BUSINESS

• Verizon Nixes Pro-Choice Text-Messaging Request
  Verizon Wireless declines a request from Naral to use its network for a sign-up text-message updates based on the company's code of conduct.
• Jobless Claims Make Surprise Fall
  New applications for jobless aid totaled 311,000, the lowest level in seven weeks.
• Five Ways To Streamline Your Finances
  Whether you're a financial newbie or just a late bloomer, it pays to follow these five laws of basic money management
• 'Halo 3' Breaks U.S Sales Record, Brings in $170M
  Microsoft's game set an opening-day U.S. sales record, beating any video game or movie debut.
• Meet the Man Behind the Feathers
  Dressing the likes of Big Bird, carnival kings, and John Travolta the feather industry is leaving its mark.
• High Food Prices, Fewer Customers Hurt Restaurants
  High food costs and fewer customers have hurt U.S. restaurant companies.
• Stocks Slightly Up After Energy Advances
  Stocks edged up on Thursday as higher oil prices lifted energy companies' shares in a noncommittal market faced with conflicting data on the economy's health.
• New Home Sales Hit Slowest Pace in 7 Years
  Sales of new single-family homes fell 8.3% last month, the median sales price of a new home also Sales of new single-family homes fell 8.3% last month, the median sales price of a new home also tumbled.
• Beware of Car Lease Pitfalls
  With home foreclosure rates rising and economic volatility the norm, it's easy to understand why more people might want to get out from under a $400-per-month car lease that stretches on for two or three years more.
• [Gold] Buyer Beware!
  If you’re digging gold as an investment, don’t get shafted

ENTERTAINMENT

• David Beckham's Father Suffers Heart Attack
  David Beckham flew to Britain on Thursday because his father was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack.
• Reporter's Notebook: Inside the Spector Trial
  Phil Spector, the legendary record producer and a diminutive oddity in stacked heels, stared blankly into space as a jury of his peers announced that they simply could not agree on a verdict.
• Reality Check: 'Dancing With the Stars' Shows Few Stars
  It was a big week for "Dancing With the Stars." The show premiered with the female celebrities dancing on Monday, pirouetted into male dancers on Tuesday and eventually landed on the elimination episode on Wednesday.
• Richie Sambora: Surviving Heather Locklear, Denise Richards
  Bon Jovi’s lead guitarist Richie Sambora is back.
• Vivica A. Fox Pleads Not Guilty to Drunken Driving Charges
  Vivica A. Fox pleaded not guilty to drunken driving Thursday, six months after she was stopped for allegedly driving 80 mph and weaving in a traffic lane on the Ventura Freeway.
• Mumbai Airport Officials Detain Shilpa Shetty Over Gere Kiss
  Five months later, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty is still feeling the effects of a kiss from Richard Gere.
• Mistrial Declared in Phil Spector Murder Case
  On Wednesday, the jury reported that it was deadlocked 10-2 in favor of conviction, leading the judge to declare a mistrial. Jurors had met for about 44 hours over 12 days since getting the case Sept. 10.
• French Mime Marcel Marceau Buried at Pere Lachaise
  French mime Marcel Marceau was buried in a simple ceremony Wednesday, with the trademarks of his best-known character, Bip — a floppy top hat with a red flower — resting near his flag-draped coffin.
• Dad Buys Will Ferrell Movie Role for Son at Charity Auction
  A 10-year-old boy will get a chance to play an extra in Will Ferrell's new movie after his father bought the role in a cancer-charity auction for more than $47,000.
• Yoko Ono to Unveil Imagine Peace Tower in Memory of Lennon
  Yoko Ono will unveil the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Oct. 9 -- on what would have been husband John Lennon's 67th birthday.
• Anne Heche, Estranged Husband Happy With Custody Hearing
  Anne Heche and her estranged husband, Coleman Laffoon, say they're happy with the outcome of a custody hearing over their 5-year-old son, Homer.

