WASHINGTON – Saudi Arabia’s ambassador called for more U.S. cooperation on diplomatic efforts in the Mideast as Congress questioned U.S. officials Tuesday about the kingdom’s Al Qaeda connections. Saudi Ambassador to the United States Turki bin al-Faisal, in his first speech since he was tapped for the post last summer, …

CHICAGO – Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) on Monday said it agreed to sell its European bra and hosiery division to an affiliate of private investment firm Sun Capital Partners Inc. as it aims to focus on its food, beverage, household and body care businesses. The unit, which markets Playtex, Wonderbra, …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” October 19, 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: In the “Personal Story” segment tonight, Prince Charles and his wife …

PRINCETON, N.J. – The opinions of Samuel Alito (search) on abortion, privacy and other contentious issues have been dissected for clues on how he might rule on the Supreme Court. But what do his views on nuclear weapons say? During his college days at Princeton in the early 1970s, Alito …

WASHINGTON – There is more evidence of questionable work on the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump in Nevada, an Energy Department inspector general’s report said Wednesday. Criminal investigations already were underway into a batch of e-mails the Energy Department disclosed in March that suggest government scientists falsified data on the …

A public official in Westchester County, some 30 miles north of New York, has proposed legislation that would require businesses that collect customer information to apply basic security like firewalls when also offering wireless access to consumers. The proposed law, which the county said is the first of its kind …

SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. is developing software for high-performance computers often used in engineering and science research, in a move that puts the company in another head-to-head battle with open-source developers. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates plans to announce the release of another test version of the company’s software at a …

WASINGTON – The Senate on Wednesday rebuffed a Democratic attempt to provide senior homeowners special federal protection from a proposed law making it harder for people to erase their debts in bankruptcy. Mostly along party lines, it voted 59-40 to reject a proposed amendment that would have allowed older people …

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Syria’s army and intelligence agents on Thursday completed the first phase of their pullback to eastern Lebanon and Syria, while a top Lebanese security chief said he and other officials were willing to stand trial to clear allegations of negligence in the assassination of former Prime Minister …

LONDON – Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne (search) had to flee their English mansion when a fire broke out in the living room, a British newspaper reported Thursday. The Sun tabloid said the couple were alerted by a fire alarm and ran into their backyard when the blaze broke out late …