- Broadcasters take on FCC indecency rules in Supreme Court showdown
- Netflix stock jumps 11% on big streaming usage figure
- Reno air show should go on despite fatal crash, group says
- Republican contenders talk tough on Iran
- Tim Howard's endgame: Keeper scores!
- Laurel & Hardy and Ernie Kovacs: Kenneth Turan's DVD picks
- Mario Lopez, Courtney Mazza get engaged in Mexico
- Overturned conviction frees Texas man who served 31 years in rape
- Longtime home of late entertainer Ed McMahon sells for $3.475 million
- Manny Pacquiao's promoter to visit boxer in Philippines on Sunday
- Enter the Dragon: Swatch commemorates the Lunar New Year
- Motion Picture Home plans hit a snag on Capitol Hill
- DineLA's Restaurant Week: Jan. 22 to 27 and Jan. 29 to Feb. 3
- Mt. Rainier to reopen Saturday; gunman’s motive still a mystery
- Ducks' Jason Blake returns to different situation
- Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel are reportedly engaged
- Currently Coveting: Oscar de la Renta’s luxe headphones
- 'Bewitched' creator's home is sold
- Gun in my briefcase? Oops. Legislator says weapon slipped his mind
- UCLA football: Bruins don't face USC in season finale
- Seismic seizes $2 million in funding for social games
- 'Hugo,' 'Tree of Life' among shortlisted films for visual effects Oscar
- Rihanna, Chris Brown: Is the alleged Twitter affair getting ugly?
- State Sen. Sharon Runner back on lung transplant list
- Albert Camus died on this day in 1960
- David Beckham strips down for underwear ad; L.A. deal moves ahead
- Kanye West corrects confusion over new, eponymous clothing line
- Joe Torre adds to the best show the Dodgers have going
- Clippers have four players on All-Star ballot
- USC football: Trojans' 2012 schedule released
- PBS chief rejects Mitt Romney's call for Big Bird ads
- Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger says bum ankle is even worse now
- Jazz review: Chris Dingman Quartet at the Blue Whale
- Around Town: Films, screenings and more in L.A. this week
- Opinion: What the Iowa results mean for Romney, Santorum and Paul
- Girls' basketball: Aysia Shellmire scores 45 points for Burbank Burroughs
- Rodarte pair will design first opera costumes for L.A. Phil
- Angels spring-training tickets to go on sale Jan. 14
- 'Mankind The Story of All of Us' to premiere on History
- Breakfast gets interesting -- 'Albert Nobbs' exclusive clip
- BBC America gives details about its first original drama, 'Copper'
- Assemblyman tried to bring loaded gun on airplane, police say
- Disney partners with Comcast to provide ABC, ESPN on-demand
- Hugh Jackman teaming up with Aaron Sorkin on 'Houdini' musical
- iPhone 4S goes to China; Siri to start speaking Chinese in 2012
- Wikipedia collects record $20 million in latest fundraiser
- Sinead O'Connor reconciles with Barry Herridge, calls off divorce
- Who will be the next big-time college coach to leave for NFL?
- Walter Dean Myers named national ambassador for youth literature
- Universal Sports channel didn't disappear, it just seems that way
- Egypt's Islamists close to a sweeping elections victory
- Indiana becomes Midwest's newest labor law battleground
- Adele logs top-selling album and song of 2011
- Attention, grocery shoppers: Alec Baldwin is back on the air
- Larry Bowa: Joe Torre 'would be perfect' for Dodgers
- Yahoo swipes PayPal exec; EBay boss John Donahoe to run unit
- ACLU to North Carolina officials: Don't make beggars get permits
- Late Night: Stephen Colbert predicts Iowa caucus winner
- Nick Cannon hospitalized for kidney issues after Aspen holiday
- Is Joe Torre the right person to take over the Dodgers?
- Police kill armed 15-year-old at Texas school
- N.Y. man faces hate crime, arson counts in firebomb attacks
- Obama 2012 campaign joins Instagram on eve of Iowa caucuses
- Yahoo names PayPal's Scott Thompson new chief executive
- Book review: 'Return of the Repressed: Destroy All Monsters, 1973-1977'
- Persian lemon trees, a sweetly scented treat
- The Dave Eggers shower curtain
- Opinion: Council District 15: How uncoordinated are the candidates?
- Fashion: Where Obamas, Marc Jacobs, Heidi Klum spent the holidays
- The Morning Fix: Oprah scores! Martha Stewart getting the hook?
