- Magic Johnson breaks Lakers' Twitter silence
- Kristen Stewart sorry for making people 'so angry,' she says
- Operation Fast and Furious gun found after drug cartel shootout
- Obama's second-term agenda just added a new priority: gun control
- Los Angeles children's museum is back on track
- Ronda Rousey, Dana White talk UFC women's division
- Las Vegas: Magical Forest lights up the holidays for children
- National Film Registry selects 25 films for preservation
- Christian Ponder's marriage to Samantha Steele no longer a secret
- Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy welcome a baby boy
- General strike shuts down Palestinian Authority
- Stream complete 'Django Unchained' soundtrack here
- Live discussion: Will Pau Gasol save the Lakers?
- USC's Nickell Robey is awaiting draft evaluation from NFL
- Family, fans say goodbye to Jenni Rivera
- Calculating the cost of living
- Twitter rolling out archive tool that lets you see all your tweets
- The gift of a secondhand gift
- Jenni Rivera's fiery spirit saluted at public memorial service
- For Andrew Adamson, it was a real balancing act
- Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario is kicked off his winter team
- Israelis press ahead with controversial housing project near Jerusalem
- Waiting for the return of Grant Hill
- Obama: Newtown tragedy should bring 'perspective' to fiscal talks
- Homemade holiday gift idea: Granola
- Letters: Free healthcare is expensive
- Letters: God and gays
- Sirius XM names Meyer interim CEO as Karmazin leaves
- Report: James Marsden welcomes third child, a boy
- Family planning and the Philippines
- Review: Feels good 'Down Around Brown Town'
- Sandy Hook teacher Victoria Soto is given a hero's farewell
- What's the most underappreciated movie of 2012? [Poll]
- 'Stick Fly' play reportedly becoming an HBO movie
- 5 amazing things about Mark Wahlberg's 'Pain and Gain' trailer
- LACMA gets a gift of glass art
- Neil Gaiman plans last book-signing tour, ever
- Sam Donaldson reportedly arrested on suspicion of DUI
- Watch purveyor Westime opens West Hollywood flagship
- Quick Takes: Captured NBC trio freed
- Sandy stifled housing starts in November, though permits were up
- BBC cleared of coverup in Jimmy Savile case
- No charges against deputy in fatal accident at Starbucks
- Proposed cap on federal tax deductions would hit California hard
- Geckos can ditch their tails along 'dotted lines,' experts say
- Obama to offer first steps toward shooting response
- New chief of California's prisons named
- Federal regulators take steps to strengthen kids' online privacy [Google+ Hangout]
- Angels trade DH Kendrys Morales to Seattle for LHP Jason Vargas
- Carnival to bring additional ship to Long Beach in 2014
- 'Les Miserables': The cast imagines singing another role [Video]
- Lancaster cracks down on retailers that don't go after shoplifters
- Notre Dame's Brian Kelly is AP coach of the year
- Cookbook Watch: 'Japanese Farm Food'
- Nevada investigators hunt for illegal trappers near hiking trail
- Apple devices upgraded to iOS 6 spike 29% after Google Maps release
- U.N. seeks $1.5 billion to help Syria residents and refugees
- Bruins recruiting for depth on the line
- Herbalife Drops After CNBC Says Ackman Is Short Company
- Video: Meet the L.A. Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off winners
- Madonna tops Billboard's 2012 highest-grossing tour list
- Obama administration announces drilling plan for Alaska reserve
- Jury awards $6.9 million to boy molested by L.A. Unified teacher
- Latimes.com/lifeanddeath
- Aerobics beats lifting weights for shedding pounds, study says
- Nintendo's Wii U enters online TV arena
- First $50 million from '121212' concert going to Sandy relief
- Homicides down after tougher gun laws adopted abroad
- Foot injury keeps Chauncey Billups out of Clippers-Hornets game
- Infertility rates haven't changed much in 20 years
- Grover Norquist signs off on Boehner's 'Plan B' tax proposal
- FTC expands kids online privacy rules [video chat]
- Weapon used in Mexico gunfight linked to Operation Fast and Furious
- Herman Wouk, a novel force
- McManus: Newtown, politics and gun control
- 'What are you looking at?' and other college application questions
- Terrence Malick's 'To the Wonder' trailer revels in beauty
- Kathryn Bigelow and Oliver Stone: What do they have in common?
