- Parents decide whether to drive kids to school based on distance, traffic dangers
- Letters: USC, UCLA have something in common
- Entrepreneur gets a stern lecture from Cal State
- Preserving national treasures
- Caltrans may have to pay in fatal '03 debris flow
- Movie review: 'Alamar'
- More Americans are running marathons these days, but what are the risks?
- UCLA Coach Ben Howland looking for big things from Joshua Smith
- Countrywide's Angelo R. Mozilo in talks to settle SEC charges, sources say
- Safeway profit falls on severance costs, price cuts
- Video game sales fall for sixth consecutive month
- National parks: Wolves in winter? Yo, Yellowstone!
- The Redbury: Hot digs make Hollywood debut
- Obama targets young voters at televised town hall
- Gov. Manchin is in a close fight for West Virginia Senate seat
- 'Letters to Father Jacob' info
- Night: Club 8Eighty8 info
- Got soap (or recycled soap)? It's Global Handwashing Day
- Hey, buddy, you're watching the wrong kind of football
- Tribune Co. exec who sent risque e-mail resigns
- Hughes Aircraft plant has rich legacy in defense industry
- Extending the shelf life of frequent-flier miles
- Movie review: 'Hereafter'
- National League Championship Series: San Francisco vs. Philadelphia
- It's OK, moms. You can work.
- Obama reaffirms tie to Joe Biden
- Porn industry clinic comes under fire for its handling of HIV case
- 'Down Terrace' director Ben Wheatley pulls out a stopwatch to time this criminal caper
- Bumper sticker injustice
- CVS will pay record fine over sale of drug
- WikiLeaks and 9/11: What if?
- Market Watch: Controversial picks at Santa Monica's Main Street farmers market
- Roger Federer advances in Shanghai Masters
- Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar are a winning combination for Kings in 4-1 victory over Canucks
- Trojans like the shape they're in
- Lakers worry that NBA's crackdown on behavior will take more than whining out of game
- Penalty hastens the Ducks' downfall against Atlanta
- USC to announce two donations totaling $100 million
- Seven Western troops killed in Afghanistan
- Bank of America to expand services for small businesses
- More wounded soldiers recount horrors of Ft. Hood rampage
- Athol Fugard finds truth and reconciliation in 'The Train Driver'
- Boxer makes abortion rights an issue in Senate race
- Movie review: 'Jim'
- A child's waist size may be the best forecaster of adult risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes
- Record gap with China sends U.S. trade deficit soaring in August
- 'The Train Driver' info
- Mater Dei takes charge late in 31-20 win over St. John Bosco
- Television review: 'School Pride'
- 'Conviction' info
- Friday's TV highlights
- The rescue of 33 miners in Chile; the final Whitman-Brown debate; a rock show on the 101
- Horoscope: Oct 15
- Prop. 23 foes pouring money into campaign
- Television review: 'School Pride'
- Former bracero recalls program's legacy
- Exhibit displays Nazis' 'Deadly Medicine'
- When T. rex met the enemy, it may have been himself
- Movie review: 'Gerrymandering'
- Rock 'n' roll roadway
- Review of 'Jackass 3D' delayed
- 'Hereafter' info
- As Games close, India ponders a deep-seated 'it'll do' attitude
- AT&T, Verizon Wireless to sell iPad at their U.S. retail stores
- Las Vegas deal: Stay at Mirage for $55 per night plus fee
- Downtown L.A. Art Walk bounces back
- Pot growers are a new crop
- Reid and Angle get personal in Nevada Senate debate
- Google earnings outpace forecasts
- Kamala Harris and Steve Cooley ramp up attacks in attorney general's race
- Wait a New York minute!
