- Gun sales surge; 3 1/2 years of ammunition magazines sold in 72 hours
- Man rescued from middle of L.A. River
- Moreno Valley Wal-Mart evacuated after man, apparently armed, enters
- California theme parks to ring in New Year with fireworks, music
- L.A. Now Live: After a long fight with cancer, facing death at 19
- Firefighters gear up for rescue on L.A. River in Glendale
- Avalanche injures 2 skiers at Squaw Valley; snowboarders blamed
- Rain to clear by this evening, return Christmas night
- Advertising and marketing mess-ups of 2012
- Nativity scenes outside church, home vandalized in Huntington Beach
- Crime alerts for Adams-Normandie and nine other L.A. neighborhoods
- A gun in every Christmas stocking may not be the best idea
- Frank Beardsley dies at 97; patriarch of blended family of 20
- NFL Week 16: Bruce Arians may be out of a job again, in a good way
- Clippers' Lamar Odom hurts ankle in game against Suns
- Herbalife stock tumbles for a 4th day on 'pyramid scheme' claims
- 2012 in review: Pop music's most memorable moments
- Making the streets a little less mean
- Two firefighters killed in New York ambush
- Bethenny Frankel calls separating from Jason Hoppy 'heartbreaking'
- Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis cuddle up in Iowa for the holidays
- 'Les Miserables,' the Middletons, last-minute Christmas shopping
- Youth orchestra opens up new world for participants
- Newark Mayor Cory Booker aims for higher office
- A gun in every Christmas stocking may not be the best idea
- Dueling Santa trackers are off and running
- Chuck Hagel's mea culpa to the LGBT community
- Twitter #Weekendeats highlights: Holiday cheer
- Legal battle over Thomas Kinkade estate settled
- Newton: L.A.'s giving season
- Baker's giant thermometer, long on the blink, is taking heat
- Dockworker strike looms at Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast ports
- One night at Dodger Stadium, the young taught a lesson in giving
- Rumored iPad 5 to be thinner -- and land in March
- Shotgun shell lights and other similar items keep TSA agents busy
- Happy existential holidays from Henri, Le Chat Noir
- O little joint in Ventura ...
- Suns' Alvin Gentry gives Clippers a ringing endorsement
- Before the Clippers, there was the Braves' old world
- A campy Christmas with 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians'
- Kerry expected to elevate climate change as secretary of state
- Stocks continue slide in shortened Christmas Eve trading
- Lakers: Week 9 Predictions
- Afghan policewoman kills security advisor at Kabul headquarters
- CES 2013: LG to debut new Google TV lineup
- Marva Whitney, R&B; singer with James Brown, dies at 68
- 2 firefighters shot dead, 2 hurt in 'trap' at fire in upstate N.Y.
- 'Les Miserables' aims to hit high note in history of film musicals
- Suspect in fatal N.Y. firefighter ambush killed grandmother in 1980
- Oregon mall shooting survivor shows compassion for gunman
- Obama's gift to pay-frozen federal workers: Take Christmas Eve off
- Robert Earl Keen's 'Merry Christmas From the Family'
- A new stage for Harry Hamlin in 'One November Yankee'
- Under EU, independence feels viable to Europe's secessionists
- Catalina Island Conservancy loses 3 more board members
- Indians reach four-year deal with Nick Swisher
- Frank Beardsley dies at 97; patriarch of blended family of 20
- GM recalls Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon trucks
- 2012 another bad year for U.S. disasters, and it may get worse
- Free Christmas trees spread holiday cheer in Los Angeles
- 'Next Iron Chef' winner Alex Guarnaschelli talks redemption
- Potential strike threatens Eastern, Gulf ports
- Clippers face Nuggets on Christmas night
- 'Zero Dark Thirty' draws a crowd
- California: Rock slide south of Big Sur shuts down Highway 1
- Holiday Q&A; with Ana Henton
- Bryant-Messi Turkish Airlines ad hits 90 million views on YouTube
- UCLA's route to Holiday Bowl started in San Bernardino
- Review: 'Walter & Tandoori's Christmas' a warm-hearted tale
- Each holiday season, an ex-foster child searches for her siblings
- Area sports cheating cases drag secretive NCAA into spotlight
- Rex Ryan says Tim Tebow would have played in wildcat if asked
- This New Year's, no punishing resolutions
- Lakers looking for a little Christmas Day magic
- OPEC will earn a record $1.05 trillion in 2012 in oil revenues
- 'Hobbit' tops box office! HGTV on a roll. ITV gets 'Duck Dynasty.'
