BUSINESS

• Stocks to Watch: AIG, Polo and Cisco Systems
  Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Wednesday's session are AIG, Sprint Nextel Corp., and Cisco Systems Inc.
• Till Pets Do Us Part: More Owners Set Up Trusts for Animals
  As many as 25 percent of families with a pet have provided for their animals through wills or trusts.
• Cisco 4Q Profit Jumps 25 Percent
  Cisco Systems Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit and outlook Tuesday.
• Growing Number of Companies Marketing to Vacationers
  Why marketers are increasingly trying to reach people on vacation.
• Judge Nixes $1.5B MP3-Patent Ruling Against Microsoft
  U.S. federal judge drops $1.5 billion patent-infringement award against Microsoft in a case involving MP3 technology.
• Early Risers Help Boost McDonald's July Same-Store Sales
  McDonald's same-store sales increase 6.5 percent in July.
• Study: Consumers Shifting to Paid Entertainment
  Time spent on cable TV, Internet, video games grew nearly 20 percent from 2001 to 2006.
• Blockbuster Acquires Movie Download Service Movielink
  Video rental chain Blockbuster Inc. said it will continue to operate Movielink as a stand-alone service and eventually make elements of the service available through Blockbuster.com.
• Fed Statement, Cisco Profits Power Up Rally on Wall Street
  Stocks got a bounce on Wednesday on strong earnings and fed news.
• What Individual Investors Can Learn From Mistakes
  Overconfidence is perhaps investors' biggest mistake, research consultant says.
• There's a Right Way and a Wrong Way to Critique Employees
  Sticks and stones move over, some career gurus say words can be dangerous when not used properly in the workplace.
• Apple Unveils New, Metallic iMacs
  Steve Jobs announces sleek-looking 20-inch, 24-inch models, confirms that 17-inch model is dead.

ENTERTAINMENT

• Justin Timberlake, Beyonce Lead MTV Video Music Award Nods
  Justin Timberlake and Beyonce lead the pop parade of nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards with seven nods apiece, it was announced Tuesday.
• Judge Blocks Video Showing Anna Nicole's Breast Surgery
  A judge has issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the release of a 1994 videotape documenting a breast augmentation surgery for Anna Nicole Smith.
• O.J. Simpson Ordered to Pay Video Game Money to Goldman Kin
  O.J. Simpson must pay the family of the late Ronald Goldman any money he earns from a video game featuring his likeness to satisfy a $38 million wrongful death judgment, a judge ruled Tuesday.
• Report: David Lee Roth Rejoins Van Halen for Fall Tour
  The rockers have re-formed with original frontman David Lee Roth and will set out on a national tour beginning in October, Billboard Magazine's Web site reports.
• French Teen Detained Over Harry Potter
  French police briefly detained a 16-year-old who posted an unauthorized translation of the latest Harry Potter book online, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
• Jack White, Wife Karen Elson Welcome Baby Boy
  White Stripes frontman Jack White and his wife, Karen Elson, are the parents of a baby boy.
• Gold Circle Films Sued Over Profits From 'Greek Wedding'
  Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and Nia Vardalos have sued Gold Circle Films, one of the producers of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," alleging they are still owed profits from the 2002 sleeper hit.
• Report: Britney Spears Smooches Student
  Britney Spears exchanged a smooch with a college student during a racy game of topless truth or dare, Us Weekly reports.
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• Producers Bob, Harvey Weinstein Launch Asian Film Fund
  Hollywood producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein said Wednesday they have launched a $285 million movie fund that will invest in Asian-themed projects, such as a remake of the 1954 Akira Kurosawa classic 'The Seven Samurai.'
• FOX411: Anti-Semitic Rant on CBS' 'Big Brother 8'
  Reality TV star Amber Siyavus Tomcavage is caught making anti-Semitic remarks; Warner Music Group's stock is in a free fall; Julia Roberts is coming to a newsstand near you; Michael Jackson's family argues over, you guessed it, money.
• Sharpton Protests Degrading Rap Lyrics
  Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network held protests in more than 20 cities over use of degrading lyrics by the music industry.

