- USC fans should view NCAA ruling on appeal as 'get on with it' moment
- FIFA investigating possible bribery
- Derrick Rose needs to get ready for the backlash, MVP or not
- Obama greeted warmly in London, U.S.-British differences notwithstanding
- Obama in London: Obama, Cameron pledge to keep pressure on Kadafi regime
- France's Christine Lagarde makes it formal: She wants to head the IMF
- Iceland volcano: Ash cloud over Europe may be easing up -- for now, forecasters say
- Family sues Staples Center over toddler's fatal fall after Lakers game
- Frank McCourt tells MLB he expects to meet Dodgers' payroll next week
- Contraceptives that are long-term and reversible are in demand
- Deadly tornadoes continue to plague Midwest
- For the record - May 25, 2011
- Boys' volleyball: Tuesday's Southern California Regional scores
- Boys' tennis: Southern Section semifinal scores and championship schedule
- Baseball: Tuesday Southern Section playoff scores (updated)
- Softball: Tuesday Southern Section playoff scores (updated)
- 'Dancing With the Stars' hits its highest ratings ever, even without Bristol Palin
- Bin Laden movie: Sony Pictures acquires film for winter 2012
- 'Dancing With the Stars' results recap: Season 12 champion revealed!
- Football: Mission Viejo is site for six-game extravaganza
- Baseball: Gardena Serra stuns No. 1 Woodcrest Christian
- Baseball: Brandon Horth lifts Woodbridge to Division 3 upset
- German company posts online guide for digitizing a foosball table
- Opera Mini 6 released for the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
- On Location: Film activity in L.A. rose 6% last week
- Baseball: LACES advances to Division III City final
- Baseball: Juan Rocha strikes out 14 for San Gorgonio
- Wednesdays Highlights: 'The Middle' on ABC
- American Idol 10: Scotty vs. Lauren in the finale
- Wednesday's Talk Shows
- Jerry Sands and the kids lead Dodgers to 5-4 victory over Astros
- Baseball: Brentwood rallies with home runs
- 'American Idol' creator Simon Fuller honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Baseball: Mater Dei hitters keep hitting
- Baseball: Two big upsets in Division 1
- Baseball: West Valley League dominates in City Section playoffs
- 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' recap: Are they still talking about the christening brawl?
- Estella Warren allegedly crashes into parked cars, is arrested and attempts to flee
- System of a Down: The reunion that's being unjustly overlooked?
- Zynga reportedly preparing public offering of stock
- Countdown to the last 'Oprah Winfrey Show': The next-to-last episode!
- Opinion: Ted Rall Cartoon: Hotel California, 2011
- U.S. government buys its first electric vehicles
- Trade group head calls for improved benefits and conditions for VFX artists
- Baseball: Lucas Giolito throws no-hitter for Harvard-Westlake
- USC baseball assistant Tom House announces retirement from coaching
- Nickelodeon orders more 'Big Time Rush,' adds to musical TV arsenal
- Jason Statham looks to sell Hollywood Hills home
- Rattled Dodgers call up their minor league pitcher of the year, Rubby De La Rosa, from double A
- Kevin Costner to star in History channel's 'The Hatfields and McCoys'
- Opinion: George W. Bush in foul-up at Rangers game
- Sofia Coppola prepares for a summer wedding with Phoenix singer Thomas Mars
- Art review: 'Michael McMillen: Train of Thought' at the Oakland Museum of California
- T-Mobile says its 4G network in L.A. is twice as fast as before, theoretically
- Christopher Meloni leaves 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'
- Chelsea Handler says she had an abortion at 16, slams teen pregnancy shows
- Lakers Moments: Connie Hawkins dunked before the rest
- Brown optimistic about budget deal with GOP ‘because I read their feelings’
- Inside peek: Here is 'Glee's' Emmy campaign DVD package
- Buyers of 'Bridesmaids' and 'Fast Five' TV rights may have to take the bad with the good
- Former NFL star Grant Wistrom heartbroken by tornado devastation in Joplin, Mo.