FNC IMAG

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FOX NEWS POLLS

• Poll: Voters Say President's Party Not a Huge Concern
  Half of Americans say the president's party affiliation matters to them.
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• Poll: Americans Have 'Moved On' From Petraeus Flap
  Most Americans paid little or no attention to advertisements by MoveOn.org, latest FOX News poll finds.
• Poll: U.S. Should Take Tougher Line With Iran
  Most Americans believe Iran's nuclear program is for military purposes, FOX News poll finds.
• Poll: Majority Says O.J. Simpson Guilty of Robbery
  Slim majority of Americans think O.J. Simpson is guilty of robbery at a Las Vegas hotel.

HEALTH

• Study: Cervical, Testicular Cancer Leads to Divorce
  European study finds women with cervical cancer had a 40 percent high chance of divorce while men with testicular cancer had a 20 percent higher chance of divorce.
• Study Fails to Link Vaccination to Brain Problems
  A mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines does not raise the risk of neurological problems in children, concludes a large federal study.
• Russian Woman's 12th Baby Weighs a Massive 17 Pounds
  A Siberian woman gave birth to her 12th child - a girl weighing in at a massive 17 pounds, 1 ounce, according to published reports.
• Tylenol with Caffeine May Damage Liver, Study Says
  Mixing Tylenol and Caffeine May Harm the Liver, Study Finds
• Intense Exercise Raises Miscarriage Risk
  New research shows that women who exercise intensively during their first trimester of pregnancy are 3.7 times more likely to miscarry than pregnant women who don't break a sweat.
• All Types of Alcohol Raise Risk of Breast Cancer, Study Says
  All types of alcohol — wine, beer or liquor — add equally to the risk of developing breast cancer in women, American researchers say.
• Woman's 12th Baby Weighs in at Massive 17 LBs
  A Siberian woman gave birth to her 12th child - a girl weighing in at a massive 17 pounds, 1 ounce, according to published reports.
• Man Sues after Stolen Neckbone Implanted in Neck
  A man who found out the bone implanted in his neck to relieve back pain was stolen from a corpse is suing a medical technology company and several others.

OPINION

• Susan Estrich: John Edwards' $400 Mistake
  Susan Estrich: John Edwards' $400 haircut poses a problem for the Democratic candidate running on the issue of poverty.
• Junk Science: Students Thrown Climate Life Preserver
  Two new books on global warming for kids are out. One is designed to reduce anxiety among children; the other is designed to heighten it.

