BIO

• Mark Fuhrman
• FOX News Channel

BUSINESS

• Stocks to Watch: Abercrombie & Fitch, Medtronic
  Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Thursday's session are Barnes & Noble Inc., Gap Inc., and Intuit Inc.
• Google Earth to Get New 'Sky' Feature
  Map of night sky to be bundled into free mapping software.
• Weekly Jobless Claims Dip as Labor Market Stands Sturdy
  Fewer people sign up for jobless claims in good sign for labor market despite housing woes and credit crunch.
• Stocks Close Slightly Down, Traders Waiting for Direction
  Wall Street ended a mildly erratic day slightly lower Thursday after anxiety about widening credit problems offset investor optimism about a $2 billion capital infusion into troubled mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp.

ENTERTAINMENT

• Notion That Actress Exhaled Blood Onto Spector Disputed
  An expert witness Wednesday disputed a defense forensic pathologist's surprise opinion that actress Lana Clarkson could have exhaled blood onto Phil Spector's jacket with her dying breaths after being shot through the spine.
• Paris Hilton Settles $10 Million Defamation Lawsuit
  A settlement in a $10 million defamation lawsuit was reached Wednesday between the hotel heiress-reality TV star and diamond heiress-actress Zeta Graff.
• Judge Allows Maid's Lawsuit Against Naomi Campbell
  A judge is allowing a lawsuit against Naomi Campbell to proceed, and ruled the supermodel's stormy past can potentially be used against her.
• Writer and Peace Activist Grace Paley Dies at 84
  Poet and short story writer Grace Paley, a literary eminence and old-fashioned rebel who described herself as a "combative pacifist," has died. She was 84.
• 'Cinema Paradiso' Director Giuseppe Tornatore Mugged
  "Cinema Paradiso" director Giuseppe Tornatore got mugged while he was walking in an upscale neighborhood in central Rome.
• Robin Roberts Says Breast Cancer Prognosis 'Quite Good'
  "The cancer is out of my body and I'm healing from the surgery," the "Good Morning America" co-host told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Thursday. "Hopefully, the plan now is to keep it out."
• Nicole Richie Spends an Hour in Jail for DUI Offense
  While the world’s media were focusing on Lohan’s lucky plea bargain, fellow DUI offender Nicole Richie snuck into the slammer. However, her “Life” in Lynwood lasted just over an hour.
• Lindsay Lohan Reaches Plea Deal With One Day in Jail
  Starlet Lindsay Lohan reached a plea deal Thursday stemming from two drunken-driving arrests that orders her to spend one day in jail and complete a drug program.
• Jordin Sparks' New Single to Be Released on Friday
  Her new single, "Tattoo," will be released on AOL's PopEater music blog Friday and to radio stations Monday.
• Lawyer: Mel Gibson Following Rules of Probation for DUI
  Mel Gibson has been following the rules of his probation for his DUI arrest last summer, his lawyer told a judge Thursday.
• Maria Sharapova Unveils U.S. Open Wardrobe
  When Sharapova defends her U.S. Open title next week, she'll be wearing tennis dresses decorated with graphic interpretations of the cityscape on the chest.
• Baby Boy for Exes Bridget Moynahan, Tom Brady
  Actress Bridget Moynahan gave birth to a boy on Wednesday, her publicist said; she and the father, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady broke up last year.

FOX NEWS POLLS

• FOX News Poll: Many Concerned About Losing Their Homes
  More than 4 of 10 Americans are concerned they or someone close to them could lose their home in the current economic climate, according to a new FOX News poll.

