- Iraq frees 2 Iranian detainees
- Chuck DeVore has a staunch conservative record
- Carla Zilbersmith dies at 47; singer, actress and comedian
- White House gate crashers return to the scene
- Horoscope: May 21
- Movie review: 'The Father of My Children'
- California welfare
- Schwarzenegger aide used government resources for campaign against ballot proposal, taxpayer group says
- Probe opens into alleged misuse of DWP's corporate credit cards
- 'Shrek Forever After' info
- Cannes Film Festival 2010: The force is still with Mark Hamill
- Friday's TV talk shows
- Slain rapper's lyrics used in shooter's defense in murder trial
- Movie info: 'The Father of My Children'
- Motion picture fund fined $7,500 by state over injury at nursing home
- UCLA student leader, daughter of immigrants, bridges gulf between two worlds
- California median home price in April unchanged from March
- Latest 'Shrek' film may open below $100-million mark
- Tennessee congressional candidate is running from behind
- BLOOD FEUD
- Movie Review: 'Kites' flies on energy, passion
- 'Tea party' candidate faces civil rights controversy
- Schwarzenegger's proposal on prison healthcare draws criticism
- Nine California hospitals fined for medical errors
- Politicians in hot water; Arizona vs. L.A.; Patt Morrison's interview of John Rockwell
- Far from flashy
- Quick Takes: Mel Gibson sells Maxfield Parrish's 'Daybreak' at a loss
- Movie Reviews: 'The Philosopher Kings,' the person inside the custodian
- Senate panel to hold hearing on fire response
- Firefighters battle 800-acre blaze near Corona
- Reporter's Notebook: L.A.'s YOLA takes up challenge of El Sistema model
- Friday's TV highlights
- In Bangkok, an uneasy calm, smoldering buildings
- Iraq frees two Iranians arrested by U.S. forces
- Dodgers beat Tigers behind another strong game from Chad Billingsley
- Kings' Mark Hardy charged with felony sexual abuse
- Letters: Let's get physical Lakers . . . not!
- Experiment aims to return wild bison to open range
- Fast Track: More health trouble for Bret Michaels; Lindsay Lohan makes bail; James Franco multitasks
- Angels pitchers talk a good hitting game
- D-Fenders, Lakers' minor league affiliate, will take one-year hiatus
- Up next for Chivas USA: Saturday vs. Real Salt Lake
- Clinton pushes for North Korea sanctions over ship's sinking
- Claremont's Kori Carter embraces her success
- For the record - May 21, 2010
- 'Lost' Thursdays: They're gonna put Darlton in the movies
- Dodgers find a little way to win with Jamey Carroll in 4-1 victory over Padres
- 'Grey's Anatomy': It's not a finale without a body count
- Boys' basketball: Chevalier could be next Oaks Christian coach
- Baseball: Thursday's City Section playoff scores and updated schedule
- Softball: Thursday's Southern Section playoff scores
- Baseball: Ex-Crespi standout Plouffe called up to majors
- USC basketball: Percy "Lil' Romeo" Miller leaves Trojans
- Baseball: Thursday's Southern Section playoff scores
- Opinion: Chicago Mayor Daley offers to shoot reporter to prove gun ban works
- Boys' tennis: Thursday's Southern Section playoff scores
- PREACH IT! Jesse James tries to make at least a few people forget about Bombshell McGee
- Art Heist: Do you blame the thief who snagged the paintings or the Paris museum that let them go?
- Doctors find a hole in Bret Michaels' heart after a warning stroke -- what it all means
- Professor Campbell hits the campaign trail
- Friday's TV Talk Shows
- Friday’s TV highlights
- Cannes 2010: What exactly happened to Lodge Kerrigan?
- Cannes Critical Consensus: 'Fair Game'
- Opinion: Robert Gibbs turns into Wonder Woman; successfully deflects 13 questions in a row
- Animal lovers' calendar: Weekend of May 22-23 and beyond
- Track: L.A. High has a track star in the making
- Kings mum on Ron Hextall rumors
- Watching 3-D in Imax: It will cost you
- Gulf oil spill: Breton Island's imperiled birds
- Schwarzenegger aide used state job for campaign work, group says
- Opinion: Arizona's Gov. Jan Brewer fires back at Obama's Napolitano and Mexico's Calderon
- Lindsay Lohan makes bail, freeing up media's Friday morning
- Dictionary.com 'very excited' about Apple's iAd
- Bret Michaels hospitalized -- again -- with 'warning stroke,' hole in heart
- George Haines promoted to president at Santa Anita
- Maxim Hot 100 brings out the Hollywood boys club
- Like the Lakers, Feniger goes 2-0
- Agencies submit new Columbia River salmon plan
- Football: Edison gets QB transfer from Mater Dei
- Jerry Bruckheimer gets royal treatment at 'Persia' premiere -- and looks ahead to 'Pirates'
- Valerie Bertinelli: Engaged (which is cool) and working with Betty White (which almost seems cooler)
- Baseball: Cody Buckel comes through for No. 2 Royal
- Gulf Oil Spill: States jockey over money
- CPR in lingerie: It's never naughty to save a life!