HEALTH

• Netherlands Ponder Ban of 'Magic' Mushrooms Following Death
  The liberal Netherlands is considering a ban of psychedelic mushrooms following the death of a French woman who ingested them.
• Study: Five Easy Ways to Save 100,000 Lives Yearly
  A new study talks of five easy and preventative steps that Americans could take each year to save 100,000 lives.
• President Bush Treated for Lyme Disease Last Year
  A physical of President Bush revealed that last year he was treated for Lyme disease.
• The Consequences of 'Girls Going Wild'
  The consequences of an over-sexed society are more young girls "going wild" only to later regret it.
• Study: Diet Foods Making Kids Fat
  A new study shows that children fed diet soda and food have tendencies to over when given non-diet foods with similar tastes.
• Study: Women Prefer 'Feminine' Men for Relationships
  When it comes to making a long-term commitment, women choose men with more feminine facial features, a new study says.
• Canada Gives OK to Cannabis Spray
  Canadian officials have approved a new spray medication that can be used by patients who have advanced cancer and are struggling with pain.
• Study: Green Tea Fights Psoriasis, Dandruff
  Green tea shows promise in fighting skin inflammations such as dandruff and psoriasis, a new study shows.
• Does Your Body Need Probiotics?
  Are probiotics for everyone? Find out how probiotics can help you
• Some Children Forced to Forgo Vaccines
  More middle class children are being forced to go without necessary vaccines because their health insurance won't pay for them.
• At Age 110, Aspirin Seen as 'Wonder' Drug
  More than a century after it's discovery aspirin is viewed as a wonder drug. A new CDC study shows the drug could save 45,000 adult lives per year.
• NY Apartments to Offer Tenants Health, Sex Advice
  A new luxury apartment complex will give tenants a true "spa" experience completely with healthy living activities and sex advice.
• Pencil Removed from Woman's Head, Pain Should Subside
  The doctor for a German woman who had a pencil lodged in her head for 55 years should start to feel better now that most of it has been removed, her doctor said Tuesday.
• Kids Say Even Veggies Taste Better from McDonald's
  Pre-school children prefer the taste of food in McDonald's packaging to the taste of the same exact food in non-branded packaging, according to a new study.

OPINION

• Chrysler's New Chief, Obama's Crazy Talk
  Mike Baker: Chrysler hires Bob Nardelli while Barack Obama threatens to invade Pakistan.
• Susan Estrich: Romney Makes Radio Host Look Like Rummy
  Susan Estrich: GOP Presidential front runner refuses to pander to radio host and exposes pundit's ignorance.
• Senators For President
  Martin Frost: Voters tend not to elect senators to the presidency, when in fact they're probably the most qualified for the job.
• Mark Joseph: Fred Thompson, the 2nd Coming of Ronald Reagan?
  While Fred Thompson may not be the second coming of Ronald Reagan, the coalition Reagan built will fall apart unless Thompson can reinvent it.

POLITICS

• President Bush Threatens Veto on Spending Bills
  President Bush on Wednesday threatened to use his veto pen on any spending bill that would cause taxes to go up.
• Bill Would Open Secret List of Ga. Military School Trainees
  An Army school in Georgia that trains Latin American military officers would be required to disclose the names of its graduates under legislation passed by the House
• U.S. Official: Sudan Must Accept Non-African Peacekeepers
  Sudan will have to accept non-African troops in a U.N.-authorized peacekeeping force for Darfur or face the prospect of new United Nations sanctions, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday
• Democrats Spar Over Foreign Policy, Domestic Issues
  Democratic rivals accused Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of being too cozy with lobbyists and Wall Street Tuesday, but the party's presidential front-runner portrayed herself as a champion of working people and commonsense policies.
• Romney: I'm 'Not Running to Talk about Mormonism'
  Presidential candidate Mitt Romney bristled when a conservative radio talk-show host began quizzing him on details of Mormonism, but if history holds true, Romney likely will be spending more time — not less — talking about his faith.
• Sen. Graham Haunted at Home by Immigration Record
  Home state Republicans are giving South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham his due recognition for his support for a comprehensive immigration bill that has failed twice in the last two years: a censure vote.
• Romney Seeing Triple in New 'Romney Girls' Video
  If the presidential race weren't hot enough, now come the Romney Girls, the three latest additions to the exploding genre of digital political satire.
• Elite Media Fears Giuliani as GOP Nominee
  Rudy Giuliani's quest for the presidency isn't one I embrace, but the vitriol — perhaps born of fear that he could win in 2008 — leveled against him by the elite media and left wing magazines is surely disproportionate.
• China's Olympics Countdown Spurs Protests
  The start of the one-year countdown to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics on Wednesday launched protests across the world and in the United States by China critics hoping to end U.S. participation in the games.
• President Bush Treated for Lyme Disease Last Year
  A physical of President Bush revealed that last year he was treated for Lyme disease.
• South Carolina GOP to Force Iowa Caucuses into 2007
  On Thursday morning, South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson will hold a news conference in Concord, N.H., in which he will announce the date of the South Carolina Republican Primary will be held Jan. 19.
• Bush to Meet French President in Maine
  White House spokesman Tony Snow says the lunch meeting at President's Bush's parents' summer home in Maine is intended as a friendly gathering rather than a summit.
• Dems Want White House to Produce Docs on Spy Program
  Democrats push deadline for the White House to produce subpoenaed information about legal justification for President Bush's eavesdropping program.
• Bush 'Fit for Duty,' Doctors Say
  President Bush's doctors pronounced him "fit for duty" Wednesday after his annual physical, the White House said
• Sen. Johnson Returns Home, 8 Months After Brain Surgery
  Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson is returning to his home state of South Dakota for the first time since suffering a life-threatening brain hemorrhage eight months ago

