- A roaring success
- Andean Civilization Found to Be Older, Larger
- Shakur's 'Loyal' tops chart
- FDA Moves to Block Ad for AstraZeneca Drug
- Gotti's Brother Found Guilty in Payback Plot
- At Least 80 Navy Officers Relieved
- Lead Shifts in Washington Gubernatorial Vote
- Civilians Answer Call, Help Rescue Toy Drive
- Volkswagen May Issue Recall Over Air Bags
- 'Santa' Rally Delivers Again
- SEC Says Brokers Can Be Advisors Too -- for Now
- Mortgage Applications Unchanged Last Week
- U.S. Rewrites Rules Governing Forests
- Drink in the season
- Retaliation Is Possible Motive in Killing of 2
- White Contends He'll Be Ready
- Injuries Prompt Search for Guards
- Suddenly, a Holiday Is a Time to Grieve
- Power Gift for Pulido Ally?
- Son Seals, 62; Guitarist Helped Keep Chicago Blues Style Alive
- Long Beach Falters
- Bruins Try to Keep Building
- Eastside Hospital in Trouble
- Kraft to Sell Yogurt Business to CoolBrands
- Of 'Candidates' and kings
- Lighthouse Offers a Beacon on the Past in San Pedro
- Tracking Chandler's every move
- Clashing Formats Obstruct HD Video
- Hey, Santa, there's room at the ranch
- 5-Year-Old Burned in Apartment Fire Dies
- Black Sabbath discs recovered
- Economy Grows 4% in Quarter
- Jefferson Is Good to the Last Shot
- With Time Running Out, NHL Sets Meeting
- Simply at your service
- Constellation's Mondavi Deal Is Finalized
- They Help Bring Order to an Out-of-Control Relationship
- Worldwide Protest Draws Attention to Plight of North Korean Refugees
- Ask the Critic: Paul Brownfield
- This Pending Arrival Has Grandpa on Edge
- A Season Clearly Up to Par
- L.A. Unified Selects Special Counsel
- Jeter Shows Riverside His Finishing Touch
- TONIGHT
- Rio District Ordered to Pay Fired Official
- Tom Wesselmann, 73; Pop Artist Mixed Elements of Fine Art and Advertising
- 6-Foot-9 Ramsey Boosts Taft's Defense
- Dodgers Draw Fire but Also Close In on Getting Drew
- Pacers' O'Neal Gets His Suspension Cut
- Hey, a little winter never hurt anyone
- Escaping the ordinary
- Doctor Testifies Blake Didn't Aid Dying Wife
- Lakers Have the Formula for Hornets
- R.J. Reynolds Ads Draw $11.4-Million Penalty
- Priest Accused of Child Abuse Is Defrocked
- QUOTEBOOK
- Introducing kids to the arts
- A Holiday Wish
- New Teachers Need Help to Survive in Jobs
- Weighty Issue
- Spotting the bigcone fir
- Angered by Tales of Torture in Iraq
- Cartoon Complaint
- Developer's Eagle Lawsuit Ruffles Feathers
- A plastic tree? It's a natural
- A columnist always gets it right
- Massive overhaul of ailing hospital urged
- The year's unsung hero
- Yes, he has lived through it
- Blast Likely a Suicide Bombing
- Blair Reaches Out to Middle East
- Medical Examiner: Blake's Wife Bled to Death
- Suicide Bomber Suspected in Mosul Blast
- Released French Hostages Arrive in Paris
- Europe to Get Retooled Windows
- Blini
- Pureed Yukon Gold potatoes with chive oil
- Frog Hollow's pear-ginger cake
- Chive omelet with goat cheese
- Seared scallops with ponzu, ginger and chives
- A Game of Emotion
- Bear Stearns Asset Sale Helps Profit Rise 22%
- Eureka! It's from California
- Japan Issues Visa to Taiwan's Lee
- AP Says the BCS Cannot Use Poll
- Syracuse Defeated in a Rout
- Clippers Barely Get Past the Hornets, 100-91
- Judge Rejects Suit Over Actors Guild Negotiator
- Rambus Lawsuit Under Attack
- So committed to this relationship
- Funeral Held for Slain Pregnant Woman
- Officials: Lethal Shakes Served to Husband, Son
- Witnesses Say Blake Acted Strangely
- Board Rejects Drug Import Bid
- Cash Registers Jingle to Wall St. Bonuses
- '04 Chip Sales Up 23%, Study Says
- Space Station to Make a Holiday Appearance
- More Than One Claus in His Contract
- Mater Dei Counts On Gerrity's Toughness
- Trump finale scores big, but NBC can't beat CBS
- French Journalists Freed After 4 Months of Captivity in Iraq
- Despite U.S. Request, Offer to Fischer Stands
- Hospital Expansion Gets $1-Million Donation
- Plea Deal in Spam Case Is Rejected
- Owners of Ford GT Sports Car Thrown a Curve by Recall
- U.S. Contractor Pulls Out of Reconstruction Effort in Iraq
- Holiday Death Statistics: Bah, Humbug!