- DeVore's opponents feature his endorsers in their campaigns
- Have the Angels lost patience with Brandon Wood?
- Carla Zilbersmith in new documentary, 'musical comedy about dying'
- What does Google TV do for Sony?
- Gulf oil spill: Flow was underestimated
- MTV re-airing first season of 'Jersey Shore'
- Nice words, but....
- The bottom is near -- yet so far -- for Inland Empire apartments, report says
- UCLA's student-run fashion program, FAST, announces its 2010 benefit
- Relations between Weather Channel and Dish Network get stormy
- Brown pelican dies at Louisiana refuge; Gulf oil spill feared responsible
- Opinion: Joe Biden update: Mexican President Calderon's speech prompts deep thoughtzzz
- Tobacco talks collaborating with Beck, the possible demise of Black Moth Super Rainbow and unveils exclusive MP3
- Nike's World Cup commercial showcases Iñárritu's filmmaking flair
- Univision going for the goal
- Governor: Tesla to build electric cars in Northern California
- AP source: Intelligence director to resign
- USC football: Trojans' 2004 BCS title could be in jeopardy over Reggie Bush case, report says
- A cautionary tale: Smart people and addiction
- China announces plans to train captive giant pandas for life in the wild
- '90210' exclusive: Trevor Donovan officially promoted to series regular
- Orange County Museum of Art announces artists in the 2010 California Biennial
- High court to review state furloughs
- Weekend Update: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's The Row early-evening sample sale, Rebecca Minkoff, Loft styling event at South Coast
- 'Fringe' finale as a summer blockbuster
- Upfronts week: Lots of shrimp, lots of promises and lots of that Ke$ha song
- "Law & Order" vet to run new "Law & Order" series
- Dennis Quaid finds his own 'Special Relationship' with the role of President Clinton
- The List: Los Angeles Times bestsellers (hardcover and paperback) for May 23, 2010.
- New cookbook shows a skilled chef's approach to sweets
- How Swede it is: NHL hires its first European-trained on-ice official
- The Review: Open-door policy at Culina
- Gulf oil spill: Should the U.S. Army Corps start dredging?
- Movie Projector: 'Shrek' probably won't start with as much green this time around
- 'Sesame Street' shows off new e-bookstore
- Rivalry escalates as Google takes aim at Apple
- State Senate candidate wrongly labeled 'Republican' by county election officials
- Cannes 2010: 'Fair Game's' fair response
- 'Glee' bad boy Mark Salling channels his inner Gwyneth
- MTV picks up new series based on 'Teen Wolf' and U.K.'s 'Skins'
- Perez says Poizner would be easier Republican to beat
- Lance Armstrong crashes, taken to hospital for X-rays
- Man of the House
- Republican Scott Brown crosses aisle to help Democrats with financial regulation vote
- Upfronts: Univision delivers the passion ... and Ricky Martin
- Cuba's Raul Castro meets the cardinal
- Divorce rates no higher among parents of children with autism, study finds
- Should Shia LaBeouf keep his mouth shut about 'Indiana Jones'?
- Guatemalan immigrant gives life to stop home invasion in Washington, D.C.
