- Pakistan declares amnesty law unconstitutional
- Up next for the Kings: Thursday at Calgary
- Fed chief endures a love-hate relationship with Congress
- Health bill held up by single Democrat and GOP tactics
- Broadcom ruling shifts scrutiny
- White Americans' majority to continue until 2050, report says
- Thursday's Highlights: Jane gets a bump on the head on 'The Mentalist'
- Horoscope for Dec. 17
- Christmas in the air at Egyptian, Aero theaters
- Response to rape victim stirs anger
- CalPERS backs requiring agents to register as lobbyists
- Policing the LAPD's spending
- Van Nuys Airport tenants seek private management
- U.S., 5 other nations open wallets for forests
- Lakers, Kobe Bryant beat Bucks at the buzzer
- Hospital vote pits upstart union against colossus
- Where you've seen Emily Blunt
- 'The Lovely Bones' dollhouse is a pricey prop
- 'The Princess and the Frog'
- Fool's Gold is the real thing in world music
- They were schooled at Linebacker U
- James Keefe will be out two to three weeks
- Obama will be in climate spotlight in Copenhagen
- Emily Blunt's crowning achievement
- Most throw cold water on China warming theory
- Grandmother's gun used in murder-suicide
- A reality check for California's excessive borrowing
- Business Briefing
- New Jersey's Martin Brodeur matches another mark by Patrick Roy
- The wrong way to cut greenhouse gases
- Angels sign Hideki Matsui for his bat, not his media throng
- L.A. psychiatrist accused of improper relationships with 2 patients
- 'American Idol' creator to launch 'If I Can Dream'
- NFL Bottom Ten
- Roy Edward Disney, more than a famous name
- Roy Edward Disney dies at 79; nephew of Walt helped revive animation
- CalArts dancers present new works
- 'Crude'
- Up next for Ducks: Thursday at San Jose
- Holiday cheer, with a smirk
- Bicycles and L.A.; Tim Rutten on Climategate; a new home for Guantanamo detainees
- UC Riverside routs Berry College
- Fool's Gold info
- It's not the Playa Vista of developers' dreams
- Biotech bonanza lurks in healthcare reform bills
- Lakers reserves spark turnaround against Bulls
- Yegor Gaidar dies at 53; economist oversaw Russia's painful transition from communism to the free market
- Kirkus Reviews may have been annoying, but its successors are inane
- Ozomatli to play kid-friendly matinee at the Grammy Museum
- CALIFORNIA LOTTERY RESULTS
- L.A. to return $21.2 million to LAX's operator
- U.N. criticizes Venezuela's President Chavez for judge's arrest
- Politics is part of John Pérez's DNA
- Turner Broadcasting adds to its TV holdings in India
- Landon Donovan to stay with Galaxy
- Tiger Woods is AP's athlete of the decade
- Ponzi scheme victims speak at sentencing for man who stole $11 million
- Turning on to rain, and turning off the tap, 55 gallons at a time
- Down and Derby's holiday party at the Echoplex
- Women's AP top 25 results for Wednesday
- Large crowd holds vigil for South Pasadena teen
- Maguire Properties sells Lantana Entertainment campus in Santa Monica
- Clutch performance makes Kings a hot team as they get set for the Flames
- Men's AP top 25 results for Wednesday
- Drug-related killings soar in Tijuana
- Movies opening this weekend
- 'Disney on Ice: Worlds of Fantasy' plays L.A.
- Antitrust lawsuit seeks fundamental changes at Intel
- 4 arrested in Hollywood Hills home invasion robbery
- New shoes don't help Kevin Durant
- Steve Carell and Tina Fey could link arms again with 'Mail-Order Groom'
- Christmas Sweater Festival at El Rey on Saturday to benefit Childrens Hospital L.A.
