- Women's World Cup isn't lacking fireworks
- Space shuttle's allure fostered a different breed of astronaut
- 'Demon Fish' info
- Apple, Microsoft, 4 others buy Nortel patents for $4.5 billion
- Burbank has given $4 million in city bonuses since 2007
- Maria Shriver files for divorce
- Patt Morrison Asks: Albert Carnesale, Professor Nuclear
- L.A. City Hall finally gets some good financial news
- Angels' Jered Weaver is in All-Star form in 7-1 win over Dodgers
- Quick Takes: 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' gets better reviews than Tom Hanks' 'Larry Crowne'
- Drug smuggler gets life term for killing agent
- France abuzz with talk of comeback for Dominique Strauss-Kahn
- Auto sales stay lackluster as carmakers spend little on incentives
- Judge who halted California executions gets post in Washington
- An update on two vets struggling to put the war behind them
- Minnesota government shuts down over budget impasse
- Moroccan voters approve constitutional changes
- Dodgers GM Ned Colletti not ready to unload just yet
- Milestone can be a millstone for players nearing 3,000 hits
- Google may be poised to bid for Hulu
- Justice Department shoots down commercial marijuana cultivation
- Dodgers minor league report
- Kobe Bryant might take part in exhibition games in China
- Milestone Mo-tel, California's first motel, was a landmark design
- Weekend TV talk shows
- Angels' Mark Trumbo thinks hit by Hiroki Kuroda was intentional
- Fan of the House: Dad and Peter Falk, cut from the same cloth
- 100 facts for 100 years of Machu Picchu: Fact 79
- David Ragan avoids road to ruin at Daytona
- On the Media: A DUI cop exposé — by a DUI suspect
- Horoscope: July 2
- Finding the truth for families of fallen warriors
- How Greece's debt crisis affects U.S. investors and consumers
- Planes may increase snowfall at times
- The NBA lockout has begun, and so has the posturing
- Philippe Gilbert wins Stage 1 of 2011 Tour de France
- Verbal fireworks at L.A. school board meeting
- Stoned driving is uncharted territory
- The lack of food safety in China; Gregory Rodriguez on just saying "I don't know"; and a flotilla for the Gaza Strip
- Low genetic diversity may be Tasmanian devils' bane
- 24 die as Syrian forces fire on protesters
- Amazon, California play waiting game in sales tax fight
- LAX hopes to dominate the Western skies once again
- Talk Back: CT scans, mammograms, Avastin, Provenge: Who pays?
- Patrick Valenzuela gets a big victory at Hollywood Park
- For the record - July 2, 2011
- Jean Harris dies at 66; forceful gay-rights organizer
- Rethinking Hemingway 50 years after his death
- summer photos pt. 2
- Hiroki Kuroda finally gets help as Dodgers blank Angels, 5-0
- 'Atlas Shrugged' heads to DVD this fall -- and a sequel won't be far behind
- Boys' basketball: Khaliq Bedart-Ghani rises up for Loyola
- Boys' basketball: Pacific Hills advances to Dominguez final
- Saturday's TV Highlights: 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' on Showtime
- Weekend TV Talk Shows for July 2nd - 3rd
- Boys' basketball: Windward advances to Westchester final
- PASSINGS: Billy Costello
- Could Facebook's announcement next week be Skype-powered video chat?
