- USC football: Radio contract with KSPN extended five years
- Forget about Ricky Gervais: We're apologizing to West Covina
- Finally a nod for Javier Bardem; will Oscar follow?
- Directors ready for action under new contract
- State senator to pay fines for conflict in last job
- Sports Legend Revealed: Does the course at Ko'olau Golf Club exceed the maximum slope rating?
- January Jones and Jason Sudeikis no longer a couple
- Frank Gehry named professor of architecture at USC
- Hockey: Sluggish Kings trail, 1-0, after one period
- Photos: Blake Griffin, game-by-game
- Is the seriocomedy in danger of extinction?
- Former Facebook exec Dave Morin wants you to show your emotions on Path
- Vince Neil: Motley Crue singer will do two weeks in jail for Vegas DUI
- New Creed Taylor compilation includes never-before-heard John Coltrane demos
- Paul Shaffer on Don Kirshner: 'He loved the impression'
- State senators get new wheels
- Apple falls but its rivals gain, pushing Nasdaq index to 3-year high
- Opinion: Memo to Gov. Brown from cartoonist Ted Rall: Here's how to balance the California budget
- Iowa film tax credit program racked by scandal
- Social Distortion to appear on 'Conan' on Tuesday night
- Melissa Etheridge has a new girlfriend, Linda Wallem; Tammy Etheridge isn't surprised
- Predicting Coachella 2011: The best of the fake posters (and word on the rumored 5 p.m. 'announcement')
- Frankie Muniz lists his Hollywood Hills-area home
- MTV's 'Skins' bares strong youth ratings in premiere
- Envelope Directors Roundtable: The managed compromise of filmmaking
- UCLA football: Mike Johnson set to become Bruins' assistant
- 'Law & Order: Los Angeles' takes a break from NBC
- Sprint bumps up its smart-phone data plans $10 a month
- ISRAEL: Israeli citizen suspected of involvement in Bosnia war crimes arrested
- USC basketball: Bryce Jones announces he will transfer
- Live chat: Jimmy Orr, Tony Pierce on losing weight
- UCLA basketball: Tyler Honeycutt gets X-ray on right elbow
- Melissa Etheridge to play St. Jimmy in 'American Idiot' on Broadway
- Dodgers exchange salary figures with James Loney and Hong-Chih Kuo
- New online resources for the stylish bride-to-be
- U.S. to host 2012 men's Olympic qualifying; Chivas USA and Galaxy add players
- Clint Eastwood's daughter and Frances Fisher go shopping for a good cause
- Boys' basketball: It's showdown time at Azusa Pacific
- Angels avoid arbitration with Kendrick, Willits; Weaver, Napoli exchange salary figures with team
- 'O,' the novel (so, yep, fiction) of Obama's 2012 campaign
- A belated salute to Bud Greenspan
- Kristen Stewart from the 'Breaking Dawn' set: fame, money, RPattz
- Violinist Tim Fain talks 'Black Swan' and Philip Glass collaboration
- Fox wounds hunter by pulling gun trigger with its paw
- Dodgers sign Gabe Kapler to minor-league deal
- Retail gasoline remains at record mid-January levels
- Supreme Court to take up key California budget cases
- Kazakhstan extends ban on hunting endangered antelope
- Angels avoid arbitration with Kendry Morales, Erick Aybar
- Poll: Who will win the Oscar for lead actress?
- Apple quarterly profit surges 78% to $6 billion; shares fall 2.2% on Steve Jobs' medical leave
- USC Football: Receivers coach John Morton joins 49ers staff
- Comcast will retain NBC's stake in Hulu, but is stripped of control
- Melissa Etheridge to channel Green Day in Broadway's 'American Idiot'
- 'The Social Network' team links up for new movie
- Poll: Do you agree with oddsmakers on Super Bowl winner and MVP?
- HTML5 logo unveiled by the World Wide Web Consortium, with help from Microsoft
- Could Prince William's first-born daughter be first in line for the throne?
- Opinion: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo: 'We must transform our state government'
- House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton blasts FCC
- Foldable flats: Relief from stiletto fatigue
- Kids swoon as Miley Cyrus ends run on Disney Channel's 'Hannah Montana'
- Ricky Gervais says he won't host the Golden Globes again
- San Francisco Opera's new season to include 9-11 opera, 'Nixon in China'
- SUDAN: Fearing protests, government arrests opposition leader
- L.A. Times Test Kitchen tips: Keeping the spice in your recipes
- WEST BANK: Russian president’s visit boosts Palestinian morale
- IRAN: Mysterious deaths of big cats at Tehran zoo captivate nation
- The Blake Griffin Show
- Tuesdays TV Talk Shows
- Is Steven Tyler, new 'American Idol' judge, dissing Simon Cowell?
