- Expanded Smoking Ban in Parks OKd
- Judge Halts Work on New Port of L.A. Terminal
- Blake Is Denied Hearing for Bail
- No-Leash Rules Near Adoption for 2 Parks
- Diamondbacks Rally to Defeat Rockies
- O.C. Philharmonic Society Records $387,359 Shortfall
- Enron Link Weighs on Banks' Shares
- DATEBOOK
- Recording Industry's Accounting Slammed
- Wild Berries Take the Bite Out of Big Apple's Hot Summer
- Discounts Cut Amazon Losses Nearly in Half
- Edamame in Wontons
- Air Security Deadline Not on Track
- Carmona Is Easily Confirmed as New U.S. Surgeon General
- Dengue Fever Outbreak Hits 14-Year High
- American Legion Area 6 Playoffs Begin Thursday
- Ruiz Leads Galaxy to Exhibition Win
- SPARKS TODAY
- Pension Provision Aimed at Cash-Balance Plans
- Profit Falls at Bristol-Myers, Rises at Pharmacia, Wyeth
- A Grower Breaks Ground With a Winery Partnership
- 'Samaritan' Paralyzed in Shooting Found Dead
- Welfare State for Vultures
- School Chief to Be Charged With Molesting Girl
- America's Cup Yacht Sinks Off Long Beach
- Williams' Children Are Unable to Settle Dispute
- Fact and Friction: What Goes Into Your Brakes
- San Francisco May Join Battle Over Pot by Growing Its Own
- Orphaned Boy Could Be Deported
- Marian Montgomery, 67; Jazz Singer on BBC in 1960s, '70s
- Welfare Study Finds Big Need for Child Care
- William L. Pierce, 68; Ex-Rocket Scientist Became White Supremacist
- Simon's Mini-Disclosure
- Zito Puts Angels in Their Place
- Armstrong Stays in Good Position
- Hospital Secretly Tests Water at 2 Sites
- Marlins Win Game of Hive and Go Seek
- McDonald's OKs Higher Pay at LAX
- Simi Valley Man Testifies Family Tried to Kill Him
- Santa Paula Man, 39, Fatally Hit by Forklift at Naval Base
- Do Good and Do Good Business
- What's in a Name? 'Sexiest Man Alive' Found 'Henry' Less Than Appealing
- House Votes to Aid Pentagon, N.Y. in $28.9-Billion Measure
- Consumers Are the Key in Budget
- Chaim Potok, 73; Chronicler of Jewish Life
- Summer in the Cities: Brea, Fullerton Start Feudin' Over Their Downtowns
- Man Allegedly Stabs Sister, Father and Self
- Garciaparra Has a Happy Birthday
- Typecasting--Not
- A Cross-Dressed Counterrevolution
- Investors Pulling the Plug on Utility, Energy Stocks
- Dollar Rallies Against Euro, Yen as Gold Shows Weakness
- Spy Agencies Absorb Criticism Before Budget Hearing
- Foreigners' Role Cited in Anti-U.S. Plot
- GE to Start Sampling of PCB-Laden Soil
- Rabin's Daughter Quits Israeli Defense Ministry in Frustration
- Wine of the Week
- Israeli Religious Students Can Opt Out of Army Duty
- 3 Sentenced in Hate Crime; Critics Call Terms Too Light
- Coach Admits to 3 Sex Charges
- Wildfire Threatens Some of Oldest Sequoias
- Alhambra, S. Pasadena Playing Chicken Again
- This Will Be Her Toughest Opener
- Comets Wipe Out the Storm
- Williams Is Facing the Hidden Truth
- The Perfect Teammates: DVDs and Sports
- FCC Restarts Review of EchoStar-Hughes Deal
- MGM's Quarterly Loss Nearly Doubles
- Verizon Agrees to Settle NorthPoint Merger Suit
- Conoco, Phillips Profits Decline
- Firefighter 9/11 Calls Private, N.Y. Says
- Gadgets Should Be Heard but Not Seen
- Democracy's Success Tied to Economics
- Council Agrees to Meet in Members' Districts
- Bush May Pay Back Gore-Loyal California by Tightening the Tap
- Air Terminals Evacuated After Security Breach
- Council OKs Billboard Inspection Fee Program
- Top-Seeded Haas Gets Run Out by Qualifier
- Cendant OKs Stock Fraud Settlement
- PacBell Is on Road to Long-Distance Service
- GM Rolls Out Fresher, Hulkier Versions of 3 of Its Biggest-Selling Big Trucks
- His Observation Deck
- Address Policy 'Unfair'
- Settle Suit, Then Shape Up
- Informant's Kin Can Sue Police, Court Rules
- President Bush Is Right--the World Is Full of Gracie Annes
- Don't Split 9th Circuit, House Panel Is Told
- Simon Shows Poor Form by Offering a Fleeting Glimpse of Tax Returns
- Leo McKern, 82; Character Actor Brought Rumpole to Life
- Rogers Says No, So Reds Obtain Moehler
- He Heard America's Distinctive Songs
- Sales of Vacation Homes Rise
- The Artful Salad
- Faulty Intelligence Blamed in Death Toll
- Prince Killed on Way to Fellow Royal's Funeral
- Treasuries May Not Be the Answer, Some Warn
- Refreshing Accents for Summer Tables
- Meat and Tomatoes
- Forensic Experts Uncover Mass Grave
- 2 Officers Injured While Stopping Theft Suspects
- News Hounds, Others Tree Black Bear
- 53 Cited in Effort to Halt Spread of Street Racing
- El Toro Proposal Sets Aside 4,000 Acres for 'Great Park'
- Exposing Ticket Camera Flaws
- Anxiety Builds Over AOL Earnings Release
- Ticketmaster Posts $14.7-Million Profit
- Telecoms Post Dismal Results
- Milosevic Denies Covering Up Massacre
- Party to Say, 'It's a Wonderful Midlife'
- U.S. Indicts Five Rebels in Death of Missionary
- Iranian President Blasts U.S.