- Movie review: 'Conviction'
- Santa Margarita defeats Orange Lutheran in Harry Welch's return
- Third 'Jackass' to battle first 'Red' at box office
- Worn-out Nadal upset in Shanghai
- USC's linebackers have been backsliding this season
- Up next for Galaxy: Saturday vs. Colorado
- At Schloss Elmau in Germany, the focus is on deep relaxation
- Ahmadinejad speaks in rebuilt Lebanese town near Israel
- 'Inside Job' info
- Movie reviews: 'Alamar,' 'Down Terrace,' 'Gerrymandering,' 'Jim,' 'Legacy'
- Movie review: 'Down Terrace'
- Movie review: 'Inside Job'
- At a glance: Abel Maldonado
- USC and Cal are two teams in search of a happy ending
- Clinton stumps for Sanchez in tight congressional race
- Hoover Dam bypass bridge dedicated
- Twitter severs ties to parent of new celebrity-tracking website
- Friday's TV talk shows
- Movie review: 'Letters to Father Jacob'
- Scooter wear that can turn heads
- Rodent of the Week: These self-tanners are ready for beach volleyball
- Lieutenant governor's family farm has had many safety violations
- Tijuana throws festival for a break from drug violence
- Top NLCS pitching matchups
- Whitman, Brown exaggerate foes' stances on school funding and crime
- Lisa Murkowski ad features endorsement by the late Ted Stevens
- U.S. gives small firms more access to microloans
- Kevin Kolb to start at quarterback for Eagles
- 'Red' info
- Playoff pitching matchups that brought the heat
- Botox gets FDA nod for chronic migraine
- Boxing documentary on head injuries delivers an important message that hurts
- Jalen Moore steps up to lead Bishop Amat past Crespi, 31-28
- Mortgage rates again set new lows
- Movie review: 'Red'
- L.A. Planning Commission OKs rules for fast-food eateries in South L.A.
- Cypress Hill Smokeout promises to rock the joint
- Dave Brubeck has surgery
- Movie review: 'Legacy'
- Texas can't hold 'em in Game 1 of ALCS
- For the record - Oct. 15, 2010
- Richard Morefield dies at 81; diplomat was seized in Iran hostage crisis
- Clippers after deadline: Blake Griffin reflects on journey
- 'Community' recap: One small step for man, one giant leap for Greendale
- Chile miners: Three of the rescued men are discharged from the hospital
- Football: Thursday's scores
- Football: Blackwell leads Mater Dei victory
- 'Big Bang Theory' recap: Howard has a moment
- '30 Rock' recap: 10 best live moments
- Football: Mora scores for Mater Dei
- 'The Vampire Diaries': Ian Somerhalder on saving Mystic Falls and the planet
- Football: Wittek rallies Mater Dei
- Football: Bryce Treggs gives St. John Bosco 20-17 lead
- Big Oil goes to college: a conflict of interest?
- Can Angelina Jolie still shoot in Bosnia?
- Football: Mater Dei 17, St. John Bosco 13
- Football: Mater Dei 17, St. John Bosco 6
- Record number of humpback whales have been found dead on Brazilian coast in 2010
- Art review: Gao Brothers at Duncan Miller
- Art review: Josh Dorman at George Billis
- Friday's Talk Shows
- Friday TV Highlights: "CSI: NY" on CBS
- Football: Victor Blackwell putting on a show
- Football: Brown runs 35 yards for touchdown
- Art review: Jeff Sonhouse at Martha Otero
- Opinion: Harry Reid - Sharron Angle debate: Topic-by-topic recap
- Football: Mater Dei 10, St. John Bosco 0
- Football: Goudis commits to Boise State
- Football: Blackwell catches TD pass
- University of Georgia set to debut new bulldog mascot, Uga VIII, after the death of Uga VII
- Opinion: Sharron Angle - Harry Reid debate: Education
- Western Riverside, state Energy Commission battle over $33 million in energy-efficiency funds
- Opinion: Harry Reid - Sharron Angle debate: Closing statements
- Theater review: 'Hello' at the Stella Adler Theatre
- Opinion: Harry Reid - Sharron Angle debate: On continuing the Bush tax cuts
- Opinion: Sharron Angle - Harry Reid debate: On whether the Iraq war was lost
- Opinion: Harry Reid - Sharron Angle debate: Nuclear power and Yucca Mountain
- Opinion: Bill O'Reilly walked out on during ABC show; Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar help Fox News host with ratings
- Dead dog walking: Michigan Rottweiler survives botched euthanasia attempt
- Opinion: Sharron Angle - Harry Reid debate: 'Don't ask, don't tell'
- Not so fast: MGM creditors ask for delay of Spyglass vote
- Texan says 'adios' to life in Mexico City
- Opinion: Harry Reid - Sharron Angle debate: Social Security
- Opinion: Harry Reid - Sharron Angle debate: Supreme Court
- Opinion: Another lawsuit against ObamaCare survives a preliminary challenge
- Opinion: Sharron Angle - Harry Reid debate: Is it a senator's job to create jobs?
- Art review: Micaela Amateau Amato, Joseph Kohnke and Jonathan Seliger at Angles
- Opinion: Sharron Angle - Harry Reid debate: Abortion
- Opinion: Harry Reid - Sharron Angle debate: The economic meltdown
- Opinion: Harry Reid - Sharron Angle debate: Healthcare mandates?
