Platinum Equity says it completed its purchase of The San Diego Union-Tribune.

A first edition of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” book sold for about 40,000 pounds ($60,000) Thursday, an auctioneer said.

A British auction house says it is offering Darwin fans a chance to buy a first edition of the famed naturalist’s groundbreaking book.

A West Virginia mother is accused of trying to sell her 5-month-old son to get money for a new apartment.

The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization is going Dutch.

Tyco Electronics Ltd. has agreed to sell its wireless systems business to government contractor Harris Corp. for $675 million in cash.

American International Group may announce a deal to sell its car insurance unit to rival Zurich Financial Services, according to a report.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said late Thursday it completed the sale of IndyMac Federal Bank, one of the largest casualties of the housing bust, to OneWest Bank.

The parent company of The San Diego Union-Tribune says it has reached an agreement to sell the newspaper to a private equity firm for an undisclosed price.

The Cubs are likely to remain under the ownership of Tribune Co. through the early part of the season.