BUSINESS

• Stocks to Watch: Lowe's, Kensey Nash
  Companies expected to see active trade in Monday's session are Lowe's, Countrywide Financial and Kensey Nash
• Nine Valuable Health-Care Benefits You May Be Overlooking
  Some of your health-care plan's features are best used — and often overlooked — when you're well.
• European, Asian Markets Rise After Fed Cuts Key Rate
  After Friday's turnaround on Wall Street, Global markets rebounded Monday.
• Lowe's 2Q Profit Up 9 Percent on Higher Revenue
  Nation's second largest home improvement chain's second quarter profit beat Wall Street's estimates.
• Leading Indicators Tick Up in July, Point to Modest Growth
  Research group gauge indicates nation's economy to expand modestly in coming months.
• Dow Industrials, Nasdaq Start Week on Positive Footing
  U.S. blue-chip stocks ended higher Monday after yields on short-term Treasury bills came off their session lows.
• 'Queen of Mean' Hotelier Leona Helmsley Dies
  'Queen of Mean' hotelier Leona Helmsley has died, her publicist said Monday.
• Got Kids Who Went to Summer Day Camp or the Sitter?
  If you a) sent your kids to day camp this summer or b) paid someone to mind them so you could go to work — you are entitled to a tax break.
• Paramount Drops Blu-Ray, Will Use HD DVD Only
  More confusion in high-def DVD war, as major studio takes opposite tack from major retailers.

ENTERTAINMENT

• 'Superbad' Scores With $31.2M Debut
  "Superbad" was super good at the box office, with a $31.2 million debut.
• Luciano Pavarotti's Hospital Stay Extended
  Luciano Pavarotti will remain hospitalized for several more days to have further tests related to his pancreatic cancer.
• Your Grrrs - Steroids Responses
  Readers respond to Mike Straka's Grrr! opinion on steroid use in professional sports.
• NJ 'Bada-Bing' Strip Club Auctions 'Sopranos' Items on eBay
  Now that the HBO mafia drama is over, the owners of the real-life 'Bada-Bing' club, Satin Dolls, say they will auction off the 12-foot stripper poles and other 'Sopranos' relics on eBay later this week.
• Broadway Revival of 'Grease' Opens with Reality TV Stars
  The Broadway revival of the musical 'Grease' opened Sunday with the winners of an NBC reality TV show in the cast.
• 'Daily Show' to Air Reports From Real, Not Faux, Iraq
  Beginning next week, faux news' 'The Daily Show' will air reports from the real, not the phony, Iraq.
• Pete Doherty Arrested Again on Suspicion of Drug Possession
  British musician Pete Doherty was arrested again on drug charges.
• 'High School Musical 2' Sets Record in Cable TV
  'High School Musical 2' set a record Friday as the most watched basic cable show ever, with 17.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen.
• Madonna Is Considering Leaving Warner Music in Possible $100
  Madonna is considering leaving Warner Music, her career-long label, for Live Nation in a move that could be worth $100M to the singer.
• 11 Hurt on German Set of New Tom Cruise Hitler Movie
  Eleven extras were hurt, none seriously, when they fell off the back of a truck on-set of Tom Cruise's new movie 'Valkyrie,' in which he plays an anti-Hitler plotter.

HEALTH

• Americans Pop Nearly Twice as Many Pain Pills Than in 1997
  More than 200,000 pounds of codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone and meperidine were purchased at retail stores during the most recent year represented in the data - enough to give more than 300 milligrams to every person in the country.
• Preparing for Dean
  Hurricanes don't only blaze paths of destruction, they are also harmful to your health. Here's how to prepare.
• Baby Who Once Weighed 11 Ounces Headed Home
  A baby who once weighed less than 11 ounces is up to four-and-a-half pounds and has been cleared to go home with her parents.
• Abused in 1930's Stuttering Experiment Get Almost $1 Million
  Victims of an abusive 1930's stuttering experiment are paid $925,000 for their suffering.
• Family Awarded $25.8 Million in Fatal Pharmacy Error
  A Florida jury has awarded $25.8 million to the family of a woman who suffered a massive stroke as a result of an improperly filled prescription.
• Report: Artificial Heart Leaves Man Feeling 'Cold'
  The world's first permanent artificial heart recipient says the man-made device has left him devoid of emotion.

