- Kids Stuff
- Volunteering in New Orleans and elsewhere
- Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Dec. 20, 2009
- Good deeds, good karma
- Beauty power tools the pros use are available for consumers
- Consumer Briefing
- 'Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas'
- In Kenya, reason for hope
- Good deeds, good karma
- Pico Iyer on the tyranny of the moment
- Marc-Andre Fleury stops 31 shots, helps Penguins past Sabres, 2-1
- Spurs rally to give Gregg Popovich his 700th coaching win
- Remembering California's war dead
- Planning your trip to Nairobi, Kenya
- Bruins' struggling running game faces a challenge against Temple
- PASSINGS: John 'Jack' Zilly, Richard Saylor
- Ducks get crucial scoring from unexpected sources
- 60th senator wields power over healthcare
- Neo-Nazis protest at Riverside synagogue
- Senate plan would tax tanning services
- Up next for Lakers: Sunday at Detroit
- Recipes for getting kids off the street
- The Dickensian state of film
- Rail passengers spend a cold, dark night stranded in Chunnel
- Tijuana's security chief needs all of it he can get
- Theater: Amid the many bloated musicals, originality sneaks in
- 'Up in the Air' is at the gate
- Time to privatize the Postal Service?
- European Champions League Final 16
- Up next for UCLA: Tuesday vs. Colorado State
- Senate sends Obama a defense bill that also extends jobless benefits
- Montazeri, a senior cleric and defender of Iranian opposition, dies at 87
- BESTSELLERS LOS ANGELES TIMES Dec. 20, 2009
- Readers recommend: Seaside villa near Cabo
- Karzai's Cabinet list balances conflicting demands
- Sheryl Kayne's favorite volunteer vacations
- Iran's Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri dies at 87; prime defender of the protest movement
- California Guard troops attacked in Afghanistan
- Like Marshall Faulk before him, Titans' Chris Johnson finds true purpose
- Cutting through the din of the dotcom age
- Mike Gerrity leads USC in upset of Tennessee
- Bruins' D is low-grade again in 84-73 loss to Notre Dame
- This time, the buzz is good for the Clippers
- Solid credit rating can crumble quickly
- Q & A: The Abortion Compromise
- The Tao of Tavi Gevinson
- MUSIC
- BEST OF 2009
- When love takes flight, the sky's the limit
- Steps to create an Israel-Palestine
- One debit-card overdraft can trigger an avalanche
- When love takes flight, the sky's the limit
- Cashmere's soft and warm appeal
- Nicholas Echeverry kicks Servite to state title
- Money doesn't always buy the office
- Recipes for getting kids off the street
- L.A. police investigate death of Brittany Murphy
- GALLERIES
- Helping to rebuild New Orleans
- Prime choices
- MUSEUMS
- This month's makeover
- Travel literature that may inspire the philanthropist in you
- Saints no longer perfect
- Owner of car USC's Joe McKnight drove denies wrongdoing
- Mary McNamara: Best of 2009 list
- Best films of 2009
- Discoveries: 'The Theory of Light and Matter' by Andrew Porter
- Army Sgt. Eduviges Wolf, 24, Hawthorne; killed by rocket-propelled grenade
- Farsi phone service helps bind a community
- Bar set low for lifetime job in L.A. schools
- Up next for the Clippers: Monday at San Antonio
- Tis the season
- Christmas in July -- and every other month too
- Her travels battled polio
- Buying and caring for cashmere
- Architecture: The best of 2009
- Boris Gelfand breaks through to win World Cup
- 'The Paris Review Interviews, Volumes I-IV'
- Book calendar
- Stylist B. Akerlund: She's helped Lady Gaga go go
- Climate summit hopes less is more
- War casualties
- Holiday handouts spread cheer in Los Angeles
- LAX flight schedule back to normal
- Sunday's Highlights: 'The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty' continues on A & E
- EVENTS
- The 'principled pragmatism' of the Obama administration
- The elderly need to beware of lenders--and relatives
- The match game
- Detective work yields a suspect in LAX bomb threats
- Life as performance art for a family not bound by typical assumptions
- Men's AP top 25 results for Saturday
- Consumer agency could protect future home buyers and mortgage borrowers
- Listing details
- Business Letters
- It looks like Ugg love
- Calendar: events from December 2009 to January 2010
- Bulls end Hawks' winning streak
- Sale benefits unemployed illegal immigrants
- Looking ahead in the NBA
- Horoscope: Dec. 20
- For the record - Dec. 20, 2009
- For the record - Dec. 20, 2009
- For the record - Dec. 20, 2009
- Movies - Dec. 20, 2009
- Live blog: Crenshaw vs. Concord De La Salle
- Girls' Basketball: Saturday Nike Tournament of Champions Update
- Football: De'Anthony Thomas is putting on a show
- Boys' basketball: Notre Dame keeps winning
- Football: Servite kicker is the hero in victory
- Sunday's Highlights: 'The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty' continues on A & E
- Football: Where's the Crenshaw Nation?
