- Weekend TV Talk Shows: ABC's 'This Week' has former Fed chair Alan Greenspan
- Toyota: Prius plug-in coming to the U.S. by 2012
- Dispatch: 'I put some water on my socks and tried to wipe up the blood. I wiped up as much blood as I could'
- Zhu Zhu Pet Hamster toys are poised to take over the holiday market (and could save some real hamsters from grabby kids while they're at it)
- Hot Property: Phoenix Pictures head buys in Beverly Hills
- Art review: Song Kun at Walter Maciel Gallery
- Wilmington: Francisco Estrada, 44
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- State senator questions 'smart' electric meters
- Art review: Lorser Feitelson at Louis Stern Fine Arts
- Art review: Constance Mallinson at Pomona College Museum of Art
- Greg Norman and Chris Evert announce separation
- USC football: Film school student Tyler Fredrickson was Cal hero
- Is Stimulus II now inevitable?
- Art review: 'Traces of Being: Iran in the Passage of Memories' at Morono Kiang Gallery
- Paris Fashion Week: Nina Ricci's Peter Copping has excellent timing with feminine styles
- Rodent of the week: Social isolation worsens cancer
- Photos: Aspen bears
- The West Hollywood Book Fair this Sunday: From Brady to zombies
- Kings radio contract extended
- The most heavily contested book in America? It's 'And Tango Makes Three,' children's book about penguins
- Lincoln Center fountain, star of 'Ghostbusters' and 'Moonstruck,' reopens
- An old favorite from 'The Vegetarian Epicure'
- Mediocre U.S. under-20 side is trounced, 3-0, by South Korea in Egypt
- New kind of NFL profiles, Vizio-style
- Dior, Vuitton -- General Motors?
- Target settles CPSC allegations of selling toys with lead paint in $600,000 fine
- Video: How to do a marble manicure at home
- Theater review: 'Discover Love' at REDCAT
- Lucas, Spielberg present: Norman Rockwell as quasi-cinematic auteur
- Game blogging: St. Bonaventure at Bishop Amat
- Madoff trustee wants $199 million back from brother, sons and niece
- Photos: A vacant spec mansion
- Football: City Section issues memo on hazing
- Pac 10 commish says Blount would have to be reinstated by conference
- Eater will pay you $25 to shut down your food blog
- Jackson to spend more time working with Bynum
- MySpace user discount for the last Dodger game of the season
- NASCAR's Gordon: No need to change Fontana track
- Opinion: Coach Obama on his Olympic loss. Now, about the next game...
- LAT REVIEW: 'Paranormal Activity' would make Hitchcock smile
- DIY: EarthStone's backyard pizzeria
- Meet Sophie, the status teether
- Theater review: 'Wonder of the World' at Victory Theatre Center
- Paris Fashion Week: Goth kingpin Rick Owens lightens up for spring
- Disney restructures specialty film label Miramax Films
- Theater review: 'The Matchmaker' at Victory Theatre Center
- A night of awe for L.A.'s youth orchestra
- Dustin Brown remains Kings' captain, with Anze Kopitar and Matt Greene as alternates
- Oregon's LeGarrette Blount could be reinstated sometime this year
- Pottery Barn and CB2 table toppers go beyond Halloween (at not-too-scary prices)
- An opportunity to hear the first American song
- The Mojave cross sits on public land -- or does it?