- Tyco Reports a Loss of $2.32 Billion for Quarter
- Catch It Before It's Canned
- Virtue With a Touch of Gloss
- Appellate Nominee Assailed by Panel
- Child Critical After Found Unconscious
- Serving Up Hope
- Evans Won't Take Bait and Belt 'Swinging Friar'
- Disney, Motorola in Deal to Introduce Gadgets
- Pope's North American Visit Off to a Strong Start in Canada
- ICN Retains Goldman to Fully Review Finances
- Dial Loses Bid to End Harassment Suit
- Trading Is Heavy as the Flight from Stocks Continues
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- Ebbers' Role in WorldCom Woes Probed
- Morton's ShareholdersTurn Down Icahn
- Simon's Disclosure Raises New Doubts
- Today's Highlights at the O.C. Fair
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- National Golf Chairman Supports Firm's Sale
- Citing a Need for Speed
- Burning the Tobacco Windfall
- Better to Have Left 911 Tape Unheard
- Bush Makes Yucca Mountain Project Official
- Girl, 7, Found Safe After Escaping From Abductors
- Mugabe Says Food Deficits Not His Fault
- Barbarism Runs Rampant in the Holy Land
- New Park to Offer Ocean View From PCH
- Murder Charge Is Upheld
- Investment Schemer Gets Prison Term
- School Trustee Pleads No Contest to Petty Theft
- Dave Carter, 49; Folk Music Writer Toured With Joan Baez
- Dodgers Get Houston in a Trade
- The 'Dog' Days of Summer
- Senators Berate Enron Bankers
- Girl Who Looks After Herself Gets a Break
- Did Telecom Reformers Dial the Wrong Number?
- Fish and Game's Enemy No. 1: The Snakehead
- Shelter Program's a Keeper
- Muslim Activist Is Arrested in Denver
- House Votes to Lift Curbs on U.S. Travel to Cuba
- Social Workers' Survey Finds Rise in Homeless
- Hotel Owner to Stand Trial in Deadly Fire
- Court Denies Blake's Request for Bail Hearing
- Raymond F. Taft, 83; Competitive Masters Swimming Champion
- Mercedes-Benz Cup
- Michael Andretti Purchases a Team
- 2 Held Liable for Salvador Torture
- Avila's Cell Use at Odds With Alibi
- 2 Teens Arrested After Firework Sparks Blaze
- Son Suspected in Mother's Slaying Is Held
- These Students Could Take Us to the Moon
- Gaza Inflamed After Israeli Raid
- Whitney Canyon Obtained
- Wetlands Housing Project Prevails Over Environmentalists' Appeal
- In the Periscope: Submarine Standouts
- Status Quo Suits Coach Just Fine
- Vahaly Enjoys Life on the Fast Track
- Roberts Changes Dodgers' Luck
- Senior Drug Plans Killed
- NBC Plans Martha Stewart Biopic
- Perez Will Get a Nine-Day Rest
- UCLA's Thomas Signs Five-Year Deal With the Rams
- Ishii Wins Futures Golf Classic by One
- New Life Is Among Today's Best Investments
- Union Gets Approval
- Warlords Hold Boys Captive
- Foster Care Takes Love and Money
- Arafat and Occupation Hold Peace Hostage
- IRA Apology
- Hahn Pushes to Include Valley Secession Costs on Ballot
- Coming Thursday
- A Dip to Fall in Love With
- A Pairing Worth Sharing
- How Not to Pick a Chief
- U.N. Population Fund Deserves Our Support
- Economic Storm Clouds Have a Silver Lining
- Morning Report - News from July 24, 2002
- The "Goldmember" Premiere
- Man Gets Life in Slaying of College Student
- Asset Sale Unlikely to Make Difference
- Noncitizens Must Report if They Move
- Thundercats Qualify for Age-Group World Series
- Jury Again Urges Death for Killer of Officer
- Burning Issue Roils Company Town
- U.S. Decision to Cut Off Funds to U.N. Agency Sparks Outrage
- CMS Energy Gets New CFO, Sells Some Assets
- Kmart Has Loss in June as Sales Fall
- BellSouth's Net Income Falls 67%; Shares Plummet
- Foreign Markets Follow U.S. Down
- Big Spenders Are Reluctant to Shop Through the Drop
- Citigroup Aided Enron, Panel Says
- Morocco, Spain Agree to Discuss Islet
- Court Expected to Rule on Port Injunction
- Firefighter Injured in Blaze at Shoe Plant
- Memorial Set for 'Gigi' Delmaestro
- Ruling Ends USC's Hopes of Playing in Rainbow Classic
- Leslie Record Sounds Good
- Investors Seek Refuge Under Some Big Roofs
- Occidental Petroleum's Net Income Falls 49%
- Merrill Names CEO in Waiting
- Have Books, Will Travel
- New Orleans Cracks Down on Bribery
- U.S. Offers Payment to Families of Two Girls
- A Girl or a Boy, You Pick
- George Lindsay, 85; Botanist Led Growth of S.F. Museum Complex
- An India-Pakistan Opening
- Seymour Solomon, 80; One of Vanguard Label Founders
- 2 Passengers Are Killed in Unrelated Shootings
- Daniel Ho's Accessible Melodies
- Simi Valley Workers Reject Latest Contract
- Santa Ana Man Shot to Death
- Final Roll Call of D-Day's Fallen Heroes
- Nobody Knows? Who Knew?
