- Oil executives defend profits, tax cuts at Senate hearing
- Uganda lawmakers remove death penalty clause from anti-gay bill
- Thursday's TV talk shows
- Fortitude and 'The First Grader'
- Travis Lett keeps things simply elegant
- Recipe: Butterscotch pot de crème
- California asks Bell to investigate police disability pensions
- NFL players demand damages
- Recipe: Grilled Russian kale with yogurt dressing and toasted hazelnuts
- Brian Shaw has permission to interview with Warriors
- Pair arrested in robberies also suspected in slaying of MTV music coordinator, police say
- Lindsay Lohan gets 120 days in theft of necklace
- Tiger Woods exits Players Championship early, leaving questions
- Pakistani president can't be party chief too, court rules
- Angels' Kendrys Morales to undergo new surgery, is lost for 2011
- Citizen children and life under the radar
- Disrespecting Geronimo?; UC tuition debate; safety for miners
- Events: Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest
- Horoscope: May 12
- Darrell Steinberg throws a tax pitch
- Behind Chevron's feel-good, misleading ad campaign
- Yemen government forces, protesters clash again
- John McCain: Abusive interrogation didn't yield trail to Osama bin Laden
- NASA's post-shuttle plan draws criticism
- No charges are filed against union leader
- Mexico immigration agency fires top officials amid reports of collusion with kidnappers
- Mandela gun a draw at South Africa home auction
- Coastal fireworks need pollution permits, water board decides
- Immigration reform? Think civil rights struggle, and 'keep praying,' Obama says
- Angels are better prepared to play without Kendrys Morales
- Gunman, victims in Riverside slayings worked for state Corrections Department
- James Cuno says he accepts the Getty's antiquities acquisition policy
- Bedbugs may carry MRSA and other diseases, but do they spread them? Don't panic yet
- Movie review: 'Love Exposure'
- Cristina Ferrare, Tony Thomopoulos put their Wilshire Corridor condo on the market
- Arizona: Marriott's Phoenix resort offers free golf and $50 credit for $149 a night
- Obama girds for prolonged 'values' debate with GOP
- Pop music: The Cars in concert at the Hollywood Palladium
- 87-year-old Nigerian faith healer has 86 wives
- The Quail Motorcycle Gathering info
- Former California prisons leader joins fight against death penalty
- Ready to fly
- 'Credible evidence' against John Ensign in sex and lobbying scandal, Senate panel says
- State lawmakers take a long look at college athletes and sports agents
- Gingrich: If the election were 'fair,' Obama would lose
- Boxing champion Andre Ward isn't a knockout with fans
- A dramatic decline for network dramas
- Editor's pick: Taste of the Eastside
- Amsterdam: Schiphol's new 'Airport Park' alive with greenery, chirping birds
- Dodgers being carried by starting pitching
- Germany: Stalking the wild asparagus
- Dr. Weil says there's a better approach to evaluating clinical drug trials
- Dodgers' series finale against Pittsburgh postponed because of rain
- Robert Stempel dies at 77; former CEO of GM
- Habayit Restaurant information
- Mitt Romney: No apologies for Massachusetts healthcare plan
- Osama bin Laden's journal contains his thoughts on killing Americans
- Lawsuit seeks to overturn reduction in Esteban Nuñez sentence
- Macy's reports profit surge in first quarter
- Raise $1 million in a week to save school jobs? Not even in Beverly Hills
- Recipe: Escarole and sunchoke salad with preserved lemon and smoked almonds
- Middle East peace: The wrong pact
- Lakers' loss cuts merchant sales to a dribble
- Wine of the Week: 2007 Mountford 'Liaison' Pinot Noir
- A South-Central garden spot again?