- Piers Morgan will do anything to get CNN some ratings (except talk to Madonna)
- Opinion: The Conversation: The unpredictable Golden Globes
- Comcast-NBC Universal deal gets thumbs up from FCC and Justice Department
- Steven Tyler promises 'American Idol' stint won't hinder Aerosmith
- EGYPT: Unemployed man dies after setting himself on fire
- Football: Miami is recruiting Darreus Rogers
- Photographer Milton Rogovin dies at 101
- Baseball: Get ready for Jose Cardona vs. Ryan Cruz
- What impact do BAFTA Awards have on the Oscars?
- Citigroup dividend? Not before 2012, CEO Vikram Pandit says
- Baseball: Valencia's Trey Williams commits
- Football: Corona Centennial running back makes decision
- Two men charged with hacking AT&T servers, data from about 120,000 Apple iPads
- Football: Dana Hills passing tourney is June 11
- Sarah Palin upstages Piers Morgan's CNN premiere with Oprah Winfrey
- Why are creators of 'Social Network' now trying to please Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook?
- Music mogul Don Kirshner dies at 76
- Remembering Don Kirshner: Video highlights from an illustrious musical career
- 'Life Unexpected' creator Liz Tigelaar on finale: 'By the end, they all get to where they are supposed to be'
- James Ellroy's wild ride
- Dodgers and Chad Billingsley avoid arbitration, agree to one-year, $6.275-million deal
- Boys' basketball: Dragovic fails to gain eligibility
- Opinion: Will Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier catch the first plane out of Haiti?
- Andre Agassi shows nude photo of Steffi Graf for charity -- or does he?
- Who should replace Regis Philbin?
- Eric Staal and Nicklas Lidstrom selected as NHL All-Star captains
- Who should replace Regis Philbin?
- Book sales: going down, going up
- Sundance Film Festival announces jury members
- Southern California's home price gains slowed in December
- Regis Philbin retiring from 'Live With Regis and Kelly'
- Combo Plate: Tea is tops, hidden sugars, lickable furniture and more
- Opinion: Here's a Chinese shovel to go with Hu Jintao's state visit to Obama's White House
- Facebook temporarily disables sharing of user addresses, phone numbers with apps, websites
- Taxpayer money wasted, misused, California auditor finds
- Beauty souvenirs from around the world
- Banksy identity auction removed from EBay -- was it a hoax?
- Consumer Confidential: IPad hack; A&W for sale; Sprint raising data fee
- Kathy Bates leads 'Harry's Law' to a surprising ratings win for NBC
- Rising Mexican banda crooner Espinoza Paz pours on the romance
- Theater review: 'Traces' at Ricardo Montalban Theatre
- Two Guys Lose Weight: Trash-talking Tootsie Rolls
- Five 'new' coasters coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain? Not so fast
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Seeing green at the Golden Globes. And is Justin Bieber a marketing genius?
- Apple stock falls on news of Steve Jobs' medical leave
- Monster Mash: Ovation Award winners announced; Sarah Palin 'battle hymn' becomes an online hit
- Jets' upset over Patriots on CBS was most-watched divisional playoff ever
- Question of the Day: Will Blake Griffin be a true NBA superstar or just another really good player?
- 2011 Golden Globe candid quotes
- Wall Street Roundup: Citi back in black. Wall Street's secret fraternity.
- Boys' basketball: Monday scores
- Girls' basketball: Monday scores
- Album review: Social Distortion's 'Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes'
- Apple shares slide after Steve Jobs announcement
- The Morning Fix: Regis Philbin says he's retiring! Randy Falco headed to Univision. FCC gets ready to bless Comcast-NBC Universal deal.
- Album review: James Blunt's 'Some Kind of Trouble'
- Opinion: The voluble Glenn Beck appears ahead in the developing media threat race
- Regis Philbin retiring from 'Live! With Regis and Kelly'
- Album review: The Decemberists' 'The King Is Dead'
- Set Pieces: A Hollywood-Midwest style mashup on 'Hot in Cleveland'
- Baseball: ECR alumni game is Saturday
- Why Marcus Thames in left for the Dodgers beats the alternative
- 'Skins' series premiere recap: Getting amoral
- 'Chuck' recap: Too soon, too soon!