- A Man and His Muse
- What He Couldn't Buy Was Americans' Love
- Amgen Says Drug OKd for Cancer Patients
- Still a 'Brother' Keeper
- Tiger Shoots a Bogey in Social Consciousness
- Southland Soccer Teams in National Tournament
- Plans for 22 Freeway Expansion Reviewed
- He Should Get Some Cheese for That Whine
- U.S. Soldiers Now Guarding Afghan Leader
- LAX Security Challenge Is in Plain Sight
- Ideologues All in a Row
- Schilling's 17th Victory Sets Him Apart
- Three Searching Souls in Danger of Losing All Faith in Themselves
- American Express Profit Climbs Sharply
- Tabletops Unlimited Moving to Carson
- Southland Apartment Rents Rise Modestly
- SBC to Pay Employees $10-Million Settlement
- Bush Sees 'Value' in Markets
- Turning In a Marshmallow-Roaster: That's Mighty Neighborly of You, Pal
- Palestinian Offices Are Reopened
- Man Ordered Freed or Retried After 10 Years
- Man's Case Hinges on Competence of Knoller, Noel
- Dodgers Wasting Away in the West
- Fehr Denies a Sept. 16 Strike Date Has Been Set
- Brazil Coach Is Critical of Pele
- Eliminating the Short Cuts
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- Michaels Leaving Helm of Clear Channel
- For Creative Kids, It's a Great Place to Hang
- Ex-Mayor of Capital Questioned on Massacre
- Hollins Will Be Eligible for UCLA
- Angels Ready for a Close-up
- Erickson Charged With Assault
- Sprint, AT&T; Vie for WorldCom Customers
- Pacific Energy IPO Raises $167.7 Million
- Government Tightens Controls on Adoptions
- Wall Street Sees Another Broad Stock Sell-Off
- 1 Killed, 2 Injured in N. Ireland Shootings
- Show Jumping Returns to San Juan Capistrano
- Dockworkers Consider Offer
- Moussaoui Can Represent Self, U.S. Judge Says
- Treasury Rates Mixed in Latest Auction
- Immigration Reform on House Democrats' Minds
- Newspaper Managers Told to Yield Control
- Probe Ends of Church's Settlement in Abuse Case
- George Rickey, 95; Sculptor, Master of Kinetic Art
- Entomologist Testifies in Westerfield Trial
- Red Sox, Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu
- Quick Exit for Chang
- Helping Rock Bands Make Themselves Whole
- Beef Sickened at Least 26 Before Recall, Officials Say
- Use the Presidential Broom
- 2 L.A. Superior Court Judges Picked for U.S. Court
- Moonlight Serenade
- Former Sentinel Editor Files Suit
- RREEF Fund Buys Office Properties in Southland
- Jakks Cuts 15% of Staff; Quarterly Profit Rises
- Camp Hosting No Walk in Park
- A New Place to Land
- Sidewalk Spat Shaping Up Over Vehicle
- Yosemite Victim's Father Struggles Against Revenge
- Broken Pipe Causes Flooding in School
- Jones Gets Five Hits, Twins Push Lead to 14
- 2 Federal Agencies Intervene
- United States Steel Swings to Profit
- Senate Panel Trims Funds for Nuclear Waste Dump
- Wall Street Stumbles but Avoids Free Fall
- Truck Strikes, Kills Reseda Couple Crossing Dark Street
- Prosecutor to Pay Fees of Fighting Her Lawsuit
- HOT CORNER
- A Charming Prince Is Lost
- Bloomington Brings Back Markham to Coach
- Acting in the Thick of Accents
- HPL Revenue Based on Fake Deals, CEO Says
- Former Nurse Pleads Not Guilty in 10 Deaths
- Her Sense of Security Died With Samantha