- Ice Bucket Challenge in drought-stricken California? Use dirt, men say
- John Lennon's killer denied parole for eighth time
- Photos: Claire Danes' red carpet looks
- Critic's Notebook: Emmys 2014: Deaths, weddings: Additional categories for this year's awards
- More babies on 'Today': Jenna Wolfe pregnant with baby girl No. 2
- The case against school vouchers in one blistering court ruling
- Jason Biggs lists house in Hollywood Hills West
- Interactive: Latest storm forecasts in the eastern Pacific
- California Sen. Ben Hueso arrested on suspicion of drunk driving
- California Senate approves bill in response to Isla Vista massacre
- Motorcycle racer Ben Bostrom lists Malibu home for rent
- NFL fines Johnny Manziel for flipping off Redskins
- Video: Slum quarantined as officials try to contain spread of Ebola
- How cool are Hatch chiles? They're frozen in L.A. Creamery's new ice cream
- Opinion: DEA makes Vicodin harder to obtain legally, but that's half the job
- Kimbra feels life reverberate in 'The Golden Echo'
- Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy welcomes son with girlfriend Meagan Camper
- Video: Photographer John Moore chronicles Ebola crisis in West Africa
- Brother of James Foley says U.S. 'could have done more'
- Ask Laz: What you need to know when a debt collector threatens to sue
- 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For' isn't to die for, reviews say
- Amy Smart, Carter Oosterhouse list rental in Hermosa Beach
- San Bernardino officer shot in gun battle is in critical condition
- Motorcycle racer Ben Bostrom lists Malibu home for rent
- Steph Cha's 'Beware' enters modern-day Hollywood noir shining darkly
- Volleyball: Muno-Caputo improve to 2-3 at Youth Olympics
- Virtual-reality Netflix created at hackathon
- 'Sin City: A Dame To Kill For' Movie review by Betsy Sharkey
- Football: Inglewood to start freshman twins at linebacker
- Two new Ebola cases in Nigeria dash hopes of quick containment
- Photos: Michelle Dockery's red carpet looks
- Michelle Dockery's red carpet looks
- Critic's Pick: TV Picks: Communitychannel, 'Doctor Who,' 'Poirot: Curtain'
- Box office: 'If I Stay' launches with solid $1.1 million Thursday
- Football: How to do the haka dance
- A Minute Away: Animas River, Durango, Colo.
- A Minute Away: Animas River, Durango, Colo.
- UCLA's Francis Wai was an American hero
- Sherman Oaks Notre Dame's Aaron Haigler won't stop at one sport
- Watch Foo Fighters hit the road in trailer for 'Sonic Highways'
- Janet Yellen says no 'simple recipe' for Fed on interest rate hikes
- Chevrolet Corvette Z06 price will match its massive horsepower
- Robin Williams' ashes scattered as fans continue to mourn
- Bob Barker to re-create 'Happy Gilmore' fight on 'Bold and Beautiful'
- Rory McIlroy fighting to make cut at the Barclays
- Eagle Rock's coveted Red Velvet beer finally returns
- Tight end Bryce Dixon receiving guidance from Randall Telfer
- Tropical Storm Lowell sends high surf to Southern California beaches
- 2.2 million bean bag chairs recalled after two children die
- Bears' defense should 'strive to be mediocre'
- Amy Van Dyken-Rouen takes first steps since injury
- Watch Chris Rock grab foul ball, give it to kid at Yankees game
- Photos: San Bernardino officer critically wounded in gun battle; suspect killed
- Easy weekend recipes: Cheers! Three refreshing summer cocktails
- Inmate posed as ex-Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland for weeks
- Forbes says Green Bay Packers have best fans in the NFL
- Justin Turner, the Dodgers' redheaded wonder
- Watch mountain biker Cam Zink set record for longest back-flip jump
- Six Flags Magic Mountain unveils Fright Fest 2014 mazes
- Michael Phelps wins relay gold in Australia, takes aim at Rio
- Peaceful, 'positive night' in Ferguson, Mo.; 7 arrested, police say
- Maria Sharapova, CFDA celebrate Fashion Targets Breast Cancer
- Christopher Lloyd's award-winning funny bones
- Big Bear snowboarding in September
- Opinion: Why are long-faced progressives trying to ruin the Ice Bucket Challenge?
