BIO

• Mike Straka
  Mike Straka's FOXNews.com bio.

BUSINESS

• SanDisk Takes On Apple With 8-Gig Flash-Memory Music Player
  Addition to Sansa line can hold 2,000 songs, will retail for $250.
• Two AOL Employees Fired, One Resigns Over User Data Breach
  AOL chief technology officer Maureen Govern and two fellow employees leave company in wake of data breach controversy.
• Housing Bellwether Toll Brothers Reports Profit Dip
  Housing bellwether Toll Brothers reported earnings on Tuesday.
• Warner Bros. Creates Straight-to-DVD Film Division
  Warner Premiere modeled somewhat on Disney's lucrative straight-to-video efforts, except targeted toward older market.
• Viacom Giving MTV, Nickelodeon Own Film Labels
  Media giant Viacom announces MTV and Nickelodeon to become full film labels in the Paramount Motion Picture Group.
• Banks Join Networks to Offer Customers Free ATM Access
  Many smaller banks, and some big ones, are joining networks that allow customers to access cash without paying ATM fees.
• Crude Steady as Iran Responds on Nuclear Plan
  Oil prices were mixed as Iran issued its response to a U.N. plan regarding its nuclear ambitions.
• Stocks to Watch, Aug. 23: Borders and Intuit
  Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday's session are Medtronic Inc., Borders Group Inc. and Intuit Inc.
• Stocks Fall on Fed Official's Comments
  Stocks fell on Tuesday after a Federal Reserve official warned that inflation could require more rate hikes.
• Star Banker Quattrone Reaches Deal to Avoid Third Trial
  Former star investment banker Frank Quattrone on Tuesday reached a deal with the government that will help him avoid a third trial.
• LCD TV Sales Leap 135 Percent Worldwide
• Gov't: Carmakers Must Alert Consumers to Recorders
  The government won't require cars to have so-called "black boxes," and carmakers must tell consumers when the devices are in vehicles they buy.
• Ford to Unveil New Clean-Burning Diesel Pickup
  Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday said they will soon unveil a new series of pickup trucks powered by a more environmentally friendly diesel engine.

FOX NEWS

• Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom

FOXLIFE

• Cuomo Becomes 'Good Morning America' News Anchor
  Six-year ABC News veteran Chris Cuomo will become the next news anchor for 'Good Morning America.'
• Russell Crowe's 'A Good Year' Joins Toronto Film Festival
  The Toronto International Film Festival announces films that will premiere at the festival, which is often seen as a prelude to Hollywood's awards season.
• Stephen King, Al Gore Among Nominees for Quill Awards
  Stephen King and former Vice President Al Gore are among the nominees for the second annual Quills Awards.
• Mindy McCready Withdraws Guilty Plea in Probation Case
  Mindy McCready's lawyers withdrew her guilty plea in a probation violation case because of new evidence.
• Madonna Thinks 'Mystical' Water Can Clean Radioactive Waste
  Madonna and her husband, Guy Ritchie, both Kaballah followers, have lobbied the British government to use a magic, water-based liquid to clean up radioactive waste.
• Guenter Grass Explains Nazi Service in Letter to Mayor
  In a letter to the mayor of his Polish hometown, author Guenter Grass explains his service in the Waffen-SS during World War II.
• Thousands Turn Out for 'American Idol' Auditions in New Jers
  Thousands of would-be American Idols swarmed auditions in Birmingham, Ala., the home of champions.
• Kevin Federline's TV Performance Laughed Off
  Kevin Federline's TV debut as a rapper mocked on the Internet.
• British TV Channel Cuts Out Cartoon Smoking After Complaint
  A British TV channel cut scenes from two episodes of 'Tom and Jerry' after a complaint was filed over smoking being glamorized in the cartoon.
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Kim Porter Expecting 2nd Child
  Sean "Diddy" Combs and longtime girlfriend, model Kim Porter, are "happy to confirm that they are expecting their second child together," Combs' representative, Keesha Johnson, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
• Brooke Burke, David Charvet Engaged, Expecting Baby
  Brooke Burke, host of the CBS reality series "Rock Star: Supernova," and actor David Charvet are getting married and expecting a child together, her representative, Nancy Iannios, told The Associated Press on Monday.
• Keane Singer Tom Chaplin Treated for Drug and Alcohol Addict
  A planned U.S. tour by Keane has been postponed while singer Tom Chaplin is being treated for drug and alcohol addiction, the British band said Tuesday.
• Study: Number of Gay Characters on TV Shrinking
  Nine gay characters are depicted on network-TV for the 2006-07 season, down from 10 last year, says the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation

