News Corp. board approves split, stock buyback

News Corp. says its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies.

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

FILE - This Nov. 14, 2012 file photo shows Grammy-award winning artist Kid Rock posing for a portrait in New York. Kid Rock's “$20 Best Night Never Tour” kicks off June 28 in Bristow, Va., and opening acts include ZZ Top, Uncle Kracker and Kool and the Gang. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Invision/…

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

FILE - This May 18, 2013 file photo shows Mick Jagger, center, and Keith Richards, of the Rolling Stones performing on the "50 & Counting" tour at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Rolling Stones memorabilia will be displayed in a new exhibit, "Rolling Stones 50 Years of Satisfaction,"…

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

FILE - This April 15, 2013 file photo originally released by Parkwood Entertainment shows singer Beyonce performing on the opening night of her "Mrs. Carter Show World Tour 2013", in Belgrade, Serbia. The tour wraps up on Aug. 5, in the brooklyn Borough of New York. (AP Photo/Parkwood Entert…

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

FILE - This May 18, 2013 file photo shows Paul McCartney performing during the first U.S concert of his "Out There!" world tour in Orlando, Fla. The tour wraps on Aug. 14 in Canada. (AP Photo/John Raoux, file)

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2013 file photo, Justin Timberlake performs on stage during the BRIT Awards 2013 at the o2 Arena in London. Timberlake will hit the road with Jay-Z for the “Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour” from July 17 in Toronto to Aug. 16 in Miami. Timberlake will kick off his o…

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

FILE - This Nov. 14, 2012 file photo shows Grammy-award winning artist Kid Rock posing for a portrait in New York. Kid Rock's “$20 Best Night Never Tour” kicks off June 28 in Bristow, Va., and opening acts include ZZ Top, Uncle Kracker and Kool and the Gang. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Invision/…

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

FILE - This 2005 file photo, originally supplied by the Rolling Stones, shows members of the group, from left, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, and Ron Wood posing during a photo shoot. Rolling Stones memorabilia will be displayed in a new exhibit, "Rolling Stones 50 Years of Sati…

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2013 file photo, Justin Timberlake performs on stage during the BRIT Awards 2013 at the o2 Arena in London. Timberlake will hit the road with Jay-Z for the “Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour” from July 17 in Toronto to Aug. 16 in Miami. Timberlake will kick off his o…

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

Kid Rock is a scalper.

Stocks head lower, market on track for weekly loss

FILE - In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, file photo, Trader Donato Cuttone works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the close of trading. Asian shares traded erratically Friday May 24, 2013 but European markets found their footing, a day after global stocks were routed by unexpec…

Stocks head lower, market on track for weekly loss

The stock market is heading lower in early trading, putting it on track for its first weekly loss in a month.

Britain braces for possible copycat attacks

A woman blows a kiss as she lays a floral tribute in memory of the victim outside the Royal Artillery Barracks near the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London, Thursday, May 23, 2013. A member of armed forces was attacked and killed by two men on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Britain braces for possible copycat attacks

In this undated image released Thursday May 23, 2013, by the British Ministry of Defence, showing Lee Rigby known as ‘Riggers’ to his friends, who is identified by the MOD as the serving member of the armed forces who was attacked and killed by two men in the Woolwich area of London on Wedne…

Britain braces for possible copycat attacks

Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the brutal slaying of a young soldier, whose grieving family spoke Friday of their loss.

Suicide bomb hits Kabul as Taliban battle police

Afghan police aim their weapons after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2013. A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul and setting up a gun battle in the second major attack in the city in little…

Suicide bomb hits Kabul as Taliban battle police

Afghan police take cover following a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2013. A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul and setting up a gun battle in the second major attack in the city in little ov…

Suicide bomb hits Kabul as Taliban battle police

Afghan police take cover following a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2013. A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul and setting up a gun battle in the second major attack in the city in little ov…

Suicide bomb hits Kabul as Taliban battle police

Afghan police take cover following a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2013. A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul and setting up a gun battle in the second major attack in the city in little ov…

Suicide bomb hits Kabul as Taliban battle police

An Afghan policeman takes cover following a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2013. A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul and setting up a gun battle in the second major attack in the city in li…

Suicide bomb hits Kabul as Taliban battle police

A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke over Kabul in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police said. The explosion was followed by an hours-long gunbattle in the central district.

Uganda president ousts army boss amid dispute

Ugandan Police surround the offices of the Daily Monitor newspaper, preventing all journalists from leaving according to the paper's political editor, in Kampala, Uganda Monday, May 20, 2013. Ugandan police forcibly entered the premises of the independent newspaper to look for evidence again…

Uganda president ousts army boss amid dispute

In this photo taken Monday, April 30, 2012, Commander of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) Gen. Aronda Nyakairima speaks to the media near Kampala, Uganda. Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni fired his top military commander Nyakairima on Friday, May 24, 2013 when he was appointed mini…

Uganda president ousts army boss amid dispute

In this photo taken Monday, April 30, 2012, Commander of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) Gen. Aronda Nyakairima speaks to the media near Kampala, Uganda. Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni fired his top military commander Nyakairima on Friday, May 24, 2013 when he was appointed mini…

Uganda president ousts army boss amid dispute

Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni, left, welcomes United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, to the State House in Entebbe, Uganda Friday, May 24, 2013. Ban told a news conference in Uganda Friday that he expects regional leaders to find solutions as eastern Congo once again moves…