- The Moth offers center stage for writers, actors, average Joes and Janes
- From the Archives: Comedy Store family dispute is no laughing matter
- Obama cautiously optimistic that healthcare bill will pass
- 15 airlines and carriers sign preliminary deals to use synthetic fuels
- Seen on Screen: Gap misses the boot
- Venice: Eun Kang, 38
- Cudahy: Roshdi Abuawad, 27
- Compton: Sheridan Spencer, 70
- Despite lack of public option, liberal coalition still calls for Senate passage of healthcare bill
- Athens: Ivon Sanchez, 23
- Rentrak buys Nielsen EDI, consolidating box office reporting business
- 'Avatar' takes Mattel into uncharted toy territory
- Microbicide gel against HIV fails major trial, disappointing researchers
- D.C. City Council votes to legalize gay marriage
- Kenny Ortega, director of Michael Jackson's 'This Is It,' to tackle film version of 'In the Heights'
- Burris hints his healthcare vote is not assured
- Stephen Colbert skates onto a Sports Illustrated cover
- Bacon, sardines among top food trends
- Wind turbine noise is not a health risk, says trade group report
- Bacon, sardines are among top food trends for 2010, ad agency says
- Morning Money Links: Happy anniversary, zero interest rates; dollar not so dead after all; Fannie and Freddie need more $$$?
- The Deal: Flowie tea towels are pretty enough<br> to display on the oven door -- or on the wall
- 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' comes to Van Nuys
- Obama to meet with Democrats as Lieberman leans toward backing healthcare bill
- Mike Scioscia, Joe Torre named to committee to review on-field issues
- Trial date set May 24 in Dodgers' divorce case
- United States Artists literary fellowships awarded
- Opinion: Obama calls insulation 'sexy' (text here)
- As 'Family Guy' readies second 'Star Wars' spoof, Seth MacFarlane discusses future parodies
- 800,000 swine flu doses for very young children recalled, but it's not a safety issue
- Football: Harry Welch rumors should be heating up
- Report: Anthony Galea, doctor who treated Tiger Woods, is suspected of providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes
- Monster Mash: 'Nine' scores five Globe noms; Cleveland Orchestra's deficit; Louvre returns frescoes
- Boys' basketball: Monday's scores
- Girls' basketball: Monday's scores
- Obama panel urges single system for secrets
- Opinion: Biden: Don't underestimate steel in Obama's spine
- Football: Mike Jacot resigns at Santa Margarita
- Football: What happened to <i>the</i> player of the year?
- Dodgers trade Juan Pierre to the Chicago White Sox
- Opinion: A 'Gitmo North' to open in rural Illinois?
- BAHRAIN: Islamists seeking to curb prostitution fail in bid to ban women from 4 countries
- White House holidays: sushi and jazz
- Report: Dodgers trade Juan Pierre to the White Sox
- This Just In: Louise's Trattoria on Melrose to become Melgard Public House
- Report: Cardinals offer Matt Holliday eight years, $128 million
- Consumer Confidential: Bad shades, falling TVs
- Popularity of texting edging out cellphone calls
- Obama: Insulation is 'sexy'
- The Morning Fix: Golden Globe analysis. Stephanopoulos' first day. News Corp. is looking at Flixster. Comedy Store battle isn't funny.
- Last chance to sign up to be indie lit secret santa
- More on what breast cancer treatment should be -- and what it often is
- Readers want to know: Where can I find that sofa?
- Another example of over-screening for breast cancer
- EGYPT: Is it the Virgin Mary or just a curious flash of light?
- Obama to push economy today as industrial production shows gain
- 50 million blinds recalled as strangulation hazard
- Nymphenburg Porcelain launches a delicate-but-edgy jewelry collection
- Opinion: Washington's open season on RINOs and DINOs in both parties
- National Cupcake Day: SusieCakes, sprinkles and Little Debbie Cupcake cars
- Biden: Failure to pass healthcare overhaul could set back reform for a generation
- More details emerge in the Buju Banton drug case
- Want to buy the condo Lil Wayne's renting? Want a snack first?
