- Longtime JPL Director Put U.S. in Space Race
- L.A. Will Help Fund Study of 'Maglev' Train
- Dodger Owners Have Lot to Learn
- CBS Makes Tough Calls
- Bear Fan Gets First Turf Test
- And the Oscar Goes to ... the Man in the Back Row for $1 Million
- Joining the clan of the cave-kids
- It's a State Matter for Compton
- Diverted Private Jet Lands Safely at LAX
- Freeway Reference Slows Him Down
- Mowatt's Streak Is Over
- Mistaken Scholarship Offer Brings Apology
- Just think about it
- Markets Mixed as Key Rate Stays at 1%
- State's Champs Saluted
- 2 Killed as Plane Crashes Into Home
- Santa Ana High-Rise Delayed by Some Planning-Stage Jitters
- Van Nuys Teen Held in Gun Threat
- Fed's Statement on Rates
- Sidney James, 97; Guided Sports Illustrated From Obscurity to Success
- Chihuahua Breeder Collapses After Animal Abuse Conviction
- Chuck Niles, 76; Voice of L.A.'s Jazz Radio
- Explosion Injures 4 Steel Company Workers
- Returns a Shared Wish for Williams, Rusedski
- Wheeler's Mother Fires Legal Team
- Guns N' Roses suit gets tossed
- Support Exists for Tax Hikes, Survey Finds
- Microsoft's Ballmer Joins Talks With EU Regulators
- M-Class hits a rough patch
- Anti-Smoking Campaign at Issue
- Housing Starts Are Down Again
- Zapatero May Bring Softer Sell to Spain
- Thompson Launches Inquiry Into Medicare Drug Bill Cost
- Death Toll in Russian Blast Rises to 32
- Iraq War Objector Returns to Guard Unit
- Reformers Detained for Questioning
- Interior's Deputy Cleared of Most Ethics Charges
- Cord Blamed in Business Fire
- American Women Win, 1-0
- Klitschko-Sanders Bout Is Set for Staples Center
- Clippers Get Rare Road Victory
- 50 Cent's two cents cause a flap
- Briefly
- EU Extends Subsidy Rules for Filmmakers
- Silky burst of flavor, with a kick
- Blockade, Curfew Take Effect in Rebel Region
- A Plea to Scrap Mercury Emission Plan
- Good Call for New Parents
- Playing 'Puppy Love' Till They Were Dog Tired
- Laguna Playhouse schedules 'Morrie'
- 'Scoundrels' musical due
- AFL-CIO Seeks U.S. Trade Sanctions Against China
- Officers in Louima Case Sue to Get Jobs Back
- Ohio Nuclear Plant Again Generating
- Setting a Trap for Net Pirates
- Student Assistants Are Offering Help as Well as Hope
- Top Performers
- Russian ballerina barred again
- It's jazz piano trio meets rock power trio
- U.S. Seen Unfavorably, Poll Shows
- Man Accused of '79 Slaying of Teen Blames 'Freeway Killer'
- Afghans Walk Free in Kabul After Long Guantanamo Detour
- Airport Expansion Ready to Begin
- South L.A. Gardeners Win Round in Effort to Keep Plots
- A passion for the tropics
- Ex-Lawmaker Named to Head Consumer Affairs Department
- Hewlett-Packard to Sell Linux PCs in Asian Markets
- Kings Can't Solve Case of the Blues
- Suit Targets Firms That Purchased Body Parts
- An ill wind roils American royalty
- Early Inmate Releases Frustrate the Police
- Salvadoran Clan to Help Homeland Find Freedom
- Elementary Students Sick After School Lunch
- L.A. Homeless Shelters to Stay Open Until July
- The dish on chefs' websites
- Drug Firm Says It May File for Chapter 11
- Nets State Their Case by Dominating Kings
- Blix Believed Iraq Possessed Banned Arms
- The Cardinal's Stone Wall
- With jazz that swings and steaks that sizzle
- Also / IN BRIEF
- Fedorov Gives Extra Effort
- Athletes Might Testify at Trial
- In tune with a culture
- They work hard to hold this family together
- Ore. County Joins Gay Marriage Fray
- Firm Seeks 'Termination Costs' for Iraq Contract
- Oracle Will Give U.S. Documents
- Highway Sniper Suspect Mentally Ill in Past
- A Less Rosy View of Kangaroos
- 9 Suspects Are Held in Cole Blast
- Israel Launches Possible Protracted Offensive in Gaza
- IN BRIEF / EARNINGS
- Japan May Ease Up on Beef Tests
- With Bombs and With Ballots, Terrorism Wins One
- No Smooth Sailing for Harbor Chief's Plan for a Tall Ship
- Getting Thrown for a Loop -- Twice
- 4.3 Quake Near Hollister Causes No Injuries, Damage
