ENTERTAINMENT

• Morgan Freeman Says He's 'Doing Very Well' After Crash
  Morgan Freeman said he was "doing very well" and thanked his "many well-wishers" in a statement upon leaving the hospital on Thursday after his car crash.
• Jewel Marries Longtime Boyfriend
  Jewel and her longtime boyfriend, rodeo champion Ty Murray, eloped to the Bahamas and exchanged vows in a private ceremony on Thursday night, her rep told People magazine.
• Club Worker Confesses to Killing Lil' Kim Birthday Guest
  A bar worker at a popular Times Square karaoke club was arrested Thursday after confessing to beating a woman to death with a pipe on the club's roof during an argument, police said.
• Sugarland Founder Files $1.5M Suit Against Current Members
  A founder of the country band Sugarland is suing the two current members of the popular group for $1.5 million.
• Katie Holmes Sports Pixie Cut
  Katie Holmes has apparently chopped her hair even shorter ... again.
• Toby Keith Hits Back at Accusation Song Is Pro-Lynching
  Toby Keith hit back at a recent blog post that derided his 2003 song 'Beer for My Horses' as a pro-lynching anthem.
• Bernie Mac Recovering Steadily From Pneumonia
  A spokeswoman for Bernie Mac says the actor is responding well to treatment for pneumonia and hopes to be released in the next few weeks.
• Court Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Tim Burton's Ex
  A long-running lawsuit filed by Tim Burton's ex-girlfriend over his assets should be dismissed, an appeals court has ruled.
• FOX411: Tom Cruise: Disliked More Than Madonna?
  Madonna has millions of fanatic fans, but not so many that want to know about her dirty laundry.
• FOX 411 SPECIAL: Who Is Rielle Hunter?
  In a strange case of six degrees of separation, there's a link from the JonBenet Ramsey murder case to the current scandal involving former presidential candidate John Edwards, and that's not all
• Pop Tarts: Victoria Beckham's Men's Line Delayed?
  David Beckham was tipped to be the face (and body) of Victoria Beckham’s upcoming men’s line in her dVb collection, but it seems like he’s going to have to hold off.
• Hollywood Manager, Producer Bernie Brillstein Dies at 77
  Bernie Brillstein, a veteran Hollywood manager, producer and power broker, has died of heart disease, his production company said Friday. He was 77.
• Reality Check: Joshua Allen Wins 'Dance'
  It was a 'So You Think You Can Dance' season of excitement, suspense and even heartache, but in the end America got it right. Joshua Allen has been crowned 'America's favorite dancer' and it's not hard to see why.
• Clay Aiken Becomes a Father
  Clay Aiken is the father of a baby boy, his mother Faye told WRAL in Raleigh on Friday.
• Pop Tarts: Dita Von Teese Turns Fashion Shoot to Nude Shoot
  Dita Von Teese stars as the cover girl of the fall issue of boutique magazine Genlux (which hits selected stands next week), and those present at her recent photo shoot got a little more body than they bargained for.
• Director of 'The Kingdom' Sued Over Death of Propmaster
  The parents of an assistant propmaster killed in an accident during the filming of "The Kingdom" have sued director Peter Berg, seeking reimbursement of funeral expenses and other damages.

HEALTH

• Doctor Mandate: 'Cultural Competency' a Must
  As the U.S. becomes more ethnically diverse, states are increasingly mandating that doctors become more culturally competent.
• Supplement May Allow Weight Loss Without Dieting
  The dietary supplement alpha lipoic acid may prevent dieters from packing the pounds back on after they go off their weight-loss plans, a study finds.
• FDA: Some Cholesterol, Heart Drugs Don't Mix
  Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday.
• Gift Cards Among Novel Strategies for Fighting AIDS
  Desperate for a way to stop the escalating spread of HIV among young gay men, public health officials are looking to novel strategies, such as enlisting local gay opinion leaders to urge their peers to practice safe sex
• FOXSexpert: The Hazards of Too Much Sex
  Having too much sex in too short of a period of time can put you on the injury list for a few days
• Bear-Shaped Kidney Stone Destroys Teen's Kidney
  A large, bear-shaped kidney stone damaged a 16-year-old's kidney so severely it had to be removed.
• Baby Continues to Grow in Brain-Dead Woman's Womb
  A brain-dead Palestinian woman who suffered a stroke is being kept on life support at an Israeli hospital so doctors can deliver her unborn child, news24.com reported Thursday.
• Scientists Create Stem Cells for 10 Diseases
  Harvard scientists say they have created stems cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish and possibly speed up treatments for the conditions.
• Girl, 6, Back Home After Brain Removal Surgery
  A 6-year-old Texas girl who had half her brain removed in June is headed home to continue her recovery.
• Study: Men Adopt Children at Twice the Rate of Women
  The first federal survey of both men and women on adoption challenges some stereotypes and offers some surprising findings.
• Doctor Warned for Secretly Sterilizing Disabled Patient
  The Arkansas State Medical Board has reprimanded an obstetrician who once practiced in Berryville after she admitted to secretly tying the fallopian tubes of a patient with learning difficulties.

