- LTV Seeks Approval to Halt Its Steel Operations
- DATEBOOK
- A Big Soothing Rice Bowl
- Ebb and Flow
- Gun Ban at State Offices Likely to Be Rescinded
- Sega Posts $169-Million Loss Despite Gains in Game Business
- Valley Media Files for Bankruptcy Protection
- What Wine Goes With Salmon? Well, It Depends
- Hiking His Way Through 7 Pairs of Shoes
- Mexico's PRI Feeling Rejuvenated at Massive Party Congress
- 500 Teachers Gain National Honors, Davis Announces
- Old Drug Cases Get 2nd Look in Terrorism Fight
- UC Regents Inject Race Into Admissions, Yet Again
- S.F., State Wade Into Vote Count Controversy
- It Only Gets Worse for Jordan, Wizards
- Murray: Trade Affects Kings
- Coming Thursday
- Songwriters Sue 3 Software Firms in Copyright Case
- Unilever to Be Listed on Chinese Exchange
- 4 Firms in Venture to Automate Online Trading
- Ford Seen Pressing Bridgestone for Cash
- Analog Devices Profit Falls; Sales Disappoint
- EMachines OKs Buyout by a Founding Director
- Argentines Protest Cuts; Officials Resign
- Strategists Debate Bullish Signs After Recent Stock Market Gains
- WellPoint Health to Buy CareFirst
- Wine of the Week
- So What Are You Going to Bring?
- Heart Device Patient Has Bleeding in Brain
- Johnson Wax Agrees to Buy Unilever Unit
- What Are You Drinking?
- Ancient Tombs Found at Construction Site
- Recovery of Slain Comrades a Grisly Task for Opposition
- Afghan Aid Urgently Needed, Powell Says
- A Place to Fill Up on City Life
- Shared Data on Bomb-Proofing Buildings Proposed
- In Time of Giving, Bush Unveils Homeless Aid
- El Toro Energy Costs Estimate Off Base
- Mark P. Robinson, 76; Trial Lawyer, Prosecutor and Reluctant Judge
- Poor Start Sinks Gauchos
- Cross-Country Finals Add At-Large Teams
- Green Lifts Irvine in 2 Overtimes
- New Kid on Kentucky Block
- Shortlist Prize Honors Lower-Profile Talent
- 'Sidewalks' Littered With Trashy Romance
- Icahn Presses Effort to Replace Board of Visx
- Hey, Be Seasonal
- Broken Sewer Pollutes Water
- Civic Leader Allegedly Beaten by Her Son
- Hahn Offers Free City Building Permits for Long Waits
- VA Chief Vows to Save Clinic
- Rating of State Bonds Is Reduced
- Mayor Pleads Not Guilty to Misconduct Charges
- HOT CORNER
- This Cloak-and-Dagger Story Is an Overt Operation
- Simon Worldwide Will Cut 215 Jobs, Might Shut Down
- Doctors Cast Off Taliban Edicts
- Indexes Drop on Stock Profit-Taking
- Mohawk Plans to Buy Dal-Tile International
- Discount Stores Report Higher Profits
- Mastering the Art of Crepes
- The Apprentice's Tale
- Real Penny Pinchers Don't Own Camrys and Valet Park
- Mi Casa No Es Su Casa
- Equestrian Center Clears 1st Hurdle
- A Real Blockbuster
- Imagine How Big the One for His Ego Is
- LAKER-CLIPPER REPORT
- Retired Carpenters Drop Lawsuit
- Teen Failed Twice Before Hanging Self
- BASEBALL NOTES
- Suzuki Hits a Double
- Rider Gets Cut Quickly by Nuggets
- WOMEN
- VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP
- Trojans Will Add Height From Ventura
- Margin Debt on NYSE Nearly Steady in Oct.
