- Pat Haden, USC athletic director? That was easy . . . and absolutely right
- Manny Ramirez goes on disabled list again
- Stephen H. Schneider dies at 65; Stanford expert on climate change
- Robert Guerrero is plenty tough outside the ring too
- In AFC North, Pittsburgh faces big void at the start
- A bigger House of Representatives?
- Congress' confidence in Obama's war strategy slides
- Playboy bills new website as safe for work
- BP to sell oil and natural gas fields to rival Apache for $7 billion
- Panel tells FDA to withdraw approval of Avastin for breast cancer
- Dodgers have the book thrown at them and lose to Giants, 7-5
- U.S. lets BP keep well sealed for now
- Nevada representative's reelection struggle typifies Democrats' woes
- Spurned Chase cardholder deserves credit
- Steven Udvar-Hazy returns to aircraft leasing in a big way
- Griffith Park night hiking tips
- Pat Haden is USC's new athletic director
- LAPD seeks state probe of police shooting suspect's parole status
- Lola the parrot goes missing, and Silver Lake neighbors flock to the search effort
- Spectre of Paris Hilton hangs over Lindsay Lohan sentence
- Poverty and HIV are strongly linked, CDC survey finds
- First, hire the best teachers
- Tuesday's TV highlights
- CRA chairman urges media filter for L.A. redevelopment commissioners
- 'Roadmap' a realistic plan to remake the tax system
- Stocks reverse, end higher
- Track will be watched as Del Mar meeting begins
- NCAA violations tarnished the shining successes of Mike Garrett's career at USC
- Doctor is a 'subject of interest' in Santa Monica model's slaying, prosecutor says
- Western forces agree on potential timeline for Afghanistan exit
- Angels' O'Sullivan goes from rocky to rock-solid to beat Yankees, 10-2
- Sheriff's Department studies cost of taking over policing in Pomona
- Andrew Bynum's knee surgery is set for July 28
- Clayton Kershaw doesn't win, but growth continues
- Studies show promise in curbing AIDS in Africa
- iPhone rivals call out Steve Jobs
- Horoscope: July 20
- U.S., South Korea announce naval, air exercises
- Senate set to pass extension of unemployment benefits
- Oakland could go to pot in a big way with four proposed factory farms
- Study cautions women who have weight-loss surgery
- Senate Democrats set to leap hurdle on extending jobless benefits
- Circumcision campaigns are rolling out in Africa to prevent HIV infections
- Autopsy tools used on Elvis go up for sale
- Veterans can have seizures decades after a head injury, study finds
- Residents irate as Bell council requests report on salaries
- Schleck vows to take revenge
- Builder confidence drops to lowest level in 15 months
- NHL rejects Ilya Kovalchuk's contract with the New Jersey Devils
- Lance Armstrong makes a run at stage but falls short
- Curfews mean a life of limbo for Indians in Kashmir
- For the record - July 20, 2010
- Dodgers still searching for that fifth element; James McDonald falters as losing streak reaches five in 5-2 loss to Giants
- Serena Williams' injury might keep her out of U.S. Open
- DECE turns UltraViolet
- Tuesday's TV Highlights: ‘If You Really Knew Me’ at 11 p.m. on MTV.
- Tueday's TV Talk Shows
- Is it possible the Dodgers would trade Andre Ethier? Peter Gammons thinks so
- Art review: 'Document: Iranian Americans in L.A.' at the Fowler Museum
- Whitman requests Brown’s official records
- DirecTV saves 'Damages' from death penalty, but legal bills will be expensive
- Kovalchuk's contract details and why Kings 'weren't in the ballpark'
- Meredith Baxter, Marissa Jaret Winokur joining L.A.'s 'Love, Loss and What I Wore'
- Opinion: WWTFFD?
- Album review: Sheryl Crow's '100 Miles From Memphis'
- Children's artist teaches kids to be responsible for their pets through music
- Album review: Rick Ross' 'Teflon Don'
- Album review: The Books' 'The Way Out'
- Album review: Billy Bang's 'Prayer for Peace'
- Opinion: Illegal immigrants get only 12 days' notice to cross before Obama's 1,200 troops arrive on Mexico border
- Lions Gate stock pummeled by expiration of Icahn's bid, merger talks with MGM
- Japanese Handel courtesy of Nicholas McGegan
- Agent: Clippers re-sign Craig Smith
- Could Chris Nolan have convinced anyone but Warners to make 'Inception'?
