- Making the pre-fight rounds
- UCLA's Norm Chow pulls trick on USC Trojans
- Judging books only by their covers: Standouts of 2008
- USC's Rey Maualuga conjures memories with hit
- Opinion: Barack Obama's inaugural duds revealed here
- USC and UCLA blend for tradition
- Football: Ex-Taft coach has team in San Diego final
- Spike Lee to make Sundance debut with musical "Passing Strange"
- IRAQ: Gay-sex story lands writer in jail
- 2008 favorites from our columnists
- Appiphilia: Amazon remembers and Target takes aim at your gifting needs
- Opinion: Ticket Notice: Sunday Shows--Obama, Rice, Rice, Rice
- Here's the De La Hoya-Pacquiao rebate deal
- Adopt-a-Pet: Winnie
- Fewer seasonal workers in stores this holiday season
- Opinion: Auto and bank bailouts explained so even a monkey can understand
- Heath Ledger, Green Lantern, J.K. Rowling's 'Beedle' all in Everyday Hero headlines
- Football: Friday's playoff scores
- Boys' basketball: News, notes and observations
- School kids benefit from asthma education program
- The decline is feeding on itself
- Not so fast, mister!
- Opinion: Minnesota Senate winner! Either Al Franken or Norm Coleman
- Horton Foote Back on Broadway
- 'Artful Solutions' for the homeless
- Tree of the Week: Sago Cycad
- John Adams' bomb bursting on air
- Football: San Pedro's Franco talks about semifinal triumph
- Football: Special teams matter
- The First AME Church lesson
- The Juice and justice
- Performing 'La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin'
- Works by Hockney, Maloof, Lamb and others on the block at Los Angeles Modern Auctions
- The Nixon library's split personality
- Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II, 79, dies in Moscow
- Pets are still first in our hearts and wallets
- Black dog bias?
- Review: Music of Remembrance performs 'For a Look or a Touch'
- The Big Three's real union problem
- Jennifer Lopez lists Bel-Air home at $8.5 million
- Chickens as pets: City living with a farm feel
- Forrest J Ackerman, writer-editor who coined 'sci-fi,' dies at 92
- Your Scene: Turkey with peppers
- Pet hens and chicks
- Livestock farmers raise stink over EPA report
- Appeals ruling favors AMC
- Drastic setback for OC hospital
- Can you tuba on YouTube?
- 1 in 10 loans past due
- Ancient tooth plaque shows a more varied diet in Peru
- First in hearts -- and wallets
- Two found alive after weeks adrift on a boat
- Ross sees former team, but there are few familiar faces
- A four-point plan for Bruins' future
- Shirt tale
- Struggling NBC sends 3 top executives packing
- Stocks rise despite dismal jobs report
- A gorilla war in Congo
- School board member may back Brewer buyout
- Cemetery's error leaves a daughter angry
- Ex-principal admits misusing $150,000
- SEC, Big 12 games nearly raise a bracket
- India admits security lapses
- Checks may close book on '89 oil spill
- 300 hatchlings, 2,400 tiny arms
- Woman is targeted by hate e-mails
- What pet lovers will do . . .
- Jobs, energy key to Obama stimulus plan
- Detroit closer to stopgap bailout
- The 'Virgen' appears again
- Crushed in the rush for bargains
- Gauchos get stop, and go
- Heartland duo's earnest beat
- Size will prove to be the difference
- UPSET BREWIN'?
- Kings must reduce lapses
- Remembering the gay victims of the Nazis
- Cleamons says records are safe
- Sorry, she's no star
- Gabrielino High wins mock trial
- Siege is over, but the terror remains
- RESULTS
- Avery draws six-game suspension from NHL
- He plays with his matches safely
- 5.1 quake hits near Barstow
- Suspensions are blocked by judge
- FedEx settles suit over contract drivers
- Death sentence voided
- Justice for O.J.
- Russian Orthodox patriarch headed church for 18 years
- Kennedy may fill Clinton's seat
- Still kicking Nixon around
- San Pedro defense stops Taft, 27-7
- Police must put on game faces too
- Maddux will call it a career
- UCLA's first loss ends its season
- Defense lifts Poly into Pac-5 final
- Ball State upset by Buffalo in title game
- Black dog bias?
