- Speed Limits
- Gen. Tommy Franks Defeats the Taliban
- Pay Raise for Prison Guards Seems Criminal
- Give Bonuses to Parents, Not Schools
- Moment of Silence Has No Place in Schools
- Ventura County
- Fear of Flying
- U.S. Northern Border Keeps Canada Secure
- Deriving Social Security From the Stock Market
- 'Santa Can Give, Government Can't'
- Television - Dec. 20, 2001
- LAPD Pair Focus of Criminal Probe
- Al Qaeda Prisoners Escape in Bus Revolt
- Jury Convicts Man of Killing His Parents
- U.S. Careful of Legalities on Prisoners
- Low-Tech Police Work Key to Unraveling Al Qaeda
- Chieftains Wary About Peacekeepers
- Answering an Urgent Call from 3,000 Miles Away
- 'Homebody/Kabul': Theater of Cultural War
- Response to Terror
- Glossary of Investment Terms
- Stubb's gingersnaps
- Holiday Fruitcake
- Burgundy beef
- Maple French Toast With Baked Apple Slices
- Sour-Cream Fudge
- Stuffed Cabbage (Holishkes)
- Halibut with cucumber and orange salsa
- Kandahar's Intelligence Chief Says He'll Do His 'Level Best' to Find Omar
- In Different Worlds, Afghan Clan Leads
- Bake Your Toast
- Road Project Rejected After Father's Plea
- MC Hammer's Rise, Fall, Recovery
- Choosing a Mechanic Still a Dicey Proposition
- GOP Wins S.C. Senate Seat
- Dodgers to Leave KXTA in 2003
- Motorola to Slash 9,400 Jobs, Shutter 4 Plants
- CalPERS to Buy More Junk Bonds
- Adobe Barred From Distributing InDesign
- Freed Former General Vows to Return Home
- Indonesia's National Soap Opera
- A Chip ID That's Only Skin-Deep
- Bianca Halstead, 36; Leader of Betty Blowtorch
- Three Holiday Homicides to Hunker Down With
- Erik Johns, 74; Wrote Libretto for Aaron Copland Opera
- Economy Is Fox's No. 1 Job
- Fatwa on Obesity Carries No Weight
- Power-Play Test Passed
- 1994 Quake Claims Due by Dec. 31
- Norman Receives Special Invitation to Play in Masters
- Terrorists Should Be Killed, Not Captured
- Swider-Peltz Is Passing Torch to Her Daughter
- Williams, Duke Go Higher
- Tree Expert Gets at Violin's Roots
- Fulfilling a Grand Quest
- OSHA Drops Plan for Smoke-Free Workplace
- 3Com Beats Forecasts With $104-Million Loss
- Also
- Kandahar Intelligence Chief Vows to Do His 'Level Best' to Find Omar
- Gold: It's Nutrition-Free
- The 10,000-Year Warranty
- County Tightens Investment Policy
- 17,000 Acres Claimed by Urbanization
- BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- Dodgers
- Winter Is Confident About Shooting
- Martinez to Take Big Mac's Position
- Southland Home Sales, Prices Show Resilience
- An Early Double Delivery
- Toyota Says It's Now Turning a Profit on the Hybrid Prius
- The Birth of Barbie and Other Classics
- Study Links N.J. Cancers, Pollutants
- N. Korea Nuclear Bid Assessed
- Disney Sizing Up Young Riders With Ultrasound
- What Are You Drinking?