- Kobe Bryant praises Darius Morris' defense
- Boehner vows to press ahead with 'Plan B' votes
- Apple CEO Tim Cook runner-up for Time's Person of the Year
- Russia bill to ban U.S. adoptions of Russian children advances
- House Democrats push on gun control
- The Mayan doomsday is coming; are you properly equipped?
- This just in: 'Newsroom' producer Alan Poul sells home
- Britain issues new guidelines on prosecuting offensive online comments
- Las Vegas: If the world is ending, why not indulge?
- U.S. scraps 'otter-free zone' in Southern California waters
- NASA will remain a leader in human spaceflight, top official says
- Procession of funerals continues for Connecticut shooting victims
- For the record - Dec. 19, 2012
- 60-car pileup closes I-5 in Northern California
- L.A. battered by strong winds; trees, power lines down
- Boys' basketball: Four teams stay unbeaten in Marmonte League
- Photos: Lakers vs. Bobcats
- L.A. drivers no longer need change to park
- Discussions continue over restart of San Onofre nuclear plant
- 'All clear' at San Jose City College after lockdown
- Body of missing Ohio man found on Santa Cruz Island beach
- USC would gain control of taxpayer-owned parking lots under proposal
- Thousands without power in South L.A. and Encino
- Vista man arrested on suspicion of killing woman, attacking child
- Bell misses deadline for reporting salaries, benefits
- Dodger Dog maker settles sex-discrimination claims
- Trial decision delayed in UCLA lab death case
- L.A. County sheriff's deputy in fatal crash will not face charges
- San Jose City College on lockdown, reports of a gunman on campus
- Justin Bieber, Ashton Kutcher 'swatting' linked to boy, LAPD says
- Dying with dignity
- L.A. firefighters back decision to overturn parole for convicted arsonist
- O.C. reverses course, recognizes Harvey Milk Day
- Woman arrested for allegedly stealing packages from porches
- LAPD patrol car searched for bomb
- Two suspects in Northridge mass shooting going to court
- LAUSD must pay $6.9 million in teacher molestation case
- 2 dead deer found in Glendale canyons
- 'Swatting' probes continue in Miley Cyrus, Simon Cowell cases
- Wind gusts topping 65 mph hit Southern California
- Halo 4 Warthog
- Jenni Rivera: Illegal immigrants might have trouble getting in to service
- Hotel makeovers from around the world
- Osama bin Laden dead
- Penguin settles in e-book price fixing case
- Movie review: 'Zero Dark Thirty' tracks Bin Laden's dramatic takedown
- Rancic renovation in Hinsdale
- Jonathan Gold quiz: Do you know your gingerbread?
- Student charged in bomb threat at Huntington Beach High
- New Year's Eve in Baltimore [Pictures]
- Nancy Sinatra sells Santa Monica compound for $5 million
- Boys' basketball: Long Beach Poly wins opener in Florida
- Get Amanda Seyfried's look for less
- Exclusive: Boy arrested in Bieber, Kutcher 'swatting' cases
- Music playlist for the end of the world
- Labor federation backs seven for Los Angeles City Council
- LAPD car searched for possible bomb near Koreatown Jewish temple
- 3-D 'Monsters, Inc.' should scare off Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen
- Home chops: Kelsey Grammer, Beau Bridges
- City audit finds $325,000 wasted on improper mileage reimbursements
- Concept art: Fantasyland makeover coming to Disney World in 2012
- Fashion Island suspect charged in earlier mall shooting
- 2012 year in review: Curiosity, Romney, Phelps, Sandy and more
- California lawmaker proposes permit for ammunition purchases
- Woman dead, girl badly injured inside San Marcos apartment
- Rajiv Joseph on his Black List screenplay 'Draft Day'
- O.C. condo on the market for $1, but there's a catch
- Boys' basketball: L.A. Windward tournament begins Wednesday
- Fantasy football pickups: Week 16
- Scarlett Johansson hacker sentenced to 10 years
- Dido releases new single featuring Kendrick Lamar
- 2 pit bulls fatally shot during probation search in Yolo County
- Football: Crenshaw's Dominique Hatfield is Coliseum League MVP
- Winds to bring high surf to part of Southern California coast
- The Envelope Screening Series: 'Promised Land'
- Jenni Rivera memorial: Limited free tickets available at noon
