- On Location: Michigan gets 'Oz' wish as uncertainty looms over film tax credit program
- Cannes 2011: How will Catholics react to a papal comedy?
- Jerry Brown seeks to terminate unemployment board
- Charlie Sheen to Ashton Kutcher: Let me call you 'sweetheart' while I trash your new show
- Erick Aybar getting Angels started
- Nikki Finke: Has the tough talking cop who policed Hollywood gone soft?
- Opinion: Osama Bin Laden purportedly had an 'extensive' collection of pornography in a wooden box
- Critical Mass: 'Bridesmaids' gets to one-up the bride
- Fall TV season: With new program picks, NBC aims for yuppies again
- $25,000, 350-mile-per-charge electric car could be reality by 2017, DOE says
- LimeWire to pay $105 million to music industry in piracy settlement
- Fall TV season: HBO renews 'Treme' for a 3rd season
- USC football: Troy Polamalu graduates with history degree
- Fall TV season: CBS picks up 'Two Broke Girls' with Kat Dennings and J.J. Abrams' 'Person of Interest'
- Mike Myers and wife Kelly Tisdale expecting a baby boy
- Jimmy Pardo is Conan's warm-up guy -- and podcast pioneer
- Attention, gardeners: Arbequina olive trees are ideal for containers
- Lakers Moments: Mychal Thompson is a strong competitor in a 'Showtime' era
- EGYPT: Thousands march in Tahrir Square, Coptic Christians continue sit-in
- LAUSD prepares to ax school librarians' jobs. What would August Wilson say?
- Cannes 2011: Finally, the end of secrets on Terrence Malick's 'The Tree of Life'
- Lloyd Knibb, influential drummer with the Skatalites, dies at 80
- Tom Sizemore questioned in disappearance of Megan Wren
- Lil Wayne uses 'Unplugged' performance to address jail stint, debut track from new album
- Music review: Gustavo Dudamel partners Brahms' Requiem with Steven Mackey's 'Beautiful Passing'
- Paula Abdul honored at gala, with a little help from 'The Band From TV'
- Style L.A.: What are you wearing? Reader photo of the week, it's all about the maxi
- Praising a foreign 'Plenty'
- Opinion: Obama White House celebrates 50 years of the Situation Room being there
- Stars outraged by James Durbin's elimination from 'American Idol'
- Hines Ward, Kym Johnson fall at 'Dances With the Stars' practice; Johnson taken to hospital
- Alex Pettyfer joins male-stripper film with Channing Tatum, Steven Soderbergh
- Leo Kahn, who co-founded Staples, dies at 94
- Video digest: Oscar's 83 best pictures
- Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego acquires work by Ai Weiwei, plans 24-hour protest
- Angels feeling at home on the road
- ABC loads up on drama with 'Good Christian Belles,' other pickups
- Mike Huckabee's intentions unclear even to close aides, who say that's a sign he won't run
- Bang & Olufsen's 85-inch 3-D TV sells for $85,000
- Dodgers Web musings: Long before Kuo's struggles, there was Steve Blass
- Opinion: Ron Paul: Who cares that he's seeking the Republican nomination?
- Some Angeles National Forest trails closed by Station fire to reopen
- 72 Hours: Joan of Arc strip out the oddness and Man Man make the experimental focused
- Brown administration announces plans to close dozens of state parks
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- Nicki Minaj performance lures Jennifer Hudson, David Arquette
- Photo of the Day: Zaira Angelo of Food Bully takes a shot of our flan
- Osama bin Laden’s hide-out had cache of porn
- Teen writing community Figment gets $1 million in funding
- Singer Etta James hospitalized again with serious infections
- Opinion: George W. Bush's reaction to Obama telling him of Bin Laden's death: 'Good call'
- Harvey Weinstein goes for the gold again, buying Meryl Streep-starrer 'The Iron Lady' (Updated)
- Mideast envoy George Mitchell stepping down
- About 1 in 5 smart-phone owners use check-in apps; Facebook top check-in service, study finds
- Latest recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen
- Opinion: May 13 buzz: From Wall Street to O.C. parks, watching for the bad guys
- The Great Debaters: Bill O’Reilly will go head-to-head with Jon Stewart
- Weekend Talk Shows
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- Opinion: Raj Rajaratnam: The feeble defense of an insecure billionaire
- With Ashton Kutcher aboard, 'Two and a Half Men' Leaves the Dark Side
- Trade volumes at local ports grow, but job gains lag
- Doc Rivers agrees to a five-year deal to remain with Boston Celtics
