For the record - Jan. 13, 2010

Benefits for gays: An article in Section A on Dec. 26 about the U.S. government extending some family benefits to the partners of gay American diplomats, and whether unmarried heterosexual partners should receive them too, said Rep. Howard L. Berman (D-Valley Village) supports benefits for unmarried heterosexual couples. Berman has supported extending some benefits to gay couples, but he does not support extending them to unmarried heterosexuals.

Fraud accusation: An article in Tuesday’s Business section about a Persian-language radio talk show host who is accused of investment fraud said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against the host, John Farahi; his wife, Gissou Rastegar Farahi; and their company, NewPoint Financial Services, on Monday. The lawsuit was filed Friday.

Tuohy obituary: The obituary of former Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent William Tuohy in style=”color: rgb(0, 122, 170);”Section A on Jan. 1 did not include his siblings in the list of surviving family members. They are his brother, James S. Tuohy; his sisters, Lolita Tuohy and Julia Glab; and his stepbrother, William Littlejohn.

Strong quakes: A list in Tuesday’s Section A of California’s recent strong earthquakes mistakenly gave the date of last week’s quake in Eureka as Jan. 9, 2009. It should have said 2010.

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