- Bush defends his Middle East legacy
- The Big Three's real union problem
- A bridge that is one-sided
- S. Korea animation venture set
- American Apparel founder, former employee trade lawsuits
- THE PET ISSUE
- Moving from the block
- 'Brothers' will be on opposite sidelines
- Efforts on Iran 'a failure'
- Lakers can't take it easily
- Short-handed 76ers rally to beat Pistons
- What do students mean to Brewer?
- SOUTHERN SECTION SEMIFINALS
- 'Leverage' cast makes crime pay
- Ridley- Thomas to revisit hospital options
- 122 saved from ship leaking in Antarctica
- 'Light echo' illuminates Tycho's supernova
- Bidders, get ready
- Ceramic classics
- Doggone luxurious
- Clippers can't stop Mayo
- Court to hear terror suspect appeal
- My Black Saturday
- The stage is set for the end of an era
- Union calls for unpaid time off
- Dracula, Judas and lots of fun
- Editor of Famous Monsters coined 'sci-fi'
- Baca urged to cancel 'Academy'
- Studio is carefully balancing Ledger
- MOCA needs some tough love
- Backers of Jamiel's Law say it will qualify for May ballot
- This matter gets sticky
- Midway Games faces default
- Allergan drug boosts eyelashes, panel says
- A hunt-and-peck exercise
- Purpose driven spending
- Chicks in the city
- A prickly but enjoyable Oasis
- 5 donors got reserve badges for giving to Carona, witness says
- Dummy target hit in missile defense test
- HP folds services provider into unit
- McCarthy and conservatism
- A mountainous task is conquered
- 8 police officers killed in ambush
- Catholicism today
- Who's fear-mongering?
- Kings tonight
- Jamie's choice
- JPMorgan is suing 7 home builders
- Bettie Page 'critically ill'
- Walgreen recalls 173 teddy bears
- Georgia bank is closed by FDIC
- Ocean songs are drowned out
- The big picture
- SOUTHLAND
- Boat parades
- Phil-osophy 101
- Hubble repair mission is set
- Confronting evil
- Finding the facts
- Biotech crop gets into food chain
- 3 soldiers die in Afghan blast
- 'Vanities' musical will be postponed
- Eradication of a disease near
- 'Green' business program OKd
- Cold shoulder
- Questionable
- Ancient insect made its mark
- Potter 'Lexicon' editor persists
- Stalagmite offers clue to history
- Boeing may again delay new 787s
- Ordinance targets illegal billboards
- Consumers cut back on use of credit
- A little help?
- A one-game season?
- Guilty plea in pipe bombings
- Marine held after 2-year absence
- Rule allows guns in national parks
- Man arrested in friend's hammer bludgeon death
- Sorry, Charlie
- Russia to aid in building nuclear power plants
- 5 Blackwater guards indicted
- L.A. Marathon
- FedEx to increase its freight rates
- O'Reilly will end his radio program
- Birgit Nilsson award created
- For the record - Dec. 6, 2008
- FOR THE RECORD - Dec. 6, 2008
- FOR THE RECORD - Dec. 6, 2008
- FOR THE RECORD - Dec. 6, 2008
- It's a yard sale economy
- From YouTube to Carnegie Hall
- 3-month job toll: 1.25 million
- Sentencing reveals a contrite Simpson
- Hamas bars hajj pilgrims from leaving Gaza Strip
- India, Pakistan keep lid on tensions
- Opinion: Obama speechwriter photographed groping Hillary Clinton likeness
- Boys' basketball: Westchester routs Dominguez
- Football: Poly pulls it out over Lakewood
- Last call: Corky, the puppy who knows sports trivia.