- Dodgers catcher Rod Barajas seen returning early next week
- John Green novel, not yet finished and months from release, still No. 1 on Amazon.com
- Go Daddy sold in a deal valued at $2.25 billion
- Center Michal Handzus leaves Kings for San Jose Sharks
- Opinion: Fourth of July: Trivia for your Independence Day
- TV This Week for July 3 - 9
- Theater review: Kevin Spacey in 'Richard III' in London
- Scioscia, Valenzuela reunited before Dodgers-Angels game
- Opinion: Sarah Palin film 'The Undefeated' draws 50 people at Texas advance screening
- Weekend weddings: Kate Moss marries Jamie Hince; Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock celebration continues
- Ducks acquire Kurtis Foster in trade for Andy Sutton
- Shia LaBeouf done with 'Transformers': 'I don't have anything new to contribute'
- Critic's Notebook: Glenn Beck says goodbye
- Jackie Cooper's high-rise condo on Wilshire Corridor is for sale
- Anderson da Silva buys Palos Verdes Estate home
- Ingo Rademacher sells Malibu home
- Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne put their Hidden Hills property on the market
- John Green makes like 'Go the F-- to Sleep' and hits Amazon's bestseller list
- Maria Shriver files for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Live chat with 'A Better Life' director Chris Weitz and star Demian Bichir
- Landon Donovan back but David Beckham not for Galaxy
- Boys' basketball: Gabe York pours in 43 points for Orange Lutheran
- Appealing to the 'South Park' demographic with free tickets to 'Book of Mormon'
- Are Trey Parker and Matt Stone en route to EGOT?
- TV Skeptic: 'Nightline' moves beyond credibility
- NBCUniversal completes takeover of Universal Orlando theme parks
- Anna Faris cuts her hair, joins elite pixie squadron of fearless femmes
- Overheard on Twitter: Dodgers bankruptcy and a 'gripping' read
- 'Beginners' could bring Christopher Plummer an overdue Oscar
- Google to disable public sharing of private posts in Google+
- Football: Jordan Payton is no longer a USC commit
- AMC Networks doesn't make killing in first day as public company
- Monaco royal wedding: Prince Albert II marries Charlene Wittstock
- Essence Music Festival kicks off in New Orleans, 400,000 attendees expected
- The Project: A glazed berry tart for Independence Day
- Opinion: Ohio Gov. John Kasich signs bill allowing concealed guns in bars
- Theater review: 'Much Ado About Nothing' at the Old Globe in San Diego
- Comcast extends employment contract for CEO Brian Roberts
- Milestone Mo-tel, home away from home at California's first roadside lodging
- Veranda 'House of Windsor' opens for tours in L.A.
- Kings optimistic after 'all-in' presentation to Brad Richards
- 18 crazy cool flavors from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen
- Football: No easy games in the Edison tournament
- Report: Earnings for WGA screenwriters fell 10% in 2010
- Saturday: Obsolete collective's monthly chiptune showcase in downtown L.A.
- Opinion: California dreaming: Lower taxes -- but don't try to get your kid into a UC
- Free food: Früute opens on Saturday in WeHo
- Rafael Nadal smashes through Andy Murray and into Wimbledon final
- Heavyweight division interesting again with Klitschko-Haye
- 'Art' Barbie pays homage to Klimt, Van Gogh and more
- 'Horrible Bosses' premiere: Jennifer Aniston goes over big as a bad girl
- Google+ could carry social games, code shows
- UFC stages bantamweight title as main event
- Poll: Which side do you agree with more in the NBA lockout?
- Dwell on Design 2011: Staff picks for new and notable
- Billy Ray Cyrus' Fourth of July tribute to troops
- Critics agree: Michael Bay is better than Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts
- BMW adds to 4-cylinder parade with 2012 528i sedan
- Leonard Bernstein's 'Trouble in Tahiti' coming to Southern California
- Kings making big push for free agent Brad Richards
- Pictures: Prince Albert of Monaco weds
- L.A. mayor appoints senior advisor for food policy
- Weekend Shopping: Deep sales at Fluevog, THVM and Creatures of Comfort
- Homework overload? Readers sound off
- Google in preliminary talks to buy online video site Hulu
- MLB demands that Dodgers reinstate Schieffer
- Zynga files long-awaited IPO plan, hopes to raise $1 billion
- Baseball: Kiefer Kofman steps up for Chatsworth
- Google Inc. in preliminary talks to buy Hulu
- Adobe offers 50% off Premiere Pro video editing app for Final Cut Pro, Avid users
- Your Morning Fashion and Beauty Report: A weekend for dream weddings, thanks to Kate Moss, Jamie Hince and Monaco's Prince Albert
- Seven ways to celebrate the Fourth of July
- Hollywood sequels bite into a new crust
- Novak Djokovic will be No.1, might be Wimbledon champion
- Wall Street Roundup: Goldman's tentacles. Bair's final warning.
