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- A rooftop jump-off point for 'Silver Linings Playbook'
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- Scarlett Johansson hacker gets 10-year prison term
- Nerves on edge on first school day after Connecticut tragedy
- Obama backs Feinstein gun control initiative, aides say
- Movie review: 'The Guilt Trip'? Better they'd stayed home
- The Times' lineman of the year: Cameron Hunt of Corona Centennial
- Some Instagram users who deleted accounts say they won't return
- Traffic fatalities down across U.S. but up in California
- The Times' high school football All-Star team
- Report: Josh Brent banned from Cowboys' sideline for rest of year
- Pau Gasol to return tonight after eight-game layoff
- A single day of overindulgence: Hours off your life?
- Dwight Howard believes Steve Nash's return will help Lakers' defense
- Coach says he's to blame for Larry Drew II's short UCLA career
- Up next for the Lakers: Tuesday vs. Charlotte
- Lakers hang on to edge Bobcats, 101-100
- 'Les Miserables': Scary undertaking for Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway
- Obama makes a substantial counteroffer on fiscal deadline
- Edison Mission Energy files for bankruptcy protection
- Who will be the opening-day QB for the New York Jets next season?
- Trying, again, to ban assault weapons
- A search for normality as Newtown schools reopen after massacre
- GM increases pickup truck deals to work down inventory
- Prosecutor drops case against anti-gang activist
- Apocalypse, schmapocalypse: Here's Maya info you can believe
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- Quick Takes: Martin Scorsese in a Bill Clinton mode
- Most Americans benefit from entitlements
- Time Warner Cable to drop arts channel Ovation
- Congo rebel leader acquitted on war crimes charges
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- Homemade holiday gift idea: Snowflake pretzel rods
- Jury awards $4.5 million to teachers recruited from Philippines
- North Korea's satellite may be dead in orbit, astronomers say
- California issues proposed rules for 'fracking'
- Cerberus to shed its 95% stake in gun maker Freedom Group
- Lionel Messi agrees to stay with Barcelona through June 2018
- Defense official says filmmakers didn't get classified material
- Strike averted: Keeping it clean on Broadway
- Perceived progress on 'fiscal cliff' drives Wall Street stocks higher
- Jovan Belcher texted that he would shoot girlfriend
- Grand jury probes L.A. County sheriff's handling of FBI informant
- Bradley Patterson kicked off UNA team for tweeting Obama epithet
- 'Les Miserables': Hathaway, Seyfried dedicated to singing
- The Times' final Top 25 high school football rankings
- 3-D 'Monsters, Inc.' should scare off Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen
- Ireland to seek change in abortion law after woman's death
- For busy holiday travel season, Florida is hot [Google+ Hangout]
- Never-used $22-million children's museum gets new lease on life
- Listen to Frank Pastore speak prophetically about dying in crash
- The Times' high school football All-Star team
- Giuliana and Bill Rancic's new nursery: Not just for baby
- Facebook to roll out autoplay video ads by April, report says
- Cookbook Watch: 'Vietnamese Home Cooking' by Charles Phan
- Redskins' London Fletcher blames security for confrontation with family
- 'Les Miserables' is ambitious but overbearing, early reviews say
- NBC's Richard Engel released! Nielsen buys Arbitron.
- Chris Johnson pays tribute to Newtown shooting victims on 'MNF'
- Angelina Jolie in talks to direct 'Unbroken' for Universal
- Tim Burton directs the Killers' new 'Here With Me' video
- Light rail plan for Los Angeles International Airport advances
- Egypt's new prosecutor resigns amid judicial feud with president
- The secret life of book reprints
- Discovery's 'Zombie Apocalypse' plays what-if with end times
- Movie review: 'Zero Dark Thirty' tracks Bin Laden's dramatic takedown
- Team of Rivals: L.A.'s D.A. office
- Boehner changes gears in 'fiscal cliff' talks with Obama
- Daniel Day-Lewis, documentary 'Bully' to be honored
- Feds fine Toyota $17 million more for unintended-acceleration issue
- Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'Happily Divorced' on TV Land
- S.S. Coachella 2012: Things get fishy off Nassau
- Acclaimed Indian director returns to L.A. to 'chase a new dream'
- Fix for flawed light-rail junction in downtown L.A. is outlined
- Against high-powered Baylor, UCLA will try to control the tempo
- Samsung set to overtake Nokia as No. 1 cellphone brand worldwide
- Is Obama sacrificing grannies for a budget deal?