- Opinion: Sharron Angle -- Harry Reid debate: Even more immigration
- Opinion: Sharron Angle - Harry Reid debate: Healthcare
- Opinion: Harry Reid - Sharron Angle debate: Health reform vs. jobs
- Opinion: Sharron Angle - Harry Reid debate: More immigration
- Opinion: Harry Reid - Sharron Angle debate: 'Career politician'
- Opinion: Sharron Angle - Harry Reid debate: Reid on illegal immigration
- Opinion: Sharron Angle - Harry Reid debate: Reid's opening statement
- $33 million in energy-efficiency funding at stake in Western Riverside court fight
- Studio Math 101: $40 million is new budget ceiling for Hollywood dramas
- Theater review: 'Via Dolorosa' at the Missing Piece
- Report: Angelina Jolie forbidden to film in Bosnia
- Zola Jesus: New resident of Los Angeles; owner of fearsome wildcat voice
- 'Merry Wives' production at Broad Stage is missing its director
- Have bond yields bottomed, even if the Fed ramps up buying?
- Just a reminder: No USC-Cal football broadcast for Dish Network customers
- Disney drowns its next 'Pirates of the Caribbean' video game
- Justin Bieber introduces rapper Shawty Mane
- 'Jackass 3D's' Steve-O: 'I was really scared shooting this movie'
- Theater review: 'FDR' at Pasadena Playhouse
- Video game sales are down for the sixth consecutive month
- PREACH IT! Celine Dion's pregnancy will go on -- and on
- Radio Disney gets a new general manager
- Creature comfort: Jesca Hoop's living room concert in Laurel Canyon
- Opinion: Live chat: Debate the Harry Reid-Sharron Angle debate while it's happening
- Theater review: 'Blithe Spirit' at A Noise Within
- Mayor Bloomberg staying mum on Fox-Cablevision feud
- Theater review: 'Terre Haute' at the Blank Theatre
- A new kind of aloha for UCLA basketball in 2011
- Books news: Rudy Rucker, Harrison Ford, Electric Literature and more
- 'Jackass 3D' premiere: Johnny Knoxville with Steve-O and the boys -- and his wife and daughter
- Indian official orders probe into wild elephant deaths near wildlife refuge
- 'Just Desserts' recap: Food and fashion collide
- A 'miracle' in Chile, but mining accidents are often tragedies across Latin America
- Meg Whitman campaign rolls into Bakersfield
- Opinion: Gay rights group 'shocked' by Obama appeal of 'don't ask don't tell'
- Underground style: Oakley's Chilean miner sunglasses
- Hollywood heavyweights to raise money for Brown
- Art magazine to artists: Drop dead
- City Section postpones cross country meet
- 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' sequel tries to avoid a high-pitched problem
- Gwyneth Paltrow unveils 'Country Strong' music video
- Theater review: 'Futura' at the Boston Court
- Teemu Selanne had a chauffeur to Ducks home opener: Cam Fowler
- Movie Projector: Bruce Willis gunning for Johnny Knoxville as 'Red' opens against 'Jackass 3-D'
- Music review: Andras Schiff plays Schumann in Disney Hall
- WWE says Democrats being hypocritical
- Twitter terminates agreement with controversial celebrity spotting website JustSpotted
- Google shares jump as its third quarter beats expectations
- Brock Lesnar skirts immigration issue in conference call with Cain Velasquez
- Sunday Books: coverage for October 17, 2010
- Opinion: Neither Christine O'Donnell's 'idiot bravado' nor Chris Coons' baldness sways partisan bloggers
- 'Conviction' and Hilary Swank draw fire from slain woman's family
- Watch out! 'The Dilemma's' 'gay joke' trailer is still playing in theaters
- 'Glee': No Springsteen episode yet, but maybe some Taylor Swift
- Neil Patrick Harris to make film directing debut with 'Aaron and Sarah'
- Opinion: Social media wrap: Bachmann, Brewer, Rooney react to Florida healthcare lawsuit ruling
- State adopts new rules on campaign finance disclosure
- Dick Van Dyke to star in autobiographical musical at Geffen Playhouse
- Happenings from around Solar Power International
- Woody Peoples, former Pro Bowl lineman, dies at 67
- Obama to rally Democrats at USC on Oct. 22
- 'True Blood' star Joe Manganiello engaged to actress Audra Marie
- Gap outlines strategy for the next three to five years
- Revenge of the foreclosed: Bank stocks plunge
- 'The Vampire Diaries': Lauren Cohan sinks her teeth into Mystic Falls
- Katy Perry, Paramore, Nicki Minaj tapped for 'VH1 Divas' special
- California exports falter in August
- Will Los Angeles get its own version of Jon Stewart's rally?
