- Restaurant industry remains in the doldrums
- Roy Williams loses his cool, has heckling fan ejected
- Obama to Oprah Winfrey: 'Good, solid B-plus'
- Jose Arredondo, Dustin Moseley not offered contracts by Angels
- Opinion: Sarah Palin ends 'Going Rogue' book tour. Now what?
- Football: Top Trinity League honors for Fajardo, Nicholls
- The Deal: Save up to 60% at Williams Sonoma Home
- Football: Servite got boost from defensive lineman
- Football: Ex-Crespi player has son in state bowl final
- Opinion: Obama tells Oprah he deserves a 'good, solid B+.' Critics cry grade inflation. Your thoughts?
- Heather O'Connor to replace Phil Cross as DreamWorks Animation's top accounting officer
- What to plant now: cilantro
- Ducks' Bobby Ryan shows off his franchise player moves
- The SoCals: Reppin' L.A. in NBC's 'The Sing-Off'
- Adam Lambert manages no controversy, mucho swag at Z100 Jingle Ball
- Gold Class Cinemas takes luxury to a new level
- Study shows pot more popular with teenagers
- Tennessee Rep. Bart Gordon won't seek reelection next year
- Consumer confidential: Holiday spending, holiday mail
- Lieberman remains a shaky vote for healthcare overhaul
- Opinion: Obama takes bankers to White House woodshed
- The Morning Fix: 'Princess and Frog' croaks to the top. Tiger puts TV in the rough. Retrans battles (yes, this matters). Dashing Brad Grey!
- Ex-TCW fund manager Gundlach partners with Oaktree Capital
- What Goodreads will do with its new millions
- President Obama to press top bankers
- White House: Healthcare costs will be contained
- 'Californication': Punch, drunk, love
- Lost L.A.: How Christmas Tree Lane came to be
- Paramount delays Redbox decision until June
- Bonhams auctions vintage Bakelite jewelry
- 'The Muppet Man' script takes a gonzo approach to Jim Henson's life
- What to plant now: Cilantro, the Goldilocks of the garden, finds L.A. winter weather <i>just right</i>
- Datebook: Events, exhibits, classes for the week ahead
- Michael Hiltzik: TARP and its discontents
- Opinion: Oops! Turns out Obama's cost-cutting health plan won't save a dime; cheaper to do nothing
- Tintin in the Land of Meltdown
- Digital media veteran Larry Tanz named president of Vuguru
- Opinion: If Ecuador wants free trade with the U.S., it should earn it
- Candy Spelling's vault into reality TV on 'Bank of Hollywood'
- A prescription for snooping
- For kids, it all starts with the joy of curiosity
- Gold Class Cinemas ratchets up the luxury movie scene
- Too good to re-gift
- Stress-reducing DVDs
- Paul Samuelson dies at 94; 1st American to win Nobel in economics
- Coupons, deals, health: so many good reasons to quit smoking
- Fitness items that are worth giving
- Health-related books
- Makers say CDs induce more restful sleep
- If Ecuador wants free trade with the U.S., it should earn it
- Desperate times call for deep discounts at the mall
- Weekend box-office results
- Monday's Talk Shows: Adam Lambert performs on 'The Tonight Show'
- Overhaul of U.S. food safety system is overdue
- NASA launches new mapping spacecraft
- Horoscope for Dec. 14
- Climate negotiators eye the 'forgotten 50%' of greenhouse gas pollutants
- A Little Extra Effort to Get That Bell Tone
- Lakers' Ron Artest shows his harder side
- De'Anthony Thomas, Crenshaw football team get chance to dazzle a statewide audience
- 'Too Much Money' info
- Obama calls Afghanistan troop decision his toughest yet
- Echoes of the '90s heard at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas
- Happening today
- Time to be honest with ex-BFF about party snub
- Turning down the volume on TV commercials
- A little extra effort to get that bell tone
- Pine bark appeared to work
- Disney toys get Pixar animation guru's touch
- Fewer Texas inmates sentenced to death
- Prize-filled day for 'The Hurt Locker'
- Too good to re-gift
- Prominent South Pasadena student dies after attending party
- Grizzlies rout Heat behind Rudy Gay's 41 points
- Job market worsens for recent college graduates
- Cattle mutilations baffle Colorado ranchers
- Arizona Cardinals look to clinch NFC West title
- U.S. drops lawsuit against protesting veterans
- Accenture becomes first sponsor to drop Tiger Woods completely
- California's neediest high school students have the least prepared teachers, study says
- Credit union in downtown L.A. is robbed
- As the French debate their identity, some recoil
- Lamar Odom says ball movement is the key for Lakers
- L.A. Iranian Americans driven to protect young celebrators
- For Colts and Saints, the possibilities are perfectly obvious
- Drone attacks may be expanded in Pakistan
- Gold Class Cinemas ratchets up the luxury movie scene
- Missing woman's journals probed for clues
- Are we being shortchanged by TARP repayments?