- Baseball: Aaron Moore resigns at Los Alamitos
- A guide to 'American Idol' on TV this week: May 24 - 25
- Michael C. Hall, Jon Hamm, Cloris Leachman, more to join Emmy Week panels
- Daniel Catan is remembered
- Yandex, 'Russia's Google,' soars after Nasdaq IPO
- Opinion: The conversation: Oprah's legacy
- First notes from BEA: With so many writers, the 3G clogs like the 405
- Jane Lynch in talks to host Emmy awards, report says
- Staples Center sued by family of toddler who fell to his death at Lakers game
- 'Snow White' war: Relativity Media leapfrogs its fairy tale adaptation's release date ahead of Universal's
- 'Jersey Shore's' Ronnie and The Situation reportedly brawl in Italy
- OWN will tell its viewers to go watch Oprah Winfrey say goodbye
- NBA players file claim with NLRB about 'unfair' league negotiating
- Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 'Mango' borrows best features of others
- Bryan Stow coverage: The Times decides not to publish a photo of the beating suspect
- Wishing-for-summer movies
- Janice Hahn drops 'Los Angeles' from ballot designation; Craig Huey aide thinks he knows why
- On Location: James Cameron to produce next two "Avatar" films at Manhattan Beach studio
- Obama in London: At state dinner, president and queen toast nations' enduring ties
- Heiress Huguette Clark, owner of lavish Santa Barbara estate Bellosguardo, dies at 104
- L.A. Urban Rangers bringing guided hikes to downtown's Bunker Hill
- Hot Property houses
- Opinion: May 24 buzz: Drilling for oil on our turf
- Live review: James Blake at the Troubadour
- Google backs California wind farm with $55 million
- Google invests $55 million in Kern County wind farm
- Elizabeth Warren and House Republicans clash bitterly over new consumer agency
- NFL cancels next month's rookie symposium because of lockout
- Inland Empire, Pop & Hiss pays tribute to your danger to pedestrians -- in song
- Navajo coal plant pollution and Grand Canyon haze subject to hearing
- Naya Rivera is glad to be gay on 'Glee'
- The Obamas meet Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate
- Life after NBC: Is there an Oscar in Dick Ebersol's future?
- Times Food editor Russ Parsons asks: Are the new meat temperature recommendations really on target?
- <b>PHOTOS:</b> 56th annual Drama Desk Awards
- Where to get Kristen Wiig’s 'Bridesmaids' necklace (or something just like it)
- Lenny Kravitz to play Cinna in 'The Hunger Games' film
- Angels' Scott Kazmir struggles in rehab start
- Opinion: Parking: Disabled placards, Gold Cards and the apocalypse
- Retired general who led campaign against drug gangs killed in Mexico
- Nigel Lythgoe makes an 'American Idol' prediction
- Low rates no problem as investors flock to buy new Treasury debt
- The 'American Idol' finale is going south, but the show has always been a little bit country
- Sightings: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez share a slice; Tom Felton shops
- Democrats rally around Janice Hahn for congressional runoff
- Opinion: Debate: Was Netanyahu's speech to Congress a step in the right direction for peace?
- Is Jane Lynch going to host the Emmys?
- Dodgers Web musings: L.A. drops five games back in 10 days, poised for historic May
- Former Universal co-chairman David Linde unveils new film company backed by India's Reliance
- Drama Desk Awards slap Off-Broadway -- again
- NBC's new deal with affiliates may be topic of discussion at FCC
- International tourism to U.S. expected to grow 49% by 2016
- Opinion: The story behind the stories on the Schwarzenegger baby and his separation from Maria Shriver
- 'Hunger Games': Lenny Kravitz cast as Cinna; Toby Jones to play arena announcer
- Ben Westhoff, author of 'Dirty South,' picks his top five Southern rap records
- LEBANON: Did Tunisia's tyrant buy off Hezbollah TV?
- Museums offer free admission for active-duty military families this summer
- Barnes & Noble's new Nook has a touchscreen, 2-month battery life
- Daniel Radcliffe, Whoopi Goldberg among Tony Awards presenters
- Boxer Tommy Zbikowski is off June 4 Staples Center card to return to NFL
- 2011 Sunscreen Guide names most safe and effective sunscreens
- HBO to follow boxing trainer in reality series 'On Freddie Roach'
- Baseball: Will there be any City Section upsets?
- Consumer Confidential: Tax preparer goes bankrupt, a new Nook, pricier coffee
- Energy Department challenges students, encourages home energy conservation
- Baseball: Gardena Serra gets to host rare playoff game
- <b>PHOTOS:</b> 64th Cannes Film Festival
- Wall Street Roundup: Pricing AIG. N.Y. probe widens.
- L.A. Times May MMA Rankings
- Question of the Day: Whom does the public believe, Lance Armstrong or his detractors?
- Barnes & Noble announces a new Nook for your grandma
- Opinion: According to Obama, the Guinness in Ireland is much better than the stuff they sell in the U.S.
- Prince announces night of three intimate (pricey) shows at venues to be determined
- Video: Angels defeat A's, 4-1
- Video: Dodgers fall to Astros, 4-3
- Mark Burnett brings 'The Bible' to the History channel
- Twitter reportedly buying TweetDeck for more than $40 million
- 3 Food Events You Should Know About: Nathan's hot dog eating contest in South Bay; Bruery beer-maker dinner at Craft; Old Pasadena Restaurant Week
- Obama in London: This time, the president opts for a more traditional gift for the queen
- Softball: Updated Southern Section pairings
- Baseball: Updated Southern Section playoff pairings
- Your Morning Fashion and Beauty Report: Lady Gaga on 'The View.' Michelle Obama meets Kate Middleton.