- Harmon Killebrew losing fight against cancer, will enter hospice care
- TV THIS WEEK: May 15 - 21
- Daniel Catan will be honored by L.A. Opera, Santa Cecilia Orchestra
- Softball: Thursday's City playoff scores and updated pairings
- Northern Trust Open gets four-year extension for title sponsor
- House committee votes to limit power of new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Brown administration set to announce California state parks closures
- NBC cancels 'Law & Order: Los Angeles'
- Emmy inside track: The race for best drama actress
- Hotel fees in San Diego would pay for convention center expansion under mayor's plan
- Apple App Store, iPhone 4, Angry Birds earn Guinness World Records
- Ashton Kutcher replacing Charlie Sheen on 'Two and a Half Men'
- NBC picks up four comedies, including an adaptation of Chelsea Handler's autobiography
- Krysten Ritter creates a dress for Corey Lynn Calter
- 'Dude, where's my sitcom?': Ashton Kutcher officially joins 'Two and a Half Men'
- Mandarins, zucchinis and more
- Consumer Confidential: Benefit programs ailing, game sales up, stroller recall repeated
- Bob Dylan speaks out on 'so-called China controversy'
- Samsung puts retina-display-like high-resolution screen on Galaxy Tab 10.1
- Joel McHale, Christian Slater will mingle with cartoons on Disney's 'Phineas and Ferb'
- Jack Black to headline cancer benefit Saturday in Altadena
- FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker defends move to Comcast as backlash grows
- Matthew Perry is headed back to rehab
- Baseball: How the Mission League was won
- Football: More offers for linebacker Butch Pauu
- 3 Food Events You Should Know About: Food Blogger Bake Sale; Altadena Urban Farmers Market and Rokyo Ramen at Breadbar
- Your Morning Fashion and Beauty Report: At Cannes, Rachel McAdams does sultry while Tilda Swinton does subdued, and Kate Winslet is the new face of St. John
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- Baseball: Thursday's scores
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- Poll: Will Ashton Kutcher be a real winner on 'Two and a Half Men'?
- Odd Future in Boston: 'Near riot breaks out,' says local news
- Boys' basketball: Damien guard picks San Francisco
- Wall Street Roundup: Doubts about Donald. A finger too far.
- Photos: Halloween Haunt 2011 mazes and scare zones at Knott's Berry Farm
- Boys' volleyball: Thursday's City playoff results and updated pairings
- Breaching whale damages sailboat off Oregon
- Jessie J ignores labels: 'I’m just a chick that likes to sing'
- 'Community' recap: 'For a Few Paintballs More'
- The Dry Garden: Looking at redesigned LADWP bill and considering the true cost of water
- Monster Mash: Revised 'Spider-Man' meets first Broadway audience; Elizabeth Taylor portrait sells
- Boys' tennis: Thursday's Southern Section playoff results
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- SYRIA: Video shows protests throughout the country after Friday prayers
- Global investors don't believe U.S. can cut budget deficit substantially without raising taxes, according to new poll
- 'The Vampire Diaries' recap: Ghosts of the past
- Chanel's ice-cream colors and celluloid dreams
- How many days until the Oaks Christian-St. Bonaventure football game?
- The Deal: Living Room store parking lot sale
- Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra announces new season and extends leader Kahane's contract
- Attendance at Dodger Stadium continues to plunge
- EGYPT: Former First Lady Suzanne Mubarak ordered detained
- YEMEN: President addresses supporters, vows to resist 'saboteurs'
- Cannes 2011: Everyone feels the need to talk about 'Kevin'
- The Morning Fix: Charlie Sheen out, Ashton Kutcher in! 'Bridesmaids' ready to rumble. Weinstein Co. storms Cannes.
- Opinion: Americans question 3 Osama bin Laden widows, but they are reported openly hostile for some reason
- Art review: Teresa Margolles at LAND/LACMA
- YEMEN: Amnesty International calls for end to government's use of deadly force
- Opinion: Ron Paul: Why his silly campaign launch today really matters for 2012
- YEMEN: Qatar withdraws support for GCC agreement; expert warns of violence
- Book review: 'Between a Rock and a Hot Place' by Tracey Jackson
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- Fast Track: Ashton Kutcher is coming to 'Two and a Half Men'?
