- Paul Ryan defends Medicare plan in wake of Newt Gingrich's slam
- 6 killed in blaze, including 3 children
- Television review: 'Freedom Riders'
- Monday's TV Highlights
- The myth of ripped muscles and calorie burns
- Three groundbreaking Asian actors
- TV Talk Shows: Monday, May 16, 2011
- That's a lot of cheese to go see these Dodgers
- Sun sets on the Sahara in Vegas
- 'Robert Redford: The Biography' info
- An Exposition of civic issues
- Donald Trump: I won't run for president
- Donald Trump's decision spurns Iowa Republicans
- An infestation that begins in the mind
- Novak Djokovic having an 'amazing' tennis season
- Study on multi-day ultra-marathon injury rates offers up surprises
- Obama administration wants assistance package for workers before moving trade deals
- Good Form: Pilates ring adds intensity to workout
- Gregory Rodriguez: Secularism gains ground
- Some Americans shrug off federal travel warnings, survey says
- Burbank officials consider anti-nepotism policy
- Mitt Romney scores $10 million in Vegas telethon
- KIIS-FM tops Los Angeles-Orange County radio rankings
- Brownies with melatonin, a.k.a. Lazy Cakes, draw ire of officials
- Mavericks vs. Thunder: Western Conference finals preview
- U.S. hits debt limit and takes actions to postpone a default
- Mitt Romney's healthcare dilemma; Jaycee Lee Dugard's memoir; the role of government in Donald Trump's business success
- Cannes 2011: A mere 'Footnote'? Hardly
- Capitol Journal: Good GOP bills held hostage in budget stalemate
- Dozens hurt in Egypt as Copts are attacked
- John Kerry points up 'disturbing' signs about Pakistan's knowledge of insurgent activity
- Yellow hybrid stickers for carpool lanes set to expire
- IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn denied bail in sex-assault case
- E-2 visas
- Fast Track: 'Tree of Life' finally is unveiled
- Compton's racial divide
- 8 killed in Syrian crackdown near Lebanon border
- Ron Meyer offered contract extension as head of Universal Studios
- Head of NBA players' union calls owners' proposal 'onerous'
- Stricter wine labeling rules? Put a cork in it, vintners say
- Mike Huckabee's exit: Which GOP candidate stands to gain?
- NFL owners win legal round as appellate court grants stay for lockout
- Officer retaliation problems still plague LAPD, inspector general finds
- The latest case of U.S. paranoia
- 'Freedom Riders: American Experience' info
- E-2 visa helps many non-U.S. citizens start small firms
- Left field is a wasteland for the Dodgers
- Catalina Express says 'happy birthday' with free boat ride to Catalina Island
- U.S. military: The dogs of war
- Mitt Romney raises cash in Vegas phone-a-thon
- Angels fall in the 10th inning to the A's
- Louisiana towns put their faith in sandbags
- With Mike Huckabee out, Iowa governor sees 'wide-open' contest in leadoff nominating state
- Obama in Memphis to meet with flood victims
- Republicans play Pelosi card in New York special election
- There are limits to how much a doctor or hospital may charge for medical records
- Use-tax law requires some firms to register
- Redford handled lightly
- Lakers' Jim Cleamons in talks to become Puerto Rico national team coach
- Angels Manager Mike Scioscia supports expanding baseball's playoff field
- An 'Undercover Boss' learns some humbling lessons
- The Envelope Rolls Out 360° Primetime Emmy® Awards Coverage
- Unprecedented Epicurean Extravaganza "Los Angeles Times And Food & Wine's THE TASTE" Set To Take Over Los Angeles September 2-5, 2011
- For the record - May 16, 2011
- Monday's Highlights
- Mondays Talk Shows
- Book review: 'Robert Redford: The Biography' by Michael Feeney Callan
- Cannes 2011: Can 'The Artist' cross over from art-house novelty to mainstream hit?