- 13 Days of Grinchmas at Universal Studios Hollywood
- Pau Gasol proves to be quite the hot shot
- California's quake alerts get major upgrade
- LeBron James scores 36 points to lead the Cavaliers
- Homeland Security rescinds Nation of Islam intelligence analysis
- Gardena Serra receivers' success is catching
- Thursday's Talk Shows
- Bowl picks, predictions and a few downright guesses
- U.S. pledge, signal from China spur hope for climate deal
- CALIFORNIA LOTTERY RESULTS
- U.S. sentences leader of Canadian drug gang to 30 years
- For the record - Dec. 17, 2009
- Closing in on the letter Z
- SAG nominations continue a trend
- PASSINGS: Harold Bell
- Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang dies at 69; South African health minister denied HIV causes AIDS
- Yvonne King Burch dies at 89; member of King Sisters
- For residents of the Station fire burn area, mud flows bring creeping fear
- Dodgers exploring a deal for Aaron Harang
- Latin America Digest: Today's one-line news briefs
- 'So You Think You Can Dance': America's favorite krumper and more
- Michael Hiltzik: Biomedicine and generic drugs
- Thursday's Highlights: Jane gets a bump on the head on 'The Mentalist'
- Knott's Berry Farm parent Cedar Fair agrees to buyout by Apollo
- Thursday's talk shows: James Cameron is a guest on 'Tavis Smiley' and 'Charlie Rose'
- Santa gets OnStar but needs acting lessons
- New 'Iron Man 2' trailer is making the rounds and causing excitement
- Football: Richardson is back in UCLA fold
- I want to cook like chef Gordon Ramsay -- with a pit crew
- Obama describes emotional toll of a wartime presidency
- PREACH IT! Brother, can you spare a gig? For Jon Gosselin? No?
- Tiger Woods in the Dodgers' divorce saga? Well ...
- Santa gets OnStar -- and a commercial pitch -- for the season
- Hot Property
- LA TIMES REVIEW: 'Avatar' restores a sense of wonder to the moviegoing experience'
- 'So You Think You Can Dance's' costume designer Soyon An on how she gets those looks
- But does melatonin actually do anything?
- Dodgers agree to deals with Jamey Carroll and Luis Ayala
- Weinstein Co. delaying 'Hoodwinked' sequel
- Latest recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen
- Bengals' Chris Henry in serious condition after accident
- Lakers vs. Bucks in-game report
- California debt default 'increasingly likely,' Cal Lutheran economist says
- Pomegranate seeds glisten like rubies at Mumbai Ki Galliyon Se in Artesia
- Turner Broadcasting boosts presence in India
- Honda Shadow Phantom sneaks onto the road for 2010
- The Tiger Woods 'mistress' look -- not unlike the 'stripper' look
- Football: My pick for the next Crespi coach is . . .
- Google News adds 55 more newspapers and publications to its Fast Flip lineup
- Opinion: International law is clear: Israeli settlements are illegal
- International law is clear: Israeli settlements are illegal
- James Cameron's greatest tantrums: Part 1
- Football: How does Gardena Serra avoid a letdown?
- Opinion: Poll: Is Fed Chief Ben Bernanke your person of the year?
- Important news about men in Santa hats -- and cows
- 'Crazy Heart'
- Music review: Marc-Andre Hamelin revives Alkan in San Francisco
- Photo ops: Rainy day wardrobes
- When asked to pray, what do doctors say?
- West Hollywood officials blast Jamie McCourt's lawyer's "thoughtless analogy"
- 'Tron: Legacy' and 'Tron: Evolution' -- the future is now
- Football: Count the cliches
- No illegal uploads of 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' allowed, bub
- Banana Republic’s New Blues
- Football: Calpreps.com has state playoff proposal
- Lakers' Ron Artest writes open letter to Tiger Woods
- Football: Heartwarming gesture by Keary Colbert
- Nicole Kidman, Madonna, Fergie and friends light up New York's 'Nine' premiere
- Consumers still have more than half their holiday shopping to do, survey says
- Impressed by those survey findings? Consider the source
- 'Project Runway' 7 to be a hi-def 'hot mess'
- Music review: Handel's 'Messiah' at Walt Disney Concert Hall
- Sen. Charles Schumer apologizes for comment to flight attendant
- Best of 2009 entertainment gallery
- Are the Golden Globes really such a good crystal ball for the Oscars?
