- New progress, worries in Japan nuclear crisis
- For the record - March 19, 2011
- Former U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton opens contentious state GOP convention
- Baseball: Henry Owens delivers in Sunset League opener
- Barcelona still favored to win the European Champions League after quarterfinal draw
- Was Japan's volcano eruption linked to its earthquake?
- Adrianne Palicki in costume as NBC's 'Wonder Woman'
- Saturday's Highlights: 'Time After Time' on Hallmark
- Lionel Messi is declared fit to play for Argentina against the U.S.
- Opinion: Diplomacy: Brazil is Obama's first stop in Latin America trip
- Euro jumps vs. the dollar on rate-hike expectations
- SXSW 2011 Overview: A familiar refrain in Austin, Texas
- Baseball: Moorpark's Higginbotham throws no-hitter
- State Republican convention opens with discord over "top-two" primary
- Charlie Sheen expands 'Torpedo of Truth' tour again; is your city next?
- Southern California animal lovers' calendar: Weekend of March 19-20 and beyond
- So you want to be a Test Kitchen intern: Meet Jonathan Wing
- Groupon sells 190,000 tickets to 'Lincoln Lawyer'
- Spandex, bustier, spike heels: Wonder Woman shows her new getup
- Royal Wedding TV Watching: March 20 - 26
- In Rotation: Jessica Lea Mayfield's 'Tell Me'
- On location: California film tax credit program has generated $2.2 billion in spending, state says
- Crowds down for Dodgers at Camelback Ranch
- Funeral will be Tuesday for Jesse Quiroz
- Book review: 'At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing,' edited by George Kimball and John Schulian
- Twitter leaves Soho, alights on Madison Avenue
- 'Tupac' biopic launches online casting call for lead role
- Reports: Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger call it quits
- Wendy Raquel Robinson of 'The Game' wants to play with Charlie Sheen
- Opinion: Cartoons: Masters of disaster
- Lakers Moments: Robert Horry's clutch shot
- IBM settles SEC lawsuit alleging bribery in China, South Korea
- Tracing the showbiz roots of James O'Keefe's NPR sting
- Angels defeat San Diego Padres, 7-6
- Weekend Talk Shows
- 'Paul' location prompts anxiety from another world
- Football: Max Tuerk picks up UCLA offer
- The man behind the expurgated Huck Finn to appear on '60 Minutes' on Sunday
- 'Minkow' movie may need a new ending, as subject could be headed to prison again
- 'Law & Order Los Angeles' to base episode on Ronni Chasen murder
- USC Basketball: Longtime Trojans assistant Bob Cantu a candidate for Fresno State head coaching position
- Judge orders letter accusing former HP CEO Mark Hurd of harassment to be unsealed
- Kings' Terry Murray says he overreacted in criticizing fans
- NCAA Tournament: Latest scores
- Photo of the day: Beef-and-cheddar quesadillas by Michael Hawkins of Food Funk
- Tweeter's Digest: Celebs tweet about Japan and other kinds of disasters
- Opinion: Politics: Nancy Pelosi is feeling her oats again
- Viral star Rebecca Black says she's not 'the worst singer,' is working on new single
- Build your itinerary for Los Angeles' park neighborhoods
- Rebecca Black talks about 'Friday' on Friday
- Disney withdraws executive tax benefit amid criticism
- Will there be overdue Oscar love for 'Anna Karenina'?
- PolitiCal Roundup: Pension politics, and a court ruling in Wisconsin
- From 'gaa' to 'water' -- language acquisition at TED
- Swimming: Long Beach Millikan Relays begin
- TV Skeptic: The medium and Oz
- Like it or not, Buffett gets his money back from Goldman Sachs
- On the bestseller list: 'The Paris Wife'
- Music review: Jeremy Denk makes his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut with Gustavo Dudamel
- Adult content websites get .xxx domain
- Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta strikes back against SEC
- TV This Week for March 20th – 26th
- Opinion: New Obama warning to Libya's Kadafi: Stop right now or allies will do something but not with U.S. troops
- Mohamed Bin Hammam seeking to unseat Joseph 'Sepp' Blatter as FIFA president
- SXSW 2011: Charles Bradley channels James Brown in a festival highlight
- Antonio 'L.A.' Reid confirmed as judge along with Simon Cowell on 'The X-Factor'
- Scot Shields, Angels' setup specialist, discusses retirement
- Critical Mass: 'The Lincoln Lawyer' keeps his shirt on (mostly)
- Opinion: March 18, 2011 buzz: In L.A., paying for carpool lanes; saving puppies
- 'Grading the Teachers' wins Scripps Howard public service award
- Netflix gets into original programming with pickup of 'House of Cards'
- GAO report advocates for single federal food safety agency
- SXSW 2011: Bootlegging, blog-rap, the Cool Kids and Black Hippies: The Nah Right/Smoking Section showcase
- '30 Rock': We interrupt this episode to bring you ... 'Queen of Jordan'
- Laura Dominick wins again in ACES headline contest
- Reader photo call: Style L.A.: What are you wearing?