- Upfronts: The CW declares itself 'the cool place to be'
- The 10 greatest L.A. Lakers of all time -- No. 5: <br/> Elgin Baylor
- Critic's Notebook: 'American Idiot' and the fate of the contemporary musical
- Motion Picture & TV Fund fined over serious injury to nursing home resident
- Hot Property photographs
- Memorial set for youth theater founder Jack Nakano
- Movie Club: 'MacGruber' at midnight
- Your morning adorable: Common eland calf frolics at the Oakland Zoo
- CW releases trailer for new drama 'Hellcats'
- CW releases trailer for new drama, 'Nikita'
- World Cup: Diego Maradona insults photographer after driving over the man's foot
- Sony betting on Google to revolutionize TV
- Upfronts: The week networks moved forward by looking back
- Pee-wee Herman heading to Broadway
- 'American Idol 9': Crystal Bowersox vs. Lee DeWyze
- Rumor: Eagles of Death Metal to nest at Spaceland on Monday
- Google debuts Google TV with Sony and Intel
- Cannes Critical Consensus: 'Carlos'
- PHOTOS: Carpinteria to vote on oil rig measure
- Isabel Allende and Scott Turow enter the L.A. Times bestseller list
- Mortgage interest rates dip lower still
- Heidi Montag says she can fill Megan Fox's 'Transformers' role
- Hudson Ranch geothermal power facility underway in Imperial Valley
- Mexican President Felipe Calderon speaks to joint session of U.S. Congress
- All-Stars to parade through Anaheim, Disneyland
- 'Lost' post-finale chat with Nestor Carbonell on Monday
- Trend Spotting: Lite-Brite dresses
- Parents group frowns on new CBS comedy
- Bay Area housing market holds its ground in April
- Gulf oil spill: EPA orders BP to use less toxic dispersant
- Rand Paul questions Civil Rights Act
- Supernovae are way cooler than milk mustaches
- AP-Univision Poll: Discrimination against Hispanics high
- Opinion: Move over, Sarah Palin; Club for Growth is the new rainmaker in conservative 'tea party' country
- Jesse James to tell his side of the story on 'Nightline'
- The Recyclist: I don't need a doggy bag, thank you. I've got my own
- Why overhearing cellphone conversations is annoying
- Google unveils latest version of Android phones
- Mexican president asks U.S. Congress to curb weapons flow
- SAUDI ARABIA: Woman opens fire on religious police officers
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Mexico state dinner, Wal-Mart and Miley, Courtney Love and Kate Moss
- Baseball: Thursday's Southern Section playoff schedule
- Softball: Thursday's Southern Section playoff schedule
- Movie Producer
- Russell Martin's ironman routine working out for Dodgers, but Torre should be cautious
- Opinion: Will tea party darling Rand Paul's Libertarian view of Civil Rights Act, global warming doom his candidacy?
- The PoopPac: A new accessory for dog-walkers
- Softball: Wednesday's City playoff scores and updated pairings
- Football: Mack already having impact at Crespi
- Scene at Cannes Film Festival 2010
- Boys' basketball: Don't believe what's said at news conference
- Did Fiorina's HP violate U.S. sanctions?
- PREACH IT! And we thought our landlord was mean: Hugh Hefner's exes can't have boyfriends?
- Pinkner and Wyman: the Evil Geniuses behind ‘Fringe’
- Monster Mash: Picasso, Matisse taken in Paris art heist; Jerry Brown backs appeal in Norton Simon case
- LEBANON: Twelve charged in lynching of Egyptian murder suspect
- State dinner crashers stopped near White House
- First Take: Whitman lead narrows. Poizner's environmental past. Fiorina at HP
- Question of the day: How many games will it take the Lakers and Celtics to wrap up their conference series?
- Lost Man Booker Prize goes to J.G. Farrell
- Ask a Beatle: Paul McCartney to hold live Webchat
- 'Lost' fans: This one is for you and about you
- Opinion: Ten hut! Richard Blumenthal and the Semper Fib syndrome
- New Gourmet Trio plates from French designer <br> Jean Marc Gady at Design Public
- Wall Street Roundup: Jobless claims up. Euro down
- The banking industry is stronger, but small banks are still struggling
- Minnesota man whose son fled to avoid court-ordered chemo has cancer
- The Morning Fix: Conan hits the TBS stage! Megan Fox burns Bay bridge. CBS' 'Big Bang' bet
- Upfronts: CW announces 2010-11 prime-time schedule
- The Deal: Matteo annual sample sale of linens and sleepwear runs through Sunday
- Alternative Press will celebrate 25th anniversary with L.A. art show featuring work by members of the Pixies, Fall Out Boy, Rancid and others
- The Times appears on the cover of the new issue of Spin (oh, and so does Scott Weiland)
- Hunanese chopped salted chiles
- Joan's on Third's vanilla cupcakes
- Ludo's ham soup
- Swedish cream
- Squid carbonara
- Broken jellied wine
- Basic rice congee
- Raspberry religieuse
- Chao xa ga (rice porridge with chicken and lemon grass)
- Opinion: Another side to Ron Paul the pol: Dad
- Poll: Who was the MVP of the Lakers' Game 2 victory over the Suns?
