NEW ORLEANS – Mayor Ray Nagin and Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu, beginning a monthlong run-off campaign for New Orleans mayor, will be fighting over the white conservative voters who favored other candidates in the primary. Nagin, in a complete reversal from four years ago, scored heavily with black voters and …

NEW YORK – A producer for TV talk-show host Maury Povich filed a $100 million sex harassment lawsuit against him and other members of his staff Monday, claiming they barraged her with sexual remarks and made her watch porno movies and expose her body. Bianca Nardi, 28, of Fort Lee, …

MALIBU, Calif. – Child welfare officials and a sheriff’s deputy visited Britney Spears’ home because her infant son was accidentally dropped from a high chair, according to published reports. Six-month-old Sean Preston fell April 1 as his nanny was lifting him from the high chair and something in the chair …

NEW YORK – Oil prices slid Thursday, a day after the U.S. government reported that the nation’s crude stocks swelled last week to their highest level in eight years. Gasoline prices also fell as traders took profits from a run-up a day earlier. But the drop was small, and analysts …

SAN FRANCISCO – All but two of the 50 largest local U.S. housing markets face an increased risk of falling home prices this quarter, but declines will be gradual, according to a report released on Wednesday. A strong economy will allow the U.S. housing market, which has seen prices soar …

NEW YORK – Dave Givens drives 370 miles to work and back every day and considers his seven-hour commute the best answer to balancing his work with his personal life. The winner of a nationwide contest to find the commuter with the longest trek, Givens is one of millions of …

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – It could soon be last call for commuters who enjoy a couple of beers on their trip to or from New York City if one official gets his way. Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member Mitch Pally wants to ban alcohol from the Metro-North and Long Island …

OSLO, Norway – Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) has struck a defiant stance with Scandinavian regulators, staunchly defending its right to make its iPod the only portable music player compatible with songs purchased from the company’s iTunes music store. Norway’s consumer agency on Wednesday released non-confidential portions of Apple’s 50-page response …

This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” August 15, 2006, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: The first question, an often repeated one in Democratic circles, that, if we were not involved in Iraq, we would be better prepared to fight the War on …

YUMA, Ariz. – The driver of a sport utility vehicle packed with suspected illegal immigrants flipped over while trying to elude federal agents, killing nine people and injuring 12, officials said. Five of the injured, including a pregnant woman, were hospitalized in critical condition in Yuma and Phoenix, most with …