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Barry Diller talks up Aereo on first day of Milken conference

2013-04-30 00:00:00

The three-day Milken Institute Global Conference kicked off Monday in Beverly Hills, with media moguls Barry Diller and Rupert Murdoch among the hundreds of business leaders and politicians slated to speak. The annual event, run by financier and...

Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Smash' on NBC

2013-04-27 13:49:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Fix This Yard The season premiere...

At George W. Bush library, five presidents meet in harmony

2013-04-25 18:22:00

DALLAS — The five men who have held the title of president gathered to celebrate the dedication of George W. Bush's presidential library at Southern Methodist University on Thursday, a rare reunion that focused on praising his achievements and...

LIVE: George W. Bush, misty-eyed, reaffirms faith in U.S. at library dedication

2013-04-25 09:51:00

� DALLAS -- Wiping away a tear, former President George W. Bush on Thursday dedicated the library, museum and policy center that bear his name. “Oh, happy day,” Bush told the crowd of about 8,000 in the bright Texas sunshine at the...

Harry Potter to flatten Gibson Amphitheatre, Curious George playland

2013-04-24 13:42:00

Universal Studios in Hollywood will raze the 41-year-old Gibson Amphitheatre to make way for its coming Harry Potter attraction, the�Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Like the Wizarding World in Orlando, the Hollywood Harry Potter will be a theme park...

Thatcher critics in Britain counter her official funeral with parties

2013-04-17 09:52:00

As Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest in London, scattered protests and parties cheering her death were reported around Britain, a sign of the persistent divisions over her legacy. "I ignore people who say it's in bad taste,” Durham Miners Assn....

British lawmakers pay tribute to Margaret Thatcher

2013-04-10 12:40:00

LONDON -- British lawmakers interrupted their Easter vacation Wednesday to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday at 87. At a special session of the House of Commons, Prime Minister David Cameron called Thatcher "an...

Margaret Thatcher death: Tributes, criticism from around the world

2013-04-08 12:11:00

In Britain and around the world, supporters of the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher celebrated her legacy Monday. Even some of her sharpest critics said she defined an era in British public life -- if not always for the right reasons. Among those...

Goldberg: What 'the Iron Lady' forged

2013-04-09 00:00:00

In 1975, when asked to explain why Margaret Thatcher was poised to take over the Tory Party, the irascible British satirist Malcolm Muggeridge replied that it was all due to television and the fact that the telegenic Thatcher had a "certain imbecile...

Margaret Thatcher: Global reactions to passing of 'Iron Lady'

2013-04-08 09:05:00

Political leaders past and present reacted Monday to the death of Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Britain, by spotlighting different parts of her global legacy. For some, their careful or brazen words reflected the sharp disagreements...

'The Walking Dead': David Morrissey on the Governor and Elvis

2013-03-11 16:26:00

David Morrissey has cast a wide shadow over "The Walking Dead" in its third season as the much anticipated villainous leader known as the Governor. While the character is a sinister presence with a black eye patch and a closet full of zombie heads,...

'Downton Abbey': Dan Stevens talks 'Downton' parody videos and more

2013-02-18 05:00:00

Editor's note: This interview was conducted in Britain last summer, before the fate of Stevens' character was known. Dan Stevens was a virtual unknown before "Downton Abbey" premiered on PBS two years ago. But between the launch of the series and the...

The celebrity nativity scene at Madame Tussauds in London features David and Victoria Beckham as Joseph and Mary; British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Philip and President George W. Bush as the Wise Men; Samuel L.

2013-05-16 07:19:00

Tony Blair, prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from May 1997 to June 2007, is the inaugural speaker of the Hanway Lecture in Global Studies at Loyola University Maryland.

2013-04-09 00:00:00

President Mandela talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair in St. Andrews, Scotland.

2013-03-09 10:12:00