- The Reading Life: Journey through the past
- Will iPhone 5 have NFC 'contactless' capability?
- Finally, Billy Crystal says it 'might be fun' to host the Oscars again
- Slash, the collector: Guitarist's decor up for auction
- Billy Crystal open to hosting Oscars again
- Opinion: Libya: Breaking down the crisis, one Twitter-friendly cliche at a time
- MOCA gets its hands on Francesco Vezzoli's 'Greed,' starring Natalie Portman and Michelle Williams
- Angels Morning Briefing: Scot Shields retires
- Suzanne Collins on Jennifer Lawrence: 'powerful, vulnerable, beautiful, unforgiving and brave'
- Kiefer Sutherland enlisted as Shorty Awards presenter
- Opinion: Animal welfare: Getting beyond 'puppy mills'
- Mozilla's Firefox 4 to be released next week
- Will the Norwegian OnePiece be the new Snuggie?
- The Project: Baked French toast with cherries on top
- SXSW 2011: Epic Ruins unveil lasers, kegs and psych-rock to a late-night Austin crowd
- Monster Quiz: Test your Romeo and Juliet knowledge
- Girls' basketball: San Clemente seeks coach
- SXSW 2011: Keynote speaker Bob Geldof compares Web music to 'the half-witted mutterings of the village idiot'
- Weekend Shopping: F21 and Apliiq donate to Japan; Jenette Bras supports the girls; Hansel from Basel cleans house
- Amazon adds pages numbers to new generation Kindle ebooks
- Question of the Day: Is baseball's spring training too long?
- President Obama picks Connecticut to three-peat as women's champion
- 'Talkin' Baseball' to be honored by Hall of Fame
- Is the great auteur-superhero experiment grinding to a halt?
- Casey Blake could start season on disabled list
- Sunday Books: coverage for March 20, 2011
- Emmy nominations often repeat, but not winners
- Jennifer Lawrence 'perfect for the role' of Katniss, 'Hunger Games' author says
- HP to offer cloud computing platform
- Federal Reserve allows some banks to boost dividends as it finishes second round of stress tests
- Rirkrit Tiravanija comes to town for 'Murder and Mayhem'
- Football: Chaminade's McKinney ready for big senior year
- The Dry Garden: Picking the perfect fence
- Baseball: Thursday's scores
- Softball: Thursday's scores
- SXSW 2011: Night Slugs on the Move with Deadboy, Egyptrixx and Kingdom
- IRAN: Protesters slam Bahrain's royal family, U.S. for crackdown on dissidents
- Royal Danish Ballet will live stream and tweet weekend's Guggenheim performances
- 'The Vampire Diaries': Executive producer Julie Plec teases a return, Klaus' debut
- 'Glee' original songs smash Black Eyed Peas and Rihanna
- California gas prices stall below $4, but for how long?
- AeroVironment inks deal with Hawaii to install charging stations for electric vehicles
- Track: Notre Dame primed for another championship run
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Kate Middleton's dress sells for big bucks, Michelle Obama dresses for the garden, and Karl Lagerfeld is everywhere
- RSA, the security division of EMC, gets hacked
- 'Community' recap: Bromance, romance and Shirley's baby daddies
- Carving a message into chocolate
- Monster Mash: Bolshoi Ballet director resigns in erotic-photo scandal; 'Glee' news; locals try to save Honolulu Symphony
- The Morning Fix: Popcorn or basketball this weekend? Kate and William hysteria growing. Jodie Foster stands by her man.
- Wall Street Roundup: Welcome intervention. Should Wall Street pay?
