BUSINESS

• Stocks to Watch: Dell, HP, Whole Foods
  Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Friday's session are Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., and Whole Foods Market Inc.
• Asian and European Markets Decline
  European and Asian shares tumbled again Friday.
• Federal Reserve Cuts Discount Rate to Ease Credit Worries
  The U.S. Federal Reserve Friday said it cut the primary discount rate by a half point as the downside risks to growth have increased "appreciably", a surprise move aimed at calming jittery global markets.
• Stocks Boosted by Fed Discount Rate Cut
  Stocks soared on Friday after the Fed cut the interest rate charged to member banks for loans.
• This Week's Economic Roundup
  Business owners shrug off Wall Street's woes; back-to-school shopping sends retail sales higher.
• Oil Jumps on Fed Move, Hurricane Dean
  Crude prices took a boost on Friday from the Fed cut to a key interest rate.

ENTERTAINMENT

• Spector Asked to Hold Imaginary Gun in Murder Trial
  The judge in Phil Spector's murder trial scolded the music producer's defense team Thursday for a "deliberate and egregious" violation of discovery rules that was done "to throw the prosecution off their game."
• Singer Amy Winehouse Cancels August Concerts
  Singer Amy Winehouse, who has checked in and out of rehab after being hospitalized for 'severe exhaustion,' has canceled her August concerts.
• Steve McQueen's Ferrari Sells for $2.31 Million at Auction
  A classic Ferrari once owned by Steve McQueen sold for $2.31 million Thursday night at auction.
• Ted Haggard's Accuser Turning to Acting
  Ten months after outing televangelist Ted Haggard as a homosexual drug-user, former male escort Mike Jones is trying on a new hat, as an actor.
• Uncle Kracker Arrested on Second-Degree Sex Offense Charge
  Uncle Kracker, a former disc jockey for Kid Rock, was arrested early Friday on a second-degree sex offense charge, authorities said.
• Ethan Hawke: Celebrity Marriage Is Hard When One Is More Suc
  Ethan Hawke, whose split from Uma Thurman caused a tabloid frenzy, says being part of a celebrity couple can be hard on the ego.
• Coroner: Dog Bites Likely Didn't Kill Man at Rhames' Home
  A man who died at the home of actor Ving Rhames most likely didn't die from bites from the actor's dog, coroner's officials said Friday.
• 'American Idol' Jordin Sparks Signs With Jive Records
  The bubbly 17-year-old inked a deal with Jive Records in conjunction with 19Recordings, the label managed by "Idol" creator Simon Fuller, it was announced Friday.
• Lindsay Lohan's Parents Settle Long-Simmering Divorce
  Lindsay Lohan's estranged parents settled their long-simmering divorce and custody dispute Friday, winning praise from the judge who presided over their case.
• Reality Check: Save The Last 'Dance' for Sabra
  The revelation that Sabra Johnson was America's favorite dancer and the recipient of the $250,000 prize was met with passionate screaming from the audience, but I have to admit that I didn't join in that particular celebration.

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HEALTH

• Survey: Menopause Taking Toll on Couples' Sex Lives
  A new survey reveals that many menopausal women are experiencing sexual side effects that have become problematic to their relationships.
• Toys 'R' Us Pulls Vinyl Bibs as Precaution
  Toys 'R' Us Inc. announced the removal of all vinyl bibs from its stores as a precaution.
• Stent Use Declines as Safety Concerns Rise
  Sales of the once popular drug-coated stent have steeply declined amid concerns about its safety.
• Study: Too Much Exercise May Speed Heart Failure
  Although exercise is an important part of controlling high blood pressure and heart disease, too much exercise actually can speed progressive heart failure, a new study says.
• Alaska Joins Continental U.S. to Offer e-Prescriptions
  Electronic drug prescriptions can be delivered to pharmacists in all 50 states for the first time this week as Alaska became the final state to join the technological bandwagon.
• Nursing Mothers Using Codeine Should Monitor Infants
  Nursing mothers who take codeine should watch their infants for increased sleepiness or other signs of overdose, U.S. government health officials warn.