- Apple, Microsoft and four others team-up to buy Nortel patents for $4.5 billion
- Style blogger Q&A: Shauna Miller of Pennychic.com shows how to dress cheap and chic at Walmart
- Debt ceiling D-Day remains Aug. 2, Treasury Department says
- Consumer Confidential: A brewski for Burger King; economic gloom is growing
- Emily Dickinson and "these modern literati"
- Pop & Hiss Premiere: The 'Scriptures' of Co$$
- Smell Test: Cartier’s Baiser Volé
- Monster Mash: Germany to return paintings to Holland; world's longest sea bridge opens in China
- The Morning Fix: Mark Halperin pulls a Spicoli! AOL bags MoviePass. Scripps not for sale.
- Critical Mass: 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' gets thrashed (who knew?)
- MOCA's 'Art in the Streets' and LACMA's 'Tim Burton' deliver big crowds
- The Dry Garden: L.A. banned gas-powered leaf blowers, but the sound of failure is still loud and clear
- Metro Blue Line is the route for `traveling circus' plays
- Just try and get along without me
- Some sympathy for Dodgers fans -- from Boston?
- Can I recycle ... plastic untensils and straws?
- L.A. Times Test Kitchen tips: Chocolate shavings
- Dodgers' bankruptcy lawyers to put Bud Selig under oath
- Movie review: 'Terri'
- Michael Wenning dies at 75; pastor presided at President Reagan's burial
- Fast Track: Kate and William cross the pond
- Michael Wenning dies at 75; pastor presided at President Reagan's burial
- Cities banning fireworks, even 'safe and sane' ones, might see fewer injuries around Fourth of July, study shows
- McManus: Debt-limit delay in the real world
- Japan rolls over Mexico to clinch berth in Women's World Cup quarterfinals
- Rights advocates sue L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca over immigrant data
- Facebook to 'launch something awesome' next week, Zuckerberg says
- Some dentists swear by lasers
- July 4th celebrations in Southern California
- California's sales and vehicle taxes head down
- China's Communists mull the party's future
- Hollywood Park prepares for busy end to spring-summer meeting
- Movie review: 'The Perfect Host'
- Oral health affects risk for heart disease, stroke
- Talking turkey is paying off at Carl's Jr.
- A decade after 9/11, American Airlines still struggles to turn a profit
- University of California enrolls more out-of-state freshmen
- Stock markets end second quarter on positive note
- Zynga files to raise $1 billion in public offering
- Case against Strauss-Kahn may be crumbling
- Google+ invites halted after 'insane demand'
- Movie review: '35 & Ticking'
- Greece's Parliament implements austerity measures
- President Obama scolds Republicans; circumcision bans; taxes on potatoes or soda
- 100 facts for 100 years of Machu Picchu: Fact 78
- Movie review: 'Leap Year'
- Limiting resident physicians' work hours to save lives
- Jockey gets ready for his big break at 18
- 'Larry Crowne' info
- Rates on 30-year mortgages edging up
- Javier Colon: Call him 'The Voice'
- Dinner, European style
- Schedule first trip to the dentist by first birthday
- Movie review: 'Terri'
- Deficit battle shaping up as GOP victory
- Movie Review: 'Monte Carlo'
- Indictment issued in killing of ex-Lebanese leader Rafik Hariri
- California overtime-pay laws protect nonresidents too, court rules
- Rebels in Libya's west gain ground
- Tooth decay is prevalent among poor children
- Research sheds light on the eco-friendly wallaby
- Israel's Gaza sea blockade is an act of self-defense
- Dental health tips for kids
- Octomom may reveal she doesn't like her kids: Could it be a symptom of single mom stress?
