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Michael Douglas admits it wasn't always easy having Kirk Douglas for a father: 'People think it's a silver spoon' Kirk Douglas is still recognized as a movie icon who has starred alongside some of the most beautiful leading ladies of Hollywood’s golden era. But to Michael Douglas, he was just dad. via FOX NEWS

8 reality TV tragedies When tragedy strikes, reality TV gets real via FOX NEWS

8 celebrities who have embarrassed themselves in front of the royal family Even the world’s biggest stars get a little flustered when meeting royalty. via FOX NEWS

National forecast for Thursday, August 31 Adam Klotz has your FoxCast. via FOX NEWS

Man who contracted flesh-eating bacteria while crabbing has legs amputated, daughter says A New Jersey man who got infected with flesh-eating bacteria while crabbing in early July underwent surgery to have portions of his legs amputated Wednesday -- weeks after losing his forearms and hands, his family said. via FOX NEWS

New scan can predict your heart attack risk Insight from family physician Dr. Jennifer Caudle, assistant professor at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. via FOX NEWS

Five questions lawmakers should ask social media executives Facebook and Twitter face Capitol Hill grilling on foreign meddling and policing content. via FOX NEWS

Mike Braun wants to take business experience to Senate Republican Indiana Senate candidate speaks out after holding rally with President Trump. via FOX NEWS

California Democrats call for In-N-Out Burger boycott Fox & Trends with Carley Shimkus. via FOX NEWS

Rep. Marshall explains why GOP should welcome Ocasio-Cortez Kansas Congressman Roger Marshall says Republicans must appreciate the opportunity to contrast a free-market platform with socialist ideas. via FOX NEWS

How will the 'Trump bump' impact November's midterms? President Trump rallies in Indiana for Senate candidate Mike Braun as the candidates he endorses are cleaning up in primaries. via FOX NEWS

Report: Democrats plot list of probes if they take the House null via FOX NEWS

Apple to unveil new iPhones in coming weeks Apple will unveil a new batch of iPhones in less than two weeks. via FOX NEWS

Police say detained Polish man to face trial in Papua A Polish man detained in Indonesia's troubled Papua region on suspicion of links to separatists will be tried there instead of being deported, police said Friday. via FOX NEWS

How Macron won Trump's friendship, failed to influence him For over a year, French President Emmanuel Macron has cajoled his counterpart Donald Trump, convinced he could make him change his thinking on climate change, the Iran nuclear deal and world trade. via FOX NEWS

S. Korean envoy to travel to North for pre-summit talks South Korea's president will send a special delegation to North Korea next week for talks on a nuclear standoff and to set up a summit planned for next month, his office said Friday. via FOX NEWS

Veteran AP reporter, editor Robert Barr dies at age 71 Robert Barr, a longtime reporter and editor for The Associated Press in London who covered major news events ranging from the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 to the death of Stephen Hawking this year, has died after a brief battle with cancer. via FOX NEWS

Yao in wings as China's NBA stars seeking Asian Games gold He may no longer be playing but ex-Houston Rockets star Yao Ming remains a talismanic figure in Chinese basketball as he inspires a generation of Chinese NBA stars toward a gold medal at the Asian Games. via FOX NEWS

AP Analysis: Yemen rebel threats to Dubai show danger looms A false claim by Yemen's Houthi rebels of an attack on the world's busiest airport for international travel this week may have been quickly disproven by authorities in Dubai. via FOX NEWS

AP Explains: The looming, final battle for Syria's rebels In a corner of northwestern Syria packed with nearly 3 million people, the government and its opponents are preparing for a final, bloody showdown. via FOX NEWS

US military video purports to show arms smuggling off Yemen A U.S. military video released early Friday purported to show small ships in the Gulf of Aden smuggling weapons amid the ongoing war in Yemen, with officials saying they seized over 1,000 arms from the vessels. via FOX NEWS

New Zealand allows Chelsea Manning entry for speaking tour New Zealand authorities said on Friday that convicted secrets leaker Chelsea Manning can enter the country for a speaking tour, a day after tour organizers said she couldn't enter Australia. via FOX NEWS

Russia holds up release of report on North Korea sanctions Russia said Thursday it is holding up release of a report by U.N. experts who said North Korea is violating U.N. sanctions including by not stopping its nuclear and missile programs and by "a massive increase in illicit ship-to-ship transfers of petroleum products." via FOX NEWS

11 things real estate agents hate about buyers Sometimes buyers just can’t get out of their own way: You won't believe these home buyer behaviors that made real estate agents cringe. via FOX NEWS

Airport worker flips cone onto stack then celebrates with hilarious victory dance "This is why my flights take so long to board." via FOX NEWS

Last remaining heart transplant doctor leaves Oregon hospital The only remaining doctor in Oregon's only heart transplant program has resigned, leaving the state with no medical facilities that can perform the life-saving procedure. via FOX NEWS

Pennsylvania woman says contact lens caused rare infection that led to 'stabbing' pain, possible blindness A Pennsylvania woman is blaming contaminated contact lenses for causing a rare infection that's threatening her eyesight and causing a throbbing pain. via FOX NEWS

