- Ford sales leap 43% in February as Toyota's drop 9% amid recall woes
- Chilean quake shortened Earth's day, but not by much
- Happening today: 'Manifest Equality,' Christopher Hitchens and more
- A high-speed rail system that wouldn't serve Californians
- ObamaÃÂs healthcare summit; Cuban 'justice'; opposition to the nomination of Sharon Browne
- Personal effects
- Oscar producers know they can't please everyone
- Uncertainty raised over Justice Department's handling of detainees
- In Utah, a move to seize federal land
- Toyota sued over August crash that killed CHP officer and three family members
- Education should accompany prostate screening, new guidelines say
- Reading in India
- Toyota's fix is a bust, owners claim
- Switch in roles has its points
- 'Nip/Tuck,' which changed cable TV, goes out on an understated note
- Angels DH Hideki Matsui's glove work is going well
- Up next for UCLA: Thursday at Arizona
- Jordan Farmar provides a shot in the arm for Lakers
- Among the gated enclaves, anger and fear over Chelsea King's killing
- Text: President Obama on Healthcare Reform
- Great, but not 'best'
- Search for San Diego County girl ends in grief
- Neckwear industry in knots as ties' popularity wanes
- Apple accuses Taiwan smart-phone maker of patent infringement
- Peddling the idea of a bike freeway
- Engineer Fahim Anwar becomes a comedian
- 'The Hurt Locker' reality
- Consultant ordered to pay housing agency $1.9 million over fraud
- Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker arrested in late-night raid
- Mexico has high hopes for World Cup
- 'Jerry West: The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon' by Roland Lazenby
- What they are....
- It's a long road to November
- Topeka becomes Google, Kan., for a month
- 'Nip/Tuck'
- Chilean quake shortened Earth's day, but not by much
- Greece unveils drastic austerity package
- Alec's ready. But is Oscar?
- California's main squeeze
- Bunning and Trutanich -- bullies in high place
- Texas Gov. Perry wins GOP primary
- 'Hurt Locker' producer banned from Oscars
- Proposal would put Ronald Reagan's face on the $50 bill
- Bullock campaigns, Streep takes the fifth
- Divide, and be conquered
- Christoph Waltz is not speechless
- Seasonal affective disorder increasingly a workplace issue
- Jerry Douglas sells Encino home for $2,075,000
- Mexico impresses before 90,526
- New-look Ducks, without all of their new pieces, lose to Avalanche, 4-3
- The insiders' view
- NBC wins with Olympics viewership
- The unofficial play-at-home Oscar buzzmeter ballot
- Calls grow for throttle safeguard
- PASSINGS: Winston Spencer Churchill, Andrew Jaffe
- Wednesday's Highlights
- Banks begin image repair over financial crisis
- Jerry Brown says he offers 'insider's knowledge' and an 'outsider's mind'
- 3 L.A. teachers suspended over Black History Month celebration
- Proposed changes still leave NFL overtime rule far from perfect
- Manny Pacquiao, preparing for Joshua Clottey bout, leaves nothing to chance
- Cleveland Cavaliers defeat New York Knicks, 124-93
- Cost of food-borne illnesses is deemed much higher than earlier estimates
- L.A. County to close leased mental-care unit in Rosemead
- Clippers cited for lack of effort in 127-101 loss to Suns
- Medical marijuana advocates sue Los Angeles
- CALIFORNIA LOTTERY RESULTS
- Where captives put on a show
- The raw Julia, prickly and tart
- Mavericks win ninth in a row
- Wednesday's Talk Shows
- PRIME-TIME TV RANKINGS
- Lining up for in Italy
- For the record - March 3, 2010
- For the record - March 3, 2010
- Betty White is just fine -- though one hoaxer better lie low for a while
- Destination Chile: Two L. A. Times journalists hustle to the earthquake zone
- Video report: Leno vs. Letterman, Disney vs. Cablevision
- Rep. Charles Rangel denies he's giving up Ways and Means post
- Soccer: City championship schedule
- Bogart's biggest fan: Hugh Hefner
- 'Lost': Sayid loses himself in the dark
- Girls' soccer: City Section semifinal scores
- USC football: Another Kiffin joins Trojans staff
- Opinion: Texas Gov. Rick Perry scores resounding win over Kay Bailey Hutchison in GOP primary; Debra Medina third
- Opinion: It's Jay Leno's new 'Tonight Show' starring Sarah Palin
- Gene Greytak dies at 84; retired real estate broker became papal impersonator
- Wednesday's Highlights: Adam Richman chows down on Travel Channel
- Boys' soccer: Southern Section semifinal results
- Girls' soccer: Southern Section semifinal results
- Novelist George R.R Martin reacts to news of HBO's pickup of 'Game of Thrones' with a happy dance
- Say what? Santa Anita isn't getting rid of Pro-Ride
- Brown demurs on Sacramento move, contrasts himself with Schwarzenegger
- Natural History Museum to open 'Age of Mammals' exhibition in newly restored 1913 Building
- Should Reagan replace Grant on the $50 bill?
