- Baseball: Right-hander J.D. Busfield is impressive for Valencia
- Baseball: A 10-RBI day for Redlands' Brian Ruhm
- GOP referendum on state Senate districts qualifies for fall ballot
- Buzzmeter panelists: 'Artist' is tops but how about acting?
- LCD price-fixing settlement sets up $500-million consumer fund
- LACMA's big rock will finally roll Tuesday
- Oscars: Nominees Night 2012
- David Morrissey is 'The Walking Dead's' new villain
- Jon Hamm lends some handsome to Hollywood Domino bash
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- Oscars 2012: Despite Halle and Denzel, gold mostly eludes nonwhites
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- Opinion: Chris Dodd and Sean Penn in Haiti
- 'Act of Valor' offers steely action, wooden acting, critics say
- Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, Canada
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- Theater review: 'El Pasado Es un Animal Grotesco' at REDCAT
- Sacha Baron Cohen as the Dictator? Fine by Oscars' Brian Grazer
- Bill Maher says President Obama 'could absolutely lose' reelection
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- Opinion: Would the LAPD's proposed new impound policy undermine public safety?
- Has Facebook lost the magic for social games?
- Seattle chef taps Kickstarter to fund app and ebook
- Politics swirl over the Tibetan New Year
- NEA-style community-building via arts has lost ground in state
- Park La Brea, 70-year-old design still feels the love (and hate)
- Lyman Village Apartments, where Oscar could have lived
- Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille resigns
- Koran protests: What do Marines learn about Afghan culture?
- House of Blues launches free, monthly local band concert series
- Big Sir talks about creating a new album in the face of illness
- California Senate leader co-sponsors Internet gambling bill
- Art world responds to death of Kenneth Price
- Every bidder for the Dodgers should withdraw right now
- Weinstein Co. closes new financing deal
- In Rotation: Ben Kweller's 'Go Fly a Kite'
- This Sunday: Mark Salzman, Geoff Dyer, Stephen Fry and more
- Brooke Mueller: Fresh out of rehab, she faces felony charges
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- Dwight Howard stays quiet on where he might be playing
- Bill Maher donates a million dollars to Obama 'super PAC'
- Opinion: The Supreme Court shouldn't make resume-padding a crime
- Opinion: Rihanna needs to explain
- Music review: Charles Dutoit conducts L.A. Phil at Disney Hall
- New-home sales slump 0.9% in January, first drop in five months
- Evacuation effort underway in Homs, Syria
- Opinion: Which political force is more powerful: gas prices or optimism?
- Charges filed against gun-carrying California lawmaker
- Opinion: Dodgers bidders, beware the parking lot attendant!
- Los Angeles Times launches new membership program
- Did IPG chuck Amazon's tea into the bay?
- California lawmaker to pursue drivers licenses for illegal immigrants
- Israeli police clash with Palestinians in Jerusalem
- J.C. Penney Co. reports $87-million fourth-quarter loss
- 'American Idol' sinks to record low in-season ratings
- Kathy Ireland to Kate Upton: Have a plan, bring home the bucks
- Shepard Fairey enters guilty plea in criminal case with AP
- Voters favor two of three California tax proposals, poll finds
- Clear Channel elevates John Hogan to chairman and CEO
- Snooki and JWoww get cold shoulder in Jersey City
- Live Nation stock takes a stage dive on earnings miss
- Oscar predictions: Who will win editing and screenplay categories
- Dutch Prince Friso seriously brain-damaged after skiing accident
- Proview sues Apple in U.S. for alleged fraud in iPad trademark riff
- Mikhail Baryshnikov snaps his camera for 'Dance This Way'
- Saudi official walks out of 'Friends of Syria' meeting
- Today's Eat Beat: Chocolate pot de creme
- Sacha Baron Cohen takes his Oscars war to the media
- Times announces paid 'membership' for latimes.com
- The men taking on Vladimir Putin in Russia's presidential race
- Oscars 2012: For De Niro, it’s about Clooney and Streep (and Uggie)
- Iran continues defiance over nuclear program, U.N. agency reports
- What other Woody Allen movies could be stage material?
- Guitarist Billy Strange and the Elvis Presley years
- Nine more killed in Afghan Koran-burning demonstrations
- Taco Bell: No more 'Think Outside the Bun.' Now, it's 'Live Mas'
- Artist Sarah Sze will represent U.S. in 2013 Venice Biennale
- Acer Liquid Glow, on Ice Cream Sandwich, announced
- Late Night: Stephen Colbert converts dead Mormons to Judaism
- Matt Kemp 'happy' Ryan Braun wasn't suspended
- Every bidder for the Dodgers needs to withdraw right now
- Test Kitchen tips: Cleaning cactus paddles
- Ceramics artist Kenneth Price dies at 77
- Fashion News: Kathy Ireland offers advice to Kate Upton
- Boys' basketball: La Verne Lutheran is looking for a good tape job
- The Morning Fix: 'Act of Valor' to take No. 1? Weinstein bashes MPAA.
