guilty — but a federal magistrate in New York wouldn't let him.
• WANTED: Greisy Valencia Sought in Child Torture Case
  When California police discovered a girl covered with scars nearly six years ago, they had no idea that the woman who allegedly tortured her was her mother -- the friendly cashier they'd encountered at their local fast-food restaurant.
• Al Qaeda Suspect Extradited to N.Y. for Alleged Attack
  An MIT-educated Pakistani woman once identified as a possible Al Qaeda associate has been brought to New York to face charges she tried to kill U.S. agents and military officers, prosecutors said.
• John Gotti Arrested on Murder Conspiracy Charges
  John A. "Junior" Gotti has been indicted on conspiracy charges in Florida, linking him to large-scale cocaine trafficking and the slayings of three New York men in the late 1980s and early 1990s, federal officials said Tuesday.
• Ex-College Basketball Player Charged With Point-Shaving
  A federal indictment filed in federal court in Detroit says Sammy Villegas shaved points in games during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
• 9 Presumed Dead in Fire Copter Crash
  Nine people are presumed dead in the crash of a helicopter that was carrying firefighters over the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, officials said Wednesday.
• New Documents Portray Anthrax Scientist as Disturbed
  Bruce Ivins, the sole suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks killed himself last week, was deeply troubled and depressed, according to documents released Wednesday
• Woman Dies After Ambulance Goes to Wrong Address
  Authorities say a suburban Atlanta woman died while waiting for an ambulance that a 911 operator sent to the wrong address.
• Home of Missing Tot's Grandparents Searched by CSI
  A CSI team showed up unexpectedly again Wednesday at the Orlando home of a missing Florida toddler's grandparents, FOX News has learned.
• Manhunt on for Mom Who Allegedly Abducted Her 6 Kids
  Authorities launched a manhunt Wednesday for a pregnant woman who allegedly kidnapped her six children from her estranged husband's San Leandra, Calif., home and stole his van during a supervised visit.
• #5 Dodge Dakota and Mitsubishi Raider
  FOX Car Report ranks the top 5 most fuel-efficient pickups.
• Fifty People Charged in Nationwide Prostitution Ring
  More than 50 people have been charged in connection with a widespread prostitution operation that was centered in the Phoenix area and used the Internet to set up dates, according to police.
• Midwest Killing Spree Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
  A man suspected in a killing spree in June that left eight people dead in Illinois and Missouri has pleaded not guilty to one of the slayings.
• Army Scientist Bruce Ivins Was Anthrax Killer, U.S. Says
  Army scientist Bruce Ivins was the anthrax killer whose mailings took five lives and rattled the nation in 2001, prosecutors asserted Wednesday.
• Over 100 Illegal Frogs Seized From Nev. Homes
  State wildlife officials raided three residences in the Reno area where they seized more than 100 African clawed frogs
• Court Document Details Wis. Gunman's Alleged Plot
  The lone gunman charged Wednesday with killing three teenagers in a river ambush planned to use the victims as bait to lure emergency responders to the scene for him to kill as well, according to a criminal complaint
• Rockefeller Attorney Denies Los Angeles Link
  The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed it was sending two homicide detectives to Boston to interview a mysterious father accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a visit in Boston.
• #1 Ford Ranger and Mazda B2300
  FOX Car Report ranks the 5 most fuel-efficient pickups.
• Stewardess Sues Joel Osteen's Wife Over Alleged Air Rage
  A flight attendant is suing the wife of evangelist Joel Osteen saying that she was attacked by Victoria Osteen during a flight to Vail, Colo., leaving the stewardess with anxiety and hemorrhoids. Some potential jurors said Wednesday they were starstruck.
• Stewardess Sues Joel Osteen's Wife Over Alleged Air Rage
  A flight attendant is suing the wife of evangelist Joel Osteen saying that she was attacked by Victoria Osteen during a flight to Vail, Colo., leaving the stewardess with anxiety and hemorrhoids.