- Anthrax Unlikely in State Dept. Envelope
- County to Seek More Soil Tests at El Toro
- Ex-Officer Gets 2 Years for Helping Drug Dealers
- Holiday Letter Written in a State of Sunny, Even Batty Outlook
- Interim Chief Wiggs to Become Head of DWP
- Economy's Woes Hit Home
- Maggette Gets Banged Up
- Ellis, Koslowsky Spark Crespi Upset Victory
- Lowe, Hawthorne Finalize $195-Million Deal
- U.N. Issues New Global Warming Warning
- Stimulus Bill Compromise Falls Short Over Health Care
- Florida Couple Slain in Cuba
- 2 Drivers Injured in Head-On Collision
- $20-Billion Anti-Terror Deal Reached
- Witness Says Ex-DeKalb Sheriff Plotted Hit
- Water Supply Polluters Miss Deadline for San Gabriel Valley Cleanup Deal
- City's Count of Dead, Missing Falls to 3,000
- Council Approves Plan for Meeting L.A. Housing Needs
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Fruit of the Loom Says Berkshire Bid Stands
- Edison Asks PUC to Fill Enron Gap
- Cookies Parisienne
- GE to Cut 3,000 Jobs at GE Capital
- India Calls Attack State-Sponsored Terror
- American Blokes' Jokes Get Lost in Translation Across the Pond
- NFL Seeks to Control Rowdy Fan Behavior
- Booker Named U.S. Player of the Year
- Best Buy, Circuit City Top Forecasts
- Ford Motor Settles Class-Action Bias Suits
- Three Great Wine Books and One Cool Map
- From Statesmanship to Capitalism, Afghan Family Leads
- Mexico Tourism Makes a Recovery
- City Politics in China Leave Observers Perplexed
- Better Pay for Harvard's Low-Paid Workers Urged
- Saudi Princess Is Charged in Assault
- Guard's Smile and His Fears Recalled
- A Project to Pair Volunteers, Families With Special Needs
- Gilbert Becaud, 74; Singer Wrote 'What Now, My Love'
- More Tests for Pollution Sought at El Toro Site
- Slim Jim Takes Care of His Friends
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Briefly
- Universal Chief Insists New Boss Diller Won't Meddle in Management
- Stories to Tell
- Pet Projects Well Funded in Congress
- Bid to Dismiss York, Pa., Murder Charges Rejected
- Justice Cuts No Slack for Flier With Unintentional 'Weapon'
- State to Investigate Bay Area Charity
- Green Blends Maturity With Skills
- Smokeless Tobacco Makers Settle Lawsuit
- U.S. Approves Wearable Defibrillator
- Man in Identity-Theft Ring Pleads Guilty
- Defenseman Miller Has No Illusions
- 2 Men Hospitalized After Car Hits Palm Tree
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Kings Can Sensea Breakthrough
- Other Bowls Are Thorny
- A Carrot Rainbow on Melrose Place
- Delicate Grilled Fish Laced With Fruit
- Wine of the Week
- Shroud Comes Off Fate of 'Disappeared' Radical
- In the Southeast, Hunting Mistletoe Can Be a Blast
- A Delicate Dance Over Credits
- OfficeMax to Close 40 Stores, Expects Loss
- Stores Caught With Shortage of Hottest Toys
- New York Office Market in a Spin
- Prices Rising: Cookbooks of the Stars
- Police Chief in Florida Is Fired After 'Orangutan' Description
- Van Carrying 15 Teens Overturns; 6 Injured
- Identity-Theft Ring Suspect Pleads Guilty
- 3,500 Scuba Diving Valves Recalled
- Ellie Nesler Faces Drug-Related Charges
- Kids Stitch Together a Salute
- Rocker Now a Ranger
- 6th Straight CBS Win
- Enron Woes Prompt 401(k) Bill in Senate
- Congress OKs Overhaul of Public Schools
- Opus Dei Founder, Monk Closer to Sainthood
- Ruling Won't Halt USDA Tests
- Driver Sentenced in Killings
- Heat Score 56 for Latest Low Point
- A Deep Freeze Hits L.A.
- Solectron Reports Loss of $52.5 Million
- Tearful Tales of Investors' Losses Fill Senate Panel Hearing on Enron
- Company Granted Patent to Produce Drug
- Sales Sluggish in Second Week of Dec.
- Desperately Seeking Authenticity
- Islam Offers Something for Everyone in Syria
- Suspect in Green River Serial Slayings Enters Not Guilty Plea
- Kids Are Beamed Up With New Disneyland Measuring Device
- Getting His Kicks at Gramatica's Expense
- FIRST TEAM
- Short-Handed Millikan Barely Misses a Beat
- Response to Sept. 11 a Natural for Country Singers
- Incoming Afghan Premier Meets With Former King
- Mugabe Assails U.S., British Sanctions Threat
- Flight 587 Had Preflight Problems
- Death Toll Reaches 13 in Ebola Outbreak
- Regrets for Late Briefing on Bush Surgery
- Ex-Opponent Endorses Greuel
- Supervisors Get Report on O.C. Bidding System
- Berube Is Handed Another Suspension
- Ducks Get a Lift From McDonald
- Life Is on a Fast Track for Parra
- Nebraskans Respond With Love(less) Letters
- Swiss Bank UBS Ousts President
- Clean Kitchen Air
- L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist
- Death Sentence Reversed for Ex-Black Panther
- A Pint-Sized Santa Gets the Boot at Mall
- Firefighters' Trespass Charges Are Dismissed
- Haiti Police Search for Palace Attackers
- Case of Mom Who Killed 3 Children Goes to Jury
- Board, Bowing to Residents, Amends Rural Road Project
- Coach Accused of Molesting Former Player
- Funds OKd to Fight Smoking
- Oxnard Youth Corps Is Honored
- This Show Is Not Just Kids' Stuff
- States Drop Inquiry on Barr-Bayer Cipro Pact
- Brilliant, Easy Gingersnaps
- Peacekeeper's Death Blamed on Accident
- Fire Seriously Burns Boy After Alarm Is Disabled
- Wider Freedom Sought for Many Schools
- Dogs Get a Trial Run in 2 Parks
- Heatley's Shot Beats Bruins' 55
- Cho's Drive Sets Her Apart
- Factory Workers File Suit Against Bebe
- Good Old Burgundy Beef
- Books for Cooks: The Best of 2001
- After Slashing Costs, Nissan Introduces New Looks
- UCLA's School of Medicine recently celebrated its...
