Kate Gosselin says ‘the show must go on,’ but some ask, what about the kids?

NEW YORK — “The show must go on,” Kate Gosselin of “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ said on the episode where her split from her husband, Jon, was revealed. Usually, that line elicits admiration, as when an actor sprains his ankle but perseveres in the dance number anyway.

Triumphs and travails: 40 years at Bangkok’s legendary Oriental Hotel

BANGKOK — Charming a fuming Elizabeth Taylor, personally snipping a British duke’s hair or catering to the refined palates of Cambodia’s murderous Khmer Rouge leaders.

Much-delayed end of TV transition is relief for some businesses, end of windfall for others

NEW YORK — It’s not just TV viewers who will be relieved when analog broadcast signals are shut down Friday, sparing them from incessant reminders about converter boxes. Some business are eagerly awaiting the end of a process that began in 1987, when the shift to digital broadcasts was proposed.

Publisher warms to Scribd store, offers books by Dan Brown, Stephen King

NEW YORK — The publisher of Stephen King and Chelsea Handler will be selling books through Scribd, the online document-sharing service that the industry has criticized for enabling the downloading of pirated texts.

SC’s Spoleto Festival USA reaches ticket sales target ahead of closing weekend

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Spoleto Festival USA enters its final weekend of concerts, plays and fireworks with good news amid tough economic times: It reached a scaled-back target for ticket sales, unless final events are rained out.

Oil-rich Gulf States throttle up aviation expansion amid global slump

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Arab sheikdoms eager for higher international profiles are ratcheting up their aviation race despite the global economic slump.

GM angles for bankruptcy protection, tailfins, Corvettes and V-8s in its wake

For generations, General Motors fueled America’s love affair with the automobile, building cars that defined their owners’ status in life and the industrial might of the nation. But less than a year after entering its second century, the company that survived wars, international rivalry and even the Great Depression is being driven by the government into bankruptcy court.

Warner Music CEO Bronfman criticizes digital music efforts as 2nd-quarter loss widens

LOS ANGELES — Warner Music Group Corp. Chief Executive Edgar Bronfman criticized digital music efforts Thursday, as the recording label reported online sales growth slowed, losses widened and wrote down investments in two Internet startups.

Amazon unveils $489 Kindle with large screen, considered better for textbooks, newspapers

NEW YORK — Amazon.com Inc. hopes a bigger version of its Kindle electronic reading device can be a hit, even if it’s more expensive, and the company is aiming it in part at college students who are eager to save money on their textbooks.

Disney’s quarterly income plunges 46 percent on declines at studio, theme parks

LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday its second-quarter net income fell 46 percent, dragged down by an underperforming movie slate and the impact of the recession on its theme parks. But its results narrowly beat Wall Street forecasts and its shares rose.

A larger Kindle book reader could alter the economics of textbooks and periodicals

NEW YORK — Amazon.com Inc. is widely expected to unveil a new Kindle electronic book device with a larger screen Wednesday, which would be geared for textbooks, magazines and newspapers and possibly shake up the economics of multiple industries at once.

CBS aggressively trying to tout its successes for advertising gains

NEW YORK — CBS is launching an unprecedented campaign to publicize its prime-time successes weeks in advance of the year’s most important ad sales season, trying not to be dragged down by the economy and struggling rivals.