- Kings: Jack Johnson's out, Alec Martinez is back up and juniors rule
- New sponsor, new website, same old speed have Davis on track for Olympics
- Girls' Basketball: Nike Tournament of Champions begins this week
- UCLA basketball: Update on James Keefe injury
- People in paper houses should not strike matches
- Are the Red Sox going to get Adrian Gonzalez?
- Music 2009: Mark Swed's Top 10
- New 'Alice in Wonderland' trailer takes you away
- A cap-and-trade exercise riles Copenhagen
- Landon Donovan to stay four more years with Galaxy
- Your morning adorable: Otters throw their paws in the air, wave 'em like they just don't care
- Blue Shield of California gets tough over late payments
- Ducks' Joffrey Lupul to have surgery
- Rain-forest pledge: The Obama administration steps up
- Cirque du Soleil is ready to go Hollywood in 2011 at the Kodak Theatre
- Democrats withdraw healthcare amendment used by GOP as stalling tactic
- Powdery substance at Senate office tests negative
- Text of Fed statement on interest rates and economy
- For fraudsters, Medicare provides a tempting target
- Advertising Age: 7 for All Mankind jeans a decade top 10
- 'Project Runway': Get a look at the Season 7 cast!
- Roy Disney dies at 79
- 'Twilight's' Robert Pattinson takes a trip to LACMA
- Fake blood, real benefits
- Skinny snakes, sloths and hedgehogs found in Texas rescue of 20,000 exotic animals
- Wednesday's question: Is the acquisition of Roy Halladay enough to put the Phillies over the top next season?
- Tiger Woods is named AP athlete of the decade
- Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon really have split
- Morning Money Links: Fed meets, chaired by 'Person of the Year'; job growth 'only a month or two away'; the ultimate gold 'sell' signal?
- Preview the new website of the New York Public Library
- Swine flu pandemic continues to wane
- Who are the top NASCAR drivers of the decade?
- Paramount trying to make 'The Lovely Bones' the next 'Twilight'
- Keela Meadows' botanical paint box
- Obama: 'New approach' or 'business as usual?'
- Football: Bill Lake, former coach, dies at 67
- A whopping 900 calories per slice: Turducken (with bacon, of course)
- Flight attendants may offer too much slack; same can't be said for Blue Shield
- Top NASCAR races of the decade
- 'So You Think You Can Dance': the fanciful creations of costume designer Soyon An
- Michelle Obama's garden is ready for winter
- Senate debate on healthcare reform stalled
- Opinion: House chafes at Senate 'dithering,' plans 2010 payback
- Nebraska's Ben Nelson: An undecided man in the middle
- Monster Mash: Broad's Michigan museum plans; Fresno museum on death watch; Hirshhorn's balloon
- Life expectancy reaches new high
- SUDAN: Tensions and riot police surround independence referendum
- OUCH! A 'zero stars' review for 'Top Chef' Fabio Viviani's new place
- Boys' basketball: Tuesday's scores
- Girls' basketball: Tuesday's scores
- White Americans' majority to end by mid-century
- Opinion: Why Howard Dean is not in the Obama Cabinet
- New midcentury toy box from Mod Mom Furniture
- It's official: Hideki Matsui signs with Angels
- ISRAEL: The peace process and that White House phone number thing
- Opinion: In today's pages: Global-warming science, marijuana regulation and gun-owner sentiments
- Consumer Confidential: Prices stay flat; FedEx stays busy
- ISRAEL: Religion everywhere
- Senate resumes debate on healthcare overhaul
- The Morning Fix: More Globes! What you really listen to in the car. 'Lovely Bones' marketing switch. Comcast rolls out Web service.
- SARS survivors continue to suffer mental health problems, study finds
- Sarah Palin, Andre Agassi and now Rick Springfield
- DUBAI: Video game set in post-apocalyptic boomtown could face censorship
- L.A.'s Arts High plans big birthday bash at Ahmanson
- Ben Bernanke, Time magazine's 'person of the year'
- Butter cookies
- Corn bread dressing
- Dirty rice
- Nutmeg logs
- Lebkuchen
- Jan hagel
- Turducken
- Finska pinnar
- Frozen fruit slices
- Andouille smoked sausage dressing
- Grilled fresh mahi-mahi with jalapeno cilantro sauce
- Nut butter sandwiches
- 'Lovely Bones' the next 'Twilight'?