HEALTH

• Sales Soaring for Morning After Pill
  One year after its approval, the morning after pill has becoming a huge seller.
• WHO: Airline Travel Helps Infectious Diseases Spread Faster
  The World Health Organization called on other governments to share health information as an increase in air travel is helping to spread infectious diseases faster.
• Sun Allergies: When the Sun Is the Enemy
  While most live for the summer sunshine, others are horribly sensitive to its effects.
• CDC: Tests Prove Stomach Flu Can Be Fatal
  The highly contagious norovirus, also called the stomach flu, also can be deadly, according to CDC tests.
• FDA Proposes New Standards for Sunscreens
  The Food and Drug Administration has proposed new rules for testing, formulating and regulating sunscreens that would give consumers better sun protection information.
• Does Your Pet Have an Allergy? Click Here to Find Out
  Pets suffer allergies too. Veterinary dermatologists discuss how to diagnose and treat your pet allergies.
• Study: Weight Loss Surgery Saving Lives
  A new comprehensive study of gastric bypass surgery shows the procedure is saving the lives of the morbidly obese.

POLITICS

• MySpace, MTV to Host Online Chats With 2008 Candidates
  The 11 one-hour Webcasts scheduled for September through December will include real-time polling that rates the online audience's response to the candidates' answers.
• National Intelligence Director Pulls Back Curtain on Spying
  Mike McConnell's comments raisesd eyebrows for his frank discussion of previously classified eavesdropping work conducted under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
• Under Federal Probe, Renzi Announces Retirement
  Three-term Arizona Republican representative says he will not seek re-election next year.
• Edwards Calls Clinton Part of Corrupt Establishment
  As part of new stump speech to be used on campaign trail, former North Carolina senator says system is rigged to help the greedy.
• NIE Says Now Is Not Time to Change Iraq Mission
  Shifting the U.S. military mission in Iraq to only combat support and terror-fighting will wipe out most of the achievements made in the last three years, warns the latest National Intelligence Estimate released Thursday.
• Dems Plan How to Cast Iraq Troop Surge as Failure
  Congressional Democratic leaders are aggressively strategizing a new offensive against the Bush administration's management of the Iraq war as more and more anti-war lawmakers publicly acknowledge successes ahead of a key White House report.
• Army Secretary: No Deployments Longer Than 15 Mos.
  Gen. Pete Geren, a former congressman, says he doesn't ned congressional advice on how long troop deployments should be.
• Budget Deficit Continues to Fall
  Congressional Budget Office projects revised $158 billion budget deficit for fiscal year 2007, $19 billion less than estimated six months ago.
• Atlanta Politicians Propose Banning Sagging Pants
  Atlanta politicians have proposed amending the city's indecency laws to ban sagging pants that expose people's underwear.
• Former Alabama Gov. George Wallace's Shooter to Be Released
  The man who shot presidential candidate George Wallace in 1972 will be released from a Maryland prison in December.
• Draft Intel Report: Political Situation in Iran Bleak
  A draft intelligence report portrays a bleak political situation in Iran, anticipating little progress in getting Tehran to halt its nuclear program or stop supporting militant groups in the region, U.S. officials said Thursday
• White House Ordered to Issue Climate Change Reports
  Federal judge sides with environmentalists in ruling that the U.S. government violated 1990 law requiring it to produce a climate change research plan every three years.

SCIENCE

• Chemists Figure Out What Makes Coffee Bitter
  It's prolonged roasting, not the beans themselves, that give dark coffees that tangy taste.
• Scientists Find Diamonds Almost as Old as Earth
  Tiny diamonds encased within larger zircon crystals in Western Australia found to be 4 billion years old.
• Men With 'Cavemen' Faces Most Attractive to Women
  Short, broad faces seem to be consistently selected for throughout human evolutionary history, which explains appeal of Leo diCaprio and Johnny Depp.
• Researchers Simulate Out-of-Body Experiences
  English, Swiss studies use specialized video goggles to let subjects see their own bodies as if they were hovering outside it.
• Explorers Sail, Bike, Walk from North to South Pole
  Two 20-year-old Englishmen using only non-polluting means -- sail, ski, bike and foot -- to get one from one end of Earth to other in bid to raise awareness of green transportation.
• Study: Tyrannosaurus Rex Could Outrun Most Humans
  Biomechanics experts input anatomical data into supercomputer, come out with running speeds for various dinosaurs.