- Cannes 2011: A video examination, Part 3
- Volleyball: The Magorien effect at Westlake
- Dodgers offense shut down once again in 4-1 loss to Diamondbacks
- Opera review: Trimpin's 'The Gurs Zyklus' has its premiere at Stanford University
- Gates had 'reservations' about Bin Laden raid, hails 'gutsy' Obama
- Murray Handwerker of Nathan's Famous hot dogs dies at 89
- Angels' bullpen lets another one slip away, 5-4
- Watch a sneak preview of NBC cop drama 'Prime Suspect' with Maria Bello
- Watch a clip of NBC's new Christina Applegate sitcom 'Up All Night'
- CBS cancels '$#*! My Dad Says,' 'The Defenders' and 'Mad Love'
- Dance review: Los Angeles Ballet dances 'Giselle' at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
- Casey Blake nears rehab assignment; struggling Juan Uribe sits
- Volleyball: In a surprise, Mira Costa and Loyola are gone
- Cannes 2011: Cannes director and 'Memento' producer will collaborate on new film, possibly with Chris Pine
- Mike Scioscia shakes up Angels lineup again, putting Peter Bourjos in leadoff spot
- New fall TV season: NBC banks on comeback with scripted series starring Christina Applegate, Maria Bello and Katharine McPhee
- Track: Get ready for the Elias Gedyon show
- It's snow at Amgen Tour of California: Stage 1 delayed
- Cannes 2011: Angelina Jolie's directorial debut coming to U.S. theaters in December
- SYRIA: Protesters demand accountability before talks with Assad regime
- Box Office: 'Thor' thunders to the top again, hammering 'Bridesmaids' and 'Priest'
- <b>Photos:</b> Victoria's Secret 'What Is Sexy?' list for 2011
- MIDDLE EAST: Deadly violence in Israel, Syria and Lebanon as Palestinians mark Nakba
- Trout and catfish plants for Southern California and Eastern Sierra during the week beginning May 16
- Should Joyce Carol Oates have revealed her second marriage?
- Frank McCourt really knows how to get Dodgers fans all giddy
- Unscripted TV shows are getting a lot more stylish
- Style on TV, where to find it
- 'Chuck' lands fifth season, producer confirms
- Mystery shoppers, flood relief, real estate: Your weekly ScamWatch
- Cannes 2011: FilmDistrict thrown for a 'Looper'
- Opinion: Mike Huckabee out for 2012, citing lack of divine support; Trump, of course, takes a victory lap
- EGYPT: Former First Lady Suzanne Mubarak still at hospital for monitoring
- EGYPT: Shooting, clashes at Coptic Christian sit-in injure at least 60
- Lacrosse: US Lacrosse Southern Section championship scores
- Discoveries
- Book calendar events for the week of May 15, 2011
- Listing details: 1215 Shenandoah Road, San Marino
- PASSINGS: Bernard Greenhouse
- Jack Jones dies at 86; former longtime Los Angeles Times reporter
- Literary journalism finds new platforms
- Book Review: 'Dreams of Joy' by Lisa See
- Book review: 'Say Her Name' by Francisco Goldman
- Home of the Week: a Tudor Revival in San Marino
- Book Review: 'A Jane Austen Education' by William Deresiewicz
- What is Diabetes?
- Book Review: 'Evel: The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel' by Leigh Montville
- Island Escape
- Shopping: Rebecca Minkoff is opening a shop in Los Angeles
- Charles McPhee dies at 49; self-proclaimed 'Dream Doctor' had syndicated radio show
- Army Cpl. Kenneth E. Necochea Jr., 21, San Diego; among 6 soldiers killed by suicide bomber in Afghanistan
- On the market: Redondo Beach
- Rocky and Bullwinkle and the statue that spun
- Six indicted in plot to raise money for terrorism; 1 is held in L.A.
- In San Diego, not your typical police scandal
- Tens of thousands volunteer at Big Sunday events throughout California
- IMF chief, accused of sexual assault, is headed to court
- A mob exhibit muscles in on the action in Vegas
- Downtown L.A. residents still reeling after shooting by undercover officer
- Is disability insurance worth the price?
- Manchester City gets its day in the sun
- Defusing the population bomb
- Off the grid in Amish country
- Films & programs
- Book Review: 'A Jane Austen Education' by William Deresiewicz
- TV highlights: Week of Sunday, May 15
- Ray "Windmill" White left his mark on boxing -- from behind
- Lakers assistant Chuck Person to interview for Warriors job
- A new look for product placement
- New test for an old idea: actually making things
- GOP's Paul Ryan considering Wisconsin Senate bid
- States make their own tuition rules for undocumented students
- Flight, hotel and restaurant info for Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia
- World Cinema: Korean actress Yun Jung-hee makes poetic return to acting
- Revisiting ADHD and Ritalin
- Singer Michel Martelly is sworn in as Haiti's president
- Reality TV: Prison shows break new ground with female inmates
- Underrated/Overrated
- Your Scene: Brussels' Grand-Place square
- 'Pirates of the Caribbean' the latest film franchise to go for a four-peat
- Public pension reform, not public-worker bashing
- Rackauckas wants Huntington Beach to ban sex offenders from recreational sites
- Ahmadinejad fires 3 Iran Cabinet ministers
- Afghans protest killing of teenage boy by U.S. forces
- Louisiana spillway is opened to relieve swollen Mississippi River, spare cities from flooding
- Massacre leaves 27 dead in northern Guatemala
- Bulls storm off to a 103-82 win over Heat in Game 1
- Newt Gingrich slams Paul Ryan's plan to overhaul Medicare
- On the Spot: Air travel: What if you lose your ID?