- Suzuki TU250X may lack punch, but (for a beginner bike) it sure has style
- Your morning adorable: Playful pinto keeps himself entertained
- Ratings Report: Might be time for Leno to create some controversy
- NASCAR's Logano not scared after vicious Dover crash
- Scott Niedermayer named Ducks captain
- Ted Williams' frozen head was mistreated
- 2010 Lotus Exige S240, the eco-friendly affordable supercar
- Social Security applications surge amid job losses
- Letterman's blackmail scandal boosts ratings 22%
- Opinion: White House puts on a brave face over Olympics loss
- Tiger Woods, the first billion-dollar athlete
- Alcohol may land you in the ER, but it also may help you survive
- 'Real Housewives of Atlanta': The song that won't die
- Milan Fashion Week: Max Mara's softly tailored closet staples
- Dressing Eloisa Maturen, a.k.a. Mrs. Dudamel
- Alleged Letterman extortionist said he needed to 'make a large chunk of money'
- 'The Vampire Diaries' cast off the hook
- Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Olympics
- Soda tax could close budget gaps
- IRAQ: Maliki -- the view from the street
- The Deal: Iomoi desk accessories aim to make the home office look less like ... an office
- IOC speaks: Not Chicago or Tokyo
- Monster Mash: Gustavo Dudamel's wonder years; more NEA bickering; Anne Frank on YouTube
- Blackmail suspect vowed David Letterman's world was 'about to collapse'
- Paris Fashion Week: Can't beat it -- Balmain's military styles march to a Michael Jackson theme
- Octavia Butler's papers going to the Huntington Library
- Chicago ousted in first vote for 2016 Olympics
- 'Survivor': Shambo's poofy mullet, jogger bra, win over fans
- Opinion: Obama loses gamble -- Chicago out of Olympics contention
- 'The Office': The dueling co-managers
- Food fight waged over refrigeration of Asian noodles
- 'Grey's Anatomy': Paranoid schizophrenic meets paranoid residents
- Opinion: Obama outsmarts critics of Copenhagen trip by meeting Gen. McChrystal there to talk Afghanistan
- Movie projector: 'Zombieland' heading for first place on crowded box office weekend
- 'Bad Joan' does good for small, local designers in rough economic times
- At Phoenix Bakery, it's not necessarily 'rose is a rose is a rose ... '
- Weiner elected head of baseball players' union
- 'Paranormal Activity' may be stirring up a 'Blair Witch'-style success
- David Letterman on extortion attempt: 'I felt menaced by this'
- 2016 Olympics announcement time: Chicago is out, Rio to host (updated)
- Consumer Confidential: Cars, Kindles and credit
- Friday's poll: How far will the Dodgers go in the postseason?
- 'Fringe': Tin Man
- Opinion: Michelle Obama goes for the gold in Copenhagen, wearing golden clothes
- Fox asks court to dismiss Redbox suit
- The Morning Fix: Comcast-NBC Day II. Letterman's confession! NBC orders drama pilot (stop the presses). Michael Vick's non-endorsement deal.
- Football: Things looking good for Sunset League
- 'The Vampire Diaries': The undead show signs of life
- Author Anna Thomas makes soup, signs books
- It's October, a.ka. Los Angeles Fashion Month
- Be a better person -- take a hike
- Energy-efficient LED bulbs to light U.S. homes
- Opinion: <em>Psst!</em> Obama warns all about cybersecurity
- Three votes against hitting the panic button on the recovery
- Opinion: Obama on Chicago's Olympics bid: 'The most American of American cities'
- Opinion: What Michelle Obama told the International Olympic Committee about her Chicago (and father)
- Nicolae Plesita dies at 80; ruthless Romanian secret police chief
- Capitol City on Cahuenga Boulevard
- Stars show moxie, grace on skates in movies
- Amy Farris dies at 40; fiddler-singer was part of L.A. roots music scene
- In Claremont: Cucumbers, watermelon, jicama, mushrooms and eggplant
- 'A Bomb in Every Issue' by Peter Richardson
- Her story, in her own words
- Before the Station fire, a cost-cutting memo
- Before the Station fire, a cost-cutting memo
- Cisco to buy Norwegian maker of video systems
- Delegates like carbon trading idea
- Bynum again is center of focus