- Live blog: Servite vs. Rocklin
- Clippers vs. 76ers: Update
- James Cameron nearly died while filming 'The Abyss'
- Clippers in-game report
- Lakers vs. Nets: In-Game report
- Opening the vault: The Top 12 recipes of 1985
- Bad week for Lil Wayne: Law dog smells drugs, sentencing date set, 'Rebirth' released too soon
- Jackson sounds like he's on fence about his future
- Boys' basketball: Campbell Hall-Taft matchup looming
- Ducks defeat Phoenix, 4-2, at Honda Center
- USC Men's Basketball: Trojans upset No. 9 Tennessee, 77-55
- The Top 12 recipes of 1987
- Opinion: While you shop, Congress talks: Healthcare comments here from Boehner, Obama, Steele, others
- Now you can try the citrus family's 'caviar'
- Ducks after two: Ducks 3, Phoenix 1
- Snow removal crew at M&T Bank stadium
- USC men's basketball: Trojans lead No. 9 Tennessee 33-20 at halftime
- Amy Winehouse's ex-husband says he's also going to be her next husband
- Wild ride, open ending in Copenhagen
- Live blog: Gardena Serra vs. Marin Catholic
- Gifts for cooks: 'The Way to Cook'
- Dan O'Bannon and the story of 'Alien'
- Opening Sunday: Rimowa in Beverly Hills
- Ducks after one: Ducks 1, Phoenix 0
- USC men's basketball: Tennessee pregame
- Music review: Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' at Disney Concert Hall
- Football: La Habra running back picks BYU
- Joe McKnight story was 'rushed,' Santa Monica businessman says
- Girls' basketball: Friday highlights from the Nike Tournament of Champions
- 'Backyard' ('El Traspatio'): Mexico's Academy Award entry for foreign-language films
- Senate resumes healthcare debate after read-a-thon ends
- Brian Kelly meets Notre Dame fans
- UCLA basketball: Halftime report from Notre Dame
- Opinion: Sunday shows: Alexander, Durbin, Snowe, Bloomberg
- TV This Week: December 20 - 26
- 'Contradictions' keep Grammy Award-winning singer Ramon Ayala in police custody in Mexico
- Football: Another day, another coach resignation
- Theater review: 'Absinthe, Opium and Magic' at Art/Works Theatre
- Theater review: 'Italian American Reconciliation' at Ruskin Group Theatre
- Theater review: 'Women Behind Bars' at Celebration Theatre
- Obama's politics of hope inform healthcare, climate change efforts
- UCLA basketball: Drew Gordon update
- A perfect day for football at Home Depot Center
- King family special plays on
- Reviewing the decade in the arts
- Which celebrities' fashion trends do you hope end with 2009?
- 'Survivor': Shambo dishes on Russell, the chickens and her infamous mullet
- Snow shutters D.C., doesn't stop politics
- Art review: Kristin Morgin at Marc Selwyn Gallery
- CBO report gives all sides ammunition in healthcare debate
- 'Dollhouse': Victor's 'Stop Loss' and somebody's in 'The Attic'
- Art review: Nathaniel de Large at Cirrus Gallery
- Boys' basketball: Friday's scores
- Girls' basketball: Friday scores
- 'Clash of the Titans' done shooting? That's a myth
- The decade in reading: How bad is it?
- Saturday's TV highlights: Wrestlers entertain the troops on NBC
- Best of 2009 - Kenneth Turan
- The Deal: 30% off almost everything at SMMoA's Gracie shop
- Dodgers: an addition and a departure
- Nick Cannon plays race car driver in an Audi R8
- Boys' basketball: Calabasas makes a statement
- ISRAEL: Gilad Shalit talks said to be at key juncture -- again, or still
- Tree of the Week: Ubiquitous oleander seems to thrive on neglect
- Does Disney's Abe Lincoln honestly sound like the original?
- Opinion: Did Obama give Wen Jiabao another wow bow?
- Opinion: Weekly remarks: McCain sees more healthcare costs, new taxes, Obama sees evil insurers fighting reform
- Recording family histories before it's too late
- Deluged in toyland
- Samantha Harris sells Westwood home for $1.64 million
- The arts see encouraging news in NEA survey
- 'The Stooges: The Authorized and Illustrated Story'
- A protege's perspective of Tony Duquette
- Family-interviewing tips
- From the Archives: Ex-security guard convicted in Palmdale parking lot murder
- City may renew LAX cab agency's contract despite critical audit
- Samantha Harris sells Westwood home for $1.64 million
- Keeping control of classrooms; the lessons of a cyber-bullying case; an interview with atheist Bobbie Kirkhart
- Up next for Clippers: Saturday at Philadelphia
- Ex-security guard convicted in Palmdale parking lot murder
- Dave Matthews Band rocks to the top in concert revenue
- Horoscope for Dec. 19
- Decorating books: something for everyone
- Bail is set at $10 million for LAPD detective accused of murder
- Climate deal fails to lift delegates' mood
- Dan O'Bannon dies at 63; screenwriter of 'Alien'
- Backdating stock options, and the law
- Timeout with 'Doctor Who's' David Tennant
- Climate summit ends with major questions: 'Breakthrough' or 'cop-out'?