- Teenage Girl Convicted for Role in Actor's Killing
- Boxer Fires Up Bid for Reelection
- Powell Answers to Students in India
- Supervisors' Committee to Study Election Problems
- Moreno Is the Best Thing Going Today
- Now Florida A&M; (15-16) Has Sights Set on Kentucky
- Fehr May Discuss Steroid Changes
- A Chance for Standout to Step Up
- McCourts Losing War of Words
- Colon's a Little Nervous When Facing White Sox
- An Osmond offers 'safe radio'
- Another head case
- State Legislator Wins Illinois Primary
- Police Raid Hippie Enclave for Hashish
- Old muscle car, new look
- SEC to Examine Fees of College Savings Plans
- Reports of Murder Scene Differ
- As Racism Recedes, More Blacks Shift to Political Center
- Readers Hope Sale Has a Happy Ending
- Woods to Get Bragg Rites
- Spring Day Games Are Old News on KFWB
- Getty helps fund Iraqi salvage
- Clinton Opens Fundraising Campaign to Assist Kerry
- Police Hunt More Madrid Bombing Suspects
- Battlefront Shifts to West Virginia
- Former Auto Dealer Sentenced in Fraud Case
- Outcry Halts Desert Rehab Center
- Board Appoints InterimTop Administrator
- Evidence Battle Heats Up
- Esherick Is Out at Georgetown
- Hornets' Mashburn Goes on Injured List
- Usual Subplots Follow an Epic
- Surgery for Trojan Fullback
- General Mills Profit Rises Less Than 1%
- Oscar season starts early for UCLA
- Moving beyond cerveza lite
- Missionary Slain in Iraq Mourned
- He Still Wants to Opt In
- For the ultimate control freak: cook-it-yourself
- Tenet's Problems Fixable, CEO Says
- No Confidentiality Privilege for the Clergy in Abuse Cases
- Kerry Pressed on Claim of Support Abroad
- Desalination Along an Overcrowded Coast
- Pass the Baton
- When bad manners go out to dine
- A Hard Lesson in School Money
- Still Taking Sides on Immigration
- Gender Defender
- Prison Guards Are Fairly Compensated
- Europe's Anti-Semitism and Israel's Policies
- 'I didn't want to see any more...
- Chocolate and spice
- Repeated Drug Errors Cited at King/Drew
- Justice Ginsburg's Connection With NOW
- From the Archives: Hall of Fame honors Prince, Jackson Browne and George Harrison
- This Time, Roddick Knocks Off Safin
- MGM Weighs Special Dividend
- A tight squeeze
- Ex-Actor, Chumash Plan Community
- Students Protest Tuition Hikes at Capitol Rally
- Upstart Can't Pull Off Upset
- Lakers Are Kobe's Team Now
- The right idea on commuting
- Senator and His Allies Keep Up With Tempo of Bush Ads
- Marines in Haiti Greeted by Smiles, Glares
- N.Y. Panel OKs Plan to Retain Students
- K. Hopkins, 69; Professor of Ancient History at Cambridge
- During St. Patrick's Day Week, There Are Rhymes and a Reason
- THE WEEK AHEAD
- File-Sharing Firms Could Be Targeted by State Prosecutors, Letter Says
- American Put Her Life on the Line for Iraqi Women
- Fox Pushes for Overhaul of Justice System
- Upscale Town Confronts Cracking Streets
- Tenet Posts Loss of $954 Million After Big Charge
- Also
- Authorities Identify a Suspect in 24 Highway Shootings
- Rising heat leads to two avalanches
- Backcountry digs: an all-budgets guide
- Powell Trip to Focus on Pakistan Nuclear Issue
- Fifth Victim Recovered in Water Taxi Accident
- Jury Awards $20 Million to Popcorn Flavor Mixer
- Kings Hope to Find Success
- A parent who said 'enough'
- Liberty to Spin Off Businesses
- $2.8 Million Donated for Charter Schools
- Cruz Azul Wins With New Coach
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- U.S. Discusses Depth of Khan's Nuclear Network
- A Brit with American tastes
- Cracks addict
- How to Look Good: Survey Yourself
- Madrid Bombing Suspect May Have Been on Train
- February restaurant closures
- Only Victim Is Guy in Hospital
- A shake-up at DreamWorks
- CSUN revels in its Chicano Culture Clash
- Cendant to Spin Off Jackson Hewitt Unit
- Briefly
- FleetBoston, BofA to Pay $675 Million
- GE to Acquire Bay Area Maker of Bomb Detectors
- Barely keeping afloat on 232 pop bottles
