- Governments continued to enhance pensions amid economic collapse
- Arnold Schwarzenegger is looking for some action
- Bethenny Frankel comes from a place of yes to talk about maintaining a balanced life
- Lakers center Andrew Bynum plays despite food poisoning
- Your Scene: Remains of Rhyolite, Nev.
- Will Five Guys overtake In-N-Out?
- Friday's TV highlights
- HEAVEN ... AND HELL
- Rory McIlroy still leads at Augusta, but Tiger Woods gets back in the hunt
- Negotiations and finger-pointing continue as government shutdown nears
- Home lenders shed workers as mortgage rates climb
- Syrian leader seeks to calm Kurdish unrest
- Horoscope: April 8
- Retail sales rise 1.7% in March, surprising analysts
- Gunmen, suicide bombers attack Afghan police complex
- After Dodger Stadium attack, Los Angeles police to increase presence at games
- A remedy for medical bill ills
- Freak accident blamed in blast
- Homemade explosive device reportedly caused blast next to Santa Monica synagogue; police seek suspect
- Gays in textbooks: Best told by historians, not by politicians
- Conrad Murray's lawyers ask judge to bar mention of his affairs, out-of-wedlock children
- Angels' home opener a stark contrast to Dodgers' debacle
- Measles may be forgotten, and sometimes unrecognized, but it's not gone
- Vernon Wells takes the long view of his slow start at the plate
- Planned Parenthood in middle of funding debate
- With song and dance, work begins on Shanghai Disneyland
- Up next for the Clippers: Saturday at Houston
- Prosecutor says Bonds lied under oath to protect 'powerful secret'
- Movie review: 'Born to Be Wild 3D'
- MoonEx aims to scour moon for rare materials
- Destination: Cocktail
- Saudi prince will redraw plans for housing compound in Benedict Canyon
- Teemu Selanne leads Ducks into playoffs
- Alaska: Free guided hikes explore remote areas of Denali National Park
- At 51, Fred Couples in contention at the Masters
- Up next: Kings to play Ducks on Saturday
- Groove with Balboa Barks, a '60s fest for dogs and people
- Steve Lavin has prostate cancer, expects to make full recovery
- Jurors in Barry Bonds trial head home for weekend
- NATO officer has no apology for deadly airstrike on Libyan rebels
- Movie review: 'Hanna'
- Dodgers react to Manny Ramirez retirement
- 'Arthur'
- 'Hop' likely to top box office a second weekend
- Congress calls on Henry Clay in budget debate
- Baruch Blumberg dies at 85; Nobel Prize winner who discovered hepatitis B virus
- Training for repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' going smoothly, military leaders say
- Movie review: 'Circo'
- 'Your Highness' info
- Bellagio robbery suspect faces felony counts
- Santa Anita Derby favorite Jaycito is scratched
- Ivory Coast leader trapped in Abidjan as fighting continues
- Ministry of Gossip
- Marines, families at Camp Pendleton brace for possible government shutdown
- Facebook to share energy-saving technology developed for data center
- 5 Nights Out
- The best they can do?
- Los Angeles utility lucked into meeting renewable energy goals, audit says
- Gbagbo's legacy: A bitterly split Ivory Coast
- No apology but NATO statement of regret after airstrike hits rebels
- Jimmer Fredette wins the Wooden Award
- Passport Day canceled amid U.S. budget crisis
- City Tavern info
- Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are on the front lines of a crackdown on counterfeit goods
- The world's top exporters and importers
- Commodore 64 returns, revamped
- Letters: Dodger Stadium is not what it used to be
- California's best gear up for Arcadia Invitational track meet
- Target, gay rights supporters at odds over how to settle dispute
- Good Form: How to do the classic bridge pose
- No rain in Portland, but Lakers can't stop skidding in 93-86 loss to Trail Blazers
- J&J settles bribery, kickback allegations
- Governments continued to enhance pensions amid economic collapse
- Disorderly surroundings can feed stereotypes, study finds
- Time Warner Cable, Viacom trade legal blows in iPad dispute
- Movie review: A cardiologist's broken heart in 'No Eres Tú, Soy Yo'
- Social experiment: Know thy neighbor
- Audit finds years-long backlog of investigations into accused teachers
- Eating more carbs at dinner may help with weight loss and cholesterol levels, a study finds
- Government shutdown carries risks for both parties
- U.N. says 100 more bodies found in Ivory Coast
- Movie review: 'Putty Hill'
