- New on DVD
- Comic-Con International: Scott Pilgrim is ready to put up a fight
- Herbie Hancock hits 70 on a high note
- Germans contemplate cuts to social welfare system
- Swastika quilt roils an Old West utopia
- Bridge over untroubled waters
- Marilyn Monroe's former home on the market for $3.6 million
- Joseph J. Musil dies at 73; theater designer with a flair for showmanship
- Suicide bomber kills 39 in Baghdad
- Hotel gift shops go glam
- Fashion Diary: Burberry building on its history with innovation
- Along the Gulf Coast, trying to survive the oil spill
- There's a hole in this possible earthquake pattern
- Villaraigosa expected to attend girlfriend's charity fundraiser
- Tiger Woods' playing improves with putter switch
- Andy Schleck maintains lead after 14th stage of Tour de France
- Mel Gibson fuels online wars
- The Monitor: Performance art has its TV moment
- Smart List: '24 Hour Restaurant Battle,' Usher, Sheryl Crow and more
- Judicial system takes a hit in Broadcom case
- Testing of capped oil well is extended
- Planned Temecula Valley mosque draws opposition
- Municipalities take aim at public pensions
- Discoveries: 'The Lakotas and the Black Hills'
- Craftsman-inspired compound in Pasadena
- Shopping: L.A. Flea Market at Dodger Stadium debuts Sunday
- Big money, little regard
- Military deaths
- Oakland police and BART officers fatally shoot man
- Dodgers can't shut door on Cardinals
- Angels put Scott Kazmir on DL
- Jobless aid hits stronger head winds in Congress
- Louis Oosthuizen's British Open victory is right out of a movie
- How I Made It: Hot-rod designer Chip Foose
- The face of South Korea's boogeyman
- In campaign mode, Obama slams GOP as obstructionist
- Dodgers' Joe Torre: Fitness is not a factor on whether he manages next season
- L.A. County sheriff says budget cuts have slowed agency's analysis of drug evidence
- Matt Bettencourt wins by one at Reno-Tahoe Open
- Oil runs deep in L.A. history
- Sylvester Stallone springs back into action
- Electronic reading devices are transforming the concept of a book
- Gruden has faith in Saints
- Don't blame Schwarzenegger
- Book review: 'Meeks' by Julia Holmes
- Tour de France at a glance
- Doctors reconsider old antibiotics despite hazards
- Gary Lucas missed his spot for Angels glory
- Lakers are kingpins in social media too
- iPalpiti's world of talent
- The Sunday Conversation: Virginia Madsen
- Going to Quebec's Eastern Townships
- Scene & Heard: Stars turn out for Hopper opening at MOCA
- War casualties
- California Democratic Party decides not to endorse marijuana legalization initiative
- Surviving Comic-Con: Tips from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg
- Stefano Gabbana talks about Dolce & Gabbana
- Book review: 'The Thieves of Manhattan' by Adam Langer
- Travel calendar for July and August
- Wine in Quebec? Heard it through the grapevine
- Banana museum is the latest quirky institution to give L.A. the slip
- Listing details
- Few allowances for gender bias under fair-housing rules
- Book review: 'What Is Left the Daughter' by Howard Norman
- 'True Blood' runs through Alan Ball
- On for-profit colleges; people on welfare and where they spend their money; and Jonah Goldberg's views on the GOP and upcoming elections
- AC: It's not as cool as you think
- Fannie Mae to prohibit lenders from changing home appraisals
- Lenders' data mining goes deep
- James Gammon dies at 70; craggy character actor excelled on stage and screen
- Feedback
- Book reviews: Going 'off the grid' — what it means and what it takes and why
- U.S. dietary guidelines hard to swallow
- Oil spill hasn't chilled New Orleans seafood restaurants
- Talking politics from the grave
- Films & Programs
- U.S. concerned over seep near BP well
- Underrated/Overrated
- iPalpiti festival information
- School's ice cream parlor dishes up life skills
- Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is drawn back
- Up on the roof, where the drinks — and the Manhattan views — are fine
- Villines wins GOP nomination for state insurance commissioner
- Indianapolis Colts face a challenge to their consistency
- Top-seeded teams come out on top at Hermosa Beach Open volleyball
- Suicide bomber kills 3 in Afghanistan
- Oosthuizen keeps Casey at bay at British Open
- Airport food prices can eat up your budget
- Empty spaces, cheaper rents
- Letters: Shades of gray
- Gulf beach resorts persist in the face of the oil spill
- Spilled ink
- Readers recommend: Tasmania trips with Bruny Island Charters
- Iran merchants and tax collectors end standoff
- Pain, fear and longing: memories of Angel Island
- Angels' Ervin Santana could sue for nonsupport after 2-1, 10-inning loss to Seattle
- Seep near capped well worries U.S.
