BUSINESS

• Stocks to Watch: Cardinal Health, DirecTV
  Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Thursday's session are Cardinal Health Inc., DirecTV Group Inc., and Fannie Mae.
• Johnson & Johnson to Red Cross: Give Us Those Red Crosses
  Health-products giant suing the charity to force it to halt the use of the red cross symbol -- which is JNJ's trademark -- on products it sells to the public.
• Major French Bank Freezes 3 Security Funds on Credit Anxiety
  French bank BNP Paribas was suspending three of its investment funds due to concerns about links to the U.S. subprime mortgage market.
• Retailers' July Sales a Mixed Bag
  U.S. retailers report mixed July sales results.
• Weekly Jobless Claims Up; Market Still Healthy
  Jobless claims rose slightly more than expected last week; job market still healthy.
• Facebook, Wal-Mart Let Dorm Roommates Shop Online
  'Roommate Style Match' to let dorm-room sharers shop for meshed tastes at Wal-Mart via Facebook.
• Guinness Book Taps Swiss Army Knife as Most Multifunctional
  Pocketknives have always been useful, but never quite this handy. The Guinness Book of World Records has named the Giant Collector's Knife by Wenger the 'Most Functional Penknife,' and with 85 tools it's easy to see why it took the 2008 prize.
• Fresh Credit Worries Sink Stocks
  Wall Street sank Thursday after a French bank said it was freezing three securities funds that struggled to find liquidity in the U.S. subprime mortgage market.
• Friday's Stocks to Watch
  Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Friday's session are Bausch & Lomb Inc., EchoStar Communications Corp., and Nvidia Corp.
• Q: How Big Is the Sub-Prime Mortgage Market? A: Not Very Big
  Column: The subprime mortgage problem is grossly overstated; the sector is just too small.
• Goldman Says Business as Usual at Shrinking Alpha
  Amid liquidation speculation, investment bank says now worries regarding its flagship hedge fund Global Alpha.

ENTERTAINMENT

• LAPD Probes Possible Sexual Assault at Playboy Mansion
  Police are investigating a possible sexual assault at Hugh Hefner's famous Playboy Mansion, officials said Wednesday.
• Mexico Apologizes for Jeers at Miss USA Rachel Smith
  A Mexican tourism official issued an apology for the jeers aimed at Miss USA in May during an international beauty contest in Mexico City.
• Amy Winehouse Treated for Exhaustion
  Singer Amy Winehouse was treated in London Wednesday for 'severe exhaustion,' and her scheduled performances in Norway and Denmark have been cancelled.
• Jennifer Lopez Awarded $545,000 in Suit Against Ex-Husband
  Jennifer Lopez has been awarded nearly $545,000 in a lawsuit against her first husband, Ojani Noa, over his plans to publish a tell-all book claiming she had several affairs.
• 'American Idol' Contestant Auditions While She's in Labor
  For the first time in 'American Idol' history, a contestant went into labor while waiting with 13,500 hopefuls for her chance to become the next singing superstar.
• Writer-Director Mel Shavelson Dies at 90
  Melville "Mel" Shavelson, who wrote, directed and produced dozens of films with such stars as Lucille Ball, Jimmy Cagney and Frank Sinatra and was twice nominated for Academy Awards, died Wednesday at age 90.
• NYC Ballet Dancer Pleads Guilty to Cocaine-Related Charges
  Nilas Martins, a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, pleaded guilty Thursday to cocaine-related charges even though he says he has never used drugs and was protecting another person.
• 'Full Monty' Show Banned After Troupe Can't Find Black Actor
  Wanted: Black actor prepared to strip to his skivvies in a British production of "The Full Monty."
• Ricky Martin Says He Wants to Make 'Family of Many Colors'
  Ricky Martin said he wants to begin to adopting children, preferably "one from each continent" to make "a family of many colors."
• Brangelina's Kid Can Be Yours for Only $1.99
  Maddox Jolie-Pitt gets star billing on a magazine cover; Adam Duritz is Counting Crows again; a real 'Rush Hour' premiere, or not.
• Valerie Bertinelli's Career Renewed After Losing Weight
  Valerie Bertinelli is enjoying career revitalization after dropping 22 pounds and vowing to lose 40 altogether as a spokesperson for Jenny Craig.
• Duane 'Dog' Chapman: I Won't Stop Bounty Hunting
  Duane 'Dog' Chapman told FOXNews.com Thursday that he plans to keep bounty hunting, in spite of his arrest in Mexico last year, but he'll stick to missions in the U.S.
• Ellen Pompeo: Stars 'Famous for Nothing' Set Bad Example
  Ellen Pompeo, who plays Dr. Meredith Grey on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," told Los Angeles Confidential Magazine that celebrities "who are rich and famous for nothing" set a bad example.
• Luciano Pavarotti Hospitalized With Fever
  World famous tenor Luciano Pavarotti was hospitalized in stable condition with a fever in his hometown of Modena, in northern Italy, officials and his manager said.
• Robin Roberts to Make Quick Return to 'GMA' After Surgery
  Robin Roberts is expected back on ABC News' "Good Morning America" on Monday, only 10 days after undergoing surgery for breast cancer.
• Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton Expecting Second Child
  Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton are expecting their second child together.
• Spice Girl Melanie Brown Has Been Married Since June
  Spice Girl Melanie Brown has reportedly been married to her boyfriend, Steven Belafonte, since June, Clark County marriage records say.
• AT&T Edits Pearl Jam's Bush-Bashing Lyrics From Webcast
  A Pearl Jam concert resulted in a censorship scuffle last weekend when AT&T Inc. edited President Bush-bashing lyrics from its live webcast, The Wall Street Journal reported.

