- Fixing the broken Bell
- Quick Takes: Anne Rice quits Christianity
- Bob Kerrey out of the running for top job at MPAA
- 'Around a Small Mountain' info
- Rangel charged with 13 ethics violations
- Improving California's clean-needle program
- L.A. panel votes Brentwood house is not a historic-cultural monument
- Lightweights Marquez, Diaz face heavy burden in rematch
- Nathanial Ayers performing at the White House; an injunction stops Arizona's immigration law; California politics
- Recap: X Games, Day 2
- Yani Tseng take four-shot lead at women's British Open
- Obama the Velcro president
- U.S. Open of Surfing begins Saturday
- 'Charlie St. Cloud' info
- Movie review: 'Countdown to Zero' info
- Answers found in the 10th Amendment
- Mexican troops kill top Sinaloa cartel figure
- Bell property tax rate second-highest in L.A. County
- Movie review: 'Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'
- Movie review: 'Dry Land'
- Standard Pacific swings to profit
- Sylmar sisters sought after a woman they treated dies
- One of two Chino Hills brothers found shot to death died from self-inflicted wound, authorities say
- 'This Week With Christiane Amanpour' info
- Horoscope: July 30
- Arizona immigration protesters hit the streets
- Obama defends education initiative
- Fast Track: Ellen's out at 'Idol,' but who's in?
- E-cigarettes require a heftier puff, researchers say
- Rodent of the Week: New mouse model yields some clues about Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Modesty is not necessarily a good thing, at least for men in job interviews, study finds
- Arizona police release 80 immigration protesters from jail
- Letters: USC's Lane Kiffin doesn't waste time
- Curious about the Saudi pavilion? Get in line
- The delicate balance of hand transplants
- Of beer and mosquitos, beer and bones, and ... More research is obviously needed
- New online tools let anyone examine health insurance rate increases
- Is gold dealer using fear to steer buyers into more expensive purchases?
- A final fix to gulf oil leak may be at hand
- Movie review: 'Countdown to Zero'
- Motorola profit beats estimates, powered by Android
- Slashing lease prices could be a risky move for Toyota
- Photos: Fatal explosion
- Paying too much? Comparing property tax rates for L.A. County cities
- For the record - July 30, 2010
- Market Watch: Fresh goji berries make their debut
- Jennifer Weiner is proud to be the queen of chick lit
- 'So You Think You Can Dance': The least exciting results show ever
- Gulf oil spill: Wide swath of fisheries reopened in Louisiana
- TCA Press Tour: Get the gossip on 'Gossip Girl's' upcoming season
- Friday's TV Highlights: 'iCarly' on Nickelodeon
- 'American Idol': Ellen DeGeneres is out, and the guessing game begins
- Friday's TV Talk Shows
- Dodgers' offense officially missing, collects only three hits as Padres win battle of bullpens, 3-2
- Union group takes aim at Whitman – in Spanish
- Sand storms in the beach volleyball world
- American Apparel's auditing firm resigns; stock plunges 14%
- China to send two giant pandas to Japan for a 10-year stay
- Ellen DeGeneres parts ways with 'American Idol'
- Kings Matt Greene undergoes shoulder surgery
- TCA Press Tour: Melissa McCarthy weighs in on 'Mike & Molly'
- President Obama knows Lindsay Lohan is in jail; clueless about Snooki (or is he?)
- The Lisbeth Salander actress: The girl with the impossible task
- EPA rejects challenge to 'credible, compelling' climate science
- Bob Kerrey is out: Who's the new pick for MPAA chief?
- Google cleared in Britain over personal data collected from wireless networks
- Opinion: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on illegal-immigration bill: 'I will not back down'
- Ellen DeGeneres is out as 'American Idol' judge
- Did Roy Oswalt clear way for Padres to get Miguel Tejada?
- Ron Tutor and Colony Capital to each put in $100 million for Miramax, recruit new investor
- McPherson hires lawyer Marty Singer to take on bad press
- Vegas Octopus picks Marquez to beat Diaz
- If a candidate announces a plan in the woods, and no one hears it ...
- Gustavo Dudamel finds time to unwind in L.A.
- TCA Press Tour: 'Nikita' is more than just a pretty girl in high heels
- PREACH IT! 'Jersey Shore' fans, how much would you pay for underwear designed by Pauly D?