- Cocktail of drugs for HIV curbs new infections, study finds
- St. Louis, the game's new capital
- American art collectors ripe for study
- Arrests shed light on border kidnappings
- How to tackle a pile of overdue loans and bills
- Mariners avoid sweep with 10th inning win over Angels
- 10 things you might not know about the South Side
- Municipalities take aim at public pensions
- Critic's Notebook: The dilution of Comic-Con
- Word Play: Polly Shulman's fairy tales meet true life
- Planning your trip to Metz, France
- Aaron Kramer's salvaged whimsy
- L.A. Unified's faulty vision for schools on Ambassador site
- How to keep a handle on college costs
- Homes on the market: Valencia
- Israel and Syria: a chance at reconciliation
- AIDS experts recommend earlier HIV treatment
- Indie Focus: 'Winnebago Man'
- It's not the age, it's the ideas
- Obama's era of Big Things is over
- Centre Pompidou-Metz exhibit explores what defines a masterpiece
- A Second Look: Bong Joon-ho doesn't follow form
- Letters: A wee gripe on her Scotland account
- Heat wave drives Southern Californians to the coast
- Book calendar: Author events for the week of July 18.
- Jerry Brown: Attorney general by day, gubernatorial candidate also by day
- Sunday's TV Highlights: 'Scoundrels' on ABC
- COMIC-CON 2010: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have five tips for Con-goers
- Market Watch: Get ready for grapes
- Small plates: Restaurant tidbits
- Football: Dorsey wins East L.A. tournament
- It's the wrong kind of second-half start as Dodgers find a different way to lose to Cardinals, falling 2-0
- Football: Gardena Serra wins Marina tournament
- Nick Bacon, who received Medal of Honor for valor in Vietnam, dies at 64
- Gulf oil spill: Well remains sealed, test extended by 24 hours
- Chuck Madden, longtime L.A. sports radio announcer, dies at 61
- Michael Hiltzik: Nicholas Agonistes
- Football: Crespi wins Claremont tournament
- WEST BANK: Mitchell fails to get Palestinian approval for direct talks with Israel
- Character actor James Gammon dies at 70
- Dodgers' medical update: No DL planned for Manny Ramirez or Russell Martin
- Opinion: Sunday shows: Biden, Pence, Clyburn, Cornyn, Hoyer
- Baseball: Brewers close to announcing Area Code teams
- Herbie Hancock's secret of great musicianship: Do your math and science homework!
- IRAN: Reformist opposition daringly blames Ahmadinejad government for terror attacks
- Podcast: Wine megastar Gary Vaynerchuk on using social networking to build your business
- Football: Highland coach resigns
- Baseball: Matzek, Hobgood working way up in minors
- Baseball: Dreaming of World Series
- The emerging young musicians of iPalpiti
- LEBANON: Hip-hop heavyweight Timbaland latest performer to take on the house music stronghold
- Kathy Goodman: One step forward, one step back
- Collectors: Becoming front and center in the art world and in art history
- If the McCourts are forced to sell Dodgers, could Dennis Gilbert be the team's next owner?
- Wine of the week: 2009 Muga Rioja Rosado
- Gulf oil spill: BP oil cap appears to be working; 48-hour testing period may be extended
- Jason Wu designs martini-wielding dolls for Madame Alexander
- Battling history's ghosts at Ambassador Hotel site
- One year ago: Walter Cronkite
- Opinion: Ticket photo of the week: Cleaning gulf beaches of oil but not...