FOX NEWS

• Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom
  Following is the official list of American military personnel killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom from Jan. 1, 2007, to June 31, 2007.
• Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom
  Following is the official list of American military personnel killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom from Jan. 1, 2007, to June 31, 2007.
• Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom

HEALTH

• Pet Croc Falls 12 Stories, Suffers Only Chipped Tooth
  A pet crocodile survived a third "suicide" attempt, walking away with just a chipped tooth.
• Study: Laughing Gas Dangerous, No Joke
  A new study finds that nitrous oxide, the anesthesia sometimes used in U.S. dental surgeries is dangerous and can result in wound infections and heart attacks.
• Woman Gives Birth to Rare Identical Triplets
  It was a one in 200 million shot, but a British woman successfully delivered rare identical triplets.
• Panel: Plastics May Pose Health Hazards to Infants, Fetuses
  Federal advisory panel on Wednesday said there is not strong evidence to support a connection between a chemical found in plastics but was to further review the findings before making a final determination.
• Report: In America, Fat is the New 'Normal'
  America’s collectively growing waistline has made it more “socially acceptable” for people, especially women, to carry a few extra pounds, a new report says.
• Study: Stress May Ruin Teeth, Gums
  Stress may ruin your teeth and gums, according to a new study.
• Study: Many Eye Waistlines When Choosing a Mate
  A new stuy says, while some may fall for beautiful eyes, most tend to pick mates according to their waistlines.
• Study: Insomnia Increases Midnight Bathroom Trips
  A new study shows that people who can't sleep find an increased need to use the bathroom at night.
• IBM Develops System to Track Drug Counterfeiting
  IBM has developed a system to help pharmaceutical industry better track drug counterfeiting.

OPINION

• Junk Science: New Science Challenges Climate Alarmists?
  The alarmists seem to need thinly-veiled headlines as two more studies and the discovery of an embarrassing temperature error rained on their parade.

