James Franco: In the May 14 Calendar section, an article about James Franco and the "Rebel" exhibition at Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art said that filmmaker Harmony Korine shot a six-minute video for the show featuring real girl gangs on BMX bikes with machetes. Only two women in the video were gang members; the rest were actresses.

Melissa Chan: An article in the May 14 LATExtra section about Al Jazeera English correspondent Melissa Chan's expulsion from China quoted the journalist as saying that her report on black jails in China was "probably the first" to get coverage on TV. This was in reference to her first black jails piece in 2009, not her recent follow-up in March 2012. The article also said that Chan was stuck in Hong Kong for all of April, unable to cover the story of blind dissident Chen Guangcheng. In fact, she was in Beijing during this period, but was unable to cover the story because her press credentials were revoked.

Gasoline prices: An article in the May 8 Business section about gasoline prices said the closure of two fuel refineries and the temporary closure of four other refineries in California had left the state with about 4.46 million gallons of gasoline as of April 27, compared with about 6.61 million gallons a year earlier, according to the California Energy Commission's Weekly Fuels Watch Report. In fact, the report gave the measurement in barrels, not gallons.

Kings hockey: In the May 14 Sports section, a photo caption accompanying an article about the Kings' victory on Sunday over the Phoenix Coyotes identified a Kings player celebrating the go-ahead goal as Dustin Brown. The player pictured is his teammate Dwight King.

Travel survey: An item in the Travel Briefcase column in the May 14 Section A about the effectiveness of business trips credited a survey of business travelers to Concur Technologies Inc. In fact, the survey was conducted by the Global Business Travel Assn., a trade group for travel managers. Concur Technologies sponsored the survey.

Wango Tango: In the May 14 Calendar section, the review of Saturday's Wango Tango concert in Carson misidentified the title of the Gym Class Heroes song "Stereo Hearts" as "Stereo Heart."

Amarillo Slim: In the May 1 LATExtra section, the obituary of professional poker player Thomas Austin Preston Jr., better known as Amarillo Slim, included a photo of Slim at a 1974 game. The caption erred in referring to a second player at the table, actor Elliott Gould, as Elliot Gould.

Bias: An April 7 editorial about political bias at the University of California said that a report by the California Assn. of Scholars cited three complaints about writing teachers bringing politics into the classroom. In addition to those examples, the report referred to complaints from other students, family members, a teacher and a UC San Diego faculty commission.

Israeli navy: A Section A photo caption May 12 accompanying an article about Israel's navy incorrectly stated that the vessel was a battleship. It was an unidentified warship.

Baseball: An incorrect photo and caption were published in the May 9 Sports section with an article about the Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton hitting four home runs in a game Tuesday. The caption said that the photo showed Hamilton hitting a home run in the ninth inning of a game in which he hit four homers in all. Hamilton did not homer in the ninth inning of Tuesday's game. The photo was from the Rangers-Orioles game Monday, when Hamilton did hit a home run in the ninth.

Judge James R. Browning: The obituary in the May 9 LATExtra section of Judge James R. Browning, former chief justice of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, said that President Kennedy was the United States' youngest chief executive sworn into office. In fact, Theodore Roosevelt was 42 when he took office after the assassination of William McKinley. Kennedy was the youngest person elected president, but he was 43 when he was sworn in.

Online film financing: An article in the May 10 Calendar section about crowd-sourced financing for independent films said that the website Kickstarter accepts donations only tied to U.S. bank accounts. The site accepts donations from all over the world, but the recipient of any donation must have a U.S. bank account.

LAUSD layoffs: A column in the May 9 Section A about potential layoffs in the Los Angeles Unified School District said that a state service tax had been proposed by a reform group called California Forward. In fact, the proposal was made by the Think Long Committee for California.

Norah Jones: An article in the May 6 Arts & Books section about singer Norah Jones said that she would be performing at the Hollywood Bowl on Aug. 12. She will be playing the Bowl on Aug. 10.

Austin Beutner: An article in the May 9 LATExtra section about Austin Beutner's decision to leave the race for Los Angeles mayor identified supporter David Fleming as a former head of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Fleming served as an MTA director but not as chief executive.

Cardio machines: In the May 5 Saturday section, an item in the Gear column reviewing exercise equipment gave an incorrect phone number for information about the Relay Fitness Evo ix Fitness Bike. The correct phone number is (866) 714-0009.

Getty cuts: In the May 1 Calendar section, an article about the J. Paul Getty Trust's plans to cut 34 jobs in its museum division, including the staff teachers who lead gallery tours, said that according to the Getty's most recent tax return, 132 tours guided by such teachers were given in 2009-10 at the Getty Center in Brentwood and the Getty Villa antiquities museum near Malibu. That figure reflects only specially arranged tours and does not include regular tours for visiting school groups and the general public.

High school football: In the May 7 Sports section, an item in a high-school sports column said that UCLA running back Steven Manfro scored 123 touchdowns in two seasons at Valencia High School. Manfro scored 75 touchdowns in those two seasons.