- Lindsay Lohan bares her bikini bod before heading to jail
- "The Hunger Games," by way of "24"
- Baseball: Brewers rosters released for Area Code games
- New 'Glee' star Charice used Botox for pain, not wrinkles, rep says
- As Obamas host Broadway stars, Culture Monster commenters invoke Nero and Marie Antoinette
- Chronic samples: The collected source material for Dr. Dre's opus
- Ronald Reagan to be honored with special day
- What does Amazon.com's rosy ebook news mean?
- Gulf oil spill: Top BP official aboard oil rig that exploded might refuse to speak at hearing
- Gulf oil spill: Computer system to track maintenance aboard oil rig wasn't working well prior to explosion
- The 'Jersey Shore' meltdown: cast strike and contracts create a Situation
- Gulf oil spill: No serious problems with cap
- Football: Rancho Verde player killed in car accident
- Team Mayweather breaks its silence
- 'Dangerous Beauty' musical coming to Pasadena Playhouse in January
- Dean Lombardi: Kings 'pushed the envelope' to pursue Kovalchuk and retain core players
- Track: Gedyon, Cabral at World Junior Championships
- Derek Jeter named most marketable player in baseball by Sports Business Daily
- Gulf oil spill: Under-staffing may have led to maintenance problems on Deepwater Horizon
- SoCal dates from Wolf Parade, Jonas Brothers, Ozzfest added to Live Nation's $10 sale roster
- On the future of reading
- 'Mad Men': Premiere panic
- Gulf oil spill: Rig's chief engineer was unaware of problems before explosion
- Joe Pytka sells 3-acre Hollywood Hills estate
- Live Review: One Day As a Lion at Eagle Rock's Center for the Arts
- Gulf oil spill: Capped well might help speed up the claims process
- Tommy Lasorda, bobble-heads, the national anthem and the atomic bomb
- Your recipe for the day: Butterflied roasted eggplant salad
- LACMA remembers its cameo in Robert Altman's 'The Player'
- 'Avatar' helps to slow decline in DVD sales
- Summer reading: Adam Langer on G.K. Chesterton
- Will Christopher Nolan's 'Inception' become a phenomenon?
- Zsa Zsa Gabor hip surgery successful, her husband says
- Kings' Lombardi: 'I don't think it's any surprise' Devils won Kovalchuk
- Girls' basketball: Windward's Stafford getting attention
- 'The Next Food Network Star': Making the Chairman of the Board proud
- Baseball: Wheatley, Vidrio make college commitments
- Apple responds to lawmakers' questions about location data collection
- Gulf oil spill: Deepwater Horizon had ongoing maintenance problems
- Question of the day: Will there ever be a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight?
- Apple iPhone rivals fire back on antenna issue
- Mel Gibson isn't moving to Australia -- but you knew that
- Your morning adorable: Two cuddly rabbits, one collective 'awwww'
- Navy gets 1,500 gallons of algae-based fuel from Solazyme
- Dwyane Wade apologizes for "World Trade" reference in comments to reporters
- Whitman continues courting Latinos, this time with education-themed TV ad
- The Parson Red Heads relocate and release tour-only EP
- COMIC-CON 2010: The Hero Complex guide to San Diego madness
- Daniel Beaty's 'Through the Night' moves from Geffen Playhouse to off-Broadway
- Armani teams up with Reebok for dual sport collections
- Wherefore art thou, refudiate? Sarah Palin as Shakespeare
- Could it really be? Is it just possible the Dodgers actually do have an ace?
- TURKEY: Kurdish teenager convicted as terrorist for attending demonstration
- 'Celebrity Rehab': Kickin' it with Rachel Uchitel, Janice Dickinson, Leif Garrett, Jeremy London
- Magnolia Bakery opens on 3rd Street
- Consumer Confidential: Apple attacked, gas prices down, Amazon scam
- Football: Harvard-Westlake has a secret weapon
- Ron Artest-themed T-shirt gives credit where credit is due
- Opinion: Joe Biden update: He's fined $219,000 for campaign violations
- Ilya Kovalchuk spurns Kings, signs with Devils
- Early Bird: Darioush in Beverly Hills
- Tour de France: Schleck 'full of anger' at Contador, who gets booed
- Wall Street Roundup: Behind the Goldman Sachs settlement. Nantucket's Wall Street economy
- Girls' basketball: UCLA picks up Justine Hartman
- Builder confidence continues to slump in July
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: George Clooney testifies in fashion case. Jennifer Aniston stars in racy fragrance ads. Balenciaga's Ghesquiere to be honored
- FIRST LOOK: Asgard's gleaming throne room in 'Thor'
- Opinion: Social media wrap: Real big Deal -- Sexism charge roils Georgia's GOP governor race
- The Morning Fix: Big reception for 'Inception.' Comic-Con craziness starts. Disney takes shot at Time Warner Cable
- Your Stylist: Solving the peep-toe shoe problem when you’ve got a skinny foot
- Monster Mash: Possible Caravaggio painting identified; new Tony Award committee members
- Video: Penthouse offices going empty in L.A.