- Opinion: Whereas at last Obama officially publishes said memo creating Gitmo North in Illinois of all places
- Opinion: Who's watching charter schools
- Eric Greenspan's new Grilled Cheese restaurant
- 'A Rainbow in the Night' by Dominique Lapierre
- The Review: Fabio Viviani's Firenze Osteria in Toluca Lake
- Oral Roberts dies at 91; televangelist was pioneering preacher of the 'prosperity gospel'
- From the Archives: Sweet memories of Mom’s Christmas cookies
- Two-legged dog gives hope to disabled Army vets
- Who's watching charter schools
- Who owns the Dodgers? May 24 trial date is set to settle McCourt feud
- Kobe Bryant has 42 points in Lakers' victory
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- Sandra Bullock's dramatic award shift
- Can knock 'em, can't budge 'em
- Mexico's Calderon presents political reform proposal
- Chrysler files reorganization plan with no repayment of TARP loan
- Asian Americans drive Army recruiting boom in L.A.
- Paramount digs up 'Bones' audience
- Oral Roberts dies at 91; televangelist was pioneering preacher of the 'prosperity gospel'
- Mariah Carey comes to Gibson Amphitheatre Feb. 23
- Airline trade group expects to chop loss in half in 2010
- Scioscia and Torre named to panel to examine playoffs and other issues
- Some very fresh viewing
- Sandra Bullock, for real, has Oscar chance this year
- Appellate panel hears arguments over 'rendition' case
- CBS has the right game plan for ratings
- Rentrak agrees to buy Nielsen EDI for $15 million
- 'Crazy Heart' info
- Southern California home prices and sales improve in November
- Robbie Conal's animal instincts
- Kings defeat Oilers, 3-2, retake top spot in West
- In Crenshaw-Concord De La Salle matchup, City (Section) pride is on the line
- CALIFORNIA LOTTERY RESULTS
- Suicide bomber kills 8 in Afghan capital
- Horoscope for Dec. 16
- Eric Greenspan's new Grilled Cheese restaurant
- In Baghdad, more blasts near Iraq government center
- Key L.A. Unified staff positions are funded privately
- Alabama sets record with six Associated Press All-Americans
- WORDS TO REMEMBER
- Colts, Saints are relentlessly pursuing . . . what, exactly?
- UC Irvine loses to Seattle
- U.S. steps up special operations mission in Afghanistan
- 800,000 H1N1 Vaccine Doses Recalled
- Recipe: Dirty rice stuffing
- A teen mom hopes to overcome her violent past
- 'Top guns' of Tumaco keep coca crops in check
- Teen who was hit by car after flashing breasts found guilty of disorderly behavior
- Contender Q&A: Jeremy Renner, 'The Hurt Locker'
- Events happening Wednesday
- Put power over California's schools in hands of parents
- Oscars recognize the bad guys, too
- Helene Elliott's NHL rankings
- Boeing Dreamliner finally takes to the skies
- Judge in Broadcom case retains his elusive streak
- Business Briefing
- 'A Rainbow in the Night' by Dominique Lapierre
- Who's watching charter schools
- 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine recalled
- Drone strikes and Pakistan; the White House on bioweapons; development in Playa Vista
- Rotten Tomatoes: What's sauce for a gander
- UCLA finally has an easy night in rout of New Mexico State
- Imagining a fort for 'Where the Wild Things Are'
- Sweet memories of Mom's Christmas cookies
- Judge throws out stock fraud charges against Broadcom co-founder, ex-CFO
- Golden Globes: A list of the nominees
- There's no figuring Golden Globes' choices
- Ron Artest returns to Chicago and talks about environment
- Mexico drug cartel leader killed in shootout with authorities
- 'A Rainbow in the Night' by Dominique Lapierre
- Up next for Ducks: Wednesday at Vancouver
- Eric Gordon continues strong comeback
- Airman injured in Afghanistan gets a remote pancreas fix
- Bringing a unique touch to the sport
- Poll: Dissatisfaction could spell trouble for Democrats in 2010