- Monster Mash: 'Book of Mormon' among Drama Desk winners; Getty Museum loses top antiquities curator
- The Morning Fix: Will Warners get another big 'Hangover'? History Channel takes on Bible. 'Pirates' gives theater owners 3-D blues.
- The Look for Less: Philippe Starck's Mademoiselle chair versus the Miss chair
- Gifts for Grads: To a noteworthy future
- Lancôme collaborates with Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama on new Juicy Tubes
- ‘Nurse Jackie’ recap: Always inspiring (sometimes inspiring fear)
- Opinion: Sarah Palin is 'an idiot'; some guy said it, so it must be news, right?
- U2 to retain dignity by not performing on 'American Idol'
- Vilebrequin marks 40th anniversary with limited-edition, $550 swim trunks
- Just try saying goodbye to Oprah Winfrey; she'll find you
- Opinion: How Hannah Thoreson handled Mitch Daniels' disappointing dropout decision
- 'The Bachelorette' recap: Ashley fails to perk our interest
- Original Broadway stars plus Drew Carey, John Stamos, Nick Jonas set for Bowl's 'Hairspray'
- 4 found drowned in San Diego
- Book review: 'The Uncoupling'
- PASSINGS: Bill Summers, John S. Carter, Ruth C. Cole
- Book review: 'Familyhood'
- Bruce Ricker dies at 68; jazz and blues documentarian
- From the Archives: Kim Barker on joining the 'horrible club' of knowing a missing war journalist
- Fast Track: Early buzz on 'Super 8' is great
- Tim Pawlenty formally announces run for presidency
- 100 facts for 100 years of Machu Picchu: Fact 40
- Supreme Court keeps alive Boeing and General Dynamics suit over canceled Navy jet contract
- Conviction in '93 liquor store robbery slaying overturned
- Quick Takes: Kirk Douglas challenges Center Theatre Group
- Gun control that won't
- ABC moves 'Body of Proof' production to L.A.
- Academy moves toward electronic voting for Oscars
- L.A.'s 'Gold Card' program for taking care of traffic tickets; the Israeli-Palestinian peace process; Judgment Day that wasn't
- U.S. Supreme Court orders massive inmate release to relieve California's crowded prisons
- Warner Bros. has high hopes for 'The Hangover Part II'
- Democrats pushing consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren to take on Scott Brown in 2012
- Pitcher Rubby De La Rosa is 'very surprised' to be in the major leagues
- Jason Statham looks to sell Hollywood Hills home
- Joplin, Mo., tornado is deadliest since 1953; toll at 117
- A's get to Dan Haren early in a 6-1 victory over Angels
- Obama in London: At state dinner, president and queen toast nations' enduring ties
- Yemen security forces, tribal fighters clash in Sana
- Infants born at 37 or 38 weeks are twice as likely to die in first year as those born later, study finds
- Iceland volcano: Ash cloud shuts down 500 flights, expected to affect Scandinavian airports Wednesday
- Woman killed when car crashes with Inglewood police cruiser
- Obama cites peace in Northern Ireland, alluding to Middle East
- Just try saying goodbye to Oprah Winfrey; she'll find you
- Cost of Sony hacker attack pegged at $171.7 million
- Book review: 'The Uncoupling'
- Atrial fibrillation onset is linked to an increased death risk in women
- Is GOP presidential field set? Hopes for a 'perfect candidate' may be fading
- Multiple flagrant hits could lead to increased penalties for NFL teams
- Book review: 'Familyhood'
- Chicago: Turning 40 on June 14? Get a free night at Hard Rock Hotel Chicago
- California must keep free education truly free
- A newspaper unplugged in Japan's quake zone
- Israel cannot return to pre-1967 boundaries, leader insists
- Study links COPD drugs to risk of urinary emergency in men
- Gap to open two Athleta stores in Southland
- 'Drill, baby, drill' won't do it
- IPad manufacturer Foxconn shuts Chinese plant after fatal explosion
- Toyota's culture creates blind spots, safety panel reports
- Bruce Ricker dies at 68; jazz and blues documentarian
- Obama in London: Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Obamas for state visit
- Fibromyalgia and exercise: More tips from an expert
- High schools offer grade boosts to students who improve test scores
- Judge to rule on Jared Loughner's mental fitness for trial
- Chilean leader's body exhumed
- NFL's Tom Zbikowski bows out of boxing match at Staples Center
- Battles between tribal and government forces continue in Yemen
- Obama in London: This time, the president opts for a more traditional gift for the queen
- Elizabeth Warren and House Republicans clash over consumer agency
- Equine virus outbreak spooks horse owners across Western U.S.
