BIO

• Bret Baier

BUSINESS

• Dell Recalling 4.1 Million Dangerous Laptop Batteries
  World's biggest computer company finally responds to mounting reports of exploding notebooks, decides to recall all lithium-ion batteries made by Sony it sold worldwide.
• Microsoft: Hackers, Gangsters Targeting Online Games
  Redmond tells game developers that hackers, organized crime trying to exploit real economy generated in virtual worlds.
• Google Swaps Video Link for Froogle on Home Page
  Tiny tweak on Google home page could have huge impact, search-engine watchers say.
• Mortgage Applications Rise Again on Refinancing Demand
  The Mortgage Bankers Association on Wednesday reported that mortgage applications rose last week on a splurge of home refinancing.
• Google Linking to Local Merchants' Coupons
• Home Starts Fall for Fifth Time in Six Months
  The Commerce Department reported on Wednesday that new construction of homes fell in July.
• One Fund for Your Entire Retirement?
  As part of recent legislation, the government is guaging what investments are best for retirement savings.
• Study: Fantasy Football Costs Businesses $1.1 Billion a Year
  A study finds that worker attention to fantasy football leagues during the NFL season cost employers over $1 billion.
• Oil Falls Below $72 On Easing Supply Concerns
  Diminished worries over supplies led oil prices to fall more than $1 to under $72.
• Stocks Jump After CPI Report
  Stocks rose after a government report showed moderating core inflation.
• Beyond Product Placement: When Ads Are Part of the Script
  'Lovespring International,' a Lifetime Television semi-scripted summer series, thins the line between show and commercial.
• Wife of Former Tyco CEO Kozlowski Files for Divorce
  Karen Kozolowski, wife of the former Tyco CEO, has filed for divorce.
• Gov't: Gas Prices Should Fall in Coming Weeks
  According to the government's forecasting agency, gas prices should fall over the next few weeks.
• Industrial Production Rises 0.4% in July
  Industrial production at U.S. factories rose by a smaller-than-expected 0.4 percent in July.
• Consumer Inflation Rises, Fueled By Higher Energy Costs
  Higher gasoline and energy costs pushed consumer inflation higher in July, according to the Labor Department.

FOXLIFE

• Elvis Fans Continue Their Love Affair With the King
  Fans light candles in front of Elvis Presley's Graceland estate and recall personal memories of the rock legend's death.
• A Date With the World's No. 1 Elvis Fan
  Paul MacLeod, 64, has converted his home on a sleepy street in this north Mississippi town into a 24-7-365 shrine to the King of rock 'n' roll.
• Montana Youngster Wins Miss Teen USA Competition
  Katie Blair, an 18-year-old Montana native, earns the Miss Teen USA 2006 crown by winning the swimsuit, evening gown and interview categories.
• Actor Bruno Kirby Dies of Leukemia at 57
  Bruno Kirby, a veteran character actor known for playing the best friend in two of Billy Crystal's biggest comedies "When Harry Met Sally" and "City Slickers," has died.
• Spike Lee Katrina Documentary to Premiere in New Orleans
  Academy Award-winning director Spike Lee plans to premiere his documentary about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the government's slow response in New Orleans on Wednesday.
• Who Says Blondes Have More Fun?
  Research says redheaded women have more sex than blondes, brunettes
• Grrr! 'Snakes on a Plane' Should Live Up to Hype
  Grrr! columnist Mike Straka says 'Snakes on a Plane' may be critic-proof, but he won't hold that against the movie.
• Spears: 'I Feel Like I've Been Pregnant for 10 Years'
  Britney Spears says of her back-to-back pregnancies: 'I feel like I've been pregnant for 10 years!'
• 'Lost' Cast Discusses Emmy Snub, Upcoming Season
  The cast of ABC's hit series 'Lost' discussed the show's Emmy snub and the upcoming season at a party in Hawaii.
• Your Grrrs: Aug. 17, 2006
  Readers respond to Mike Straka's Grrr! column.
• Gwyneth Paltrow Says She's Ending 2-Year Hiatus From Acting
  Actress Gwyneth Paltrow says she's returning to acting after a two-year hiatus.
• Christina Aguilera to Perform at MTV Video Music Awards
  Singer Christina Aguilera among performers set to sing at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York.
• Former Laker Rick Fox Scores Role in New FX Series 'Dirt'
  Former Los Angeles Laker Rick Fox snagged a role in the new FX television series 'Dirt,' starring Courteney Cox.
• Paris Hilton Seeking Music Fame
  Socialite Paris Hilton is getting ready for the release of her debut album 'Paris,' next Tuesday.
• Depp, Burton Set for Film Version of 'Sweeney Todd'
  Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton are set to make a film version of 'Sweeney Todd', to be released early next year.
• CBS Schedules Prime-Time Farewell Tribute for Dan Rather
  CBS News will broadcast a prime-time tribute to outgoing anchor Dan Rather the Friday before Labor Day weekend.
• Philadelphia Cops Don't Believe Rapper's Shooting Story
  Police in Philadelphia say that they don't believe that rapper Beanie Sigel was robbed and shot as the rapper claimed.
• Alison Krauss and Union Station Top Bluegrass Nods
  Perennial award favorite Alison Krauss and Union Station are the top nominees, with 11, for the International Bluegrass Music Association awards.
• Stars Sign Up for Simon Cowell's 'Celebrity Duets'
  WWE's Chris Jericho, Cheech Marin, Lucy "Xena" Lawless and Olympic gold-medalist Carly Patterson are among those who'll croon on "Celebrity Duets," premiering Aug. 29 on FOX.
• Report: Brad Garrett Got Secret Divorce
  Brad Garrett has been separated from his wife since April, but has only recently told his parents, co-workers and close friends.
• Country Singer Johnny Duncan Dies
  Country music singerJohnny Duncan, known for songs like "She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed Anytime" and "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better," has died. He was 67.
• 411: Michael Jackson's Prince Will Not Come
  Michael Jackson continues to look for a home in Europe with his 48th birthday looming; Steely Dan takes aim at frequent Owen Wilson collaborator Wes Anderson in two new songs.
• Elvis Impersonators Walk a Mile in the King's Suits
  Nearly 70 Elvis impersonators from around the world gathered this week on the outskirts of town to compete in the 20th annual Images of the King contest, the original and largest Elvis Tribute Artist competition in America.

