- Obama makes surprise trip to Afghanistan
- Annual mammograms may reduce risk of mastectomies for women in their 40s
- Glendale council backs Caruso's plan to expand Americana mall
- Proposed mosque wins Temecula Planning Commission's support
- Obama should channel FDR and fight back
- Majority on deficit panel expected to back its recommendations
- TV Talk Shows: Dec. 12
- 'Nutcracker,' traditional and updated, among holiday dance performances
- Forest fire in Israel kills 37 prison guards trapped in fleeing bus
- Bankruptcy filings show generous pay for relatives of Crystal Cathedral founder
- Westlake's Nick Isham stars in escapist sequel as Warriors top St. Bonaventure, 37-27
- Book review: 'Hollywood Hills' by Joseph Wambaugh
- Up next for Kings: Saturday vs. Detroit
- Events: International Gem and Jewelry Show
- Santa Monica to dole out more tickets, fewer misdemeanor charges
- High Speed Rail Authority approves what critics call 'train to nowhere'
- L.A. County district attorney looks into assemblyman's residency
- TV Highlights: Dec. 12
- Watching over Justice
- Zenyatta to parade at Hollywood Park; dirt track ready for Santa Anita meeting
- Spaniards pessimistic about economy despite reassurances
- U.S. and South Korea complete trade deal
- Movie review: 'The Dreams of Jinsha'
- China to tighten its monetary policy next year
- Echo Park hot spots
- 'Hollywood Hills' by Joseph Wambaugh
- Lakers enjoy the royal treatment in a 113-80 rout of Kings
- Pop music: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti at the Music Box
- Exotic oarfish makes rare appearance in Malibu
- Horoscope: Dec. 3
- Producers hope 'Dawn Treader' has magic of first 'Narnia' film
- Loss to Nuggets leaves Clippers with a foul taste
- UCLA-USC outcome still means something, even in a down year
- Cocktail: Figgy Pudding by Bill DiDonna and Charles Kelly
- Quick Takes: Low Grammy show ratings
- 'Black Swan' info
- Send the North a message
- Civil rights history — in Orange County
- Film review: 'Barney's Version'
- Up next: UCLA basketball vs. Montana on Sunday
- Destination: Echo Park
- Accused tarantula smuggler caught in federal web
- Do-not-track bill worries some lawmakers
- Judge refuses to withdraw from same-sex marriage case
- Lebanon defense chief worked with U.S. against Hezbollah, leaked cable says
- Book review: 'Decoded' by Jay-Z
- Unemployment rate rises to 9.8% in November
- Home refinancing applications drop as interest rates rise
- Brown calls budget meeting in Sacramento
- Deficit panel falls short of demanding congressional action on plan
- Allen Bradford hopes to be on the run, not the bench, in his last game
- Reds, Bronson Arroyo agree on new contract
- Southern California top matchups in high school football this weekend
- Pop music: Power 106's Cali Christmas
- California toxic chemical rules were watered down, environmentalists charge
- House censures Rep. Charles Rangel
- Schwarzenegger renominates stem cell agency's leader
- Quarterback Marc Evans is warming up for the big time
- MGM prepackaged bankruptcy plan OKd
- Boxer not only beat Fiorina, she outspent her
- Art or sacrilege?
- Fast Track: Ashton Kutcher's steamed about a sex tape he isn't in
- Family: 'Yo Ho Ho! A Pirate's Christmas'
- Movie review: 'I Love You Phillip Morris'
- Decoded
- Collecting debts from the dead
- Despite 41 shots, Ducks fall to Red Wings, 4-0
- Rodent of the Week: Gene therapy stops Alzheimer's in mice
- Kamala Harris' election as California attorney general; the WikiLeaks case; the Republican Party in Congress
- Comics on Comics
- Just 'budget dust'
- Comparing the Auburn and Cam Newton case with the USC and Reggie Bush case
- Lee Clow buys a vacation home in Rancho Palos Verdes
- UCLA's Lazeric Jones survives trial by fire at Kansas
- 'I Love You Phillip Morris' info
- Hot / Not
- Retail sales jump 6% in November
- Alan Rothenberg cites potential business conflicts in quitting airport commission
- iPhone app used to help revive youth basketball player
- Congress turns down the volume on TV ads
- The Groundlings' Holiday Show
- Treasury gets $1.8 billion more from GM stock offering
- Neighbors recall encounters with man involved in Chasen case
- Tiger Woods extends his lead at Chevron World Challenge
- Obama makes surprise trip to Afghanistan
- Health insurance premiums have risen steadily, but how much?
