RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The U.S. Embassy (search) and consulates in Saudi Arabia will be closed Monday and Tuesday because of a threat against U.S. government buildings, the embassy said Sunday. In a statement, the embassy said mission personnel will limit their nonofficial travel during the next two days and …

In America, you get worse health care if you’re black. We’ve talked about changing this situation for more than 20 years. Since the mid-1990s, we’ve tried to do something about it. The result: Unequal health care persists. For some kinds of medical care, it is getting worse. Two of three …

NEW YORK – The Rolling Stones (search) are teaming with ABC (search) and the NFL (search) for a season-long marketing tie-in with “Monday Night Football.” Footage from the Stones’ concert tour performance in Detroit will be included in “NFL Opening Kickoff 2005,” a one-hour pre-game special on Sept. 8 (8 …

This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” August 8, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Natalee Holloway (search) has been missing for ten weeks but she is not the only American missing in Aruba (search). Thirty-nine-year-old Willard “Buddy” Larson (search) disappeared in 1999 …

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD) agreed Monday to the terms of a “success fee” for the turnaround specialists brought in to return the snack maker to profitability. Consultant Kroll Zolfo Cooper LLC (search) will get a warrant for 1.2 million shares at $7.75 a share apiece for …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Saddam Hussein (search) could be executed after his first trial if he is convicted and sentenced to death for his alleged role in a 1982 Shiite massacre, even though he faces other charges, an official close to the proceedings said Thursday. The first trial, which involves the …

NEW YORK – Calling all Martha Stewarts. The famous homemaker is scouring the country for those who don’t necessarily share her homemaking abilities, but her name. Producers of the hour-long syndicated daytime show “Martha,” which premieres Sept. 12, are hoping to fill the studio audience with 150 Martha Stewarts for …

This is a list of common terms used in regards to bonds. – Basis point– Brokers– Callable bond– Coupon– Credit risk– Current yield– Dealers– Debentures– Derivative– Discount bond– Duration– Face value– Inflation-indexed bonds– Interest rate risk– Junk bond– Ladder– Par– Premium– Principal– Savings bonds– Strips– Treasurys– Treasury Bills– Treasury Bonds– …

The number of Americans without health insurance rose by 800,000 last year, reaching a record high of nearly 46 million, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Officials blamed the increase in part on the continuing erosion of workplace-sponsored health insurance. A majority of Americans still get their coverage by sharing …

We get offers for it all the time, but is it a good idea? Mortgage-protection insurance, also known as mortgage life insurance or mortgage disability insurance, is designed to pay off the balance on your mortgage if you die or become disabled, respectively. (Don’t get this confused with private mortgage …