- Fast or purely functional? International Motorcycle Show caters to both sides
- Opinion: With only 46 days left, Americans start re-liking George W. Bush
- Live blog: St. Bonaventure advances to finals with 35-8 victory
- Final: Mira Costa 20, Palmdale 14
- Football: Narbonne comes back
- Live blog: St. Bonaventure ahead 28-0 at start of fourth quarter
- Live blog: San Pedro defeats Taft, 27-7
- Live blog: St. Bonaventure increases its lead in third quarter
- Football: Second consecutive interception dooms Lakewood
- Football: Crenshaw defense comes through
- Football: Poly takes 13-10 lead
- End of Third Quarter: Mira Costa 20, Palmdale 14
- Football: Crenshaw trying to hold on
- Football: Poly gets key interception
- Football: Lakewood, Poly tied early in fourth
- Live blog: Seraphs up 14-0 at halftime thanks to goal line stand
- Halftime: Palmdale 14, Mira Costa 13
- Football: Poly pulls into 10-10 tie
- 4.5% interest rates should clear the matter up: Part II
- Live blog: Seraphs strike quickly in Northern Division semifinal
- Football: Crenshaw 24, Narbonne 17
- Football: Crenshaw regains lead
- Live blog: Saugus and St. Bonaventure tied 0-0 after one quarter
- End of First Quarter: Mira Costa 7, Palmdale 0
- Football: Narbonne 17, Crenshaw 12
- Football: Lakewood leads Poly, 10-3, at half
- Football: Moten ignites Narbonne
- Football: Poly gets on the board
- Football: Thomas is a blur on his latest TD
- Football: Lakewood goes up on Poly, 10-0
- Football: Crenshaw comes back
- Football: Poly misses field goal
- Lakers get by the Wizards, 106-104
- Opinion: Friday roundup: The "Eliot Spitzer makes a comeback" edition
- Football: Moore shows his speed for Narbonne
- Football: Lakewood takes early 3-0 lead
- Football: Crenshaw survives first big mistake
- Can Centurions avenge their semifinal loss to St. Bonaventure?
- NFL takes hit as court puts 5 player suspensions on hold
- Football: Poly and Lakewood on tap
- Photos from the secret world of Hollywood
- Time for Lakers' Bynum to put up and shut up?
- Plenty of high school football playoff action tonight
- Should veterinary care be taxed? Gov. Schwarzenegger says yes
- Let's all play "Name that baby koala"
- A Victorian mansion, built for the dogs
- More: Pet care tips and treats from Los Angeles Times
- Stocks could rise after job losses
- Meet a new friend at Beverly Hills' Roxbury Park
- Market for Angels' Teixeira is heating up
- Wizards fans cheer Lakers, Bryant
- Greg Maddux starts -- and finishes -- in relief
- NBC's Friday morning massacre
- Arts & Crafty: Budget-minded gifts at Etsy
- Opinion: Caroline Kennedy said to seek Hillary Clinton's Senate seat
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- Chinese Americans debut at the International Motorcycle Show
- After exec shuffle, low-rated NBC faces 'uphill battle'
- Opinion: Yes, Californians certainly did show Barack Obama the money
- Kings' Terry Murray: 'We can be a playoff team'
- USC's Rey (not Ray) Maualuga up for Bednarik award
- Oscar De La Hoya weighs in at 145, Manny Pacquiao at 142
- Doggone it: Car companies’ pet accessories to keep animals safe
- Opinion: John McCain visits Bhutan, gives tips on democracy
- Goodbye, Forrest Ackerman, collector of sci-fi
- Game Blogging: No. 1. Palmdale vs. No. 4 Mira Costa
- Google Software Update sneaks its way onto computers
- Over 7,000 expected to visit the Obey sale today and tomorrow
- How Shawn Crawford won much more than a medal
- Honda drops Formula One, blames auto industry slowdown
- Is Thursday TV ripe for an extreme makeover?
- Roundup: Obama, Poznan and Sonoma
- 'Hero dog' pulls another dog from oncoming traffic
- Obama's latest pick: the inaugural wardrobe
- Don't believe everything you read about pit bulls...
- Denzel Washington: Sports dad
- Forrest J Ackerman dead at 92
- The L.A. Times' favorite books of 2008: fiction and poetry
- How to turn $40 into $50
- 3-D football, NFL style? Vote in Diane Pucin's poll!
- Favorite Books 2008: Coffeetable and gift books
- Boys' basketball: Don't miss Ocean View Tournament of Champions
- Help for an (accidental) hedgehog parent
- Recession on the runway
- Rodent of the Week: Serotonin influences bone growth
- Rock star jewelry designer Joseph Brooks trunk show this weekend.
- Art museum directors call for boycott
- SLS Hotel opening: A Bacchanalia of jamon iberico
- 'Project Runway': Heidi says the show will go on
- Dudamel climbs the mountain
- Beyond the dog house
- Sampler Platter: chili wars, lava salt, Vietnamese pub food
- Space heaters can pose fire danger
- Raising chickens in L.A.? It really is possible!
- Genre favorites 2008: Mystery, science fiction, myth and more
- The Sean Avery incident is now officially closed: Yeah, right
- Easton-Bell hopes to limit recession's impact
- MOCA Mobilization 2.0
- Wake-up Call: O.J. Simpson, Sean Avery, Junior Seau, Barry Melrose
- No last call for Brown-Forman
- The L.A. Times' favorite books of 2008: nonfiction