- Burning of Ayatollah Khomeini's picture sparks uproar in Iran
- Brian H. Mason dies at 92; scientist known for study of meteorites, moon rocks
- Houston Mitchell's two-minute drill
- Up next for the Clippers: vs. Washington
- Live: Garth Brooks in Las Vegas
- Big tent salvation for the arts
- Conservative leads in Chile election
- Shifting gears in L.A.
- Spurs beat the Clippers for 13th consecutive time
- Virginia beats Akron to win College Cup
- One man's war zone is another's paradise
- Gold Class Cinemas info
- Controlling a classroom isn't as easy as ABC
- Hit Iran where it hurts
- Abby Sunderland makes her own sails pitch
- Iran to put 3 American hikers on trial
- The week ahead, at a glance
- Recessions leave their marks on a city
- Ex-Bruin Cameron Dollar: From 'coach on the floor' to just coach
- Iran to put three detained U.S. hikers on trial, official says
- UCLA's Kevin Prince uncertain about recovery
- Lottery results
- Schools race to -- where, exactly?
- If Ecuador wants free trade with the U.S., it should earn it
- Makers say CDs induce more restful sleep
- For kids, it all starts with the joy of curiosity
- USC cornerback Josh Pinkard to miss Emerald Bowl
- Spurs beat Clippers for 13th straight time
- Monday's TV Highlights: Jennifer Hudson hosts her own holiday special
- LeBron James, and a long shot, rally Cavaliers to victory
- Rose Parade and two bowl games will entice a blitz of visitors
- Fitness items that are worth giving
- Health-related books
- 'Nip/Tuck' is as realistic as a Barbie doll
- Why workers can't get beyond e-mail
- 'Princess and the Frog' and 'Invictus' start relatively soft at box office
- Men's AP top 25 results for Sunday
- Sheriff's officers help save 2 from burning home near Compton
- Secret Iranian nuclear paper assessed
- A look at the Senate's healthcare compromise
- Box-office revenue up for 2009
- Supreme Court may hear appeal on workers' text message privacy
- Coupons, deals, health: so many good reasons to quit smoking
- The Times' top 25 boys' basketball rankings
- Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi attacked at rally
- California's payments to foster-care providers are too low, court rules
- 'Too Much Money: A Novel' by Dominick Dunne
- Stress-reducing DVDs
- Paul Samuelson dies at 94; 1st American to win Nobel in economics
- Women's AP top 25 results for Sunday
- Southland breathes easier and dries out as storms move out of the area
- Filmmaker Yolanda Cruz pays heed to the overlooked Mexican Indian.
- Chinese superstar Liu Xiang clears major hurdle
- Court will rule on privacy of text messages sent on employer-owned devices
- Candy Spelling's vault into reality TV on 'Bank of Hollywood'
- Barbasol and a brew are ingredients for downtown's revival
- A prescription for snooping
- Too many 'state secrets privilege' cases
- Portland State defeats Pepperdine, 93-81
- For the record - Dec. 14, 2009
- 'Dexter': Hello, Arthur Mitchell. Goodbye...?