- Quick Takes: More anger at Tracy Morgan
- How Justin Timberlake bought into Myspace
- Idle luggage carts mean lost revenue for airports and cart renters
- Night Life: Julian Cox shakes up L.A.'s cocktails scene
- Los Angeles' Southwest Museum is an artifact worth saving
- Fourth of July quiz: a little geography, a little history, a lot of stuff you may have forgotten
- NBA lockout strips team websites of player images
- Court strikes down Michigan ban on affirmative action in college admissions
- Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda shuts down Angels, 5-0
- Stephen Colbert appears before FEC, with some serious business
- Monaco hosts its own royal wedding
- Wimbledon women's final between Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova is a study in contrasts
- GOP presidential hopefuls celebrate Fourth of July by campaigning
- Jackie Cooper's high-rise condo on Wilshire Corridor is for sale
- Destination: Cocktail
- Ministry of Gossip
- L.A. Unified's faulty approach to homework
- Good golly, they'll be missing Molly's
- A journey through Civil War sites
- Diet soda and weight gain: The connection may be, in a way, what you think
- British Columbia, Canada: Fairmont Chateau Whistler deal comes with free gondola rides
- Hugo Chavez, the pelvic abscess and the mystery cancer -- how long will it take to get back to Venezuela?
- Federal judge rejects bid to seize Mongols' name and logo
- TV Review: 'Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures'
- This Copa is filled with history, talent
- 'Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures' info
- Producer Scott Rudin signs first-look deal with Sony Pictures
- NFL labor outcome could be a bellwether for NBA dispute
- Smartphone sales surpass sales of other mobile phones
- Chatwood uses his fast pass
- Next up for Chivas USA: Saturday vs. Chicago
- Venezuela's Chavez says he had cancer surgery
- Friday's TV highlights
- Changes in college sports conferences become official
- Venezuela says Hugo Chavez will remain in charge
- Matthew Olsen nominated as director of National Counterterrorism Center
- Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to meet in Wimbledon men's final
- Sweet potatoes vs. white potatoes: Are both bad for the waistline?
- Lakers' Brown to test market
- Tooth decay is contagious from parents to children
- 'Terri' info
- British government workers stage 24-hour strike
- The quest for the perfect smile
- Events happening Friday
- Skechers preparing massive distribution center in Moreno Valley
- Some merchants stop taking credit cards because of high fees
- Private money, public service
- Movie review: 'Vincent Wants to Sea'
- 5 Nights Out
- The Do-Over info
- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner disputes report that he's stepping down
- Obama's still on the fence on same-sex marriage
- Movie Projector: 'Transformers' to detonate competition at holiday box office
- Frank McCourt, Bud Selig summoned to testify under oath
- Investing star Charlie Munger imparts a final few words of wisdom
- Movie Review: 'Larry Crowne'
- Gov. Jerry Brown signs 'honest but painful' budget
- Democrats seek crackdown on gun trafficking
- Movie review: 'The First Beautiful Thing'
- Michigan's Thad McCotter to join GOP presidential field
- Movie review: 'Delhi Belly'
- Angels have no plans to eliminate late-afternoon games
- Rookie shortstop Dee Gordon's chances of staying with the Dodgers are looking pretty slim
- You have to get braces? Cool
- Horoscope: July 1
- Another tear in the airport security net
- Prison terms for crack cocaine offenses reduced
- How to choose an orthodontist
- List of Los Angeles parking ticket dismissals growing
- Medicare will pay for Avastin, Provenge -- and try to dodge the piper
- Bidding for Borders Group to start at $215 million
- State is given strict deadline to reduce prison population
- FTC probing Twitter's dealings with UberMedia, other third-party app makers
- U.S. to build contacts with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
- Jaromir Jagr returns to NHL, signs with Flyers
- Brad Richards makes Kings wait
- Letters: Their money's not on Frank McCourt
- Amazon fights California sales tax requirement
- Full Tilt Poker to be sold to European investors
- Featured Wimbledon matches for Friday
- L.A. Unified board approves final budget
- Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth may be prepping another House run
- Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw is a complete competitor
- Prostate cancer treatment Provenge to be covered by Medicare, as is Avastin
- Dodgers' Rod Barajas hopes to return to lineup early next week
- Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty raise more than $4 million in second quarter
- Fourth of July fireworks
- Pictures: Wimbledon 2011
- For the record - July 1, 2011
- Presidential candidates off to slower fundraising start
- Troubled Montebello comes under federal scrutiny
- Market Watch: Country Fresh Herbs sprouts up