- The new 'Doctor Who' season will hit home video with a tantalizing extra
- Mel Gibson, Lindsay Lohan get send-ups with signature cocktails
- 'Entourage': Bid for greatness?
- Gulf oil spill: Amid worries about seeping near well, BP vows vigilant scrutiny of sea floor
- Renegade Craft Fair in Los Angeles this weekend
- Opinion: Celebrity poll shocker! Fully 1% of Americans see need for more coverage of Mel, Lindsay, Justin et al
- There's a lack of trust, and good reason for it, in the Dodgers bullpen
- One year ago: Frank McCourt
- Datebook: Events, classes, exhibits for the week ahead
- Jewish Sports Hall of Fame looking for top athletes
- 'Wind in the Willows' begins to stir with teaser trailer for 2012 movie
- Opinion: Finally, a key-chain ticking off the seconds left in Barack Obama's term
- On France's effort to ban the full-face veil; the city of Bell's well-paid city manager; and remembering Harvey Pekar.
- Sometimes it's not about the swift
- Annette Baran dies at 83; crusader for open adoption
- California has right stuff for a down economy
- Griffith Park night hikes place L.A. at your feet
- Unshackling Reagan National Airport
- Audit slams Treasury over plan to cut GM, Chrysler dealers
- 50 killed in Iraq attacks aimed at anti-Al Qaeda fighters
- 'Tea party' federation severs ties with commentator over Lincoln blog post
- In NFC North, it's still all about the quarterbacks
- Kings gamble big and lose big on Ilya Kovalchuk
- IBM misses sales forecast
- Annette Baran dies at 83; crusader for open adoption
- Happening Monday July 19, 2010
- Oil runs deep in L.A. history
- Bob Arum is doing what he does best, talking . . . but is anyone listening?
- Children born via in vitro fertilization may have slightly higher cancer rates
- Beach towel snaps into workout regimen
- Afghanistan suicide bombing kills at least 3
- Moody's cuts Ireland's debt rating, citing 'loss of financial strength'
- Los Angeles' plan to outsource Fire Department billing draws heat
- The Healthy Skeptic: Moisturizing pills? Here's the rub
- Workout DVDs
- Boeing 787 Dreamliner makes first overseas landing
- Rivals say Google has too much sway over administration's net neutrality policy
- Haiti's plight
- Researchers find a way to take the 'shot' out of the flu shot
- When art and religion collide
- 400 participants already enrolled in new healthcare job training program
- Grandiose Nazi airport becomes a wild and free park
- Young fans lift 'Inception' to No. 1
- Dodgers starter James McDonald can't turn it around
- Joe Pytka sells 3-acre Hollywood Hills estate
- California has right stuff for a down economy
- Comparing airfares plus extra fees should be easier, travel managers say
- Venture capital funding in California gains steam
- Horoscope: July 18
- Motorola is selling wireless networks unit to Nokia Siemens
- China warns tourists on "forced shopping" in Hong Kong
- Milk: Does it do a body good?
- Moody's downgrades Ireland's bond rating
- Music review: Pepe Aguilar at the Gibson Amphitheatre
- Gunmen kill 17 at party in Mexico
- More film noir classics on DVD
- Doctor's notes: You can read them, but should you?
- Pakistan, Afghanistan announce trade deal
- Donald Glover, Renaissance man of comedy and rap
- California shouldn't fall behind on license plate advertising
- Fast Track: 'Jersey Shore' on strike?
