- Lott Remarks Earn Presidential Rebuke
- Vitesse Hoping for a Rebound -- Again
- Cool Plant With Air, Not Seawater, Agency Asks
- Predawn Procession Begins Day of Honoring Virgin of Guadalupe
- Vietnam Seen as a Safe Haven for Tourists
- Teacher Set to Make History Aboard Shuttle
- Venezuela Fires Strike Leaders
- Release of Auto Safety Data Is Disputed
- Student Jailed Over Radio Files Lawsuit
- Water Board Targets Ocean Bacteria
- 'Rape' Was Porn Shoot, Defense Says
- Transit Projects' Funding Delayed
- A Balanced Budget Takes Backbone
- Attacker on Bus Ruled Unfit to Stand Trial
- The Winner Is ...
- USC Serves Notice; Pepperdine Wins
- Anglers Get Hooked on Giving
- 'The Guys' makes a powerful transition from the stage
- 'Adaptation' effects: seamless, unsung
- Varla Jean gives it her all
- Smallpox Strike Called Unlikely
- Note to Readers
- United May Revive West Coast Shuttle
- Rights of FBI Agent Guilty in Ruby Ridge Case Restored
- Retail Sales Up as Consumers Aid Economy
- Bus Drivers Barred From Long Idling of Engines at School Sites
- Newport, Arbor Society Settle Balboa Ficus Dispute
- From the Mouths of Babes: Kids Offer Lesson for Carson Officials
- New competition for an old format
- Wistfulness and humor in aging
- Digital Books Case in Jury's Hands
- Georgia Fails Its Poor Defendants, Report Says
- Activists Decry 'Happy Cows' Ads
- El Nino Returns and Major Weather Changes Predicted
- Turkey's Bid for Early Talks on EU Entry Fails
- Aging Baby Boomers, Once Wild, Are Reborn to Be Mild at Rock Concert
- No. 25 Charleston Is Upset
- He Used to Be the Heavy, Then He Saw the Light
- Walz Leads the Wild Past Red Wings, 3-2
- On the edge of tragedy
- Deal Includes $107 Million to Retire Farmland
- OPEC Agrees to Trim Production
- Workers Sue FedEx, Allege Widespread Discrimination
- Ruling Backs SBC's California Service Plan
- Audit Board Gets Ready for Business
- Strapped Parents Taking Kids' Credit
- Iraq Breaks Deal With Russian Oil Company
- Playa Vista Views Shared
- Rocketdyne Denies Fouling Nearby Wells
- 'Potter' words worth their weight in gold
- Tennessee Williams' eloquence flows in a convincing solo show
- Diller's USA Interactive Reorganizes Divisions
- State Scarred by Deadly Riots Holds Election
- Israel Cites Success in Vaccination Effort
- Judge Bars TV Cameras at Sniper Suspect's Trial
- SUVs Would Have to Improve Gas Mileage Under Bush Plan
- Bush Adds Economic Advisor to New Team
- Millions Honor Virgin of Guadalupe in Capital
- Studios Go on Offensive Against Film Sanitizers
- 'Skins' plumbs despair at a historic reservation
- 'Revolution #9' is tough tale of schizophrenia
- Mayor Charged With Stealing UC Newspapers
- Father of Man Slain in Street Says 'There's War Going On'
- Water Deal Must Be Made
- Sampling standouts from around the globe
- County's First Flu Case This Season Confirmed
- Court Expands Tax Suit
- Bus Washer Pinned Between Vehicles, Dies
- This Golfer Is Finally Caught in a Bad Lie
- Long Says Toledo Will Bounce Back
- A Lesson in Culture Shock for Lawyers
- What We Need Is a Fear Vaccine
- Erstad Gloves Two Records
- Changed Bruins Reach Semifinals
- Bruins Cutting Down Choices
- Career Ends for 49ers' Souza
- Anything Is Better Than Silent Treatment
- S. Korean director impresses with debut
- Unlikely Co-Hosts Selected
- NOW YOU KNOW
- Head Start Agency Accused of Fraud
- Guitarists, composers finally compare notes
- N.Y. Mayor Plans $10-Billion Renewal
- Music Leaves Its Mark on the Brain
- State to Issue Findings in Huge Klamath Fish Kill
- Stocks End Mixed on Rise in Oil, Gas Prices
- This Team Continues to Reach Great Heights
- Okwo Stirs Memories for Notre Dame Staff
- Olowokandi to Return in Time to Face Spurs
- Espinoza Is One to Beat
- Pasadena subs in a premiere
- Key viewers go for 'Makeover'
- Political talk that takes its cue from late-night TV
- Sprint Expects Higher Earnings
- Enterasys Fraud Alleged by L.A. Pension Fund
- Also
- U.S. Satellite Firms Bid for Foreign Rival
- Officials Up to the Task of a Vaccine Campaign?