- Movie review: True Legend'
- Events: Fusion Fridays at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena
- Foreclosure rate slows as repossession timeline lengthens
- Audit finds L.A.'s cellphone tab needlessly high
- Jane Way dies at 91; Sutter Creek Inn owner
- The Find: Habayit Restaurant
- Movie review: 'The High Cost of Living'
- Performance-based teacher layoff bill dies in committee
- Border agents killed by train during chase in Arizona
- IRS signals political donors could owe back taxes
- Gay rights and the church's evolving role
- Children's earliest memories shift as they get older, study finds
- Get moving on immigration reform
- USC signs 10-year agreement with apparel company tied to Cowboys' Jerry Jones
- Legal maneuver will not thwart attempt by teachers union to undo charter-school conversion
- Movie review: 'Neds'
- Mitt Romney acknowledges his healthcare dilemma
- Senate grills oil executives over high gas prices
- FIFA remains a scandalously run organization
- Getting revved up over vintage bikes at Quail Motorcycle Gathering
- Global flair
- Assembly panel votes to audit Northern California hospital that gave CEO millions upon retirement
- Bud Selig says league is 'moving as fast as we can' on Dodgers inquiry
- Alzheimer's damage may begin at a young age, study finds
- Massaman curries favor with her family
- For the record - May 12, 2011
- Lacrosse: Wednesday's US Lacrosse Southern Section playoff scores and updated pairings
- Softball: Wednesday's City playoff scores and updated pairings
- Justice Department's landmark judgment against Microsoft will expire
- NBC picks up 'Smash,' 'Prime Suspect,' 'Up All Night,' 'Whitney'
- Thursday's Highlights
- Sierra Club calls on Gov. Brown to revise global warming plan
- Angels first baseman Kendrys Morales to undergo second surgery and miss entire season
- Thursday's Talk Shows
- Hiroki Kuroda leads Dodgers to 2-0 victory over Pirates
- Angels catcher Jeff Mathis hits a new low but will retain share of catching job
- Melvins, Belle Brigade, Art Brut among initial round of Sunset Junction artists
- AIA Los Angeles spring home tour opens doors to modern designs in Santa Monica, Venice
- Baseball: Westlake wins Marmonte League title
- Opinion: Government: FCC Commissioner Baker exits via the revolving door
- In rotation: The Feelies' 'Here Before'
- Fiction & Poetry
- Boys' basketball: All-state teams announced
- In Rotation: Los Amigos Invisibles' 'Not So Commercial'
- Baseball: Taft routs El Camino Real
- 'Glee' guys rock out to Rebecca Black's 'Friday' in prom episode
- Bill Blackbeard: He was 'ahead of his time' in recognizing comic strips as American art
- Opinion: Obama hails White House poetry night with prose
- Opinion: Newt Gingrich announces he will run for president via Twitter, YouTube
- Cannes 2011: On festival's streets, a form of high-low cinematic tourism
- Google's Sergey Brin talks about Chrome, but won't talk about secret projects
- Opinion: Photos: Remembering the fight of the South Central Farmers
- Opinion: Immigration: President Obama's border moat
- 'Hunger Games' casting update: Woody Harrelson as Haymitch, last two tributes named
- Opinion: Donald Trump has a gun permit and 12 more things you may (or may not) want to know
- Jennifer Aniston sexes it up in 'Horrible Bosses' trailer
- Baseball: Alberto Flores leads Kennedy past San Fernando
- Opinion: Will Scott Brown view the Osama bin Laden death photo? 'No comment'
- The dollar: Not so dead yet, after all
- Anthropologie launches one-of-a-kind boho-luxe earrings by Melissa Joy Manning
- Heather Hitchens is new chief of the American Theatre Wing
- Album review: The Peoples Temple’s ‘Sons of Stone’
- Princess Beatrice to auction royal wedding hat; mom Fergie talks about snub
- 3 Food Events You Should Know About: 'Good Food Happy Hour' at Stark Bar; cooking with 'Top Chef Masters' Mary Sue Miliken and Susan Feniger; tequila tasting at the Langham
- Congressmen Edward Markey and Joe Barton ask Facebook to explain security vulnerability
- Google owned a 65% share of U.S. Web searches in April
- Beyonce teases video for new song 'Run the World (Girls)'
- Behind the scenes of the Jaycee Dugard editorial
- Fox replaces two affiliates in smaller markets over fee dispute
- Angels place reliever Francisco Rodriguez on DL; Kevin Jepsen recalled from triple A
- Opinion: Karl Rove on Common: 'Yes, let's invite a misogynist to the White House'
- Bristol Palin and her jaw surgery: What do you think?
- Dodgers put Hong-Chih Kuo on the disabled list with anxiety disorder
- Lakers Moments: Bob McAdoo steps up as the big man
- Fox's short-lived sitcom 'Traffic Light' wasn't helped by its title
- Prince to play two shows tonight at the Troubadour; adds 5 shows to Forum run
- Charlaine Harris sells 1 million Kindle ebooks
- New website solicits prayers as Mike Huckabee considers presidential run
- Cannes 2011: Festival fetes Woody Allen and 'Midnight in Paris'
- Opinion: What's better, a '57 Chevy or a 2011 Ford?
