NEW YORK – Marriott International Inc. (MAR), the largest U.S. hotel operator, on Thursday said quarterly profit, excluding one-time charges, rose as an upswing in travel drove room rates and occupancy higher. The Bethesda, Md.-based company said second-quarter net income, including special items, fell to $138 million, or 59 cents …

NEW YORK – Online broker Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD) Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 21 percent as higher interest income and lower expenses offset a decline in revenue from commissions and clearing fees. Ameritrade, which has agreed to acquire rival TD Waterhouse USA from Toronto-Dominion Bank (search), also reaffirmed its …

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – Aruban authorities have brought in experts from the Netherlands and sent a prosecutor to consult with the FBI as they seek to solve the disappearance of missing Alabama teen Natalee Holloway (search), officials said Monday. The reward in the case rose to $1 million. The four experts …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri (search) football player who died after collapsing at the end of a preseason workout wasn’t immediately taken to the hospital across the street but instead driven to the team offices, a university police report shows. Aaron O’Neal (search), 19, was “in full cardiac …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” July 8, 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 “Impact” segment tonight: Many nations in the European Union, …

LONDON – Shocked survivors told how they saw a “suicide bomber” on board the double-decker bus destroyed in Thursday’s terrorist outrage. Thirteen people were killed when the packed No. 30 was ripped apart by a 9:47 a.m. blast in Tavistock Square (search), Central London. Witnesses said bodies were thrown into …

A chronology of major terrorist attacks in England over the past three decades: — March 8, 1973: Two IRA (search) car bombs explode outside London’s Old Bailey courthouse and government’s agriculture department headquarters, killing one and wounding more than 150. — Oct. 5, 1974: Two IRA bombs explode in pubs …

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – Investigators said Monday they will conduct DNA tests on blond hair attached to duct tape that was found along Aruba’s coast to see if it came from Natalee Holloway (search) in a possible break to the six-week-old mystery. A park ranger found the duct tape while collecting …

NEW YORK – Five Sikhs who say the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (search) humiliated them by ordering them to wear MTA logos on their turbans when they work in the subways filed federal discrimination complaints Friday. The men signed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (search) complaints at a news conference in …

Taming high blood pressure could be downright delicious. Dark chocolate might help fight high blood pressure, new research shows. The benefit could stem from flavonoids, write the researchers. Flavonoids are natural antioxidants found in chocolate, tea, red wine, and many fruits and vegetables. But don’t go overboard. Subjects only ate …