POLITICS

• RAW DATA: Elizabeth Edwards' Statement on Affair
  Elizabeth Edwards releases a statement about her husband's affair
• Officials Want Troops to Pursue Militants in Pakistan
  White House officials are reportedly urging the president to direct troops to be more aggressive in pursuing militants into Pakistan.
• 'Webisodes' Show Edwards' Mistress' Campaign Work
  John Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter, was hired by the former senator's presidential campaign along with a video crew to produce Web videos, or "Webisodes," for the campaign.
• Police Clear Name of Maryland Mayor After Drug Raid
  A small-town mayor whose dogs were killed in a drug raid was cleared of any wrongdoing after police had been reluctant to rule out his involvement in drug smuggling or apologize for the violent incident.
• Tabloid Reporter Gives Story Behind Edwards Story
  The flashpoint encounter between National Enquirer reporters and John Edwards in July at a Beverly Hills, Calif., hotel was like a cloak-and-dagger stakeout straight out of a movie
• RAW DATA: Edwards' Statement on His Affair
  John Edwards says he made a "serious error" in having an affair with his former videographer.
• U.S. Urges Cease-Fire in Conflict Between Russia, Georgia
  The United States is calling for an immediate cease-fire in a conflict between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia.
• Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick in Jail for Bond Violation
  Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, charged with perjury and other felonies for his testimony in a civil trial, was ordered to jail Thursday because he violated his bond by taking a quick trip to Canada without notifying authorities.
• FOX Facts: American Politics Sex Scandals
  Sen. John Edwards admits to an affair with a campaign staff member, but it's hardly the first sex scandal in American political history
• Tennessee Constable Wins Election by One Vote, Her Own
  All it takes is one vote to win. Just ask a Tennessee woman who was elected constable by voting for herself.
• Gates Endorses Plan to Expand Afghan Army by 50,000
  Defense Secretary Robert Gates has endorsed an Afghanistan government proposal to increase the size of the Afghan army by more than 50,000 troops.
• Detroit Mayor Released From Jail, Charged With Assault
  Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was ordered released from jail on $50,000 bond Friday, only to be charged minutes later with assaulting a detective in a separate case.
• Judge: McGreevey Will Not Have to Pay Alimony
  Former New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey will not have to pay alimony to his ex-wife after their messy divorce, but he will have to pay child support.
• Bush Again Raps China's Repression at Embassy Dedication
  Speaking on China's turf the very day it hosted the opening of the Olympic Games, U.S. President George W. Bush prodded the communist country Friday to lessen repression and "let people say what they think."
• U.S. Weighs More Aggressive Military Forays In Pakistan
  Top Bush administration officials are urging the president to direct U.S. troops in Afghanistan to be more aggressive in pursuing militants into Pakistan on foot as part of a proposed radical shift in its regional counterterrorism strategy.

SCITECH

• Google Warns $1 Billion Stake in AOL May Be Souring
  Company says its 5 percent stake in AOL 'may be impaired,' or eroding.
• California Growing Cattails to Combat Global Warming
  U.S. Geological Survey uses cattails in attempt to replenish soil on sinking islands and remove carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas blamed for global warming.
• Biologists Narrowly Escape Erupting Alaskan Volcano
  Two federal biologists were rescued from a volcanic island just before it emitted a 35-thousand foot ash plume.
• Anthrax Case Spurs New Field of Germ Forensics
  The anthrax killer spurred a whole new branch of science that could give the nation a head start in the next emergency — whether it's investigating more bioterrorism or even a food poisoning outbreak.
• Miners Find 2.5 Million-Year-Old Mastodon Skeleton
  Discovery described as a 'rarity in the world' after miners unearth what is believed to be one of the best-preserved mastodons in Europe.
• Alarming Mercury Find in Great Salt Lake Prompts Study
  Scientists testing eggs of migratory birds that feed on the Great Salt Lake in Utah to better understand why the levels of mercury are so high there.
• 'I Am Rich' iPhone App Removed After 8 Bought It
  Apple has spit out a pit in its iTunes App Store, a controversial $999.99 "glorified screensaver," but not before eight people bought it, Newsfactor.com reported on Friday.
• Western U.S. to Get Best View of Perseid Meteor Shower
  Perseid Meteor Shower expected to peak on Aug. 12, with best views in dark country spots in North America, particularly in the western states.
• Ga-Ga Google Employee Proposes in Street View Filming
  Google employee Michael Weiss-Malik had been dating his girlfriend, Leslie Moreno, for "some years" when he decided to ask her to marry him in April.
• Calif. Scientist Discovers People Who Can Hear Images
  A California scientist has discovered people who can hear sounds when they see certain images, the BBC reported on Thursday.