- Keith Olbermann taps Michael Moore, Ken Burns, Richard Lewis for ‘Countdown’
- It Speaks to Me: James Welling on Hans Hofmann’s 1958 ‘Equipoise’ at LACMA
- Fiesta Bowl will pay $1 million fine, remain in BCS
- Irvine Lake sees crappie, trout, bass on the bite
- Opinion: May 11 buzz: Reformed gang members seeking jobs
- Baseball: Grant Davis is headed to Arizona State
- CKX and Apollo detail kill fees tied to acquisition deal in regulatory filing
- Facebook apps may have leaked millions of users' personal data to third parties
- Hollywood pushing to release more films in China
- Theater review: '9 to 5: The Musical' national tour at Segerstrom Center for the Arts
- Torrance Shell station adds hydrogen fuel pump
- BoatU.S. releases annual list of top 10 boat names
- Bob Arum gives Golden Boy a Monday deadline to respond to Marquez offer
- Andrew W.K. parties with bloody-nose birthday cake at the Echoplex
- Comcast taps FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker for D.C. office
- Will Smith upsets SoHo neighbors with super-sized trailer
- Opinion: Osama bin Laden's death photos will be viewed by select members of Congress
- Lindsay Lohan pleads no contest in necklace theft, has a June date with jail
- Hugh Grant instead of Charlie Sheen on 'Two and a Half Men'? Talks have cooled.
- Music review: Piano Spheres season finale at Zipper Hall
- Former Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner endorses in crowded race to replace Jane Harman
- Lesser-known candidates air ads in final days of race to replace Jane Harman
- Facebook reportedly disables account of attorney Mark S. Zuckerberg
- Times guest blogger Hines Ward discusses Week 8 on 'Dancing With the Stars'
- Opinion: Faulting John Boehner's faith
- Former Iraq commander Ricardo Sanchez announces run for Texas Senate seat
- Google announces Chrome notebooks from Acer, Samsung available June 15
- Current Events
- Three-time champion Levi Leipheimer heads Amgen Tour of California field
- Children
- Jockey Michael Baze, found dead in car, was facing cocaine charge
- KCRW's 'Summer Nights' free concert series kicks off June 11 in Pasadena
- Oil tumbles as U.S. supplies rise and demand falls
- Cheers and jeers for Daytime Emmy nominations
- 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival will welcome stars Guillermo del Toro, James Franco, Ryan Reynolds and more
- This week's on-sales: Rage Against the Machine, Kesha, Stevie Nicks and others
- 'The Biggest Loser' recap: Your Final Four and Rulon-Gate continues
- Seve Ballesteros receives emotional sendoff
- 'The Hunger Games': Woody Harrelson cast as Haymitch Abernathy; District 10 tributes named
- Frank McCourt: When desperate times call for desperate measures, lots of them
- Biographies
- Visa announces digital wallet for paying online or by waving a phone
- Senate Democrats reintroduce Dream Act
- Culture Watch: 'Carnegie Hall Treasures'
- Jeff Bridges' 'Big Lebowski' cardigan goes up for auction on May 14
- Bronx Zoo peahen is found in garage after escape
- Google pays homage to modern-dance legend Martha Graham
- Question of the Day: Which baseball players have been the biggest disappointment and biggest surprise this season?
- Lacrosse: Tuesday's US Lacrosse Southern Section playoff scores
- Boys' volleyball: City playoff results and updated pairings
- Boys' tennis: City playoff results and updated pairings
- Boys' tennis: Tuesday's Southern Section playoff results and updated pairings
- Has there been a bid for Borders?
- Boys' volleyball: Tuesday's Southern Section playoff results and updated pairings
- 'Glee' recap: Prom dates, dresses and drama!
- Baseball: Tuesday's scores
- 'The Voice' recap: Contestants duke it out in the boxing ring
- Softball: Tuesday's scores
- Senators grill AT&T and T-Mobile CEOs over their proposed merger
- Influences: Los Angeles composer Hugh Levick
- Google considering shutting down Street View in Switzerland
- Photos: 64th Cannes Film Festival red carpet
- Cannes Film Festival 2011: Opening ceremony
- Jackie Cooper | 1922 - 2011
- Baseball: Young players propel Redlands to CBL title
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Salma Hayek channels lady Gaga in Gucci at Cannes Film Festival
- Wall Street Roundup: Hedging bets in Vegas. Magnates go Gaga.
- Daytime Emmy nominations: Who got snubbed
- Baseball: St. Bonaventure coach gets win over Oaks Christian
- First stop in Sin City? Dunkin' Donuts
- Movies set in Cannes
- USC football: Trojans ready for graduation Thursday
- Galleon hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam found guilty in insider trading case
- Deep blush: The 'get a little color' alternative for summer
- Monster Mash: Seattle Art Museum loses director; new report from President's Committee on the Arts
- 'Twilight' alum Cam Gigandet is back in the vampire lane
- Common, Elizabeth Alexander headline White House 'Evening of Poetry,' to be streamed live Wednesday
- Consumer Confidential: Tornado scams blowing; FDA warns about diet pill
- As a new 'Pirates of the Caribbean' premieres, a former swashbuckler changes weapons
- The Morning Fix: Boston cable war! 'Mars Needs Moms' stings Disney. Decision day at Fox.