TECHNOLOGY

• Online-Game Plague Helps Track Real Epidemics
  Out-of-control spell in 'World of Warcraft' behaved like real contagion, foiling attempts at quarantine and giving researchers into how people behave during disease outbreaks.
• FCC Head Comes Out for A La Carte Cable TV
  Kevin Martin tells minority interest groups that pick-and-choose cable channels would help poorer TV customers save money.
• Google to Refund Abandoned Video Customers
  Google Video fans rejoice: You'll be getting your money back.
• Webcasters Reject SoundExchange Royalty Deal
  Small Internet broadcasters not happy with music industry group's efforts to treat them differently according to size.
• Top Web-Ratings Company Loses Security Certification
  ComScore suspended by TRUSTe over third-party vendor installing software without customer consent.
• YouTube Overlaying Ads on Video Clips
  Company decides against 'pre-rolls,' which viewers rejects; will share proceeds with clip posters, who'll have say over which, if any, ads run over their clips.

U.S.

• Rangers Score 110-Year High 30 Runs
  Texas Rangers score 30 runs in a game, setting an American League record.
• Woman Makes False Rape Claim to Cover Up Affair
  Greene County prosecutor Darrell Moore apologized to Armand Villasana, who was exonerated by DNA tests in 2000, after alleged victim admitted making false rape claim.
• Bobby Cutts Indicted in Deaths of Jessie Davis, Unborn Child
  A grand jury brought seven indictments against the man accused of murdering pregnant Ohio mom Jessie Davis, including three counts of aggravated murder, a prosecutor said Thursday.
• Salem Witch Charged With Leaving Raccoon Heads on Doorsteps
  A self-proclaimed high priestess of the Salem, Mass., witches pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that she and a fellow Wiccan left raccoon heads and entrails on the doorsteps of local businesses.
• Pa. Woman to Face Trial for Bigamist Husband's Death
  A Pennsylvania woman waived her right to a preliminary hearing Thursday and will face trial for the murder of her longtime husband on the eve of his trip to Morocco to impregnate his second wife.
• Divers Search Oklahoma Lake for Missing Student Runner
  Rescuers were looking for a cross-country high school runner who was swept away by a flood during practice in Oklahoma.
• NAACP President Says Vick Must Be Held Accountable
  A day after the NAACP's Atlanta chapter said NFL star Michael Vick should be allowed to return to football, the organization's interim president said the star 'must account for what he has done.'
• Police Find Three Male Bodies in Florida Home
  Police discovered three male bodies inside a home after a North Carolina woman called to report she could not contact her boyfriend.
• White Man Awarded $150Gs in Racism Lawsuit
  A Buffalo, N.Y., man was awarded $150,000 in a racial discrimination lawsuit Wednesday after a federal jury agreed the man's boss, who is black, intimidated his white employee with names like 'cracker.'
• Arizona Woman Allegedly Stabs Estranged Husband During Sex
  An Arizona woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing her estranged husband in the chest during sex, MyFOXPhoenix.com reports.
• Lightning Strike at Wisconsin Bus Stop Kills Three People
  Lightning strike kills three people near a flooded intersection at a bus stop in Wisconsin.
• Texan Charged With Felony Theft for Stealing $10,000 Boots
  Texan charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing a pair of award-winning $10,000 cowboy boots.
• Floods Force Young Wisconsin Firefighter to Deliver Baby
  A flood-blocked highway forces couple to find help in delivering baby at fire station, where 19-year-old firefighter delivered the baby girl.
• Families, Friends Remember 14 Soldiers Killed in Iraq
  Families and acquaintances reflect on soldiers killed in Iraq helicopter crash.
• Jail Halts Religious Meals for Jewish Muslim Inmates
  The Corrections Department has ended the Jewish Dietary Accommodation Program, which provided kosher meals to not only Jews, but to Muslims as well, because the state prison system does not offer halal food. Cost — and fairness — were cited as factors.
• Fast-Moving Storm Tears Through Chicago
  Fast-moving storm tears through Chicago, damaging homes and businesses with reports of funnel clouds.
• Scaffolding Collapse Injures 2 Firefighters at Ground Zero
  A scaffolding collapse injured two firefighters and an unknown number of construction workers Thursday at a World Trade Center building that caught fire over the weekend.
• Truck Driver Gets Lengthy Prison Terms for Smuggling Attempt
  Truck driver serving life in prison for nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt gets lengthy terms for conspiracy and transporting illegal immigrants.
• Missouri Woman Sells Chewed-Up Michael Vick Cards
  Missouri woman let her two dogs chew up 22 Michael Vick football cards to sell on eBay with plans to donate winning money.
• 30 Mexicans Level Kidnapping Charges Against Miss. Cops
  Thirty Mexican nationals with visas to work in the U.S. said police in Pascagoula, Miss., kidnapped them and threatened them earlier this month with arrest or deportation if they didn't return to their employer.
• Utah Mine Boss Vows to Punch Sixth Hole Into 'Evil Mountain'
  Crandall Canyon mine co-owner Bob Murray says if he knew his mine was so unstable he never would have sent workers in.
• Charity Groups to Be Probed for Terror Ties
  The Bush administration announced a plan to screen non-profit and charity workers to check for ties to terror, the Washington Post reported.
• Customs and Border Protection Crew Nabs Smuggling Vessel
  A Florida-based Customs and Border Protection aircraft recently intercepted a semi-submerged smuggling vessel filled with five metric tons of cocaine.
• California Family Loses Second Son in Iraq
  A California family is mourning the loss of their second son in Iraq who was killed in Wednesday's crash of a Black Hawk Helicopter; the soldier's brother was killed in a roadside bombing in 2004.
• Armored Vehicles Slow to Reach U.S. Troops
  The Pentagon will fall far short of its goal of sending 3,500 armored vehicles to troops in Iraq, officials said on Wednesday.
• Vick's Pit Bulls Face Deadline
  More than 50 dogs taken from Michael Vick's property could be euthanized if no one comes forward to claim them.
• Rescuers to Drill Last Hole in Trapped Miner Search
  Bob Murray, owner of Murray Energy Corp., he hasn't deserted six trapped miners in Utah and said he's been living on the 'evil mountain' every day in a defense against critics that he's abandoned rescue effort.
• Cops: Televangelist Juanita Bynum Assaulted by Husband
  Police in Atlanta said Juanita Bynum, a televangelist known for sermons on women's empowerment, was assaulted in a parking lot by her preacher husband on Wednesday.
• John Elway to Become High School Football Coach
  NFL Hall of Famer John Elway has been hired by a Denver-area high school as a football coach, MyFoxColorado.com reports.