- Obamacare chief in California gets $53,000 bonus
- Photos: Hamas executes suspected informers
- San Bernardino police officer shot twice; suspect killed by trainee
- Airfare: EVA Air offers round-trip to Bali for $855
- Live: San Bernardino police address gunfight, critically injured officer
- Home of the Day: a Robert Altevers oasis in Rancho Mirage
- Brothers honor late mother with a few spins on Laguna Seca race track
- Review: Into the ether with Greil Marcus' ' History of Rock 'n' Roll'
- Harvey Weinstein spars with New York Post over 'Finding Neverland'
- Lamont Simmons provides size and speed in USC secondary
- Thursday's Bruin (sound) bites
- Home of the Day: a Robert Altevers oasis in the Rancho Mirage desert
- Ex-San Diego Mayor Bob Filner faces another sexual harassment lawsuit
- Drone surprises jetliner pilot at LAX; owner sought in investigation
- Photos: Memorable Emmy dresses
- Hanx Writer-maker Hitcents acquires CAA-backed Moonshark
- Can Lakers stay close enough to make playoff push in April?
- MTV Video Music Awards put the revamped Forum in the spotlight
- Garrett Richards' injury means Angels need to win AL West
- O.C. hate crimes drop -- but violent incidents rise
- Three dead, five injured in San Diego County crash
- 'BoJack Horseman' canters through familiar satirical terrain
- Readers React: Are we taking the drought seriously enough?
- As Americans pig out, bacon sees sizzling price hikes
- Photos: Bacon prices rising
- Readers React: Why people don't vote
- Readers React: Is shooting an unarmed person ever justified?
- Charlie Chaplin's evolving talent seen in 'Chaplin's Mutual Comedies'
- LAUSD report faults iPad bidding
- Readers React: Journalistic 'balance' and the Israel-Gaza conflict
- African elephant slaughter nears tipping point toward extinction
- Readers React: 'Fixing' L.A.'s sidewalks won't do much good
- Great Read: 14 years later: Looking back on a journey on 'The Beast'
- Salted butter caramel-chocolate mousse
- Baked zucchini with mint and garlic stuffing
- Spicy quick-pickled okra
- Black Cat Bistro's sticky toffee pudding
- Great Read: Looking back on a child migrant's journey north on 'The Beast'
- Great Read: Looking back on a child migrant's journey north on 'The Beast'
- Photos: Looking back on a child migrant's rail journey north on 'The Beast'
- Rocker Scott Weiland never arrested; authorities tricked by impostor
- Clayton Kershaw is again dominant in Dodgers win over Padres
- Justin Turner gives Dodgers comeback victory over Padres, 2-1
- Photos: Deborah Sussman | 1931-2014
- Florida's gay marriage ban struck down by federal judge
- Woman wounded in third southeast L.A. drive-by shooting of the night
- Baseball: Terry Phillips is new coach at St. Francis
- California lawmakers pass education and drug bills, strike Prop. 187
- Ferguson protests subdued and smaller as National Guard pulls out
- After a shutout and a sweep in Boston, Angels now focus on the A's
- Football: Narbonne, Chaminade engage in competitive scrimmage
- Witnesses recall attack by dogs belonging to man on trial for murder
- Football: Cathedral is happy with sophomore QB Andrew Tovar
- Cathedral shows off a new quarterback
- Deborah Sussman dies at 83; L.A. designer known for bold use of color
- Franchisee rights bill passes state Senate, heads to governor's desk
- USC's Justin Davis gets more opportunities as Tre Madden sits out
- Clayton Kershaw, Justin Turner lead Dodgers to 2-1 win over Padres
- DEA tightens controls on hydrocodone painkiller drugs
- Sacramento patient tests negative for Ebola after West Africa visit
- Football: New faces, same results for defending City champion Crenshaw
- Beware the shortcomings of data on home prices and mortgage rates
- Crenshaw shows off new players
- Video: A breakdown of 50 Cent's $750K challenge to Floyd Mayweather
- Steve Rosenbloom: Are the Bears tough enough this season?