- TCA Press Tour: Superman takes on cheerleading in the CW's 'Hellcats'
- City managers want salary reform in wake of Bell scandal
- UCLA football: Norm Chow to get two-year contract extension
- Video: David Lazarus on gold and fear
- Diamondbacks pushing to trade Edwin Jackson, Chris Snyder
- Sara Gilbert puts it out there: She's a lesbian
- Padres acquire Miguel Tejada from Orioles
- Google says search engine, mobile service blocked in China
- 'Top Chef': Who pocketed the pea puree?
- TCA Press Tour: CW president emphasizes empowerment
- Media goes into overdrive for Chelsea Clinton's wedding
- Mark Wahlberg gets his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Chasing L.A.'s food trucks sends hearts a-Twitter
- Scott Podsednik starts and bats leadoff; Dodgers designate reliever Jack Taschner
- Hairy-nosed otter, once believed to be extinct, is caught on camera in Borneo
- VIDEO: Meet Marvel's Hollywood heroes for 'Thor,' 'Capt America' and 'Avengers'
- Shopping Update: Paul & Joe trunk show, LemLem at Jenni Kayne
- Corey Stoll joins 'Law & Order: Los Angeles'
- The WNBA gets highest grade from Racial and Gender Report Card
- What could be next now that the Dodgers have added an outfielder and Roy Oswalt has moved on?
- How do you sue a foreign country? Ask Herzog heirs seeking return of Nazi-looted art from Hungary
- Movie projector: 'Schmucks,' cats, dogs and Zac Efron will all open behind 'Inception'
- Gangrene (Alchemist + Oh No) distill 'Gutter Water,' drop lead single
- TCA Press Tour: Matt Le Blanc gets real ... kind of
- IPhone 4's parts cost more than Droid Incredible's
- Live review: A night of big band at the Hollywood Bowl
- Roy Oswalt accepts trade to Philadelphia Phillies
- Karyn Kusama looks to get out of the rut
- For California muni bond market, no state budget is no problem
- A tennis star versus a football coach: L.A. Times bestsellers, Aug. 1, 2010
- Pac-10 media day: No conference of brotherly love
- TCA Press Tour: The atonement of 'Dexter' Morgan
- Bob Kerrey out of running for top job at MPAA
- A presidential 'View'
- LAUSD superintendent rescinds $24 donation request
- Sunday books: coverage for August 1, 2010.
- Pac-10 media day: Bruins' Moore looking at big picture
- Pac-10 media day: The ever-entertaining Jim Harbaugh
- Amazon's new low-price Kindle raises stakes in e-reader wars
- Guillermo del Toro (and James Cameron) follow Lovecraft passion
- 'Underworld' director Wiseman will have total recall
- Your morning adorable: Baby raccoon pile!
- TCA Press Tour: Elisabeth Hasselbeck's ears burn as 'The Real L World' cast fights back
- It may be awhile before Paul Lee can leave his mark on ABC
- TCA Press Tour: Laura Linney will make you laugh -- and cry -- in 'The Big C'
- Steve McPherson's ouster at ABC: What's the story behind the story?
- Hurley hosts a solo exhibit by Southern California artist Dalek
- Pac-10 media day: UCLA's Neuheisel says conference better than perceived
- Amazon introduces $139 Kindle. Cheap -- but is it fun?
- California Cash for Appliances expands to energy-efficient dishwashers, water heaters and HVAC systems
- UCLA football: Bruins picked 8th; yes, Neuheisel optimistic
- Small bites: dinner, brunch, and then a birthday party
- Question of the day: Is the ESPN-LeBron James relationship going to cause the network more grief than it’s worth?
- Are cupcakes dead?
- First Listen: 'Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin'
- Pac-10 football predictions
- This week's L.A. Times Test Kitchen recipes
- Miles plots and China Chow cries in Bravo's 'Work of Art'
- Pac-10 football media day: Conference, Washington State have high hopes
- Obama on 'The View': Shirley Sherrod, Snooki and the Chelsea Clinton wedding
- Consumer Confidential: Cheaper Kindle, Toyota recall, iPorn apps
- Steinberg floats income tax hike, sales tax reduction
- Media day at the Rose Bowl? This is not your father's Pac-10
- Kanye West is back with appearances at Facebook and Twitter (oh and he's tweeting too)
- Mortgage rates continue to fall -- but qualifying is no picnic
- New online tools allow consumers to track health insurance rate hikes
- New Kisses single is a peck on the cheek
- From USOC's Mike Moran: A call to salute 1980 Olympians who stayed at home
- Chelsea Clinton's wedding a no-fly zone — and other details
- Live review: Adam Lambert at the Pacific Amphitheater
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: 'Project Runway' returns. Levi's collaboration with Brooks Bros. debuts. Zoe Saldana shows off her Calvins.
