ATLANTA – Home improvement retailer Lowe’s Cos. (LOW) on Tuesday said it expects diluted earnings per share rising in both 2005 and 2006 as it benefits from increased remodeling activity and a rise in home ownership. The second-largest home improvement retailer behind Home Depot (HD) also sees third-quarter earnings meeting …

This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,”September 24, 2004, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: Let me ask you something. Do you think your chances of ever meeting a Victoria’s Secret supermodel are slim to none? Well, think again. The Secret Angels are passing …

LOS ANGELES – Divorce lawyerMarvin M. Mitchelson (search), who pioneered the legal revolution known as “palimony” and represented scores of Hollywood clients in high-profile, big-money marital disputes, has died. He was 76. Mitchelson died Saturday after a battle against cancer at the Rehabilitation Center of Beverly Hills, his longtime publicist …

This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” Sept. 1, 2004, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The Big Story With John Gibson” weeknights at 5 p.m. ET! JOHN GIBSON, HOST: The Republican Convention is three miles north of where theWorld Trade Center (search)used to …

FORT STEWART, Ga. – Lawyers for a U.S. soldier accused of deserting his unit in Iraq last year argued that he walked away partly to avoid orders to abuse Iraqi prisoners. Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia (search), an infantrymen with theFlorida National Guard (search), is charged with desertion after failing to …

WASHINGTON – Iraqis are ready to “take the training wheels off” and assume political power from the U.S.-led coalition, President Bush said Thursday as his administration began to roll out a rough plan for the June 30 transition of authority. Bush went to Capitol Hill to brief anxious Republican lawmakers, …

ATHENS, Greece – The sprint to theOlympics (search)is being run through an obstacle course. Frantic work — including on the main stadium — slogs on in mud, through rainstorms and at night. Roads and squares are ripped up for repaving or new rail lines. Cement mixers and cranes snarl city …

This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” March 20, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: “Back of the Book” …

SYDNEY – One turtle’s shell melted and fused to its body. A baby wallaby’s ears were fried to a crisp. And birds scorched by Australia’s worst-ever wildfires plummeted from the sky. More than 180 people were killed in the weekend’s fires, and on Wednesday, the scope of the devastation to …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Philip Morris was ordered by a jury to pay $8 million in damages to the widow of a smoker who died of lung cancer in a case that could set a standard for some 8,000 similar Florida lawsuits. The six jurors deliberated over two days before …