SCIENCE

• Scientists, Execs Clash Over Mine Collapse Quake
  Scientists and a coal mine executive are at odds over the source of the quake related to the collapse of a coal mine in Utah, trapping several miners.
• NASA Researchers Ponder Nuclear Asteroid Deflector
  NASA scientists have proposed a spacecraft that would use atomic blasts to deflect asteroids on collision courses with Earth.
• Space Shuttle Endeavour Successfully Launches Wednesday
  Space Shuttel lifts off from Florida with Barbara Morgan, teacher and former understudy to Christa McAuliffe on board.
• Fourth-Generation Pig Cloned in Japan
  A Japanese geneticist said Wednesday his research team created the world's first fourth-generation cloned pig.
• NASAs Teacher-Astronaut Set for Shuttle Launch
  Barbara Morgan, the backup to Christa McAuliffe who perished on the Challenger 21 years ago, was to take off on the Endeavour on Wednesday.
• Three Animals Removed From Endangered List
  The bald eagle, the Yellowstone population of grizzly bears and the western Great Lakes population of gray wolves have been removed from the endangered species list; the polar bear may be put on.
• Shuttle Endeavour Cleared for Wednesday Launch
  Computer sabotaged by private contractor loaded on board for delivery to international space station.
• 'Lucy' Skeleton Secretly Flown Out of Ethiopia
  Famous fragile fossil leaves country without warning for controversial U.S. museum tour.

TECHNOLOGY

• Microsoft Slashes Xbox 360 Price by 50 Bucks
  Redmond follows Sony in cutting price of current game console; move won't help effort to put company's entertainment division in the black.
• FCC Nixes TV-Spectrum Broadband Box
  Government rejects White Spaces Coalition's prototype broadband transmitter, says it doesn't adequately detect other transmissions on same frequencies.

U.S.