OPINION

• Susan Estrich: The Dog Days of Politics
  Susan Estrich: In a race in which everything has been pushed forward, the lazy days of August have become campaign prime time.
• Heritage Foundation: Expanding SCHIP Will Challenge Finances
  As legislation moves to conference under the threat of veto by the president, members of Congress should consider the negative consequences that SCHIP expansion would have on their states.

POLITICS

• Sens. Warner, Levin Praise Surge Results
  After a brief trip to Iraq, Sens. Carl Levin and John Warner said Monday they are encouraged by the effects of the recent U.S. military surge there, but their enthusiasm was tempered by concerns about Iraq's political climate.
• Bush Signs Disaster Declaration for Texas Ahead of Dean
  President Bush, who was criticized for a slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina, takes a pre-emptive strike against Hurricane Dean blowing through the Caribbean and threatening the Texas coast.
• Rove: GOP in Good Position to Defeat Democrat in '08
  Outgoing White House political adviser says he doesn't plan to work on any Republican presidential campaign, but they have an excellent chance of defeating frontrunner Hillary Clinton.
• President Bush Meets With Canadian, Mexican Leaders
  President Bush, tending to relations with two border nations, sought Monday to invigorate his partnership with like-minded leaders of Canada and Mexico.
• Rep. Filner Charged With Assault on Virginia Airport Worker
  California Rep. Bob Filner was facing charges Monday with allegedly assaulting an airline worker at Dulles International Airport after supposedly becoming very upset that his luggage had not arrived at a baggage carousel.
• Obama's Daughter Not Happy With Video Girl Admirer
  2008 Democratic presidential candidate says his daughter came to defense of mom after learning from the news about dad's sexy admirer.
• Blogger Files FEC Complaint Against Fred Thompson
  A liberal blogger has filed a federal complaint against former Sen. Fred Thompson, the actor and unannounced Republican candidate for president, accusing him of violating election laws as he ponders his entry into the race
• Leahy Pushes for Contempt Charges Against Administration
  A top Senate Democrat on Monday threatened to hold members of the Bush administration in contempt for not producing subpoenaed information about the legal justification for President Bush's secretive eavesdropping program
• Clinton: Honor Soldiers By Pulling Them Out of Iraq
  About 3,000 people show up to speech at Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, where several 2008 candidates are speaking.
• Romney Can't Ignore Questions About Mormonism
  When the Webcam kept rolling during commercials in the studios of WHO radio in Des Moines, Iowa a few weeks back, we learned that Gov. Romney is growing weary of defending his faith. That is not good news.
• Book Deals Help Pad White House Candidates' Wallets
  The top-tier presidential candidates have some personal finance numbers in common -- six- or seven-figure book deals

SCIENCE

• Study: Rising Ozone Could Slow Plant Growth
  Higher levels of ozone in lower atmosphere damage plants, reducing carbon-dioxide uptake, which has implications for fight against global warming.
• Arctic Sea Ice Coverage Drops to Record Low
  National Snow and Ice Data Center records least amount of ice ever on Arctic Ocean.
• Hubble Telescope Sees Through Veil Nebula
  Orbiting observatory gets best images yet of Veil Nebula, remnant of supernova visible to prehistoric humans.
• Surfer Rides Alaska Glacier's Giant Wave
  Tow-in surfer Keali'i Mamala waited for glacier to calve, then rode wave caused by ice crashing into river.
• Scientists: Artificial Life Possible in 10 Years
  Several scientists believe man-made life forms will one day offer the potential for solving a variety of problems, from fighting diseases to locking up greenhouse gases to eating toxic waste.

TECHNOLOGY

• Review: Truly Awful Video Games
  'Escape From Bug Island,' 'Vampire Rain' and 'Hour of Victory' are among the worst of the worst.
• Hezbollah Video Game Replays Last Year's War
  Game lets player take on role of 'holy warrior' shooting at Israeli soldiers, tanks.
• Say Happy 25th Birthday to the Compact Disc
  First batch rolled off German assembly line on Aug. 17, 1982; 25 years later, CD's days may be numbered as sales plummet.

U.S.