- 'The Good Wife' recap: Hell hath no fury like a lawyer scorned
- Wanted: Dirt, plants and gardeners at Vermont Square
- Frugal Fashion: 'Scream 4's' Lucy Hale goes tribal at a Nylon magazine bash
- IRAN: American hikers' trial delayed -- again -- without explanation
- 'General Hospital,' 'The Young and the Restless' lead Daytime Emmy nominations
- BAHRAIN: Activists tortured before trial, rights group alleges
- Opinion: Ted Rall cartoon: UC education a la carte
- Mayer Hawthorne covers all sorts of musical ground with his new "Impressions EP"
- Google sets aside $500 million for potential settlement of Justice Department investigation
- Opinion: Behind the Scenes: How the board arrived at its editorial about Jaycee Dugard's memoir
- 'Museum Companion to Los Angeles' guidebook is back
- Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila on the first fava beans of the season
- Opinion: Blowback: Charging varying tuition would threaten UC's character
- Cannes 2011: 'The Artist' paints a surreal picture
- Opinion: Finally, some good news for Obama: Donald Trump will not be announcing his presidential bid Sunday
- Dolores Fuller dies at 88; actress dated director Ed Wood
- Peace Corps volunteers tell lawmakers of sexual assault
- Happening Wednesday: TV on the Radio, sketch comedy and more
- Trump has thrived with government's generosity
- Cost of John Wayne Airport generator soared as project morphed
- Tim Rutten: They drank the tea
- Make state government more efficient, less expensive
- A divided Congress seeks common ground on shrinking the deficit
- Review board weighs in on Afghan detainees
- Former ESPN personality Jay Mariotti charged with felony stalking and assault
- Cutting calories could be as easy as cutting up your food
- Warner Music Group debt is downgraded
- Tours & cruises: Two-day San Francisco biking package
- Court orders major overhaul of VA's mental health system
- Bin Laden bounce? New poll shows jump in Obama approval
- San Francisco likely to crack down on Yellow Pages
- Cardiologists rush to angioplasty despite evidence for value of drugs
- Azusa firm, two execs convicted of Mexican bribery scheme
- Quick Takes: Neil Patrick Harris to host Tony Awards
- At border, Obama calls for immigration reform
- Kobe Bryant says Lakers can come back
- 'Mars Needs Moms' drags down Disney's earnings
- Horoscope: May 11
- 'Museum Companion to Los Angeles' covers wide, and weird, ground
- 'Tangled Webs' info
- After crushed protests, Bahrain is accused of increased oppression of Shiites
- Jenny Craig may have edged competition, but other diets can work
- Cisco issues earnings warning
- 7.5 million Facebook users are too young for the site
- Ex-head of Formula One racing loses court fight over orgy
- Kern County's economy gains as commodity prices rise
- On location: Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen help boost L.A. film production activity
- L.A. school board OKs plan to revamp Huntington Park High
- Protest a tough sell among Palestinians
- Google shows off digital music service despite limits
- Newt Gingrich makes presidential run official
- Phil Jackson's tenure produced the most success and fun we've ever seen
- Ex-San Bernardino County supervisor and three others indicted
- Federal judge blocks Utah immigration law
- Coal power? It's fine -- and have an inhaler, says fake website
- Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh to end killings by elite force
- In Memphis, waters won't roll back quickly
- American Apparel reports first-quarter loss
- President's Committee tackles arts education
- Greek general strike protests austerity measures
- President Obama to give speech on Mideast policy
- Hiroki Kuroda wins the duel as Dodgers beat Pittsburgh, 2-0
- On the Media: Schwarzenegger- Shriver split recalls earlier news reports
- White House: Bin Laden reference 'entirely appropriate' at Obama campaign event
- Will Call: Southland concerts
- Critic's Notebook: A new order in 'Law & Order: L.A.'
- Undercover LAPD officer shoots man with knife
- Healthcare law gets friendly hearing in appeals court
- Researchers stand by findings linking XMRV to chronic fatigue syndrome
- Bedbugs carry drug-resistant MRSA bacteria, but could only spread it in some situations
- Angels' bullpen blows lead in 6-4 loss to White Sox
- Dodgers' Hong-Chih Kuo goes on disabled list with an anxiety disorder
- LAPD, get a handle on officer lawsuits
- Report questions California bullet-train plan's management and governing structure
- Wednesday TV talk shows