- Retail roundup: Borders store closings, Urban Outfitters works to protect Banksy art, Home Depot hiring, Hautelook acquired by Nordstrom
- Pantone's official color of 2011 may be pink, but paint forecasts are looking blue, blue, blue
- ALGERIA: Police crack down on rally, but protesters vow to press on
- EGYPT: Iranian warships to pass through Suez for first time since Islamic Revolution
- Opinion: Weekly remarks: Obama on winning the future; GOP's Tom Price says 'the spending binge has got to stop'
- Book review: 'A Discovery of Witches' by Deborah Harkness
- Miriam Hansen dies at 61; scholar of early American cinema
- Target changes political donations policy after controversy
- Quick Takes: Lady Gaga hatches a hit
- Developer gives up claims to condo project stalled by bank failure
- Fiscal mess fuels crisis in Montebello
- Guantanamo won't go away
- State senator proposes restructuring leadership of California's high-speed rail system
- Homeownership loses its luster
- With stocks, why bigger looks better
- Unrest meets with iron fists
- NBA All-Star game: Celebrities bring cachet, complications
- Blake Griffin wheels and deals in dunk contest victory
- Bahrain protesters celebrate as police, soldiers withdraw from Pearl Square
- Dunk trophy is for Griffin family friend
- Gray's versatility in home design
- Spurs top The Times' NBA rankings
- Government shutdown would halt many, but not all, services
- Ancient grains: The best thing since sliced bread?
- Through meditation, she makes happiness an inside job
- As Obama's staff shifts, one aide holds fast
- ABC, Motion Picture Academy offer backstage view of Oscars for a fee
- Bruins succeed by spreading scoring around
- Colombian textile firms point to China as cause of industry slump
- 'A Discovery of Witches' info
- Hiroki Kuroda tests pitch with reservations
- Brandon Wood looks for improvement after off-season work
- Aaron Baddeley charges into the lead at Riviera
- With Ronaldo's retirement, there is a little less joy in soccer
- Andy Roddick will try to stop Milos Raonic's run in Memphis
- The NBA always comes back to L.A., and the Lakers
- Horoscope: Feb. 19
- Book review: 'A Discovery of Witches' by Deborah Harkness
- Chances of shutdown grow in fight over GOP spending cuts
- David Stern says change is needed
- Bahrain protesters back at Pearl Square despite violence
- Looking ahead: NBA Game of the Week
- Saving sharks from the soup
- A life ends, but lessons will live on
- South L.A. council candidates questioned in forum
- GOP-led House approves battery of spending cuts
- Chris Erskine does some household chores
- Black bears' metabolism dips significantly during hibernation, study shows
- Saturday's TV highlights
- From Libya to Yemen, no sign of unrest easing
- House votes to block funds for healthcare law
- With end of long trip in sight, Kings' focus falters a bit in loss to Islanders
- No evidence Ruben Salazar was targeted in killing, report says
- Obama makes pitch for his education and high-tech agenda
- Thousands celebrate in Cairo
- On the Media: Not every Republican wants to quiet NPR and PBS
- Vijay Singh puts up a battle for old-timers' sake
- UCLA has a chance at redemption against Stanford
- Los Angeles firefighter dies of injuries
- Travel gear: PawPlunger helps Fido keep feet clean
- Celtics' Paul Pierce doesn't faze the local kids
- Beverly Hills visitors bureau lays off official ambassador
- Don Knabe: Mr. Fix-It
- A tipping point for labor in America
- Prospect Mike Trout has plenty of potential, but Angels are willing to wait
- Suicide bomber kills 11 in eastern Afghanistan
- Ex-high school principal gets 8 years for molesting four girls
- Movie review: Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son'
- Staying neutral with a gray palette
- Wayne White tells his life story one slide at a time
- Jerry Brown's plan to cut redevelopment agencies could sink Escondido, San Diego stadium plans
- Happening Saturday
- Somali pirates hijack yacht of U.S. couple on Bible mission
- Inside the NBA: Quotes of the Week
- Angels? minor league system is getting deeper
- Weekend TV talk shows
- Marc Masterson set to make the calls at South Coast Repertory
- Another bite by Apple
- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is loved and hated
- NBA labor peace in our time . . . not
- Off to a good start with the Dodgers
- For the record - Feb. 19, 2011
- PASSINGS: Dave Duerson, Joe Frazier, Alan F. Segal
- Berlin Film Festival focuses on Iran
- Steve Horn dies at 79; a former Long Beach-area congressman
- Dr. Charles Epstein dies at 77; geneticist survived attack by Unabomber
- Rose McGowan puts her Los Feliz home up for sale
- Boys' basketball: Cezar Guerrero pours in 37 points
- Puppy nearly sent through the mail has a new home
- Will 'Dead Island' make a good movie?