- 'Born to be Wild 3D' info
- Quiros saves best for last
- 'Circo' info
- Negotiations and finger-pointing continue as government shutdown nears
- UCLA's Wooden Classic shifts to Pac-10 matchup for one year
- San Francisco: A look inside airport's new eco-friendly Terminal 2
- Movie review: A wedding crasher tries to win back the girl in 'Ceremony'
- What California can learn from the Chile, New Zealand and Japan quakes
- 'Soul Surfer' info
- Home lenders shed workers as mortgage rates climb
- Old issues raise new budget rift
- Palestinian killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
- Erik Morales to box Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas
- Spring season brings flowers ... and pollen ... and allergies
- Market Watch: Persian cucumbers tastefully taking over
- Wisconsin high court election turned on its head
- 'Exodus Fall' info
- Movie review: 'Soul Surfer'
- Europe scrambles to rescue Portugal from debt crisis
- 13 more bodies found in Mexico mass graves
- Angels drop home opener to Toronto, 3-2
- Budget resolution may be near, sources say
- Mike Campbell dies at 78; white Zimbabwean challenged seizure of lands
- Cuts to Anthem's rate hikes are not for everyone
- Funds to abortion provider Planned Parenthood called main hurdle in budget talks
- A Q&A with Al Michaels, quintessential play-by-play man
- Hospital errors -- how to avoid them
- Medicaid to offer rewards for healthy behavior
- An artist's fight with the city; planning for a government shutdown; the proliferation of antiabortion laws
- Midwest competing with California for high-speed rail funds
- All-new Bell City Council is sworn in
- Delta Global Advisors is accused of fraud
- Tiger Woods puts a charge into Augusta
- Up next for the Clippers: Friday at Dallas
- Movie review: 'Exodus Fall'
- Arcadia Invitational facts
- Phillip Garrido pleads not guilty in abduction, sexual slavery of Jaycee Dugard
- Auction house to sell notes written by Robert Kennedy's killer
- Tampa Bay's Manny Ramirez retires after testing positive for banned substance
- Snow just keeps coming for Southern California resorts
- Movie review: Fantasy meets reality in 'Meet Monica Velour'
- 'Come to the Edge' info
- Movie review: 'Wrecked' is the best and worst of Adrien Brody
- Budget battles: The California-ization of D.C.
- Obama's moral obligation to detainees regardless of immigration status
- Japan nuclear crisis ebbing, U.S. experts say
- Rodent of the Week: A message from mice to teens about binge drinking
- Fast Track: 'American Idol's' shocking elimination
- Last-minute deal averts government shutdown
- Quick Takes - April 8, 2011
- For the record - April 8, 2011
- Final weekend could dramatically change NHL Western Conference playoff matchups
- Opinion: Government shutdown: What about the zoo animals?
- Opinion: Most commented: The path to American prosperity, according to enraged readers
- Opinion: Fun with scamming the email scammers
- 'Big Bang Theory' recap: Vicious gossip is so underrated
- Exclusive: Google CEO Larry Page completes major reorganization of Internet search giant
- Season 2 of 'Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution' -- in L.A. -- set for Tuesday
- You CAN be too rich: 'Arthur' and other characters with too much money
- Friday's Highlights: 'Lost Land of the Tiger' on National Geographic
- FC Porto turns out the lights on spoilsport Benfica to win Portuguese championship
- Friday's Talk Shows
- 'American Idol' shocker: Pia Toscano eliminated
- Kevin Smith talks 'Red State,' Wayne Gretzky and why he's ready to leave filmmaking
- Theater review: Chalk Repertory Theatre's 'Hell Money' at Agenda Loft
- Country singer Chely Wright engaged to girlfriend Lauren Blitzer
- Google defends its openness for Android
- Downtown real estate club gripes about police headquarters
- Theater review: 'Tartuffe' at the Actors' Gang
- 'American Idol' Top 9 results deliver a shock as Pia is sent home
- Opinion: Obama, who said he saw a civilian slaughter looming in Libya, marks the anniversary of Rwanda's massacre
- FCC to force AT&T, Verizon to open networks to smaller rivals' Web roaming
- Book review: 'Come to the Edge'
- Dutton lectures Brown on the Inland Empire
- Is THIS the real reason Glenn Beck is out at Fox?
- Theater review: 'Romeo and Juliet' at the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles
- Is Fergie headed for a judge's seat on Simon Cowell's 'The X Factor'?
- Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila's excellent Bay Area adventures
- LeBron James sees the light and buys a piece of Liverpool -- the soccer club, not the city
- Los Angeles Master Chorale names Terry Knowles as president and CEO
- MTV to debut Lykke Li 'Unplugged' concert via Facebook
- Pop & Hiss Premiere: J. Rocc's 'Chasing the Sun'
- Neymar unmasks the stupid side of soccer's rules on goal celebrations
- Lakers Moments: Magic Johnson wows Los Angeles
- 'Your Highness' star Danny McBride and wife are expecting a baby
- Denis Watson lists Pacific Palisades home for $23.5 million
- Jeff Probst buys Gene Autry estate for $5 million
- Leaving Juan Agudelo off roster costs U.S. its place in Under-20 World Cup
- Tonight: Rachel Kushner reads at the Pasadena Museum of California Art
- Opinion: A video window into the ongoing federal budget stalemate, starring Eric Cantor and Steny Hoyer
- Sharks, Kings and Ducks are making California a playoff hockey mecca
- Ducks' Corey Perry gets star treatment, Ray Emery gets lower-body treatment
- Homeland Security to issue terror alerts on Facebook, Twitter; nix color system
- Betsy Sharkey's film pick of the week: Eddie O'Keefe's 'The Ghosts'
- Jazz box set review: 'Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology'
- MTV goes spin-off crazy with three 'Jersey Shore' castmembers
- Christine O'Donnell book on the way: get ready for 'Troublemaker' in August
- 'William and Kate' Pez dispenser auction for charity makes us happy to be alive
- USC basketball: A first look at the Trojans' 2011-12 nonconference schedule
- Poll: Is 'California King Bed' Rihanna's next big awards contender?
- Trend alert: The 'drug rug' (Baja pullover) is back
- L.A.’s own Decades to debut reality show on Bravo
- Photo of the day: Homemade pop tarts from Donald S. Wilson of Feeding Andrew
- Lawmakers consider what to cut next in budget debate
- 'The X Factor' launches audition studios across the U.S.
- Music review: Kronos Quartet gives West Coast premiere of Steve Reich's 'WTC 9/11'
- Shop global treasures at Indagare's pop-up trunk show
- Sunday Books: coverage for April 10, 2011
- Google and Justice Department near deal to allow ITA Software purchase
- Prison psychiatrists routinely report to work late and leave early, audit finds
- Nelson Mandela
- Opinion: April 7 Buzz: The right and wrongs of GOP budget proposal
- Theater review: 'The Escort' at the Geffen Playhouse
- UCLA football: Quarterback Kevin Prince cleared to do more work in spring
- Basketball: Collision All-Star game to showcase top players
- The 2011 Guggenheim fellows
- Brett Moffitt tops NASCAR Hunter Index for April
- PolitiCal Roundup: Jerry Brown's grades, guns; redevelopment trouble in San Jose
- Viacom and Time Warner trade blows over iPad dispute
- Live chat: Dylan Hernandez on the Dodgers
- Patricia Field, Kotex, and the secretly interesting redesigned MaxiPad
- USC Football: Marc Tyler returns and weighs in on his conditioning
- For sale: John Wayne's Golden Globe for 'True Grit'
- Dodgers Web musings: If Robert Redford plays Branch Rickey, who gets to be Jackie Robinson?
- Movie Projector: With 'Hop' and 'Arthur,' Russell Brand should top box office
- Theater review: ‘A Weekend With Pablo Picasso’ at Los Angeles Theatre Center
- Time Warner Cable fires back at Viacom in dispute over streaming channels on iPad
- Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana show their love for 'Hanna'
- Claire Danes and Don Cheadle headline new Showtime series
- 'Breaking In' gets a post-'Idol' high
- Your favorite L.A. books: runoff until Monday. Then the final...
- Ashley Tisdale reunites Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron -- kinda, sorta
- Reader photos: Summer vacation 2011
- Commodore 64 is back, with the same ol' look but modern insides
- Yelper gets her just deserts; online world cheers
- Studios to movie fans: How'd you like to pay $30 for a 60-day-old movie?
- Pop & Hiss Premiere: Funk legend Dennis Coffey's 'Knockabout'
- Disaster-flick auteur Roland Emmerich takes on William Shakespeare
- Online shopping: Miu Miu, Rachel Pally, Cynthia Vincent open e-stores
- 'Is sushi safe?' In wake of Japan crisis, L.A. area restaurants field diners' questions
- Facebook to share energy-efficiency technology developed for data centers
- Sailor, 85, crosses Atlantic Ocean on raft
- Whatever Frank McCourt's motivation, hiring of ex-police chief Bratton is still a chance to get security right
- Radio personality Tom Leykis adds $50,000 to reward for information on Dodger Stadium beating suspects
- Wind energy: headed for a slowdown?