HEALTH

• Prostate Drug Complicates Cataract Surgery
  Patients taking a widely prescribed prostate drug should alert their eye doctors before undergoing cataract surgery to avoid complications, several medical groups said Tuesday.
• Back-to-School Tips for Child Asthma
  Parents of asthmatic children could be doing more to prevent problems and help school officials prepare for those that come, a new survey shows.
• Doctors Turn to Protons in Fight Against Cancer
  Doctors at four centers nationwide are using proton beams to target cancerous tumors in the latest form of radiation therapy.
• Despite Decline, Herpes Virus Still Epidemic
  Despite a dramatic decline in the number of cases of genital herpes, the virus is still epidemic, a new study finds.

POLITICS

• Calendars: Armitage Met With Reporter Near Time of Testimony
  The No. 2 State Department official met with Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward in mid-June 2003, the same time the reporter has testified that an administration official talked to him about CIA employee Valerie Plame.
• Angry Chefs Sue Over Chicago Foie Gras Ban
  A handful of Chicago chefs say they will give away foie gras, the duck and goose liver delicacy, which was made illegal to sell by the City Council while the fight the rule in court.
• Bills To Restrict Aid To Hamas-Led Government Stuck in Congr
  Efforts to restrict U.S. aid from going to the Palestinian government until Hamas disarms and neutralizes terrorist elements within its ranks hit a snag this summer after U.S. officials clashed over just who should be holding the purse strings.
• Tampa Wraps Up Bid to Land Republican National Convention
  Tampa Bay wrapped up its pitch to land the 2008 Republican National Convention Tuesday with fresh Florida orange juice and a $7 million pledge from local party members.
• Dems Nail Montana's Burns on 'Little Guatemalan' Roofer Quip
  The opponent of Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., released a recording of Burns joking at a campaign event about an immigrant roofer he hired
• Willie Nelson Agrees With Ban on Wild Horse Slaughter
  The House is scheduled to vote next month on bill that would ban slaughters for sale of horse meat abroad.
• Voter Registration Group With GOP Ties Banned From Wal-Marts
  A voter registration group with GOP ties has been banished from Wal-Mart stores in Tennessee for failing to meet the retailer's standards of nonpartisanship.
• IRS Private Debt Collection Agency Program Faces Opposition
  Some lawmakers and union representatives oppose a program that the Internal Revenue Service is moving forward on to send private debt collection agencies after delinquent taxpayers.
• Court Refuses to Reinstate Washington's 'Top-Two' Primary
  A three-judge panel refuses to reinstate Washington's "top-two" primary system Tuesday, which allowed voters to pick their favorite candidates, regardless of party.
• Political Advertisers Stymied By Digital Video Recorders
  Consultants are trying to figure out where best to program their candidates and issues to make sure people with fast-forwarding technology will still watch the ads.
• Former Iranian President Plans Speech in Washington, D.C.
  Mohammad Khatami must still get visa before giving address at Washington National Cathedeal
• Wyoming Primary Pits Felon Against Democratic Governor
  Gov. Dave Freudenthal faces Al Hamburg, who was convicted of election fraud in 1989 and is ineligible to hold office if elected.
• Maryland GOP Senate Candidate Runs TV Ad
  Maryland Republican Senate candidate Michael Steele began airing his first television advertisement on Tuesday, portraying himself as a Washington outsider.
• Bush to Sign Executive Order for More Health Cost Info
  President Bush travels to Minnesota on Tuesday to sign an executive order to help people make more informed decisions about doctors and hospitals.
• Bush Takes Informal Approach to Political Etiquette
  President Bush takes an informal approach to political etiquette, appearing chummy with world leaders and friendly in political and diplomatic protocol.