- Mitsubishi's Lancer Is Aimed at the Young
- Hiding a Dragon
- Strong Revenue Gains Trim TiVo Loss
- Microsoft Agrees to Settlement for Schools
- 2 New Consoles Beat 'Potter' in Weekend Sales
- Tension Rises as Zimbabwe Tries to Stifle Dissent
- New Angles on the Old Holiday Pumpkin Pie
- A Family's Long Trip From One L.A. to Another
- City Projects May Feel State's Fiscal Pain
- Recount of Ballots by Hand Ordered
- Chip Equipment Orders Up; Shipments Drop
- Amgen Says Sales Will Boost Profit 20% in '02
- Enron's Shares Fall on Debt Concerns
- Russia Leaning Toward Joining Oil Cutbacks
- Giant Citrus, Fragrant Guavas in Fullerton
- Foolproof Supper for Fall
- Smithfield Profit Up 36% on Improved Sales
- SDG&E; Gets OK to Raise Rates for Project
- Directors, Studios to Begin Talks on Monday
- Cal-ISO Told to Open Access
- Royal Caribbean, Princess to Merge
- Brokerages Agree Not to Block Account Transfers
- Jewish Community Enjoying a Renaissance in Russia, Group Says
- Choosing the Right Car Can Help Ease Your Aches and Pains
- 29 Injured as Bomb Explodes at Bus Station
- Holiday Closings
- Police Seek SUV Used in Drive-By Shooting
- Hospital Director Is Criticized
- Terminal Evacuated After Lapse in Security
- El Monte Woman Granted Delay in Moving Aviary
- ADHD: Ads for Drugs Are Not the Problem
- Rising Licensing Fee
- The Peepers Have Spoken
- Burning Down the Cake
- Battling for Hearts, Minds in Afghanistan
- Free Trade
- Just Caring a Little Is Not Asking a Lot
- Questionable Lawsuit
- LAPD Recruitment in Arrested Development
- Don't Try Bin Laden in the U.S. Court System
- Message to Media: Duck and Cover the News
- AROUND THE LEAGUE
- Afghan Talks Set for Berlin
- As the Taliban Fades, Fear and Uncertainty Remain
- State's 'Safety Net' Hospitals Face Deep Cuts
- No Nudes Bad News in the End
- Convened for Special Circumstances, Tribunals Have a Way of Expanding
- NBC Clears FTC Antitrust Hurdle to Buy Telemundo
- New Anthrax Case Feared in Northeast
- Response to Terror
- Turkey hotlines: a holiday tradition
- Hawks Urge Bush to Extend Military Campaign to Iraq
- Officers Blame Series of Errors in Kidnap Case
- TONIGHT
- Right Start Plans to Buy FAO Schwarz
- A Study in Contrast: 'The Devil's Disciple'
- Mobile-Phone Sales Decline by 10%
- United's Mechanics Reject Arbitration
- Reagan Aide Named Indian Trust Fund Manager
- 4 Journalists Feared Dead in Ambush
- Conn. High Court Denies Bid by Skakel for Juvenile Court Trial
- U.S. Wants Japan to Send Aegis Destroyer
- Man Convicted of Killing Wife, Dragging Body
- Holiday Closures
- Legal News Dominates
- Islanders End Skid by Beating Stars
- Extreme Management
- All-Terrain Vehicles Recalled
- INS to Interview Myanmar Rebel Twins
- South Korean Elders Get No Respect, They Say
- Bureau of Prisons Sites Test Positive for Anthrax
- Passengers, Flights Up a Bit at John Wayne
- Navigating LAX
- SBC Communications Names New President
- Tax Rules Could Limit Handspring-Palm Union
- Hot Topic 3rd-Quarter Profit Rises 16%
- Airline Stocks Get a Lift on Rising Hopes
- Prosecution Clears Hurdle in Estrada Case
- Search for Bin Laden Will Use U.S. Gadgetry, Afghan Hunters
- A Giant Achievement
- Move Gives Mattea More Room
- Nvidia Workers Sued on Insider Trading Charges
- Arthur Andersen Probe Requested
- Clinton Pollster Sells Company
- Police Checking for Seat Belts, Restraints
- Fisher, Madsen Set to Return Within Days
- Web Shopping Joins Complaint List
- Chance for Old Soldiers to Tell War Stories
- 'Defeated' School Bond Gets New Life
- Arthur Mansfield, 60; Radar Expert at NASA
- Georgia Upsets Hoyas
- Loyola Marymount Receives Berth in Men's Soccer Playoffs
- GenesisIntermedia Says FBI Is Investigating It
- U.S. Targets Bioweapon Violators
- Holes in the 'Curtain of Protection' Around Falwell
- Storm Leaves Flags in Tatters
- Block Grants Went Unspent Under Riordan
- Sheriff Social Worker
- Evans Talks to Park's Agent
- Free Agents Wait Too
- Airport Rules Tighten the Holiday Squeeze
- L.A. Police Monitor Issues First Report
- Garden Grove Man Killed While Sitting in His Truck
- Agency May Seek Delay on Secession Vote
- Mideast: The U.S. Steps Up
- Miami Improves BCS Standing
- Flames Sign Turek to $19-Million Contract
- Bret Israel Is Appointed Senior Editor of Calendar
- 'Klinghoffer': Too Hotto Handle?
- First Time Is Sweet for Teams
- News Division: Sources and Paid Consultants
- Violinist Stefan Milenkovich's Legato Smooths Out the Edges
- Distribution of Aid to Attack Victims Delayed
- Growers Lobbying to Get Dates Sent to Afghanistan
- Neighborhoods Weep Anew
- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS.
- 'Nova' Retells the Story of Birth
- Pharmacia Wins FDA OK for Bextra
- Enron May Be Forced to Settle $690-Million Debt
- Vivendi Combines Web Products
- Airline Uncovers No Problems in Tail Fin Inspections
- Wide-Ranging Air Security Measures Become Law
- Orange County Man Extradited From Spain After 16 Years
- Local Bank to Buy Civic BanCorp
- Robbery Suspect Shot by Deputies Is Identified
- Journalists Want Law Repealed
- If It's a Rivalry, Someone Better Tell the Lakers
- ALSO ...