- Rajiv Joseph on his Black List screenplay 'Draft Day'
- American Airlines is bundling extras
- GRAIL moon mission ends with a bang
- Sen. Feinstein expected to head Judiciary Committee
- Utah sixth-grader brings gun to school, fearing another Newtown
- UCLA blows by Long Beach State, 89-70
- Ryan Lochte gives away gold medal after breaking world record
- Animated She & Him holiday video follows Zooey Deschanel's divorce
- Polarized South Korea could elect its first female president
- Fuzzy playoff picture to come into focus in three NFL divisions
- Port terminal operator APM eavesdropped on workers, union alleges
- The Times' football coach of the year: Narbonne's Manuel Douglas
- Philippine Congress OKs bill to offer birth control to poor women
- Album review: 'Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head' by T.I.
- Lakers rally to beat Bobcats, 101-100, in Pau Gasol's return
- Football: Narbonne's Troy Williams is The Times' back of the year
- For the record - Dec. 18, 2012
- PASSINGS: Jack Hanlon dies at 96; former child star
- USC would gain control of taxpayer-owned parking lots under proposal
- Carson pastor pleads guilty to $11 million in Medicare fraud
- Sen. Daniel Inouye dies at 88; war hero
- The Envelope Screening Series: 'Les Misérables'
- Boys' basketball: Chance Murray scores 31 points for Price
- Maurice Herzog dies at 93; French mountaineer
- Photos | Simeon vs. Carver
- Nuclear watchdog faults Mitsubishi over San Onofre equipment tests
- Rear-end accident deaths not as common
- 'Titanic 3D' world premiere
- A City Hall fight in Newport Beach
- Christina Aguilera: Celebrity hacker stole sense of security
- Girl, 13, gets Hasbro to make gender-neutral Easy-Bake oven
- Jenni Rivera memorial will be 'graduation into heaven,' brother says
- Football: Scott Altenberg did not call for Adoree' Jackson's fake punt
- Sandy Hook massacre creates 'new reality,' LAPD chief says
- Traffic deaths up in California, at six-decade low across U.S.
- Two L.A. County deputies face assault charges in San Diego
- No charges to be filed in alleged Facebook school threats
- Lincoln accused of 'tricky' tire switch by automotive website
- California teachers pension fund tied to gun maker by investment
- Boys' basketball: Team loses its gym because of water damage
- Scarlett Johansson 'humiliated, embarrassed' by celebrity hacker
- 'Django Unchained' premiere canceled because of Newtown tragedy
- Girls' soccer: Aliso Niguel tops Division 1 poll
- Boys' soccer: Ventura is ranked No. 1 in Southern Section poll
- Boys' basketball: Public vs. Private showcase is set for Saturday
- California Electoral College formally casts its 55 votes for Obama
- Essential reading after Newtown: 'Columbine' by Dave Cullen
- Deasy pledges safety review of L.A. schools after Conn. shooting
- The xx covers 'Last Christmas' with characteristic doom, gloom
- Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii
- Catalina Island Conservancy board backs controversial president
- Scarlett Johansson's celebrity hacker gets 10-year sentence
- Suspect in 2008 slaying of sheriff's deputy arrested in Mexico
- Food gifts for the modernist
- Celebs turning 40 in 2013: Neil Patrick Harris, Tyra Banks, James Marsden and more
- Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt sells Toluca Lake house for $2.15 million
- L.A. moves up gun buyback after Connecticut shooting
- Sheriff's officials reveal 2 recent threats to area schools
- Is Mo Yan courageous, or is he a patsy?
- McDade family lawyer 'disappointed' in no charges for police
- Sheriff's Department also to increase security at L.A. schools
- Jenni Rivera's public memorial Wednesday at Gibson Amphitheatre
- NASA scientists find hydrogen in moon's sunlit regions
- 'The moon is alive,' NASA says after water discovery
- Pasadena police shooting of Kendrec McDade was justified, D.A. says
- A piano named Sapphire
- Does gay conversion therapy ban violate free speech?