- Obama dials for Copenhagen deal
- 'How I Met Your Mother': Smoke up
- George Lucas asked David Lynch to direct 'Return of the Jedi'
- Gay cowboys: Autry looks beyond 'Brokeback Mountain'
- Made in California: Yeung Kim's found-object art at Duson
- Obama distant but in touch on Copenhagen climate summit
- What we're reading: New York Post on the smallest apartment in Manhattan
- Copenhagen: Californians make a splash
- 'Up in the Air' leads Golden Globes with six noms
- Sol Price dies at 93; warehouse club pioneer
- Schuss! At 94, Mammoth Mountain resort founder is shooting the slopes (with a camera)
- Overuse of CT scans will lead to new cancer deaths, a study shows
- 'Dancing's' Samantha Harris sells Westwood home for $1.64 million
- Larry Sultan dies at 63; photographer had San Fernando Valley focus
- Disney lobbyist Preston Padden to exit
- Men's Central Jail on lockdown to prevent racial brawl
- The film, on an early award season roll, takes best picture and best director (Kathryn Bigelow), gets a Top 10 spot from AFI and earns eight nominations from the Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
- Nathan Horton's hat trick helps Panthers demolish Islanders, 7-1
- Jake Locker will return to Washington for senior season
- Bruins go over the wall
- Companies fall short in advertising healthy foods to children
- A bill of rights -- then, and now
- Schwarzenegger promotes Ana Matosantos to finance director
- Ice sculpture business wants sales to heat up
- Business Briefing
- A chance for openness at L.A. County counsel's office
- UCLA-New Mexico State resurrects memories for Chito Reyes
- Liberal Democrats back dropping 'public option' for healthcare
- Comedy Store family dispute is no laughing matter
- Jeffrey Gundlach to launch new investment firm
- Rumors fly as Google workers test new cellular phone
- Days after U.S. envoy's trip to North Korea, U.N.-banned weapons are seized
- Frank McCourt says estranged wife undermines Dodgers' business operations
- California's payments to foster-care providers are too low, court rules
- Events happening Tuesday
- Paramount delays decision on 5-year deal with Redbox
- Ice Bulb, consultant Charlie Baecker at a glance
- Report of citrus greening disease in western Mexico worries California orange growers
- Cracking down on 'conflict minerals'
- Young boy butted by bull
- New York Film Critics Circle names 'Hurt Locker' best film
- Berlusconi attack underscores a sharply divided Italy
- Boeing's 787 jetliner makes first test flight
- Chile's love for Bachelet goes only so far
- Iranian arms trafficker sentenced to 5 years
- Colorado court rules search of tax preparer's office was illegal
- Exxon Mobil places hefty bet on natural gas
- It's her house, so it's her rules
- Lakers' Kobe Bryant is feeling better
- A reporter remembers when Nelson Mandela united South Africa behind a rugby team
- Women's AP top 25 results for Monday
- Richard Brehaut gets to run the offense -- in practice
- Shannon Ryan's men's college basketball rankings
- In Compton, a runway from the past with an eye on the future
- Up next for the Kings: Tuesday at Edmonton
- 76ers' losing streak ends at 12 games
- What to do about the deficit
- Tuesday's Talk Shows: Puppets take over 'The Late Late Show'
- Boston wins 11th game in a row
- The Times' top 25 girls' basketball rankings
- Obama exhorts top bankers to fulfill duty to taxpayers, economy
- UCLA's Nikola Dragovic acknowledges being distracted
- San Onofre reports problems with backup generator
- Senate rejects importation of prescription drugs
- Santa Ana College baseball player found dead in Fullerton
- U.S. questions Calif.'s healthcare plan for children of working poor
- Miguel Espino is one boxer a mother could love
- Larry Sultan dies at 63; photographer had San Fernando Valley focus
- Supreme Court to hear drug deportation case
- Kings let the best record get away in 3-1 loss to Vancouver
- South Pasadena teen's death after a party stuns his community
- France awaits word on singer Johnny Hallyday's condition at Cedars-Sinai
- Warning signs for young drinkers
- Clippers put on their rally caps in victory
- Measure to legalize pot may be on California's November ballot
- Anglican angst
- Regional home sales and prices rise in November
- An LLC may not be appropriate for your project
- Sol Price dies at 93; warehouse club pioneer
- Could your firm use a makeover?