- More 'Hurt Locker' controversy: Was it based on a real bomb disposal expert's life?
- Toyota, looking for positive spin, turns to Twitter
- Edmunds.com announces $1-million prize for fix to unintended acceleration
- Opinion: Mitt Romney warns Letterman about Sarah Palin: 'She has a rifle, you know'
- Appeals court supports governor’s veto power
- Newly released witness statements offer more details on SeaWorld trainer's orca death
- Oscars bar the door to Chartier -- UPDATED
- Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease: In one patient group, it may not work well
- Rove admits to error on Iraq as Bush strategist
- Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show' and 'The Colbert Report' leaving Hulu
- TiVo unveils next-generation box, promises to reinvent television watching (again)
- Small-company stocks take big lead as investors refocus on U.S. economy
- Tecmo Super Bowl to be revived as Tecmo Bowl Throwback on Xbox 360 and PS3
- The power of cow manure: Is it too noxious?
- CPR with mouth-to-mouth is better for kids, researchers say
- Angels' Kendry Morales finally arrives for spring training
- Softball: Memorial service for Brianne Matthews on Friday
- 'Game of Thrones' and Dustin Hoffman drama headed to HBO
- February wasn't short enough for CNN
- Video game incursion into Hollywood could continue with Space Invaders
- Not long ago, Jerry Brown said lack of experience did not matter in a governor
- Ducks stage heavy medal show at the Honda Center
- Opinion: America's porkiest cities: Where Michelle Obama can start fighting fat and obesity
- Baron Davis wants you to watch his beard infomercial
- Esa-Pekka Salonen composes a piano tribute to Steven Witser
- Facebook on track to make real money
- Schwarznegger asks California Supreme Court to decide furlough cases
- Endangered wild foxes of Santa Catalina Island are rebounding
- In Dallas, Kings' Drew Doughty and Jack Johnson reunite as teammates, post-Olympics
- U.S. high-tech companies under fire on Capitol Hill for Internet censorship
- Feud between Cablevision and Disney escalates
- Five ways the Miss America pageant can save itself
- Football: Kiki Mendoza turns down Los Altos job
- PREACH IT! How many times can you use the word 'dagger' in a single trailer? Now we know
- Winston Churchill, grandson of wartime prime minister for Great Britain, dies at 69
- UCLA women's basketball: Bruins crack the top 25
- A winning cake, corraling coupons, cow power and more
- Boys' basketball: Kendall Williams picks New Mexico
- Story behind the story: Manure power
- Neon lip gloss pops for spring
- Diet may play a part in ovarian cancer survival rates
- Brown sells himself as insider and outsider in one
- Forget 'Cop Out': Bruce Willis runs and guns in new Gorillaz video
- Lindsey Vonn appears on 'The Tonight Show'
- DIY starburst clock made from junk mail
- Good news, bad news for fifth-spot candidates in opening 'B' game
- Arlen Specter leading Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania Senate race, poll says
- Osmond family supports Marie after son Michael's death
- Smells like tween spirit: Miley Cyrus and Channing Tatum at the Oscars
- Is 'A Prophet's' Tahar Rahim the next Al Pacino?