- About (Late) Last Night: Oprah Winfrey tells Piers Morgan she hates writing checks to the IRS
- Univision hires Randy Falco, former AOL and NBC executive
- Album review: Gregg Allman's 'Low Country Blues'
- PAKISTAN: Short on natural gas, locals are shivering and angry
- Chutney takes center stage at this Afghan restaurant in Lake Forest
- Opinion: Voters still unsure who they want doing what in Washington this year: Gallup
- Music Tech: Mike Greene’s Realivox Vocal Palette gives voice to those ‘la-la-las'
- Zero DS: An electric commuter, on two wheels
- 'Pretty Little Liars' recap: A isn't for Amateur
- Two Guys Lose Weight: Soul food that's not sinful
- 'King's Speech' dominates BAFTA nominations
- Regis Philbin to exit 'Live With Regis and Kelly'
- Finding candidates to replace Regis Philbin
- The Find: Chili Chutney in Lake Forest
- Wendell 'Bud' Hurlbut dies at 92; designed, built attractions for Knott's Berry Farm
- <b>Opinion:</b> Pension reform or else
- <b>Lazarus:</b> It's time to retire utilities' 'bulletproof' pension system
- Gabrielle Giffords responds well to skull surgery, doctors say
- Finding candidates to replace Regis Philbin
- Five 'new' coasters coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain? Not so fast
- Colton weighs the merits of trimming police salaries
- America's China syndrome
- Tunisia unveils new government as calm returns
- Spokane bomb casualties could have been severe, FBI says
- Dick Cheney says he might seek heart transplant
- Bubba Watson wears his heart on his golf sleeve
- Lyla Oliver sells her Santa Monica home
- Rick Neuheisel has some serious clean-up duty at UCLA
- Horoscope: Jan. 18
- Television review: 'Pioneers of Television'
- Tuesday's TV talk shows
- GOP set to assail healthcare law and seek alternatives
- Tucson video 'leaves no doubt,' officials say
- The Times' girls' basketball rankings
- Fear and calls for justice follow return of 'Baby Doc'
- Questions raised over MTA inspector general's ability to do its job
- 'James Ellroy's LA: City of Demons' information
- Rancor prompts resignations in Arizona
- For Hollywood, it was a tough 2010
- Final four quarterbacks come with a good pedigree
- The Find: Chili Chutney in Lake Forest
- China, U.S. eager to put a happy face on relations
- 'James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons' takes light look at grim L.A. crime
- DeAndre Jordan has become anchor of Clippers' defense
- Disney World rethinks Fantasyland makeover plans for 2012
- Another tough loss for the Kings
- Hot flashes fade with antidepressant use
- Mattel, MGA renew fight over Bratz dolls in court
- Don Kirshner, rock producer and promoter, dies
- Cruising Asia's modern miracles and ancient wonders aboard the Ocean Princess
- Chili Chutney info
- Smart phones, tablets can give kids access to unsavory content
- CHP officer suspected in husband's slaying was allegedly ordered to take anger management class
- Santa Monica High student leaps to his death
- Sargent Shriver and his family became passionate advocates of Alzheimer's awareness
- Regis Philbin to exit 'Live With Regis and Kelly'
- Magnets may one day help patients get the most out of their medicine
- 'The King's Speech' gains momentum at box office
- UCLA, San Francisco 49ers assistant Mike Johnson reach agreement
- Do Republican critiques of the healthcare law add up?
- Understanding genome tests: Which genes cause disease?
- Surgeons with suicidal thoughts unlikely to seek help
- Boeing delays 787 Dreamliner delivery again
- Huntington Beach police chase leads in 'Jane Doe' case
- 'Pioneers of Television'
- Frankie Muniz lists his Hollywood Hills-area home
- Up next for the Lakers: Wednesday at Dallas
- As House healthcare debate begins, report finds millions of Americans have preexisting medical conditions
- Sen. Kent Conrad won't seek reelection; Joe Lieberman to announce his intentions Wednesday
- Obama moves to weed out burdensome federal rules
- Tunisian unity government loses 4 former opposition figures
- Men who smoke might shorten their lives, a new European study says
- Not your 1992 LAPD
- Tuesday's TV highlights
- Helene Elliott's NHL rankings
- Glendale will pay man who was wrongly detained in murder probe
- European stocks, euro slip; U.S. markets closed for holiday
- Amtrak winter sale takes 20% off train fares
- 60 Iraqis killed when suicide bomber attacks police applicants
- Chris Ursitti home in Pacific Palisades is on the market
- Send 'Baby Doc' packing
- Some teeth for Dave Jones
- Teaching this dog owner new tricks
- Pension reform or else
- Race may be a factor when obese patients get counseled on weight by their doctors
- Birthright citizenship; Cuba, the U.S. and terrorism; unrest in Tunisia
- American, Priceline sign direct ticket deal
- Calcium channel blockers and antibiotics might be a bad combination in the elderly, study says
- Protecting Aaron Rodgers will be key for Green Bay in NFC championship game
- How friendly are 'The Social Network's' makers and Facebook?