WORLD

• German Engineer Kidnapped by Taliban Appears on Afghan TV
  A German engineer kidnapped by Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan more than a month ago was shown pleading for help Thursday in a videotape broadcast on a local television station.
• Iran Claims to Have Developed 'Smart' Bomb
  Iran has developed a new 2,000-pound "smart" bomb, state-run television reported Thursday, the latest in a recent series of announcements heralding new weapons systems.
• Former PM Sharif Cleared to Return to Pakistan
  Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif can return from exile before upcoming elections, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, increasing the pressure on President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to restore democracy in Pakistan.
• Poisonous Puffer Fish Sold as Salmon Kill 15
  A doctor says unscrupulous vendors have been selling meat from the highly poisonous puffer fish disguised as salmon.
• U.S. Pressures U.N. for Action on Ethics Case
  Faced with continuing intransigence by the UNDP over the charge that a whistleblower lost his job for reporting on the agency’s violations of its own rules in North Korea, the U.S. government has gone on the public offensive.
• Report: U.S. Gave Troops OK to Enter Pakistan
  Newly uncovered "rules of engagement" show the U.S. military gave elite units broad authority more than three years ago to pursue suspected terrorists into Pakistan, with no mention of telling the Pakistanis in advance.
• Woman in Custody After Bodies of 3 Newborns Found
  A 36-year-old woman was taken into police custody in the French Alps after police discovered the bodies of three of her newborn babies hidden at her home, police said Thursday.
• Al Qaeda Attacks 2 Iraqi Villages, 17 Killed
  Suspected Al Qaeda fighters stormed two villages near Baqouba on Thursday, bombed the house of a local Sunni sheik and kidnapped a group of mostly women. Residents were finally able to drive off the attackers and end the deadly rampage.
• Myanmar Protesters Stopped by Security Personnel
  Myanmar's military government, seeking to tame continuing street protests against fuel price increases, strong-armed demonstrators for a second day Thursday as they marched peacefully through the streets of the country's main city, Yangon.
• Dean Downgraded to Tropical Depression
  The remnants of Hurricane Dean dumped heavy rain across central Mexico on Thursday, drenching mudslide-prone mountains as it pushed inland after slamming into the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm and killing four people.
• Submarine Filled With Cocaine Seized off Guatemala
  A submarine-like vessel filled with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cocaine was seized off the Guatemalan coast, U.S. officials said.
• Fire at Brazil Prison Kills 25 Inmates
  Twenty-five inmates died in a fire early Thursday after inmates rounded up rivals in a cell and set mattresses ablaze to kill them, police said.
• Newspaper Sorry for Smoking Jesus Picture
  Malaysian newspaper apologizes for printing image of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette.
• Rampage by Youths in East Timor Leaves 2 Dead
  Hundreds of rampaging youths torched dozens of houses and clashed across East Timor on Thursday, leaving at least two people dead, the U.N. said, in violence sparked by the appointment of independence hero Xanana Gusmao as prime minister.