• Carbon Monoxide Leak Critically Sickens 2 Va. Tech Students
  Two Virginia Tech University students are in critical condition and an additional 15 were taken to hospitals following a carbon monoxide leak at an apartment complex, police said.
• Body Found at Site of Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
  The Hennepin County medical examiner's office identified the remains as Scott Sathers, 30, who has been missing since an interstate bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River.
• Saffir-Simpson Scale: Five Categories of Hurricanes
  The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a 1-5 rating based on the hurricane's present intensity.
• Elvis' Handgun Stolen From Tennessee Museum
  A black 9mm Smith & Wesson pistol once owned by Elvis was taken from the Elvis After Dark museum across the street from the rocker's Graceland home last Tuesday.
• Vick to Plead Guilty to Dogfighting Charges
  Pro football star Michael Vick will plead guilty to federal dogfighting conspiracy charges, his lawyer says.
• Worker Injured at Site of New Dallas Cowboys Stadium
  A construction worker was injured Monday while he was working at the site of the Dallas Cowboys’ new stadium in Texas.
• Charges Dropped Against Boys Accused of Bottom-Slapping
  Two 13-year-old boys accused of slapping girls' bottoms and poking or cupping girls' breasts at their school apologize as a judge dismisses charges against the two.
• Billy Graham Hospitalized, In Fair Condition
  Evangelist Billy Graham experienced a second episode of intestinal bleeding but remains in fair condition at a hospital near his home in the mountains of western North Carolina, a hospital spokeswoman said.
• Dallas Man Kills Mother, Lives With Decomposing Corpse
  A 50-year-old Dallas man with a history of abusing his elderly mother lived with her decomposing corpse for about a week after allegedly beating her to death, MyFoxDallas reported Monday.
• Planned Parenthood Sues to Strike Down Missouri Abortion Law
  Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to strike down a new Missouri law that it claims could eliminate abortion services in large parts of the state by subjecting clinics to stringent state oversight.
• Floodwaters in Southwest, Midwest, Claim 20 Lives
  Severe flooding in the midwest and southern plains had claimed at least 20 lives Monday, after relentless thunderstorms dropped up to a foot of rain on Minnesota and Wisconsin and heavy rains left over from Tropical Storm Erin soaked Oklahoma and Texas.
• Texas Mobilizes Massive Hurricane Dean Response
  With Hurricane Dean still days away and on a path that as of Monday would spare Texas a direct hit, officials were preparing for the worst, warning residents that the Category 4 storm would still bring heavy rains and flooding to the southern coast.
• Report: 18 Witnessed 1965 Slaying of Civil Rights Protester
  FBI documents obtained by a Mississippi newspaper show at least 18 people witnessed the 1965 shooting of civil rights protester Jimmie Lee Jackson by an Alabama state trooper who awaits trial on a murder charge in the slaying.
• Judge Dismisses Some Charges Against Abu Ghraib Colonel
  A military judge on Monday dismissed two of the most serious charges against the only officer charged with abusing Abu Ghraib prisoners in Iraq after a general who investigated the scandal acknowledged he had not read the defendant his rights.
• Illegal Immigrant Who Sought Sanctuary in Church Deported
  An illegal immigrant who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year to avoid being separated from her son has been deported to Mexico, the church's pastor said.