- Gov. Brown urges $3 million in legal aid for immigrant children
- Angels' Garrett Richards has torn knee tendon, will miss pennant drive
- Police suspect gang rivalry in two Watts shootings 20 minutes apart
- Atty. Gen. Harris seeks to overturn ban on California executions
- Mo'ne Davis helps set Little League World Series TV record for ESPN
- Couple in selfies linked to stolen phone aren't suspects, police say
- San Francisco 49ers re-sod field after one game at new Levi's Stadium
- Friday's TV Highlights: 'Kill Your Darlings' on Starz
- Court allows release of officers' names in UC Davis pepper-spray case
- Angels' Matt Shoemaker dominates Boston Red Sox in 2-0 win
- Freshman John Plattenburg switches position for the Trojans
- Albert Reynolds dies at 81; former Irish prime minister
- UCLA is No. 5 in the 'Super 16'
- Checking in on the Dodgers' swelling injury list
- Review: Luciano Perna's surprising life at Downtown Photoroom
- Review: Art review: 'American Falls' captures power, beauty and utility
- Bo Van Pelt holds one-shot lead at Barclays
- Giants 5, Cubs 3
- Western drought causes Earth's surface to rise as water levels drop
- A 'stellar fossil' holds hints of one of the universe's first stars
- Trade to replace Garrett Richards? Not so easy for Angels
- Review: Not much 'Jealousy,' or any other emotion, for that matter
- Review: 'The Possession of Michael King' fails at found-footage fad
- With 'The One I Love,' a relationship gets trippy
- Review: '14 Blades' cuts right into martial arts action
- Hikers discover body hanging from a door frame in Hollywood Hills
- Review: 'Driving LA' at Craig Krull shows how cars, freeways shape the region
- Review: Entertaining 'Olivia Experiment' tests theories of attraction
- Review: 'Love Is Strange' and profound with Lithgow, Molina paired
- 'Jersey Shore Massacre' wallows in misogynist gore
- Hot Dog on a Stick is purchased from bankruptcy for $12.2 million
- UCLA Bruins expected to use fewer freshmen this football season
- Review: 'To Be Takei' a lively tribute to 'Star Trek's' George Takei
- Slaying of James Foley revives debate on paying ransom to terrorists
- Social workers can now check if foster parents have criminal pasts
- Traveling and sharing in Denver
- Editorial: In wake of James Foley execution, should the U.S. pay ransoms?
- Getty Museum hires Jeffrey Spier, Davide Gasparotto as senior curators
- Review: 'When the Game Stands Tall' is disingenuous and patronizing
- Review: David Hockney makes great use of technology in 'The Arrival of Spring'
- Robbery suspects flee Westminster store after possibly being shot at
- U.S. Ebola patients released from hospital; they're cured, doctors say
- Video: Workers at Ferguson strip mall recount experiences during protests
- To quash polio for good, immunization with both vaccines may be best
- Review: 'Abuse of Weakness' an exquisite tale of manipulation
- Lakewood deputy beaten in mall attack 'making progress'
- 5 days away from computer screens boosts preteens' social awareness
- Ancient birds traded umami for sweet, leading to today's hummingbirds
- Discriminating taste
- Can't fool hummingbirds
- BofA to pay $16.65 billion over soured home loans in mortgage meltdown
- Editorial: The voter turnout conundrum in L.A.
- LAUSD's $1-billion iPad effort beset by problems, report finds
- Nestle imposes animal welfare standards for suppliers
- State Department throws wet blanket on Ice Bucket Challenge
- Op-Ed: Should Israel and the U.S. rethink Iron Dome's usefulness?
- Ethics panel wants stiffer penalty for CalPERS' Priya Mathur
- Review: Rabindranath Tagore documentary doesn't do him justice
- DWP is still slow to turn on home solar energy systems
- Without proof of citizenship, residency, 100,000 could lose Obamacare
- Drone flying near LAX sparks alarm from jet pilot
- There's a lot of brains behind the scenes of the Oakland Athletics
- Sparks must rise above regular-season issues to beat Mercury in playoffs
- Shane Black to direct pulp adventure 'The Destroyer' for Sony
- A good alternative to having a colonoscopy? Maybe not
- Op-Ed: 'Straight outta Compton' and into Princeton
- Emmys 2014 obituaries photos
- Emmy 2014 obituaries stories
- Lawmakers seek to reduce crack cocaine sentences to those of powder
- Four USC Trojans selected to ESPN's preseason All-Pac-12 team
- New law requires civilian investigation of military sex assault cases
- Thriving black-market for ivory drives slaughter of African elephants
- 'If I Stay' Movie review by Kenneth Turan
- Donald Sterling drops family trust from lawsuit against NBA
- For chic cyclists, San Francisco's Timbuk2 opens on Venice Beach
- Identifying James Foley's executioner seen as possible, if difficult
- Beyonce's marriage to Jay Z is 'perfect,' mom Tina Knowles says
- Taliban-Bergdahl prisoner swap broke the law, federal agency says
- Review: 'Are You Here' is a gentle buddy movie with charm
- World Cup star Tim Howard to take a break from U.S. national team
- Friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect pleads guilty
- Rudolph Schindler-designed Bethlehem Baptist Church regains splendor
- L.A. unions, allies issue fake parking tickets to protest bank deals
- Review: 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For' is a sinful waste of a sequel
- A summertime sojourn in Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
- 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather feud may bring big bucks to charity
- UCLA's Jim Mora anticipates no defensive linemen redshirting in 2014
- When it comes to Madden NFL, 'The Problem' is ahead of the game
- Iraq's Mosul dam remains volatile and unstable
- Reader Photo: Another look at Angel's Flight
- USC's Steve Sarkisian calls Ajene Harris surprise of freshmen class
- 'If I Stay' asks life-and-death questions, with love as a referee
- 'Frank' an offbeat dive through the looking glass of creativity
- 10 ways Facebook is telling businesses to confront changing ad market
- Talking TV: 'Doctor Who' is coming back
- Angels acquire veteran infielder Gordon Beckham from White Sox
- What key witnesses to the Michael Brown shooting have to say
- Emmys 2014 Obituaries Photo Gallery
- Tempers flare in state Senate over flurry of hostile amendments
- Charlie Parker flies again in 'Bird Lives!'