- Experts Visit Alleged Scud Factory in Iraq
- Mortgage Interest Rates Decrease This Week
- West Coast Dockworkers Caucus Endorses Contract
- Mideast Violence Moves to the Home Front
- Blind Seer Is Still Stargazing
- 5 U.S. Soldiers Die in Helicopter Crash
- Group Sues to Block Lopez Recall Election
- Parenting Has Its Day in Court
- Success at Faceoffs Has Been a Team Effort
- Players Give Murray Disciplined Response
- Canada Takes Lead in World Cup Golf
- Lewis Off Spartan List
- Rams' Warner Officially Out for Season
- Children still chasing their lost horizons
- In the halftime groove
- Putin Decree Calls for Elections in Chechnya
- Amgen Expects Sales to Soar
- U.S. Officials Defend Public Comments in Anthrax Probe
- Ban on Roads in Pristine National Forests Reinstated
- State Dealt Setback on Power Costs
- MTA Approves Funds to Buy 52 Light-Rail Cars
- Costco Profit Up 12% on Sales Increase, Cost Cuts
- EDS to Provide Services to BofA
- Note to Readers
- Rumsfeld Visits Base in Qatar
- N. Korea Plans to Reopen Nuclear Power Facilities
- Nolte Pleads No Contest to DUI, Gets Probation
- Santa Cruz Deputizes Couple in U.S. Pot Case
- Sonoma Supervisor Takes Over Coastal Panel
- Anaheim Canyon's Baseball Field Is Damaged by Vandals
- More Wheeling Than Dealing?
- Producer, Disney Enter Five-Year Movie Deal
- American Settles Medical Syndrome Case
- Gold Futures Prices Rise to 5-Year High
- Expectation Grows That Cardinal Will Resign
- Council Eases Rules on Street Musicians
- There's sly humor in 'The Hot Chick'
- 3rd Arrest Is Made in 1991 Tustin Slaying
- No Charges in Killing of Tyisha Miller
- Inmate Shot, Dozens Injured in Folsom Riot
- Live on ESPN2: X-Ploit Games
- Defense Loses Bid for Police Records
- It's Just the Ticket for DirecTV
- Snap Judgments Begin
- Sly, Ford to revisit old characters
- Drawn to the raw power of life
- A spirited memorial for Ray Brown
- Deal reached in 'Sonny' credit
- Ex-Assemblyman Takes Job Lobbying for City of Lancaster
- Empowerment Is Her Gospel Truth
- A new enterprise as 'Trek' lives long, prospers
- Step Down, Mr. Kissinger
- Allan Frumkin, 75; Founded Art Galleries in Chicago, New York
- Who's Who Among the Region's Best
- TONIGHT'S CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL GAMES
- 'Maid' a disposable Cinderella story
- Man Eludes Security; Terminal Evacuated
- Condo Fire Leaves 10 Homeless
- Palmer Gets Thrown for Loss on National TV
- Living through the lens
- Super Conductor
- Reindeer games with a fun edge
- GLAAD lists award nominees
- Yes, the Turks Are Good Enough for Europe
- Week 15 Breakdown
- Wesley Leads Hornets, 93-88
- Judges trump cops on CBS
- Decor fit for a despot
- 'Talk' raises eyebrows while opening minds
- 'Greetings From Tucson' takes a holiday detour with Los Lobos
- The stuff of every film fan's wish list
- Suit on Jogger's Death
- The Answer Place
- Central Valley's Growth Has Been Breathtaking
- QUOTEBOOK
- Lott's Apology
- Trying to Make Sense of Gun Control Laws
- Taxing Business Away in California
- America Has Indeed Made the World Better
- Pakistan Denies Nuclear-Sales Charge
- When It Comes to Threats, Just Who Is the Terrorist?