- Ex-TCA Chief Named to Great Park Post
- Huntington Park Apartment Fire Injures Two Children
- Board Ends Pact Giving Unions Most Project Jobs
- Beat of Different Drummer Leads Students to Learn
- Perry Grant, 80; Prolific Writer-Producer for Dozens of Sitcoms
- Ethington Gives UC Irvine a Lift
- Finely balanced voices of postwar France
- Just a taste of Irish Christmas tradition
- 'Phantom' all too real an excess
- Fresh fruit and spice
- R. Kennedy-Minott, 76; Appointed Ambassador to Sweden by Carter
- Salaries See Rare Decrease
- A diva worthy of the name
- Diller to Spin Off IAC Travel Companies
- Airlines' Unit Revenue Declines
- Chain Stores Sales Fall for Third Straight Week
- Blast Kills 22 at U.S. Base
- A Bloody Road to Elections
- Bush's Buddy Vladimir
- Body of Newborn Is Found in Crawl Space
- Alford Finally Beats Knight
- Satellite Spinoff Plans Put on Hold
- Powell Gets to Drop the Ball on New Year
- Two Multi-Car Accidents Leave One Dead, Rush-Hour Traffic Frozen
- Haven't the Bruins Been Here Before?
- Bush Administration Suggests Limited Drug Imports
- Harry Potter fans mark July on calendars
- Religious-themed play canceled
- DNA Tests Free Man Who Served 17 Years for Rape
- Controversial Image of President Posted on Billboard in New York
- Jury Clears 3 Sheriff's Officers in Abuse Suit
- Power Outage Strikes UCLA on the Road
- Fox show 'Daddy' draws ire
- Nurses Sue Gov. Over Staffing
- Qualcomm Raises Profit Forecast as Sales Climb
- Arab Bank Is Sued in Attacks
- Morrison Hotel Hit With Tenant Suit
- American Freed in Indian Scandal
- Show Greenspan the Door, and Hello Santa
- Dodgers Call Off Three-Team Deal
- Leinart, Keeping NFL Talk for Later, Has Critic in Sooner
- Cabrera Is Delighted to Be With Angels
- Morgan Stanley's Net Income Increases 18%
- UBS May Face Civil Charges From SEC
- Cachet to spare
- Top Fannie Mae Executives Ousted
- Washington Post Co. Buys Microsoft's Slate
- School Yuletide Observances Shift Into Neutral
- McCourts Trying to Be Good Club Members
- Ed Gordon gets NPR news show
- Wolfe: More to it than 'Bad Sex'
- Dow Hits Highest Level Since '01
- What to do when you hit the skids
- Toyota Aims to Sell 8 Million Vehicles Worldwide in 2005
- U.S. Sees No End Yet to Japanese Beef Ban
- Chaos Engulfs Mess-Hall Tent After Lunchtime Explosion
- Abuse Inquiries Were Cut Short
- TV Reporter Won't Appeal Home Sentence
- Man Is Killed by Falling Tree
- Freddie Perren, 61; Wrote, Produced Disco Era Hits
- Priest to Stand Trial in Molestation Case
- 'Meet the Fockers': One big, happy family? Hah!
- Irish actor dons blue suede shoes
- Capital's Back in the Old Ballgame
- President, NAACP Leader Take Step to Mend Fences
- San Diego Council Votes to Pay Legal Bills of Workers Being Questioned in Pension Probes
- St. Nick, Bring Me Someone to Cheer for
- Herbert C. Brown, 92; Shared 1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Humans Virtually in Second Place Now
- Laughter, Anyone?
- Is there a doctor in the winery?