- Opinion: High-tech cars -- and equally high-tech security issues
- Boys' basketball: Tuesday scores
- Grocery chain drops Alec Baldwin ads after airline fuss
- Girls' basketball: Tuesday scores
- Joe Torre joining Rick Caruso in bid to buy Dodgers
- Serena Williams withdraws from Brisbane with ankle sprain
- Monster Mash: Taylor Swift eyes 'Les Miz'; Aretha Franklin, opera
- Black church in South Carolina declared landlord of KKK gift shop
- Two men get life 19 years after hate crime killing in Britain
- Frugal Fashion: Denver Broncos' Tim Tebow in check
- Football: Matt Barkley, Dayne Crist, Chris Potter honored for community work
- Flying Ninjago thrill ride to debut in 2012 at Legoland Germany
- Chouinard, the influential L.A. art college, is revisited online
- Oscar shorts: ‘Sailcloth’ features a silent John Hurt
- John McCain to endorse Mitt Romney in New Hampshire
- Opinion: Who deserves a second chance -- celebrity edition
- 'The Celebrity Apprentice' Season 5 cast pictures
- PASSINGS: Fred Milano, William Polk Carey, Mike Colalillo
- Gene Bartow dies at 81; former UCLA basketball coach
- Bob Anderson dies at 89; sword-fight teacher to the stars
- Mitt Romney leads the way to the next GOP battlefield: New Hampshire
- Obama bypassing Senate to appoint Richard Cordray consumer chief
- Missteps by the L.A. County Memorial Coliseum Commission; Norman Lear on fighting the good fight; The Times' 2012 wish list
- Up next for USC: vs. Arizona State
- Up next for UCLA: Thursday vs. Arizona
- Spurs' Manu Ginobili expected to be out at least two months
- Rupert Murdoch begins tweeting
- Scam Watch: Don't use easy passwords for online financial accounts
- Wednesday's TV talk shows
- Strait talk with Iran
- London: Winter getaway for $1,200 includes hotel and airfare
- Businesses seek state's new 'benefit corporation' status
- The American Dietetic Assn. gets a new name
- The Louvins' brotherly (dis)harmony
- Where income inequality comes from
- Bob Anderson dies at 89; sword-fight teacher to the stars
- Flying Ninjago thrill ride to debut in 2012 at Legoland Germany
- Obama touts recess appointment: 'I refuse to take no for an answer'
- USC's Maurice Jones feels pressure to score, pass and do more
- Coronado slaying victims include 2 Navy pilots
- Boeing plans to close historic Wichita site
- Japan's tsunami has dealt lasting blow to family farms
- Self-deprecating humor still a mainstay for John McCain
- Obama circumvents Congress to make appointments
- Critic's Notebook: Grantland takes on the bigger world of sports
- Mild kidney failure: Nick Cannon hospitalized; what is this disease?
- Leonard Nimoy's former home is sold
- Filming in L.A. up 4% in 2011
- Two white men get life terms in '93 Britain killing of black teen
- Up next for Kings: Thursday vs. Phoenix
- Japanese automakers say goodbye to disaster-filled 2011
- Wednesday's TV highlights
- Quick Takes: 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' breaks Broadway record
- Review urges delay in borrowing billions for bullet train
- Paying homage to a Holocaust survivor's firm grip on life
- Liz Claiborne Inc. is changing its name to Fifth & Pacific Cos.
- Ducks lose to San Jose, 3-1, and Bob Murray is irritated
- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to attend service marking shooting anniversary
- Bypassing Congress, Obama will appoint three to NLRB
- 2012 Honda CR-V sports all-new looks inside and out
- Gene Bartow dies at 81; former UCLA basketball coach
- Mark Trumbo's foot injury still hasn't healed
- In child care, being active may take back seat to safety, academics
- Longtime home of late entertainer Ed McMahon sells for $3.475 million
- NBCUniversal drops plans for studio complex
- The DASH diet ranks best overall in U.S. News Best Diets 2012
- Fast Track: 50 Cent has grim news for fans
- Hackers reveal personal data of 860,000 Stratfor subscribers
- Bitter rivalry aside, John McCain endorses Mitt Romney
- After quick assessment, Perry says he'll campaign in South Carolina
- Steve Blake finishing what Derek Fisher starts
- Her case shows why healthcare privacy laws exist
- Romney's powerful start
- Netflix to premiere all eight episodes of 'Lilyhammer' at once
- Survey shows healthcare costs rising, benefits shrinking
- Motion picture nursing home plan hits snag in Washington
- Albert Pujols is no regular pupil for Angels' batting coach
- Ben Howland sees a hard matchup for UCLA against Arizona
- A bitter fight shaping up in 'mean' South Carolina
- Wild gray wolf still roaming California
- John McCain to endorse Mitt Romney in New Hampshire
- Yemen president capitalizes on his political wits
- Bali and Borneo: Temples, markets and orangutans gone wild
- Iowa's mixed message
- Theft suspect accused of targeting Korean men on dating websites
- California wolf is named 'Journey,' photo released
- Mitt Romney: No landslide in Iowa caucus win
- AirTran Airways is fined $60,000 for deceptive advertising of prices
- Bank analysts are positive on bank stocks -- should you be?