- Your morning adorable: Parakeet plays fetch
- Football: Santa Monica receiver is putting up big numbers
- Arnold Schwarzenegger tweets on Meg Whitman: 'It's appalling when anyone sells out'
- Chile miners: Officials say some rescued men may leave the hospital Thursday
- 'The View': Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg storm off set after a religious war with Bill O'Reilly
- 'Law and Order: Los Angeles' recap: Everything but the kitchen sink
- Holiday hiring expected to increase this year
- 'South Park' calls the Snooki phenomenon as they see it
- Steve Cooley gets funding boost from law enforcement organizations
- Opinion: Accused terrorist's testimony is excluded, and the CIA is to blame
- 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson' on Broadway: What did the critics think?
- Bearded & Tschorn: Chilean miners emerge -- clean shaven
- California ballot measure voter's guide: Sing along with 'The Proposition Song'
- Brendan Schaub preps for career opportunity
- Ducks' Toni Lydman cleared to play
- Innovative or insane? Cutting-edge green concepts hit the market
- Christina Aguilera files for divorce from Jordan Bratman
- 'Hell's Kitchen' recap: Can we get a fresh risotto, please?
- Opinion: Social media: Tweet questions to the president
- Randy Schoenberg (yes, grandson of composer) on the new Holocaust museum in Pan Pacific Park
- Question of the day: What’s been the best MLB postseason pitching matchup in recent memory?
- Apple's iPad to go on sale at 4,200 Verizon and AT&T stores
- Rose Bowl score: Historic preservation, $1 million; public art, $0
- Can a Hollywood troublemaker play a conservative hero?
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Earthquake shakes Oklahoma, leads to T-shirts. In more normal news, Julianne Moore and Heidi Klum have new fashion deals.
- Executive changes at Occidental Petroleum
- 'Survivor' recap: Talking with your mouth full
- Around town: Special weekend screenings, haunted and otherwise
- Football: Yes, Robert Woods can play defense
- Pictures: The 1990s
- Football: Upland kicker to visit Boise State
- Latest recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen
- Football: Has Mater Dei really turned the corner?
- Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates drop again, now at 1951 levels
- Football: Moorpark has a quarterback to watch
- First Take: Candidates call in star power. Democrats lash out at Schwarzenegger
- The Morning Fix: 'Red' is hot. Oscar is staying put. IMDB turns 20!
- About (Late) Last Night: Gabourey Sidibe's nerdy trip to Amsterdam
- Monster Mash: Trial ends for ex-Getty curator Marion True; Lincoln Center suffers bedbug outbreak
- Puma launches a pop-up social club in Hollywood
- The wallpaper made of stone
- How to survive seeing '127 Hours': Don't take your mother
- Opinion: Ticket Thursday photo: Economist caught smiling
- Inspired awfulness: $89 faux hay
- Harvey Weinstein on the 'Blue Valentine' controversy: Can't we all just get along?
- Kenneth Turan's critic's pick of the week: 'Kings of Pastry'
- James Franco's buying spree
- One year ago: Collin Wilcox Paxton
- The Deal: Geo side table at West Elm
- Opinion: Christine O'Donnell-Chris Coons debate: Full transcript
- Tangerine and thyme chocolate chip cookies
- Lime and black pepper cookies
- Curry shortbread
- Rosemary marshmallow squares
- Chilled avocado and watercress soup with shrimp
- Spicy cherry chocolate brownies
- Photos: Proposition 23
- Photos: Downtown L.A. Art Walk
- Wine of the week: 2009 Château d'Epiré Savennières 'Cuvée Speciale'
- Son follows in late winemaker Didier Dagueneau's storied footsteps
- The Review: Hotel Shangri-la
- Beer of the Month: Moylan's Brewing Kilt Lifter
- Debates have brought Whitman and Brown into sharp contrast
- GOP, Democrats hit breakneck speed in the fund-raising race
- Bruins work on pass protection
- Michael Eubank takes a firm position about playing QB
- Chile's rescued miners face reality checks aboveground
- A look at five issues as USC opens basketball practice
- Is your dog a pessimist or an optimist? It could explain his behavior, researchers say
- Los Angeles area art walks
- Post-Peace Prize