Nearly 1,400 NYCHA kids tested positive for lead 1,375 children. via FOX NEWS

11 sickened, 1 dead in New Hampshire Legionnaires' outbreak Health officials in New Hampshire have confirmed 12 cases of Legionnaires’ disease, including one fatality, possibly linked to two hot tubs at two different hotels. via FOX NEWS

FDA warns of serious genital infection linked to certain diabetes drugs The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday a serious genital infection has been reported in patients taking a certain class of diabetes drugs, with one death and 11 others hospitalized. via FOX NEWS

South Carolina student hospitalized with meningitis A South Carolina middle school student has been hospitalized with viral meningitis, prompting officials to send letters home to parents and order cleaning crews out of precaution. via FOX NEWS

Delaware reports first rabies death since 1941 Health officials say a Delaware woman has died from rabies, the first such death in the state since 1941. via FOX NEWS

Detroit schools shut off water over high levels of lead, copper Detroit has shut off drinking water in all public schools after officials found high levels of lead or copper in samples from 16 out of 24 schools tested. via FOX NEWS

Mom's prenatal opioids may stunt kids' learning, study finds Learning disabilities and other special education needs are common in children born with opioid-related symptoms from their mother's drug use while pregnant, according to the first big U.S. study to examine potential long-term problems in these infants. via FOX NEWS

Parents of 'miracle' baby: We prayed for a misdiagnosis 'Miracle Matthew' defies expectations after doctors diagnosed the baby with a terminal brain condition before birth; Drew and Ariann Corpstein tell their emotional story on 'Fox & Friends.' via FOX NEWS

FOX NEWS FIRST: Bruce Ohr kept Mueller deputy 'in the loop' about dossier, sources say Bruce Ohr, the embattled Justice Department official, was in contact in 2016 with then-colleague Andrew Weissmann, who is now a top Robert Mueller deputy, as well as other senior FBI officials about the controversial anti-Trump dossier and the individuals behind it, two sources close to the matter told Fox News. via FOX NEWS

Girl, 9, killed in car wreck moments after posing for first-day-of-school photo, reports say A 9-year-old girl from East Texas was killed in a car crash this week just minutes after posing for a photo before her first day of fourth grade, reports said. via FOX NEWS

Couple who raised $400G for homeless hero ordered to hand over remaining funds A New Jersey couple must hand over what remains of the $400,000 they raised for a homeless Philadelphia man, a report said. via FOX NEWS

Teacher linked to road rage case had loaded gun in classroom, police say Authorities arresting a middle school teacher this week in connection with a road rage incident found a loaded handgun inside his classroom, police said. via FOX NEWS

Carr Fire in Northern California now fully contained, fire officials say A massive Northern California wildfire that destroyed more than 1,000 homes and claimed eight lives has been fully contained, state fire officials said Thursday. via FOX NEWS

More than 20 weapons seized from home of man charged with threatening journalists, authorities say Authorities in California said they found a collection of guns and ammunition in the home of a man who was charged Thursday with threatening to kill journalists at the Boston Globe for its recent editorial response to President Trump's verbal attacks on news media. via FOX NEWS

Man accused of stealing teen's MAGA hat indicted by grand jury A grand jury has indicted a Texas man who was arrested in July for allegedly stealing a teen’s “Make America Great Again” hat before throwing a drink in his face at a Whataburger restaurant — an incident that went viral and caught the attention of the Trump family. via FOX NEWS

At least 7 killed in head-on bus crash in New Mexico At least seven people were killed and others were seriously injured Thursday in a head-on crash involving a commercial passenger bus and a semi-truck along Interstate 40 in New Mexico, near the Arizona border, authorities said. via FOX NEWS

Coach in custody after missing teen found safe; pair had 'romantic relationship,' authorities say A 16-year-old Northern California girl who had been missing for the past week was found safe Thursday and her wrestling coach has been arrested, authorities said, adding that the two reportedly had a "romantic relationship." via FOX NEWS

Man faces charges he threatened journalists to defend Trump A Los Angeles man who authorities said kept a small arsenal in his home was charged with making a series of phone calls threatening to kill journalists at The Boston Globe for what he allegedly called "treasonous" attacks on President Donald Trump. via FOX NEWS

Farmers' Almanac: Winter will be 'teeth-chattering' cold Get ready for a rough winter as The Farmers' Almanac is predicting a 'colder-than-normal' season from the Continental Divide on eastward, complete with 'teeth-chattering' cold arriving in mid-February in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and even into the Southeast. via FOX NEWS

National forecast for Thursday, August 30 Janice Dean has your FoxCast. via FOX NEWS

Marc Thiessen: Why Trump impeachment dreams are just a liberal fantasy It would be the height of hypocrisy if Democrats tried to remove the president over allegations of illegality relating to extramarital affairs. via FOX NEWS

Joel C. Rosenberg: Mohammed bin Salman is 33 – Here are 21 impressive reforms already underway Amidst so much war and terrorism in the Middle East, there is actually remarkably good news coming out of Saudi Arabia. via FOX NEWS

Hey, Google, Facebook, Twitter – Trump's got a point. You need to do a better job of self-regulating President Trump is speaking forcefully about fixing a growing problem affecting our national discourse. He says we may need to regulate the giant tech companies that control vast swaths of our information landscape, due to their bias. via FOX NEWS