• Utah Mine Rescue Mission 'Back to Square One'
  Seismic activity has 'totally shut down' efforts to reach six miners trapped below ground and wiped out all the work done in the past day, a mine executive said Tuesday.
• Cops: Ex-Boyfriend Confesses to Killing NYU Prof's Daughter
  Police were searching for Michael Cordero, 23, to question him about the death of a professor's daughter when he went to the roof of a Manhattan housing project and slit his wrists, police said.
• Flooding Cripples New York City's Public Transit Systems
  Torrential rain flooded subways and rail lines and delayed flights early Wednesday at New York's three major airports and thousands of commuters were unable to get to work.
• Official: Cameras Damaged Near Site of Newark Slayings
  Security cameras near the schoolyard where four friends in Newark, N.J., were gunned down Saturday night may have been tampered with in the hours leading up to the shooting, an official said Wednesday.
• Utah Mine Rescue Resumes; Miners to Be Reached in Two Days
  After dangerous conditions forced rescuers to halt attempts to reach six trapped coal miners in Utah, the owner of the Crandall Canyon mine said Wednesday that crews trying to get air, food and water to the six had drilled within 1,000 feet of the men.
• Montana Wildfires Could Blaze Into Fall, Fire Officials Fear
  A wildfire near this resort town could continue into the fall unless it rains, even though work to restrain the blaze is showing results, fire managers said Wednesday.
• Twin Sisters' Suicide Attempt Thwarted by California Deputy
  A sheriff's deputy thwarted a suicide attempt by a pair of 53-year-old twins despondent over the death of a family member and probable eviction.
• Teen Detained Over Unauthorized Harry Potter Translation
  French police briefly detained a 16-year-old who posted an unauthorized translation of the latest Harry Potter book online, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
• Teen Detained over Unauthorized Harry Potter Translation
  French police briefly detained a 16-year-old who posted an unauthorized translation of the latest Harry Potter book online, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
• Florida Judge Marries Couple, Sends Groom to Prison
  Circuit judge marries couple Tuesday, then sentences the groom to 18 months for drug possession and fleeing police.
• Kentucky Guardsman Missing Ahead of Deployment to Iraq
  Kentucky National Guardsman and two military-issued guns missing ahead of deployment to Iraq in two weeks.
• Suspect Found in Deadly Ohio Business Shooting
  Police find suspect in shooting at Ohio business that killed two people.
• Utah Miners Could Be Reached in Two Days
  Crews hoping to get food and air to six coal miners drilled to within about 1,000 feet of the trapped men Wednesday, and hoped to reach them in about two days, one of the mine's owners said.
• Georgia Mayor Saves Police Chief's Job After Iraq Tour
  A small-town Georgia police chief who left to face enemy fire in Iraq only to return and be fired by town officials got his job back, thanks to an angry mayor.
• Photo of Missing Florida Woman Turns Up on Dating Web Sites
  The photo of missing Florida woman Jennifer Kesse has turned up on dating Web sites for lesbians and seniors.
• Yasgur's Farm, Site of Woodstock Concert, For Sale for $8 M
  Yasgur's Farm, the famous farm near the alfalfa field that drew 400,000 people to Woodstock, N.Y., for three days of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, is up for sale for $8 million.
• Company Blamed in Big Dig Tunnel Death Indicted
  The company that provided the epoxy that led to the fatal Big Dig tunnel collapse was indicted Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter.
• Report: Liberian Once Charged With Child Rape Rearrested
  A Liberian native once held on charges of repeatedly raping and molesting a 7-year-old girl was rearrested Monday night after missing a court hearing, according to a report in the Washington Post.
• Bridge Collapse Victims Remembered Week After Accident
  Flags flew at half staff at the Minnesota Capitol on Wednesday, one week after the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River, as divers returned to the site to search for victims.
• Educational Videos May Not Make Baby Brainy, Study Finds
  Videos for babies may not make them smarter and may even slow development, a University of Washington study has found.
• Barry Bonds Hits Record 756th Career Home Run
  San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds hits career home run No. 756, breaking Hank Aaron's record.
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• Mets Fan Grabs Record-Breaking Bonds Baseball
  Matt Murphy, a 22-year-old Mets fan from Queens, N.Y., emerged from the bleachers at AT&T Park with Barry Bonds' record-breaking baseball.
• Judge Orders Mich. Man to Scrub Vet Memorial With Toothbrush
  A Michigan man scrubbed a monument to U.S. troops with a toothbrush Tuesday while wearing a T-shirt that read "I Stole From Veterans" as part of a punishment for a scam to solicit scrap yards for metal, the Saginaw News reports.
• Barry Bonds Record Breaker Met With Mixed Reaction
  Reaction is mixed following San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds hitting his career home run No. 756, breaking Hank Aaron's record.
• Bridge Collapse Victims Remembered Week After Accident
  Flags flew at half staff at the Minnesota Capitol on Wednesday, one week after the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River.
• Crews Make Progress on 19,200-Acre Fire in Mich. U.P.
  Crews had made progress Wednesday fighting a wildfire in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, but the 19,200-acre blaze was still out of control.
• Cops: Woman Shot Panhandler Dead After He Asked for Quarter
  An Ohio woman shot and killed a panhandler Monday who asked her for a quarter, police said.
• John Couey Eligible for Death Penalty in Lunsford Murder
  The judge says John Evander Couey is not mentally retarded and is eligible for the death penalty.