- Canadiens win late in OT
- 'Providence Effect' is an inspiring academic story
- Game day every day
- Romanian secret police chief aided '80s terrorist
- Amy Farris dies at 40; fiddler-singer part of L.A. roots music scene
- Swine flu causing unusually high death rates in pregnant women
- Opponents still can't touch Cal's Jahvid Best
- Camby is impressed by Griffin's attitude
- Top-ranked Crenshaw takes on Culver City
- A miracle cure
- Universal revises site proposal
- More loan modifications cut payments
- State to probe brouhaha over ACORN videos
- GOP targets Obama's foreign policy
- Santana to start in the bullpen
- Leaders of the radical press
- Funny how the world turns on you
- Food fight waged over refrigeration of Asian noodles
- Trojans try to get behind enemy line
- West Virginia, Devine run past Colorado
- GE appears ready to give up control of NBC
- $100 million for St. John's Health Center
- Thousands of cellphones are confiscated in prisons
- Venice has good vibrations for Jonathan McNeal
- America's unholy holy war
- Trying to sack Gannon is another loss for Raiders
- Twins defeat Tigers, avoid elimination
- ESPN feels favored in having Favre in Monday night game
- Boeing loses aerial tanker pact
- Feeling secure? Wi-Fi scale lets you transfer your weight
- Prosecutor tells jury that coach is 'a predator'
- Ig Nobel awards go to knuckle-cracker, tequila chemists, other laureates
- Nelly Furtado weds her music to a Latin soul. At least that's her 'Plan'
- Up next for Galaxy: Friday vs. Chicago
- Chevron's shifting defense
- Jimmie Johnson bears down on points lead in Chase for the Sprint Cup
- Moxie, grace on skates in films
- 'Whip's' rink of truth
- Like an ominous dream
- Have appetite, will travel
- Banker gets an earful
- Incentives helping Brazil's economy inch to recovery
- Search for bodies in Samoa could last several weeks
- Don't cry for him, Iztapalapa
- Watson ties for second in opening
- Sam Farmer's NFL picks for Week 4
- For Ducks' Scott Niedermayer, it's a new age
- Dodgers' celebration delayed again as Rockies pummel Brewers, 9-2
- Letterman alleges extortion try
- Lovely endangered species
- 'Ardi' shakes up the human family tree
- FBI probe targets allegations of excessive force by Burbank police
- Larry David's unique domain
- Red-hot Rockies clinch playoff spot
- A thrill he can't put into words
- BUSINESS BRIEFING / CAMPAIGN FINANCE
- WORLD BRIEFING / GAZA STRIP
- THEATER BEAT
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / POMONA
- Polanski: villain or victim?
- COMPANY TOWN
- WORLD BRIEFING / INDIA
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / TEXAS
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / WASHINGTON, D.C.
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SAN FRANCISCO
- Obama officials to address school violence in Chicago
- Iraq's premier unveils his political bloc
- Hopeful signs emerge from talks with Iran
- Obama bans federal employees from texting and driving
- Ministry director charged in the 1981 slaying of a Cabazon tribal leader
- Chris Carpenter hits a grand slam in Cardinals' rout
- New-car sales fall at Ford, Nissan as 'cash for clunkers' ends
- Castaic's a high school short of completion
- A tax train wreck
- Five things to watch with the Ducks
- Mike Sweeney leads Mariners over Athletics
- The truth is, 'Lying' feels thin
- U.S. seeing ups, downs
- We still need news judgment
- Horton brothers will start together
- Brett Favre says he's not out for revenge against Green Bay
- 30-year mortgage rate falls again
- Advocates sue over in-home care cuts
- Elizabeth Smart, abducted in 2002 in Utah, speaks publicly of her ordeal for the first time
- Environmental activist arrested in attempted arson in Pasadena
- Communist China celebrates 60th anniversary with instruments of war and words of peace
- L.A. County district attorney defends pursuit of Polanski case
- Seattle broadcaster a deft forecaster
- Simmonds reaching his goals
- Cavaliers' West works out at camp
- Bill aims to thwart loan mod scams
- Down and out in L.A.