- Quick Takes: Will Ferrell to receive Mark Twain Prize
- Coastal fireworks in south O.C. and San Diego County now need pollution permits
- U.S. to limit Afghan troop expansion
- L.A. dances to its own rhythms at Culprit Sessions
- The disgraceful interrogation of L.A. school librarians
- Rick Caruso sounding more like possible L.A. mayoral candidate
- 'Everything Must Go' info
- 'The People vs. George Lucas' info
- 100 facts for 100 years of Machu Picchu: Fact 29
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- Jim Lehrer is leaving 'PBS NewsHour' anchor chair
- Now in its second year, Showtime's 'Super Six' boxing tournament enters semifinals
- Horoscope: May 13
- 'The Arbor' info
- Two suspects booked in slaying of MTV music coordinator
- Nightclub owner fatally shot in Rolls-Royce in Baldwin Hills
- Mexico military says drug lord's successor arrested
- California gas prices should drop soon, analyst says
- Movie review: 'Bridesmaids'
- Montebello hires interim administrator to help solve financial problems
- Five ways to shake up the Lakers
- Senate ethics panel accuses ex-Sen. John Ensign of breaking the law
- 'The First Grader' gets high marks
- Planned merger of charter school organizations dissolves
- Hacienda Buena Vista is good to the last drop
- Beverly Hills: A champagne toast and breakfast with renovated rooms at Maison 140
- Mike Huckabee to announce decision on presidential race Saturday
- Mary Tyler Moore to have brain surgery for tumor
- Cuttino Mobley puts his Beverly Hills Post Office-area home on the market
- 5 Nights Out
- U.S.-Pakistani relations may suffer after brutal suicide attack
- U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell resigning
- Justice in the DNA
- 'Hesher' info
- Los Angeles Ballet info
- Digging into our consciousness
- GOP lawmakers issue plan to balance California budget
- Senate leaders renew push to crack down on Internet piracy
- Banking regulators and Senate Democrats warn against repeal of financial reform law
- Facebook accused of covert smear campaign against Google
- Book review: 'Between a Rock and a Hot Place' by Tracey Jackson
- Nazi camp guard gets 5-year sentence in Germany
- L.A. Galaxy take on Sporting Kansas City
- Pitcher David Lira leads San Fernando High to 4-2 victory over Granada Hills Kennedy
- Shelves of forgotten souls
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- Los Angeles Ballet takes a grown-up step
- A warning to Wall Street
- FDA approves boceprevir, the first new hepatitis C drug in 20 years
- Bullying: Fighting back, from the stage
- To restore jobs, U.S. has to ramp up exports
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- Doc Rivers signs five-year contract extension with Celtics
- Senate panel inquiry may shed light on hunt for Bin Laden
- NATO strikes Kadafi's compound after his TV appearance
- 'Dark Knight Rises' creates tension between Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures
- High stakes for NBC in fall TV season
- After a false start, 'Hesher' is ready to rock
- Obama asks GOP senators to help find compromise on spending and debt
- Can Ron Paul translate grassroots passion into widespread popularity?
- Movie review: 'Everything Must Go'
- Syrian protests, expected to wane, grow stronger
- Movie review: 'Skateland'
- James Washington's Shelter 37 Foundation to hold free youth football clinic
- India's diplomatic ties with Afghanistan worry Pakistan
- Movie Projector: 'Priest' to flop, 'Bridesmaids' looks decent, but 'Thor' will pound both
- Homemade bomb injures 39 in China
- Letters: Anything new with the Lakers?
- California State Parks: Salton Sea, Palomar on list of possible shutdowns
- Consumer prices jumped 0.4% in April, led by higher gasoline and food costs
- 'Hey Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird' " info
- Dodgers call up Juan Castro from triple A, send down Ivan De Jesus Jr.