- Jaguars' Darius Is Fined $75,000
- Crash Probe Grounds All Advanced Stealth Jets
- Magazine Editorial Writer Arrested
- Social Security Accepts Town's Marriage Papers
- 'Rising Star' Steps Down
- 2 Killed, 2 Hurt in Shooting Outside Home
- Rivals Fire at Hahn's Record
- Tenet Settles Suits Over Cardiac Care
- 2002 Foreau Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Sec
- Real Estate Hunters Go Old School
- Smallest Surviving Preemie Will Go Home Soon
- Police Fail to Implement Reforms, Monitors Say
- TONIGHT'S GAMES
- Barry Corbet, 68; Member of 1st U.S. Team to Climb Everest
- Giving them a sick feeling
- What L.A.'s Suburbs Can Teach Us
- Plan for PeopleSoft Is Due by Mid-January
- Plea Is Set on Insider Trading Charges
- EU-Conscious Turkey Prosecutes Ex-Navy Admiral
- Gang Steals $39 Million From Belfast Bank in Complex Heist
- An Indian War Hero, but Only on Video
- Trojans' Saia Knows Pressure
- This Deal That Wasn't Turned Out All Right
- O'Neal, Bryant Start Their Engines
- American Asks Pilots to Seek Overtime
- China to Toughen Penalties for Piracy
- Putin Hints State Utility May Get Yukos Unit
- Government, Rebels Suspend Peace Talks
- Real Estate Heir Gets 9 Months on Gun Charges
- Patients, Doctors Agonize Over Risks of Painkillers
- Warning Issued About Bacteria-Tainted Water
- Tanzanian Pleads Guilty in Mall Bomb Hoax
- Practice Injuries Leave Team Short
- Spawning unpredictability
- Perry Injures Ankle in Practice
- Elected in Absentia, Umberg Offers Late Thanks to Backers
- Motorcyclist Attacks Twin Brothers on 241
- State Wants Money Back From Nonprofit
- After the LP, the deluge
- Deftly dissecting life through the eyes of women
- Eos Orchestra disbands in haste
- FINALLY
- Dance embraces a high-tech world
- These Runs for Border Involved Burgers
- U.S. Taxes on Hynix Rejected
- Imagine the possibilities
- Jack Newfield, 66; Newspaper Columnist, Expert on New York
- Dick Clark still hospitalized
- FAA to Hire 12,500 Air Traffic Controllers to Replace Retirees
- Hahn's Ties to Fundraiser's Mailers Probed
- UAL Posts Net Loss of $87 Million in November
- Flirting with flavor
- O'Neal Sits Out, but Heat Stays On
- Santa Barbara Is Routed by LSU
- Labor OKs Alliance With Sharon
- Honda Could Hit Full Capacity in North America by 2006
- Best of a region, with a flourish
- Bhutto's Husband Is Rearrested in 1996 Murder Case
- It's the show's most vital role, but it's all offstage
- Path to Peace Runs Through Palestine
- Riverside Council OKs Arts Funding
- A man in the middle of madness
- Governor's Race Tilts to Democrat in Recount
- DePodesta Made the Best Choice for Organization
- Rehearing Sought on Decision Blocking Hotel
- Parenthood, Italian style
- Nintendo Lifts Shipment Forecast for DS Console
- How many onboard toys can you put in an SUV?
- U.N. Forces Seek to Halt Advance of Renegade Congolese Soldiers
- Garamendi Rejects UnumProvident Deal
- Ohio State Rolls Past UCLA
- U.S. to Pay $16 Million in Water Rights Case
- Transparently trendy
- QUOTEBOOK
- Torture-Scandal Advice Falls on Deaf Ears
- Keep Those Christmas Letters Coming
- Maxine Waters' Family
- Raising Panic in Vioxx and Celebrex Cases
- Jews Decry Prager's Commentary
- Police Forced the Hand of Musical Director
- Firm's Research Stalls as Cancer Experts Work for Rival
- Same-Sex Union Cases to Be Heard
- $508,050 From Pfizer, but No 'Outside Positions to Note'
- The National Institutes of Health: Public Servant or Private Marketer?
- Public Pays for Blood Expert's Advice, and So Do Firms
- First Witness Testifies in Blake Trial
- Records: Detainee Abuse Probes Fell Short
- Bush Opens Door to Imported Drugs
- DOW Reaches New High for 2004
- FAA to Hire Thousands of Air Traffic Controllers
- Up to 15 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Mosul Attack
- Powell: Another Year or More for U.S. in Iraq
- Tenet Settles Heart Surgery Lawsuits
- French Journalists Released in Iraq
- Washington Post Buys Slate.Com
- Bitter truths
- Bitter truths
- House of Blues Explores Sale of Concert Unit
- Mills Sells 50% Stake in Del Amo Center
- Gauge of Economy Reverses Decline
- Plan to Remove Dam, Clean Up Area OKd
- Tanker Blast Could Have Wide Reach
- Courtroom Packed in Blake Trial
- Her jewelry is museum quality
- Disney Settles Disclosure Case
- Bankruptcy Judge OKs Sale of Chevys Eateries
- Moody's Cuts Chiron Debt Ratings
- Settlers Endorse Civil Disobedience
- Exercise Program Specially Fit to Needs of Mentally Ill People
- No. 2 Homeland Security Official Is Retiring
- New Paltz Might Not Be Best Place to Wed
- Cheerleading Coach Finds Prayer Not a Team Sport
- Swamped by depression, feelings of guilt, panic
- Divac Is Sidelined Again Because of Back Pain
- 10 Coup Plotters Sentenced to Death in Sierra Leone
- Cold Front Brings Winter Weather a Day Early
- Judge Affirms Park Eviction
- Quarterback Olson Is Headed for UCLA
- Firm Probing Vendor Claims
- Gravity May Lose Its Pull
- Forget the North Shore
- Terror Suspects' Charges Reinstated