- Her story, in her own words
- Consider the Klamath
- Price of season tickets frozen
- Price to get second start at cornerback
- Before the fire, a budget memo
- Defending his goals in Afghanistan
- Army's buddy system is put to the test
- It's more than LeBron
- Apologies for healthcare scares must be by all sides, Pelosi says
- Diesel emissions are down dramatically at port complex
- Edison holds on in thriller
- Adventures in 'Zombieland'
- Music was always part of his life
- Back to school in style
- MUSIC REVIEW
- THEATER REVIEW
- WORLD BRIEFING / CANADA
- He was a work of art
- POP MUSIC REVIEW
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / NEVADA
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SACRAMENTO
- 85 and re-energized
- BUSINESS BRIEFING / COMMUNICATIONS
- Pollution in our backyard
- MUSIC REVIEW
- BUSINESS BRIEFING / BANKING
- Protesting Mao
- BUSINESS BRIEFING / AIRLINES
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SANTA ANA
- BUSINESS BRIEFING / ENTERTAINMENT
- Tribute to a tree
- TOGETHER AGAIN
- BUSINESS BRIEFING / TAXES
- WORLD BRIEFING / AFGHANISTAN
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / WASHINGTON, D.C.
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LOS ANGELES
- WORLD BRIEFING / ISRAEL
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / L.A. COUNTY
- A Latino welcome for Dudamel
- Stocks open lower after jobs, income data
- Hundreds trapped in Indonesia quake rubble; more than 520 dead
- QUICK TAKES - Oct. 2, 2009
- QUICK TAKES - Oct. 2, 2009
- FOR THE RECORD - Oct. 2, 2009
- FOR THE RECORD - Oct. 2, 2009
- FOR THE RECORD - Oct. 2, 2009
- FOR THE RECORD - Oct. 2, 2009
- FOR THE RECORD - Oct. 2, 2009
- For the record - Oct. 2, 2009
- FOR THE RECORD - Oct. 2, 2009
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- QUICK TAKES - Oct. 2, 2009
- QUICK TAKES - Oct. 2, 2009
- QUICK TAKES - Oct. 2, 2009
- Friday's TV Highlights: ''Til Death' returns for a new season
- Football: Thursday scores
- LAT REVIEW: 'Zombieland' kills as character-based comedy
- Football: Edison wins in dramatic fashion
- Football: Viles scores TD
- Football: Mater Dei is saved by interception
- Latest U.S. World Cup qualifying roster ignores MLS top goal scorer
- Football: Mater Dei misses on sixth field goal
- Football: It's overtime for Edison-Mater Dei
- Football: Edison blocks field-goal attempt
- CBS says accused Letterman extortionist works on '48 Hours'
- Football: Mater Dei 29, Edison 29
- Football: Edison 29, Mater Dei 26
- 'Project Runway': Almost blue
- Football: Mater Dei 26, Edison 21
- Assemblyman Pedro Nava, others call on Gov. Schwarzenegger to sign animal-welfare bills
- Football: Mater Dei 26, Edison 14
- Football: Los Alamitos has early lead
- Football: Mater Dei 20, Edison 14
- Regulators report more aggressive mortgage mods
- Football: Mater Dei 17, Edison 14
- O.C. developer throws in the towel and will auction his mansions
- 'Dollhouse': A virtual Echo can be your desktop doll
- Football: Mater Dei 17, Edison 7
- Friday's TV Talk Shows: Maria Carey performs on 'The View'
- Football: Blackwell strikes for Mater Dei
- Football: Edison 7, Mater Dei 7
- Football: Mater Dei gets TD on interception
- Football: Edison defense holds on opening drive
- Opinion: Obama, enroute to Denmark, hails Mahatma Gandhi
- David Letterman says he was victim of $2-million extortion attempt in sex case
- Diving equipment recall
- Vampires among most popular Halloween costumes