WORLD

• Taliban Tries to Overrun U.S. Base in Afghanistan
  The insurgents attacked Firebase Anaconda from three sides; a joint Afghan-U.S. force repelled the attack with mortars, machine guns and air support.
• U.N.: Pledges Received for Darfur Peacekeeping Force
  Preliminary list of countries including those from Africa, Asia and the Middle East pledged to contribute to the predominantly African peacekeeping force to help end a four-year conflict in Darfur, Sudan.
• British Police to Question Madeleine McCann's Parents
  Police are now convinced that the missing British 4-year-old died in her bedroom as a result of 'negligence or murder,' a newspaper claimed.
• U.S.-Led Raids Kill 32 Militants in Baghdad
  U.S.-led forces swooped into the Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City on Wednesday, killing 32 suspected militants in fighting and an airstrike.
• Officials: Sabotage Eyed in Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak
  Inspectors all but discounted theories that the virus escaped by air or water from the laboratory complex close to where the outbreak started, although they are continuing to investigate the possibility of equipment failure or a security breach.
• Iraqi Prime Minister Arrives in Iran for Security Talks
  Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is received by Iranian First Vice-President Parviz Davoodi and will hold talks with other Iranian leaders during his visit to Tehran, expected to last three days.
• Pakistan: Al Qaeda Members Killed in Strike
  Some low-level Al Qaeda members were among a dozen militant fighters killed by an artillery and helicopter attack on two compounds near the Afghan border, officials said Wednesday, raising the toll from the strike a day earlier from 10.
• 7.5 Quake Rocks Indonesia
  A powerful earthquake under the Java Sea shook Indonesia's capital early Thursday, violently shaking tall buildings and panicking residents.
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• U.K. Woman: British Airways 'Lost' My Father
  A London woman blames British Airways for causing her elderly father to miss his flight, the first link in a chain of events that ended with the 83-year-old suffering a stroke and a fall that broke his hip in July, the Daily Mail reported.
• Reporter's Notebook: A Different Kind of Terror Tune
  A Pakistan-born British man and his two sons have done what a lot of people have long been demanding: They are Muslims declaring that those who use terror in the name of Islam are wrong.
• Israeli Woman Arrested for Impersonating Male Officer
  Israeli police arrested a woman Tuesday for pretending to be an army officer for five years.
• 4 Taliban Killed in Clashes With Afghan Forces
  Taliban militants clashed with police in the same district where 23 South Koreans were abducted by Afghan insurgents, police said Wednesday. Four militants were killed and six wounded.
• Ukrainian Named World's Tallest Man at 8-Foot-5.5
  A Ukrainian is the tallest person in the world, beating a Chinese man who previously held the title, Guinness World Records said Wednesday.
• 700-Pound Grizzly Escapes From Canadian Zoo
  Police were searching Wednesday morning for a 700-pound grizzly bear that escaped from a local zoo not far from a Lake Erie beach.
• North, South Korea to Hold Second-Ever Summit
  North and South Korea announced Wednesday that their leaders will hold their second-ever summit this month, reprising the historic 2000 meeting that launched unprecedented reconciliation between the two longtime foes.
• British Military Helicopter Crashes in Northern England
  A British army helicopter crashed late Wednesday in northern England, sending at least eight people to the hospital.
• Beijing Launches Yearlong Olympics Countdown Party
  Sprawling Tiananmen Square was the center of celebrations Wednesday for thousands of ordinary Chinese and hundreds of Olympic officials as countdown clocks across Beijing reach the one-year mark.
• Canadian PM Harper on Arctic Trip to Assert Sovereignty
  Canada's prime minister began a three-day trip to the Arctic on Wednesday in an effort to assert sovereignty over the region a week after Russia symbolically staked a claim to the North Pole by sending submarines.
• Britain Delays Decision on Iraqi Army Interpreters
  British Defense Secretary Des Browne on Wednesday played down the prospects of an early, positive resolution for translators working with the British army.
• Korean Leaders to Hold Second-Ever Summit
  The leaders of North and South Korea, capitalizing on progress in shutting down the North's nuclear program, plan to meet later this month for the second-ever summit between the longtime foes.

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  Today's behind the scenes video gives you an idea how the media covers big breaking news
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• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Neil Cavuto: Tough Love From President Bush
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• Reporter's Notebook: The Night Barry Bonds Broke the Record
  It's one of those moments in sports that will be replayed years from now, but why it will be replayed has yet to be determined.
• Viewer Reactions to Last Week's Article on Child Rearing
  Thank you so much for your article. It sometimes seems we are some of the very few parents who consider parenting to be a verb rather than a title.
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• Lis and the Single Girl: Stalking
  My ex-boyfriend is stalking me. What can I do? Lis has the answer to this question and more!