- L.A. family pays its own tribute to Newtown victims
- Lancaster to name retailers who won't prosecute shoplifters
- The Envelope Screening Series: 'This is 40'
- Moreno Valley student accused of threatening to kill teacher
- Controller finds more accounting problems in parks payroll
- California oil regulators release draft of fracking rules
- Wheels on the moon
- Costa Mesa rescinds 70 layoff notices sent under outsourcing plan
- LAPD bomb squad responds to possible threat in Koreatown
- Dick's, Cabela's, others reconsider sales of Sandy Hook gun
- Year in Review: Syria, Greece, Egypt and more
- Dave Hyde's top 50 Miami Dolphins of all-time
- Supervisors may cut off Assessor John Noguez’s $197,000 salary
- Newtown shooting prompts revival of campus safety proposal
- Feds seek to dismiss charges against anti-gang leader Alex Sanchez
- In Newport Beach, boat owners’ revolt dims parade
- Basketball: Monday's scores
- L.A. Now Live: D.A. finds Pasadena cops justified in fatal shooting
- Scarlett Johansson calls hacker's work 'perverted and reprehensible'
- Cerberus to sell Freedom Group, maker of gun used in Newtown massacre
- Offbeat Traveler: 2012 Jukkasjarvi, Sweden Icehotel
- Nevada woman trapped in snow for 6 days tells her harrowing story
- NBC chief foreign correspondent freed in Syria
- Frank Pastore dies at 55; ex-major league pitcher, talk radio host
- Football: Nick Montana commits to Tulane
- How to grow eggplant as a perennial
- Jenni Rivera: Exec linked to plane had been sued by Los Tigres
- 'Little CeeLo' steals the show on 'The Voice'
- California treasurer joins calls to pressure gun makers
- Collier County 'Safety Style'
- Fashion Island shooting suspect 'totally different,' cousin says
- Hundreds of DUI checkpoints planned through holidays
- Drivers, beware: Rain expected to last through morning commute
- Not all Americans mourn; some emulate the Newtown killer
- Sports salary inflation: $1-million man march
- Best of 'Only in Baltimore' submissions
- Celebrity birthdays for December 18th
- Landmark Houses: The Eames House
- Gold Standard: Some sure bets for film nominees
- Two more funerals in Newtown; NRA responds to school massacre
- Boehner offers 'Plan B' in 'fiscal cliff' talks
- NASA goes 'Gangnam Style' in the name of PSY-ence
- Pharaoh Ramses III murdered in 'harem conspiracy,' experts say
- Let gun lovers lead the charge on gun control
- Pentagon backs official who spoke to 'Zero Dark Thirty' filmmakers
- Nielsen strikes deal to buy Arbitron
- Zooey Deschanel divorce: It's final
- Review: Jose James' vocal pyrotechnics take off in Santa Monica
- Pasadena officers who killed teen acted lawfully, prosecutors say
- Holiday travel is expected to break records
- North Korea's dangerous ambition
- Daily Dodger in Review: The two halves of Chris Capuano
- Mexico: Time to party like there's no tomorrow
- Amgen pleads guilty to improper marketing of anemia drug Aranesp
- Uncorking Champagne: Lots of fun until someone loses an eye
- Dick's, Cabela's, others reconsider sales of Sandy Hook gun
- Los Angeles office rents a bargain by international standards
- Royce Hall's quest for a big-sounding piano ends on a high note
- Lincoln accused of 'tricky' tire switch by automotive website
- Wednesday's Talk Shows: Martha Stewart; Cyndi Lauper; Jamie Foxx
- Southland-based Sandy Hook victim fund takes off
- Countdown to the Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration
- Food FYI: Brazil beef ban expands amid mad cow fears
- Heard about airline seats that double as toilets? Utter loo-nacy
- Authorities identify suspect, victims in Colorado shootings
- Clippers building team bonds as they lock in the wins
- French masterpieces from Centre Pompidou arrive in Shanghai
- U.S. House approves changes to Video Privacy Protection Act
- California inmates welcome gift of guitars
- Reid: No 'Plan B' on 'fiscal cliff,' even as a last-ditch effort
- Pollution limits proposed for Malibu Lagoon and Creek
- Panel faults security failures in Benghazi attacks
- 'The Voice' recap: The final three compete for the crown
- L.A. girls pay tribute in visit, but Newtown is a day of hearses
