- L.A. Launches Effort to Save Air Force Base
- Heatley Returns to Practice With Thrashers
- Sidney Miller, 87; Prolific Actor, Director, Songwriter
- 6,900 Local Jobs Lost in December
- County Is Sued Over Boat Plan
- Home Depot Expects Slower Profit Growth
- Probe Sought Into NIH Officials' Outside Work
- Home Buyer Aid Is Geared to Low and Moderate Incomes
- Court Lets EchoStar Keep Showing CBS
- U.N. Says Uranium May Have Come From Iraq
- S. Korea Names Career Diplomat as Foreign Minister
- Rumsfeld to Widen Boeing Investigation
- Broad Makes Backup Pitch to Buy Dodgers
- Money Manager, Kin, Friends Received Millions
- Breaking Sound of Speed
- Strategy to Aid Manufacturing Is Spelled Out
- Braun to Give Dean Camp a New Voice in Key States
- Hoopla Eclipses Jackson Hearing
- Taiwan Puts Relations With China on Ballot
- Doctors at a Loss in Medicare Reform
- Back to Africa, From Iraq
- Instill Hefty Dose of Fear Into Wild Mountain Lions
- Olivia Goldsmith, 54; Author of Novel 'First Wives Club'
- Israeli Envoy Wrecks Artwork About Bomber
- Mayor Refuses to Fire Officer in Shooting
- Guilty Plea in Tax Evasion
- Clippers Can't Get Past the Heat
- Rapper recovering from car crash
- White House Seeks U.N. Help to Revise Iraq Transition Plan
- Betamax Legacy Plays On
- With a Little Coaching, Clark Learns the Campaign Dance
- Oil-Damaged Beaches May Be Restored
- Candidate Alleges Unjust Desserts
- Month Has Same Flavor
- Kings Better by a Half
- TODAY
- Lakers Are in Sorry State for a Visit to the Capital
- Our impressive response
- Kerry Doesn't Hesitate to Woo Those Who Do
- Budget Adds Funds to Agencies Tracking Terrorist Financiers
- Opera class with a little pop twist
- State's Job Losses Persist
- Supervisor Is Home After Surgery
- Lockwood Valley Pollution Suit Settled
- Blatter's Comments Criticized
- In Rare Move, Bush Installs Judge Pickering
- Whole Lion Skeleton Uncovered in Tomb
- Possible Reuse of Sewage Water to Be Studied
- Dodgers, Jeremy Giambi Agree on Contract
- Suspect Arraigned in 35-Year-Old Rape Case
- They Might Be Green, but They Wear Purple
- Key to Mussel 'Glue' Is Found to Be Iron
- No Federal Appeal on Hinckley's Visits Home
- Few Political Families as Usual Here
- Michael Bonaccorsi, 43; Rising Vintner, Former Sommelier
- Burglar Arrested 4 Days After Release
- Alameda County Delays OK of Wind Turbines
- Judge Rebuffs Cost-of-Living Hike in Welfare
- Manager Allegedly Stole 75 Vehicles
- Home's Condition Spurs Child Abuse Allegation
- Fox adopting concept of 'year-round programming'
- Rover Takes Close Look at the Martian Surface
- James Robinson, 44; Helped Lead Stanford News Service
- Top Performers
- This Magic Victory Takes Some Time
- Hong Kong's touted 'Affairs' screens at desert film festival
- Actor, Writer Spalding Gray Is Missing
- U.S. Security Demands at Airport Spark Outrage
- A Diamond in the Rough
- Phony Business Part of Probe
- Trail Riders Shifting Gears on Cat Menace
- Panthers' Davis Back at Practice
- TODAY
- Anaheim Is Up Next After Controversy
- Rodman, on the Rebound, Makes Jam Debut
- FINALLY
- Matthews is restrained without namesake band
- No Silver Age for Hollywood
- Just another tour de force for Perlman
- Upbeat Consumer Report Calms Fears
- When Children Run the Schools, Society Suffers
- Philip Crosby, 69; Entertainer, Son of Legendary Crooner
- Sequoia Plan Trims Timber Cutting
- County Weighs Award in Alleged Harassment Case
- Rice Waived in 'Numbers Move'
- USOC Pulls Rug on Track
- A Small Step Toward the Derby
- PG&E; Agrees to Pay Enron $355 Million
- Tim Robbins play moves to NYC
- Holding His Interest
- Russian Bogs Hold More Methane Than Expected
- No. 21 Marquette Is Upset
- GE's Profit Climbs 47% in Fourth Quarter
- Minnesota Spoils Fleury's Return, 4-2
- Another Parking Lot-Type Guy Who Hoped to Buy the Dodgers
- 'Nemo' did swimmingly with critics
- Dodgers Haven't Earned Halos
- Celibacy Is Appropriate for Priests' Real Work
- The Trouble With Schools
- Bruins Might Not Have Depth Chart Next Season
- Some Early Advice for Clemens: Duck!
