- Council Orders Audit of L.A. Film Agency
- Gemstar CEO Resigns Amid Reorganization
- Supervisors Put Off Decision on Car Fee
- Commonly Good
- Olajuwon Reportedly Retiring
- Countrywide Lends Record Amount During September
- Sticking It Out
- Quick With Power Tools and a Quote
- VeriSign Settles Another Lawsuit Over Direct Mail
- 3 Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
- Sharon Defends Raid, Regrets Civilian Deaths
- Ballot Measures Give Voters a Say Over Development, Taxes, Schools
- Owner Shoots Man Who Splashed His Pickup
- County to Survey Cities About Traffic Panel
- Board Seeks to Block Appeal by Prosecutors
- Cleanup in Irvine, by Order of the Court
- Bail Set in Abandoned-Child Case
- 3 Plead Not Guilty in Slaying Near School
- Family Corner
- Too Evil to Be True-- and That's a Good Thing
- Glory Grows in a Patch of Desert
- 2 School Bonds Get Donations
- TOP PERFORMERS
- La Russa Leaves Open Chance for Rolen Return
- Even Sidelined, Shaq Can't Be Contained
- Washington's Neuheisel Cited as Colorado Put on Probation
- Major Gifts From Gordon Parks, Mick Jagger
- Microsoft Eases Up on Digital Recordings
- WorldCom Can Cancel Ad Deal, Judge Says
- Open-Air Bioweapon Tests Reported
- Marine Dies in Kuwait Attack
- Tilting Toward Davis on Parole
- Man, 70, Is First O.C. Victim of West Nile Virus
- Roosevelt Not Surprised by Its Success
- Alomar to Stay With the Mets
- EchoStar, DirecTV Make Final Plea
- Wine of the Week
- Pakistan Opposition Faces Hurdles
- Tenn. Funding Plan Hurts Rural Schools, Court Rules
- Judge OKs Hearing on Olson's Sentence
- Three Arrested in Raid on Gang
- Gay Pride Group's Leader Seeks to Mend Rifts
- Tice Has One Job That Seems Secure
- A Man for All Roles
- Book Lovers Will Have Plenty of Tempting Choices This Month
- CVS Earnings Forecast Brightens for Quarter
- Where the Chicken Soup's On
- N. Korea's Designee Under House Arrest
- Bush Calls War His 'Last Choice'
- Police Offer Forum on Child Safety
- Ad Blitz Against Secession Launched
- Report Alleges Neglect by Forest Official
- Inmates to Be Paid for Extra Jail Time
- PLAY BY PLAY
- GAME 2 STARTING PITCHERS
- 'Birds' Rule the Bat Cave
- Sony Plans to Invest in Palm's OS Unit
- SEC Sues ACLN for Alleged Fraud
- Joint Effort on Cancer Drug Ended
- New Designs Get Top Marks in Buyer Satisfaction Survey
- Freeh Bristles at Critics of FBI Efforts to Fight Terrorism
- Barbecue, Indoor Style
- Terror's Renewed Lesson
- Rigors of Nation-Building
- There's No Place Like the Dome
- Ejection Benches Ball for First Half Against Oregon
- Peralta Says He's Trying to Buy Angels
- Office Vacancy Rate May Be Peaking
- Backup Will Benefit Discounters, Suppliers
- NBA Likes Charlotte's Chances
- Injuries Pile Up for Bears
- Fans Must Turn Fox's Double Play
- Fleury Is Suspended
- Thoughtful Study of Caregivers' Plight
- School Shootings Examined in Films Born of Anguish
- Sara Lee Expects Profit to Beat Forecast
- Probing the DNA of Death
- Man Gets 10 Years for Growing Marijuana
- Pining for Bristlecone Clone Success
- Laws Aimed at Homeless Approved
- Slow Day for Nakatani
- City Asks Residents to Skip Halloween Party
- School Board Accepts Cash in Lieu of Land
- Simon Retreats on Allegations of Illegal Fund-Raising by Davis
- Prison Halts Isolation Program
- Barricaded Bank Holdup Suspect Held After Chase
- Selig to Twins: It Was Nothing Personal
- Little League Will Require Adult Screenings
- Speaking Up for Silent Films
- Ford, Toyota Recall 483,558 Vehicles
- Transkaryotic Warns of More FDA Concerns
- Troubled Business Loans Up 34%
- Judge Withholds Beauty Queen Crown
- Skittishness About TXU, Ford Trigger Heavy Sell-Off
- How to Get a Big Lift
- Killer's Specter Haunts D.C. Suburbs
- Her Empire Is Crafted by Hand
- Unarmed Man's Killing Called Mistake
- Stocks Rise on Positive News About Ports
- Saban in Talks to Acquire Muppet Maker Henson
- Also
- Divisions Threaten Stability in Belfast
- New Law Puts a Cap on Malpractice Claims
- Voices of Debate on Iraq
- LAPD Recruits Face High Expectations, Bratton Says
- Joke of a Kicking Game Needs Funny Man's Help
- U.S. to Play El Salvador in November
- Panel Revives Pluto Mission's Hope for Liftoff
- Dispute Taints Sidewalk Cleanup
- The War Debate
- TONIGHT
- No Sign of Distress on Mays' Day
- New Orchestra Forms to Fill San Jose Void
- House Republicans Push Tax Cuts for Beaten-Up Investors
- U.S. Forces Staying on the Heels of Hussein
- Armenian American Group Comes Out Against Secession
- Visit by Tibetan Monks Provides Om Schooling to Students in Ojai
- Erstad Gives Team Some Local Presence
- Lantronix Adjusts Loss by $2.2 Million
- Grilled Salmon That Deserves an Encore
- 'Vette Vogue
- Bonds Factor Is Sign of Times
- OTHER VIEWS
- SBC Expects Profit at Low End of Guidance
- Vote Leader Endorsed by 4th-Place Finisher
- What Are You Drinking?