- Critic's Notebook: Oprah Winfrey's daytime finale not entirely self-promotional
- Obama in London: President and prime minister are no match for London school children
- Mets owner says team is 'bleeding cash'
- Angels outfielder Vernon Wells' dad has a different frame of reference
- British, French attack helicopters en route to Libya
- Happening Tuesday: System of a Down, Mule Days and more
- Miami and Chicago turn back the clock, and time is running out on Bulls
- Commentary: 'Idol' a little bit country with Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina
- Smallpox destruction put off for three years -- minimum
- Journalism at risk
- Bank of America data leak destroys trust
- What Oprah wrought
- Cal State Northridge men's basketball program banned from postseason for academic reasons
- Orange County authorities cracking down on Vietnamese cafes
- White House: 'Weeks' until deal on debt limit
- Karachi siege exposes Pakistan military's vulnerabilities
- California officials grill MetLife over alleged failure to pay death benefits
- PASSINGS: Bill Summers, John S. Carter, Ruth C. Cole
- Tuesday's TV highlights
- Despite high gas prices, Southern Californians plan to hit the road over Memorial Day weekend
- Jonah Goldberg: Run, Paul Ryan, run
- Horoscope: May 24
- Gifts to state pension officials are under investigation
- Lakers have a deal to hire Mike Brown as their coach
- Tiger Woods feels like a million (not really)
- Karachi siege exposes Pakistan military's vulnerabilities
- Angels' Scott Kazmir has a disappointing outing
- 100 facts for 100 years of Machu Picchu: Fact 40
- New-home sales rise 7.3% in April
- Obama invites Libya rebels to open Washington office
- Joplin, Mo., tornado is deadliest since 1953; toll at 117
- 'The Uncoupling' info
- Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles' online bid for the Bard
- Time for California to tackle prison overcrowding
- U.S. official cites misconduct in Japanese American internment cases
- For water researchers, an atmosphere full of questions
- 'Glee' actress Naya Rivera's Santana comes out to applause
- California attorney general announces creation of mortgage fraud strike force
- Baseball: Breaking down Angels shortstop Erick Aybar's performance at each spot in the lineup
- Time Warner Cable names new sports president
- Gasoline prices drop in California, nationwide
- House Republicans plan debt limit vote aimed at forcing cuts
- AP: Democrat Hochul pulls off upset in New York congressional race
- Blake Thomsen boosts Mater Dei in 12-2 victory over Hart
- Judge disqualifies drug kingpin's lead attorney
- Synagogue bombing suspect pleads not guilty
- Obama promises full federal response to Midwest storms, will visit Missouri on Sunday
- Israel's Netanyahu addresses Congress as an old friend
- Got culture? Museums, theaters and concert halls may be the ticket to a happy, healthy life
- Gas leak, not sabotage, caused blast at Iran oil refinery, state media say
- U.S. holds up better than most as world markets sink
- 'Familyhood' info
- Music is one big joke to the Lonely Island
- Mullah Omar dead? Widespread sources skeptical
- Lap-Band maker targets teenagers
- Measure would widen president's power to fight terrorists
- Explosion hits Iranian refinery just before Ahmadinejad speech
- U.S. insurer faces criminal investigation over Iraqis' unpaid death benefits
- Sudan's Abyei region descends into chaos
- Police press search for second man, woman in Dodger Stadium beating
- Lakers are 'very close' to hiring a coach, owner Jerry Buss says
- Tuesday's TV talk shows
- Dodgers freshmen show their class in win over Astros
- NBA players association alleges unfair labor practices
- Brian Grazer puts his Malibu Colony beach home on the market
- Mother's ordeal feels likes TV drama, but it's not all that simple
- L.A. housing official is focus of district attorney's inquiry
- Plenty of sweet news for honey business
- House members handed out bonuses to staffs during budget crisis
- Libyan parents hope for long-sought answers in HIV mystery
- Medicare proposal may have cost GOP a House seat in New York
- Diageo is said to be in talks to buy tequila maker Jose Cuervo
- For the record - May 24, 2011
- Bob Dylan turns 70: 'I'm younger than that now'
- 'House' recap: The elephant in the room
- Softball: City semifinal scores and championship schedule
- 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Judgment Day
- Study: Car insurance premiums jump 18% after one ticket
- Jansen meltdown leaves Dodgers with latest crushing loss, 4-3
- Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'Craft in America' on KOCE
- LIBYA: Tripoli hit hard by NATO air attack
- Tuesday's Talk Shows
- Ron Howard looks to digital generation for inspiration
- Oscar De La Hoya enters rehab, promises swift comeback
- Alpha: Gear for Gents jumps to a storefront across the street on Melrose
- Fluxus partners with electro band De Signer for a capsule collection
- Oprah Winfrey gets powerful Beyonce salute with 'Run the World' performance
- Brett Moffitt wins NASCAR K&N Pro Series race at Iowa Speedway