POLITICS

• White House Denies It Wanted to Give Private Iraq Testimony
  The White House denied reports Thursday that it considered shielding key officials from the public when they deliver a pivotal report on the Iraq war in September.
• U.S. Considering 'Terror Sponsor' Label for Eritrea
  The United States is considering designating the Red Sea state of Eritrea a "state sponsor of terrorism" for its alleged support of Islamist militants in Somalia, the top U.S. diplomat for Africa said Friday
• Plan to Allow Mexican Trucks Full Highway Access Nears OK
  Bush administration announces plan to allow some Mexican trucks full access to U.S. highways as soon as federal inspector general certifies safety plans.
• ICE to Census Bureau: You Do Your Job, We'll Do Ours
  Immigration officials sharpened their message a day after being coy about whether they would agree to halt enforcement raids during the 2010 census
• Arkansas Law Allows Any Age to Marry if Parents Agree
  Mistake in Arkansas law allows any age to marry if their parents agree.
• WH Spokesman Snow Says He Plans on Stepping Down
  White House press secretary Tony Snow said Friday he'll leave sometime before the end of the Bush presidency because of financial pressures
• GOP Making Early Room for New Faces in Congress
  Rep. Dennis Hastert's announcement Friday that he will not be seeking re-election next year is only one of what could be a virtual tsunami of Republican seat openings in Congress, as the party prepares to win back power from Democrats
• Farm Bill Would Prop Up Sugar Prices as NAFTA Change Looms
  Under the farm bill the House passed last month, the federal government would buy surplus sugar and sell it to ethanol producers. The program was inserted as a hedge against a looming North American Free Trade Agreement provision
• Obama: Fundraising Is 'Original Sin' of Politics
  Democrat Barack Obama, who says he swims in "the same muddy water" of lobbyists and fundraising that corrupts Washington, is pledging to reform the system if elected president
• Richardson Aide Sought for Arrest, Linked to Brothel
  Kristian Forland, a Nevada organizer for Bill Richardson, resigned after campaign learned he was wanted for writing bad checks in California and he had worked in a brothel.
• Rep. Pryce Won't Seek Re-election in '08
  Rep. Deborah Pryce, once the most powerful Republican woman in Congress but nearly a casualty of the 2006 Democratic surge, said Thursday she would not seek a ninth term; also, 6-term GOP Rep. Chip Pickering of Mississippi is bowing out in 2008.
• Biden's Son Prepares for Iraq Deployment
  Capt. Beau Biden, a Judge Advocate General in the Delaware National Guard and son of Senator Joe Biden has been told to prepare for duty in Iraq in 2008.

SCIENCE

• Reggie the Alligator Escapes From Zoo Exhibit
  Formerly feral crocodilian clambers over wall at Los Angeles Zoo, found hanging out near loading dock.
• Blogger Forces NASA to Tweak Climate Data
  Canadian man's assessment of data prompts NASA to adjust historical temperature readings; 1934 now hottest year since 1880, just beating out 1998.
• Experts: Earthquakes Not Behind Mine Collapses
  Collapses themselves caused 'quakes,' University of Utah seismologists insist.
• Astronauts Get Ready for Saturday's Spacewalk
  Shuttle and space-station personnel spend Friday hauling equipment between two orbiting spacecraft.
• Alaska's Pavlof Volcano Erupting Molten Lava
  Pavlof Volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Island chain is erupting molten rock, and scientists say that it could be building towards a much larger eruption that could affect air travel.
• Endeavour Cleared to Fly Home Without Repaired Gouge
  Nobel Prize-winning physicist Douglas Osheroff questioned NASA's hesitancy to perform the repairs on the gouge in Endeavour's heat shield.