- Cookbook Watch: 'Roots' by Diane Morgan
- Canada: On storm-lashed Vancouver Island, surf's up
- SpaceX's newest rocket hovers above launch pad in test flight
- Review: 'West of Memphis' makes strong case
- Colombia units use U.S. techniques to bust drug operations
- TV firm All3Media to consolidate studios in Westchester
- 'X Factor' loss could be Emblem3's gain
- Former President George H.W. Bush will spend Christmas in hospital
- Who is Santa Claus? Our guess is Sam Acho
- Producer-director Irwin Allen's universe
- For USC's Marqise Lee, there's quite a story behind the smile
- Chuck Pagano returns to Colts after undergoing leukemia treatment
- Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade' on ABC
- Swiss watch sellers gear up for Chinese New Year
- Massive collection of war letters coming to Chapman University
- Review: Vive 'Les Miserables' in all its over-the-top glory
- NFL power rankings: Denver, Atlanta are the teams to beat
- Rihanna donates $1.75M to hospital, gets an unwanted visitor
- Officials say Nelson Mandela will spend Christmas in the hospital
- Up next for the Lakers: Tuesday vs. New York
- Jack Klugman loved horse racing
- Halo's Warthog goes from pixels to reality
- Want a deep-freeze winter vacation? L.A.-to-Moscow fares on sale
- UCLA's Ka'imi Fairbairn has right attitude for a kicker
- Mexico: The real star of world's end day was the new president
- Ryan Freel dies; former Reds star was 36
- Sacramento Kings reinstate DeMarcus Cousins after one-game suspension
- NFL Week 17 preview: The NFL has gotten the end games right
- Online holiday shoppers spent $1 billion on 'Free Shipping Day'
- Jack Klugman dies at 90; star of TV's 'The Odd Couple,' 'Quincy'
- Georgia man identified as victim of suspected Afghan insider attack
- Afghan policewoman kills U.S. advisor
- Charity questions? Give where the need is greatest
- TSA testing faster passenger screening program
- Chivas USA hires Dennis te Kloese to manage soccer operations
- Trying to sell a carbon tax in a no-new-taxes world
- 'Next Iron Chef' finale recap: A coat well earned
- Myanmar or Burma? Debate over nation's name persists
- Nick Foles breaks hand; Michael Vick likely to start for Eagles
- The man who would be Santa Claus: a Q&A; with Sal Lizard
- Boublil, Schonberg revisit, rework the songs of 'Les Miserables'
- Don't mark your doomsday calendars: 2040 asteroid won't hit Earth
- Great books they love to hate
- U.S. rejects California's request for a penalty exemption
- Jazz pianist John Beasley to have January residency at Blue Whale
- Gov. Jerry Brown issues 79 pardons
- Jerry West: 'I've never worked a day in my life'
- Movie review: 'Parental Guidance' a misguided mess
- 'Guardians' author William Joyce: Sean Connery inspired Santa
- A return to 'The Poseidon Adventure'
- 'Gangnam Style' by Psy gets opera style treatment
- GM salmon: FDA's assessment of environmental risks
- Tuesday's TV Talk Shows: Reese Witherspoon; Barbra Streisand; Heidi Klum
- Lakers' Week 8 in review
- Projector: 'Les Miz' and 'Django' enter the Christmas mix
- Feeling crabby: No Dungeness for the holiday
- On Catalina, a Charming Home Base
- 100 cool places in Arizona
- Producer-director Irwin Allen's universe
- A peaceful interlude at the Mojave National Preserve
- Hotel makeovers
- NFC playoffs: Bears 35, Seahawks 24
- Lockups-turned-hotels offer your own private Alcatraz
- Two hikers rescued from Griffith Park
- Football: Paulo Lepua commits to Washington State
- Mike Preston grades the Ravens' 33-14 win over the New York Giants
- Stolen 1989 Corvette sells for original sticker price
- Stalled Amtrak train resumes trip to Seattle
- Placentia police investigating fatal shooting
- SoCal Closeups: Big Bear, Lake Arrowhead, Idyllwild
- Boys' basketball: Mater Dei is new No. 1 team in top 25 rankings
- Newton: L.A.'s giving season
- Amtrak train from Los Angeles stalled in Oregon mountains
- Bling in the New Year
- Girls' basketball: Mater Dei could be No. 1 team in the nation
- Despite controversy, 'Zero Dark Thirty' soars in limited release
- Ravens 33, Giants 14 [Pictures]
- Nativity scene vandalized in Huntington Beach
- Boys' basketball: Lots of tournaments on the day after Christmas
- Boys' basketball: All-tournament team chosen for SFV Invitational
- Football: Ex-Notre Dame kicker Kai Forbath sets NFL record
- Long Beach police shoot suspect after he allegedly pulls a gun