- Monday's poll: Who deserved to win the Heisman Trophy?
- Art review: 'Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference' @ Getty Museum
- Nearly half of kids with mental disorders go without treatment, study finds
- Music review: Renée Fleming at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
- 'Avatar': For CCH Pounder, 'it was one of the great experiences'
- Derek Bermel with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
- WWE TLC pay-per-view results
- Boys' basketball: Granada Hills wins tourney title
- 'Big Bang Theory' is an evolved portrayal of scientists (and fanboy funny!)
- Darwin's illness and other Christmas tales from BMJ
- Football: Bowl look at Northern Cal opponents
- UCLA football: Bowl game helps attract recruits
- Football: Reasons for bowl selections
- Football: Weather forecast is good for bowl days
- Accenture becomes first firm to cut ties with Tiger Woods
- Touching tribute for Nick Adenhart
- Boys' basketball: New rankings
- On 'SNL,' Taylor Lautner finally defends Taylor Swift against Kanye West
- L.A. hotel rates, occupancy down in October
- Denver Broncos' Brandon Marshall ties NFL record with 20 receptions
- Football: Crenshaw and City Section get respect
- Buju Banton arrested on a federal drug charge
- Football: CIF Bowl Championship pairings
- Lisa Leslie expecting a second child
- Sunday's question: What's the biggest problem Notre Dame Coach Brian Kelly faces?
- Football: The secret to playing in the rain
- Audiences love 'Princess and the Frog,' 'Invictus,' but will they keep going?
- Boys' basketball: Mater Dei loses in championship game
- Boys' basketball: Loyola off to 7-0 start
- Tiger Woods' caddie, Steve Williams, breaks his silence
- Chile's presidential election: Conservative Sebastian Pinera may win the vote but still face a runoff
- Hero Complex hosts free screenings of 'Up' and 'Avatar' this week
- First look: 'Princess and the Frog,' 'Invictus' off to so-so starts
- Boys' basketball: Saturday's scores
- Flashback: Susan Patron's Newbery winner, pre-controversy
- Girls' basketball: Saturday's scores
- 'The Browning Version': Terence Rattigan lives at Pacific Resident Theatre
- Football: Crenshaw has real shot at Open Division
- Obama's economic adviser predicts turnaround on job front by spring
- YEMEN: Divorced child bride Nujood makes a fresh stand: 'We are not toys. We are children.'
- So about that whole 'comments of the week' thing ...
- California Flag finishes fifth in Hong Kong
- Boys' basketball: Gardena Serra wins title
- Debating the state of the Los Angeles theater scene
- Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Dec.13, 2009
- Foreclosure is harshest way to collect delinquent homeowner's dues
- A Tudor estate in Hancock Park
- Obama's standardized short-sale plan could help troubled homeowners
- With time and help, a mom may learn to conquer anger
- Army Spc. Lukas C. Hopper, 20, Merced; killed in vehicle accident
- Army Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt, 24, Applegate; among 8 troops killed in attacks in Afghanistan
- 'The Complete Fairy Tales' by Charles Perrault
- Ray Bradbury's '2116' debuts at long last
- Homes in Burbank for less than $600,000
- Welcome to Hecht's Windy City
- 'Liar' --- and publishers' values
- The best of Word Play in 2009
- Listing details: 336 S. Hudson Ave., Los Angeles
- Stephen E. Toulmin dies at 87; USC philosopher developed a model for building an effective argument
- For Esa-Pekka Salonen, it's been 'a tough year'
- Children's Books 2009: With a reluctant young reader, the grosser the better
- Far East treasures in San Francisco
- 'Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children' by Conn Iggulden
- Check your listing for errors before it's published
- Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Dec. 13, 2009
- Virginia McKinney dies at 85; founded L.A. school to teach the deaf to communicate
- Which titles should you choose for your kids?