TECHNOLOGY

• 'DVD Dogs' Finally Leaving Malaysia
  Lucky and Flo heading home to U.S. after 6 months of sniffing out pirated CDs, DVDs in Southeast Asia.
• Reviews: 'Musika' Picks Up Torch Left by 'PaRappa'
  'PaRappa the Rapper' finally gets ported to PSPs, but it's blown away by 'Musika' for iPods.
• The Week in Games: Aug. 17, 2007
  A roundup of the week's news and gossip from the video-game industry.
• Sony Rolls Out Nationwide Tech-Recycling Program
  Consumer-electronics giant partners with Waste Management to open up 75 recycling stations around country.
• Solar-Powered Sensors Could Monitor Bridge Strains
  Sensors wirelessly transmit data to base station and cost between $10,000 and $30,000 each.
• Study: Most Office Workers Feel 'E-Mail Stress'
  Scottish researchers find 61 percent of subjects studied either stressed or driven by pressure to respond to e-mails quickly.

U.S.

• Caribbean Prepares for Hurricane Dean
  Hurricane Dean strengthens to Category 2 storm over the Atlantic as it moves toward the Caribbean.
• Cops: Ind. Neighbors Shot Each Other to Death Over Dispute
  Indiana police said two neighbors shot and killed each other Thursday over a dispute.
• Millionaire Convicted of Falsely Claiming He Was Shot
  Millionaire technology guru John J. Donovan Sr. was convicted Friday of falsely claiming to police that he was shot in an attack arranged by his son.
• Restaurant Owner's Home Vandalized After Anti-Drug Effort
  Restaurant owner's home vandalized again after he launched a petition for town officials to crack down on drugs, drinking and loitering.
• Teen Who Married Former Coach Loses Lawsuit Seeking Toys
  A 16-year-old girl who married her former coach lost a lawsuit seeking her Beanie Baby collection, a PlayStation video game console and other toys from her parents.
• Michael Vick Co-Defendants Enter Guilty Pleas
  Two of Atlanta Falcons star Michael Vick's co-defendants in a dogfighting enterprise case entered guilty pleas as part of a deal Friday; no word on whether the quarterback would take a plea deal too.
• Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Peeping on Stepdaughter
  A Missouri man faces a year in prison after pleading guilty to placing a hidden camera in his 16-year-old stepdaughter's bedroom, MyFOXKC.com reports.
• Texas Braces for More Flooding in Wake of Erin
  Texas mopped up the aftereffects of Tropical Storm Erin Friday as it eyed Hurricane Dean's progress in the Caribbean.
• Marine Helicopter Crash Over Arizona Kills 4 People
  Marine Corps search and rescue helicopter with five people on board crashes over Arizona, killing four people.
• South Carolina Inmate Files Another Bizarre Lawsuit
  South Carolina prisoner Jonathan Lee Riches filed another bizarre lawsuit, this one for '42,000,000 million dollars' against Barry Bonds, Bud Selig and Hank Aaron's bat.
• Orphans Studied in 1939 Stuttering Experiment Win $925G
  Five orphans who, as participants in a 1939 'Monster Study,' were subjected to harassment in an attempt to get them to stutter have settled a lawsuit with the state of Iowa for $925,000.
• Wildfires Threaten Homes in Montana
  Montana residents who fled a fast-burning wildfire that threatened more than 200 homes are trying to determine whether theirs are still standing Friday morning.
• Maine Ex-Con Pleads Guilty to Triple Slaying in N.H. Shop