POLITICS

• NYC Restaurant Owner 'Shocked' Over Chelsea Photo Dispute
  The owner of a New York City restaurant is 'heartbroken' over a letter he got from former President Bill Clinton's lawyer asking him to remove a photograph of daughter Chelsea.
• Sen. Craig to Remain in Office Pending Judge Ruling
  Craig's lawyers asked a Minnesota judge Wednesday to let the three-term senator withdraw his guilty plea in a sex sting at a Minneapolis airport restroom. Afterward, Craig issued a statement saying he will stay in office "for now."
• Bush Administration Seeks $190B for 2008 War Funds
  Defense Secretary Robert Gates was expected to ask Congress for $190 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Democratic Candidates OK With Gay Prince Fairy Tale
  Democratic candidates debating in New Hampshire on Wednesday said they'd be comfortable having their children read a fairy tale in school about two princes getting married, the way one Massachusetts teacher did with her second-graders.
• Bush Signs College Affordability Bill
  President Bush on Thursday signed legislation designed to make college more affordable for students from poor and middle-class families, swallowing objections to a bill that enjoyed veto-proof majorities in Congress
• Dems Discuss Iraq Withdrawal at New Hampshire Debate
  The leading Democratic contenders said they cannot guarantee that all U.S. troops will be out of Iraq by 2013 during a debate in New Hampshire on Wednesday.
• Rep. Dingell Proposes $.50 Gas Tax Hike to Fight Warming
  Dealing with global warming will be painful, says one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress. To back up his claim he is proposing a recipe many people won't like — a 50-cent gasoline tax, a carbon tax and scaling back tax breaks for some home owners
• Rice: Nations Must Cut Fossil Fuels Use, Mind Economy
  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice challenged the world's biggest polluters Thursday to "cut the Gordian knot of fossil fuels" by shifting toward fuels that will reduce global warming — without harming their economies
• Jenna Bush Discusses Engagement, New Book
  Jenna Bush said her "boyfriend" — she doesn't like the word "fiance" — proposed after rousting her at 4 a.m. to go hiking on Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park in Maine
• Army Secretary Wants $3B to Accelerate Army Expansion
  The Army, stretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, wants to spend nearly $3 billion extra to accelerate its expansion of the active-duty force, Army Secretary Pete Geren said Thursday
• Sen. Craig Will Stay in Office 'For Now'
  Idaho Republican Larry Craig's lawyers asked a Minnesota judge Wednesday to let the three-term senator withdraw his guilty plea in a sex sting at a Minneapolis airport restroom. Afterward, Craig issued a statement saying he will stay in office "for now"
• McCain Goes After Rivals on Foreign Policy Experience
  Republican John McCain argued on Thursday that presidential rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney lack the foreign policy experience to make the inevitable tough decisions of a wartime commander in chief
• Sen. Craig Likely Staying Put Past Sept. 30
  A federal judge took Sen. Larry Craig's request to withdraw his guilty plea under advisement on Wednesday, and the Idaho Republican announced plans to stay in Congress for the time being, omitting mention of an earlier commitment to resign Sept. 30
• Top 4 GOP Contenders Skipping Minority-Focused Debate
  The top four Republican presidential candidates have set off a debate over whether the GOP is paying enough attention to blacks and Hispanics by skipping Thursday night's debate on minority issues
• Va. Gov. Kaine Accepts Appointee's Resignation
  A controversial leader of a U.S. Muslim group resigned from a Virginia state board hours after Gov. Tim Kaine learned during a radio call-in show about incendiary comments the appointee made about Israel, Islam and U.S. foreign policy
• Black Lawmakers Want Probe of 'Jena 6' Case
  The Congressional Black Caucus is asking the Justice Department to investigate possible civil rights violations in the 'Jena 6' case that sparked a massive protest in Louisiana last week
• Judge Issues Bench Warrant for Cindy Sheehan
  Antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan did not appear for arraigment Thursday in a Washington, D.C., courtroom that was set after her Sept. 10 disorderly conduct arrest at the Capitol
• Rep. Doolittle Subpoenaed in FBI Probe, Hints at Fight
  Rep. John Doolittle, R-Calif., indicated Thursday he planned to fight a Justice Department subpoena for 11 years of records as part of the Jack Abramoff bribery investigation
• Bush Promises Steps to Alleviate Airline Delays
  President Bush promised on Thursday to take steps to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that have left travelers grounded
• Bush Imposes Sanctions on Key Officials From Myanmar
  Bush administration imposes economic sanctions against senior officials of Myanmar, condemning the military-run government's crackdown on protesters.
• Senate Links Hate Crime Rider to War Bill
  Senate Democrats, putting pressure on the White House, tried Thursday to push through a hate crimes bill that they attached to must-pass legislation bankrolling the Pentagon and the Iraq war

SCIENCE

• 'Meteorite' Crash Breeds Mass Hysteria
  Only thing spreading among fearful Peruvian villagers after purported meteorite impact may have been fear itself.
• Eleven New Species Found in Vietnam
  Orchids, butterflies and a new kind of snake discovered in central Vietnam.
• Archaeologists Probe Secret Tunnels in California
  A group of archaeologists are using ground-penetrating radar to find evidence of secret passages in Fresno, Calif.
• Fast Facts: Brain-Eating Amoeba Naegleria Fowleri
  Information about Nagleria fowleri infections.

TECHNOLOGY

• 'Facebook Suicide' Only Way Out for Some Web Addicts
  Can online friendships ruin real-life relationships? Some users of a very popular social-networking site believe so -- and that's why they're taking drastic action.
• Limited-Edition 'Halo 3' Packages Scratch Game Disks
  Whoops -- pricier 'limited' edition package of just-released game scratches disks, thanks to metal container.

U.S.