U.S.

• Missing Fla. Tot's Mom to Ask Again for Lower Bond
  The imprisoned mother of a missing Florida toddler will head back to court to ask again for a reduction of her $500,000 bond, FOX News has learned.
• Texas Executes Illegal Alien Who Murdered Store Clerk
  A convicted killer from Honduras could not be saved from a trip to the Texas death chamber despite pleas he unfairly was denied legal help from his consulate when he was arrested for killing a Dallas-Fort Worth store manager during a robbery.
• Bin Laden's Driver Sentenced to 5 and a Half Years
  A U.S. military jury gave Osama bin Laden's driver a surprisingly light sentence on Thursday, making him eligible for release in just five months despite the prosecutors' request for at least a 30-year sentence to deter would-be terrorists.
• 'World's Greatest Dad' Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse
  A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to sex abuse after being accused of wearing a "World's Greatest Dad" shirt to meet for sex with someone he thought was a 14-year-old-girl.
• Bus in Deadly Texas Crash Unlicensed to Operate
  A private charter bus careened off an overpass north of Dallas early Friday morning, killing at 15 from a Vietnamese church group on their way to a religious festival.
• Fossett Attorney Dismisses Speculation About Death
  An attorney for Steve Fossett's widow pleaded for an end to speculation circulating in Internet reports that the millionaire adventurer may have faked his own death, possibly because he was heavily in debt.
• Fugitive Mom Returns to Michigan Jail After 33 Years
  A woman who jumped the fence of a state prison in 1975 and made a new life for herself in Tennessee has waived extradition and will return to a Michigan jail.
• Man Slashes Own Throat as Conviction Read in Court
  A Massachusetts man is recovering after slashing his own throat upon hearing his conviction of assaulting a child.
• Medical Examiner: 2 Guns Hints at 2 Killers of Okla. Girls
  Autopsies on two girls gunned down while walking on a country road show one had five gunshot wounds and the other had eight.
• Cockpit Recorder Recovered From Deadly Copter Crash
  Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed after picking up firefighters in a Northern California forest, killing nine.
• Mystery of 'Clark Rockefeller' May Be Solved
  The mystery of a man calling himself Clark Rockefeller, who is accused of kidnapping his daughter and could have at least a dozen different aliases, may be solved now that a German man identified him as his long-lost brother in a photo.
• 'Geriatric Love Triangle' Convicted Killer Gets Retrial
  An elderly woman convicted of killing her 85-year-old ex-boyfriend because she thought he was seeing another woman was granted a new trial Friday, more than two years after she was sentenced to life in prison.
• Accused 'Honor Killing' Dad Has Day in Court
  A Georgia man charged with killing his only daughter for disgracing the family will appear in court Friday.
• Cops Suspect 'Clark Rockefeller' Is Man of Many Faces
  Police on both coasts suspect there are least a dozen faces of the mystery man who now calls himself Clark Rockefeller
• 'Montauk Monster' Mystery Goes Hollywood
  The saga of the so-called Montauk Monster appears to have taken another bizarre turn, this time toward Hollywood, with the Web site of a movie production crew claiming to have the 'kidnapped' carcass.
• Felines Strut Kitty Fashion on New York City Catwalk
  The catwalk really was a catwalk Thursday. Show cats dressed in everything from an Elvis costume to a sequined satin dress strutted their stuff at New York's Algonquin Hotel.
• Cheetos Trail Leads Cops to Orange-Handed Thieves
  St. Paul police followed a trail of Cheetos in order to nab three teenagers suspected of burglarizing a vending machine.
• Pair Arrested for Wielding Barbecue Pit as Weapon
  An argument over whether a third guest should stay in the house got so heated that the woman picked up the barbecue pit and hit the man over the head with it, police said.
• 08.08.08: Your Lucky Day?
  Though today's date doesn't have quite the same symbolic weight as 06/06/06 — a number often considered evil and named in the Bible as the date the Antichrist would be revealed — many are nevertheless buzzing about 08/08/08's potential implications.
• Business Card Holder Stops Bullet Aimed at Sheriff
  Authorities say a gun shot aimed at a sheriff's deputy was stopped by a metal business card holder the deputy had in his breast pocket.
• N.H. Girl Killed as Car Swept Away in Flash Flood
  Authorities say flash flooding swept a car 100 yards downstream at a New Hampshire campground, killing a 7-year-old girl trapped inside the vehicle.
• Fat Cat 'Prince Chunk' Adopted by New Jersey Family
  The fat cat of New Jersey, who drew attention across America for his mammoth size, has a home.
• Foul Odor in Closet Leads to Infant Bone Discovery
  The baby was stillborn and the remains had been there for months, police said.
• Woman Walks Away After Being Mauled by a Grizzly
  A 53-year-old Juneau, Alaska woman walked away after being mauled by a grizzly bear on Admiralty Island.
• Foul Odor in Closet Leads to Infant Bones Discovery
  The baby was stillborn and the remains had been there for months, police said.
• EBay Seller: 'Montauk Monster' Turns Up on Toast
  An eBay seller is claiming to have a piece of breakfast bearing the likeness of the creature that spurred a frenzy after beachgoers in Long Island, N.Y.'s Hamptons discovered what they described as a stinking carcass that had washed ashore.
• 'Road Rage' Led to Federal Agent's Shooting in Fla.
  Police say "road rage" led to a federal agent's death in South Florida, an area known for its bad driving habits.
• Grandma Arrested for Driving With 3-Year-Old on Roof for Fun
  Authorities say a grandmother was arrested for driving around the parking lot of a Marathon grocery store with her 3-year-old child sitting on the roof of the car.