SHOWS

• FOX & Friends: Brian Kilmeade: Brian Kilmeade, Sex Symbol
  A tape measure proves what I have long suspected
• Hannity & Colmes: H & C: Santuary Cities Debate
  Are some American cities putting us at risk by not enforcing the law? Rep. Tom Tancredo and Geraldo Rivera debate
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: Where Is Kelly Gorham?
  Private investigator: Missing nursing student's ex-boyfriend is prime suspect
• Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld: Greg Gutfeld: Boys Like Blue, Girls Like Pink; So What?
  Boys like blue, girls like pink; so what?
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Brit Hume: Is Rep. Filner a Repeat Offender?
  Is Rep. Filner a repeat offender?
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Special Report: All Star Panel
  'Special Report' panel on proposed gas tax hike; Russia's flexing muscles
• The Big Story w/ John Gibson: Transcript: Disturbing New Details in Newark Murders
  Report: Female victim killed in Newark murders also sexually assaulted, slashed with machete
• The Big Story w/ John Gibson: John Gibson: New Kid Reality Show Causing Controversy
  New reality show 'Kid Nation' causing controversy
• The O'Reilly Factor: Talking Points: Politics vs. Public Safety
  Once again, politics trumps public safety
• The O'Reilly Factor: Miller Time: On Turning Conservative
  Why did comedian/commentator Dennis Miller abandon his liberal beliefs?
• The O'Reilly Factor: O'Reilly: Florida Police Officer Murdered
  Florida State Sen. Ronda Storms on murder of police officer Ronald Harrison
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Transcript: Dodge Dating Disasters
  CEO of eHarmony tells you how to screen out the troublemakers and find the right person
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Transcript: Subprime $pillover
  Is it fair that good borrowers are being punished for the bad deeds of others?
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Neil Cavuto: Personal Responsibility
  The importance of personal responsibility

FOX FAN

• New Quiz: Check to see how much you remember!
  Check to see how much you remember!
• Reporter's Notebook: Fear in the Face of Hurricane Dean
  You lose your cool, your perspective, your judgment and think, “I'm gonna die, this is how I'm gonna die.”
• Oliver North: What Everyone Thinks of the War in Iraq
  Maybe, like much of our mainstream media, the Euros simply want “Anybody but Bush” in the White House.
• How Much News Do You Know?
  How Much News Do You Know?
• Lis and the Single Girl: Prenups, Without the Nup
  My boyfriend and I have been living together for years and are breaking up? Who keeps the stereo, couch, etc.?
• Leaving Hurricane Dean Behind
  After several days in Mexico, Maggie Lineback is now returning dry, from what people originally suspected would be a very wet week.