- Youth sought in Mexico killings arrested
- Lakers forward Ron Artest leaves a strange impression in Houston
- Letters: USC-UCLA not that big
- Tensions rise in Ivory Coast as president disputes election loss
- Democrats try to regain balance in fight over tax cuts
- Plane in deadly Montana crash may have had fuel problems
- Judge appoints an additional psychologist to examine Phillip Garrido
- Carson runs past Woodland Hills Taft, 40-21, in City Section semifinal
- Russell Martin open to utility role with Dodgers
- Celebrities step up for first TV telethon to focus on Alzheimer's disease
- NFLPA decertifies USC's Teague Egan as an agent
- Deficit panel's plan gets some bipartisan backing
- Pop music: KIIS-FM's annual Jingle Ball
- Events happening Monday
- For the record - Dec. 3, 2010
- Sri Daya Mata dies at 96; led L.A.-based Self-Realization Fellowship
- Market Watch: Jay Ruskey perks interest with California-grown coffee
- PASSINGS: Sebastian Adler, Joyce Howard, Stephen J. Solarz, Peter Hofmann, Jean Cione
- Yosemite: Badger Pass Ski Area set to open Saturday
- Kings after deadline: Kings 3, Panthers 2
- John B. Parker, a longtime fixture in Southern California real estate, dies at 83
- Walker aims for January return to Strikeforce
- Dodgers elect to non-tender Russell Martin; reach deal with Rod Barajas
- Boys' basketball: Reese Morgan stars for Peninsula
- An acre for an acre: Farmland preservation measure upheld
- After one at Staples: Florida 1, Kings 1
- UCLA basketball: Bruins fall short in wild finish against Kansas
- Chael Sonnen's steroid suspension is cut to six months
- Friday TV Highlights: 'Medium' on CBS
- Friday's Talk Shows
- Cavs vs. Heat: LeBron James returns: Heat dominate Cavs in James' return, 118-90
- Cavs vs. Heat: LeBron James returns: James sitting out fourth quarter
- UCLA basketball: Bruins hang tough in first half against Kansas
- Cavs vs. Heat: LeBron James returns: James scores 24 points in third quarter, Heat leads, 95-65
- Pictures: LeBron in Cleveland, 'Heated' Fans and Signs
- Cavs vs. Heat: LeBron James returns: LeBron says he 'has a lot of love' for Cleveland fans
- UCLA basketball: Brendan Lane replaces Joshua Smith in starting lineup
- Deal or no deal? For Kings and Sturm, it's no deal--at the moment
- Amazon says it dumped WikiLeaks because it put innocent people in jeopardy
- Cavs vs. Heat: LeBron James returns: Heat leads at halftime, 59-40
- MPAA search for top job may be coming to a close
- Cavs vs. Heat: LeBron James returns: Crowd goes eerily silent as Heat takes over
- Birthday girl Britney Spears urges 'liars' to kiss her bum
- Cavs vs. Heat: LeBron James returns: Heat extends its lead
- 'America's Next Top Model' winner Ann: 'One year you're in high school and the next you're famous'
- CalSTRS cuts estimated rate of return
- UCLA basketball: Defense will be key to Bruins' upset bid of Kansas
- Apple releases new Michael Jackson song on Ping social music application
- Pop music gift guide part 2: Music gifts that will move the recipient to the beat
- Cavs vs. Heat: LeBron James returns: Heat taking crowd out of the game, lead after first quarter
- Cavs vs. Heat: LeBron James returns: Heat surges into the lead
- Angels sign Japanese pitcher Hisanori Takahashi to two-year contract (Updated)
- Opinion: Obama: Happy Hanukkah, and you can Photoshop my lip for the picture
- Dating of Mel Gibson's 'The Beaver' ferrets out more questions
- California sees big increases in employer-based health insurance costs, but other states fare worse, report says
- Cavs vs. Heat: LeBron James returns: Guess who gets booed when he touches the ball?
- Cavs vs. Heat: LeBron James returns: Those weren't vuvuzelas you heard
- Theater review: ‘Cold Lang Syne’ at the Complex
- Jennifer Love Hewitt, Vanessa Williams, James Denton at 'West Side Story' opening night
- LivingSocial scores $175-million investment from Amazon.com
- Heat-Cavaliers: LeBron James greeted by boos, catcalls, chants
- Beyonce makes modeling debut for anticipated Tom Ford collection
- Opinion: The controversial 'Fire In My Belly' video that the Catholic League and conservative Republicans didn't want you to see
- L.A., Long Beach ports' seed money program earns environmental honors
- USC football: NCAA responds to criticism over Cam Newton ruling
- LeBron James returns to Cleveland for Heat-Cavaliers game
- Show dogs stolen from Bellflower parking lot are found
- Dickies Detroit 874s: Work pants that do double duty
- From our all-time favorite corrections: the online bar mitzvah edition
- California economy still world's eighth-largest, despite recession
- Tiger Woods shoots 65 to lead his golf tournament in Thousand Oaks
- Is the censored David Wojnarowicz video really ‘anti-Christian’?