- What's fresh at the farmers market? Early figs
- Recall Roundup: This week's consumer product recalls
- Descanso Gardens sets a plan for a greener future
- Opinion: Weekly remarks: Pat Roberts on evils of recess appointments, Obama on GOP obstruction
- Manny Pacquiao will 'move on' past Mayweather to other fight negotiations, promoter says
- Coliseum bans minors at 3 planned raves
- A change of plans at Descanso Gardens
- Beverley Thorne: man of steel
- Book review: 'In the Company of Angels' by Thomas E. Kennedy
- PASSINGS: Mau Piailug
- Hot Property: Hideway fit for a secret agent
- Michael San Miguel dies at 70; ornithologist and conservationist
- Glenn Falkenstein dies at 78; showman was known for his blindfold mind-reading act
- California job climate stagnant in June
- Right climate for water parks
- It's not the age, it's the ideas
- Want to explore digital books? Here are some links to start you off
- Federal court struggles with California DNA collection case
- Researchers engineer malaria-proof mosquitoes
- PASSINGS: Mau Piailug
- Mattel's profit doubles but falls short of estimates; shares fall
- Down the line
- Big-name Americans are far down the leaderboard at St. Andrews
- Tour de France: Alberto Contador climbs up on Andy Schleck in 12th stage
- South Korean oil spill victims' cautionary tale
- TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
- Scott McCarron leads Reno-Tahoe Open by one stroke
- Baseball rumors
- Judge rejects pay cuts for California state workers
- Where stingrays reign
- Successor named for the late Sen. Robert Byrd
- Haunted again by deflation specter
- How Dion died
- Angels' Erick Aybar gets brotherly advice
- Celebs and their spectral encounters
- It's hot, humid and smoky
- Good dog? Homeland Security may want you
- A change of plans at Descanso Gardens
- Wealth defines California's Senate, gubernatorial campaigns
- The bilingual education debate
- Boxer, Fiorina present contrasting views of California
- Parole battle pits Sinatra family against killer of singer's right-hand man
- Safety violations at N.Y. brain lab may have bigger fallout
- In Oakland, young heroes seek justice
- Two Utah state workers may have helped compile deportation list
- Long Beach Gospel Fest resonates with twice as many people as last year
- Horoscope: July 17
- Some Jews in France wish to revert to family names
- Happening Saturday: Children of Many Colors Native American Powwow
- Glenn Falkenstein dies at 78; showman was known for his blindfold mind-reading act
- Dodgers aren't about to trade Matt Kemp . . . yet
- Dodgers' Blake Dewitt returns home to Missouri
- Militant group claims Iran suicide bombings
- BP continues tests of sealed well
- Let the legal system work
- Joel Tenenbaum and sensible damage awards against file-sharers
- Villaraigosa to attend his girlfriend's charity fundraiser
- On educating non-English speakers; Vietnamese variety shows; and the man behind 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame.'
- Beverley Thorne: man of steel
- Major water parks in Southern California
- In Oakland, young heroes seek justice
- Dow drops 261 points on consumer confidence, earnings data
- Ethnic divide threatens in Afghanistan
- Orange County judge rejects change of venue in Adenhart case
- On 10th anniversary of Page 2's debut, it's time for him to retire — for a day
- Man of the House: Dealing with seedlings and saplings
- Deepwater drilling moratorium: the legal fight
- Dodgers aren't about to trade Matt Kemp . . . yet
- The curse of Kandahar
- Obama, talk radio and road rage, sort of
- Louis Oosthuizen is making a name for himself at British Open
- Hotel fire in northern Iraq claims 28 lives
- Juan Rivera delivers a win for the Angels
- Alexandre Vinokourov wins 13th stage of Tour de France
- Book events for the week of July 18, 2010.