POLITICS

• Fewer Hispanics Identifying Themselves as Democrats
  Although Hispanics tend to vote Democratic, the percentage of Latinos who call themselves Democrats has declined in the last decade, even as the overall number of Hispanic voters climbed.
• Edwards: Bush Tax Proposals Favor Rich
  Democratic presidential candidate says president's plan to simplify corporate taxes is 'out of whack' with America's destiny.
• Activist Sheehan Announces Candidacy Against Pelosi
  Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan announces candidacy Thursday against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
• Petitioner: Fix Calif. Budget Woes With Pot
  One California resident thinks he has the answer to California's budget impasse: Legalize the growth and sales of marijuana.
• Army Recruiters May Soon Offer Bigger Incentives
  Under a new proposal, men and women who enlist in the army could pick from a "buffet" of incentives, including up to $45,000 tax-free that they accrue during their career.
• Bush: Subprime Market Fooled Americans
  President Bush extolled the fundamentals of the U.S. and global economy on Thursday but expressed concern in light of the subprime loan crisis, saying that Americans applying for credit may not have entirely grasped the consequences of their choices.
• Clinton Rules Out Nuclear Weapons, Then Rules Them In
  Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, who chastised rival Barack Obama for ruling out the use of nuclear weapons in the war on terror, did just that when asked about Iran a year ago
• Obama Fundraising at Odds With Rhetoric
  Barack Obama has been hard on his rivals for taking lobbyist and PAC cash, but he's dipped into those pots, too
• Feds Revamp 'Secure Flight' Program
  The government proposed a third version of its airline passenger pre-screening program Thursday, stripped of controversial data mining elements that had aroused privacy concerns and blocked earlier versions
• S.C. GOP Moves Up Primary Calendar; S.C. Dems Stay Put
  South Carolina Republicans on Thursday moved their 2008 presidential primary to Jan. 19, triggering a chain reaction among Iowa, New Hampshire and other early voting states that could push the first balloting into December 2007.
• Bush Poll Numbers Rise With Iraq Progress Reports
  A commanders report military successes in Iraq and locals begin to reject sectarian violence, Americans begin to reinvest their support in U.S. effort.
• Guard Reducing Presence Along U.S.-Mexico Border
  National Guard troops deployed last year to the U.S.-Mexico border are being withdrawn a year sooner than expected, to the dismay of state and local officials.

RADIO

• Reason #5,938 Why I Don't Like Camping
  Details on the deadly threat that will ruin your camping trip.

SCIENCE

• Coral Reefs in Pacific Dying Faster Than Expected
  Coral reefs in much of the Pacific Ocean are dying faster than previously thought, according to a study released Wednesday, with the decline driven by climate change, disease and coastal development.
• Skull Suggests Two Early Humans Lived at Same Time
  Kenya find indicates that Homo habilis overlapped with its purported descendant, Home erectus.
• U.N.: Wild Weather Matches Climate Projections
  Floods in Asia, a cyclone in the Middle East, and extreme temperatures around the globe since the start of the year have borne out warnings in a key climate change report, an expert with the U.N. weather agency said Tuesday.
• Global Warming to Slow Down, Then Speed Up Again
  British study says climate won't change so much over next decade, but then will really take off afterward.
• 'Male' Panda Gives Birth to Twins in China
  Jinzhu, once thought to be a boy, turns out to be a girl after all.

TECHNOLOGY

• San Francisco Puts Municipal Wi-Fi on Ballot
  Falling out between Google, Earthlink over city's planned free wireless network prompts mayor to ask voters if they even want it.
• Google May Be Working on Its Own Cell Phone
  Rumors flying fast and furious that search giant planning its own handset to boost mobile advertising revenue.
• Reviews: Best Budget Laptops for College
  College can be rough financially, but you need a PC no matter what; here are four affordable, yet quality, laptops.
• Nintendo Unveils 'Face Training' Game for DS
  Game pack includes digital camera that lets user see his or her own face next to that of training avatar.

U.S.

