- HP Reportedly to Use AMD's Opteron Chip
- Muslim Pilgrims Stop to Pray Outside Mecca
- An Army of One Costs $99,000 -- and Counting
- Federal Probe Launched in Juarez Killings
- U.S. Panel Encourages Religious Freedom Worldwide
- Cirque du Soleil Offers to Rehire Acrobat Fired Over Having HIV
- Grand Jury Reportedly Investigating Strong
- Terrorist Threat Seen for 2 Airlines' Flights
- Fossil Belongs to Oldest Known Land Creature
- Budget Concentrates on Modernizing Military
- Agreement Puts Indian Casino Nearer to Reality
- Couple Suspected of Abuse After Son Dies
- Redlands Unified Found Not at Fault in Alleged Suicide Try
- Israel Mounts a Limited Response to Bus Attack
- And the Cheat Goes On
- $1.4 Million OKd for Valley Projects
- The New Guard
- Mexicans in U.S. Send Record $13.3 Billion Back Home, Propping Up Weak Economy
- Strong Quarter for Honda
- Louie Nunn, 79; Ky. Governor Revamped Mental Health System
- City Fined $450,000 Over Silty Water Spill
- Writing Is on the Wall for Physicians
- Exemption on Ethanol Use in Gasoline Sought
- Panel Cautions City on Big Commercial Projects
- TODAY
- ABC puts 'Karen Sisco' out of sight
- 2 Arrested in Yucca Valley Triple Slaying; Police See Link to Drugs
- Overcoming Bolivia's Past
- Magna 5 Might Be the Ticket
- Adecco: Irregularities Aren't Significant
- Reporter in BBC Probe Resigns
- Dean Is Forced to Scale Back
- Germany's Schroeder to Visit White House
- LAX Air Traffic Hits 9-Year Low
- Simi Sees Another Increase in Crime
- With Chronic Pain, Discrimination Hurts
- Garden Spot? Bruins Find Out Today
- The sun is out, so let's go to the movies
- Gateway to Acquire EMachines
- Missouri Now the Showdown State
- Board Rejects Report on Water Availability
- Charlotte Zwerin, 72; Worked on Stones Film 'Gimme Shelter'
- Elway, Sanders Ready to Make a Hall Mark
- A Failure of Nerve in Final
- Cut Puts Bryant on Shelf
- Iovine's Role Is Expanded in Deal With Universal
- Top Performers
- Federer May Get to Go With the Flow Again
- An Internet auction fit for the King
- White House Brushes Aside Criticism Over Medicare Plan
- Reward in Slaying of Store Clerk
- Cost of Funds Index Edges Up in December
- Fossil of Sparrow-Sized Bird Offers Biting Insight
- U.S. Women Defeat Sweden
- Chevron Posts Solid Upsurge in Profit
- Shuttle Columbia's Debris on View at NASA Facility
- Lawyers Tell of Swift Fixes at King/Drew
- O.C. Cleric Admits Lewd Act on Girl, Is Removed From Priesthood
- Conseco Says It May Face Enforcement Action
- Placido Domingo to record 'Tristan'
- L.A. a Cut Below T-Wolves' Big 3
- Jamie Foxx placed on probation
- Defense Can't See Counselor's Note
- Houston Gets a Super Chance to Show Its Charms
- Man Admits Selling Guns to FBI Informant
- From Brew Pub Pioneer to Political Powerhouse
- Gibson Sends Passion Film Critic a Conciliatory Letter
- Court Bars Chirac Ally From Office
- Wendy's Posts 28% Profit Gain in Quarter
- A Break for Bryant Could Benefit Lakers
- Karros Set to Sign With Athletics
- Princely Manner Wins
- Hurt wrist derails Ryan Adams' tour
- Newborn Seal Makes a Splash at Children's Pool
- Janet Frame, 79; Writer of Prize-Winning Novels
- Motorcyclist Is Killed in Crash
- Bodies of 3 Men Found in Mercedes Abandoned at La Mirada Strip Mall
- Clippers Aren't in Trip Shape
- Tagliabue Says San Diego Situation Is 'Urgent'
- Evans Faces a Job Tryout
- Kerry Attacked on His Record in the Senate
- Fertility Clinic Loses Suit Over Lack of Consent
- Starr Joins Chapman for Law Seminar
- Judge Who Ruled Against County Loses His Own Tax Appeal Case
- Boxer's GOP Rivals Under the Radar
- Stretch Could Trip Them Up
- Sciarra to Transfer to Wagner
- Congaree Still Going Strong at 6
- McCourt Quickly Gets in Touch With Dodger Fans
- Crowe's injury delays boxing film
- Love you, yeah yeah yeah
- Hughes Cuts 50 Jobs to Reduce Expenses
- Lockyer to Sue Grocery Chains
- After Rest, Chicks Charger Easy Returns Tonight
- All Over the Map
- 'Follies' at once haunting and hopeful
- GMAC Reaches Tentative Settlement