- From the Archives: 'Star Trek: Nemesis': A new enterprise as 'Trek' lives long, prospers
- Economy Hits Growth of Overseas Phone Calls
- Emotions High for This Final
- THREE-DAY FORECAST
- Working your room
- PASSINGS
- Feinstein Urges Energy Hearings
- City May Delay Permit Fee Hikes; Sewer Bureau Appeals for Funds
- USC Goes Against Former Coach
- BofA to Buy Stake in Mexican Bank
- Chechen Envoy Is Still Free as Moscow Seeks His Return
- Stocks Extend Rebound for 2nd Day With Slim Gains
- Police Seek Information About Slain Transient
- Mary Hamilton Wesley, 67; Civil Rights Activist Challenged Segregation
- County to Keep Paying Sheriff's Legal Tab
- HOT CORNER
- They Need a Little Work on Teamwork
- Ohio Again Ordered to Equalize School Funding
- Tech Jobs Become State's Unwanted Big Export
- Baltimore Man Charged in Arson-Murders of 7
- Authorities Defuse 5 Car Bombs in Capital
- Mediators Warn of More Violence in Venezuela
- Museums assert right to art 'loot'
- Large Drug Tunnel Found in Tijuana
- Transient Dies When Cruiser Jumps Curb
- Arvell Shaw, 79; Bassist With Key Figures in Jazz
- Dube Loses in Start for Ice Dogs
- THE TIMES RANKINGS
- Small-town Christmas
- Dropout Jailed in Killing of Jazz Musician, 80
- PASSINGS
- Boalt Names Professor as Interim Dean
- Seeking New Traffic Study, L.A. May Sue Over Ahmanson Ranch
- Year's Yosemite Haze Linked to Forest Fires
- Shell Refinery Cited for Downtown Odor
- Airline Safety Isn't Optional
- George Gaffney, 62; Pianist Accompanied Top Singers
- Supply-Side Slander
- Street Racing Suspected in Death
- Up Next for USC
- Jones Has Shot to Break Record for Victories
- Lewis' Decision Due Today
- A hit in Hungary makes a return trip
- Chocolate Makers Lose Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit
- Yes, Virginia, you must believe
- Students Criticize President's Approach
- 1 Chickenpox Vaccination May Fall Short
- Visiting Pomona art scene
- Kansas Bounces Back
- Water Deal Talks to Resume
- Texas Court to Review Order Letting Camera in Jury Room
- A Win-Win Situation for Man in Lotto, Fantasy 5
- Psychiatric Hospital Hit With Sanctions
- 1 Victim of El Rio Drive-By Shooting Dies
- As Key Players Heal, Roster Decisions Await
- Maradona Doctor Is Arrested
- Murray Content With Team's Rookie Moves
- Mining Company Cited in Deadly Explosions
- Israel Bans Movie on West Bank Offensive
- Mudslide Kills 28 at Indonesian Resort
- 2 Israeli Doves Leave Labor Party
- A peek preview of the Lotus
- U.S., Qatar Sign Air Base Accord
- Florida Seeks to Curb Undersea Cables
- HP to Take Over Billing at DirecTV
- 26% of Kids Overweight, Study Finds
- Feds Say Irvine Teacher Has Taken Child-Porn Plea Deal
- Panic Attaq
- Knee Injury Ends Season for Miller
- Doctor Gets Probation for Taking Body Parts Home
- Bush Proposal Would Speed Forest Thinning
- Newsman Tapped for LAPD Post in Security
- Panel Seeks Remedy for Skills Gap
- Terms Are Set for U.S.-Chile Trade Pact
- Apples recipe: Stir it up well
- Saluting Russian heroes
- BUZZ BANDS
- Train Derails in Cuba, Killing 14, Injuring 74
- Christmas fiestas
- Elderly Couple Found Slain in Their Home
- New Yorkers Plan for Transit Strike
- Handy for the holiday
- The night painter
- Builder to Abide by Burial Ground Edict
- Paul Vathis, 77; Associated Press Photographer Won Pulitzer Prize
- Whooping Cough Cases Up Sharply in the Southland
- Shake-Up at Coastal Commission
- Kings Have That Star Quality
- World Series Title Comes With a Price
- Vishnevski Takes No Offense
- Proposals Call for Quarterly Disclosure
- Slow Year for IPOs of California Companies
- Coca-Cola Names New President, COO
- Also
- Most of Suit Against Ky. Governor Dismissed
- Trash is treasured
- Bush Forms Independent Panel to Study Postal Service Reforms
- U.S. Soldier Convicted in Car Accident
- William McMillan, 83; Chemist Worked on Manhattan Project
- Fay Gillis Wells, 94; Pioneering Female Pilot and Longtime Journalist
- Water Crisis Is Brewing, and the Colorado River Runs Through It
- A Plan for Prevention or Provocation?
- Man Pleads Guilty to Schemes
- O'Neill Seeks to Break Tie
- Parker Scores 32 to Sink Mavericks
- Eastern States on Ice Again for Second Time in a Week
- CIA Sees Nothing New in Iraq's Arms Disclosure
- Thomas Assails Cross Burning as Terror Tactic
- Ex-Sen. Mitchell Quits Panel Investigating 9/11
- No Oscar bid for 'Bloody Sunday'
- Poundstone Regains Custody of Children
- Aileen Fisher, 96; Prolific Author of Children's Books
- Activism Springs From Forgotten Wetland
- Another Infant Girl's Body Is Found
- UCLA Midfielder Has Got Mad Game
- This Party Is Missing Gesser of Honor
- Hot Hands Carry USC to Victory
- Reporter Wins War Crimes Case Ruling
- You really don't need a car to be a man about town.
- Tackling Problems Through Prevention
- 2 Dead, at Least 2 Others Shot in Burst of Gunfire