WORLD

• Pakistan's Musharraf Impeachment a 'Pandora's Box'
  A senior figure in a party allied with President Pervez Musharraf says trying to impeach the former army strongman will "open a Pandora's box."
• Olympics-Related Threat Forces Jet to Make Emergency Return
  An anonymous bomb threat e-mailed to Air China's Tokyo offices on Friday forced a passenger jet to make an emergency return to Japan, the Japanese Transport Ministry said. Four other flights were delayed.
• Paper Retracts Story Alleging Prince Philip Has Cancer
  A British newspaper has retracted a story that claimed Prince Philip has prostate cancer.
• FAST FACTS: South Ossetia at a Glance
  South Ossetia is a mountainous province located in northern Georgia that shares its northern border with the Russian republic of North Ossetia.
• Chinese Officials Tighten Security in Muslim Region
  In light of a Muslim separtist group's video threats Wednesday, Chinese officials have tightened security in the Muslim region of Xinjiang
• Gary Russell Jr. Will Not Compete in Olympics After Collapse
  Boxer Gary Russell Jr will not be able to compete after a collapse from dehydration made him miss his mandatory weigh-in.
• Anti-China Protests Held Around the World as Games Begin
  As the opening ceremonies of the 2008 summer games kicked-off, several protests were held around the world.
• Bush Gives U.S. Athletes Pep Talk Ahead of Olympic Games
  Eager for the Olympics to begin, President Bush gave a pep talk to U.S. athletes Friday and then settled in for the opening ceremonies, after starting his day with another swipe at China's human rights record.
• U.K. Businessman Decapitates Self in Car Suicide
  In a grim attempt at revenge against his young estranged wife, a wealthy British businessman committed suicide by decapitation, the U.K.'s Daily Mail reported Friday.
• EU Imposes New Iran Nuke Sanctions
  The European Union on Friday tightened trade sanctions against Iran to punish Tehran for not committing to a long-standing demand of the international community that it freeze its nuclear enrichment program.
• World Leaders Gather to Celebrate Opening of Beijing Games
  After seven years of buildup and billions of dollars in preparations, world leaders and China's elite gathered Friday for the most lavish opening ceremony in Olympic history. But Beijing residents without a ticket were asked to stay home.
• RAW DATA: Russian President Medvedev's Statement on Georgia
  President OF Russia Dmitry Medvedev Statement issued on the Situation in South Ossetia.
• Car Bomb Strikes Iraqi Market, Killing 18
  A car bomb struck a crowded market in the northern city of Tal Afar on Friday, killing at least 18 people and wounding 25, police said.
• Three American Activists Detained in Beijing
  Chinese authorities detained three American activists who attempted to protest near the venue for the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, a pro-Tibetan group said Friday.
• Oops: Cops Arrest Twin of Animal Sex Assault Suspect
  A British police investigation into the sexual assault and death of several sheep has been hampered because their main suspect has a twin brother who could also be behind the attacks, The Sun reported Thursday.
• Russia, Georgia Risk Larger War as Attacks Continue
  Fighting reportedly raged well into the night with Georgia's interior ministry saying early Saturday that warplanes attacked three Georgian military bases and key facilities for shipping oil to the West
• Iraqi Cleric Al-Sadr Disarms Most of His Fighters
  Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has ordered most of his followers to disarm but says he will maintain an elite fighting unit to resist the Americans in Iraq.
• Train Crash in Czech Republic Kills 7, Injures 67
  A train traveling at 85 mph that crashed into a collapsed bridge in the Czech Republic left 7 dead and 67 injured.
• BEIJING BLONDE: Amid Olympic Hype, Beijing Subdued
  While the world's been looking forward to the Olympics, this is the day that I — along with a mere 1.3 billion Chinese — have been waiting for since moving here two years ago from New York City.
• Georgia, Russia Close to War Over Breakaway Province
  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Russia Friday to halt attacks in South Ossetia, after Georgian troops entered the city in an attempt to crush separatist forces seeking to control the breakaway province.
• Lawyers for Teenage Gitmo Prisoner Sue Canadian PM
  Lawyers for a Canadian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay released hours of videotaped interrogations Tuesday, providing a first-ever glimpse into the secretive world of questioning enemy combatants at the isolated U.S. prison in Cuba.
• Coast Guard Deems Teens Too Drunk to Be Rescued
  British teenagers partying on the ledge of a cliff were left to sober up overnight after rescue crews decided they were too drunk to be rescued, The Daily Telegraph reported.
• Hurricane Hernan Forms Off Mexico's Pacific Coast
  The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Hernan has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast.
• Chinese Islamic Group Threatens Olympic Transport Attack
  Police shut down the bustling bazaar in the capital of China's restive Muslim region of Xinjiang on Friday amid threats from an Islamic group that attackers might target buses, trains and planes during the Olympics.
• French President Sarkozy Defends Presence at Olympics
  French President Nicolas Sarkozy defended his decision to attend Friday's opening of the Beijing Games as a step toward coaxing greater reforms from China and brushed off criticism for avoiding a meeting with the Dalai Lama.