WORLD

• Volcano in Eastern Indonesia Spews Lava, Hot Ash
  There are no reports of injuries or damage, a vulcanologist who has been monitoring Mount Karangetang on Siau island since it was placed on high alert over the weekend says.
• China Airlines Jet Explodes Upon Landing in Okinawa
  All 165 people abaord — including two small children — fled the Boeing 737 unhurt on inflated emergency slides just minutes before the Taiwanese plane burst into a fireball.
• Rescuers: 'No Hope' of More Survivors of Peru Quake
  Firefighter Guillermo Merino said 148 bodies had been removed from the debris of the church that came crashing down during Wednesday's quake, in which 1,500 people also were injured.
• Report: Hijacker Received Al Qaeda Training
  One of the hijackers of a Turkish plane received training at an Al Qaeda camp and wanted to be flown to Iran so he could eventually join Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported Monday, citing police.
• Man Found Dead in Bear Cage at Belgrade Zoo
  The lifeless body of a man was found in a bear cage Sunday in the Belgrade Zoo, an official said. The body was found during a routine check of the cage, which has no roof.
• Islamic Group Hizb ut-Tahrir Posting Videos on Web
  The hardline Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir has started posting professionally produced propaganda video clips on YouTube.
• Hurricane Dean Strengthens Into Category 5 Storm
  Hurricane Dean picked up strength off the Mexican coast Monday, becoming a Category 5 storm with the Yucatan Peninsula in its sights.
• Board Games Used in Nazi Germany to Be Auctioned
  An auction house in England plans to sell board games this week that German children played during World War II, winning points by destroying British cities and ships.
• Roadside Bomb Kills Iraqi Governor
  Attack on convoy that killed Mohammed Ali al-Hassani was the second assassination of a top provincial official in just over a week.
• Gaza Power Plant Shuts Down as EU Pulls Funding
  The European Union cut off vital funding to a Gaza power plant, forcing it to shut down the last of its generators and darken tens of thousands of Palestinian homes.
• Official: New Zealand Refused Gitmo Detainees
  New Zealand refused several times to take detainees the U.S. wanted to relocate from its Guantanamo Bay military prison, a senior official said Monday.
• Lebanese Army Helicopters Drop Bombs on Militants
  Army helicopters dropped at least three bombs at suspected underground bunkers of Islamic extremists in a north Lebanon refugee camp on Monday, and two more soldiers were killed in the fighting, a senior military official said.
• Hopes Dim for 181 Trapped Miners in China
  Rescue workers pumped water Monday from a flooded mine in eastern China but hopes were fading quickly for the safety of 181 miners trapped for three days.
• Israel to Send Darfur Refugees Back to Egypt
  Move draws drawing criticism from those who say the Jewish state is morally obliged to offer sanctuary to people fleeing mass murder.

SHOWS

• FNS w/ Chris Wallace: Transcript: Karl Rove on 'FOX News Sunday'
  Outgoing White House political adviser tries to dispel the 'myth' that he is irreplaceable, and offers his outlook on the 2008 election.
• FOX & Friends: Brian Kilmeade: Changes, Changes
  We finally have a new set, our own studio and a couch!
• Hannity & Colmes: H & C: Counting Illegals
  The Census Bureau asks the government not to enforce immigration laws
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: Newt Sounds Off
  Why is Newt Gingrich calling for an emergency session of Congress?
• The Beltway Boys: Transcript: 'Beltway Boys,' August 18, 2007
  Are tough times on Wall Street coming to an end, or is the worst still to come?
• The Big Story w/ John Gibson: Transcript: Will Jenna Bush Get Married at the White House?
  Jenna Bush's future father-in-law on son's engagement to first daughter
• The Big Story w/ John Gibson: John Gibson: Congress Infected With Sense of Entitlement
  Democratic congressman's sense of entitlement lands him in hot water
• The Cost of Freedom: Recap of Saturday, August 18
  Miss a minute of this week's block? Here's your chance to catch up!
• The O'Reilly Factor: O'Reilly: Body Language
  In this special edition of 'The Factor' we look at Bill's interviews with David Letterman, Stephen Colbert and others
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Neil Cavuto: This Too Shall Pass
  When worrying about crazy markets, remember this too shall pass

FOX FAN

• Lauren Green: Abortion Ban's Legal Loophole
  A story surfaced in the Boston Globe about how doctors are using lethal drugs to kill fetuses in the womb, so the baby is not alive when it's "delivered."
• Father Jonathan: God or Allah?
  On Monday morning, Father Jonathan had a heated discussion with Imam Shamsi Ali about the controversial debate on whether God should be referred to as "Allah."
• Jamie Colby: The Truths about Troop Levels in Iraq
  To really understand what our Army is experiencing, I went to the source: the U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody.
• Airline Passengers Bill of Rights
  Do you think Congress should pass the Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights?
• Al-Maliki Encourages Iran's Growing Presence in Iraq
  Al-Maliki's trip helped smooth the way for the Iranian clerics to install a sister Islamic republic in Iraq.
• Lis and the Single Girl: E-ZPass Knows Where You've Been
  Gone are the days where unfaithfulness could be proven with a dry cleaning ticket. Today, E-ZPass is emerging as the latest weapon in fighting infidelity.