- Jobless Rate Rises Slightly
- A Split Decision for U.S. Bobsledders
- Oregon Rolls Over Pepperdine
- TODAY'S GAMES
- Coming Sunday
- LAUGH LINES
- FTC Approves Forfeiture of Profit by Hearst
- McDonald's Looking for a Break
- U.S. Not as Gray as 31 Other Countries
- Anthrax Lingers at Senate Building
- New Head of Lutheran Synod Wins Dispute
- City to Get 150 Public Toilets and 3,200 Signs
- Council Gives Initial OK to a Partial Ban on Smoking in Parks
- Mexican Police Chief Sentenced
- Prison Guards, State Strike Deal on 5-Year Pact
- Teens Urged to Consider Religious Vocation
- Man Charged in Death of Girlfriend's Son
- NEWSWIRE
- Terror Suspect Again Denied Bail Request
- Ashcroft Visits Berlin, Praises Anti-Terror Law
- U.S. Rejects Resolution on Mideast
- Pair Arrested in Credit Fraud, Identity Theft Case
- 'The Jack Benny Show' and Jell-O: 50 Years Later, They're Still Not Stale
- 4 of 6 High Schools Miss Out on Rewards
- Hahn Picks David Wiggs to Run DWP
- Cuba Hails First Shipment of U.S. Food in Four Decades
- 2 Are Killed, 3 Critically Hurt in Separate Shootings
- LAKER-CLIPPER REPORT
- Staley's Surgery Is Set
- 35 Charged in Drug Plot Using Formula, Babies
- Driver Arrested After Crash Kills Passenger
- W.G. Sebald, 57; Author Challenged Norms
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Explosion at Illegal Coal Mine Kills 11
- Fixes Big and Small at LAX
- Many Watch, but Opinions Mostly Unchanged
- Stolen MTA Bus Leads to Police Chase and Freeway Standoff
- Preparations Begin Amid a Big Chill
- The Truth Comes Out
- HMOs Seek to Limit Regulators' Authority
- Networking His Way to New 'Customers'
- Russian Leaps to the Forefront
- Nabokov Finally Solves Avalanche
- His Creative Tension
- Scowl Play Works for Montgomerie
- 52 Mecca Pilgrims Killed in Bus Crash
- Report Chills Takeover Talks in Philadelphia
- Judge Wants Sewage Spill Fine Cut
- Man Arrested in Fatal Granada Hills Shooting
- Mugabe Launches Reelection Bid; Rival Detained
- Teach Kids to Fight Fat
- Hahn Begins 3-Week Winter Vacation
- Delgadillo Seeks $7-Million Boost in Funding
- French Protesters Held in Plot on Vietnamese Envoy
- Lynwood Tops Norco for Tournament Title
- In Time of Need, Lakers Find Their Way Out of Danger Zone
- Also
- 2 in Gambino Family Guilty of Killing Stripper
- Congress Heats Up Stimulus Effort, but With Exit Plans
- 6 Foreigners Still Languishing in Taliban Jail
- Judge Orders Baseball to Rehire Nine Umpires
- Farewell to a Cherished Yachtsman
- Who's Next on List? Probably Not Gruden
- Firms Urge President to Reject Tariffs on Imports
- Gemstar to License Software to Matsushita
- Vivendi to Take Stake in EchoStar
- Mandalay Resort Says Loss Will Top Forecasts
- Investments Called Longtime Scheme
- Bush Bristles at Suggestion Video Was Tampered With
- Flag to Fly Again at U.S. Embassy
- Kenya to Ban Female Genital Excision
- A Chance to Speak Up, Be Heard
- Council Finds Secession Studies Inadequate
- School's In to Discuss Hazing
- He's Not Just a Jockey, He's a Purse Snatcher
- No Case Against Olowokandi
- Mizerany Mixes Fluidity, Provocation
- Dana Hills Doubles Team Fallsin Semifinals of Orange Bowl
- Crew Loads Up Litter for Shuttle Trip Home
- A Rose by BCS Name Not Nearly as Sweet
- English Language Development Test
- Taxpayers Left to Drown in Billionaire's Debt
- Oh, This Is One of Those Quiz-Type Deals
- LAPD: All Dolled Up
- Handicapped Housing Is a Community Need
- Dodgers, Angels Have Learned So Little
- Approaching God
- Making Christmas All-Inclusive
- Bin Laden Tape Stirs Mixed Reactions
- Hunting Black Bears Locally
- Kids: High-Impact Unfitness
- Hope for Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Koolhaas Doesn't Have Everyone's Vote
- Can't Hide Lion Eyes
- Ashcroft Is Doing 'What Is Needed'
- Condit Tried in Court of Public Opinion
- Maybe Some Good Will Come From Issel
- Don't Call Him Chris
- Selig, Baseball Have So Much to Learn
- A Free Society Also Includes Gays
- IN BRIEF / AUTOS
- End of Ramadan Observed by Catholics Heeding Pope
- Washington Friends Desert Enron Chief
- State's Job Losses Worst Since 1992