• Police Arrest Alleged Gunman at St. John's University
  A man wearing a mask and carrying a rifle was arrested on the campus of St. John's University in New York on Wednesday; no injuries were reported.
• Newborn Found with Pacifier Taped in Mouth, Nursery Shutdown
  A 4-month-old boy was found in a darkened room at a day care center with a pacifier taped into his mouth, the Tennessee Department of Human Services announced Wednesday.
• Sleeping Firefighter Wakes to Find Fire Station Ablaze
  Firefighter Brian Eargle is accustomed to waking up to fight fires. But Tuesday night, Eargle said he was jerked from sleep by coughing and quickly ended up having to fight a blaze at his own fire station.
• More Celebs, Funds Expected at Clinton Global Initiative
  The first day of the Clinton Global Initiative brought out a number of commitments as participants made pledges Wednesday toward action on such global causes as climate change, poverty, health care and education. More promises were expected Thursday.
• Colorado Students Walk Out During Pledge, Recite Own Version
  About 50 Colorado high school students walked out of class Thursday to protest the daily reading of the Pledge of Allegiance and recited their own version, omitting "one nation, under God."
• Police Find Body of Missing Chicago Woman
  The family of a missing Chicago woman said a body found early Thursday is that of their loved one.
• Court Gives Dad Custody of Cuban Girl in 'Elian II' Case
  A Miami judge awarded custody of a Cuban girl to her father Thursday in a case reminiscent of the Elian Gonzalez debacle; the father plans to return the child to Cuba.
• Bishops Agree to Emergency Contraception to Rape Victims
  Roman Catholic bishops agre to let hospital personnel give emergency contraception to rape victims before new state law requires it.
• Woman Sentenced for Bathtub Burning Death of Disabled Man
  A Pennsylvania woman who pleaded guilty to setting a mentally disabled man on fire in a bathtub and killing him was sentenced Wednesday to 30 to 60 years in prison.
• Connecticut Town Sued Over Immigration Enforcement
  Ten men arrested last year as part of a sting operation targeting illegal immigrants filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday claiming their civil rights were violated.
• Catholic Group Urges Boycott of Miller Brewing Co.
  The nation's largest Catholic civil rights group urged a national boycott of Miller Brewing Co. Thursday for its sponsorship of a San Francisco street fair.
• FBI Investigating Possible Sabotage of Chicago Train Tracks
  FBI investigates whether a section of commuter train tracks was sabotaged after dozen railroad spikes go missing.
• Woman Charged After Driving Off With Husband on Hood of Car
  Minnesota woman charged after driving off with husband on hood of car.
• Fort Hood Leaders Disciplined After Soldier's Death
  Six leaders of Fort Hood, Texas, officer academy disciplined after soldier's death during a training exercise.
• Football Players Charged With Sexually Abusing Teammates
  Prosecutors in Utah charge three prep football players with sexually abusing three teammates.
• Jury Ties Four Defendants to Murders at Chicago Mob Trial
  A federal jury blamed three aging mobsters for 10 murders, after an extraordinary trial that included a parade of colorful witnesses who exposed the seedy inner workings of organized crime in Chicago.
• Last Teen Held in 'Jena 6' Case Released From Jail
  A black teenager whose prosecution in the beating of a white classmate prompted a massive civil rights protest here was released on bail Thursday
• Texas Hunt for Man Seen With Student Before Her Burning
  Texas police have issued an arrest warrant for a man seen with a 19-year-old University of North Texas sophomore hours before she was found burned to death.
• Couple Sentenced for Allowing Teens to Drink Alcohol
  Judge sentences man to 14 days in jail, his wife to community service for hosting a party with alcohol for teenagers the night of a crash that killed two of them.
• Cops Find Guns, Cocaine Among Toys at Los Angeles Day Care
  Police arrested the owner of a Los Angeles day-care center after finding a stash of guns, cocaine and cash hidden among the toys.
• Report: Saddam Sought Exile, $1 Billion Before War
  Less than a month before the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Saddam Hussein signaled that he was willing to go into exile as long as he could take with him $1 billion and information on weapons of mass destruction, reported the Washington Post Thursday.
• Hundreds Gather for Obscene Newspaper Editorial Hearing
  Hundreds of students crowded into an auditorium and hundreds more lined up in a hallway where the student editor of the Colorado State University newspaper explained why he used an obscenity in an editorial about President Bush.