POLITICS

• House Committee Plans Probe of BP's Oil Shutdown
  The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a Sept. 7 hearing on oil-producer BP's practices in Alaska
• House Republicans Plan to Use $40M for Fall TV Ads
  House Republicans plan to sue more than $40 million worth of television advertising time to target voters this fall for seats in the Midwest and Northeast.
• Bush Hops on a Harley on Economic Tour
  President Bush revved a Harley engine on Wednesday during a tour of a plant, holding a round-table discussion with workers about the U.S. economy.
• Senate Candidate Webb Says Sen. Allen's Remark Disappointing
  Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb said Wednesday that Sen. George Allen's remarks about his challenger's campaign staffer were disappointing.
• GOP Candidate Swann Hopes Bush Appearance Draws Donations
  Republican Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Lynn Swann hopes an appearance by President Bush at a fundraiser will draw hundreds of thousands of dollars for his campaign.
• Airlines to Provide Passenger Lists for U.S.-Bound Flights
  Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday that airlines will soon be required to give the government passenger lists for all U.S.-bound international flights before takeoff.
• Former President Gerald Ford Checks Into Mayo Clinic
  Former President Gerald Ford arrived at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota Tuesday to undergo unspecified "testing and evaluation" for a few days.
• Democratic Ad Angers Some Hispanics
  Some Hispanics ask the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to pull a 35-second ad on its Web site that shows footage of two people scaling a border fence with images of Usama Bin Laden and North Korea's leader.
• Gonzales Praises International Effort to Disrupt Terror Plot
  Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says the disruption of a terror plot by British authorities last week shows how international intelligence authorities can work together to defeat terrorism.
• Sen. Schumer: UK Terror Plot Shows Weaknesses in U.S. Security
  New York Sen. Charles Schumer says the alleged terror plot to blow up U.S.-bound planes shows weaknesses in U.S. security and the need for technology upgrades.
• Jimmy Carter's Son Wins Nevada Senate Primary
  Former President Jimmy Carter's son, Jack, won the Democratic primary to challenge U.S. Sen. John Ensign in November.
• Gov. Romney Seizes Control of Turnpike Authority, Big Dig
  Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney seized control of the Big Dig highway on Wednesday as the new turnpike chairman called his first board meeting to order.
• Tenn. Governor Hospitalized for Flu-Like Symptoms
  Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredensen remained hospitalized on Wednesday for flu-like symptoms possibly caused by a tick bite, a spokeswoman said.
• White House Fires Back at Critics With Online Memos
  The Bush White House is using online memos for 'Setting the Record Straight' with administration critics.
• Interior Department to Open Alaska Wetlands to Oil Drilling
  The Interior Department plans to open an area of Alaska wetlands to new oil drilling.
• Poll: Pa. Gov. Rendell Holds Double-Digit Lead Over Swann
  Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell holds a double-digit lead over GOP challenger Lynn Swann, according to a poll released Wednesday.

