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- Explosions rock Ukrainian city; at least 29 people injured
- FCC votes to require online disclosure of political ad spending
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- Officials: U.S. could agree to limited Iranian uranium enrichment
- 1971 Ojai ranch house remodeled into modern retreat
- Islamists protest ahead of Egypt's presidential election
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- Late Night: Stephen Colbert on Obama's 'slow jams' backlash
- L.A. Times jazz reviews: Albums and concerts around Southern California
- Disney Interactive targets moms with original series
- Morning Fix: Hulu sale! Box-office preview. World's oldest pirate.
- MTV Movie Awards wants to tap next Christopher Nolan
- Basketball: Battle of the Valley is Saturday
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- Critic's Notebook: Metro douses expectations on Union Station project
- John Edwards is a creep, not a criminal
- 'American Idol' recap: Elise Testone sadly departs
- Afghan policeman opens fire at checkpoint; 2 U.S. troops injured
- Tribeca 2012: 'Precious' screenwriter on board for short film contest
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- Bert Weedon dies at 91; guitarist and author of 'Play in a Day' book
- Movie review: 'Bernie' is murderously charming
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- Assembly OKs bill allowing clean-air vehicles to avoid some tolls
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- Letters: Apple's big day
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- California foreclosure relief bills take an unusual route
- Letters: Tax solutions other than the 'Buffett rule'
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- Capsule movie reviews: 'Elles' delves past facades
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- Review: Rez Abbasi Quintet in timely concert at Blue Whale
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- Salvaged Banksy artwork goes on display in Detroit
- After another loss, Angels shake things up
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- FTC ramps up its probe of Google
- 'The Pruitt-Igoe Myth' info
- AMC Entertainment again scraps plans for IPO, sources say
- At 80, Colombian artist Fernando Botero has no plans to retire
- Dodgers sale on track to close Monday
- Review: Jeffry Mitchell's subversive charm at Ambach & Rice
- Obama: GOP on women's health like 'being in a time machine'
- Angels' Jordan Walden loses closing job
- Letters: Beverly Hills and the Westside subway
- Q&A: 'The Dictator'
- Republicans seek to hold attorney general in contempt over Fast and Furious
- In a sick and exhausted city, upheaval couldn't be stopped
- Hulu's owners said to be buying Providence Equity's stake
- Expo Line launches rail service push to Westside
- 'The Raven' info
- U.N. monitors in Syria visit scene of deadly blast
- Ford profit dips, hurt by losses in Europe and Asia
- Clayton Kershaw gives Dodgers eight strong innings in 3-2 win
- Review: 'The Raven' has Cusack's Poe swinging like a pendulum
- 'Bernie' info
- Brown orders consideration of single-drug execution method
- Critic's Notebook: Metro douses expectations on Union Station project
- Dodgers recall Nathan Eovaldi
- Lehman Bros. elite stood to get $700 million
- Kinsley: For whom the bridge tolls
- Review: Christoph Konig has debut with L.A. Phil and Pepe Romero
- Movie review: 'The Five-Year Engagement' a missed opportunity
- Cyber-security bill passes House but faces snags
- Dance review: Faye Driscoll entices with 'You're Me' at UCLA
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- Mitt Romney warns students about nation's mounting debt
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- Financial crisis inquiry head says Lehman pay was unconscionable
- Molina Healthcare fights to keep growing
- 2011 Alabama tornadoes: Many died despite seeking shelter
- To effect change, should the 99% go vegan?
- Dream Street USA, South L.A.
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- Conviction of Liberia's Charles Taylor seen as double-edged
- Supper surfing's goal: Bring strangers together over food
- Forgotten flashpoint: A week after Rodney King
- Hollywood bets heavily on razzle-dazzle action and effects
- Five things to watch in Lakers-Nuggets series
- Marine pleads not guilty in the killing of another Marine's wife
- Does organized labor have a future?
- Review: 'Safe' is protected by Jason Statham
- Los Angeles native lands lead in Broadway's newest 'Annie'
- Romney pounces on Obama's economic policies
- Walden loses job as Angels closer; Downs to pitch ninth inning
- Breaking down the Lakers' bench for the playoffs
- John Edwards is a creep, not a criminal
- A.J. Jenkins surprised to be drafted in first round by 49ers
- Review: Hugo Crosthwaite takes on Tijuana at Luis de Jesus
- 'Sesame Street' Presented by the Seventh Letter and Neff Headwear info
- LAPD adds 30 officers to area around USC
- Del Monte offers intoxicating taste of history
- Biden trumpets Obama's foreign policy successes
- Insider trading inquiry focuses on medical devices deal
- Chrysler's profit rises more than 300%
- Lawmakers call for more pay disclosure after Lehman Bros. report
- Kings hope Dustin Penner's line switch pays off
- Beverly Hills: Cool cars are the key to this Maison 140 room deal
- Yahoo escalates legal fight with Facebook, adds two patents to suit
- Higher oil prices give Chevron Corp. a 4.2% profit gain
- Friday Travel Ticker: 1 billion tourists in 2012?