- Population quadruples -- to 4
- Solo 401(k) lets self-employed shelter more of their income
- Wasps do it, but why should we?
- Los Angeles County is poised to accelerate its rail projects
- PASSINGS: Bernard Greenhouse
- Head of IMF held in sexual assault case in New York
- Sudanese candidate wanted on war crimes charges wins governor's seat
- A Message from Ed Reyes
- Strap in for new adventures at Southland theme parks
- New on DVD: 'The Roommate' and more
- Up to his ears in audio gear
- League-leading Galaxy hardly a dominant team
- Nikki Haley: Don't think about me for 2012 veep
- Cambodia after the killing fields
- Travel letters
- Top concessions
- California's outdoor economy is thriving
- Sheriff's deputies break up cockfight in San Gabriel Valley
- Tackling mental health problems in Afghanistan
- Shopping: Rebecca Minkoff is opening a shop in Los Angeles
- Bullpen blows another save as Angels fall to Texas Rangers, 5-4
- Getting rowdy with Raphael Saadiq
- A Second Look: 'In the City of Sylvia'
- Gov. Jerry Brown not giving up on tax hikes to help California budget
- The Sunday Conversation: Mireille Enos
- Book calendar events for the week of May 15, 2011
- Osama bin Laden's death: The millennials have a moment
- Employers tell workers to get a move on
- Snow, ice threatens start of Tour of California cycling race
- Commissioners walk a fine line
- Tours & cruises: Cambodia and Vietnam
- Snow wipes out opening stage of Tour of California
- When athletes post on Twitter, controversy can follow
- A new chapter for Jacques d'Amboise
- Fashion a great fit for reality TV
- Book Review: 'Evel: The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel' by Leigh Montville
- Near-term outlook upbeat for International Paper
- In scripted television, fashion rules
- Circus Vargas takes family unity on the road
- Steven Tyler's rockin' style
- Fashion apps that are real finds
- Noxious odor plagues poor desert communities
- Michael Govan by the numbers
- His look isn't always in fashion
- Web Buzz: Poshbrood.com
- ADHD in adults may become easier to diagnose
- Southern California amusement park info
- Determining whether condo building's access for disabled is up to code
- Are we facing the end of the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage?
- Huckabee announces he will not run for president
- Horoscope: May 15
- A plea to give ex-convicts a second change by hiring them; a Supreme Court ruling on a class-action suit; criticism of President Obama on the Osama bin Laden raid
- A master works his magic on museum
- Army Cpl. Kenneth E. Necochea Jr., 21, San Diego; among 6 soldiers killed by suicide bomber in Afghanistan
- JPL's Mars lander proposal advances to next round
- Gates had 'reservations' about Bin Laden raid, hails 'gutsy' Obama
- IMF chief held on suspicion of sexual assault on N.Y. hotel worker
- Cris Arreola impresses at Home Depot Center
- Dedicated coaches and responsive players provide inspiration in LAUSD sports
- Journeys Within: a tour company in Cambodia, a helping hand in Cambodian communities
- Home of the Week: a Tudor Revival in San Marino
- Listing details: 1215 Shenandoah Road, San Marino
- Four killed in Syrian crackdown
- West Africa: Digging a hole is only a start
- In northeast India coal towns, many miners are children
- IMF chief's sexual assault inquiry shakes Europe
- Critic's Notebook: Oprah's revolution will continue to be televised
- John Fleck dons a distinctive garland
- The 'Human Nature' of tastes in art
- Jack Jones dies at 86; former longtime Los Angeles Times reporter
- Newt Gingrich says he's 'made mistakes' but marriage is 'strong'
- Dodgers infielder Aaron Miles heats up offensively
- If you go: Pennsylvania Dutch country
- California makes huge payouts for some workers' unused time off
- Charles McPhee dies at 49; self-proclaimed 'Dream Doctor' had syndicated radio show
- Angels' Erick Aybar has learned from his struggles on offense
- Nontraditional data may help mortgage applicants