• West Virginia Minister Defends Right to Bear Arms
  Some question why a West Virginia minister needs firearms after a break-in at the church revealed his possession of guns.
• Governor Demands Answers From MTA in NYC Transit Failure
  Gov. Eliot Spitzer calls for fixes for what has become chronic subway flooding.
• 'Texas Redneck Games' Organizers May Face Charges
  Organizers of the 'Texas Redneck Games', a competition featuring contest like mud diving and car part tossing, are facing angry neighbors and possible charges after nearly 50 arrests and citations following last weekend's event.
• Report: Whites Now Minority in 1 in 10 U.S. Counties
  Fueled by immigration and higher birth rates among blacks and Hispanics, whites are now the minority in 10 percent of U.S. counties, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
• Fast Facts: Edmund Fitzgerald
  Facts and figures about the Edmund Fitzgerald.
• 4.5-Magnitude Quake Rattles Los Angeles
  A light earthquake shook the Los Angeles area early Thursday morning, waking residents and knocking items off walls but not causing any injuries, officials said.
• Cops Capture Diaper-Wearing Biting Monkey After Chase
  Police in Madison, Wisc., captured a monkey wearing a diaper who led them on a downtown search after biting a woman on the thumb on Wednesday.
• Priest Faces Charges After Nude Jog at High School Track
  A Catholic priest in Colorado faces an indecent exposure charge after cops say they found him jogging in the nude on his way back from a run at the local high school track.
• Monster Truck Crashes Into Crowd in Illinois
  A monster truck performing stunts in front of an auto parts store veered into a crowd of about 100 spectators Thursday, injuring at least nine people before breaking through a wooden fence and stopping on nearby railroad tracks, officials said.
• California Town Owns America's Smoggiest Air
  Lying in a rich agricultural region dotted with vineyards and orange groves, Arvin, a central California community, seems an unlikely place for a dubious distinction: the most polluted air in America.
• Man Bitten By Decapitated Head of Rattlesnake
  Apparently, even a dead snake can bite.
• Military Drops Charges Against Two Marines
  U.S. military drops charges against two Marines questioned in an investigation into the killings of Iraqis and some civilians.
• Rescuers Edge Closer to Trapped Utah Miners
  Crews have drilled within 200 feet of where six trapped miners in Utah were believed to be when the coal mine they were in collapsed.
• Nancy Grace Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Woman's Suicide
  Lawyers for CNN and Nancy Grace are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against them by the family of a woman who killed herself after appearing on her show.
• Punter Guilty of Assault, Not Guilty of Attempted Murder
  A court jury found former Northern Colorado backup punter Mitch Cozad guilty of second-degree assault, but acquitted him of attempted first-degree murder, in a stabbing attack on the starter.
• Bigamist's 1st Wife Charged in His Murder
  A Pennsylvania woman was charged Thursday with the murder of her longtime husband on the eve of his trip to Morocco to impregnate his second wife.
• Forecasters Lower Hurricane Estimate Slightly
  Government forecasters minimally reduced their prediction for the Atlantic hurricane season Thursday, but said that up to nine hurricanes and up to 16 tropical storms are expected to form, still a busier-than-average season.
• Family Finds Life Buoy Believed From Edmund Fitzgerald
  A family found a life preserver last week believed to be from the ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald some 200 miles from and 32 years since it sunk in Lake Superior.
• Texas Parents Sue Governor Over Moment of Silence
  A Texas family is suing Gov. Rick Perry and a school district over a state-mandated moment of silence in schools, The Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday.
• Trapped Miners Could Be Reached Early Friday Morning
  Officials are optimistic that drilling could reach the location of six trapped miners in Utah by early Friday morning.
• 8th Body Believed Pulled From Minn. Bridge Collapse
  Authorities said Thursday they had recovered the bodies of two victims from the site of the interstate bridge collapse and believed they had a third.
• Former Astronaut Lisa Nowak Wants to Remove Ankle Bracelet
  Former astronaut Lisa Nowak wants a judge to let her remove an ankle bracelet that tracks her until her trial begins about allegations that she attacked a romantic rival.
• Virginia Man Jailed After Apologizing for 1984 Rape Paroled
  A man who confessed to raping a woman as he apologized two decades later as part of the Alcoholics Anonymous program is scheduled to be released from jail after serving six months of an 18-month sentence.
• Judge Who Lost Case Seeking $54M for Pants May Lose Job
  U.S. judge who lost $54 million case against a Washington, D.C.-area dry cleaner over a pair of missing pants might lose his job.
• New York Inmate Sentenced for Trying to Hire Hit Man for Mom
  New York inmate gets up to 15 years in state prison for trying to hire a hit man to kill his mother so he could have early access to his inheritance.
• N.Y. Times Blogger Solicits Ideas for Terror Attacks
  If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? That's the question posed by a blogger from the New York Times on Wednesday. Steven D. Levitt is soliciting terrorism worst-case scenarios in a posting on the paper's Freakonomics blog.
• Parents Upset After Kids Allege Strip-Search at Day Camp
  Indiana parents want to know what happened at a city-run day camp after their children say they were strip-searched.
• Counterfeiters Washing $5 Bills, Reprinting Them as $100s
  Counterfeiters are removing the ink from $5 bills in Louisiana and printing them as $100s in a scheme that renders useless the pens commonly used to check for counterfeit bills.
• Woman Buys Box at Auction, Finds Human Skull Inside
  An Arizona woman bought a box at an auction and when she opened it, found a human skull.
• Three Friends Murdered in Newark Add to Wave of Killings
  Three friends murdered in a Newark, N.J., schoolyard add to the wave of killings in a city with 60 murders for the year.
• Cops Nab New York Man for Robbery After Clerk Grabs Gun
  A quick-thinking convenience store clerk turns the tables on a clumsy robbery by stanching a shotgun he left on the counter while he was busy stuffed cash into his pockets.