- Chaffey College cancels classes after possible explosive reported
- Ferguson: Darren Wilson fans donate $150,000, outpace Brown supporters
- What the stars will be eating at the 2014 Emmy Awards Governors Ball
- Monkey selfies can't be copyrighted, federal office decides
- Cheeky, risqué videos spread awareness of health issues in WeHo
- For the record - Aug. 21, 2014
- National Guard Leaving Missouri
- Former UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel warns against new playoff system
- Director Mark Romanek defends Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' video
- Garrett Richards expected out 6-9 months with knee injury
- Teen accused of setting Cocos Fire found competent to stand trial
- Homeless people leaving downtown L.A. for County-USC
- 63 trillion gallons of groundwater lost in drought
- Talib Kweli argues with CNN anchor over Ferguson, Mo., coverage
- Emmys 2014 Obituaries Story Gallery
- California AG Kamala Harris to appeal ruling against death penalty
- Indonesia court rejects challenge to presidential election results
- 5 Gaza militants slain as Israel shifts focus of its airstrikes
- Interactive: Junction fire near Yosemite
- Young poet pays homage to Ferguson at Hollywood Bowl concert
- Two Marin County men found shot to death in neighboring home yards
- Since Obamacare, rate of growth in L.A. County ER visits slows
- Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp have reportedly split up
- Chargers' Antonio Gates scores modern pad in Hollywood Hills West
- Chargers' Antonio Gates scores modern pad in Hollywood Hills West
- TLC's Michelle Duggar fights ordinance protecting transgender rights
- S&P 500 closes at a record; Hewlett-Packard gains
- Thai military coup leader bestowed role of civilian prime minister
- David Yates in talks to helm Harry Potter spinoff 'Fantastic Beasts'
- Anti-spying coalition launches campaign against LAPD drones
- Gov. Brown, California Democrats seek $3 million to help migrant kids
- Fear spreads, borders close as Ebola restricts travel in West Africa
- Review: 'Doom Patrol Omnibus' shows Grant Morrison's master plan
- Offensive lineman Damien Mama might get opportunity to start
- Wade LeBlanc to replace injured Garrett Richards in Angels rotation
- Tearjerker 'If I Stay' is expected to top box office
- Junction fire near Yosemite National Park now 75% contained
- Trojans receiver Steven Mitchell still recovering from surgeries
- Mitch Kupchak, John Black of Lakers take the ALS ice bucket challenge
- David Letterman's retirement plans: A Ken Burns doc?
- Review: John Legend ponders 'What's Going On' at the Hollywood Bowl
- Jules Feiffer dances with noir in his graphic novel 'Kill My Mother'
- Critic's Pick: TV Picks: 'Doctor Who' and the Emmy Awards
- Latest recalls: TVs, children's sweaters, water bottles, cribs, grinders
- Robin Williams was cremated, his ashes scattered in San Francisco Bay
- Man accused of killing Marine's wife to be extradited from Alaska
- Photos: Molokai embraces a lot -- but not change
- Family Dollar rejects $8.9-billion takeover bid from Dollar General
- 2 Liberians who got experimental Ebola medicine said to be improving
- Chloe Grace Moretz drama 'If I Stay' is lifeless, reviews say
- Abundant happenings in a resurgent New Orleans
- Jack Lemmon retreat in Malibu is up for lease
- State lawmakers seek end to mandatory sentences for some drug crimes
- California Senate approves four-year degrees at community colleges
- Sprint, T-Mobile duke it out with new unlimited plans
- High school offensive linemen to watch this season
- Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon reportedly splitting up, living apart
- Homeless people migrating from downtown to County-USC, study finds
- Emmy Awards 2014: Governors Ball preview
- Justice Department opens criminal probe into journalist's beheading
- Datebook: Beastly dinner, calligraphy art, sonic pieces at Schindler
- California drought continues to take heavy toll on reservoirs
- Stephen King gets doused in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
- Photos: Tulsa's chocolate scene
- Palmdale man faces prison for fatally beating 2-year-old girl
- Rick Perry calls for 'overwhelming force' against Islamic State
- Op-Ed: Photo essay: The haunting cycle of opportunity and destruction in the American West
- Junior at Bernstein High has eye on becoming Division I prospect
- Jobless claims fell more than expected last week
- California lawmakers OK bill that would ban Confederate flag displays