- The U.S.: Where Europe comes to slum
- L.A. building department ordered to revive its internal investigations unit
- Times endorsements: Hahn, Sanchez are our choices
- Pakistan condemns Bin Laden raid, threatens reprisals for drone strikes
- Dan Haren is disappointed again, but Angels defeat Texas Rangers, 3-2
- Literary journalism finds new platforms
- War casualties
- The Times' high school baseball rankings
- Travel calendar
- Book Review: 'Dreams of Joy' by Lisa See
- Discoveries
- Book review: 'Say Her Name' by Francisco Goldman
- Presbyterian Church U.S.A.: Faith and gay rights
- Dodgers fall in a hole early and lose to the Diamondbacks, 4-1
- What it's like to run across America, one step at a time
- NBC releases fall TV schedule
- Boys' volleyball: Saturday's Southern Section playoff results and updated pairings
- Sony flips the switch back on for PlayStation Network
- Oh, the pain: Chad Billingsley gives up only one hit in eight innings and Dodgers still lose, 1-0
- AFTRA's board approves mission statement for new actors union
- Track: Serra's George Farmer pulls out of 100, 200
- No Snoop Dogg at Mira Costa
- Blake Hawksworth appears to be headed for DL as Dodgers reportedly call up Javy Guerra
- The unexpected Jamey Carroll, now excelling as a leadoff hitter
- Football: Alemany is feeling good about 2011
- Baseball: Chatsworth defeats Banning in regular-season finale
- Derek Boogaard's brain to be donated to trauma study
- Angels escape with win over Texas Rangers, but Dan Haren gets nothing again
- Tom Sizemore's missing friend turns up near downtown L.A.
- Cannes 2011: Palme d'Or race begins to come into focus
- Jenna Fischer is pregnant, expecting first baby with husband Lee Kirk
- Jon Cryer 'jazzed' about Ashton Kutcher, thanks Charlie Sheen for 8 seasons of 'Two and a Half Men'
- Cannes 2011: Christian Bale's China movie aims to catch America's eye
- BAHRAIN: Activist describes electroshock, torture by government forces
- Blues brotherhood turns out for WWD's denim forum
- SYRIA: Four reported dead; president to start meeting with opposition
- Opinion: Sunday shows: Haley, Gingrich, Holder, Huckabee
- Critic's Notebook: The Getty's stubborn politics
- A 'disgraceful' challenge of L.A.'s school librarians
- Boys' tennis: Friday's Southern Section playoff results and updated pairings
- The Angels return to L.A. for a Victoria's Secret Sexy party
- YEMEN: GCC attempts to revive agreement as Saleh stalls
- Cheers! Pabst Brewing Co. is relocating its suds to L.A.
- Photographer Frederic Chaubin's weird and wonderful Soviet architecture
- OMAN: Army descends on protest camp, arrests demonstrators
- Opinion: Ticket pic of the week: Better to fly over this thing than into it
- Softball: Friday's City playoff scores
- Baseball: Friday's scores
- Commodities try to stabilize after recent plunge, but dollar's rebound weighs
- Softball: Friday's scores
- Swimming: Loyola, University win Division 1 championships
- When it's closing time, lights are getting a tad bright for Dodgers
- Editing down: Just 10 cookbooks
- Jacques d’Amboise continues to be a force of nature
- Social media is key to success for product placement and licensed merchandise in the TV arena
- Home tour: In Santa Monica, modern house soars with a heart of glass and skeleton of steel
- Lost L.A.: The Arabella Huntington gallery, a fleeting tribute from husband to wife
- Puerto Rico hoping to ride box-office success of 'Fast Five'
- Fashion? There's an app for that
- Retail roundup: Express on Facebook, smaller Kohl's stores, retail sales, Apple store at the Americana
- Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2011 mazes and scare zones
- Opinion: Weekly remarks: GOP's Martha Roby wants more domestic energy; Obama decries subsidies for Big Oil
- Katherine Jacobson and Andrea Lambert
- Vivian Myerson dies at 100; peace activist won early victory against LAPD spying
- PASSINGS: Ron Springs, Mel Queen, Beverly DiTomaso
- Spring in bloom