- Airing the Environment at an Urban School
- Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Car
- Cordaro Backs Greuel in Council Runoff
- Just So Long as the Mortuary Next Door Doesn't Get the Wrong Customers
- Loyola Hangs On to This Big Lead
- Housing Sector Buoys Stocks
- Many HIV Adults Have Strains Resistant to Drugs
- Bush Signs Bill Easing Mexican Truck Access
- Yemeni Forces Wage Battle in Search for Terror Suspects
- Pilots' Struggle With Landing Is Tied to Rudder, Officials Say
- Jeffords Still on Outside, After Vote
- Jones Urges Rapid-Response Teams
- Youth Dies, 4 Hurt When Car Hits Tree
- Man, 56, Dies 9 Days After Police Scuffle
- Neighbor Fights Fire but Can't Save Victim
- Bibby Says Trojans Are Lacking a Leader
- HOT CORNER
- First Road Victory Is Right on
- Barnes Is Expected Back in the Lineup
- HP Urged to Say Who May Leave if No Merger
- Disney's War With Cable, Satellite Firms Heats Up
- 5 Shows to Build Coffers Against Record Labels
- Books for Cooks: The Best of 2001
- GOP Bill for More Aid to Farmers Fails in Senate
- Council Moves to Lift Ban on Alcohol Ads
- Brink's Guard Is Mourned
- LAX Plan's Out, Booster's In
- Lester Persky, 76; Veteran Movie, TV Miniseries Producer
- Telair Turns Attention to Cockpit Safety
- Steel-Producing Nations Agree to Reduce Output
- Airlines, Others Request Sept. 11 Tax Relief
- It's That Time of Year for ...
- Baked French toast is a good choice...
- Terrorist Financing Database to Be Created
- Getting a Jump on the Next Big Thing
- Man Charged With Stealing MTA Bus
- Paterno: I'll Be Back
- Westside Jewish Center Gets Reprieve
- North Texas Is Out of Its League
- Enduring Affection for Opera and Each Other
- Crackdown on Unsafe Housing Has Downside for Many Tenants
- Hill Has Season Cut Short
- Sept. 11 Memorial
- Let's Raise a Glass and Get All Choked Up
- Smoking Ban Infringes on Personal Freedoms
- Healthy Advice
- Are Parking Gods Smiling or Snickering?
- Clinton Administration Had Ties With Enron
- Making Schools Safe for Students
- Gift of Nature
- Political Spoiler
- Shivers Over Social Security
- One Man's TV Reject Is Another's Top Film
- Money or Life Dilemma
- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS.
- Keys to Peace: Monitors, Pre-1967 Borders
- Teaching Must Be a Respected Profession
- The Nation - News from Dec. 19, 2001
- State Has Been There, Done That
- Bin Laden Hunt Enters Pakistan
- City Council Delays Vote on Airport Consultant
- Jury Finds That Teen Was Sane During Killings
- Study: Deputies' Use of Force in O.C. Jails Low
- Antonovich Is Critical of ATF Over Shootout
- Valley Transit Study Is Given One More Year
- From Terror Camp to Ghost Town
- FBI Agents to Grill Al Qaeda Prisoners
- Rumsfeld Asks NATO to Trim Bosnia Forces to Bolster War on Terrorism
- Plea for American Taliban
- A Shaky Sense of Freedom
- U.S. Health Officials Issue Anthrax Vaccine for Those Exposed to Bacteria
- Response to Terror
- 4 Benign Lesions Removed From President's Face
- Hunting for Al Qaeda Leader May Hobble War
- Survey Finds Support for the Arts
- Laguna Spill Prompts County's 50th Beach Closure This Year
- Taking Full Advantage of Mother Wit
- Art Center Picks Site in Pasadena as New Home
- KB Home Sues Insurer to Cover Trading Losses
- Orange County Man Sentenced for Fraud
- Fluor Names Boeckmann CEO
- Teen Who Took Bombs to School Gets 8 1/2 Years
- JOKES & RIDDLES
- Council Panel Puts Off Decision on Lobbyist Rules
- Female Pedestrian Dies; Police Seek Motorist
- Bush May Act to Appoint Nominees Stalled in Senate
- His Life Is in His Instruments
- Area Home Sales Fall; Prices Inch Upward
- Stuart Adamson, 43; Led Big Country Rock Band
- Winning With a Few Concerns
- Real Estate Assn. To Present Socal Forecast
- British High Court OKs Extradition
- TV Chiefs Yell 'Cut' on Costs
- Resident Rescues Tree Although House Burns