- More ImClone Directors to Testify
- Author Could Use Some Magic in Summoning Book 5
- Bush's Speech Gets a Mixed Review Abroad
- Motorists Still Nonchalant About Head Restraints
- 5 of 6 N.Y. Terror Suspects Denied Bail
- Statue of Adam Breaks Apart as Stand Collapses at N.Y. Museum
- Compactor at Plant Cuts Off Worker's Legs
- Police Officer Files Whistle-Blower Lawsuit Against the LAPD
- Not Only Are Bugs Gone, Home Is Too
- All's Quiet in Heart of Lineup
- Kings Open New Season in the Black
- A Splendid Spread
- American Allegedly Tied to Al Qaeda Asks Asylum
- Security Confiscates Vegetable Ammunition in a Modern-Day Trojan War
- Frederick Machetanz, 94; Painted Alaskan Landscapes
- West Nile Infection Baffles Officials
- MWD Cancels Desert Storage Project
- Shony Alex Braun, 70; Violinist, Composer Survived Holocaust
- Anaheim Pins PR Hopes on Angels' Fame
- Slower Increases in Home Prices Seen
- Raytheon Cutting 100 Jobs in El Segundo
- The Power of Ginger and Basil
- 31% of U.S. Adults and 15% of Youth Are Obese, Survey Finds
- Congress Debates War Plans
- Despite Gate, Home Builders Speculate
- Acquitted Pair Seek to Clear Names
- Right and Wrong Shouldn't Be Guesswork
- NOW YOU KNOW
- Public Enemy: They're Still Fiery and Fresh
- 4 Title Companies Settle Suit Alleging Overcharges
- Take a Taiwanese Pastry Chef, Add French Technique
- Men's Book Club Spurs Debate, Discussion--During Halftime
- Bodies of Work
- Making Social Justice Part of the Curriculum
- CBS, NBC Take Early Control
- High Court Hears Arguments in NextWave Licensing Case
- Moody's Lowers Credit Rating of PG&E; Unit
- MSC Software Expects to Post Loss, Cut Jobs
- Ban on Unrestricted Ephedra Sales Is Urged
- Scientists Give the Lie to Polygraph Testing
- Private Hearing Sought for Noelle Bush
- The War Debate
- Marketing Hypocrisy and Breast Cancer
- Mia Slavenska, 86; Ballerina, Teacher
- Giguere's Presence Means Less Worry
- Broken Leg Sidelines Holcomb
- These Kind Hosts Show They Have a Mean Streak
- SSP Settles With Wave Systems
- DATEBOOK
- Serial Killer's Life Still Intrigues on the Eve of Her Death
- House Favors National 'Amber Alert' System
- TURNING POINTS
- Water Polo Event Changes Venues
- Shawarma, With the Works
- Secret Deportation Hearings Are Upheld
- Zvi Kolitz, 89; Produced Israel's First Film, Wrote Fictional Holocaust Story
- Woman Critically Hurt in Fire at Her Home
- MWD's Vote Endangers Cadiz's Future
- September Traffic Down From 2000
- 4 Granted New Trial in Catholic Bishop's Death
- At House, Open Mike on War and Peace
- Anaheim Chosen for Tiger's Golf Center
- Bauer Has a Rewarding First Season
- Merrill Lynch Cuts Back on Nasdaq, OTC Stocks
- Musicians Sue Vivendi Over MP3.com Service
- PepsiCo 3rd-Quarter Net Income Rises 55%
- A Clouded View of U.S. Jews
- Cities to Share Windfall for Parks
- Just Your Average, 'Everyday' Save
- Jones Is Galaxy Leader
- In This Case, 'So-So' Makes Headlines
- Sides Argue Over Safety vs. Speed
- Legal Action May Not Help Firms
- Times to Unveil Revamp of Its Features Sections
- West Coast Ports Ordered to Reopen
- Angels Lost in a Mays
- Merits of Golf Cart Path
- It's Just as Easy as Bacon Pie
- High School Diploma Must Have Meaning
- Bush Poised to Act on Iraq: Use Force or Force of Law?