- Liver transplants on nights and weekends as safe as any other time
- Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier and the sidekicks not enough for Dodgers
- Join us for chat on Lehman pay story
- Boy Scouts of America seeks to reverse order to release sex abuse files
- Movie review: An unnecessary detour in 'The Highest Pass'
- Letters: Janice Hahn on cyber security; Marco Rubio's appeal to Latinos; glitches in the DWP's solar program; flying cars
- An Instagram moment: You with Princess Diana's 'Travolta dress'
- Kobe Bryant earns mixed reaction for sitting (Web links)
- Dropbox lets users upload photos directly from cameras
- Wedge issues may boost Obama's prospects
- Letters: Fixing Social Security
- Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. expecting baby No. 2
- Boy Scouts on ousted lesbian pack leader: She knew our policy
- Samsung becomes world's largest cellphone brand, overtaking Nokia
- Lehman Bros. pay report brings calls for reform
- A street lens on 'Sesame Street'
- 'The Five-Year Engagement' info
- Riots claimed 200 liquor stores, but South L.A. still suffers
- Bikers face their fears on a Himalayan ride in 'The Highest Pass'
- With Brandon Weeden acquired, Browns look to trade Colt McCoy
- NBA playoffs: First-round previews
- Grand Canyon preps for eclipse party
- Bill would keep controversial 'no-otter zone' in place
- Bert Weedon dies at 91; guitarist and author of 'Play in a Day' book
- Review: 'Headhunters' a thrilling, over-the-top criminal ride
- Bear gives University of Colorado a try, lasts about four hours
- Letters: Legislators' mileage plan doesn't add up
- This quarterback won't be drafted, and that's just fine
- The Siren's Call: A once and future epic
- Nordic thriller 'Headhunters' to premiere in L.A., New York
- Nintendo's loss is first in 30 years
- 'Safe' info
- Economic growth slows in first quarter
- Upswing in consumer confidence loses steam in April
- Shuttle Enterprise takes off for New York -- and a new home
- Eva Longoria treats 'Desperate' set to burgers on last day
- American workforce is seriously sleep-deprived, CDC reports
- Movie review: 'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' plunder and please
- Praise for National Teacher of the Year Rebecca Mieliwocki; tax solutions other than the 'Buffett rule'; fixing Social Security
- 'The Five-Year Engagement' expected to reach altar before rivals
- USC's Steve Johnson aims to rise to Ojai tradition
- Nationals' Bryce Harper to make big league debut at Dodger Stadium
- Stanford's Coby Fleener to reunite with Andrew Luck in Indianapolis
- Cloud services and search warrants: When are users notified?
- Arbor Day and the history of living green
- Lehman pay could escape Dodd-Frank rules
- Biden pokes crowd as 'dull as hell,' blasts GOP on women
- House approves student loan bill, paid for with healthcare funds
- Clayton Kershaw continues to roll in 3-2 victory over Nationals
- Student cheats, gets caught -- and his father sues. What gives?
- CISPA passes in the House after surprise vote
- U.S. signals major shift on Iran nuclear program
- George Zimmerman had $200,000 support fund, attorney acknowledges
- Conductor Kurt Masur hospitalized but OK after fall off podium
- 2011 Alabama tornadoes: Many died despite seeking shelter
- Kim Kardashian, Jon Hamm settle the score on '30 Rock' set
- Breaking down the Lakers' starters for the playoffs
- Seattle rolls the dice on linebacker Bruce Irvin
- Angels release Bobby Abreu, call up Mike Trout after 3-2 loss
- U.S. regulators seize Palm Desert bank, sell assets
- Space shuttle Enterprise readies for today's NYC flyover
- Marines ordered to make more room for women on the front lines
- Former Upland mayor pleads guilty in bribery scheme
- Cuba: Meet tobacco farmers, botanists and locals on 10-day trip
- Nuggets won't be out of their depth against Lakers
- Nationals phenom Bryce Harper to debut vs. Dodgers on Saturday
- Shuttle Enterprise lands after soaring over NYC skyline
- Letters: Metta World Peace elbows his way into the headlines
- Chris Paul sits out practice, says his groin strain is improving
- FDA approves new erectile dysfunction pill Stendra
- Letters: Big Solar; the gift of reading
- Clippers' Chris Paul on mend, Blake Griffin on alert
- Woman in Delta flight scare says she had bedbug bites, not monkeypox
- FDA: Don't use certain hepatitis and HIV drugs together
- Money Minute: Cut-rate mortgages for sale at Costco [Video]
- UC Irvine, Stanford set to make cases for volleyball Final Four
- Ann Romney reflects on illness, touts Mitt as 'very funny guy'
- Greece, amid debt crisis, is limping toward London Olympics
- Review: Dasha Shishkin's opulent, decadent drawings at Vielmetter
- Slideluck Potshow will mix food and art at Fifth L.A. Studios Friday
- 'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' info