- Toyota-Tesla plan to build electric RAV4 shows partnership is serious
- Skipshot edges Sidney's Candy for Swaps Stakes win
- In NFC South, history says it's Tampa Bay's turn to rebound and make playoffs
- Week ahead for Angels
- Misty May-Treanor, Nicole Branagh still adjusting as a team
- Dodgers' Manny Ramirez and Russell Martin sidelined but not headed for DL
- On the second day of British Open, St. Andrews blows them away
- Toxic waste dump receives new EPA order to clean up contaminated soil
- 'Celebrity Ghost Stories' info
- This Tiger Woods is far from great
- Book review: 'In the Company of Angels' by Thomas E. Kennedy
- Mexico cartel kills four in car bombing
- Cardinals keep cramping Dodgers' style with third straight win, 2-0
- John Robinson inducted into College Football Hall of Fame
- Week ahead for Dodgers
- Hot Property: Hideway fit for a secret agent
- Letters: A flop of a World Cup final
- Stroke risk may double in first hour after a drink
- Michael San Miguel dies at 70; ornithologist and conservationist
- Summer bites into KIIS-FM's ratings
- 'In the Company of Angels' info
- Griffith Park night hikes place L.A. at your feet
- Lakers are kingpins in social media too
- Juan Rivera delivers a win for the Angels
- The oyster is their world, but oil spill threatens it
- Coliseum bans minors at 3 planned raves
- NASA appears to no longer be shooting for the stars
- For the record - July 17, 2010
- Kovalchuk and Kings inching closer, but there's no deal yet
- Songwriter protesting coverage of iPhone 4 antenna problems gets Apple's attention
- Prosecutors to SK Foods' Frederick Scott Salyer: Pony up for jailhouse room
- Dodgers have a loss to forget, falling 8-4 to Cards and losing Manny Ramirez to leg injury
- Google acquires Metaweb to bolster Web services
- Digital books are transforming the way we read
- Saturday's TV Highlights: 'The Bridge' on CBS
- The season of 'Inception' begins, but where will it end?
- Southern California animal lovers' calendar: Weekend of July 17-18 and beyond
- Star sightings: Kellan Lutz dials in, Brooklyn Decker hearts the Dave Matthews Band
- Drunk Australian man is injured while trying to pet 16-foot saltwater crocodile
- Combo Plate: Smoothies, Chinese brown sauce and more
- House committee passes 'Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act'
- German aquarium rejects Spanish bid for celebrity soccer-predicting octopus Paul
- Green Cars: Highest Mileage/Small Cars
- Wesley Snipes' 3-year prison sentence for tax evasion is upheld
- Dodgers again lose Manny Ramirez to leg injury
- Judge rules to allow Bureau of Land Management wild-horse roundup to resume in Nevada
- Airplane cabins are flying closer to capacity
- Opinion: Joe Biden update: Visits Grand Ole Opry, but it's closed
- And now your inevitable return, Ace of Base
- Baseball: Austin Davidson is headed to Pepperdine
- PREACH IT! It's a Tom Felton fantasy: Draco Malfoy sings!
- The Dodgers' dilemma: searching for Ronnie Belliard
- David Brooks figures out Mel Gibson's real problem: He's a narcissist!
- Gulf oil spill: BP increases monitoring of sea floor after sealing well
- L.A.'s Griffin Enright Architects among AIA's small-project winners
- Pacific Time podcast: What is a book?
- PARTY OF NO! 'Baby' passes 'Bad,' Melissa Gilbert's pain, Alexa Ray Joel's mistake, Spencer Pratt's lunacy
- Dana Sparks puts her Lake Sherwood home on the market
- Xzibit lowers home's asking price
- Cheryl Hines, Paul Young list Brentwood home
- Cleveland brewery honors LeBron James with a beer called 'Quitness'
- Opinion: Tracing a line from Dodd-Frank to Goldman Sachs
- Girls' basketball: AGBU names Brown head coach
- Saturday's TV Talk Shows
- Dance review: ABT's 'The Sleeping Beauty' at the Music Center
- Friday Fashion Fun: Project Ethos at the Music Box
- Designers move into the hotel business
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