SHOWS

• America's Election HQ: Faith Boom
  As Christianity gains popularity in China, is the communist country on its way to accommodating all religious beliefs?
• America's Election HQ: Rudy Giuliani
  Former presidential candidate on why a Democrat joining the GOP ticket isn't out of the question
• America's Election HQ: Ally in Turmoil
  Will Pakistan impeaching U.S.-backed President Musharraf impact the War on Terror?
• FNS w/ Chris Wallace: Coming Up on 'FOX News Sunday'
  Both Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama spent their week "drilling" one another about the nation's energy future. Did this give the campaigns yet another opportunity to go negative and has the sudden shift in tone benefited McCain or Obama?
• Hannity & Colmes: Hastert's Take
  Is McCain's celebrity ad to blame for Obama's slip in the polls?
• Hannity & Colmes: Message of Hope?
  Obama tells 7-year-old girl that America is 'not what it once was'
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: Inside North Korea With the Rev. Franklin Graham, Part 3
  Greta goes inside a North Korean hospital with the Rev. Franklin Graham
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: Caylee Anthony's Grandmother Explains Home Search
  Cindy Anthony explains home search to Greta as babysitter mystery takes new twist
• Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld: Gutfeld: Is it OK to Breast Feed in Public?
  When is it OK to breast feed in public?
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Political Grapevine: Coverage of Embattled Detroit Mayor
  Are some in the media forgetting to mention the party affiliation of Detroit's embattled mayor?
• Specials: Murder in the Family
  A special FOX News investigation into how 'honor killing' has arrived in America
• Specials: Porked: Earmarks for Profit
  Our FOX News investigation exposes the lawmakers who spent millions on projects that fattened their personal bank account
• The O'Reilly Factor: Bill O'Reilly: More Media Corruption
  More media corruption
• The O'Reilly Factor: Transcript: Is NBC News Actively Campaigning for Obama?
  Is NBC News actively campaigning for Obama?
• Weekend Live: Poll Archive
  Looking for the topic of a past 'Weekend Live' poll? Wondering how folks voted? Click here to see a full-page archive of polls
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Unlikely Fan
  Republican Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty heaping praise on Barack Obama?
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Backing Barack
  Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsak supports Obama, addresses unity of Democratic Party
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Neil Cavuto: TV Can Create the Wrong Images of People
  TV can create the wrong images of people