- It's a baby boy for Diablo Cody -- 'lightly mustachioed'
- Wall Street Roundup: Goldman's language problem. Keeping SEC secrets.
- Frank Miller's 'Holy Terror' leaves Gotham: 'I've taken Batman as far as he can go'
- David Markson's library for sale, and going fast
- Kenneth Turan's film pick of the week: 'Mademoiselle Chambon'
- Monster Mash: Rafael Viñoly to design Kennedy Institute; Cherry Lane Theatre going dark
- The Morning Fix: More McPherson drama at ABC! Swinging Sumner Redstone. Icahn takes one on the chin. ESPN playing soft with LeBron?
- LEBANON: Arrests over alleged Facebook slander of president
- First Take: Top races too close to call. State lawmakers look at Bell scandal. Steinberg sees budget solution
- If purported Ansel Adams photos earn big money, their discoverer may not get to keep it
- IRAN: Dangerous levels of nitrate in Tehran's drinking water reported
- Plus-size website OneStopPlus.com taps supermodel Emme as its new face
- 'Top Chef': Visualize whirled peas
- One year ago: Dina Gottliebova Babbitt
- David Weidman: The artist at home
- Exclusive 'Jersey Shore' videos with Pauly D, Vinny, J Woww, Snooki and The Situation
- Seth Rogen's pipe dream? 'The Greener Hornet,' a superhero pot sequel
- Peking duck broth with nappa cabbage
- Peking duck
- 1881 Coffee Cafe's Dutch apple walnut loaf
- Mandarin pancakes
- Peking duck stir-fried with ginger and green onion
- Smog chokes Moscow amid record heat wave
- 2004 R. Lopez de Heredia Rioja 'Crianza Viña Cubillo'
- The Review: Church & State
- Two home-building partners are caught in the middle — again
- The dapper dean of 'Project Runway'
- Steely resolve and chills
- He's not so sure about this self-assured Trojans coach
- Matt Barkley says he never thought about leaving USC
- Entertainment chief's exit ends a stormy era at ABC
- Bomb kills 25 on Afghanistan bus
- An anti-gang mystery
- Structures burning in Leona Valley as Crown fire takes off
- Thousands of Arlington graves may have been mishandled
- Recap: Day 1 of X Games 16
- Schwarzenegger orders a new round of unpaid furloughs
- Employee allegations of excessive 401(k) fees gain ground
- Arizona activists take to the streets to protest immigration policy
- Drinking may lessen the effects of rheumatoid arthritis, study finds
- WellPoint profit rises despite lower revenue
- Southern cities vie to be center of oil-spill legal cases
- Angels in desperate need of a spark
- Culinary SOS: 1881 Coffee Cafe's Dutch apple walnut loaf
- Recipe: Peking duck stir-fried with ginger and green onion
- Events: X Games in downtown Los Angeles
- 12 killed in China's latest industrial accident
- Pop music: Natacha Atlas at Skirball
- Disney is likely to promote Paul Lee to ABC Entertainment president
- California Republicans shunning one traditional path to victory: the environment
- Cookie diets are great! Maybe? For a while? Anyway, here's how they work
- Amazon.com offers $139 Wi-Fi-only Kindle e-reader
- Proposition 23 backers sue over ballot language
- Hundreds attend service for slain Moreno Valley teenager
- 2011 Honda CR-Z at a glance
- Events: U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach
- UC San Diego police investigate noose on campus
- Hot List: Sergio Mendes
- Zac Efron grows up with 'Charlie St. Cloud'
- Found 'em! The results of the cookie-diets taste test! (Individual results may vary)
- These Angels have lost their swagger
- Churchill's dentures fetch nearly $24,000
- Screening Room: Film academy salutes inventor Petro Vlahos
- Art: 'len-tic-u-lar-is' at SCI-Arc Gallery
- TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
- Federal judge blocks key parts of Arizona immigration law
- Pakistan plane crash kills 152; 2 Americans among the dead
- Hot List: 'Comedy Is Dead'
- Deadly assault exposes Iraq's delicate state of security
- The FDA warns about pneumonia caused by antibiotic Cubicin
- WikiLeaks and the release of classified information on the Afghan war; CalPERS problems; and Timothy Geithner on tax policy
- Request for contribution from LAUSD athletes is withdrawn
- Midseason trading deadline: baseball's Rubicon
- Farmers Classic schedule for Friday
