James Murdoch. Phone Hacking Scandal

The Murdoch who may have emerged best from the question-and-answer session in the British parliament was not Rupert Murdoch or his son James, but his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch.

News International announced Thursday it is shutting down the News of the World, the best-selling tabloid at the centre of Britain's phone hacking scandal.James Murdoch, who heads European operations for the paper's parent company, said the 168-year-old weekly newspaper would publish its last edition Sunday. The scandal has cost the Sunday-only pap...

The Murdoch who may have emerged best from the question-and-answer session in the British parliament was not Rupert Murdoch or his son James, but his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch.

News International announced Thursday it is shutting down the News of the World, the best-selling tabloid at the centre of Britain's phone hacking scandal.James Murdoch, who heads European operations for the paper's parent company, said the 168-year-old weekly newspaper would publish its last edition Sunday. The scandal has cost the Sunday-only pap...