- Freshman guard Bryce Jones will transfer from USC
- New guidelines for osteoporosis screenings include risk factors for younger women
- Up next for Clippers: Wednesday vs. Minnesota
- Mystery surrounds 90-mph Newport Beach crash
- Critic's Notebook: Passion projects pay off at Golden Globes and at box office
- Killings are down in Compton, Sheriff's Department says
- Steve Jobs' medical leave rattles Apple, Silicon Valley
- Up next for Ducks: Tuesday at Ottawa
- U.S. airlines are expected to report highest annual profits in more than 10 years
- Up next for Kings: Tuesday at St. Louis
- Happening Tuesday: Patton Oswalt, Guillermo del Toro and more
- Best eccentric at an awards show goes to...
- The dream continues at annual King parade in South L.A.
- It's time to retire utilities' 'bulletproof' pension system
- As NFL playoffs roll on, teams are looking for a lack of respect
- Grappling with the emotional toll of caring for a spouse in failing health
- The Golden Globes: The after-parties
- Two Guys Lose Weight: Trash-talking Tootsie Rolls
- 'Green Hornet' finds its footing with $40-million opening
- International tourism grew nearly 7% in 2010
- Goldman Sachs bars Americans from Facebook investment
- Wendell 'Bud' Hurlbut dies at 92; designed, built attractions for Knott's Berry Farm
- New Regency and Fox Filmed Entertainment extend partnership
- Change of venue likely in Jared Loughner trial
- Afghan fuel shortage spreads to Kabul
- Dodgers, Chad Billingsley agree to deal; Angels agree to terms with four players
- Ben Howland needs to work his magic again at UCLA -- and fast
- House starts healthcare repeal debate
- UCLA's Tyler Honeycutt has X-ray of right elbow
- Two Guys Lose Weight: Soul food that's not sinful
- North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad won't seek reelection in 2012
- Quick Takes - Jan. 18, 2011
- For the record - Jan. 18, 2011
- 'House' recap: Meet the parent
- 'The Bachelor' recap: Brad needs professional help
- Ovation Awards favor Geffen Playhouse, Fountain Theatre
- Geffen Playhouse, Fountain Theatre dominate 2009-10 Ovation Awards
- Sony puts 'The Social Network' on iTunes for SAG members
- 'How I Met Your Mother' recap: Laughs at a funeral
- Boys' basketball: A 29-point effort by Xavier Johnson
- Adopt-a-Pet: Robinson the beagle mix
- Video goodness: Piano-playing dog sings -- or howls, to be precise -- the blues
- Perfect Market, news ad firm, lands $9 million in funding round led by Comcast
- Football: Bill Redell ties Southern Section record for titles
- Biologists note a decline in Yellowstone National Park's elk population
- Kings vs. Stars: Dallas holds off Kings for 2-1 victory
- Tuesday TV Highlights 'NCIS' on CBS.
- Boys' basketball: Etiwanda pulls out 52-51 win over Ventura
- Baboons help discover new type of tangerine
- Football: Ancich to retire after 2011 season
- USC football: Trojans get another Stanford recruit to switch
- Kings vs. Stars: Penalties open door for Dallas to take 2-1 lead
- The melting Arctic: a bigger-than-estimated impact on climate
- Chris Carrabba: Inspiration for an emo generation
- 'Black Swan': Moviedom's most unlikely hit ever?
- Hockey: Bernier's play in net has Kings up, 1-0, after one period
- Golden Globes: The red carpet, the dresses, the parties, and more parties
- Dodgers reach agreement with Marcus Thames, close to signing Gabe Kapler
- Poll: Read it or watch it? HBO's 'Game of Thrones'
- Barak Marshall wins first 'A.W.A.R.D. Show' with Body Traffic at REDCAT
- More yummy news about pie
- Oakland Raiders promote Hue Jackson to head coach
- Gordon Murray, who co-wrote investment bestseller, dies at 60
- Gervais and De Niro make a bit of showbiz history at Golden Globes
- Ahead of 'American Idol' debut, Jennifer Lopez gets 'On the Floor' in leaked RedOne-produced single
- Video: Approval of Comcast-NBC Universal deal expected this week
- Arnon Milchan's New Regency Productions and Fox extend longtime partnership
- Groupon CEO apologizes for late, paltry New Year's meals
- Steve Jobs medical leave: experts speculate but Apple quiet
- MLK Day: Celebrities share Martin Luther King Jr. quotes
- Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban have a baby daughter via 'gestational carrier'
- Historic homes test
- 'The Social Network' is the Oscar front-runner. Now what?
- Local currencies popping up across the country
- NAMM 2011 show in Anaheim: The weird, the wacky, the wondrous