- 3M to buy Avery Dennison's office and consumer products unit
- L.A.'s medical marijuana roller-coaster ride
- Montana Supreme Court upholds election spending limits
- Construction spending rose 1.2% in November
- Celebrating the real Joan of Arc
- Rick Santorum, in pitch to New Hampshire: 'Lead and be bold'
- Mitt Romney poised to make history
- Half of businesses won't use daily deal services like Groupon in next six months
- Chevron thwarted on bid to dismiss $18 billion award
- Delta Air Lines adds $3 fee to offset European emission limits
- Arrest in arson rampage reveals enigmatic mother and son
- Kings think outside the net to address scoring issues
- L.A. football fans are stuck cheering for EIR
- Vinny Del Negro hopes Clippers jell fairly quickly
- No ruling as Civic hybrid owner takes Honda to Small Claims Court
- Fed to begin providing forecasts of key interest rate shifts
- PASSINGS: Fred Milano, William Polk Carey, Mike Colalillo
- Automakers have best U.S. sales year since 2008, report says
- Michele Bachmann ends presidential campaign
- FDA limits some antibiotic use in food animals
- Stocks soar on 2012's first trading day amid upbeat economic data
- Jon Huntsman says Mitt Romney would be 'status quo president'
- Harley is helping you hit the road on a Hog
- Obama strategist dismisses Mitt Romney as 'charlatan,' '25% man'
- Joe Torre to bid on Dodgers
- GM's Volt misses sales target as probe continues
- Richard Cordray appointment 'turns lights on' at consumer bureau
- Team gets chance to practice togetherness
- Is it time to ban cosmetic surgery?
- Reserve deputy who caught arson suspect shuns spotlight
- In New Hampshire, Newt Gingrich takes aim at Mitt Romney
- Edith and Carolyn, the women who stole CNN's Iowa caucus show
- 400 voters and a bad PA system at Ankeny, Iowa, caucus
- In Gold Rush country, golden years lose their luster
- Credit card interest rates start new year near record highs
- Iowa bounce unlikely as Rick Santorum moves on to New Hampshire
- Pressure kickers in the pressure cooker
- List of Rose Parade winners
- Chris Burden's 'Metropolis II': LACMA visitors catch a test drive
- A dozen companies sign up to be do-good "benefit corporations"
- 'Bewitched' creator's home is sold
- Twin births skyrocket over last 30 years
- Tata faces challenge to title of maker of world's cheapest car
- Police probe string of O.C. deaths
- Crosses and the Constitution
- Cancer death rates continue to fall
- Why Rick Perry decided to stay in the GOP race
- Practice makes near-perfect for Clippers
- Michele Bachmann to address future of campaign
- Could your college major lead to unemployment?
- Crespi edges Loyola in game's final moments, 75-73
- Will Call: Concerts in Southern California
- John McCain endorses former rival Mitt Romney in New Hampshire
- Survey shows California healthcare costs rising, benefits shrinking
- For the record - Jan. 4, 2012
- Boys' basketball: A charging foul saves Windward in Alpha opener
- Boys' basketball: 37-point showing for Muir's Jelani Mitchell
- Opinion: Campaign 2012: It's Rick Santorum's turn
- Chris DeWolfe partners with Humane Society of the U.S. on new game
- Art Directors Guild announces award nominees
- Wednesday's Talk Shows
- Wednesday’s Highlights: 'I Get That a Lot' on CBS
- Gene Bartow dies of cancer; former UCLA basketball coach was 81
- SoundCloud reportedly raises $50 million; Mary Meeker to observe board
- Ducks update: Teemu Selanne talks about the future in Anaheim
- Football: Jaydon Mickens is Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl MVP
- California campaign database is back online
- Movie theater stocks slide amid Wall Street rally
- Lawmaker proposes revote on high-speed rail funds
- Opinion: Stealth bombers at the Rose Parade: Why?