SCIENCE

• Veterinarian Confirms Elephants Do Run, Sort Of
  British researcher using motion-capture video to determine that while their feet don't leave ground, elephants have certain spring in step that qualifies as running.
• Lost Manatee Spotted Swimming in Rhode Island
  Aquatic mammal seen off Warwick on western shore of Narragansett Bay; may be same animal seen earlier in Hudson River near Manhattan.
• Tiny Ant Has Swiftest Bite in Nature
  Trap-jaw ant, found in Central and South America, can snap jaw shut at 145 mph, use force of bite to launch itself backwards more than a foot.
• Astronomers Find Indirect Evidence of Dark Matter
  Locus of gravity between two colliding galactic clusters appears to come from empty patch of space, lending some proof to hypothesis that unseen dark matter fills universe.
• Growing Number of Wildfires May Pump Mercury Into Air
  Mercury released into air by smokestacks has been collected in Alaska, northern Canada peat bogs for 150 years -- but it's now being released by forest fires.

SPECIAL SECTIONS

• Students Embrace Dorm Alternatives
  A growing number of college students are opting out of dorm living and choosing to live instead in alternative on-campus housing that caters to students' interests and concerns.
• Colleges Work to Combat Cyberstalking
  College campuses are proving to be fertile ground for cyberstalking.

TECHNOLOGY

• Iraqis Go Nuts Over Cell Phones, Ringtones, Text Messaging
  Mobile phones and associated software, hardware one of few bright spots in Iraqi economy.
• Dvorak: Google's Free Municipal Wi-Fi May Start Revolution
  Rolling out free wireless Internet access to Mountain View sounds innocuous, but Google may secretly be aiming straight at the telephone and cable companies.

U.S.

• Feds Detect Over 300 Pounds of Cocaine Near Border
  Drug-sniffing dogs and X-ray machines find 121 bricklike packages of cocaine hidden under the support beams of a flatbed trailer at a Mexican border crossing bridge in California.
• Cops Find Bones in Mo. Yard, Charge Suspect With Murder
  Investigators in Missouri say they had found about 50 pieces of evidence and searched about 20 percent of a 3-acre lot since Michael Lee Shaver, Jr., was arrested Friday. Shaver claims he's killed seven people.
• California's Only Tribal College May Have to Close
  California's only tribal college, the six-student D-Q University, is clinging to life against seemingly insurmountable odds.
• Two Killed, One Hurt in Indiana Charity Bike Ride Accident
  Two people were killed and another injured when they were hit by a van during a charity bicycle ride in Indiana on Tuesday.
• John Mark Karr Waives Extradition Rights
  The suspect in the killing of the 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey will wave his right to fight extradition, a former lawyer of John Mark Karr told FOX News Tuesday.
• Top 10 Ways to Protect Yourself on Campus
  FOXNews.com offers college students a list of 10 ways to stay safe on campus.
• Sprinter Justin Gatlin Agrees to 8-Year Ban for Doping
  Sprinter Justin Gatlin agrees to eight-year ban from track and field after he tests positive for testosterone or other steroids.
• Kids' Parents Should Worry About Playground, Art Supplies
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission released a report Tuesday saying atop parent's safety concerns for kids going back to school should be playground equipment, art supplies and clothing.
• Dry, Windy Weather Stokes Wildfires in Northwest
  Fire crews are positioned throughout Washington and Oregon as dry, windy weather threatens to stoke wildfires in Northwest.