- Opinion: Obama to new governors: Let's work together, but come to us with problems before you go to the media
- The more things change ... the more you know it's the Kings
- President Obama weighs in on LeBron James playing in Cleveland
- Jeff Probst calls seating two quitters on the 'Survivor' jury 'a tough pill to swallow'
- Foursquare signs deal to develop TV show
- High style, low prices and a good cause at Divine Design
- Theater review: 'West Side Story' at the Pantages Theatre
- Live chat: Mike Bresnahan on the Lakers
- EBay acquires local shopping engine Milo
- 3rd Footer Col Holder
- Exclusive: Pete Yorn marries photographer Beth Kaltman before tour kickoff
- Will Paul Thomas Anderson direct Pynchon adaptation?
- Ray Charles musical appears stuck in limbo following producer's lawsuit
- Movie projector: 'Tangled' to rule lazy post-Thanksgiving weekend
- Wall Street rallies on; are investors leaving bonds for stocks?
- Brown calls Sacramento budget meeting for Wednesday
- Music review: Pierre-Laurent Aimard at Disney Concert Hall
- 'Do not track' bill to protect online privacy worries some lawmakers
- Opinion: The Reaction: SPLC adds the Family Research Council to its list of hate groups
- Chicago White Sox closing in on four-year, $56-million deal for slugger Adam Dunn
- Pennsylvania pet groomer convicted of animal cruelty for marketing 'Gothic kittens' asks to reopen business
- New cables reveal frank U.S. views on Latin America, from Argentina to Venezuela
- Tiger Woods, two others take early lead in Woods' golf tournament
- Kings sending Brayden Schenn back to junior team
- Photos: Doonesbury
- Colorado firm to buy, upgrade Squaw Valley resort
- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's rental home available on Craigslist
- Hotel owners see Thanksgiving surge
- Weekend Shopping: Sample sale madness!
- IFC to air 'The Larry Sanders Show,' 'The Ben Stiller Show' and more
- Kings closing in on deal for Marco Sturm
- Grammys nominations make the Oscars look more elitist than ever
- An October housing surprise: Home purchase contracts jump 10.4%
- Few women in executive ranks in California, UC Davis survey finds
- Google pays Pennsylvania couple $1 in Street View lawsuit
- 72 Hours: Os Mutantes, Aloe Blacc and the Wu-Tang Clan top this weekend's shows
- Zero hour approaches on the Dodgers' toughest off-season call -- Russell Martin
- Your morning adorable: Cheetah cub makes his debut at the San Diego Zoo's Safari Park
- Question of the day: Should Cavs owner Dan Gilbert just get over Lebron James’ leaving or push for an investigation of tampering?
- Federal officials announce they took in $13.5 billion from GM's IPO
- What the value of the yuan means for California exports
- Conductor Jeffrey Kahane withdraws from December concerts at L.A. Chamber Orchestra
- Helen Boatwright, soprano known for Charles Ives performances, dies at 94
- Promoter gives Marquez's terms to Pacquiao and updates Mayweather Jr.'s legal plight
- 'Law and Order: Los Angeles' recap: The object of my objection
- New clip: TLC's Sarah Palin fords the icy stream to hunt caribou and feed her family
- Theater review: 'The Santaland Diaries' at the Stella Adler
- European bond yields dive again as crisis fears ease
- Cuba's Los Van Van still waiting for U.S. visas; Conga Room gig tonight canceled
- WikiLeaks' new home is in a former bomb shelter
- Steve Carell’s post-‘Office’ life: A new NBC comedy
- Jobless deluge EDD with questions, crash phone service
- 'Hell's Kitchen' recap: 'Did he call you a donkey?'
- The Kardashian sisters meet the bestsellers list
- Consumer Confidential: Recovery picks up, Gap tests tech, J&J recalls Mylanta
- Zynga, maker of FarmVille on Facebook, buys Newtoy in play for mobile
- Lion ready to roar again as MGM restructuring gets final court go-ahead
- Recycled denim finds its way into new Ford Focus
- From a black swan, a tree grows
- Sunday Books: coverage for December 5, 2010
- Lyle Lovett joining Helen Hunt in cast of 'Much Ado About Nothing'
- SpaceX to webcast Falcon 9 test firing in preparation for next week's scheduled launch of Dragon capsule
- Live chat with Sally Hawkins on Dec. 8
- CBS' Grammy nomination ratings slide 21% as Eminem tops roster
- 'Survivor' recap: All about Boo Boo the Fool and What's-Her-Face
- Cute critter bobbleheads get a nod at Ige
- World Cup surprises: U.S. loses to Qatar for 2022 Cup; Russia to host in 2018.