- QUOTEBOOK
- Justice System: When a Plea Is No Bargain
- Vote Yes on Proposition 50
- Davis and Simon Leave Something to Be Desired
- Morning Report - News from Oct. 9, 2002
- Ask the Reporter and Photographer
- Ramsey Has That Look
- Ovitz Is Sued by Another Former Top Exec of AMG
- Stabilizing Their Kingdom
- Debt Grows at Slowest Rate in 8 Months
- Expand Inn? Be Our Guest, Residents Say
- Plastic Rules on University Campus With Growing Use of Prepaid Cards
- This 'Guardian' Still No Angel
- Ante Up
- Stalin's Bash Doesn't Hold a Candle
- Overseas Investors Buy L.A.'s Figueroa Plaza
- Helen Keller to Grace State's New Quarter
- President Moves Toward Forcing the Reopening of West Coast Ports
- A Higher Class of Women
- Fireworks Take Place, but Away From Debate Stage
- MWD Told Mojave Plan Is All Wet
- At Least He Tries to Do Right Thing
- Allen Goes on Leave
- On a Roll
- William Hall Master Chorale Bids Memorable Goodbye to Its Creator
- On the Road, Soprano-Style
- Economic Toll of Shutdown Spreads
- Also
- Bush Tells Nation the Threat by Iraq Is 'Simply Too Great'
- Music Is Overture for Political, Social Dialogues
- Closer to the Middle
- Young Eagle Rescued at Sea Is Recovering
- Justices Rule in 4 Death Penalty Cases
- Site Found Too Toxic for Santa Ana Unified Campus
- Hocking Is One Athlete Who Isn't Tough as Nails
- Start for Ebell Is a No-Brainer
- Gentry Bemoans Rash of Injuries
- Time to Make Voting a Prime Issue
- Justices Allow Switch on N.J. Ballot
- Bell Labs Withdrawing Patent Applications
- What's the Big Idea?
- A Final Word in a Cherished Conversation
- Rampart Probe a Top Priority, Bratton Says
- Feeling Heat, YMCA Reopens Saunas
- Monarchs Return to State Park for Winter
- Family of 4 Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
- City Dives Into River Revival
- Court Ruling Keeps Ban on Bilingual Education
- Helen Dewar, a New York-based journalist who...
- College Board Hopefuls Raise Little Money
- Gardenhire Was Meant for the Job
- Sprewell Takes Another Big Hit
- Beem Basks in Celebrity Status
- Hungry to Win
- Heinze, Flinn, Armstrong Are Demoted
- Screeners Take Posts at LAX
- No Fly Ball Routine in Dome
- HOT CORNER
- UnionBanCal Says It Beat Estimates
- Congress to Interview Qwest's Anschutz
- WorldCom Ex-Exec Faces SEC Charges
- FAA Orders Replacement of Faulty Rudders on Boeing 737s
- Anxious Afghans Charge to Get Their Hands on Some New Cash
- Judge Lifts Ban on Playa Vista Roadwork
- Indian Group Sues to Gain Casino Profits
- Bronfman Family Holdings
- Former Defense Minister Cleared in Failed Coup
- Defense Denies Teen Was a Skinhead
- Avila Wins Hearing Delay
- U.S. Should Step In at Ports
- L.A. Is First Customer for Honda's Fuel-Cell Cars
- Pimco Surpasses Vanguard 500
- Nursing Home Operator to Pay Fine in 4 Deaths
- What's Round and Reflective? Maybe It's a Planet, Maybe Not
- L.A. Area Grocery Workers Approve 3-Year Contract
- Simon, Davis Clash on Issues and Style
- Kashmiris Infuriated by Falwell
- 'Suicide Cell' Work Earns Trio a Nobel
- Northwest Gives Web Booking Tool to Agents
- Reaching Ports Deal Made More Difficult by History, Emotion
- Bush Wins Key GOP Support on War Measure
- Ripple Effect of Dockworkers' Strike Could Turn Into Tsunami
- Mayors' Baseball Wager Can't Be Topped
- Game 1 at a Glance
- Vibrations Better Than Good at Wilson Benefit
- Ryan Put Fast One by Twins
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Big Swing for Bonds
- Looking at History From Inside Out
- SEC Said to Probe AOL-Oxygen Deal
- Delta Air Loses Bid to Stop Harassment Suit
- Militants Kill Palestinian Police Official
- Love Letters Sealed With a Kiss
- Brazil Faces Choice of Visions