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New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin says he plans to reach out to every segment of the community after he was re-elected over the weekend. He defeated Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu in a run-off. Some voters have concerns about their city's future under Nagin, but others say they've already seen positive changes.

Fighting along the Israel-Lebanon border has been punctuated Saturday by confrontations inside Lebanon between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerillas. The ground combat came in addition to continuing Israeli bombardments of Lebanon, and Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israel. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

Commentator and California Congressman Dan Lungren (R) says we should never fall prey to ethical failures in our quest for medical breakthroughs. This is the second of two opposing opinions on stem cell research.

The $90,000 in cash allegedly found in his freezer; the FBI raid of his office; and the conviction of a top aide on bribery charges are just the latest in a long string of stories, scandals and allegations surrounding Rep. William Jefferson.

The founders of Fania Records didn't set out to change the course of Latin music, but that's just what they did. The label went out of business in the late 1970s, and the records have since become hard-to-find collector's items. Now, a Miami-based record label is reissuing that music.

The Senate is set to vote on a sweeping revision of immigration policy, the first in two decades. If it passes, a showdown is expected with the House over its version of the immigration bill.

Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden easily wins approval as the next director of the CIA, replacing former congressman Porter Goss. Friday's vote was 78-15. Hayden overcame questions about a military officer taking over as head of the nation's spy agency.

Two forwards on the American World Cup team represent soccer's evolution in the United States over the past decade. Brian McBride, 33, turned professional when soccer had a lower profile and a pool of mostly suburban prospects. Eddie Johnson, 22, was raised in a Florida housing project where the game wasn't played.

Gang-related violence in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, has claimed nearly 200 lives in the last week. Now a police crackdown on the violence is raising alarms. Officers are accused of rounding up suspects, shooting them in cold blood and burying the victims in mass graves. Human-rights advocates claim innocent people are being killed and fear police are carrying out reprisal killings.

In Jerusalem, talks are under way between United Nations and Israeli officials on the possibility of a cease-fire in the weeklong violence between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah. U.S. Marines helped Americans evacuate the region between Israel and Lebanon.