- Afghan Cabinet to retain ministers favored by West -- and notorious ex-warlord
- A teen mom hopes to overcome her violent past
- Santa Monica man arrested in alleged murder plot
- 76ers end Celtics' win streak at 11 games
- Behind scenes of 2010 Rose Parade
- Recording family histories before it's too late
- The NCAA and USC
- A protege's perspective of Tony Duquette
- Moving against movie piracy
- Duson in Silver Lake mixes it up, in a good way
- Electricity ratepayers to benefit from DWP settlement
- Salesman arrested in alleged sexual assault in the Valley
- Google reportedly near deal to buy Yelp
- Top North American tours of the decade 2000-09
- A sorcerer of the big screen
- USC investigating tailback Joe McKnight's use of vehicle
- Southland results
- Holdout Nelson agrees to back healthcare bill
- Avatar: The Game isn't your usual movie tie-in
- 'The Stooges: The Authorized and Illustrated Story'
- Lakers, Pau Gasol agree on contract extension; Kobe Bryant next?
- Bail is set at $10 million for LAPD detective accused of murder
- Filming 'El Traspatio' was a death-defying act
- 'Doctor Who' details
- Death of a Mexican drug lord
- More Is More, by Hutton Wilkinson
- Copenhagen by the numbers
- 'Dream House' by Ulysses Grant Dietz and Sam Watters
- Doughnuts a sticky issue in school labor dispute
- Hercule Poirot is back on the case
- Women's AP top 25 results for Friday
- Ted Roberts: Yes, he's Santa Claus
- Oceanside wins Division I state bowl game
- Deluged in toyland
- Saturday's bowl games
- The arts see encouraging news in NEA survey
- Newlywed convicted of throwing his bride off a cliff in Rancho Palos Verdes
- Weekend Talk Shows:
- Up next for Ducks: Saturday vs. Phoenix
- CALIFORNIA LOTTERY RESULTS
- Clippers slip and fall in the Garden
- Up next for UCLA: Saturday at Notre Dame
- Cirque du Soleil putting together its Hollywood show
- French court shuts down Google Books project
- USC's T.J. Bryant makes case for Emerald Bowl start
- Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies
- Up next for Lakers: Saturday at New Jersey
- Saboteur is a racy imitator of other action-adventure series
- Previews of Saturday's prep football state championship games
- 'The Stooges: The Authorized and Illustrated Story'
- Joyful, all ye relations arrive
- 76ers end Celtics' win streak at 11 games
- Unhappy holidays in a partisan Senate
- Villanova defeats Montana for FCS title
- Bruins' inexperience is showing
- Southwest Airlines' 'bags fly free' strategy pays off
- U.S. prosecution links drugs to terrorism
- Bob Baffert's Kentucky Derby-sized hopes for Lookin At Lucky
- Suicide bomber hits Pakistani mosque, killing 11
- Iran tries to ease worries over missile test
- News about the news
- GM to close Saab after sale talks fail
- Letters
- Abortion deal in sight in Senate healthcare negotiations
- Another sponsor pulls back from Tiger Woods
- Summit alters the climate in Copenhagen
- Senate healthcare bill poised for passage by Christmas
- Orange County Courthouse tree survives a challenge
- Defense bill clears key Senate hurdle
- Bamboo crock pot popular in Southland
- A dark Arctic tale set after the ice melts
- Long Beach development director demoted after scandal with lobbyist
- Owen Dell: The 'sustainable' drillmaster
- First Federal Bank of California and Imperial Capital Bank of La Jolla closed
- Top five investing lessons of 2009
- Saturday's Highlights
- L.A.-area movie ranch hits upon a sequel after fire
- Rolling Green rolls into L.A.
- Business Briefing
- Parents of suspect in Hemet teen's death arrested
- 'Avatar' opening weekend could flake out
- Tribal nature and 'Palestine, New Mexico'
- Up next for USC basketball: Saturday vs. No. 9 Tennessee
- Times beat writer Mike Bresnahan answers readers' questions about the Lakers
- Magazine salesman arrested in sexual assault, home invasion in Valley
- USC's Mike Gerrity to start at point guard against Tennessee
- L.A. city retirements threaten a deep and lasting legacy
- Taking his swings at Tiger Woods
- 'Kid Made Modern' by Todd Oldham
- Napolitano responds to surge of homegrown terrorism cases
- Dodgers continue search for starting pitchers
- Designer Kelly Wearstler has new 'Hue' color book out
- Stanley Tucci will direct 'Lend Me a Tenor' on Broadway
- California's death row grows as death sentences decline nationwide
- Obama hails Copenhagen deal as 'unprecedented breakthrough'
- Men's AP top 25 results for Friday
- 'Hue' by Kelly Wearstler
- No longer the New Orleans Ain'ts