- Why is Ludmilla Petrushevskaya drawn to the dark?
- Architectural follies at MOCA Pacific Design Center
- 'The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics' by Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly
- Children's books 2009: It's all good! says Jon Scieszka
- A holiday book list for the fashion-minded
- Vancouver and Whistler team up for an Olympic effort
- Timothy Bradley retains WBO junior-welterweight championship
- Copenhagen climate meeting a split-screen event
- California lottery results
- El Sereno charter school opens coffeehouse
- Anti-Defamation League gives Steven Spielberg its top award
- Rodarte for Target is set to launch
- With John Wooden, every day is a classic
- Dirk Nowitzki comes through for the Mavericks
- Pacers get help from the timekeeper
- Timeline of David Coleman Headley
- Lottery results
- For students, a right to be mean online?
- Virginia McKinney dies at 85; founded L.A. school to teach the deaf to communicate
- On the Vallee Blanche glacier, 12 1/2 miles and flu to conquer
- Holiday style gift guide from A to Z
- TWO COOL
- Why is Ludmilla Petrushevskaya drawn to the dark?
- Boris Gelfand, Ruslan Ponomariov in World Cup Final
- Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Dec. 13, 2009
- 'Dexter' season finale: the big showdown
- Prime choices
- EVENTS
- UNDERRATED / OVERRATED
- Far East treasures in San Francisco
- Warming to their subject
- WMD not point of Iraq war, Tony Blair says
- Planning your trip to Vancouver, Whistler
- Angels' fans couldn't forget Nick Adenhart
- Rainstorm wallops Southern California
- Magical memories of growing up in Palm Springs
- Coyotes' 2-1 victory sends Sharks to fifth straight loss
- Bruins' loss to Mississippi State is a real eyesore
- Movie stars break the song barrier
- UCLA's Tyler Trapani brings the John Wooden legacy home
- Which titles should you choose for your kids?
- Werner Herzog's modern Greek tragedy
- Calendar events for December 2009 and January 2010
- Book calendar
- Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Dec.13, 2009
- Stargazing party planned in Costa Rica
- Lessons from Aldo Leopold's historic wolf hunt
- Navy's win puts UCLA in EagleBank Bowl
- Up next for Clippers: Sunday vs. San Antonio
- Pau Gasol wants more touches
- Check your listing for errors before it's published
- Burning of Ayatollah Khomeini's picture sparks uproar in Iran
- Business Letters
- Obama's standardized short-sale plan could help troubled homeowners
- 'Ella's Eyes'
- Lakers look homesick in Utah
- In the police pressroom, reporters had a roaring good time
- Up next for UCLA: Tuesday vs. New Mexico State
- New on DVD: 'Inglourious Basterds'
- Planning your trip to Vallee Blanche, France
- 'Liar' --- and publishers' values
- College football bowl game schedule
- Chile appears set to elect a conservative
- La Habra wins third title in a row
- MUSIC
- MUSEUMS
- Actress wishes she weren't on Mr. Skin website
- Toys made by children around the world on display at Museum of Tolerance
- Army Spc. Lukas C. Hopper, 20, Merced; killed in vehicle accident
- Army Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt, 24, Applegate; among 8 troops killed in attacks in Afghanistan
- One drop of alcohol and mom's a no-show
- Hollywood's missing 'Voice'
- 'Project Runway' designer Rami Kashou's royal turn
- Los Angeles County's loan to the L.A. Opera; California's Legislature losing its job appeal; L.A. Council's pot ordinance
- Welcome to Hecht's Windy City
- As the world turns on 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians'
- Memorable internationally flavored albums from 2009
- How did Tiger keep his secrets?
- Terror probe leads FBI to India, Pakistan
- Dodgers' Blake DeWitt hopes it's not deja vu
- Upscale Manhattan salon hopes to start a recession styling trend
- Compton merchant finds worms wonderful
- Stephen E. Toulmin dies at 87; USC philosopher developed a model for building an effective argument