  Michael Conway, an ex-con from Maine, pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to life in prison for the triple slayings of an army surplus store manager and two customers in July.
• 5 Killed in Alaskan Plane Crash, 4 Survive
  Five people were killed when a small plane crashed north of Ketchikan, Alaska on Thursday, police said. Four survived the crash, including a 2-year-old girl.
• Heat Wave Kills at Least 41 Across South, Midwest
  Temperatures reached above 100 degrees again in some parts of the Southeast, as more deaths were attributed to the high temperatures and some residents sought medical help.
• Fla. Cops Get Missile Launcher in 'Kicks for Guns' Exchange
  Police were hoping for a good turnout at their "Kicks for Guns" sneaker exchange, but they weren't expecting to get a surface-to-air missile launcher.
• Woman Passes Out After Being Trapped in Calif. Bank
  A 73-year-old diabetic woman spent six hours trapped in a bank after employees accidentally locked her into the building, authorities said Friday.
• Ex-NBA Referee Tim Donaghy to Name Others in Betting Probe
  Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy, who pleaded guilty this week to felony betting charges, will reportedly point the finger at other officials as he cooperates with federal authorities in a betting probe, ESPN reported Friday.
• Underground Rescue to Find Missing Utah Miners Suspended
  A rescue effort to find six missing Utah miners came to a halt Friday when officials suspended the underground search after a second cave-in killed three rescue workers.
• Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan Hit Home With Ammunition Shortage
  Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan contribute to ammunition shortages for police departments nationwide.
• Pilot Ticketed After Landing Chopper for Steakhouse Lunch
  Lunch on terra firma was apparently too tempting for a helicopter pilot and his passenger, police said.
• Club Where Shooting Occured Books Band From R.I. Club Fire
  Concert industry watchdog says a nightclub seemed tone deaf to potential criticism over a booking that would tie together two of the decade's worst nightclub tragedies.
• Mystery Marine Poet Revealed
  The Marine whose patriotic poem has touched hundreds of thousands after a video clip of him reading it wound up on YouTube has come forward to reveal his identity.
• 114-Year-Old Indiana Woman Named World's Oldest Person
  Edna Parker, of Shelbyville, Ind., was named the world's oldest person this week; the 114-year-old celebrated with a slice of her favorite cake, white.
• Navy Searches Atlantic for 3 Missing in Plane Crash
  Navy officials searched the Atlantic Ocean Friday for the crew of a surveillance aircraft that crashed off the North Carolina coast on Thursday.
• Wife of Sheriff's Deputy Charged With Prostitution
  The wife of a sheriff's deputy in Michigan was charged this week with prostitution and using the Internet to advertise her services.
• Cave-In Kills 3 Utah Mine Rescuers, Injures 6 Others
  A seismic 'bump' killed three men working to find six trapped miners on Thursday night, and injured six others, officials said.
• Princeton Tops U.S. News College Rankings
  Princeton held the top spot in U.S. News & World Report's controversial college rankings for the eighth straight year; Harvard and Yale take second and third, respectively.
• Fire Damages Historic St. Louis Church
  A lightning-sparked fire xtensively damaged the St. Alphonsus Liguori Rock Church on Thursday evening, officials said.