- Minnesota Launches Website Linking to Canadian Pharmacies
- Thomas Crosby, 63; Retired O.C. Appellate Court Justice
- Tribe Wants to Deal Out 10% of Its Members
- Animal Control Officials Seize 200 Cats at Shelter
- Timing of Nuclear Talks Up to N. Korea, U.S. Official Says
- Cat-Dog Spat Led to Panic Attack, Suit Says
- Stoneman Says a Trade Is Unlikely
- Evans Has Been Left on the Job, Straining
- Lehtinen Helps Move Stars Closer to Sharks
- NYSE May Boost Electronic Trades
- State Offers Deduction for Organ Donation
- Catholic Facility OKs Research on Cells From Aborted Fetuses
- German Cannibal Gets 8 1/2-Year Sentence for Manslaughter
- UC Gets Extension to Operate Berkeley Lab
- Jury Deadlocks in Second Trial of Former Officer
- Life Without Parole for Laguna Killer
- This Week, He Has Decided It's His Call
- Bringing theatrics to the orchestra
- PeopleSoft to Push Up Annual Meeting
- Neanderthals a Separate Species, Study Suggests
- Hard-Liners Reinstate More Barred Candidates
- Suspect and Officer Killed During Arrest
- 2 Democrats Criticize Scalia's Refusal to Quit Cheney Case
- Stocks Are Mixed for Day, Up for Month
- Convict Pressed on '85 Slaying
- County Buys Woodlands for Public Nature Area
- City Officials Remove 200 Cats From Shelter
- Court Bolsters Demand for Release
- Conway Leads Newport Harbor
- Ducks Generate a Buzz
- 'Big Brother' plans a longer lockdown
- Hasbro Recalling Nerf Football Model
- Media Company Loses in Court
- Robbers Make Priest Take a Vow of Poverty
- Philanthropy That Was Deeply Personal
- Upcoming Series Is Far-Fetched in More Ways Than One
- Driver Rams Through Airport Security Gate
- Effort to Curb Fundraising Gets Attention
- Audit Finds Costly Mistakes in South Gate
- Bryans Lose Doubles Final to Frenchmen
- Mickelson Takes Charge With a 68
- Bird Flu Has Struck 3 More Areas, China Says
- Scientists Coax Loner Particle Out of Its Shell
- Santa Clarita Area Water Plan Rejected
- County OKs Permits for 1,700 Wind Turbines
- Mary-Ellis Bunim, 57; Co-Creator of Reality TV Genre
- Wyeth Among 3 Firms Subpoenaed by U.S.
- Ancient Settlement Found in Mexico City
- Upstate New York Storms Dump Six Feet of Snow
- Insider Faults CIA on Iraq Analysis
- Inge's trusty vehicle
- Sallie Mae Says SEC Probing Subsidiary
- Carter Criticizes Schools Chief on 'Evolution' Plan
- 9/11 Trial Prosecutors Gamble With a Last-Minute Witness
- Hopalong Cassidy Trail to Be Dedicated Today
- Say Cheese -- and Goodbye
- Governor Welcomes More Than 200 Marines, Sailors as New U.S. Citizens
- He's reprogramming his career
- Iraqi Council to Debate Plan for Transition
- Surgical Firm to Run Century City Hospital
- Governor Won't Halt Execution
- FINALLY
- Bush Gets $1 Million From Finance Firms
- The Love of Their Lives
- Take-Two to Delay Report, Restate Results
- U.S. Military Looking for Cause of Deadly Blast
- U.S. Steel Reports $22-Million Loss
- Pitino Says He Has No Major Illness
- Reed and Windham Heat It Up
- Coliseum Makes Another Pitch
- Caller Tells Police He Is the Highway Sniper
- Hamilton, Wallace Lead Pistons, 90-89
- Make it to go for Martha
- Rejected pilots find life as cream of the slop
- This Game Has Become Far Too Commercial
- Rover to Roll Off Ahead of Schedule
- Wall St. Bets on Pixar
- South Pasadena May Contract for Protection
- Museum to open for Olympics
- Panel Urges 'Urban Village' for N. Hollywood
- Pattern Isn't Big Surprise to Kariya
- Posada's skeleton crew
- Dutch Embassy in Baghdad Attacked
- A disclaimer with this 'Chainsaw'
- Struggling Chistov Is Sent to the Minors
- Economy's Growth Rate Cools Off to 4%
- Raider Nation Has New Commanding Officer
- No 'Office' politics
- 71 Years Is Temporary?
- Will He Pave Paradise, Put Up a Parking Lot?
- Corporate Healthcare Costs for Workers
- Wagner Made All the Wrong Choices
- Bryant Not Leaving Lakers With a Choice
- Funding for the Future
- Defender's Clients Merit Equal Court Treatment
- Houston, You Have a Problem with Mr. Simers
- Mainstreaming for Gays
- Beautiful Dodger Stadium
- Hey, We're No. 2!