WORLD

• Nations Skeptical About U.S. Climate Talks
  A day before President Bush's climate talks, China and other developing nations said Wednesday the need to provide food, shelter and clothes for their citizens must come ahead of global warming concerns.
• Timeframe for North Korea Disarmament Sought
  Negotiators are sticking to a year-end target for the disablement of North Korea's nuclear program, a U.S. envoy said Thursday after the start of the latest round of six-nation disarmament talks.
• U.S., Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq Top Week 1 U.N. Speeches
  The following is the published schedule of speakers at the 62nd United Nations General Assembly for Sept. 26-28. The General Assembly also will be in session and will hear from representatives of member nations on Oct. 1-3.
• 9 Killed as Myanmar Forces Fire on Protesters
  Soldiers fired automatic weapons into a crowd of anti-government protesters Thursday as tens of thousands defied the ruling military junta's crackdown with a 10th straight day of demonstrations.
• America's Secret War to Shut Down Iran's ATM of Terror
  While Iran and the West act out a diplomatic war of words, the U.S. is already fighting a bloodless war to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
• Ahmadinejad Visiting Leftists in South America
  Vilified by world leaders wary of his nuclear ambitions, Iran's president is turning to South American leftists who are embracing him as an energy and trade partner and counterweight to U.S. influence.
• Russia to Retaliate if Weapons Deployed in Space
  The chief of Russia's space forces on Thursday said Moscow would have to retaliate if others deploy weapons in space -- a stern warning to the United States.
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• Musharraf Files to Run for President
  Pakistan's chief justice ordered the immediate release of detained opposition members Thursday as President Gen. Pervez Musharraf formalized his disputed candidacy for a new five-year term.
• Iraq's Sunni Vice President Meets Top Shiite Cleric
  Iraq's Sunni vice president held a rare meeting Thursday with the country's top Shiite cleric to seek support for a 25-point blueprint for political reform, the latest effort by both Islamic sects to promote unity amid unrelenting violence.
• Red Cross Negotiators Kidnapped in Afghanistan
  Two foreigners from the Red Cross who helped free a group of South Korean captives last month have been kidnapped in Afghanistan after talking with militants about the release of a German hostage, officials said Thursday.
• Israeli Missile Strike Kills 2 Militants in Gaza
  Israeli forces killed two Gaza militants in a missile strike early Thursday, bringing the two-day death toll in Gaza fighting to 11, hospital officials said.

SHOWS

• Hannity & Colmes: Clamping Down?
  New York restaurant owner is asked to take down picture of Chelsea Clinton
• On the Record w/ Greta: Transcript: 'Dog' Chapman on Release of His New Book
  Bounty Hunter Duane 'Dog' Chapman on the release of his new book
• Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld: Greg Gutfeld: Maureen, Mahmoud and Your Humble Host
  Maureen, Mahmoud and your humble host
• Special Report w/ Brit Hume: Grapevine: Times Still Defends Controversial MoveOn Ad
  The New York Times again defends its acceptance of controversial MoveOn.org ad
• The Big Story Weekend w/ Julie Banderas: T-Mobile Trots Out Next-Generation Sidekicks
  Sharper, swiveling screen top features of upscale LX model; sliding screen denotes cheaper Slide.
• The Big Story w/ Gibson and Nauert: Your Word
  Did John say something that made your blood boil? Here's your chance to sound off!
• The Big Story w/ Gibson and Nauert: John Gibson: Top Three Dems Busted Over Iraq War
  Top three Democrats reveal they don't have power to end Iraq war
• The O'Reilly Factor: O'Reilly: Media Matters and the Corrupt Press
  Media Matters and the corrupt press
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Transcript: Funding the Fight
  San Diego officials demand federal government pay $101 million every year for its crackdown on immigration
• Your World w/ Neil Cavuto: Neil Cavuto: When people Stop Talking
  When people stop talking

FOX FAN

• Dick Morris, Eileen McGann: FNC Shows Hill's True Colors
  At the beginning and the end of the Wallace interview, Hillary sounded just like a laughing hyena.
• Possible Deportation in Irving Just a Phone Call Away
  People being pulled over for traffic tickets end up getting deported because they can’t produce ID and are hauled off to jail.