• U.S. Manager Strikes Player at Little League World Series
  Staten Island manager Nick Doscher strikes one of his players with an open hand after he yelled an obscenity in the Little League World Series.
• Conservative Activists Ready to Protest Pervasive Porn in Ho
  Pornographic movies now seem nearly as pervasive in America's hotel rooms as tiny shampoo bottles, and the lodging industry shows little concern as conservative activists rev up a protest campaign aimed at triggering a federal crackdown.
• Ex-Mayor in Jail for Sex Charges Says City Owes Him Money
  A former mayor who is serving 37 years on federal child sex charges claims the city owes him tens of thousands of dollars for vacation, sick days and personal days he never took before his arrest.
• Authorities: Mideast Man Extorted Nude Images From U.S. Teen
  Charges have been filed against a man accused of persuading a teen to send him a nude photograph by threatening to ruin her parents' credit rating and saying he would come from the Middle East to have sex with her.
• Charter School Students Scoring Lower in Math, Reading
  Fourth graders in traditional public schools score better in reading and math than students in charter schools, according to a government report that is likely to spur a fresh debate over the benefits of school choice.
• Case of Man Who Said He Intended to Eat Girl's Flesh Opens
  About 1,000 people mourned 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin on Thursday; prosecutors say Kevin Ray Underwood killed and sexually abused her and had planned to eat her corpse.
• Illegals May Be Exploited During Katrina Reconstruction
  Because many workers helping rebuild New Orleans are in the country illegally, they are especially vulnerable to exploitation, according to a study released Tuesday by professors at Tulane University and the University of California at Berkeley.
• Va. Tech Murder Suspect Found Hiding in Briar Patch
  A manhunt for an escaped jail inmate sought in the slayings of a sheriff's deputy and a hospital security guard ended with the discovery of the fugitive hiding in a briar patch near the Virginia Tech campus.
• Possible Pipe Bomb Kills Wis. Demolition Derby Enthusiast
  A 21-year-old died when a capped pipe exploded while he readied a pickup truck for a Wisconsin demolition derby, police said. They are investigating whether it may have been a discarded bomb.
• Gibbons, Lilly Fight in Tunnel Near Blue Jays Dugout
  John Gibbons and Ted Lilly exchanged words on the mound during a pitching change. A few minutes later, the conversation between the Toronto Blue Jays manager and pitcher turned physical.
• News Organizations Ask Court to Unseal JonBenet Documents
  A handful of news organizations petitioned a Boulder, Colo., judge to unseal documents Monday related to JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect John Mark Karr.
• Man Shoots Two, Kills Self, at San Francisco Gliding Park
  A man shot two people, then himself, Monday night in a San Francisco hang-gliding park.
• Kentucky Teacher Reassigned After Burning Flags in Class
  Dan Holden, a seventh-grade social studies teacher at Stuart Middle School, burned two flags Friday as part of a lesson on freedom of speech and was temporarily reassigned to non-instructional duties.
• Raccoons Kill 10 Cats, Terrorize Washington State Town
  An Olympia, Wash., neighborhood has organized a Raccoon Watch, after the animals killed 10 cats and attacked a dog.
• Phoenix Police Turn to Cold Cases To Find 'Baseline Killer'
  Phoenix police searching for an area serial killer are revisiting hundreds of unsolved cases in hopes of tracking the man down.