- Old-Time Religion and the GOP
- Views on 'Passion'
- Displaced at the Birth of Israel
- Taxpayer Soaking
- Everyone has advice for Oscar
- Finding Help Between Drugs and Marketing
- Verizon's Revenue Stabilizes
- High Court to Review R.J. Reynolds Fine
- Police Rule Out Suspect in Killings
- Sheriff Defends Use of Flares to End Standoff
- This King Tie Is to Die For
- Art is in the eye of the beholder
- Funds See Inflows Continue
- U.S. Raises Minimum Capital for Freddie Mac
- McGrath Might Be Riding, but He's Not Returning
- O'Neal Is a Little Sore the Day After
- Defensive Stance Is Needed Off Field
- Set the table? Let us count the ways
- Rates on Mortgages Edge Up This Week
- Decision on Phone Dispute Is Urged
- Utah Withdraws From Crime Database
- Tennessee Holds Off Kentucky
- Governor Urges Seniors to Back Ballot Measures
- Death of Exec Leaves Void at Unocal
- Northrop on 2 Teams Vying for Contract
- U.S. General Sees Al Qaeda Evidence in Iraq
- Final Arguments Heard in Suit Over Racial Taunting of Girl, 7
- Rosary Gets Share of Title
- Explosive Secrets From Pakistan
- Mariachi's company town
- A prog-rock angst-ridden sci-fi saga
- Indians, Alaska Natives Smoke Most, CDC Says
- Bush, in New Hampshire Swing, Sings Economy's Praises
- Jackson Makes Big Shot to Lead Kings Past Spurs
- Bryant Wins a Legal Battle
- Group Seeks Probe of Bells in N. Carolina
- Adelphia's Reorganization Plan Leaves Out Shareholders
- Glendale Settles Suit Over Energy Trading
- Microsoft Says U.S. May Cancel Patent
- Kerry Comes Under Attack During Debate
- The Word 'Evolution' Has Become a Firestorm in Georgia
- Candidates Cast Kerry as Insider
- Public Needs to Speak Up for Freedom, Justice Says
- Police Say Killing of 2 Buried in Colton Yard Was Drug-Related
- Counselor Pleads Not Guilty in Molestation
- Judge to Review Case Before Ruling on Man's Freedom
- Officer, Driver Die in Crash
- NOW YOU KNOW
- Carter Is the Leading All-Star
- A femme for all seasons
- Tributes planned for Lansbury, Shatner
- Best Feet Forward
- Beyonce, Keys, Elliott teaming up
- Sealing of Jackson Case Search Warrants Is Urged
- Israel Blast Marks Return of Violence
- Fate of Barnes' artworks in limbo
- Guitar Center Amplifies Earnings
- 2 Men Wounded in Drive-By Near School
- Diluting of HMO Patients' Rights Feared
- Man Allegedly Linked to 'Lackawanna Six' Held
- Family's Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Settled by Church
- San Jose Mayor Is Stable After Mild Stroke
- Busch Will Lead Transition Team
- San Diego Water Board Rejects Desalination Plant Project
- Delay Is a Blow to U.S.' Stewart Case
- Footloose
- Crime film 'Score' is a very minor offense
- Also
- Strike, Costs Take Toll on Mondavi
- Diplomacy Opens Doors for Film Director
- Summit Seeks Blueprint for New Farmworker Housing
- Iraq Takes Step Toward Games
- Dunleavy Optimistic About Imposing Trip
- Passenger Increase Boosts JetBlue's Profit
- Exxon Mobil's Net Income Surges 63%
- One Thing That Won't Be Tackled on Sunday: Issues
- Pepperdine Rallies to Win, 86-82
- Heroic kids and a biking chimp
- Musician has the mother of all lost luggage stories
- 5 Agents Slain in Raid on Terrorist Suspects
- Indictment Set in Screener Piracy Case
- Florida Teen Pleads Guilty to Killing Young Girl
- Save State's High-Tech Edge
- A Storm Brews in a Sunny Town
- Loyola of Maryland Ends Its Skid at 31
- A family's ruin in an eyeblink
- Brown charged, released; denies hurting his wife
- Tribunal to Probe Child Exploitation in Uganda
- Ultimate Writing Machine
- Boy Of Summer a Perfect Investment So Far
- Yzerman Moves Into Sixth on Scoring List
- Endangered reefs, murky storytelling
- Driving home a weighty message
- Telemarketers Lose Caller-ID Anonymity
- Gilead's Profit Is Boosted by Tax Gain
- More Women Apply To Air Force Academy
- Medicare Drug Benefit Plan to Far Exceed Cost Estimate
- SEC Staff Seeks Ban on Funds' Extra Payments to Brokerages
- Loss at Gateway Widens as Quarterly Sales Fall 17%
- S. Carolina Weighs Costs of Free Trade
- Murals From 1791 Are Found at Mission
- Price of College Textbooks Faulted
- Timothy H. Ling, 46; Unocal Exec Was on Philharmonic Board
- Corruption Trial Enters Final Phase