- Anti-Assad protests erupt across Syria
- Hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease effective in infants, study finds
- Cycling officials admit to keeping Tour de France doping-risk list
- Former L.A. Unified official takes job with firm that contracted with district
- Anti-HIV drugs prove highly effective in preventing transmission of virus
- Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl is latest Democrat to announce retirement
- Ex-LAPD detective charged in alleged real estate scam
- Louisianans along the Mississippi await inevitable
- Another rocky outing for Jered Weaver as Angels lose, 4-1, to Texas Rangers
- Obama won't confirm Al Qaeda threat to family member in Kenya
- Rodent of the Week: Stomach problems early in life linked to depression
- Movie review: 'Hey Boo: Harper Lee and "To Kill a Mockingbird" '
- Friday's TV talk shows
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- Long rehabilitation for Angels' Kendrys Morales makes sense to doctor
- Internet growth may be associated with spread of painkiller abuse
- Mike Huckabee's intentions unclear even to close aides, who say that's a sign he won't run
- Climate change in flooding in the Midwest; the debate over raising the debt ceiling; a new approach to bilingual education
- UCLA Hospital System CEO's prescription for success: Put patients first
- "Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Why Fifty Is Not the New Thirty" info
- 'Skateland' info
- As Conan O'Brien (and anyone else) can see, Jimmy Pardo is just warming up
- Big building project planned around Capitol Records Tower
- Hello Kitty theme park to debut in China in 2014
- Marina del Rey halibut tournament returns with conservation in mind
- Culprit Sessions info
- 'Bridesmaids' info
- 'The First Grader' info
- Relativity Media management shaken up again
- Movie review: 'The People vs. George Lucas'
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- Tours & cruises: Cruise through Europe with journalists
- Pakistani bombings kill 80
- MRSA in bedbugs and meat--an expert weighs in
- Angeles National Forest: Long-shut Crystal Lake reopens some facilities
- Do you have what it takes to run an ultra-marathon? Marshall Ulrich does
- Cocktail: The Penny Arcade at Osteria La Buca
- Apple store to open at Glendale's Americana at Brand
- Trade group proposes overhaul of U.S. visa approval process
- Orange County's war on sex offenders
- Will Mitch Daniels run? He's still thinking
- L.A. County probation officers group mistakenly gives lawmakers pirated DVDs
- Insolvency looms for federal entitlement programs, government warns
- Obama hopes to extend FBI director's term
- Got taxes? Let communities collect revenue that California won't
- Add water and see what happens in Vegas
- Stanley Cup playoffs: Conference finals preview
- Ron Paul launches bid for GOP presidential nomination
- Gingrich 2012 rollout: Newt just wants to have fun
- Visiting the Hacienda Buena Vista
- For the record - May 13, 2011
- Cornell Dupree dies at 68; versatile guitarist
- Market Watch: A fresh new player in Old Towne Orange
- Football: QB Travis Wilson commits to Utah
- BAHRAIN: Human rights official details abuses, fear and anger
- Baseball: Peter Van Gansen is headed to Cal Poly SLO
- Baseball: Palm Desert wins Desert Valley League title
- American Idol 10: The Top 4 perform inspirational songs, plus the songs of Leiber and Stoller
- 'Big Bang' recap: Dare you not to laugh
- 'American Idol' results: James Durbin eliminated
- Teachers arrested in California Capitol in fight over budget cuts
- Cannes 2011: Gus Van Sant's 'Restless' finally sits down
- Friday's Highlights: 'Smallville' on KTLA
- Friday's Talk Shows
- Art review: Kris Martin at Marc Foxx Gallery
- Cannes 2011: Spirit of Margaret Thatcher (and Meryl Streep) hovers over festival
- Dodgers rained out in series finale in Pittsburgh
- Art review: Camilo Ontiveros at Steve Turner Contemporary
- Golf: Servite wins Southern Section team title
- Opinion: Rand Paul says people who support universal healthcare 'believe in slavery'
- Will Ferrell joins Cosby, Carlin, Pryor in the Mark Twain humor prize ranks
- Track: Dorsey shows speed and talent at Coliseum League finals
- Tony Award predictions: Top eight races
- Art review: Charline von Heyl at 1301PE
- Baseball: El Toro wins South Coast League title
- Baseball: Harvard-Westlake wins Mission League title
- Scottish Ballet, Diavolo to highlight new season of Dance at the Music Center
- Ashton Kutcher will replace Charlie Sheen on 'Two and a Half Men,' report says
- NBC orders three more dramas: 'The Playboy Club,' 'Awake,' 'Grimm'
- Itzhak Perlman, Sonny Rollins, Stew and global warming concert to highlight UCLA Live season
- Cannes 2011: A video examination, Part 1
- Dodgers Web musings: Report says Kuo will not retire
- James Franco is James Dean in his next art-world project, to debut during opening of Venice Biennale
- Opinion: At last, a Barack Obama action figure (large gun included)
- Sunday Books: coverage for May 15, 2011
- LimeWire and its former chief executive pay music labels $105 million to settle lawsuit
- Theater review: 'Thicker than Water' at the Promenade Playhouse
- Brock Lesnar forced out of UFC 131 because of diverticulitis
- Princess Beatrice's wedding hat for sale on EBay; minimum bid more than $8,200
- Los Angeles Ballet bringing a youthful 'Giselle' to three Southern California theaters
- DJ Kutmah art show 'Two Soups and a Honeybun' Thursday night at HVW8 gallery
- 'America's Next Top Model' all-stars revealed
- California labor commission rejects most of reality TV producer Mark Burnett's claims
- 'House' writers' room: The fix is in
- Relativity Media President Michael Joe exits to manage studio for its chief financier
- NBC may create prime-time news magazine for Brian Williams
- Boston developer wants cut of Winklevoss twins' $65-million Facebook settlement
- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley leads Maxim Hot 100 party's babe army