- Sharon May End Diplomatic Ties With Palestinians
- Gates Gives $47 Million for AIDS Prevention
- Radio Host Helps Ease the Way for Troubled Iranians
- Dear W, Your Father Knew Best
- Man Arrested in Beating Had a History of Clashes
- Health Plan Foe Is Fined by FPPC
- Florida A&M; Finding Its Place
- Bryant Defense Team Seeks Evidence from Prosecution
- Pavarotti takes operatic farewell
- Putting L.A. law in a time machine
- Washington Mutual Cards Affected by Glitch
- Short-Term Rates Up in T-Bill Auction
- Trucker May Face Death Penalty
- Residents, Wynn Make Deal
- Blast in Russian Apartments Kills 3
- Bail Denied for Inmate Seeking Exoneration
- Sikh Temple Defaced by Graffiti Vandals
- Scientists Discover Icy Planetoid Beyond Pluto
- Nakatani Can Ride for Now
- Actress Tells of Flying on Adelphia's Planes
- A Bad One for Brand
- Redskins' Arrington Files a Grievance
- Baltimore, tangled in guitar strings
- 26 Prisoners Freed From Guantanamo
- U.S. Further Revises 'No Child' Law
- Bus-Only Lanes Could Speed Riders, Slow Business
- Grant May Miss 6 Weeks
- Sadness of Father's Death Hovered Over Howland
- Weekend box office
- Stewart Gives Up Titles but Not Role
- A Suspect Stays on the Job
- Yellow-faced bumblebee
- Roseanne Barr Living, Doublewide
- Majerus Helps Take a Bite Out of NCAA Pairings
- Senior's Latest Project Is a Verbum Dei Title
- Venezuelan Court Rules Against Chavez in Recall
- Georgia Blockades Separatist Region
- Medicare Ads Set Off Debate
- U.S. Factory Output Grows in February
- Europe Votes for Microsoft Sanctions
- More Urge Justice Department to Appeal Phone Ruling
- Nortel Stock Plunges on Suspensions
- Ex-Tyco Chief's Lavish Lifestyle Is Defended
- Forest grumps
- Aristide Arrives Quietly in Jamaica
- Phys Ed Teachers Protest Possible Layoffs
- Adelanto Boy Plays Dead to Survive Dad's Rampage
- Moorpark Man Killed in Iraq to Be Honored
- Puzzles Persist in Mass Slaying
- GAME OF THE WEEK
- This Guy Takes Stunt at Absolute Face Value
- Lakers Up to Their Old Tricks
- Capturing the scent of Spears
- DaKAH's fusion fills Disney Hall
- Max Minimal
- Nuclear Team Plans to Resume Inspections
- Gas Prices Have Drivers Seeking Alternatives
- Hard Lessons From Spain
- It's a Small World
- Bush, in Pennsylvania, Hails Record Homeownership
- Sharpton Gives Kerry a Partial Endorsement, Stays in Contest
- The Fall Defeats the Fear
- The Evil Twin of Research: Bioterror
- They Need a Little Incentive
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Home Sales Still Robust as Rates Stay Low
- War Vets Help Win a Round for Philippines
- Taxpayers Called Liable for Janklow's Civil Damages
- A Bad Day for Democracy in Russia
- We're done fishing -- let's grab a taxi
- 5 Leaders at King/Drew Being Fired
- Rockets Stunned by Upstart Suns
- Judge OKs Deal for Firestone Lawsuits
- No Reason to Kill Deal for Jets, Official Says
- Government Declares Victory Over Bird Flu
- Oregon Stands Solo on Same-Sex Licenses
- Woman Arrested in Fatal Hit-and-Run
- O.C.'s Republican Chairman Steps Down
- Deaver gives Nancy the credit he says is due
- California Hedge Fund Manager Faces Charges
- Power Grid Operator Blames Blackout on Employees
- The anti-slip device made for ice
- Wanted: unclogged rivers
- Marsupial girl in a material world
- Woman Disappears After Leaving Bar
- Munching to the carnage
- Governor Gives to Drive for Workers' Comp Reform
- NOW YOU KNOW
- 3 Ex-Players Lose Lawsuit
- Pension Shortfalls Expand
- Sempra, Carlyle to Buy 10 AEP Power Plants
- Rescue Helicopter Carrying 19 Disappears
- Renewed Terrorism Fears Weigh on Wall Street, European Stocks
- Police Kill Al Qaeda Figure, Second Militant
- Kerry Pushed on Claim as Reporter Corrects Quote
- Arduin to Walk Economic Tightrope
- Bryzgalov to Get a Shot at Limelight
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Hall of Fame Honors Rock Gamut
- Tower Records Out of Chapter 11
- IRS Often Fails to Collect Judgments