- Suspected car thief killed in shootout with sheriff's deputies
- Suspect sought in stabbing death of a man in Bellflower
- 'Hobbit' rules again as Cruise, Apatow, Streisand post soft debuts
- Marines to undergo random Breathalyzer tests beginning in 2013
- Boys' basketball: Trinity League is looking strong
- Wet Christmas Eve in the forecast for Southern California
- San Bernardino man slain after 'end of the world' party, police say
- Water-loving lifeguard, long on the job in Newport Beach, dies
- Hiker finds dead body in Angeles National Forest
- 3.9 earthquake strikes near Lake Nacimiento
- Celebrity birthdays for December 23rd
- Pot farms wreaking havoc on Northern California environment
- Bring my son, and everyone else's, home from Afghanistan
- Toms Shoes: A Venice shoe-in
- MLS still has growing pains
- In Little Rock, snow and other kinds of 'White Christmas'
- 2012 year in review: Benghazi, revolt, austerity and Suu Kyi
- Want Christmas with some snark? Tune it to these twisted holiday shows
- Tucson turns on the charm to attract Mexican shoppers
- Lakers still looking for balance after Steve Nash's return
- GPS trackers make finding stolen Jesus figurines a snap
- 'West of Memphis' full of real-life twists and turns
- State sued over Medi-Cal patients' switch to managed care
- Egypt opposition accuses Islamists of fraud in referendum
- Donald Margulies' multiculti holiday tale
- Last-minute locally made stocking stuffers from Lindy & Grundy
- Scientists aim to build a better Christmas tree
- It's sort of a father-son bonding for two UCLA football coaches
- Battling over school grants
- Acton man who built 'Phonehenge West' receives 539 days in jail
- Public opinion polls mixed on proposed housing deduction caps
- Sports Q&A;: NFL analyst Cris Collinsworth
- Letters: Electoral college sense
- Lenders may forgive disabled borrowers' student loans
- Cookbook Watch: 'Gran Cocina Latina' by Maricel Presilla
- Nasty Gal to quintuple size of headquarters in downtown L.A.
- 'Mastery' tries to provide a guide to becoming a genius
- UCLA philanthropy class benefits community groups and students
- Gun control? It's a tough sell in Virginia
- Letters: Fracking in California
- The year of John Cage
- Medical field works to reduce number of surgical mistakes
- Monday's TV Highlights: 'Bad Santa' on Comedy Central
- Head in the clouds in the Southland's Mountains
- Travel letters: Mammoth a five-star skiing experience
- Realtors working to develop foot traffic index
- Gay radio hosts' defaced ad turns into a positive
- Clippers beat Suns, 103-77, to extend winning streak to 13 games
- L.A. City Hall is one of painter's masterpieces
- Taxes on travelers help support sports venues, other causes
- U.S. Tennis Assn. reinstates umpire who was suspended
- Review: Ricky Swallow's modern sculpture feels right at home at Huntington
- Artists brighten up U.S.-Mexico border fence
- Hollywood's latest pilot: Moving DVDs from the home to the cloud
- Marines to undergo random Breathalyzer tests
- George Takei launches petition to allow in-flight use of electronics
- Despite controversy, 'Zero Dark Thirty' soars in limited release
- Sen. Daniel Inouye gets hero's farewell at Hawaii funeral
- Review: Soap-opera melodrama eclipses 'Hidden Moon'
- Monti won't run in Italian elections but is willing to serve
- Teen learns to trust his 'Impossible' family
- Lakers near top eight in the Western Conference
- Letters: Arguing about assault weapons
- Steve Nash's return helps Lakers through a difficult night
- 'Hobbit' rules again as Cruise, Apatow, Streisand post soft debuts
- Association board can't use email instead of meetings
- Toms Shoes: A Venice shoe-in
- Cookbook Watch: 'The Great Meat Cookbook'
- Monday's TV Talk Shows: Marisa Tomei; Matt Damon; Pauley Perrette
- The Times' boys' basketball rankings
- Letters: Evaluating tax loopholes
- Cowboys' Jason Witten sets season receptions record by tight end
- Plotters of school killings tend to tip off someone in advance
- Crowd gathers at Griffith Observatory to mark non-apocalypse
- Lache Seastrunk of UCLA bowl foe Baylor has regained stride
- 'Edge of America,' 'Diggers': Finding 'real America' in TV land
- Letters: Firing teachers
- This week's Culinary SOS: Imperial's sticky toffee gingerbread
- Web buzz: Art Alert app
- His craft becomes clearer as time goes by
- Arian Foster leaves Texans loss with irregular heartbeat
- Who are your neighbors?
