NEW YORK – Undercover NYPD investigators secretly set up a fake water-purification company last year to demonstrate how easily and anonymously a terrorist could purchase toxic chlorine on the Internet for a deadly chemical strike against the city. A videotape — showed at a counterterrorism briefing for private security executives …

OAKWOOD VILLAGE, Ohio – Comedian and activist Bill Cosby says problems in the black community are like dirty laundry that need to be washed, not ignored. The 70-year-old author and actor told crowds at a community college and a mostly black church in suburban Cleveland on Wednesday that it’s time …

LOS ANGELES – Hulu.com, a joint venture between News Corp. and NBC Universal, opened its online library of ad-supported TV shows and movies to the public on Wednesday. Users of the service were able to view more than 250 full-length episodes of shows such as “The Simpsons” and “The Office,” …

This is a rush transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” March 4, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. BRENDA BUTTNER, GUEST HOST: Well, back to campaign trail. If Hillary Clinton loses the race for Texas tonight, my next guest says media-driven …

LEGAL STATUS — Judge dismisses conspiracy charge. — Judge refuses to throw out the far more serious allegations of money-laundering. — Delay still can’t reclaiming his post as House majority leader. — Texas Judge Pat Priest’s ruling means, for now, the case will move toward a trial next year. — …

CAPITOL HILL – The nation’s two largest cable companies plan to offer packages of family-friendly channels. Comcast and Time Warner are being joined by other cable companies. It’s part of an effort to give parents another way to protect their children from sex, rough language and violence. The move comes …

ARMONK, N.Y. – International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) said Wednesday it agreed to acquire Micromuse Inc. (MUSE), which makes software that manages video and voice traffic on computer networks, for about $865 million in cash. Under the definitive agreement, Armonk-based IBM is paying shareholders $10 for each Micromuse share, almost …

WHITE PLAINS, New York – It was Easter Sunday, and Patricia Santangelo was in church with her kids when she says the music recording industry peeked into her computer and decided to take her to court. Santangelo says she has never downloaded a single song on her computer, but the …

JERUSALEM – The mayor of the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, which was hit by a homicide bombing this week, said Thursday that billionaire Donald Trump is planning to help build a huge beachfront hotel complex there. Miriam Fireberg-Ikar said a top Trump business associate has visited the city three …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Sunni clerics and Baghdad residents appealed on Friday for the release of an American and three other Christian humanitarian workers kidnapped by a group that has threatened to kill them. The hostages — Tom Fox, 54, of Clear Brook, Va.; Norman Kember, 74, of London; and Canadians …