- Davis Declines to Endorse Condit's Reelection Bid
- Barak to Speak at Temple Bat Yahm in Newport
- Case Against Goodwin: Stun Gun, Threats
- Case Is Built on Threats, Stun Gun
- Man Freed in Terror Probe Back in State
- Suit Accuses Ousted Priest of '78 Abuse
- A Gesture of Unity With Muslims
- Israel Sweeps Palestinian Cities
- 2 U.S.-Based Charities' Funds Held
- Czech Court Bars Extradition of Uzbek Opposition Leader
- Taliban Foes Gain Ground in Tora Bora
- Response to Terror
- Bin Laden Uses Dreams and Visions as All-Powerful Tools
- Victims' Relatives Chilled, Enraged by Video
- State Dept. Ad Campaign Asks Public to Help Catch Terrorists
- Davis Says Ridge Plans National Alert System
- U.S. Gleans Some Gems From Tape
- Widow Kills Self in Dream House
- Tape's Effects Are Seen as Subtle on Policy, Perception
- Tape Stirs Widespread Doubt in Already Skeptical Arab World
- U.S. 'Lawmen' Ride Into Town
- Al Qaeda Uses Bait and Switch
- Troops Secure City Airport at Kandahar
- Bin Laden Pronounces Own Guilt, Experts Say
- Videotape a Chilling Testimony
- Moussaoui Ordered to Virginia for Trial
- On 'ER,' a Doctor Who Doesn't Court Viewers' Sympathy
- American Airlines Is Accused of Sex Bias
- Microsoft Hires Legal Compliance Officers
- Davis Says Ridge Plans National Alert System
- Siphonic Standing in Wayof Officer's Rebound Try
- Korn/Ferry Says Losses to Continue
- Low Inflation Rate Raises Fears of Deeper Recession
- Disney Settles Back Wages Case
- The TV Polygamist They Love to Hate
- Tough Odds but High Stakes
- Runoff Rules Get Tougher
- Security Hole Found in IBM, Sun Servers
- Covad to Come Out of Bankruptcy Next Week
- Victims' Relatives Chilled, Enraged by Video
- A Deft Look at the Early Years of 'Soup, Soap and Salvation'
- Judge Orders Gag Order Probe in Drowning Case
- Dave Graue, 75; 'Alley Oop' Creator's Successor
- A Broken Record Can Be Fixed
- More Warnings, Bad News Help Push Down Stocks
- Videotape a Chilling Testimony
- 4 Cited in Oxnard Slot Machine Raid
- 19 Charged in Bid to Bilk Medicare of $15 Million
- Housing Development Near Farms Approved
- O.C. Leads in Low Smoking Incidence
- 'Praise Allah'? No, Leave Him Out of It
- Regionalism Without Vision Won't Fly at LAX
- O'Leary's Bio Was Erroneous
- Bettis Ruled Doubtful to Play at Baltimore
- Unbeaten 49ers Reach NCAA Volleyball Final
- Celebrating Human Resilience
- Rules of the Game
- Makeup Artist Fills Beauty Book With Tips for Asian Women
- Tollway Drivers Hit With Fee Hike
- Student Detained in Terrorist Probe Released on Bond
- Top Headliners Are in New York
- No Big Deal for Dodgers
- From Paella to Pot Roast
- Widow Kills Self in Dream House
- Troops Secure City Airport at Kandahar
- City Atty. Seeks to Add Staff, Limit Suits, Raise Revenue
- Adult Day Care Center Will Close Today
- Davis Leads Hornets Past Raptors, 104-90
- Finland Passes on Karalahti
- MEN
- Trainer's Wife Makes Best of a Sad Ending
- THURSDAY'S MOVES
- All-Star Football Game Set for Saturday
- Mets Bring BackCedeno
- Four-Part 'Def Poetry' Unleashes the Power of the Spoken Word
- Their Particular Brand of Dysfunction
- Mortgage Rates Highest in 5 Months
- U.S. to Drop Software Charges Against Russian
- An Intoxicating Idea--an Anti-Hangover Formula
- Bush Refuses to Turn Over Justice Records to Congress
- Eviction of Horses From Will Rogers Park Delayed
- HUD Awards County $8.7 Million to Help Homeless
- Irvine Co. Homes In on El Toro
- Freedom Can Be Exported
- This Bowl Fiasco Can't Be Blamed on the BCS
- Lasorda Isn't Too Big to Fit at Their Table
- Trio Looks Tough on Surface
- Police Investigating Blast That Killed Six
- Cult Leader and His Toadies
- Rink Is Filled With Intrigue
- Arizona State Holds Off Montana State, 72-69
- 'Not Another Teen Movie' Just Multiplies the Raunch
- Tribal Leaders Oppose Norton's Plan on Assets
- NASA Seeks to Resolve Shuttle Malfunction
- Ortega Rejects Immunity in Sexual Abuse Case
- Women Win Right to Wear Pants to Work
- Real Estate Expected to Bail Out Hells Angel Leader
- Man Gets 12 Years for Molesting Boys