- Behind the scenes with reporter P.J. Huffstutter
- Opinion: Topeka mayor renames town Google, Kan., for month of March
- Sea lions starting to return to San Francisco's Pier 39
- Helena Bonham Carter gets a royal proposal from Tim Burton
- Your morning adorable: Squirrel monkeys forage in Jell-O, don't get in trouble for it
- Wednesday's Talk Shows: Jerry Seinfeld and Tom Brokaw are Dave's guests on 'Late Show'
- The air is sick, and so are we
- Before there was Dr. Atkins, there was Jean Brillat-Savarin
- Leno's return to late night draws 6.6-million viewers and lands him in first place
- Lil Wayne gets another prison reprieve -- this time it's a fire
- Details from John Daly's disciplinary file made public
- Malcolm McDowell puts Ojai home on market
- Pete Sampras lists Lake Sherwood home
- GOP cool to Obama concessions on healthcare
- And the winner for most toxic chemical is....
- New 'DWTS' cast blah blah blah -- but first, what's up with Kate Gosselin's hair??
- Steve Poizner, Meg Whitman battle for Ronald Reagan mantle
- Jerry Brown announces bid for governor, citing his 'knowledge' of state government
- Opinion: A few more (minor) concessions on healthcare reform by Obama
- Weight-loss supplements: These bad boys could make you very thin indeed!
- Obama's cholesterol goes north, but his appetite goes South
- Google secures patent to use location data in ads
- Cal State Northridge drops swimming program
- Consumer Confidential: Funky phone fees, donation app, pizza galore
- As goes Sarah Palin, so goes Mitt Romney
- Heads of 'Call of Duty' studio exit in surprise shakeup
- MUSLIM WORLD: Majorities in Europe support 'burka ban'
- Analgesics contribute to hearing loss, study finds
- Topeka renames itself 'Google, Kan.' to campaign for fiber-optic network
- 'DWTS' Season 10 pairings announced
- Morning links: Lawn outlaws, poop bags and more
- Cynthia Rowley collaborates with Roxy on a chic new surf collection
- Apple sues HTC, maker of Google's Nexus One phone, charging patent infringement
- Opinion: Jim Bunning's lonely stand against deficit spending to fund unemployment benefits -- does he have a point?
- Monster Mash: King Tut's grandfather; celeb presenters on Broadway; Moss and Misha
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Johnny Weir goes Gaga. 'Project Runway' gets gamed.
- D23 celebrates first anniversary at Disneyland on March 10 -- but no expo this year
- From appliances to apples in Culver City
- Tiger Woods reportedly out of therapy, focusing on golf
- Speaking out: The puck stops with IOC President Rogge if women's hockey is to grow
- The Morning Fix: Disney and Cablevision draw line in sand. Saving the porn biz. Icahn's not-so-tender offer. Hoffman makes bet on HBO. 'Hurt Locker' backlash?
- ISRAEL: Miscellaneous Dubai fallout
- Tomato time: As tomato season approaches, a variety of growing classes are on offer
- Former Rep. Mark Foley opens Florida consignment shop
- Opinion: With Harold Ford out, New York Republicans court Mort Zuckerman -- Sen. Gillibrand's worst nightmare?
- Post office wants to go to five-day-a-week delivery schedule
- Football: Coaches for Orange County all-star game named
- Author Barry Hannah, 67, has died
- GOP's Bunning continues one-man Senate filibuster
- What to plant: Sedum sieboldii, a succulent <br> that deserves a stage of its own
- Manny Ramirez on roster for Dodgers' trip to Taiwan
- It's time for Stults to seize his opportunity
- Poll shows 60% of Americans believe Toyota cars are safe as Senate probes safety
- First Take: Jerry Brown jumps in. Steve Poizner hits the airwaves. John Perez takes over.