- Conoco, Phillips Get Boost on Deal
- Ex-Vice President to Join MetWest
- Pirates Already Get 'Potter' to Asian Market
- Group Gains Control of 7-Acre Site
- A Season for Generosity, With No Strings Attached
- No Federal Charges for Man in Airport Breach
- Man Accused of Helping Bin Laden Contact Get ID
- High School Athlete Killed in Shooting
- Holiday Home Tour to Benefit Charities
- ACLU Calls On Fresno Airport to Stop Using Face ID System
- Fullerton Man Killed When Two Trucks Collide
- Player's Autopsy Is Not Conclusive
- Buchberger Streak Should Continue
- Packers' Butler Out for Season
- SAG Members Alleging Discrepancies on Ballot
- ChevronTexaco to Cut More Jobs Than Expected
- Short-Term Rates Up in Treasury Auction
- Dow's Rise Brings It Close to 10,000 Mark
- Bloomberg Assembles Transition Team of 56
- In Afghan Town, Residents Find a New Harmony
- Historic Meeting of City, State
- Conflict of Interest Found in County's Telecom Pact
- Santa Ana to Pay $95,000 to Raped Inmate
- Pretend Poverty Meets Reality
- NEWSWIRE
- This Movie Gets a Big Thumbs-Up
- IBM Launches Global Security Unit
- Europe Opposes an Independent Kosovo
- Man Shot Dead in Truck at Home
- Ventura County May Face $22-Million Budget Deficit, Official Warns
- Santa Ana Jail-Attack Suit Settled
- Lakewood Complex Sold
- Latinos Make Home-Buying Advances
- Alcoa to Eliminate 6,500 Jobs, Close Plants
- Broadcom Hits Intel With Patent Lawsuit
- 9 Communists Freed From Prison, Group Says
- Few Will See White House at Holidays
- Holiday Decorations Featured in Tour
- Threatening Box Left at Post Office
- Jurors Will See Brief Video of Caro Sons
- Santa Ana No. 1 in Spanish
- Prosecutor Says Greed Drove Dentist
- Weekend Box Office
- Oxnard Developer Martin V. Smith Dies
- Anthrax Tests at 2 O.C. Post Offices Negative
- This Wizard Should Hang Up Broomstick
- Finally, Moss Is the Man
- A Crossroads in Sunshine State
- Trio Unearths the Nature of World Music
- Hitchcock Trying to Rekindle Star Power
- Housing Data Reinforce Optimism
- Disney International Chairman to Retire
- WCB, Starwood Buy Complex for $71 Million
- FDA Reverses Itself, OKs Surgery Gel
- Philippine Ex-Rebels Break Pact, Renew Fight for Islamic State
- L.A. Commute Time Beats Bay Area's
- Isaac Scott, 56; Seattle Bluesman
- Harrison Williams, 81; Pro-Labor Senator Jailed in Abscam Scandal
- Case Against Baffert Dismissed
- Back to the Good Old Days
- Russia Resists OPEC Request for Supply Cut
- Ex-Sotheby's Chief Testifies Boss Instigated Price-Fixing Scheme
- Few Aware of Proposed Public Plaza in Downtown Los Angeles
- Afghan Women's Rights Are a Must, Powell Says
- Milosevic's Wife Denies Illegal Involvement
- Man on Watercraft Dies After Being Hit by Duck
- County's Donors Heed Appeal for United Way Funds
- Teen Fatally Stabbed, Then Suspect Mysteriously Dies
- Holiday Options for Volunteers
- Pick Your Parts Gives Away 320 Live Turkeys
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- In Box-Office Game, It's All About the Franchise Players
- Lowe's Earnings Rise; Toys R Us' Loss Is Less
- FTC Orders Web Sites to Stop Anthrax Claims
- Also ...
- Ex-President Habibie Summoned to Court
- South Gate City Council Foe Says He Is Target of Political Arson Fire
- UCLA's Work in Progress
- Groups to Offer Aid to Hotel, Airport Workers
- Assisted-Living Units to Open in Hollywood
- Video Game Market Thriving Despite Economic Slowdown
- Protests to Resume of Vieques Bomb Drills
- A Personal and Literary Odyssey
- Approval of School Bond Measure Appears Likely
- Financier Gets Prison Term in MGM Deal
- Thomas Siporin, 59; Lawyer, Athlete, Artist Overcame Disabilities
- Kansas Takes a Fall
- Phil Runs His Republic, Tweaking It Along the Way
- Monahan Taps Into the Spirit of Early Scottish Folk Songs
- Lakeview Business Park Buildings All Sold
- EMI Posts 61% Profit Slide Amid Weakening Market
- Defense Award a Boost to TRW Facility
- Edison Says Earnings Will Miss Forecasts
- Palestinian Killed Near West Bank Settlement
- U.N. Tries to Reestablish Afghanistan Aid System