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Nearly $2 million raised in council's 1st District runoff

2013-05-17 22:17:00

The 1st District City Council race has garnered more than four times the money of previous races there, buoyed by the deep pockets and independent spending of labor and business leaders. In the runoff to replace council member Ed Reyes in the district...

Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Doctor Who'

2013-05-17 12:18:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 19 - 25, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Doctor Who The Doctor's (Matt Smith)...

Magic glasses for the deaf! NBC's challenges. More 'Idol' drama.

2013-05-07 07:15:00

After the coffee. Before packing for almost two weeks in New York. The Skinny: I'm catching up on "Rectify," the new drama on Sundance. It is slow going but I'm told it is worth the effort. I just want to know how long Daniel is a cross between Karl...

CNN's 'Reliable Sources' host Howard Kurtz is grilled on own show

2013-05-05 09:37:00

Instead of probing how other media outlets are doing their jobs, CNN media critic Howard Kurtz spent a big chunk of his Sunday morning show "Reliable Sources" being questioned about his own work. Kurtz took heat last week for a piece he wrote for the...

John McCain, Arnold Schwarzenegger talk immigration reform at USC

2013-04-30 13:56:00

Comprehensive immigration reform will pass the House of Representatives if reluctant Republicans are convinced that it is a matter of political survival, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said at USC on Tuesday. In conversations with other lawmakers, McCain...

Reddit's apology, Matthew Keys' firing and lessons from Boston

2013-04-22 16:59:00

Matthew Keys, a controversy-plagued deputy social media editor at Thomson Reuters, tweeted today that he was fired by the news organization. His name has not been associated of late with best journalistic practices. Keys, 26, a one-time web producer...

Matthew Keys on Reuters firing: 'They were looking for an out'

2013-04-22 14:44:00

Matthew Keys, the former deputy social media editor for the Reuters news agency who is accused of conspiring with the hacking group Anonymous, says he was fired because of the federal case against him, not his social media activities as the agency...

National GOP campaign arm withdraws Sanford's financial support

2013-04-17 12:42:00

WASHINGTON -- Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s comeback try encountered severe turbulence Wednesday when the National Republican Congressional Committee withdrew its financial support less than three weeks before a special election for...

Another fumble for Mark Zuckerberg (not the Facebook IPO)

2013-04-11 14:33:00

How much egg can one face take? I really never thought I would say these words, but poor Mark Zuckerberg.� Facebook’s public launch was a disaster,� and just when he’s trying to develop some real political muscle, someone leaked his plan...

Mark Zuckerberg's political wingman: Fwd.us founder Joe Green

2013-04-11 15:51:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Joe Green, Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard roommate, is famous for having turned down an offer to move to Silicon Valley to join Facebook. Instead Green finished his college degree and worked for 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John...

Mark Zuckerberg's foray into politics is delayed by leaked memo

2013-04-09 06:00:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- In Silicon Valley, start-ups launch in beta all the time and work out the kinks as they go. Apparently that approach doesn't work as well in Washington. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's new political advocacy start-up hasn't even...

Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Smash' on NBC

2013-04-05 16:55:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 7 -13, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES My Cat From Hell A deaf and blind cat...

Politico

2013-04-09 11:54:00

Why: Jay-Z and Beyonc�s controversial trip to Cuba last week was approved as part of cultural exchange program, according to a letter from the Treasury Department to lawmakers. Florida GOP Reps.

2013-04-05 00:00:00

Raul Ruiz was named by Politico as a congressional freshman most likely to succeed.

2013-01-22 17:58:00