- Schwarzenegger received more than $585,000 in gifts
- In Culver City, Sprouts Farmers Market <br> pulls the plug on Circuit City's old look
- He told you it was undervalued: Buffett's Berkshire stock surges 25% in two months
- Culina to open this week at Four Seasons
- Bobby Ryan: A bittersweet finish to the Winter Olympics
- Donald P. Merrifield dies at 81; former president of Loyola Marymount
- Tuesday's talk shows
- Down over coming job loss
- Koufax & Torre was must-watch television
- Maliki's hold on power uncertain
- Suddenly, he finds Ben Howland interesting
- Heat holds off Warriors, 110-106
- Business Briefing
- Team overseeing national database of dangerous or incompetent caregivers is removed
- Don't look for late-season pickups from the Lakers
- Jerry Brown to announce bid for governor Tuesday
- Obama unveils 'turnaround' grants for schools
- Information on U.S. website for medical data thefts is bare-bones
- Toyota president repeats apologies in China
- Catalina Island wild foxes coming back in a big way
- Statistics point to sluggish recovery
- California Assembly swears in its first gay speaker
- A lesson for charter school operators
- The Earth has its own set of rules
- 'Parenthood' info
- Gene Greytak dies at 84; retired real estate broker became papal impersonator
- Some voice support for terrorism trials in New York
- U.S. aid unlikely to reverse diplomatic woes
- Up next for Ducks: Wednesday vs. Colorado
- Children are hungrier for snacks, study finds
- Woolly mammoths resurfacing in Siberia
- Skilling may get legal break
- 'Southland' picks up (on TNT) where it left off (on NBC)
- The Times’ top 25 softball rankings
- Up next for the Clippers: Wednesday vs. Suns
- L.A. County sheriff considers major budget cuts
- Consumer group sues Anthem Blue Cross over policy changes
- Merck wins bidding for biotech equipment maker Millipore
- Businessman agrees to take down Hollywood supergraphic
- Donald P. Merrifield dies at 81; former president of Loyola Marymount
- DEEP DISH
- Malcolm McDowell puts Ojai home on market
- Ducks have 7 Olympic medals; now if they could just make playoffs
- What South Korea's unlikeliest politician brings to the table
- Kuo is taking things in stride
- Pete Sampras lists Lake Sherwood home
- California officials report more than $929,000 in gifts in 2009
- Tuesday's Highlights
- For the Everywoman, timeless and personal
- Antiabortion activists see a racial conspiracy
- Battle worthy
- In Nevada, begging for a lower home value
- Women and children first? Maybe
- 'Parenthood'
- Orange officials sue couple who removed their lawn
- Student apologizes for noose in UC San Diego library
- Creditors set to gain Panavision
- Adversity takes its toll on the Trojans
- 'Southland' info
- Supreme Court dismisses Uighurs' case
- Jay Leno returns to 'The Tonight Show'
- TLC parts ways with Miss American pageant
- 'In the Land of Believers' info
- AIG to sell Asian life insurance business to Prudential
- Queen Mary is getting a long-overdue makeover
- Bunning and the tyranny of the petty
- After layoff, L.A. Kings do great work against Dallas Stars, 5-1
- Texas Gov. Rick Perry wins GOP primary
- Winner of 2010 World Cup could emerge at any moment
- 'Marriage Ref': Having a tiff? Let Sarah Silverman or Larry David help you
- One-man filibuster draws fire
- Inside view is worth risk, reporters in Iran say
- Obama's other health downfall -- pie
- 'In the Land of Believers' by Gina Welch
- A knife in Obama's back?
- Toyota sued over August crash that killed CHP officer and three family members
- Tiger Woods reportedly closer to return
- Getting global warming right
- Kings, Ducks quickly shift their Olympic gears
- Gang rivals on the street, teammates on the court
- Getting more back from giving
- 'Run! Run! Maremoto!' Tsunami!
- Study shows tests could identify at-risk youth athletes
- Taliban finds room to hide in Karachi
- Dodd moves to scale back Consumer Financial Protection Agency plan
- Peter Gabriel's 'Scratch My Back'; John Hiatt's 'The Open Road'; Jason Derulo's debut
- Tom Campbell's Israel problem; the 'tea partyers' and the '60s; Meg Whitman's campaign tactics
- Horoscope for March 2, 2010
- Roger Ebert takes to Twitter to give tea party followers a thumb's down
- Lakers hit the switch against Pacers, 122-99
- Happening today: "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," the Magnetic Fields and more.
- 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'
- 'The Marriage Ref' info
- Break.com's low-brow fare is right on target
- Fed vice chairman plans to step down in June
- At a Watts school, layoffs take a heavy toll
- Richard Wyatt's reunion with his youthful art at UCLA Fowler Museum
- For the record - March 2, 2010
- 'Damages': Follow the money
- 'Life Unexpected': It's a rocky road
- 'Chuck': Also starring Zachary Levi as Batman