- Rams Check Out After Martz Goes the Safe Way
- Who Is Responsible for Elderly Drivers?
- No 'L Word' fan
- Quick Fix
- Killer Logic
- For the Moment, They're Nobody's Team
- Afghanistan Was Hurt by the Superpowers
- Holiday Closures
- Risks of Not Breast-Feeding
- Thanks for Your Letters
- Comparison May Be Nasty Bit of Business
- Holiday closings
- Let's save Disney Hall for orchestras
- Budget Squeeze
- Silent too long
- O'Neill Speaks His Piece
- Ted Demme
- Rep. Richard Gephardt
- Gov. Howard Dean
- John Edwards
- Election 2004: Democratic Candidates
- Gen. Wesley Clark
- John F. Kerry
- FBI Logo to Grace Music CDs
- Coca Crop Acreage Falls to 20-Year Low
- Clark Defends His Testimony and Position on the War in Iraq
- Mary Cathey Hanford, 102; Mother of Elizabeth Dole, Community Volunteer
- Agency OKs Limits on Greenhouse Industry
- Spanish-Language Newspapers La Opinion, El Diario to Merge
- Study Cites Lack of Female Professors
- Tax Policy Moderates Seem to Have Gained Upper Hand
- When the Handicappers Have an Interest in the Race
- Regents Advance UC's Chance at Lab Contracts
- Grandmother Is Denied Visitation Rights
- David N. Henderson, 82; N.C. Lawyer Served 16 Years in Congress
- IBM Earnings Soar as Sector Strengthens
- Caribbean Leaders, Haitian Opposition Are to Meet
- County Seeks Review of Quake Faults Near Diablo Nuclear Plant
- December Retail Sales Up Less Than Expected
- Drop in Fee Sends Buyers Back to Auto Showrooms
- Lay's Lawyer Talks of 'Betrayal'
- 4 Sought in Attacks on Women Walking Alone
- City's Legal Team Fired; Pollution Suit on Hold
- When Casting About for the Perfect Role, Be Prepared to Throw Some Back
- Infection Claims the Life of Man Severely Burned in Grand Prix Fire
- Merger News Boosts Regional Bank Stocks
- PG& E Unit Reaches Deal to Raise Rate Cuts
- Power Outages Due to Strong Winds Persist
- Meet the Cookie Monsters
- Ending Crisis Not Urgent for N. Korea, Expert Is Told
- Pickets Return to Some Ralphs Stores
- U.S. Pension Agency Data Hint at Bailout
- Ron O'Neal, 66; Star of Blaxploitation Hit 'Superfly'
- Man Killed in Street Attack Is Identified
- Designers kick off a season of soccer chic
- Against the odds, 'Polly' misses
- Salon Media Gets $800,000 Infusion; Series With Rolling Stone Is Planned
- Finding the Balance in Iraq
- 'Pocket Park' Gives Touch of Green to Wilshire Center Neighborhood
- Uta Hagen, 84; Tony Winner, Teacher at Famed Acting School
- Letters and an uneven look 'Between the Lines'
- Free Agency Is Expected to Bloom in WNBA
- Kesey's jailhouse musings are released
- Revealing trip on a container ship
- State's Swing Voters Cut the Governor Some Slack
- Dinar Gains Strength
- 600 Felony Trials and Counting for Prosecutor
- Jury Finds for Ford in Explorer Trial
- Suspected Killer's Friend Arrested in Murder Case
- Suspect to Be Arraigned in Kidnapping, Assault
- Ducks Can't Even Fight Fluke
- Davenport's Status in Doubt After Injury
- Warmth amid harsh reality in 'Tokyo'
- Rushdie story to become film
- Director just wants to share his reality
- A Big Game Is Missing Biggest Stars
- Bummer of a Summer for Red Sox, Yankees
- Chiron to Test HIV Vaccine on People
- IN BRIEF/Also
- Nations Press U.S. to End Duty Law
- No Terror Charges for Passenger With Bullets
- Kerry Redefined by Post-Vietnam Efforts
- Is Good Book Also a Great Book?