- Google says it plans to do more to fight online piracy
- Boys' basketball: Wednesday scores
- Girls' basketball: Wednesday scores
- 26 holiday gift ideas for the cook
- Opinion: The deadly dangers of DUI now involve drugs more, as well as alcohol
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Odds are out on who will design Kate Middleton's wedding gown.
- Freddie Mac says mortgage rates are up again
- Latest recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen
- AFTRA clears national board member of alleged wrongdoing
- New Mexico's film business gets a lift from "The Avenger"
- Boys' basketball: It's a Compton-Harvard-Westlake semi
- Monster Mash: Grammy nominations for jazz, classical music; Halle Berry confirmed for Broadway
- World Cup goes to Russia in 2018 and to Qatar in 2022
- Football: L.A. Roosevelt receives sanctions for illegal uniforms
- LEBANON: Wikileaks reveals cable saying defense minister gave Israel invasion advice
- David L. Ulin on 'Doonesbury'
- The Morning Fix: Barry Diller done as CEO of IAC! Bewkes not scared of Netflix. Eminem cleans up at Grammy nominations. Shakeup at CBS Films.
- Football: It's a showdown of receivers
- Boys' basketball: Coach helps save player with CPR
- Boys' basketball: Venice-San Pedro game postponed
- Daily Dodger in review: Where does Matt Kemp go from his 2010 high-wire act?
- EGYPT: Opaque and messy elections further sour Egyptians on government
- About (Late) Last Night: Joel McHale and Conan O'Brien need to watch their mouths
- YEMEN: Soccer tournament boosts tourism in country plagued by Al Qaeda
- One year ago: Aaron Schroeder
- The Deal: Sarah Cihat ceramics on sale at Inheritance
- Around town: Animation celebrations and holiday cheer
- Parker spitting mad at Spitzer? Why not show it on CNN?
- Opinion: It took a guy to do this? House Speaker-elect John Boehner orders a change to benefit just 71 members
- Savory bread pudding
- Warm sticky toffee cake
- Wine of the Week: 2009 Verdad Albariño, Sawyer 'Lindquist Vineyard'
- Book review: 'The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman' by Ben H. Winters
- Alfred Masini dies at 80; creator of 'Entertainment Tonight'
- Book review: 'The New Biographical Dictionary of Film' by David Thomson
- The Find: El Mesόn Criollo
- Wine of the Week: 2009 Verdad Albariño, Sawyer 'Lindquist Vineyard'
- How to know when your jobless benefits will run out
- KIIS-FM continues its domination of the L.A. airwaves
- Syria's Assad seems to suggest backing for Hamas negotiable, leaked cables say
- Book review: 'The New Biographical Dictionary of Film' by David Thomson
- Brown may find it's not easy being green
- Juan Manuel Marquez submits terms to fight Manny Pacquiao
- Richard Brehaut is ready for his shot against USC
- USC vs. UCLA: For one coach, it's an especially big game
- Q&A: Sebastian Mallaby discusses hedge funds
- Brown's green plan
- 'The New Biographical Dictionary of Film'
- Los Van Van's visit signals thaw in U.S.-Cuba cultural relations
- Waters must wait
- Even a little extra weight can be detrimental
- 'Don't ask' death knell?
- Where are the police we paid for?
- Washington's Clinton Portis seeks another chance
- Up next for the Ducks: Friday vs. Detroit
- Tennis players' performance may affect how they perceive ball speed and net height
- Look for Chargers to take the AFC West
- Jim Furyk defends title in Tiger Woods' tournament
- Reggie Miller should make it a family affair in the Hall of Fame
- Charles Manson had a cellphone? California prisons fight inmate cellphone proliferation
- WikiLeaks cables reveal unease over Mexican drug war
- Movie review: 'Meskada'
- Some area office-holders can't serve on bullet-train panel as well, California atty. gen. says
- Affordable gifts for the kitchen
- Quick Takes: Wesley Snipes ordered to prison
- WikiLeaks disclosures are leading to diplomatic cracks for U.S.
- Contender Q&A: Kevin Spacey on greed and generosity
- Annette Bening, the steel anchor
- It's all business for Michael Kenneth Williams on 'Boardwalk Empire'
- Baron Davis' knee passes a test in Clippers' win
- Newfound bacterium casts life in a new light
- New scans may detect concussion's long-term damage early
- Barry Diller will step down as CEO of IAC/InteractiveCorp
- GOP resolve dominates the agenda in Congress
- They carried their teams on their backs in USC-UCLA series