- NBA All-Star weekend: Rookies 148, Sophomores 140 (final)
- Video goodness: Scottish fold cat sits up straight to investigate a potential snack
- Saturday's Highlights: 'Being Human' on BBC America
- Two California banks fail, will reopen under new owners
- Libya's Internet reportedly down as violence against anti-government protesters continues
- NBA All-Star weekend: Rookies 71, Sophomores 69 at halftime
- Opinion: Congress versus Planned Parenthood: Game on?
- Motorola Mobility got 28% of its revenue from Verizon in 2010
- The week in Pop (& Hiss) and more
- Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger make 'Unknown' movie premieres an international event
- Opinion: Another President's Day -- for Jefferson Davis
- What next for Carmelo Anthony?
- Horror movie 'Shelter' seeks refuge
- Jennifer Aniston lists Beverly Hills home for $42 million
- If I ran the Oscars: Comedian Jimmy Pardo wants his Mandy Patinkin
- South Coast Repertory's new artistic director has his predecessors and a rival for ongoing company
- Is Apple looking to build a TV?
- NBA stars and owners talk labor contract
- Northern Trust Open: Fred Couples leads at suspended Northern Trust Open
- BAHRAIN: King calls for all-inclusive dialogue after troops fire on protesters
- Southwest raises airfares, citing higher fuel costs
- 'MasterChef' is back for Season 2 in familiar surroundings
- Virgin America adds flights to Chicago from Los Angeles
- Indonesian officials arrest Jakarta man on suspicion of sale of exotic wildlife parts over the Internet
- Around the awards track: 10 Oscar films that were banned and condemned | What upsets are brewing?
- NBA All-Star game chatter from LeBron James, Blake Griffin, Carmelo Anthony ...
- NBA All-Star game: Celtics' Paul Pierce a little hazy on that fact-from-fiction thing
- Jesus Padilla goal gives Chivas USA a 1-0 exhibition win over the Vancouver Whitecaps
- Snap Judgment: Radiohead's 'The King of Limbs'
- Larry Birkhead not pleased with 'Anna Nicole' opera in London
- UCLA football: Inoke Breckterfield hired as defensive line coach
- 'King's Speech's' David Seidler on his big Oscar dilemma: Rent or buy a tux?
- David Archuleta parts ways with Jive Records label
- NBA All-Star game: Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich immune to Bieber fever
- L.A. Times Test Kitchen tips: Segmenting citrus
- Opinion: Cartoons: Bottom lines on the budget
- Northern Trust Open: Rain is heavy, golf still happening
- Oscars: Josh Brolin behind the scenes with the Coen brothers
- Theater review: 'The Author' at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
- Dennis Rodman, Jamaal Wilkes among 12 finalists for Basketball Hall of Fame
- Snoop Dogg performs with Dam-Funk, drops Puff Puff Pass mixtape
- Judge to prosecutors in SK Foods case: Scott Salyer's jailhouse calls to attorney are privileged
- Google's Chrome 10 Beta is faster, boasts Chrome OS-like settings interface
- Tweeter's Digest: A roundup of the week in TV tweets
- TV THIS WEEK: Feb. 20 - 26
- Weekend Talk Shows
- Northern Trust Open: Not double the fun for J.B. Holmes
- UCLA wins college baseball opener, 1-0, behind Gerrit Cole
- Bert Lahr's former home in Beverly Hills is for sale
- Opinion: Feb. 18, 2011 buzz: Rabbi Marvin Hier on anti-Semitic slurs and author Susan Patron on saving L.A.'s libraries
- Oscars: How Seth Rogen got James Franco to be true to himself
- 'Big Momma's House' sequel: Worst-reviewed movie of all time?