San Gabriel pageant: A column in the May 4 Section A about plans to revive the Mission Play pageant said that one of the child actors who appeared in the play in 1947 had introduced an Indian song to the play's author, John Steven McGroarty. McGroarty was not involved in the production when the Indian song was incorporated into the play.

Politics: A May 4 Op-Ed article about political coalitions referred to Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1938 court-packing scheme. The correct year is 1937.

Politics: A May 6 Op-Ed about historical views of the federal government referred to Barry Goldwater's 1968 presidential campaign. He ran for president in 1964.

Box office chart: In the May 7 Calendar section, the chart listing the 10 films that brought in the most money at box office in the U.S. and Canada over the weekend named Disney as the distributor of "The Hunger Games." Lionsgate is the distributor.

Plaschke Lakers-Nuggets: In Bill Plaschke's column in the May 7 sports section, the game statistics for Lakers forward Pau Gasol were incorrect. Gasol finished Game 4 with 13 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

Fred Segal: An article in the May 4 Business section about the purchase of worldwide rights to the Fred Segal name said that the buyer, Sandow Media, was a New York design firm. Sandow Media is a media firm that has a design management division.

Ari Emanuel: An article about the movie "Battleship" in the May 6 Calendar section misspelled William Morris Endeavor talent agent and co-chief executive Ari Emanuel's last name as Emmanuel.

Daniel Boorstin: A headline and a letter in the May 6 Calendar section's Feedback column misspelled history author Daniel Boorstin's last name as Boorstein.

CalSTRS lawsuit: An article in the May 4 LATExtra section about the California State Teachers' Retirement System suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executives and board members erroneously referred to the retirement system in one instance as CalPERS, rather than CalSTRS. CalPERS — the California Public Employees' Retirement System — is not involved in the lawsuit.

Orange County government building: An article in the May 5 LATExtra section about a potentially toxic government building in Orange County said that the employees union sought a restraining order to prevent soil from a nearby construction site from being disposed of. Those seeking the restraining order were former and current employees of the county's social services agency, not the union.

"Battleship": In the May 6 Calendar section, an article about the movie "Battleship" included a photo of actor Scott Porter from the TV series "Friday Night Lights." The photo should have shown Taylor Kitsch, also from "Friday Night Lights," who stars in "Battleship."

Joseph Pereira: In the May 6 Arts & Books section, an article about timpanist Joseph Pereira said that Gustavo Dudamel would be conducting Tuesday's Green Umbrella concert, which includes a new composition by Pereira. After the section went to press, Dudamel withdrew from the concert. Jeffrey Milarsky will conduct.

Expo Line map: In the April 29 California section, a map with articles about the opening of the Expo light rail line erroneously showed a portion of the route paralleling the 110 Freeway on the east. From the 23rd Street station until it turns west at Exposition Boulevard, the route runs along Flower Street, which is west of the 110.

Kings-Blues hockey: In some copies of the April 29 Sports section, a photo caption accompanying an article about the Los Angeles Kings' 3-1 playoff victory over the St. Louis Blues misspelled the last name of St. Louis player Chris Stewart as Steward.

Book festival: An article in the April 21st LATExtra section about the Los Angeles Times Book Festival misstated the title of a Stephen King novel. It is "11/22/63," not "11/22/1963."

AV nightclub: An article in the May 4 Calendar section about the Hollywood nightclub AV said its management team was a partner in the restaurant Mezze. One of AV's owners, Matt Bendik, used to be partners with an original investor in Mezze but is no longer involved with the restaurant.

Alain Mabanckou: In the April 29 Arts & Books section, an article about novelist Alain Mabanckou identified Dominic Thomas as chair of the departments of French and Francophone Studies and Italian at UCLA. Thomas formerly was chair of those departments and is currently a professor of French and Francophone Studies at UCLA.

Universal at 100: In the May 3 Calendar section, an article about the UCLA Film & Television Archive series "Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years" said that Boris Karloff played Frankenstein in "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein." Glenn Strange played that role in the 1948 film.

Unsolved riot homicides: In some copies of the May 3 Section A, a map accompanying an article about unsolved homicides that occurred during the 1992 riots placed Los Angeles International Airport slightly south of its actual location. A corrected version of the map is online at http://www.latimes.com/riotunsolvedmap.

Rodney King: An April 29 Op-Ed and headline about the 1992 Los Angeles riots misquoted Rodney King. He said. "Can we all get along?" not "Can we just get along?"

Bin Laden: A May 3 column by Doyle McManus referred to "the anniversary of Obama's death." That phrase should have read "the anniversary of Bin Laden's death."

Expo Line map: In the April 27 Section A and the April 29 California section, a map with articles about the opening of the Expo light rail line erroneously showed a portion of the route paralleling the 110 Freeway on the east. From the 23rd Street station until it turns west at Exposition Boulevard, the route runs along Flower Street, which is west of the 110.