- 9 guns seized when man arrested for alleged school shooting threats
- Woman dies of West Nile virus; first fatality in O.C. in four years
- Shares of gun maker Smith & Wesson tumble after Connecticut shooting
- Former Amazon warehouse workers face a sad predicament
- Grandmother apparently killed with barbecue fork; motive sought
- Suspect identified in L.A. elementary school shooting threat
- Poet Jake Adam York, 40, has died
- Man accused of selling drugs from Santa Paula smoke shop
- PHOTO BOOTH: VH1's 'Divas' concert
- Gender gap: Support working women, boost economy, says OECD
- St. Bonaventure states its case to stay in Northern area
- Football: QB Nate Romine picks Air Force
- Boys' basketball: Brandon Randolph leads Inglewood to upset of the week
- California a leading state for research into cancer afflicting Gov. Brown
- L.A. Now Live: After Newtown, trying to keep L.A. schools safe
- Connecticut shooting sparks calls for gun control legislation
- New Peet's owner Benckiser to buy Caribou Coffee for $340 million
- Man arrested after threatening to shoot up L.A. schools, police say
- Football: QB Troy Williams leaves for Seattle on Jan. 1
- George Skelton: No reason for high-powered guns
- Body found in Arizona river may be missing ASU student from O.C.
- Spice Girls musical opens in London, fails to impress critics
- Fresno woman is set on fire by her husband, police say
- Newtown shooting brings back pain for L.A. Jewish center victims
- Sad French bulldog listens to Adele
- Rain, chilly temperatures expected for Southern California
- President Obama speaks to Newtown at interfaith vigil
- Newtown's martyred children and the cold hearts of the gun lobby
- Jenni Rivera's generosity to needy honored; memorials planned
- Gunman fires 50 round at crowded mall; motive remains mystery
- Celebrity Birthdays for December 17th
- Donald Fehr puts the players first, this time in hockey
- Guns seized, man held after Indiana school threat, police say
- Michael Douglas' son Cameron reportedly beaten badly in prison
- Michigan suspends three players for Outback Bowl
- Essential reading after Newtown: 'Columbine' by Dave Cullen
- Gun company's shares are in line of fire
- Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan-Tatum expecting a magic tyke
- Computers that will see, hear, smell: Next, world domination?
- Q & A: Bryant Gumbel wraps up 18th season on HBO's 'Real Sports'
- Muddy Leek opens in Culver City
- Participant Media to create pro-social cable channel
- Business is the state's business
- Obama promises Newtown, Conn., he'll do more to protect children
- Pau Gasol's return will help, but to what extent?
- Splurging by Dodgers and Angels creates lofty expectations
- A cheap T-shirt or a human life?
- Tune in here as NASA's GRAIL spacecraft crash into the moon
- 2012 holiday music roundup: The sequel
- Oscar 8-Ball: Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained'
- Mexican president announces new security force
- Clippers' Eric Bledsoe works through aching body
- Lincoln accused of 'tricky' tire switch by automotive website
- Connecticut school shooting: 26 trees a shrine to 26 victims
- Dodgers interested in 'strategic partner' for Mexico, South Korea
- Senate Democrats defend $60.4-billion Sandy aid package
- 'Fiscal cliff' deal closer as Obama-Boehner talks accelerate
- California: Savor Restaurant Month in San Luis Obispo County
- Car bomb kills 17 in crowded market in Pakistan
- Twitter testing archive tool
- Holiday travel numbers expected to break record in California
- White House offers no agenda on gun violence
- 'Homeland' season finale hunts down ratings record for Showtime
- 'Hobbit' hits top spot! Media try to find the line in Newtown
- Martin Scorsese to direct Bill Clinton documentary
- Monday Night spotlight: Jets at Titans
- Kelly Osbourne's weight-loss diet: Pizza once a week
- 'Next Iron Chef' recap: Bacon buffet? No way!
- Radioactive hot spots remain at former research facility's site
- Steroids found in room where Andy Reid's son died
- Ron Jaworski says Nick Saban is a liar, doesn't want him in NFL
- Facebook to expand 'Nearby' feature with mobile update
- No atheists in foxholes -- or at memorial services for children?
- Will Adrian Peterson break Eric Dickerson's rushing record?
- Martin Freeman: 'The Hobbit' is bigger than you are
- U.S. mobile advertising to triple this year fueled by Facebook, Google
- Both Pau Gasol and Steve Nash practice, near returns
- Public opinion on guns shifting after Connecticut shooting
- Exec linked to Jenni Rivera plane was sued by a San Jose band
- Ang Lee, Suraj Sharma became each other's lifeboat in 'Pi'
- Bombings rip through Iraq, reportedly killing at least 25
- Brain tumors in raccoons linked to newly discovered virus
- Ecuador: U.S. Embassy cautions travelers about volcanic eruptions
- Las Vegas: Who knew Sin City could be so sweet?