- Starz may be getting ratings boost from Dish giveaway
- Tina Fey is pregnant; Alec Baldwin backpedals on '30 Rock' demise
- Question of the Day: From a fan's perspective, which are the most unsafe baseball stadiums in the U.S.?
- Dish Network's Blockbuster bid gets approval from bankruptcy judge
- Critic's Notebook: Obama versus Pawlenty: Let the video war begin
- Richard Branson's Virgin Oceanic sub to feed deep-sea data to Google Earth
- 'Hanna' premiere
- LeBron James' mother arrested in Miami
- 'American Idol' recap: The top 9 rock out
- Baseball: Westlake's young players are coming through
- Mariska Hargitay adopts a baby girl with husband Peter Hermann
- Ski report for California, April 7
- Huntington does rank in top 100 museums worldwide for 2010 attendance
- Women lean practical in car purchases; men go for brawn and speed
- Baseball: Wednesday's scores
- Softball: Wednesday's scores
- 'Justified' recap: The best episode of this show yet
- Brian Walker on his new omnibus 'The Comics: The Complete Collection'
- Ex-colleague of Jeffrey Deitch to curate art show coinciding with his big MOCA moment
- 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits off Japan coast, tsunami warning issued
- Vince McMahon wants to take 'wrestling' out of the WWE
- UCLA Basketball: Sports Arena to be primary home venue for 2011-12 season
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen plan an online shopping site, LeBron James nails a watch deal
- Opinion: Inside Obama's energy lecture series: Honest talk or phony outreach?
- Football: Cravens keeps picking up offers
- 'America's Next Top Model' recap: Freak out!
- 'American Idol': Finalists salute Rock and Roll Hall of Fame songs that 'shaped' music
- Video: Oyster stew with leeks and prosciutto
- Little change in mortgage rates, Freddie Mac says
- The Morning Fix: WWE plans makeover! Theater owners plan retaliation. How Kelly Bush tames dragons. Glenn Beck hits road.
- Florida sentences 'Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure' author to two years' probation
- Monster Mash: LACMA to revamp film program; China accuses Ai Weiwei of 'economic crimes'
- Russell Brand makes his case for leading-man status
- Freeway air pollution linked to brain damage in mice
- Wall Street Roundup: Europe rising. A Goldman flop.
- Baseball: Chatsworth's Karkenny signs with The Master's College
- Can I recycle ... Ziploc bags?
- Trump on the 'Today' show: I'm with the 'tea party'
- About (Late) Last Night: Stephen Colbert masters British etiquette
- ARABIAN PENINSULA: Arab leaders work toward Yemeni President Saleh's resignation
- 'Survivor' recap: The book of Matthew
- The Arts on TV: Jean-Michel Basquiat bio; Jim Belushi and Colin Quinn talk Broadway
- With 'Million Dollar Decorators,' Bravo bets audiences will love the return of big spending
- 'The Vampire Diaries': 'Every character is going to surprise you,' says Katerina Graham
- Around Town: An ode to Sam Peckinpah, James Caan honored and quick hits of comedy
- Opinion: Obama's support among blacks slips unexpectedly, Hispanics too
- Huitlacoche quesadillas
- Mexican lasagna
- Zetas with garlic and pasilla chiles
- Clementine's butterscotch brownies
- Baseball: JSerra rallies for victory over El Toro in tourney final
- Photos: Japan hit with magnitude 7.1 aftershock
- Wine of the Week: 2009 Loring Wine Co. Pinot Noir 'Russian River Valley'
- The Find: La Cocina del Camaguey
- Recipe: <i>Huitlacoche</i> quesadillas
- Recipe: Zetas with garlic and Pasilla chiles
- San Francisco restaurant details: Locations, prices and more
- Culinary SOS: Clementine's butterscotch brownies
- Recipe: Mexican lasagna
- Book review: '33 Revolutions Per Minute' by Dorian Lynskey
- Russell Brand: A new brand
- Bill Varney dies at 77; Oscar-winning sound mixer
- Democrats following Republicans into field of undisclosed donors
- The Find: La Cocina del Camaguey
- Southern California rents are likely to remain flat, study says
- California Gov. Jerry Brown tells cops, 'I've got 3 guns'
- Research points to a fundamental change in physics -- or else a fluke
- Conrad Murray's lawyers want to argue Michael Jackson's money woes led to overdose
- Japan hit with magnitude 7.1 aftershock
- Retail sales rise again in March, surprising analysts
- In wake of brutal beating, fans hold key to a safer Dodger Stadium
- Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet combines open air with utility
- 17-day diet works for some, as do most diets