- MOCA's Land art show, 'Ends of the Earth,' earns catalog honors
- 'Zero Dark Thirty': New questions on filmmakers' access to SEAL
- 'Gossip Girl' finale: Blair weds Chuck in Elie Saab
- Newtown, Conn.: The trigger
- Thousands flee Palestinian camp near Damascus, fearing attack
- Steve Nash could return for Lakers on Saturday or Tuesday
- Las Vegas: Where to find a rockin' New Year's Eve
- California parks officials improperly boosted pay, audit finds
- Greg McElroy to start for Jets over Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow
- Instagram withdraws policy change, won't put users' photos in ads
- California senators propose tighter gun laws after Newtown deaths
- Movie review: 'Amour' an emotional tale of enduring love
- Chorus of voices grows stronger for 'death with dignity'
- Review: Chief Keef's 'Finally Rich' lands with force
- For the wine lover: a new guide to sherry
- Adrian Peterson donates $50,000 to disaster relief organization
- Clippers beat Pistons, 88-76, run winning streak to 10 games
- R.A. Dickey, Blue Jays make deal
- First shooting victims are buried
- The need to find a lasting good
- Dinner tonight! Kale-and-quinoa salad
- The down and dirty of shooting 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'
- Jovan Belcher sent text about wanting to shoot his girlfriend
- 'Les Miserables' Amanda Seyfried in stylish winter essentials
- Amanda Seyfried talks popsicles and porn on 'Conan'
- Galaxy, Chivas USA to open 2013 MLS season at home
- IATSE ends strike against Pac-12 Network
- L.A. investment bank B. Riley buys stock research firm Caris
- Amgen is expected to plead guilty to unspecified charges
- Samsung unveils Galaxy Grand smartphone with a 5-inch screen
- FTC investigating data brokers that mine consumer info
- Wisconsin to hire Gary Andersen as its new football coach, report says
- S.S. Coachella 2012: It's a marathon, not a sprint
- Report: USC's Monte Kiffin was nation's highest-paid assistant coach
- Dillard's to pay $2 million to settle discrimination suit
- Quiz: Test your pop culture Christmas IQ
- Return of Steve Nash, Pau Gasol could be gift for Lakers
- Maurice Herzog dies at 93; French mountaineer
- Jenni Rivera memorial service Wednesday at the Gibson Amphitheatre
- Former Laker Ramon Sessions focuses on upside, not the what-ifs
- Year in review: Heartbreak and heroes of 2012
- Builder confidence in housing is at highest point since 2006
- 11,200 child-care slots in Los Angeles County lost during recession
- A playlist for the End Times
- Merida, Mexico, says: Hope to see you after the world doesn't end
- AmEx, Xerox CEOs reportedly considered for Obama Cabinet posts
- Instagram says it will respond to terms-of-service uproar 'very soon'
- Johansson, Aguilera sound off; email hacker gets 10-year sentence
- Preview: Lakers vs. Bobcats
- Gunmen kill 5 anti-polio workers in Pakistan
- Sidney Crosby, the stealth ball hockey goalie
- Wednesday TV Talk Shows: Martha Stewart; Cyndi Lauper; Jamie Foxx
- South African President Jacob Zuma retains ANC leadership
- David Chase of 'The Sopranos' on effects of film, TV violence
- Treasury to sell stakes in most banks left in TARP program in 2013
- Goldberg: On Newtown, mourn first, then act
- 'No, no, no': Harrowing 911 call, then 4 dead near Longmont, Colo.
- Up next for the Clippers: Wednesday vs. New Orleans
- Legendary raises $443 million as big 2013 looms
- Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen on their 'Guilt Trip' comedy travels
- Glorya Kaufman, dance school patron, made a USC trustee
- On somber anniversary, Biden copes with a new loss
- NFL power rankings: Tim Tebow can't stop Jets from sinking
- Russian warships head toward Syria
- NBC News' Richard Engel free after five days of captivity in Syria
- Nielsen strikes $1.26-billion deal to buy Arbitron
- 2012 is tragic, but mass shootings not increasing, experts say
- Review: Mark Swope spies drama along the sidewalk
- Christmas 2012 L.A. dining guide
- 'The Voice' recap: Cassadee Pope wins Season 3
- Newport Beach dock renters may withhold holiday love
- Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg gives $500 million in stock to charity