- McEnroe Says He Unknowingly Took Steroids From Doctors
- Donovan Wins Big Award
- Getting personal
- 'Monk's' must-see defective detective
- Sun Posts Narrower Loss as Sales Slip
- Highways Marked by Tension and Risk
- No-Contest Plea in Lottery Ticket Dispute
- Some Hospitals Giving Up Hope
- Workers at Nevada Waste Site Get Lung Screening
- Foster Son Loses Ruling
- J.K. McEldowney, 97; Florist Made Movie After Wife Dared Him
- Ventura County Gets Flu Vaccine
- A newly varnished reputation
- 5 Said to Be Interested in AT&T; Wireless Services
- Microsoft Agrees to Change Windows
- Dana Point Headlands Project OKd
- Credit Status Threatens Future of Arts Center
- BofA, Fleet, Others Post Higher Profits
- Briefly
- Girl Hurt as Gun Goes Off in Class
- Santa Margarita Sees League Streak End
- Duke Is Too Tough for N.C. State
- Barney's Play Is a Little Chippy
- Young writers honored in Japan
- This Challenge Could Leave Jackson Steamed
- Makin Fast Cash Goes for Fourth in a Row
- He Made All the Right Moves
- Hollywood's great-hair day
- Judge Agrees to Release Inmate Cleared by DNA
- Devoted Soldier Laid to Rest
- Californians Should Be Aware of Their Faults
- NOW YOU KNOW
- Rude Recruiting Awakening for UCLA
- Top Performers
- 'Passion' will have big release
- Brecht's agitprop 'Good Soul' revives its challenge to hypocrisy
- Playoffs Extra Special So Far
- Leclerc Moves Toward Return
- Baylor's Parting Words Have Stuck With Odom
- Wrestling Event Draws 80 Teams
- Valencia Champions Tour Event to Have Same Course and Sponsor
- Group opposes Carey concert
- Reality theater that rankles
- Children's crusade
- 'Abingdon Square' has dreamlike structure
- Stocks Flat on Earnings Reports
- Jury Selected for Retrial of Ex-Inglewood Officer Charged With Assaulting Teen
- Fireman's Death Focus of Dispute
- Man Held in Molestation Case Might Have Targeted Others
- Disaster Expert Learns From the Past, Steadies Herself for the Next Temblor
- Setting Wings, Hearts Aflutter
- Worsham Is Seeking a Fast Start at Pomona
- Frozen Moments
- Timetable Worries Bryant's Lawyers
- Pellicano Allegedly Tied to Threat
- Pinstripes to Prison Stripes
- Brodeur, Messier Earn a Draw
- There'll Be No 'Hanky-Panky' on Iowans' Watch
- Fresh faces in SAG Awards
- Boeing May Sell Portion of Loan Portfolio
- The worlds of Pocahontas
- State's Factory Sector Ends '03 on Strong Note
- Teen Hit by Train Is Hospitalized
- Gore Labels Bush a 'Moral Coward'
- NFL Playoffs
- Judge Closes Stewart Jury Selection to Media
- Test for U.S. Citizenship Faces Overhaul
- Al Qaeda-Run Camps Discovered in Desert
- Highbrow or lowbrow, it's just art
- Bush on Southern Whirl
- Security to Be Tight for Jackson's Arraignment
- Bare Necessities Getting By
- Weber State Coach Draws Suspension
- Wie a Teeny Bit Over Par With a 72
- Iowans are unfazed by the Hollywood crowd
- Delhomme Is Taking Road From Nowhere
- Investors: Hooray for Bollywood
- No Deficit of Taxing Ideas for Big Boy
- ABC takes a cue from HBO
- Impressive moves in the voting game
- State Penal System Is Hammered in Report
- Pakistan-India Rail Service Is Resumed
- Environmentalists Bashing Bush Over Mercury
- Students Protest for Right to Vote
- U.S. May Rethink Election in Iraq
- Vietnam Human Bird Flu Cases Up
- Bishop of Orange Unveils 'Covenant' to Heal
- Allen H. Miner, 86; TV and Film Writer, Director and Producer
- Carter Suffers Injury, but Raptors Prevail
- First Things First for UCLA
- Ducks Shoot Past Huskies
- Farmer, USC Like the Feeling
- Insiders' next job: telling all
- Woman Dies in Crash After Vehicle Runs Light
- Kingdom gone
- Mideast Moves Into Future Tense
- Participation Sought in Missile Defense Shield
- Afghan Warlords Hand Over Heavy (and Old) Weapons
- Northeast Still Gripped by Glacial Cold
- His Many Friends Remember Bicyclist Killed by Cougar
- '67 Escapee Arrested in Texas
- Amid Devastation, There Was Joy
- Nathan Lane is spot on in stylish 'Teacher's Pet'
- FINALLY
- Shake Loose Funds for More Quake Monitors
- Controversial Call Gives Irvine a Victory
- Tennessee Rolls Past South Carolina Again
- Vermeil Signs an Extension
- This 'Girl' has nowhere to go
- Trojans Defeated by Arizona, 75-64
- 'Mountain' to open Berlin fest
- 'Reunited,' and it feels so good
- 'Jerry Springer' gets 8 Olivier nominations
- Governor to Mold Bond Campaign Around Fear
- U.S. Sales of GameCube Rise, Nintendo Says
- Spirit Rover Takes First Steps on Mars Soil