SCIENCE

• NASA Studying Old Moon Rockets for Ideas
  Engineers, some of them born after last moon landing, studying design, manufacture of boosters, capsules used during Apollo missions.
• Men Catch Up to Women in Poor Body Image, Eating Disorders
  The obsession with the flawless body has recently crossed genders, causing men to suffer from eating disorders, consider steroid use and to have unhealthy obsessions with weightlifting, new research suggests.
• Japanese Researchers Mull Test-Tube Baby Mammoths
  Successful artificial insemination with sperm taken from frozen mice leads to possibility that mammoth sperm might impregnate female elephant.
• Maine Mystery Beast Possibly Killed by Car
  Ugly, weird-looking canine carcass found by side of road suspected of being scary beast that's terrorized Lewiston area for 15 years.
• Company Developing Detection of DNA in Urine
  New York-based medical company Xenomics hopes its urine DNA test will speed diagnosis of cancer, tuberculosis, transplant rejection and microbial infection.
• NASA Loses Track of Original Moon Landing Tapes
  NASA had wanted to make better copies of moon video from original footage, but found that tapes had been misplaced.

SPECIAL SECTIONS

• Choosing a College: Liberal Arts vs. Professional Training
  The choice between a liberal arts education and a career-training path is one that weighs on students and parents.
• Military On Campus: A Way to Pay, But Not For All
  On-campus ROTC programs remain the strongest form of recruiting the military's top ranks, but despite major financial subsidies, it might not be for everyone.

TECHNOLOGY

• Civil-Liberties Group Files Complaint Over AOL Data Breach
  Electronic Frontier Foundation claims AOL breached public trust, warrants government probe.
• CBS to Stream Prime-Time Shows on Web
  Episodes of 'Jericho,' 'NCIS,' 'Survivor,' 'Numb3rs' and all three 'CSI's to be posted on CBS site day after airing.
• Ulanoff: No More Reason Left to Trust AOL
  AOL has broken a public Internet trust, and I wonder if there's any way to get it back.

U.S.