- Kansas State basketball team trying to see how good it really is
- Teen drug use survey seen as 'warning sign'
- Horoscope for Dec. 15
- Up next for Lakers: Tuesday at Chicago
- Tuesday's TV Highlights: Chef Gordon Ramsay invites viewers to cook with him
- Aventura
- Golf telecasts may see less green without Woods
- America through the reality lens
- O.C. grand jury indicts ex-Marine in 5 slayings
- News website pins its hopes on tweens
- 'Out West' at the Autry examines the history of homosexuals and transgender people in the Old West
- Chicago terrorism case widens
- Abu Dhabi rescues Dubai with $10-billion bailout
- Glaciers in southern China receding rapidly, scientists say
- Parents should just say no to teen girl's solo-sailing trip
- Schuss! At 94, Mammoth Mountain resort founder is shooting the slopes (with a camera)
- Man gets 25 years to life for murder of Dae'von Bailey, 6
- Arizona misses chance to clinch NFC West
- 'Creature From Black Lagoon,' 'Brood' remakes due
- Aventura already feels like a winner
- Court will rule on privacy of text messages sent on employer-owned devices
- Men's AP top 25 results for Monday
- Mike Bresnahan's take on the Lakers
- Bowl matchups to continue without a regional playoff round
- Mexico's debt is downgraded to just above 'junk'
- U.S. to house Guantanamo detainees in Illinois, officials say
- Supreme Court takes up text privacy case
- New do's and don'ts considered for Venice Beach boardwalk
- LAPD did not properly track millions in spending, audit finds
- Cirque du Soleil's 'Viva Elvis' serves the king
- Sparks hire Jennifer Gillom as coach
- Senate Democrats move to drop Medicare proposal
- Angels about to lose out on John Lackey and Roy Halladay
- 'Field of Dreams' screens to mark 20th anniversary
- Maricopa County's controversial sheriff; a pay raise for a stem cell advisor; Israel's 'legal' settlements
- Libya's coup: Turning militants against Al Qaeda
- Lakers are about to get a 1-2 punch from schedule
- A determined Obama 'cautiously optimistic' Senate will pass healthcare overhaul
- 'Dancing's' Samantha Harris sells Westwood home for $1.64 million
- Distance vision is all a blur to more of us
- Lady Gaga is using her pipes for pitches
- Custody dispute may have contributed to 4 deaths
- Christian Legal Society vs. UC Hastings School of the Law
- Officials get ready to make hockey the centerpiece of Olympics
- Rags brought riches to Guess co-founder Georges Marciano, but now he faces ruin
- 'Up in the Air' leads Golden Globes with six noms
- Los Angeles might require microchips in recovered pets
- Overuse of CT scans will lead to new cancer deaths, a study shows
- Los Angeles Times 'Holiday Hot List' Has It All Wrapped Up
- Venice Beach boardwalk
- For the record - Dec. 15, 2009
- Tuesday's TV Highlights: Chef Gordon Ramsay invites viewers to cook with him
- Sam Worthington made girls 'weak in the knees' says 'Avatar' casting director Margery Simkin
- Tuesday's poll: Which would be the biggest blow to the Angels?
- Scottish terrier Sadie wins AKC/Eukanuba National Championship dog show in Long Beach
- L.A. City Council committee approves plan to mandate microchipping for lost-and-found pets
- Not what these holiday decorators had in mind: Colorado deer with Christmas lights tangled in its antlers evades capture
- 'Creature From the Black Lagoon' emerges
- United States Artists announces winners of $50,000 grants
- PREACH IT! Meet the ladies of the Tiger Woods scandal
- Reader photo of the day: Gordie the pug says cheese (or, bacon)
- Opinion: Joe Lieberman, Medicare expansion and healthcare reform
- Keep this pet living at home, thanks to your sponsorship. Yes, we can!
- Interactive map: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games
- Theater review: 'Palestine, New Mexico' at Mark Taper Forum
- Football: Westlake is looking for a top opponent
- Manohla Dargis on the Hollywood boys club: 'One guy after another in a baseball cap'
- Despite opposition, roundup of 2,500 Nevada mustangs OKd by Bureau of Land Management
- Antidepressants linked to higher risk of stroke, death in women after menopause
- News flash: Watch less TV, burn more calories!
- Secret to Bradley Cooper's 'Hangover' success? That hair
- Football: Crenshaw receiving good wishes from rivals
- Courtney Love no longer daughter Frances Bean Cobain's legal guardian
- On the playground, it’s not the fall -- it’s the landing
- Feared citrus disease creeps closer to California
- Tuesday's Talk Shows: Puppets take over 'The Late Late Show'
- Lieberman touted Medicare expansion in September
- Football: Harry Welch is a master coach
- Opinion: Congress goes after those annoying TV ads that are WAY LOUDER THAN THE PROGRAMS
- Angels, Hideki Matsui in talks
- Solar industry groups release report in Copenhagen
- Get glowing skin for a season of holiday parties
- Cover judgment: Clever or offensive?