WORLD

• Captured Video Shows Iranian Rockets Firing on GIs
  High-tech bombs allegedly supplied by Iran were used in 99 roadside bomb attacks in Iraq last month, American officials said.
• Tropical Storm Pabuk Moves Toward South China
  Tropical Storm Pabuk moved toward China's southern coast Thursday after triggering landslides that killed 11 people in the Philippines and disrupting power supplies in southern Taiwan.
• World War II Mine Found as U.S. Destroyer Arrives
  A World War II mine was discovered Thursday in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol as a U.S. Navy destroyer arrived to conduct drills with Ukraine, and efforts were under way to dispose of it, officials said.
• Man Admits Lying About Great White Off British Coast
  Weeks after British television stations broadcast grainy images of suspicious-looking fins backed by the score from the film "Jaws," one of the men behind the sightings admitted he had been lying.
• Karzai Addresses Afghan, Pakistani Tribal Elders
  Extremism that plagues Afghanistan has crept across the border into Pakistan, President Hamid Karzai said Thursday at the opening of a meeting of more than 600 Pakistani and Afghan tribal leaders.
• Britain Suspects New Case of Foot and Mouth Disease
  British authorities were testing for a new outbreak of foot and mouth disease Friday, after cattle in a herd grazing several miles away from an initial cluster of cases were suspected of falling ill, raising fears the virus is spreading uncontained.
• Saudi Arabia Confiscates Non-Islamic Religious Items
  The Saudi Arabian government prohibits visitors from bringing non-Islamic religious items into the country and will confiscate them if they do.
• Friend: Madeleine McCann's Parents Being Smeared
  A friend close to the parents of Madeleine McCann, a misisng 4-year-old British girl, told the Times of London that the parents are the victims of a "hurtful and ludicrous" smear campaign being conducted by Portuguese police.
• Iraq Journal: An Interpreter's Story
  Iraqis who are not American citizens and who work as interpreters for the American military cover their faces when they work outside the wire. Mahdi Army militiamen and Al Qaeda terrorists accuse of them of collaboration with the enemy.
• Dancing Filipino Inmates 'Thrill' Web
  The inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines have become an Internet sensation since the prison's security consultant started posting videos of the exercises on the Web.
• Mexican Priest Heads to Prison After Killing Secret Son
  Mexican priest sentenced to 55 years in prison for killing a son he wanted to keep secrety from his superiors.
• Shiite Pilgrims Converge on Baghdad, Pray for Safety
  Tens of thousands of Shiite pilgrims converged on a golden-domed shrine in northern Baghdad, some beating their heads and chests with their hands and others dancing in a circle to honor an eighth century saint known for his ability to hide his anger.
• 18 in Sightseeing Boat Injured by Glacier Ice Chunks
  Ice broke off a glacier and hit a ship of British tourists sightseeing off a set of remote Arctic islands, injuring 18 people, police and the tour operator said Thursday.
• Musharraf Decides Not to Impose State of Emergency
  President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Thursday decided against declaring a state of emergency in Pakistan and will press ahead with plans to hold free and fair elections, a government minister said.
• 2 Killed by Masked Gunmen in Vancouver Restaurant
  Two masked gunmen burst into a restaurant early Thursday and sprayed it with bullets, killing two people and injuring six, police said.
• Libya Confirms Bulgarian Medics Were Tortured
  The son of Libyan leader Moammar Qadaffi has acknowledged that the Bulgarian medical workers who were jailed on charges of infecting children with HIV were tortured during captivity.
• Mauritania Passes Law Against Slaveholders
  Mauritania passed a law promising prison time for people who keep slaves — a monumental step in the northwest African nation's push to eliminate the long-standing practice.
• Fatah Islam's No. 2 Killed by Lebanese Troops
  The No. 2 commander of Al Qaeda-inspired militants battling Lebanese troops was killed in the fighting in recent days, the group said in a statement posted on an Islamic Web site.
• French Police Fear Terror Threat to Rail System
  Police boosted security on trains in northeast France on Wednesday after receiving a tip about a suspected terrorist threat to the rail line between Basel, Switzerland and Luxembourg, police and prosecutors said.