• Judge Upholds Reporters' Subpoenas in Barry Bonds Leak Probe
  San Francisco Chronicle reporters Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada ordered to testify before a grand jury about who leaked secret testimony of Barry Bonds and other elite athletes in the government's probe into steroids use in Major League Baseball.
• Suspected Seattle Jewish Center Shooter Pleads Not Guilty
  Naveed Afzal Haq pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and other charges; he's accused of storming Seattle's Jewish Federation offices, killing one woman and wounding five others.
• Illegal Immigrant Woman Stays in Church to Avoid Deportation
  Mexican national Elvira Arellano, a prominent activist for illegal immigrants, sought sanctuary in a church Wednesday rather than turn herself in for deportation.
• State of Emergency Declared as Wyoming Wildfire Spreads
  Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal declared a state of emergency as the blaze covered 7,000 acres, as firefighters worried Wednesday's weather could help spread the blaze.
• Teens to Finish Football Season Before Going to Jail
  A judge is allowing two high school athletes to finish football season this fall before they serve 60-day jail sentences for a car crash caused by a decoy deer placed in a road; the boys will serve time in a juvenile detention center.
• Several Chemical-Based Bombs Found at Tennessee Factory
  Tennessee officials say several chemical-based bombs were found this afternoon at a manufacturing plant in Jamestown, Tenn.
• No Explosives Found in Port of Seattle Bomb Scare
  Authorities set up a half-mile perimeter around a terminal at the Port of Seattle after bomb-sniffing dogs sounded an alert on recently unloaded containers; no explosives were found, but it is unclear what is in the containers.
• Raw Data: Statement by John Ramsey and Attorney
• NYC Releases Over 1,600 Sept. 11 Emergency Calls
  New York City Fire Department heeds demands from families of victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks to release over 1,000 previously undisclosed emergency calls and internal dispatches from rescue workers who were present at the site.
• London-to-D.C. Flight Diverted to Boston After Passenger Dis
  A flight from London to Washington, D.C. was diverted to Boston Wednesday after the pilot declared an emergency because of a passenger disturbance, United Airlines said Wednesday.
• Feds Arrest Mexican Drug Kingpin Responsible for Tunneling
  Authorities apprehend Mexican drug kingpin Javier Arellano-Felix, leader of a violent gang responsible for digging drug-smuggling tunnels under the U.S. border.
• Study: Nuke Attack on Port of Long Beach Could Kill 60,000
  A nuclear explosion at California's Port of Long Beach could kill 60,000 people instantly, expose 150,000 others to radioactive fallout and cause 10 times the economic damage of Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a study by the Rand Corp.
• Prosecutor Asks for Dismissal of Cell Phone Terror Charges
  Prosecutor asked a judge to dismiss state terror charges against three men who bought large numbers of cell phones.
• Katrina Immigrant Workers Sue New Orleans Hotelier
  Immigrant workers recruited from South America and the Dominican Republic after Hurricane Katrina sued Decatur Hotels LLC and its executives, saying they are being exploited.
• Former BetOnSports Executive Freed on $1 Million Bond
  David Carruthers, former chief executive of online gambling company BetOnSports, was freed on $1 million bond after spending almost a month in jail on racketeering and fraud charges.
• College Student Arrested in McDonald's Line Attack
  College student accused of hitting two McDonald's customers with her car and was ordered held on $3,000 bond for each of two counts.
• Floodwaters Reach Southern N.M. Town as Rio Grande Rises
  Pumps slowly drained waist-deep floodwater from parts of Hatch, N.M., Wednesday after some residents evacuated; officials warn that the Rio Grande could rise at least a foot overnight.
• Feds Arrest 31 Suspects in Massive Sex Slavery Bust
  Seventy sex workers were freed after federal officials raid 20 brothels of massive sex slavery ring covering six states.
• Jury Begins Deliberating Case of Ex-CIA Contractor
  CIA contractor David Passaro is accused of beating an Afghan detainee during interrogations; the jury began deliberations Wednesday.
• NBA Player Arrested After Gun Shots Heard Near White House
  NBA player Lonny Baxter was arrested by uniformed Secret Service officers on Wednesday after shots were fired from a vehicle about two blocks from the White House.
• An American in Beirut: Misadventure vs. Victory
  Spencer Witte writes to FOXNews.com about what it's like being an American in Beirut, Lebanon, as Hezbollah and Israel war with each other.
• Teen Cancer Patient Allowed to Forgo Chemotherapy
  Family's attorneys and social services officials reached an agreement Wednesday that would allow Starchild Abraham Cherrix, 16, to forgo chemotherapy for cancer; he's been testing out alternative treatments.
• Feds Still Don't Know Cause of LAX Landing System Failures
  Federal officials still don't know what is causing a critical instrument landing system to fail at Los Angeles International Airport; the system has shut off twice within a week.
• ACT Scores Hit Highest Since 1991
  The high school class of 2006 posted the biggest score increase on the ACT college entrance exam in 20 years, and recorded the highest scores of any class since 1991.

VIEWS

• Pelosi Focus Reflects Republican Desperation
  Republican House candidates are so desperate, the only issue they can come up with is Nancy Pelosi.