• #2 Toyota Tacoma
  FOX Car Report ranks the 5 most fuel-efficient pickups.
• #4 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon and Isuzu i-290
  FOX Car Report ranks the top 5 most fuel-efficient pickups.
• Collectors Discover Flag Stamp Has 14 Stripes
  An astute stamp collector discovers that one of the Old Glorys in the U.S. Postal Service's 'Flags 24/7' series appears to have 14 stripes.
• #5 (tie) Honda Ridgeline, Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra
  Fox Car Report ranks the five most fuel-efficient pickups.
• Vet to Put Fat Cat 'Prince Chunk' on a Diet
  A chubby cat dubbed 'Prince Chunk' who made news after being rescued from the streets of south New Jersey will soon be on a diet, officials said Tuesday.
• S.C. Deputy Fatally Shot While Responding to Alarm
  A South Carolina sheriff's deputy was shot to death while responding to an early morning home alarm Wednesday, and though authorities were searching for a suspect with dogs and a helicopter, they said they had few leads.
• #3 Nissan Frontier
  fox car report lists the top 5 most fuel efficient pickups
• Texas Heat Wave Claims Two More Lives, Total Up to 6
  Heat claimed the lives of two more people bringing the total to six heat-related deaths in the Dallas County area, officials said.
• Top 5 Most Fuel Efficient Pickups
  FOX Car Report looks at the top 5 most fuel-efficient pickup trucks.
• Pension for 'Disabled' Bodybuilding Firefighter Rejected
  The Boston Retirement Board says a firefighter who entered a bodybuilding competition while out on disability leave will not receive his disability pension.
• Goats Slip Past Security Fence Near NYC Bridge
  A dozen goats managed to slip under a metal fence separating the fort from bridge property, without setting off electronic alarms or sensors.
• Teen Accused of Having Weapons, Camp David Map
  A map of President Bush's motorcade to Camp David was found last week in the possession of a teenager accused of stockpiling weapons and bomb-making materials, according to prosecutors
• Mountain Lion in Bedroom Kills Family Dog
  Mountain lion creeps through open door into house outside Denver, snatches Labrador retriever from bedroom where two people are sleeping, leaves the dog's dead body outside.
• CIA Agent Involved in Failed Plot to Poison Castro Dies
  Robert A. Maheu, a former Howard Hughes confidant and CIA operative once involved in a failed plot to poison Fidel Castro, has died in a Las Vegas hospital. He was 90.

WORLD

• Iran Won't Take Olive Branch From U.S., Europe
  Even after the United States departed from its past policy and sent a high-ranking diplomat to the latest round of nuclear talks with Iran, the United States and Iran stand no closer to a meeting of the minds
• Pilot Continues Flight to U.K. Despite Bomb Threats
  A pilot flying a packed jet from the Dominican Republic to England refused to turn back after a passenger in the jet's lavatory found a note claiming there was a bomb on board, the Daily Mail reported on Wednesday.
• German Woman Reunited With N. Korean Husband After 47 Years
  An elderly German woman has traveled to North Korea to be reunited with her husband after 47 years apart, a news report said Tuesday.
• Iraq's Budget Surplus Could Top $79B on High Oil Prices
  The Iraqi government could end the year with as much as a $79 billion budget surplus as ever-increasing oil revenues pile on top of leftover income the Iraqis still haven't spent on their national rebuilding effort, congressional auditors say.
• World Powers to Consider New Sanctions Against Iran
  Six nations agreed Wednesday to pursue new U.N. sanctions against Iran after it failed to accept incentives offered in hopes of defusing the dispute over its nuclear program, the United States said.
• U.S. Cyclists Apologize to Beijing for Wearing Masks
  A group of American cyclists has apologized to Beijing Olympic organizers after arriving in China's capital wearing face masks.
• Palace Denies Prince Philip Prostate Cancer Report
  Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer but continues to carry out his duties despite the news, London's Evening Standard reported Wednesday.