WORLD

• Germany Frees Red Army Member Who Murdered GI
  A German court on Friday ordered the release of a former Red Army Faction member who murdered a U.S. soldier in 1985.
• Cleric: Revolutionary Guard Welcome Terror Listing
  The U.S. move to blacklist Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group will be a matter of pride for the organization said a senior Iranian cleric in the official weekly sermon on Friday.
• U.S. Troops, Sunni Insurgents Clash in Iraq Mosque
  U.S. troops clashed with suspected Sunni insurgents at a mosque north of Baghdad on Friday; one American soldier was killed in the fighting, officials said.
• Apartheid Minister Guilty in Poisoned Clothes Trial
  An apartheid-era government minister whose name was synonymous with terror pleaded guilty to attempted murder Friday in a plot to kill a prominent church leader by lacing his clothes with poison, but may serve no time in prison in a plea deal.
• Canadian Gives Birth to Rare Identical Quadruplets
  35-year-old Canadian woman gives birth to rare identical quadruplets.
• China Bans Reporting on Bridge Collapse
  Communist authorities have banned most state media from reporting on the deadly collapse of a bridge in southern China, with local officials punching and chasing reporters from the scene, reporters said Friday.
• Two Freed Taliban Hostages Return to South Korea
  Two South Korean women arrived in their homeland Friday,four days after being released by Taliban kidnappers in Afghanistan.
• Strong Undersea Quake Rocks Indonesia
  A strong undersea earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey and local officials said. No tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.
• Russia Orders Long-Range Bomber Patrols
  President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he had ordered the military to resume regular long-range flights of strategic bombers, news agencies reported, returning to a practice that ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union.
• Athens Forest Fire Burns 25 Homes
  A huge forest fire burned two dozen homes, animals and cars in the northern outskirts of Athens before firefighters extinquished most of it, officials said Friday.
• Hungry Survivors Loot Market After Peru Quake Kills 500
  Hungry earthquake survivors loot a market Friday as Peru's president asks for calm with death toll climbing to at least 510.
• Group: Up to 300 Killed in North Korea Flooding
  Record downpours and flooding in North Korea have left more than 300 people dead or missing, an international aid group said Friday, as South Korea and the U.S. pledged emergency relief assistance.
• Powerful Typhoon Sepat Heads for Taiwan
  Taiwanese stocked up on food and emergency supplies Friday in preparation for Typhoon Sepat, the most powerful storm to threaten the island this year.
• Bomber Kills Afghan Politician and 3 of His Kids
  A homicide bomber killed a district chief and three of his children in southern Afghanistan on Friday, while five civilians were killed in fighting between NATO soldiers and Taliban in the east, officials said.

SHOWS

• Hannity & Colmes: Hannity and Colmes: Homeless Advocate Attacked
  Homeless advocate describes being attacked while denouncing violence against African-Americans
• Memorial Day: Story Not Found
  Story Not Found
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Brit Hume: PETA Picks Fight With Hamas
  PETA picks a fight with Hamas
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Special Report: All Star Panel
  'Special Report' panel on market rollercoaster, Iraq progress report
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Special Report: All Star Panel
  'Special Report' panel on Fed taking action, U.S.-European relations
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Brit Hume: Edwards Burned By His Own Words
  John Edwards gets burned again by his own words
• Specials: Diana and Dodi: The Inside Story
  Nearly 10 years since their tragic death in that mysterious Paris car crash, Greta investigates Princess Diana's relationship with Dodi Al Fayed, including rumors that she was pregnant and engaged at the time
• The Big Story w/ John Gibson: Transcript: Gibson vs. Geraldo Over Newark Murders
  Gibson and Geraldo square off over Newark murders, illegal immigration and sanctuary cities
• The Big Story w/ John Gibson: John Gibson: Week's Winners and Losers
  The week's winners and losers, and why
• The O'Reilly Factor: Talking Points: Exposing the Media
  Exposing the media
• The O'Reilly Factor: Miller Time: Violent Lyrics for VT Concert?
  Virginia Tech holds concert to welcome back students after tragedy featuring a rapper with a rap sheet
• War Stories: War Stories: Japanese-Americans During WWII
  Friends and Enemies: Japanese-American During WWII
• War Stories: The Remarkable Life and Mysterious Death of Gen. Patton
  Was the legendary general killed in a simple traffic accident or assassinated by his enemies? We investigate
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Neil Cavuto: The Loss of My Oldest Friend
  The loss of my oldest friend

FOX FAN

• Lis and the Single Girl: Women With Married Boyfriends
  For all you single ladies out there with married boyfriends, everything isn't coming up roses.
• How Much News Do You Know?
  How Much News Do You Know?
• New Quiz: Check to see how much you remember!
  Check to see how much you remember!
• Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights to be Decided this Fall
  Airlines, as well as many frequent business travelers, don't all agree that the bill should include the right for a passenger to leave a plane.
• Col. Hunt: Ask and Answer with Col. Hunt
  We should not abandon Iraq, but we can and must stop dying for it.
• Coming Up on FOX News Sunday: Romney Exclusive
  Karl Rove answers the tough questions on his resignation, the 2008 election outlook and his involvement in Bush administration scandals