- Opinion: Joe Biden update: His very own train station
- SXSW 2011: Battle of L.A. featuring Freddie Gibbs versus Matthewdavid at the Mohawk
- Your morning adorable: What's cuter than a north China leopard cub in a basket? Not much
- Unable to use Ansel Adams' name to sell Yosemite pictures, Rick Norsigian cuts prices
- Dodgers web musings: Future of `young core' with team could be on the line this season
- SXSW 2011: The Strokes cause gridlock, Austra makes an entrance and Le Butcherettes go on the attack
- Opinion: Four lessons from Japan
- Angel City Brewing opens its new downtown Los Angeles location Friday
- L.A. Opera brings a bit of Britten to downtown's cathedral in a free opera
- One year ago: Fess Parker, TV's Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone
- Opinion: Three years after Obama's race speech, he can joke about another man's skin color
- Movie Review: 'The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman'
- Book review: 'When the Thrill Is Gone' by Walter Mosley
- Richard B. Wirthlin dies at 80; pollster and strategist helped steer Reagan's political career
- PASSINGS: Michael Gough, Murray Warmath, James C. Tyree, Marty Marion, John Kronenberg
- Market Watch: Shear Rock Farm began with 600 homeless tomato plants
- Ferlin Husky dies at 85; singer helped open doors for California strain of country music
- Republicans, Democrats both see political advantage in California pensions issue
- Clippers Mo Williams, Jamario Moon prepare to play against former teammates
- Does this birth control pill make me look fat?
- Preserving the Watts Towers; concealed weapons permits for state lawmakers; a no-fly zone over Libya
- Things get rough, but Lakers don't tumble
- No-fly zone: Putting a leash on Kadafi
- 'Noah's Flood' is about community for L.A. Opera's James Conlon
- Las Vegas: Encore Beach Club opening early
- Depo-Provera may trigger weight gain
- Sarah Palin traveling to India and Israel
- Radiation levels normal in California, officials say
- Republicans, Democrats both see political advantage in California pensions issue
- Radiation hampers efforts to restore power to nuclear plant in Japan
- 'Battleship Potemkin' info
- Movie Review: 'Cracks'
- Japan radiation fears spark panic salt-buying in China
- FDIC demands $900 million in lawsuit against former WaMu executives
- 'Match Day' reveals many future doctors favor family medicine
- Report says Obama budget underestimates deficit
- Japan earthquake relief: More ways to donate frequent-flier miles and hotel points
- Nearly half of Costa Mesa city employees get layoff notices
- For Los Angeles, brats and beer all around
- Movie Review: 'The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman'
- Quick Takes: Sandra Bullock donates $1 million to Red Cross for Japanese relief
- Stench of CalPERS' financial scandal lingers
- Chivas USA Coach Robin Fraser ready for opener
- Dodgers' Casey Blake remains out of lineup as opening day nears
- Japanese Americans meet to share grief, offer prayers and raise funds
- No sign of harmful radiation in Tokyo, officials say
- How UCLA and Montana match up in NCAA women's tournament first-round game
- Hawaii: Two major hotels still shut by tsunami damage [Updated]
- Dodgers defeat San Francisco, 6-3
- Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns to Haiti, days before presidential election
- Bruins get another shot at the Gators
- Hair-loss products can cause prolonged sexual dysfunction in men
- Does this birth control pill make me look fat?
- Fast Track: Dave Grohl says 'No thanks' to 'Glee'
- Life expectancy, and why preventing some health risks counts
- A supermoon must lead to super-effects on the body, right? Right?
- State bills against workplace bullying gain traction
- Daughter of Chatsworth train crash victim testifies on Capitol Hill
- 'Battleship Potemkin,' the director's cut
- Details: Angel City Brewing
- Bank sues News Corp. over purchase of Shine Group
- Another court delay in Garrido case
- Pakistan denounces U.S. drone strike
- 'Noah's Flood' info
- 'Paul' info
- Movie review: 'Paul'
- More families warm up to frozen dinners
- A Night Out With…Sasha Grey
- 30-year fixed mortgage rates fall to 4.76%
- Movie review: 'Monogamy'
- Options are few to prevent Japan nuclear catastrophe
- Former Goldman Sachs director sues SEC over Galleon hedge fund case
- At radiation sensor in Anaheim, it's business as usual
- Obama: U.S., allies ready to launch military action in Libya
- Letters: Madness or just badness?