- Hawkish leaders take over in N. Asia
- Rachel York, the 'Anything Goes' mama on the go
- TSA pilot program lets fliers speed through security checks
- VA to renovate building to house homeless veterans
- Christmas games don't bring out cheer in all NBA players
- Program helps parents read to their young children
- Bring my son, and everyone else's, home from Afghanistan
- Beck's 'Song Reader' puts the music in other people's hands
- Airfare to Europe: Yes, there are ways to save
- Tips for keeping youth sports costs under control
- Landlord must provide accounting of ex-tenant's security deposit
- Hotel makeovers from around the world
- Pot farms take dirty toll
- Time to exercise their berth rites
- Ending the cycle of abuse in Congo
- Florida: $232 round trip from LAX to Miami on American
- British television producer All3Media to consolidate in Westchester
- Movie review: 'Django Unchained' is Tarantino unleashed
- Letters: Torture's toll
- Hundreds of stores destroyed as raging fire guts Kabul market
- After Benghazi, reassessing risk
- 'Zero Dark Thirty': Why the fabrication?
- Holiday travelers on alert with snow expected across South
- Lakers' screen and roll with Steve Nash is potent already
- Christmas tradition: Pecan pie recipe
- Must Reads: Benghazi attacks, Congo clashes and a Honduras tycoon
- Letters: Faith and family planning
- Christmas is for people of all faiths
- Inland Empire Health Plan moving to Rancho Cucamonga
- Tim Tebow reportedly asks to not be used in Jets' wildcat offense
- Head in the clouds in the Southland's Mountains
- Big Bear area hotels, vacation rentals info box
- Beauty metals: The 24-karat spin
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- On trend: Flaunting those bangles
- Designer Greg Chait: Ready for his close-up?
- Duy Quang dies at 61; renowned Vietnamese singer
- Football: 48,379 see high school championship game in Texas
- Girls' soccer: Sophomore Courtney O'Brien leads Harvard-Westlake
- Photos: Lakers at Warriors
- Boys' basketball: St. John Bosco wins in South Carolina
- Boys' basketball: Ron Lee Jr. leads Oak Park to championship
- Boys' basketball: Three Orange County teams stay unbeaten
- Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near Tres Pinos
- Five Things to Watch in Ravens vs. Giants
- Richard Adams dies at 65; gay marriage pioneer
- 47 cited at cockfight; 60 birds and $100,000 confiscated
- Girls' basketball: Windward is 10-0 after winning TOC championship
- Boys' basketball: Long Beach Poly finishes third in Florida
- Boys' basketball: A 43-point performance from Aaron Holiday
- Earthquake: 3.3 quake strikes near Hollister, Calif.
- Deputies find 1,850 marijuana plants in Adelanto warehouse
- Scuba divers to remove fishing net entangled on shipwrecked barge
- 'End of the world' party fight may have led to killing, police say
- 'Gangnam Style' exceeds 1 billion views on YouTube
- Gunman fires at off-duty sheriff's deputy's car in Altadena
- Earthquake: 3.9 quake strikes in southern San Diego County
- Boys' basketball: Loyola moves game to Occidental College