• Iraq Parliament Adjourns Without Agreeing on Elections Law
  Iraq's parliament adjourned Wednesday for a monthlong break after adopting a supplementary budget of $21 billion but failing to reach agreement on a provincial elections law.
• 'Dead' Man Awakens Before Autopsy, Asks for Water
  An Indian man who was knocked unconscious during a stampede of thousands of religious pilgrims on a steep Himalayan mountain path woke up as doctors prepared to perform his autopsy, the Times of India reported.
• Shin Bet Arrests Israeli Arab Man for Hezbollah Ties
  An Israeli Arab man was indicted Wednesday for giving information to the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah, according to Israel's Shin Bet security service and court documents.
• China Detains Activists After Unfurling 'Free Tibet' Banner
  Police detained four activists Wednesday after they unfurled "Free Tibet" banners outside the Beijing National Stadium, site of the Olympic Games' opening ceremony later this week, a pro-Tibet group said.
• Kuwait FM Blasts Iran for Threatening to Close Gulf Strait
  Kuwait's foreign minister says Iran's renewed threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf amount to a "punishment" of its Arab neighbors.
• China Revokes Former Speedskater Joey Cheek's Visa
  Former Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek had his visa revoked by Chinese authorities Wednesday, hours before he was set to travel to Beijing to promote his effort urging China to help make peace in the war-torn Darfur section of Sudan.
• Renegade Army Officers Stage Coup in Mauritania
  Army officers upset with government overtures toward Islamic hard-liners staged a coup in Mauritania on Wednesday, overthrowing the first government to be freely elected in this sprawling desert nation in more than 20 years.
• Greyhound Scraps No 'Bus Rage' Ads After Beheading
  Greyhound has scrapped an ad campaign that extolled the relaxing upside of bus travel after one of its passengers was accused of beheading and cannibalizing another traveler.
• Commuter Thrown on Tracks for Telling Kids to Stop Smoking
  A British commuter was thrown on to a railway line after she told two youths to stop smoking on a station platform on Wednesday.
• Helicopter Rescues K2 Survivor 5 Days After Tragedy
  The last survivor of the deadliest mountaineering disaster ever to hit the world's second-highest peak was rescued by helicopter Wednesday, nearly five days after the tragedy, a Pakistani army spokesman said.
• Olympic Flame Sets Off On Final Relay Through Beijing
  The Olympic flame approached the final destination of its long and sometimes contentious global tour Wednesday, greeted by rapturous crowds and tight security in the Chinese capital.

SHOWS

• America's Election HQ: First Joint Appearance
  Evangelical leader Rick Warren on what to expect when both McCain and Obama participate in his megachurch's forum
• Hannity & Colmes: 'The Faith of Barack Obama'
  Exclusive: Author Stephen Mansfield explores the senator's unique religious upbringing and conversion to Christianity
• Hannity & Colmes: 'He'll Tear Him Up'
  Obama tells enthusiastic supporter he should debate Sean Hannity
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: Caylee Anthony's Grandparents 'On the Record'
  Cindy and George Anthony give 'On the Record' access to their home as they tell their family's side of their granddaughter's disappearance
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: Inside North Korea With the Rev. Franklin Graham
  Greta goes inside North Korea with the Rev. Franklin Graham, Part 1
• Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld: Gutfeld: Is Global Warming Racist?
  Perfect storm: Is global warming racist?
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: All Star Panel on Candidates' Energy Plans
  Panelists discuss Sens. McCain and Obama's takes on offshore drilling
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Political Grapevine: Ralph Nader Calls Out Barack Obama
  Ralph Nader calls out Barack Obama
• The O'Reilly Factor: Bill O'Reilly: Covering Obama and McCain
  Covering Obama and McCain
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Mitt Romney
  Former presidential candidate talks offshore drilling, government spending and the state of the economy
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Neil Cavuto: On Our Way to Becoming a Nanny State
  We're well on our way to becoming a nanny state
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Pelosi's Ploy?
  Reports that the House speaker is privately telling Democrats they can back drilling, but won't force a vote on it