- Yoga and infertility, take two
- Pandas Down Under: Wang Wang and Funi move from China to Australia's Adelaide Zoo
- Just how common is 'extreme binge drinking'? Parents might be surprised
- Los Angeles celebrates la Virgen de Guadalupe
- Homicides: Dec. 7 - Dec. 13
- Kings' Wayne Simmonds week to week after knee surgery
- O Canada? For Kings' telecasts, it's no Canada
- A Day Without a Bag seeks to reduce 6 billion plastic bags used in L.A. each year
- Senate Democrats weigh dropping Medicare expansion
- Failed Marina del Rey condo project sold at auction
- Football: Tesoro lineman commits to ASU
- Hollywood Holiday Sightings: Heidi Klum, Christina Hendricks, Kelly Clarkson
- Biden, industry big shots to discuss piracy fight
- Music review: Kronos reunites with former cellist in Berkeley
- Kelly Scott: Arts and Culture Editor -- Entertainment Department
- Suzanne Muchnic to retire as arts reporter
- “Family Guy”: Happy Rapture
- S&P cuts Mexico's debt rating; investors shake it off
- Chile's presidential race: Sebastian Pinera versus Eduardo Frei in a January runoff
- Opinion: What Obama said he said to the Mr. Potters of American banking
- Put us in, coach! A stylish whistle 'round the neck benefits a good cause
- Apparition isn't worried about her bad reputation, will distribute Joan Jett biopic
- Kings have eyes on NHL prize now, Olympics later
- Sampler Platter: L.A. street food festival, giant lobsters, Bar Keeper wants liquor license and more
- Football: Santiago, Washington share Baseline honors
- Football: Nick Isham is Marmonte League MVP
- Top-ranked Bryan brothers will defend L.A. Tennis Open title
- Report: Roy Halladay heading to Phillies in three-team trade
- Angels coming up empty in bids for Lackey, Halladay
- Art bloggers get no love
- MLB to Taiwan baseball: Talk to us, not Jeff Fuller
- Football: The next Westlake RB _ in 2015
- Tiger's indiscretions put networks in a hole
- Matt Fraction will take over Thor in 2010
- Football: Gardena Serra has a hot QB in Preston
- Kobe Bryant is feeling better, Lakers say
- Smart phone application iZUP prevents drivers from using their cellphones
- Ask a Vet: What's the best way to monitor the health of a dog with cysts?
- Shocking news from MLB and ESPN
- Sending out an SOS for Ciudad's Peruvian ceviche
- For more Americans, life's a blur
- Lily Allen lands dream job: designing a fully stocked bar for Elton John
- Milk thistle shows potential -- documented potential -- in helping cancer patients
- Monday's question: When will Tiger Woods return to the PGA Tour?
- Sol Price, warehouse marketing pioneer, dies
- A cup (or more) of coffee or tea a day could keep Type 2 diabetes away
- Box office -- and attendance -- booming at home and abroad with fewer, smaller movies
- Kings call up Corey Elkins to replace Wayne Simmonds
- Greenspan finds location for his Greenspan’s Grilled Cheese
- 'The Good Wife': Archie Panjabi talks about the mystery of Kalinda's sexuality
- Scandal Style: Two alleged mistresses sport similar 'Tiger's eye' sparkle
- Your morning adorable: Capybaras frolic in Japanese children's zoo
- Holiday ornaments are just as dangerous as we thought
- Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen join Lotus' new Formula One team; Steve Addington joins Penske Racing
- 22 million missing e-mails from George W. Bush White House found
- Big drama, trickling progress in Copenhagen
- It's the end of the line for greyhound racing in Massachusetts
- Have you heard of the choking game?
- Catherine Zeta-Jones in Broadway's 'A Little Night Music': What did the critics think?
- It's a baby boy for Kourtney Kardashian and her boyfriend
- Kings' Jonathan Quick named one of NHL's 'stars' for the week
- Chowhound readers have spoken: Langer's Deli is L.A.'s best
- Memorial for Lawrence Halprin
- John Lackey could be close to a deal with Boston
- NBC announces its midseason lineup (Updated)
- Disney's D.C. top gun, Preston Padden, to step down
- NASA launches new mapping spacecraft
- 'Star Trek' and 'District 9' may find Oscar night is still alien terrority
- 'The Hurt Locker' scores big with critic awards
- Write a literary mash-up, get a laptop
- Finally, Medicare parts A, B, C, D -- and maybe F -- explained
- Kids and drugs: Worrisome signs, here and on the horizon
- Monster Mash: Smithsonian's missing property; 'Miracle' casting; Canadian museum strike
- Restaurant industry continues to struggle