KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan capital is on the verge of a cholera (search) epidemic, with more than 2,000 cases of the disease and at least eight deaths reported in recent weeks, a health expert warned Tuesday. Afghanistan’s Health Ministry (search) on Monday confirmed up to 300 cases, but claimed …

CHICAGO – Meat sales were less than sizzling this Memorial Day weekend as rainy weather and higher beef prices appeared to have restrained consumer demand for cookout items, according to preliminary reports from analysts and meat shops. In the New York and New England area, a few meat shops reported …

WASHINGTON – Temporary layoffs in the U.S. auto industry helped push initial claims (search) for jobless benefits up by a sharper-than-expected 25,000 last week, according to a government report on Thursday that suggested little change in the underlying pace of layoffs. First-time claims for state unemployment aid (search) climbed to …

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – Johnny Cash (search) and June Carter Cash’s (search) lakeside home, where the couple lived for 35 years, is on the market. Asking price: $2.9 million. The 13,880-square-foot house and 4.6-acre property is on the edge of Old Hickory Lake. Seven pieces of antique furniture, including their bed, …

Go “On the Record” weeknights at 10 p.m. ET Two of the suspects in Natalee Holloway’s (search) disappearance have been released: Paul van der Sloot was set free on Sunday and Steven Croes (search) was released Monday, after a judge ruled authorities did not have enough evidence against him. We’ll …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” June 7, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. 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: “Factor” follow-up segment tonight, a couple of weeks ago, we reported …

DENVER – At 83, Betty Dick (search) faces eviction from her home of a quarter century by a landlord with a lot of clout: the Department of the Interior. Dick splits her time between Scottsdale, Ariz., and a cabin on 23 acres about four miles north of the west entrance …

WASHINGTON – If you want to be the next president, it’s time to start running — unless your name is Hillary Rodham Clinton (search) or John McCain (search). They can wait. And wait, as front-runners tend to do. “They’re 800-pound gorillas,” says Democratic consultant Jeff Link of Iowa. “They’re well-known, …

This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” June 16, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: Hi, everybody. This is “The Big Story.” I’m John Gibson. A senator who compared the actions of American soldiers at Guantanamo Bay (search) to some of …

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Hezbollah (search), the armed group considered a terrorist organization by the United States, and its allies swept voting in southern Lebanon (search) during the second round of nationwide parliamentary elections, the interior minister said Monday. Israel, which has long clashed with the group, expressed its concern. The …