- Blake Griffin dedicates All-Star weekend to his late high school friend
- Apple's app subscription model comes under federal scrutiny
- Denise Richards: Parenting Charlie Sheen's daughters is 'a difficult situation'
- 'American Idol': And the band played on
- Royal wedding: Prince William's and Kate's invitations are in the mail
- The Deal: Sale on antiques and vintage decor starts Saturday at Wertz Brothers
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to take over home of failed regulatory agency
- Opinion: On Wisconsin: This time, Democrats are the obstructionists
- Opinion: The conversation: Brutality in Bahrain
- Northern Trust Open: Steve Stricker starts out well, J.B. Holmes ties Fred Couples for lead
- EGYPT: Military says strikes hurting economy, won't be tolerated
- Combo Plate: Pop-up pie, protesting with French fries and more
- NBA All-Star: Clippers guard Eric Bledsoe predicts a rookie win in Friday's Rookie-Sophomore game
- Baseball: Ex-Hart players in UCLA starting lineup
- Listen, L.A.: Carla Bozulich will not be ignored
- TUNISIA: Polish priest slain amid rising Islamic militancy
- For original screenplays, it's ever an easy road to the screen
- Opinion: Now, Obama warns Bahrain, Libya and Yemen
- Football: Ex-Garfield linebacker gets scholarship
- Twitter suspends Twidroyd, UberTwitter and UberCurrent for violating app policies
- BAHRAIN, LIBYA: Britain revokes arms exports, fearing use against protesters
- Northern Trust Open: Fred Couples gives himself a cushion
- Jerry Brown orders elimination of trinkets
- Opinion: Technology: James Bond's hummingbird
- Kobe Bryant: Coming soon to a theater near you
- New York Fashion Week: At Calvin Klein, a mixed bag
- Banksy billboard going to Vegas
- 'Anna Nicole' at the Royal Opera House: What did the critics think?
- 'Big Bang Theory' recap: Love is in the lair
- German adventurers drive wind-powered electric car across southern Australia
- Alan Arkin's funny book trailer
- New York Fashion Week: Derek Lam on the cutting edge
- DJIBOUTI: Reform demands spread to tiny East African nation
- Philip Hersh: World gold burnishing Ligety's place in U.S. ski annals
- Miley Cyrus reportedly 'furious' over Billy Ray Cyrus' GQ interview
- Consumer Confidential: Gas prices rising, smart phones hacked, Redbox to stream
- Federal regulators looking into legality of Apple's App Store subscription service
- New York Fashion Week: At Donna Karan, shades of Angelina Jolie
- Critical Mass: 'Unknown'
- Vernon Wells is critical of Rangers' handling of Michael Young
- Northern Trust Open: Fred Couples still standing, Jim Gray is not
- The Dry Garden: How can an old arboretum be relevant to modern gardeners? Survey lets you answer
- Oscars quote of the day: Best acceptance speech?
- UNITED STATES: Obama 'deeply concerned' by violence against Mideast protesters
- Makeup artist Pati Dubroff talks celebs and career at a Clarins luncheon
- New York Fashion Week: Ralph Lauren's Far East fantasy
- Happy birthday, Toni Morrison
- IRAQ: Protesters attack Kurdish party building in Sulaymaniya
- NBA All-Star Game: One of Derrick Rose's former AAU teammates uses his military leave from Kuwait to come see Rose play
- Donald Bren on his love of art
- Question of the Day: Where will Albert Pujols play in 2012?
- Boys' basketball: Thursday's City playoff scores and updated bracket
- Quiz: Can you name the Oscar-winning director among these greats?
- 'American Idol' recap: Solo night finds unlikely survivors
- Football: Scholarship offers keep piling up for Jordan Simmons
- Cassy Herkelman, female wrestler, loses in Iowa state quarterfinals
- Girls' basketball: Thursday's Southern Section playoff scores
- Football: Transfer season is in full swing
- EGYPT: Government will allow two Iranian warships through Suez Canal, state media report
- Do you care if your cocktail is poured by a man or a woman?
- Opinion: Who knew we needed a $1 Andrew Johnson coin?
- 'Anna Nicole' opera
- South Coast Repertory's incoming artistic director has international connections and ambitions
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: London Fashion Week begins, MAC and Lady Gaga collaborate and Captain Jack Sparrow inspires OPI
- About (Late) Last Night: 'The Daily Show' test-screens a new Muslim sitcom
- Two Guys Lose Weight: Tony will turn into Elvis Presley
- Girls' soccer: Thursday's City playoff scores and updated pairings
- The Echo hosts 'Down and Delirious' book party
- Girls' soccer: Thursday's Southern Section playoff scores
- LIBYA: Protests shift to Benghazi; pro-Kadafi forces demonstrate in Tripoli
- Gifts with a Presidents Day twist: Commander in Chic
- Monster Mash: Magic Johnson, Larry Bird rivalry to become a play; ancient statue recovered in Egypt
- Apple's Steve Jobs photographed at dinner with Obama, tech leaders
- '30 Rock' recap: A graceful transition into spinsterhood
- Why did Fantasia really snub the Grammys?