- Bout between James Toney and Randy Couture could bring boxing-vs.-MMA debate to head
- Neverland's not for us
- No panic by Dodgers over woes in St. Louis
- Some experts say California's payroll system 'puzzle' doesn't compute
- Small businesses starting despite economic challenges
- In Italy, protecting immigrants crosses the faith line
- The rise and reassessment of 'Inception'
- Sometimes, predicting the future would be a good thing, as with IVF
- The water's not always fine
- Petraeus' risky militia maneuver for Afghanistan
- Horoscope: July 19
- NCAA looking into allegations against Florida lineman
- Good Form: Block-supported yoga pose
- Sometimes it's not about the swift
- Environmentalists and a clean-energy future
- China seeks to limit damage from oil spill
- Television review: 'Lucky' on HBO
- Obama to launch ocean initiative
- Market ends higher; tech shares rally
- TV highlights
- Many law firms are cutting back on summer internships
- Seven-on-seven competitions display wealth of Southern California high school football talent
- Swimming with the fittest?
- Glucosamine, chondroitin fail to slow arthritis effect
- Clinton unveils an array of projects for Pakistan
- Early Bird: Darioush in Beverly Hills
- Uncovering France's veil ploy
- How to prevent employee fraud: Small-business advice
- The outdoors is your gym
- No easy fix for deteriorating knees
- On France's effort to ban the full-face veil; the city of Bell's well-paid city manager; and remembering Harvey Pekar.
- Good Form: Block-supported yoga pose
- Cold War remnants evident in Russia's influence in Cyprus
- 'Cyrus' and 'The Kids Are All Right' face weekend tests
- Angels' bench is shallow and full of holes
- Number of HIV-positive in treatment rose by a quarter last year
- For the record - July 19, 2010
- 'True Blood': And now ... Vikings!
- ISRAEL: Cabinet discusses citizenship law, mulls immigration policy
- Derek Thorn takes over lead in SRL Southwest Tour standings
- Monday's TV Highlights: 'The Client List' on Lifetime
- Monday's TV Talk Shows
- Still in search of a complete game
- Smash has smashing debut for Bob Baffert
- Angels' Scott Kazmir goes on the disabled list
- Dodgers getting creative in the losing department, fall 5-4 when Jonathan Broxton can't hold lead
- Football: Lots of big, talented linemen at camp
- Fans of 'Dark Shadows' bring gothic romance to ... Burbank Airport Marriott?
- Live review: Die Antwoord at the El Rey Theatre
- Dodgers are starting to look depleted
- 'Inception' opens strong with $60 million
- EGYPT: English-language radio Nile FM gaining popularity as shows deal with once-taboo issues
- Baseball: Playa del Rey Dirtybirds advance in Legion play
- Oil spill hasn't chilled New Orleans seafood restaurants
- Zsa Zsa Gabor hospitalized after breaking hip in fall
- Box office: 'Inception' opens big; 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' fails to cast a spell
- 'True Blood': 'Leave me out with the waste. This is not what I do'
- COMIC-CON 2010: Stallone says 'Velcro muscles' made old-school stars expendable
- Martinez emerges as top rookie in NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
- IRAN: Assessing the politics behind the recently concluded bazaar strike
- 11 no-bake dessert recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen
- Gomez wins SRL Southwest Tour race at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale
- Monday: Chat about the future of reading
- One year ago: Dr. Joel D. Weisman
- Up on the roof, where the drinks — and Manhattan views — are fine
- Your weekly ScamWatch
- Spilled ink
- L.A. Unified's faulty vision for schools on Ambassador site
- Herbie Hancock hits 70 on a high note
- Book review: 'Meeks' by Julia Holmes
- James Gammon dies at 70; craggy character actor excelled on stage and screen
- American art collectors ripe for study
- Discoveries: 'The Lakotas and the Black Hills'
- Jack and Allen, in their own words
- There's a hole in this possible earthquake pattern
- Summer weddings mean keeping it cool
- Word Play: Polly Shulman's fairy tales meet true life
- Stefano Gabbana talks about Dolce & Gabbana
- Book review: 'What Is Left the Daughter' by Howard Norman
- Book review: 'Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food' by Paul Greenberg
- Book review: 'The Thieves of Manhattan' by Adam Langer
- iPalpiti's world of talent
- Shopping: L.A. Flea Market at Dodger Stadium debuts Sunday
- Electronic reading devices are transforming the concept of a book
- Aaron Kramer's salvaged whimsy
- Book reviews: Going 'off the grid' — what it means and what it takes and why
- Scene & Heard: Stars turn out for Hopper opening at MOCA
- On for-profit colleges; people on welfare and where they spend their money; and Jonah Goldberg's views on the GOP and upcoming elections
- Joseph J. Musil dies at 73; theater designer with a flair for showmanship
- Book review: 'Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food' by Paul Greenberg
- Jack and Allen, in their own words
- Offices at the top are going empty
- 'Patterns For Life'