WORLD

• Video of Frail Fidel Castro Sobers Cubans
  The government video of a weakened Fidel Castro brought home a growing awareness to many Cubans that he will not be the same again.
• Al Qaeda Havens Raided in Afghanistan
  U.S. and Afghan forces raid compounds suspected of being Al Qaeda sanctuaries in southeastern Afghanistan.
• Bombings Kill at Least 21 in Baghdad
  Bombs kill at least 21 people in the Iraqi capital, as British troops drive off dozens of gunmen who laid siege to the governor's office in Basra.
• Ariel Sharon 'Stable' After Double Pneumonia Reported
  Ariel Sharon's condition 'stable' two days after being put on antibiotics for pneumonia in both lungs.
• Afghan Opium Cultivation Hits Record Levels
  Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has hit record levels — up by more than 40 percent from 2005 — despite hundreds of millions in counternarcotics money, Western officials told The Associated Press.
• FOX News Cameraman's Wife Pleads for Hostage's Release
  The wife of a kidnapped FOX News cameraman made a public plea Wednesday to his kidnappers to release him and his fellow journalist.
• Military Says Baghdad Is Secure After 3-Day Sweep
  The nightlife is zero and most shops are shut, but U.S. and Iraqi forces said Wednesday that a three-day security sweep has cleaned up — at least for now — a mostly Sunni neighborhood in west Baghdad, notorious for kidnappings, murders and bombings.
• Grenade Blast Kills 2 in Indian Temple
  A grenade blast in a Hare Krishna temple during a major Hindu religious festival killed one woman and a child in India.
• Man, Boy Bypass Gatwick Airport Security
  Police detained a man after he attempted to board an aircraft at Gatwick Airport to retrieve a wallet, a day after a 12-year-old boy got on a plane without a ticket or a passport.
• Israel to Probe How War With Hezbollah Was Conducted
  Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Wednesday created a committee to investigate Israel's conduct during the 34-day fight against Hezbollah guerrillas, senior defense officials said.
• More Britons Call for Use of Profiling in Wake of Mid-Air Te
  As airport security tightens, checkpoint lines grow and tempers fray amid fears of devastating airborne attacks, more and more Britons are calling for the use of profiling to decide which travelers should be singled out as possible threats.
• Ex-Paraguayan Dictator Alfredo Stroessner Dies
  Alfredo Stroessner, who ruled Paraguay with a blend of force, guile and patronage before his ouster in 1989, has died in exile.
• Child Sex Trafficking Thrives in Thailand
  Lax or corrupt law enforcement has given rise to a thriving industry of child sex trafficking in and poverty-stricken countries like Thailand.
• Lebanon Votes to Deploy Troops to Southern Region Thursday
  A top government official said the Lebanese Cabinet approved a plan to deploy the Lebanese army south of the Litani River starting Thursday.
• Iranian Leader: Hezbollah Resistance a Victory for Islam
  Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei describes Hezbollah's resistance to Israeli military actions in Lebanon a 'victory' for Islam in a message to the terror group's leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah.
• Hundreds of Lebanese Sign Up for Hezbollah Aid
  Lebanese turned out by the hundreds Wednesday to sign up for aid from Hezbollah, which is offering rent money, reconstruction money and even money for new furniture in a massive campaign likely to win it new public support.
• Russian Patrol Kills Japanese Fisherman
  A Russian patrol boat opened fire on a Japanese vessel in disputed waters, killing a fisherman.
• 3 Fishermen Say They Were Rescued After 9 Months at Sea
  Three Mexican fishermen who claim they set out months ago from Mexico's western coast have been rescued near the Marshall Islands — 5,500 miles to the west — after surviving on rain water and raw fish.
• China Trial of Hong Kong Journalist Ends
  The trial of a Hong Kong journalist, Ching Cheong, accused of spying for Taiwan ended here after one day

SHOWS

• FOX & Friends: Safe in the Skies?
  Airport security? What airport security?
• Hannity & Colmes: Inside the Sept. 11 Investigation
  9/11 Commission chair takes you inside Sept. 11 investigation
• On the Record w/ Greta: Good News!
  I'm heading to Catherine Herridge's home to visit a now-healthy baby Peter
• On the Record w/ Greta: Gen. Haig's Take
  Former sec'y of state on how U.S. should deal with Hezbollah backers
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Read the Grapevine
  Israeli woman credits breast implants for saving her life during Hezbollah rocket attack
• The Big Story w/ John Gibson: Ethnic Screening
  Should the U.S. and the U.K. start profiling at airports?
• The Big Story w/ John Gibson: My Word
  Nebraska man arrested 226 times since 1980. How does this happen?
• The O'Reilly Factor: Bill's Talking Points
  An incredible story involving Rush Limbaugh
• The O'Reilly Factor: Someone Is Watching!
  Protecting your privacy from hidden cameras
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Fueling Terror?
  Rep. Rangel: Bush policies make America less safe
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Common Sense
  When flying the friendly skies, you had better follow the friendly rules
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Taking on The Times
  Read Sergeant Timothy Boggs wrote the following letter to The New York Times

FOX FAN

• My Conversation with Imam Shoeb
  Father Jonathan's lessons learned by speaking with the leader of the mosque in England where suspects in last week's foiled terror plot worshipped
• The Fast Food Diet
  It's healthy food tips...on the go. Dr. Manny reviews a book that can help you change your life!
• If YOU Were President
  If YOU were president, what would you ask your counterterrorism team?
• Reporter's Notebook: Cease-fire On the Ground
  When all is said and done the peace here will be up to the people

RADIO

• Brian & The Judge Radio: Brian & The Judge Radio Team