George H.W. Bush

Mom coaches 'Glee' cheerio Naya Rivera in two real estate deals

2013-05-24 19:39:00

"Glee's" Naya Rivera is keeping her real estate agent mother busy this year. The 26-year-old actress bought a house in Los Feliz for $2.6 million and a sale is in the works on her home in a 90210 neighborhood. The East Coast-inspired traditional...

'Maldonado for governor' off to a bad start

2013-05-19 18:45:00

SACRAMENTO — It seemed like a fairly good idea at the time — the idea of Abel Maldonado running for governor. He wasn't going to win. But neither would he be a Republican embarrassment. There was no Republican in sight with even a faint...

House showdown set over IRS targeting of conservative groups

2013-05-17 03:00:00

WASHINGTON -- The ousted top official of the Internal Revenue Service will appear before a House committee Friday morning, his first public appearance since controversy erupted last week over how the agency mishandled applications for tax-exempt status...

Navy drone, in a first, is catapulted from carrier deck into flight

2013-05-14 10:10:00

For the first time in naval aviation history, a drone was catapulted off the deck of an aircraft carrier and soared into flight. The U.S. Navy conducted the test Tuesday from aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush off the Virginia coast with its X-47B...

Drone is catapulted off aircraft carrier in milestone flight test

2013-05-15 00:00:00

In a historic feat for the U.S. Navy, a stealthy bat-winged drone was catapulted off an aircraft carrier's flight deck before it soared above the Atlantic and into the blue sky. On Tuesday morning, the X-47B experimental drone was launched from the...

This presidential database loves running and Legos

2013-05-04 16:05:00

Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling. He also loves the presidents — especially 11 and 33. Arden knows all 44 U.S. presidents. In order....

Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants

2013-05-12 20:48:00

POOLESVILLE, Md.�— On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century. Burning mostly coal and some natural...

McManus: Mother knows best

2013-05-12 00:00:00

There are two things you can do for your mother on Mother's Day. One is to say "thank you." (Over lunch, with flowers.) The other is to ask her for advice — even if she's not convinced you really want it. "I don't think kids take any advice from...

Bijan Pakzad's Beverly Hills estate reportedly sells for $9.8 million

2013-05-06 11:20:00

The Beverly Hills home of the late menswear, jewelry and fragrance mogul Bijan Pakzad reportedly has sold for $9.8 million. [For the record, 12:05 p.m. May 6: An earlier version of this post and headline incorrectly said that Bijan Pakzad's home sold...

Bush library events cast sights toward 2016

2013-04-24 21:44:00

DALLAS — A day of festivities leading up to Thursday's dedication of the George W. Bush presidential library cast attention back to his tumultuous presidency and ahead — perhaps — to the next presidential contest. Former Secretary of...

Study up for this quiz on presidential libraries

2013-04-25 11:14:00

President George W. Bush’s presidential library, built on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, will host its invitation-only dedication Thursday. Former presidents have long donated their records and documents to libraries built to...

The ex-presidents club

2013-04-25 00:00:00

As former President George W. Bush, joined by President Obama and three living former presidents, dedicates his library this week in Dallas, it's important to remember that presidential libraries are relatively new. In 1941, while he was still in office,...

The X-47B flies over the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

The X-47B experimental Navy drone is towed on the deck of aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush.

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Aspuryiah Pye, left, of Houston and her stepdaughter Christina Pye, of Dallas pose with bronze statues of Presidents George W. Bush and his father, George H.W. Bush, at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on opening day in Dallas.

2013-05-01 00:00:00