- Ancient DNA sheds light on spread of European farming
- 5 Nights Out
- The Siren's Call: A once and future epic
- GDP: U.S. economy expands at lackluster 2.2% rate in 1st quarter
- Wildfire season looms -- and federal officials say they're ready
- Andrew Luck says he's up to challenge of following Peyton Manning
- Obama signs order to stop colleges that prey on veterans
- Travis Pastrana set for delayed NASCAR Nationwide debut
- Win or lose, they want the ball at game's end
- Smithsonian explores the art of video games
- Letters: Trimming the L.A. city workforce
- Letters: The Vatican vs. nuns
- Kings, St. Louis Blues may stretch playoffs
- Missy Franklin, at 16, braces for uncharted waters
- Letters: Praise for the National Teacher of the Year
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- Revisiting the wounds: Koreatown 20 years after the L.A. riots
- No on Prop. 29
- After four years, Universal returns to CinemaCon with A-listers in tow
- Friday’s Highlights
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- Baseball: Sierra Canyon takes over first place in Delphic League
- Baseball: Palm Desert stays unbeaten in league
- Expo Line
- No need to go to Poland for a G spot app
- Former Rep. Diane Watson recovering after heart attack
- Baseball: San Fernando wins on eighth-inning squeeze bunt
- Web-only Everlane deals in quality fashion without steep markup
- NBC's 'Today' claws back to top of morning ratings over 'GMA'
- 'The Bachelor,' 'Dancing with the Stars' EPs: " Reality TV is too much of the same
- Arcade Fire, Bon Iver players get a solo spotlight Saturday
- 'Una Noche,' 'War Witch' win awards at Tribeca film festival
- Which TV stars will be at White House Correspondents' Dinner?
- Whitney Houston's mom, Cissy, planning book about her daughter
- Fox gives 'Fringe' fifth (and final) season
- Mother's Day gift guide
- Brazilian woman alleges Marines ran her over
- North Korea missiles put on parade are fakes, experts say
- Eye-catching eyewear
- In Rotation: Rocket Juice & the Moon's eponymous debut
- Photos: Angry Birds Land at Finland's Sarkanniemi Adventure Park
- Hulu owners to buy Providence Equity's stake for $200 million
- Music review: Ben Johnston shines in MicroFest spotlight
- Redbox revenue grows 39%, operating income more than triples
- CinemaCon: Ang Lee's 3-D 'Life of Pi' inspires early Oscar talk
- AMC Entertainment shelves IPO plan
- 'What Becomes a Legend' at the Getty: Kenneth Turan's film pick
- The Art of Cooking at Royal/T opens Friday
- Sunday pig supper at Eveleigh
- Rupert Murdoch again apologizes for tabloids' phone hacking
- Bin Laden widows deported from Pakistan
- 'Jersey Shore' spinoff 'Snooki & JWoww' to debut June 21
- Thomas Wylde designer plans flagship store, new categories
- Oregon's Willamette Valley wines
- Assembly candidate's campaign firm criticized
- 'America's Other Audubon'
- Time to vote for the Vans that move you
- Irvine the most fashionable city in America, says report
- Group submits initiative petitions to change three-strikes law
- Home office design: Separate space and a walk to work
- Test Kitchen video tips: Shucking an oyster
- Boys' basketball: Eric Cooper leaves La Verne Lutheran for St. Anthony
- Ryan Seacrest battles illness on 'Idol,' maintains perfect attendance
- Guess celebrates 30 years with capsule collection, book
- Chemical Brothers' 'Don't Think' at ArcLight Hollywood on Saturday
- Audra McDonald lashes out on Twitter at noisy audience member
- 'Gossip Girl' actress Kelly Rutherford re-lists West Hollywood home
- Ryan Seacrest's Hollywood Hills West estate back on the market
- As violence continues unchecked in Syria, so does cyber warfare
- Happy National Pretzel Day!
- Broadcasters balk at FCC plan for online political ad disclosure
- Old Globe's 2012-13 season to include two new musicals
- Dinner tonight! Green enchiladas
- Foreclosure activity 'a mixed bag': RealtyTrac
- Disney: Help wanted for high-risk, low-reward job as chairman
- In rotation: Magic Wands' 'Aloha Moon'
- Guess 30-year anniversary capsule collection
- MTV: 'Snooki & JWoww' to offer 'new way of looking at pregnancy'
- Wal-Mart launches 'Pay With Cash' option for online shoppers
- Movie Projector: 'Five-Year Engagement' expected to reach altar first
- Zillow: Home values bottoming in most markets, including L.A.
- Nintendo posts first annual loss in at least three decades
- What's in the envelope? Not enough tax money for California
- Test Kitchen tips: Mashed Potatoes 101 (plus 7 recipes)
- Swashbuckling good films from '30s, '40s: Kenneth Turan's DVD pick
- Kindle Fire gets Draw Something app
- 'American Idol' recap: Top six channel Queen for a day
- 18 killed across Afghanistan; violence tends to increase seasonally
- Joe Biden blasts Mitt Romney's CEO mind-set on national security