- Watch UCLA beat Baylor in Holiday Bowl simulation
- Holiday cookie recipe: Nana's Russian tea cookies
- Twitter #Weekendeats highlights: It's holiday cookie time!
- The xx covers 'Last Christmas' with characteristic doom, gloom
- Palm Springs Film Festival honors Richard Gere
- Up next for the Clippers: Monday at Detroit
- Adrian Peterson has the season rushing record in his sights
- White House considers responses to Connecticut shooting
- Ohio school loses drama teacher over 'Legally Blonde' musical
- 'Les Miserables': Hugh Jackman, Eddie Redmayne went after roles
- Nielsen and Twitter partner to measure social TV audience
- 3-D isn't big draw 2nd time around
- Google Maps for iPhone downloaded 10 million times in 48 hours
- Could Apple reduce the volatility of its stock?
- Dodgers, MLB talking structure of TV deal
- Fault lines also appearing on Democratic side in fiscal debate
- Victor Cruz pays tribute to Newtown shooting victim Jack Pinto
- Instagram may have ads, let companies use your photos for the ads
- Watch Rams' Danny Amendola spike the ball into an usher's face
- Spend Proposition 30 dollars wisely, or else
- New Mexico bird-of-prey rescue center threatened by lack of funds
- Facebook 'sexts'? Report says social network plans Snapchat clone
- New Peet's owner Benckiser to buy Caribou Coffee for $340 million
- Replacing Johnathan Franklin, Jeff Locke will be challenge for UCLA
- Cooking up a storm
- Predicting violent behavior: not guesswork, but far from certain
- Mourners gather as Connecticut shooting investigation continues
- Hawaii's nine-term senator, Daniel Inouye, dies at 88
- Developer is buying group of buildings in Pacific Palisades
- 'Iron Chef' fundraiser in L.A. tries to cook up interest in Japan
- No movement on NHL; world junior tournament to be aired in U.S.
- Advocates: Newtown killings giving new momentum to gun control
- Oscar 8-Ball: Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Master'
- S.S. Coachella 2012: Pulp, Yeasayer stay afloat
- L.A. mayoral candidates face off in first TV debate
- Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary show in New Jersey notes Newtown
- Gerard Depardieu does a Mitt Romney on taxes
- Spies, lies and tangled lives in 'Homeland'
- The Times' boys' basketball rankings
- 'The Hobbit:' Where does the Peter Jackson franchise go from here?
- 2012 Black List: The top 10 unproduced scripts in Hollywood
- Automakers work to capture market share with year-end deals
- RIM sends out invite for BlackBerry 10 event in January
- Advocacy groups coming hat in hand to a less-strapped Sacramento
- Tuesday's TV Talk: Billy Crystal; Hugh Jackman; Quentin Tarantino
- 'Django Unchained' premiere canceled because of Newtown tragedy
- Rep. Tim Scott becomes South Carolina's first black senator
- YouTube's top 10 viral videos of 2012 have 'Gangnam Style'
- Connecticut shooting resonates after police loss in Topeka
- Upset by divorce? Outsider? Seeking clues in school shooter's past
- Obama officially wins in electoral vote landslide
- Newport Beach mall shooter called 'destitute'
- Big U.S. airlines get $1.6 billion in passenger fees in 3 months
- Newton: Justice overwhelmed
- Homemade holiday gift idea: Chewy-ginger sour-cherry biscotti
- Economists see mediocre growth in 2013
- Test Kitchen video tip: Homemade tortillas
- Newtown's martyred children and the cold hearts of the gun lobby
- Umami Eggnog from Matthew Biancaniello
- Dodgers announce 2013 minor league coaching assignments
- 'This Is 40': Judd Apatow and Paul Rudd on real-life inspiration
- Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'NCIS' on CBS
- 'Jack Reacher' fundraiser screening at Lincoln Center postponed
- The complicated case of the simple cookie
- U.S. panel delivers report assessing blame for Benghazi attack
- Duchess of Cambridge appears in public, wearing McQueen
- Mon Depardieu! Actor in tax spat with French government
- In wake of Newtown tragedy, LAPD to step up presence at elementary, middle schools
- Jimmy Clausen causes a stir with 'Catholics vs. Cousins' tweet
- 'Homeland' recap: A bang and a whimper
- USC's Lane Kiffin does not plan to change offensive coordinator