- Radiohead releases 'King of Limbs' earlier than expected, unveils new video
- Girls' water polo: Thursday's Southern Section playoff scores
- 'Community' recap: Don't mess with Pierce
- Opera review: 'Anna Nicole' premieres in London's Royal Opera House
- The Project: Le vrai coq au vin
- The Morning Fix: Michigan's got no love for Hollywood. Apple may get heat from D.C. Fox faces FCC investigation.
- BAHRAIN: Gunfire reported as marchers approach central square
- Wall Street Roundup: Reducing the regulators. Jamie Dimon's pay raise.
- Two Guys Lose Weight: Vegas Awaits
- Boys' basketball: Southern Section updated pairings
- YEMEN: Hand grenade kills protester as clashes intensify
- Andre Ethier looks forward to a fresh start for Dodgers in 2011
- KCBS reporter Serene Branson 'scared, nervous, confused' by her Grammy night emergency
- Has MSNBC 'Hardball' host Chris Matthews gone soft with new Bill Clinton special?
- JORDAN: Clashes erupt at pro-democracy rally in Amman
- UCLA basketball: Bruins holding 'Blue Out, Sell Out' for final game of the season at Pauley Pavilion
- Illustrator sues DreamWorks Animation over fun-loving panda character
- The Deal: All Emeco furniture on sale at All Modern
- KCBS reporter Serene Branson speaks about her Grammy night experience
- EGYPT: Recommendations for the country's current transition period
- LIBYA: Graphic videos alleged to depict killings of demonstrators
- Opinion: America's greatest enemy: Who do you think it is?
- Book review: 'I Think I Love You' by Allison Pearson
- Mortgage rates decline on heels of big jump
- NFL stadium deal could be a tricky call for Los Angeles
- NBA, celebs mix for All-Star parties
- Young Egypt musician's songs struck revolutionary chord
- Father of China's 'Great Firewall' is unrepentant
- Rodent of the Week: A single gene's role in learning and memory
- Your mother may be to blame for your relationship woes (though choosing a better mate could improve matters)
- For Angels' Vernon Wells, it's a whole new ballgame
- Knee replacement surgery -- is it as grueling as you think?
- Spain: Get a discount on April trek along spiritual Camino de Santiago
- Judge's decision to bar accused Bell council members from City Hall complicates city's problems
- Wisconsin officials look to state police to help end battle over controversial labor vote
- Kobe Bryant isn't worried; Carmelo Anthony isn't traded (yet)
- Premature baby born at 23 weeks had time on her side [Updated]
- Obama to name Intel CEO Otellini to jobs panel
- SBA loan program ready, but restrictions raise concern
- Ministry of Gossip
- Car bomb kills 8 in eastern Afghanistan
- Consumer prices jump in January
- Stricken reporter Serene Branson recalls her on-air terror
- Landowner sues Banning over Indian tribe's gate across road leading to his property
- Woman's grandnephew and his Navy buddy found guilty in her 2007 slaying
- Letters: Panic in Lakerdom
- Jim Gray is pulled off Golf Channel coverage
- Los Angeles judge finds confession was coerced, frees murder defendant
- China raises bank reserves to record, fighting inflation
- Protests grow more violent across Middle East, North Africa
- 'I Am Number Four' info
- Movie review: 'The Chaperone'
- Friday TV highlights
- The party of no-governing
- Solar flare stokes unexpected northern lights show in Northern Ireland
- Huizar asked to stop using badge issue in reelection campaign
- Iran opposition movement denounced at pro-government rally in Tehran
- LAPD: 2002 execution murders tied to Wall Street scheme, stolen jewelry
- Obama says the U.S. can't 'sacrifice investments in our future'
- Blake Griffin's All-Star diary: Day 1
- L.A. official defends panel tasked with evaluating downtown stadium
- Violent clashes are over in Egypt, but economy is still hurting
- 'Unknown' info
- 31Ten Lounge info
- T-Mobile chief eyes cheaper smart phones and ubiquitous tablet use
- Horoscope: Feb. 18
- Wrong patient got kidney at USC
- 'The Last Lions' info
- Yes on Measure H
- Kings getting a lift from Brad Richardson
- NBA All-Star Weekend means all-star parties
- Up next for USC: Saturday at Stanford
- Heart attack patients and fast food -- some people never learn
- Bret Michaels talks about life with diabetes
- NBA players, owners finally get into the same room, but still appear far apart
- Events happening Friday
- New York: Skate into April at public ice rinks
- Wisconsin in near-chaos over anti-union bill
- 'Even the Rain' info
- Toyota cites NASA study in effort to dismiss sudden-acceleration suit
- Ducks up next: at Minnesota on Friday night
- 5 Nights Out
- Movie review: 'Even the Rain'