- Rodent of the Week: A wearable, portable PET scanner for rats
- Worries about a big earthquake jolting California have shoppers stocking up on survival supplies
- Residents of Japan quake region wonder where the government is
- Kings Coach Terry Murray says he 'overreacted' in criticizing fans for booing
- Japanese officials warn of long-term hardships ahead
- Angels defeat Padres, 7-6
- Other regimes emboldened by Kadafi's tactics
- Movie review: 'The Lincoln Lawyer'
- Maria Sharapova advances, but it's a struggle
- U.N. Security Council authorizes action against Moammar Kadafi
- Judge deals setback to attorney general's case against Bell officials
- With Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on court, tennis doubles its pleasure in desert
- Depo-Provera may trigger weight gain
- Garrett Willis, Chris Couch tied for lead at Transitions Championship
- Tobacco industry brushes off call for FDA restrictions on menthol cigarettes
- Former L.A. fire captain convicted of murdering woman
- Hormone replacement not likely to cause weight gain
- Even as D.J. Gay misses, he gives Aztecs a shot
- 5 Nights Out
- Lab tech pleads guilty to killing Yale student
- L.A. County ordinance cracks down on 'puppy mill' abuses
- Angel City lands downtown
- Product-safety database a hard-fought victory for consumers
- Movie Review: 'Desert Flower'
- Movie Review: 'The Desert of Forbidden Art'
- California housing market slump persists through February
- U.S. nuclear industry: Not safe enough
- Arizona Senate rejects 5 bills on illegal immigration
- Members of Los Angeles' housing board say they'd welcome a city audit
- 'The Bachelor,' 'The Bachelorette' creator defends all-white cast of title role
- Movie review: 'Win Win'
- California lawmakers cut services, but contentious budget issues are still unresolved
- FDA panel says ban on menthol cigarettes would benefit public health
- Kurt Rambis keeps his chin up with Timberwolves
- Dukan diet from France sounds a bit like the Atkins diet
- 'The Lincoln Lawyer' info
- 'Limitless' info
- Consumer price index rises 0.5% in February
- Radiation from Fukushima plant detected in Sacramento, EPA says
- Judge halts Wisconsin union law
- Your Scene: On safari in the Serengeti
- Scot Shields announces his retirement
- Movie review: 'Limitless'
- Former U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton bashes Obama on Libya
- Richard B. Wirthlin dies at 80; pollster and strategist helped steer Reagan's political career
- UCLA to take no action against student for controversial video
- FDA panel: Menthol cig ban would benefit health
- Obama threatens military action against Kadafi
- Market Watch: Shear Rock Farm began with 600 homeless tomato plants
- Book review: 'At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing,' edited by George Kimball and John Schulian
- HOT/NOT
- Nearly half of Costa Mesa city employees get layoff notices
- Happening Friday: Fantasy double feature
- 'Desert of Forbidden Art' info
- Celebs and more at Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Show [Updated]
- Barefoot runner Caity McCardell ready to put her soles on the line
- Does this birth control pill make me look fat?
- N.Y. Times to start charging for access to website, apps
- J.D. Power study finds autos are more reliable
- Parts shortage from Japan forces GM to halt truck production at Louisiana factory
- Friday TV highlights
- Movie Review: 'Winter in Wartime'
- The Fat Man dreams of running the L.A. Marathon
- UP NEXT FOR THE LAKERS: Friday vs. Minnesota
- Book review: 'When the Thrill Is Gone' by Walter Mosley
- New generation of UCLA players get chance at Florida
- Japanese official admits disaster response was lacking
- Up next for Chivas USA: vs. Kansas City
- Birth control options: Statistics
- U.S. nuclear officials suspect Japanese plant has a dire breach
- L.A. student crosses the great social divide
- Horoscope: March 18
- 'Monogamy's' strong, silent type
- Up next for Clippers: Saturday vs. Cleveland
- UCLA guard Doreena Campbell brings style and substance to Bruins' NCAA tournament run
- Movie Review: 'The Music Never Stopped'
- Costco says 'I do' to selling wedding gowns
- Peru: Save $1,000 on a 10-day Amazon River expedition
- Foster defends film, Gibson
- Saturday's NCAA tournament games
- Newt Gingrich cries foul over Obama's NCAA tournament picks
- PASSINGS: Michael Gough, Murray Warmath, James C. Tyree, Marty Marion, John Kronenberg
- St. Patrick's Day celebrations
- 'Monogamy' info
- Slash is selling home items at auction
- 'When the Thrill Is Gone' info
- State Republican Party leaders seek to hold onto clout despite open primary
- Ferlin Husky dies at 85; singer helped open doors for California strain of country music
- All-day fundraiser for Japan held outside L.A. City Hall
- 'Original Cast 2' to help AIDS Project Los Angeles
- General Mills in exclusive talks with Yoplait
- Biden names reporter as communications director
- Five films have a shot at No. 1 at the box office
- Was Japan's volcano eruption linked to its earthquake?
- In Japan, workers struggling to hook up power to Fukushima reactor
- Menthol's cool feeling comes at a price -- and the FDA knows this
- Stench of CalPERS' financial scandal lingers
- For the record - March 18, 2011
- Kings fall flat in 4-0 loss to Blues