Displaying items 13-24 of 700
» View centralkynews.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-59
•
Next >
-
At White House, liberal hawks ascend
With his decision to elevate Susan Rice to become his national security advisor and the nomination of Samantha Power as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, President Obama is not simply rewarding the loyalty of two women who have backed him from the...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), National Security, Balkan Peninsula, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Barack Obama
-
Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants
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...
Tags: Weather, Global Warming, Environmental Politics, Barack Obama, Environmental Pollution
-
President Biden? History says no
I read with interest Jules Witcover's recent column regarding Vice President Joe Biden ("Could Biden benefit from Clinton's handling of Benghazi?" May 14). He infers that the Benghzai scandal could cost Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential...Tags: Politics, Elections, Martin van Buren, Jules Witcover
-
Navy drone, in a first, is catapulted from carrier deck into flight
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...
Tags: Medical Research, Travel, Virgin Group, Ltd., U.S. Navy, Transportation
-
Drone is catapulted off aircraft carrier in milestone flight test
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...
Tags: Medical Research, U.S. Navy, Military Equipment, Aircraft Carriers
-
Mom coaches 'Glee' cheerio Naya Rivera in two real estate deals
"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...
Tags: Swimming, Silver Linings Playbook (movie), Glee (tv program), Detroit Pistons, Christina Aguilera
-
McManus: Mother knows best
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...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Undecided Voters, Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama, Mother's Day
-
Bijan Pakzad's Beverly Hills estate reportedly sells for $9.8 million
This post has been corrected. Please see below for details.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...Tags: Personal Service, George W. Bush
-
'Maldonado for governor' off to a bad start
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...Tags: Executive Branch, Republican Party, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior
-
The most famous umbrella since Neville Chamberlain went to Munich
The Baltimore SunThe public appetite for trivial distraction has always extended to our chief executives. I remember the minor uproar when Lyndon Johnson lifted a beagle by the ears. There was extensive commentary on Richard Nixon's taste for cottage cheese and ketchup....Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Politics
-
This presidential database loves running and Legos
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....
Tags: Presidents of the United States, Chester Alan Arthur, Executive Branch, Harry S. Truman, John Adams
-
House showdown set over IRS targeting of conservative groups
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...Tags: Career and Workplace, Taxation, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means
Jun 7, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 12, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 24, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 12, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 6, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 19, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 18, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 4, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for George H.W. Bush topic gallery.