- Researchers in Germany create a virtual sky for office workers
- RIM co-CEOs reportedly may be out as board chairmen
- Michele Bachmann and Harvey Weinstein, publicity BFFs?
- Drago Santa Monica to close at end of January
- Hahn, Richardson differ on Isadore Hall's exit from race
- Angels' Mickey Hatcher to take hands-off approach with Albert Pujols
- Retired coaches' luncheon for Orange County set for Jan. 18
- Pitbull remixes Kanye West & Jay-Z's 'In Paris'
- Rihanna sells Beverly Hills Post Office-area home for $5.03 million
- Show respect for national anthem in Indiana -- or maybe face fine
- Entertainment: Movies in 2011
- Opinion: Debt ceiling: Queuing up another (purely symbolic) vote
- James Franco signs publishing deal with Amazon
- Alleged 'Handsome Guy' bandit not looking so good in Mississippi
- Actress-producer Jodie Foster sells Beverly Hills estate for $8.3 million
- Maximum-security prison is no place for a pot stash, woman finds
- Dodgers bid deadline delayed to Jan. 23
- David Beckham update: AEG's Leiweke says deal "not done yet"
- Warsaw art museum buys Zbigniew Libera's 'Lego' concentration camp
- 'Celebrity Wife Swap': Gary Busey, Ted Haggard have a bad day
- Clippers get good news about Chauncey Billups, Solomon Jones
- Angeli postpones last supper
- Oscar shorts: Pixar takes on new poetic tone with ‘La Luna’
- Offsite audience drives latimes.com growth in November
- While royals celebrated Christmas, dead body lay in nearby forest
- CES preview: LG's OLED TV is super thin, has minimal bezel
- New York firebomb attacks: Man admits hurling Molotov cocktails
- Obama signs pipeline safety bill
- Meryl Streep: Awards keep coming, this time from Berlin festival
- Chinese mosque demolition heightens ethnic tensions
- Muslim villagers angry in mosque incident
- Should the Indianapolis Colts have fired Bill and Chris Polian?
- Is Lamar Odom's poor play losing points for 'Khloe & Lamar'?
- Netflix to premiere all eight episodes of 'Lilyhammer' simultaneously
- Iran says big slide in currency value unrelated to new sanctions
- Steve Jobs action figure debuts to mixed (very mixed) reactions
- TV viewing, movie attendance to hit skids in 2012, analyst says
- <b>Election center:</b> Republican candidate profiles
- Aretha Franklin is engaged to Willie Wilkerson
- Israeli, Palestinian envoys meet in Jordan, agree to more talks
- Steve Jobs action figure is advertised; will Apple respond?
- Pictures: Abominable Snowmen
- Opinion: Iowa caucuses: 3 outcomes that could matter
- Late Night: Chelsea Handler, Emmy Rossum swap leg-shaving tales
- Football: Mission Viejo, St. Bonaventure get QB transfers
- Opinion: Camp Pendleton's other big cross
- Director Jason Reitman sells Beverly Hills home
- Opinion: New year, new talk about California and L.A. politics
- 'X Factor' champ Melanie Amaro signs to Epic Records
- Mississippi deputies nab Texas' 'Handsome Guy bandit'
- Norv Turner, A.J. Smith returning to San Diego Chargers in 2012
- Mt. Rainier park closed as FBI tracks slaying suspect's final path
- Plan to change three-strikes law moves toward November ballot
- Islamists way ahead going into Egypt's final round of voting
- Jeff Fisher interviews for Miami Dolphins' coaching job
- Steven Van Zandt goes from 'The Sopranos' to 'Lilyhammer'
- 'The Bachelor' ratings down again
- Military expert with explosives in airport was in prior incident
- On Location: L.A. feature film production edges up in 2011 while TV dips
- Skater Johnny Weir on marrying boyfriend: 'No more livin' in sin!'
- 'The Artist,' 'Bridesmaids' among Producers Guild award nominees
- Hopes are bright for Wednesday morning's Quadrantids meteor show
- Peyton Manning will need to make adjustments upon return to Colts
- 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' recap: Horrors in Hawaii
- Stem cell scheme: Alleged plot targeted the terminally ill
- RIM cuts all BlackBerry PlayBook tablets to $299 for limited time
- Vanger vs. Wagner? 'Dragon Tattoo' family has familiar ring
- Taliban to open political office in Persian Gulf nation of Qatar
- Fashion News: New Year's Eve notable looks from Lady Gaga, others
- Boys' basketball: Monday scores
- British police investigate discovery of body on queen's estate