- California Cook: Seasonal fruit desserts that are ripe for creativity
- Recipe: Raspberry religieuse
- Culina: Location, prices and more
- Oumi Sasaya: Location, prices and more
- Cooking up a craving for congee
- Bringing out the gravitas in Grenache
- Culinary SOS: Vanilla cupcakes from Joan's on Third
- The Review: Culina at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills
- Book review: 'Party Animals: A Hollywood Tale of Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll Starring the Fabulous Allan Carr'
- Robert J. Serling dies at 92; one of the nation's top aviation writers
- John Shepherd-Barron dies at 84; credited as ATM inventor
- Recipe: Basic rice <i>congee</i>
- Ludo Lefebvre, L.A.'s wildly popular movable feast maker
- Where to buy: Central Coast Grenaches
- Recipe: Ludo's ham soup
- Recipe: Hunanese chopped salted chiles
- Recipe: Broken jellied wine
- Recipe: <i>Chao xa ga</i> (rice porridge with chicken and lemon grass)
- Wine of the Week: 2007 Domaine du Mas Blanc Collioure 'Cosprons Levants'
- Recipe: Squid carbonara
- The Find: Oumi Sasaya noodle house in Lomita
- Recipe: Swedish cream
- Public memorial service planned for Ronnie James Dio
- Silver Lake Jubilee info
- Recipe: Swedish cream
- Region shares underlying Thailand problems
- Profits may not equal success
- Study links coral growth to sound
- Where to buy: Central Coast Grenaches
- Chuck DeVore has a staunch conservative record
- U.S. slams North Korea over ship sinking
- Dodgers' pitching hits a blip
- Low-speed electric vehicles are low-safety, watchdog group warns
- Obama slams Ariz. law during Calderon's visit
- Silver Lake Jubilee puts a green spin on gathering
- John Shepherd-Barron dies at 84; credited as ATM inventor
- Interior secretary orders division of federal oil regulator
- Joe Torre is limited in options for fifth starter
- Senate moves closer to vote on sweeping financial reform bill
- Recipe: Basic rice <i>congee</i>
- Robert J. Serling dies at 92; one of the nation's top aviation writers
- 2011 Jaguar XJ
- South Korea inquiry finds North Korea torpedo sank warship
- 'Glee Live' at Gibson Amphitheatre
- Culina: Location, prices and more
- Consumer prices slip 0.1% in April
- Doug Collins set to become 76ers' coach
- North Korea: No good answers
- Clayton Kershaw takes care of business in 4-1 Dodgers victory
- National Academy of Sciences urges strong action to cut greenhouse gases
- Carly Fiorina: A brief biography
- American Apparel shares tumble 41% as same-store sales fall
- Recipe: Squid carbonara
- David Carradine tribute
- Hot List: Baked Potato's 40th anniversary at John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
- 'LA Noir Unscripted' info
- Jordan Farmar provides a fourth-quarter spark for Lakers
- A Chicago spirit always in season
- California delinquencies recede
- Quick Takes: Chris Pine to star in 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore' at Mark Taper Forum
- USC gets commitment from Crenshaw's De'Anthony Thomas
- 'Party Animals' info
- AIG names former Airbus executive to lead Century City aircraft leasing firm
- Frederick Wiseman, documenter of life
- Public memorial service planned for Ronnie James Dio
- Lakers hold their breath about Andrew Bynum
- Horoscope: May 20
- Ludo Lefebvre, L.A.'s wildly popular movable feast maker
- Word of Mouth: Bollywood film 'Kites' will see if two-pronged approach flies
- OC Greek Festival in Anaheim
- Obamas honor Mexico at state dinner
- Book review: 'Party Animals: A Hollywood Tale of Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll Starring the Fabulous Allan Carr'
- Costa Mesa declares itself a 'rule of law' community
- Big Bear is still bullish on Tour of California
- Pop music review: Roky Erickson
- On immigration reform, less might be more
- Afghan attacks send a message
- Staying cool — and Islamic — on 'Boiling Point'
- Shaping World Cup squad: Difficult trims lie ahead
- Culinary SOS: Vanilla cupcakes from Joan's on Third
- Lakers need to cut a deal with Phil Jackson
- Angels' struggling Brandon Wood sits this one out
- Senate approves sweeping overhaul of financial regulations