"August G.": In the April 28 Calendar section, a review of "The Imaginary Life of the Street Sweeper, August G." at the Casa 0101 Theater in L.A. misspelled the first name of actor Alistair Hunter as Alastair.

Biden foreign policy speech: An article in the April 27 Section A about a foreign policy speech by Vice President Joe Biden said that President Franklin D. Roosevelt had served as secretary of the Navy. Roosevelt served as assistant secretary of the Navy.

Kings-Blues hockey: In some copies of the April 29 Sports section, a photo caption accompanying an article about the Los Angeles Kings' 3-1 playoff victory over the St. Louis Blues misspelled the last name of St. Louis player Chris Stewart as Steward.

Movie listings: In the April 29 Calendar section, a list of films opening this summer gave the name of a documentary about Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans as "Higher Ground." The Aug. 17 release is called "High Ground."

Israeli settlements: An article in the April 30 Section A said that Israel's Supreme Court had granted a two-month reprieve from its order to demolish five structures in the West Bank outpost of Givat Haulpana. The court's decision actually applied to two structures nearby.

Fashion Diary: In the April 29 Image section, an article about costume designer Colleen Atwood's "Snow White" collection for HSN said that costume designer Gilbert Adrian left Paramount in 1942. He left MGM.

UCLA basketball: An article in the April 24 Sports section about UCLA's signing of high school basketball star Tony Parker said the influx of talent would improve the Pac-12 Conference's reputation after the league sent only two teams — Colorado and Washington — to the NCAA tournament. The two teams were Colorado and California.

L.A. riot profiles: In the April 22 Section A, an article consisting of eight short profiles of key figures connected to the 1992 Los Angeles riots said that Rodney G. King was struck more than 50 times by LAPD officers as he was handcuffed on the ground. King was not handcuffed while officers struck him. The article drew the erroneous assertion from a Times article published March 6, 1992.

Oakland shooting: In the April 24 LATExtra section, the caption for a photo that showed Alameda County Community Food Bank workers at a memorial to shooting victims at Oikos University in Oakland said that the workers were moving the memorial from a parking spot. One of the participants has since informed The Times that they were cleaning up and replacing some of the flowers, not moving the memorial.

"Sesame Street" exhibition: In the April 27 Calendar section, an article about a "Sesame Street"-themed art exhibition at the Known Gallery in Los Angeles this weekend said that the event would include art workshops for children from the City of Hope hospital and appearances by characters from the "Sesame Street" TV show. There will be no workshops or appearances by the TV characters.

Alex Kurtzman: In the April 29 Calendar section, an article about Alex Kurtzman and his directorial debut, "People Like Us," identified the actor playing Chris Pine's nephew as Devin Brochu. Brochu does have a role in the film, but the actor playing the nephew is Michael Hall D'Addario.

Movie photos: In the April 23 Calendar section, the Classic Hollywood column said that Marc Wanamaker's Bison Archives had donated more than 70,000 photographs chronicling the history of film production in North America to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Wanamaker sold the photos to Cecilia DeMille Presley, the granddaughter of filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, who, in turn, donated them to the academy.

Bush documentary: In the April 27 Calendar section, a Quick Takes brief about HBO's upcoming documentary on former President George H.W. Bush identified the film's writer-director as Jerry Roth. His name is Jeffrey Roth.

UCLA arts series: In the April 26 Calendar section, an article about the newly named Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA (CAP-UCLA) said that the Trisha Brown Dance Company's most recent Los Angeles performance was in 2002. It was in 2011 at the Valley Performing Arts Center. In addition, the article said that the Angel City Jazz Festival would be presented this fall within the CAP-UCLA season. The jazz festival for 2012 also will include performances elsewhere.

Noguez investigation: An article in the April 26 Section A about searches in a dozen locations connected with the corruption probe of Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez included a photo caption that said investigators were carrying files and hard drives taken from Noguez's residence. The photo showed materials being removed from the assessor's Culver City satellite office.

Carole King: A review of Carole King's memoir "A Natural Woman" in the April 25 Calendar section referred to her "practical Queens childhood." She grew up in Brooklyn.

"The Convert": In the April 25 Calendar section, a review of "The Convert" at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City said that entire scenes of the play are performed in the Shona dialect. Shona is a language, not a dialect, spoken in Zimbabwe.

Herbie Hancock: An interview with Herbie Hancock in the April 25 Calendar section said that the International Jazz Day celebration would begin Monday with a sunrise concert that is part of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In fact, it begins with a sunrise concert at Congo Square in New Orleans' Louis Armstrong Park, a concert that is unaffiliated with the Jazz Festival.

Newport Beach Film Festival: An April 26 Calendar section article about the Newport Beach Film Festival described the play "Jewtopia," which has now been adapted into a film, as a two-man stage show. The play centers on two male characters, but other characters appear in the production.