VIEWS

• 'Take Back the Night' for Men as Well
  New crime study may have implications for gender politics.
• Your Mail: Pelosi Is Polarizing
  Susan Estrich responds to her reader email.

WORLD

• Mexican Fishermen Recount 9 Months Adrift at Sea
  Three Mexican fishermen say they spent nine months adrift on the Pacific Ocean before being rescued by an Asian fishing boat.
• Heavy Gunfire Erupts in Congo Capital
  Heavy gunfire erupted around the home of Congo's top presidential challenger, a day after fighters trapped diplomats.
• U.N. Meeting Sought Over Darfur Crisis
  U.N. Security Council president has invited the key players in the Darfur crisis to a meeting next week on a proposed new resolution.
• Amnesty International Accuses Israel of War Crimes
  Human rights group Amnesty International accused Israel of war crimes on Wednesday, saying that the nation intentionally targeted civilians during the recent conflict with Hezbollah.
• Russian Passenger Jet Carrying 170 Crashes
  A Russian passenger jet with 170 people aboard crashed in Ukraine on Tuesday after sending an SOS message, killing all passengers, emergency officials said.
• Report: Iran Won't Stop Uranium Enrichment
  Iran said Tuesday it was ready for "serious negotiations" on its nuclear program, but a semi-official news agency reported the government was unwilling to abandon nuclear enrichment -- the key U.S. demand.
• Protesters Bring Tourist Town to Virtual Halt in Mexico
  Protesters in Oaxaca, Mexico, have brought the normally vibrant tourist town to a virtual halt, flooding streets and taking over radio stations.
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• German 'Superpapa' Busted After Adopting Over 300 Kids
  A German man known as 'Superpapa' was arrested in Paraguay after taking advantage of a quirk in German laws to adopt more than 300 children worldwide.
• Ethiopian Troops Enter Central Somali Town
  Ethiopian troops have arrived in the central Somali town of Galkayo, witnesses said Tuesday. Ethiopian officials denied their troops were there.
• Eight Tourists Die in Egypt Bus Crash
  A bus crash in the Sinai peninsula killed at least eight tourists Tuesday, some of them Israeli Arabs, police said. More than 30 others were believed wounded, some critically.
• Tropical Depression Reaches Cape Verde Islands
  The outer bands of a tropical depression brought rain squalls early Tuesday to the southern Cape Verde islands in the far eastern Atlantic early Tuesday, forecasters said.
• 11 British Terror Plot Suspects Charged
  11 suspects in the foiled British terror plot have been charged, and investigators have found bomb-making materials among other items.
• Suicide Bomber Wounds Four NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan
  A suicide bomber drove his explosives-laden car into a Canadian military patrol in southern Afghanistan, wounding four soldiers as British troops killed nine suspected insurgents in the latest bout of violence to hit southern Afghanistan.
• Indian Police Say They've Foiled Terror Attack
  Police killed a Pakistani and arrested another in a shootout that authorities say foiled a terrorist attack in India's financial capital.
• Defendant in Saddam Trial Says Operation Did Not Target Civi
  Survivors described a chemical weapons attack on their villages in testimony Tuesday at the trial of Saddam Hussein, telling of poisonous clouds of gas that killed children and blinded residents during a military offensive against Kurds in 1987.
• Police Raid Residence of Israeli President in Sex Harassment
  Police raided the official residence of Israeli President Moshe Katsav as part of a sexual harassment investigation, seizing computers and documents, officials said Tuesday.
• 500 Iraqis Recruited for Police Force in Anbar Province
  More than 500 Iraqi men have joined the police in restive Anbar province — a focal point of the Sunni Arab insurgency — in the most successful recruiting drive in the region by U.S. and Iraqi forces, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
• Hamburg Becomes Focus in Failed Terror Plot
  A Lebanese student suspected of a failed attempt to blow up a German train had contacts in Hamburg, authorities said Tuesday, drawing attention back to the city where three of the Sept. 11 homicide pilots prepared for their attacks on the U.S.
• Airline Terror Suspects Arrive in Court
  Eleven people charged in the alleged plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners were brought to court Tuesday under heavy security.
• Hezbollah Threatens to Break Israeli Air, Sea Blockade in Le
  A Hezbollah Cabinet minister on Tuesday said the government may attempt to break the Israeli naval and air blockade of Lebanon by calling on ships and aircraft to travel to Lebanese ports without prior Israeli approval.
• Israel Must Respect Cease-Fire, Italian Foreign Minister Says
  Israel must respect the cease-fire in Lebanon if Italy is to send troops to Lebanon as a major part of the peace force, Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema says.
• Police: Bomb Found in Sri Lankan Capital
  Police find and explosive concealed among cabbages and other vegetables in a box on the back of a bike in eastern Colombo
• Officials: Iran Turns U.N. Inspectors Away From Nuclear Site
  Iran has turned away U.N. inspectors wanting to examine its underground nuclear site in an apparent violation of the Nonproliferation Treaty, officials said.

SHOWS

• FOX & Friends: Tuesday's Show Highlights
  Tennis with Andy Roddick and a 'performance' by Midge the drug sniffing dog top Brian's list...
• Hannity & Colmes: Hillary for President in 2008?
  Could the New York Senator win the race in two years?
• On the Record w/ Greta: Royal Treatment
  What explains John Mark Karr's champagne and shrimp flight back to the U.S.?
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Read the Grapevine
  New clues about who leaked the name of former CIA operative Valerie Plame
• The Big Story w/ John Gibson: Decade-Old Mystery
  Does handwriting on JonBenet ransom note match Karr's yearbook message?
• The Big Story w/ John Gibson: My Word
  N.Y. Daily News editorial rips Rudy Giuliani
• The O'Reilly Factor: Bill's Talking Points
  Trusting the commander in chief...
• The O'Reilly Factor: Protesting or Profiteering?
  Anti-war activist Dan Frazier is accused of exploiting America's war dead
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Common Sense
  Does anyone deserve to be undone by a poll?
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Mailing It In
  The pope says we need to chill out and take a vacation