- Events: Lowrider Nationals
- Joe Torre places Scott Podsednik in leadoff spot
- Wild Things: A celebration of rock documentaries at the Aero
- Injunction puts parts of Arizona's SB 1070 on hold
- Federal Reserve report on economy shows signs of a slowdown
- Ellen DeGeneres is out as 'American Idol' judge
- Songs about the oil spill gush from New Orleans musicians
- 2004 R. Lopez de Heredia Rioja 'Crianza Viña Cubillo'
- The dark soul of Solondz
- Mothers shouldn't put babies at risk with home birth, editorial says
- Asparagus urine and other strange food reactions
- 3 former Bell administrators won't collect pensions until California clears them
- 2nd missing U.S. serviceman found dead in Afghanistan
- Quarterback Tim Tebow signs with Broncos
- A man way, way outside Beltway
- A French new wave
- Review: Los Angeles Philharmonic's 'Heroic Beethoven'
- Murder-suicide or suicide pact suspected in deaths of Chino Hills brothers, 10 and 12
- Don't scorn Germany and Japan; learn from them
- 2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid is a sporty eco-activist
- Memphis police say Lorenzen Wright was shot to death
- Pac-10 considering annual kickoff game at Rose Bowl
- Watching movies in the great outdoors
- California's city officials scramble to limit damage from Bell scandal
- Brown unveils education reform plan
- TV TALK SHOWS
- Next for the case
- Theo Albrecht dies at 88; German billionaire was co-owner of Trader Joe's
- California Senate leader offers pathway out of budget stalemate
- Mitrice Richardson may have been spotted in Las Vegas
- Schwarzenegger vetoes overtime for farmworkers
- Phytoplankton worldwide have been shrinking for 100 years, study shows
- Apple's iPhone case giveaway could cut into other case suppliers' sales
- 2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid is a sporty eco-activist
- Gates says WikiLeaks endangering lives
- UCLA, Norm Chow agree on contract extension
- Andy Murray makes his presence felt in Farmers Classic
- Senate panel seeks return of drug eradication in Afghanistan
- Ernst Lubitsch tribute at LACMA
- UCLA researchers discover the unexpected cell that causes prostate cancer
- Obama tapes appearance on 'The View'
- Jewish banker's heirs sue Hungary for return of looted art
- Kern County fire evacuees wonder what will be left
- Supreme Court leery of broad challenges to yet-to-take-effect state laws
- On Silver Lake's 'Walking Man'
- Chelsea Clinton wedding has Rhinebeck in the spotlight
- Wet Seal CEO to step down Oct. 8
- The FDA warns menopausal women using Evamist to avoid contact with children and pets
- Recipe: Peking duck
- For Avenged Sevenfold, 'Nightmare' album is part of the grief
- The candor war
- Up next for Sparks: Friday at New York
- Calcium supplements increase the risk of heart disease in the elderly, study says
- No holds barred in Venezuela opposition channel's criticism of Chavez
- Catalonia is first region in mainland Spain to ban bullfighting
- Horoscope: July 29
- Jeff Sagansky stakes claim to new media future
- ADHD, smoking may be linked with dropping out of school
- Dodgers again suffer from production issues in 3-2 loss to Padres
- Jake Brown takes gold in skateboard big air at X Games
- Expatriate Oaxacans find a home for their saints in Santa Monica
- USC's Lane Kiffin gets real, and that's a surprise
- New Orleans responds to strife, as always, with song
- For the record - July 29, 2010
- Beer of the Month: Shipyard Brewing Old Thumper
- Recipe: Peking duck broth with nappa cabbage
- Recipe: Mandarin pancakes
- Uyen Thy Bistro details: Location, prices and more
- For the self-reliant, the wild is a free buffet
- John Callahan dies at 59; politically incorrect cartoonist was a quadriplegic
- Church & State details: Location, prices and more
- Foraging instructors
- Ye Coach & Horses fans saddle up for rescue
- Dine-in duck
- Eric Malnic dies at 73; former Times reporter covered Watts riots, aviation
- The Find: Uyen Thy Bistro in Westminster
- Video goodness: African gray parrot follows up a sneeze with a surprising rejoinder
- 'So You Think You Can Dance': Ring that Bell
- ISRAEL: Jerusalem Pride will march to parliament for equality