SHOWS

• Hannity & Colmes: H & C: NYC Councilwoman wants to ban 2 words
  An NYC councilwoman wants to ban the B-word and the H-word
• On the Record w/ Greta: Greta Van Susteren: Missing in Iran
  Missing in Iran: The hunt for Bob Levinson
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: Chilling News
  Why is Jennifer Kesse's photo showing up on Internet dating sites?
• Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld: Greg Gutfeld: Kill All Humans?
  Kill all humans?
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Brit Hume: Fractures Within the Anti-War Left?
  Are fractures developing within the anti-war left?
• The Big Story w/ John Gibson: Transcript: Pranksters Targeting Fast Food Drive-Thrus
  Pennsylvania police on hunt for pranksters armed with soda, hot sauce
• The Big Story w/ John Gibson: John Gibson: New York Times Hits All-Time Low
  The New York Times hits an all-time low
• The O'Reilly Factor: Talking Points: Iraq, Impeachment and the Media
  Iraq, impeachment and the media

FOX FAN

• Ask and Answer with Alireza
  FNC Foreign Analyst Alireza Jafarzadeh answers your questions on the situation in Iran, the possibility for change, and what the U.S. should do to affect change in the country.
• Oliver North: Doing the Right Thing
  For three years politicians and pundits have been challenging the president's policy of spreading democracy around the world. Can't be done — particularly in the Middle East, they tell us.
• FOX Fan Archive
  They may have left FOX Fan, but they haven't left cyberspace! Take a trip down memory lane, and check out some of our blog archive. Click on the letter below to find the blog you're looking for!
• Contact Us, Part V
  Can I watch a live broadcast on my computer instead of using a television set? If so, how?
• FOX Fan Mailbox
  Thanks for sending us your questions — although we can't write back to everybody, we're going to start posting answers to some of your queries here.
• Alisyn Camerota: Don King and Senator Joe Biden Visit
  The front of Don King's jacket was red, white and blue and bedazzled with stars, studs and sequence; the back was a giant illustration of the continental U.S.
• If You Were a Terrorist ...
  Some think the online article was a "how to guide for terrorists on the Web," while others agree with Levitt that it was a way to stay alert to the dangers of today's world. What do you think?
• Reporter's Notebook: No. 757 and Counting
  As a baseball fan and former player; this assignment has reminded me about all the things I miss about baseball.
• Alireza Jafarzadeh: Iran in Flames
  One of the richest oil countries in the world, reduced to the desperate measure of gas rationing: What’s wrong with this picture?
• Lis and the Single Girl: Salary Gap
  I don't think my salary is the same as my male colleagues how long do I have to find out for sure and sue? Lis has the answer to this question and more!