- Bill Coffman, 75; Pipe Organist Performed at His Music Hall
- March Protests Gang Violence
- Man Killed by Train Was Suspect in Hit-and-Run
- Sen-Shea-tional
- Qwest Cuts Growth Forecast, Announces 7,000 More Layoffs
- EU Court Rules Against France's British Beef Ban
- House Approves Bush Plan for Public School Reform
- Kosovo Parliament Fails to Elect President
- Videotape Is Gruel for Splurge of TV News Speculation
- 2 Ordered to Trial in Deadly Pier Collapse
- With Praise for Allah and No Remorse
- State Dept. Ad Campaign Asks Public to Help Catch Terrorists
- GOP Offers 2 Options to Save Social Security
- 'Always in the Middle of the Action'
- 5 Jewish Centers May Stay Open if Users Will Pay Up
- Might Want to Check Out Back for the Reel Stinkers at Blockbuster Video
- Malo, More Latin Than Country
- Coming Sunday
- A Discreet 'Eban and Charley'
- Oracle Net Income Drops 12%
- Home-Schooled Find a Second Home at Tiny New College
- Acrobat-Turned-Artist Inspired by a High Life
- Israel Pounds Palestinian Authority
- Secession Groups' Attorney Rebuts County Counsel
- Sales Rank as Private, First Class
- Man Who Killed 2 of His Children Sentenced to Die
- Teachers, District Agree on First Written Contract
- 1,000 Mourn Soldier Killed in War
- Ankle Injury Sidelines Barnes
- Stanley to Eliminate 13% of Work Force
- USX-U.S. Steel Forecasts a Bleak Fourth Quarter
- Caparro Resigns as Island Def Jam Chief
- Catalogs Can Feed a Designer-Cabin Fever
- School Warning Was Right Call, Officials Say
- Prime Minister Names New 33-Member Cabinet
- Assault on Parliament in India Leaves 12 Dead
- Emotional Solomona Case Involves Much Retrial-and-Error Thinking
- U.S. Acquires Large Private Redwood Grove
- Olson Conflicted Over Plea but Resigned to Jail Time
- Weisman, Ebersol Reunited
- Recipient of Artificial Heart at UCLA Dies
- No Longer Swing and a Prayer
- 'Town Without Christmas' Crew Doesn't Sweat the Dark Stuff
- 'Pennies From Heaven' Is at Last Adding Up After Two Decades
- FDA Cites Concerns Over Red Cross' Handling of Blood
- Also
- Security Lapses Close Concourses at Airport
- Workplace Horseplay Stumbles
- 'Savage' Satire Blurs Lines of Popular Culture
- Bernson Connected to Mysterious Mailer
- Council OKs Airport Renovation
- Suspect Creates 'Tense Moment'
- Barstow Veterans Home Moves to Regain Funding
- For Christmas, Utes in Red, Not Green
- For Openers, Forget the Upper Owens
- Grand Prix Facts
- 'Hellcab': Sharp-Eyed, Openhearted Fare
- No. 16 Mater Dei Routs No. 15 Edison, 50-34
- The Future of the $480 Broadway Ticket
- Surgeon General Takes Stern Stance on Obesity
- 2nd Life Sentence in Cuba Spy Case
- Candidate Is Acquitted of Election Violations
- School District Now Owns Ambassador Hotel
- Search Warrant Served at Luxury Car Dealership
- O.C. Residents Are Rated Least Likely to Smoke
- Brooks Drawing Hockey Blueprint
- Kings First-Rate Against Canucks
- Center Tells His Side
- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS.
- Jury Finds Pair Defamed Varian
- Poland's President Forgiving on Martial Law
- O.C. Leads in Low Smoking Incidence
- Olson on Roster for CaliFlorida Bowl
- Gilmour Finds Scoring Touch
- Players, Owners Battle Again
- Silent Night, Annoying Night: Songs People Love to Hate
- Hewlett Says Shareholders Oppose Compaq Merger
- Weyerhaeuser Raises Bid for Willamette
- Moussaoui Ordered to Virginia for Trial
- U.S. Gleans Some Gems From Tape
- U.S. Pullout From Missile Pact a Mistake, Putin Says
- Teacher's Aide Found Guilty of Sexual Assaults
- Huge Project Would Help Ease Shortage
- Building Safety Program Found to Be Ineffective
- In the Spotlight
- 'Perfect' Job Might Lure West
- Three at Last?
- Brady Has Patriots Winning a Bunch
- Denis Leary's Depth Anchors Tense 'Final'
- Sharing the Holiday Pain in 'Ex-Mass'
- Musical Gem Trolls for Answers
- Arco Tower to Become Paul Hastings Tower
- Edison Utility Chief to Retire
- Retail Sales Can't Match Oct.'s Pace
- Aetna Plans to Cut 6,000 More Jobs
- Pooh Case Records to Be Opened
- Board Games Are Hot for the Holidays Again
- Discrimination Suit Filed Against Cracker Barrel