- Boys' basketball: Johnny Stanton is coming to town
- Pharrell on Oscars composing: 'I hadn't seen sheet music in 20 years'
- 'American Idol' recap: Top 24, Tyler strips -- and a 'dramatic twist'
- Pakistani prime minister urges Afghan Taliban to join peace talks
- Oscar predictions: Animation, foreign language and documentary
- Spanish treasure comes home after 200 years
- After White House show, Mick Jagger says 'Every gig is a gig'
- Japanese tsunami debris: Where is it headed?
- Billy Strange dies at 81; guitarist, arranger for Presley, Nancy Sinatra
- 3rd-grader charged in classmate shooting made 'terrible mistake'
- GOP's reckless saber-rattling on Iran
- Laguna Beach: A little toasting and a little tasting at Uncorked
- Navy launches communications satellite from Cape Canaveral
- Taco Bell: No more 'Think Outside the Bun.' Now, it's 'Live Mas'
- Virginia lawmakers set to approve watered-down abortion law
- Knicks' Jeremy Lin seems right at home on All-Star weekend
- Democratic governors to GOP White House hopefuls: 'Cheer up'
- Michigan polls show Romney gained after GOP debate
- UCLA needs win over Arizona for shot at bye in Pac-12 tournament
- Up next for USC basketball: Saturday at Arizona State
- Colts have met with Andrew Luck but not RG3 (yet)
- Mitt Romney gushes about his cars in Detroit Economic Club speech
- Pete Carroll says NCAA did not understand having fun
- Transatlantic crossing on the Queen Mary 2: A sail on sale
- Judge: Dodgers face 'difficult task' to get Stow claim dismissed
- Angels pitchers Dan Haren, C.J. Wilson have interesting history
- Money Minute: Whatever happened to Roebuck? [Video]
- Bill Maher announces $1-million donation to pro-Obama 'super PAC'
- Up next for Kings: Saturday vs. Chicago
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- Spate of arrests shows rise in reporting, not in abuse, police say
- New prison medical facilities unnecessary, analyst says
- New security flaw discovered in smartphones
- Making it easy to comparison shop for prescription drugs
- Firms aren't sure Lin's a slam-dunk
- Gold surges above $1,780 an ounce, its highest level in 3 months
- 'The Forgiveness of Blood' info
- Tired of the Los Angeles parking ticket runaround
- Appeals court upholds DNA testing of felony suspects
- Former Beverly Hills schools chief given 60 days in jail
- Ryan Braun wins appeal but still faces court of public opinion
- L.A. County sheriff would back 'sensible' plan to issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants
- Movie Projector: 'Act of Valor' to gun down box-office rivals
- Live Nation posts $83-million loss despite revenue bump
- Former NBA player Jason Hart shows how it's done as Taft coach
- For USC football players, track and field is back on the calendar
- Ryan Braun blames media for 'nightmare'
- New York to release ratings for 18,000 teachers; union objects
- Mitt Romney finds the game has changed
- Researchers issue definition -- and name change -- for PANDAS
- Kendrys Morales won't see game action until mid-March at earliest
- Talk of a Ron Paul-Mitt Romney alliance won't go away
- A lot of shifting in Sprint Cup Series team lineups
- Angels' Kevin Jepsen ready to weigh in as potential setup man
- NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman visits Watts Towers, Willowbrook
- Porsche 911 Carrera S: Hitching a ride with Times car reviewer
- Jerry Sandusky: Feds subpoena Penn State for top officials' info
- Pro-Romney 'super PAC' denies new ad shows illegal coordination
- Matt Kemp is happy Ryan Braun wasn't suspended
- Dodgers' Matt Kemp is happy Ryan Braun won appeal
- Los Angeles Times to begin charging for online access to news
- Oscars 2012: Rating the party scene
- Rutgers suicide: Tyler Clementi trial raises questions about hate
- More Afghan cuts, more war
- Arranged Sinatra's 'Boots'
- Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Hollywood: A reason to watch the Oscars
- Russian scientists revive an ice age flower
- Onward online privacy
- Bill Maher latest Hollywood name to donate to Obama 'super PAC'
- 7 Marines killed in midair crash of two helicopters
- The world's reaction to Syrian unrest; Rick Santorum and values voters; LAPD Chief Beck's support of driver's licenses for illegal immigrants
- 'Wanderlust' info
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- Blake Griffin plays in Rising Stars Challenge, but not a lot
- Warm weather, lack of snow turning state's ski season into a bust
- Kings try to stay focused with trade deadline looming
- USC Coach Lane Kiffin laughs off Tee Martin's Tennessee comments
- New media take old Hughes space
- 'Act of Valor' info
- Even with Tim Tebow, Denver Broncos need QBs
- The lowdown on body piercing: Dermatologists study, offer checklist
- U.S. confidence unexpectedly rose in February
- Rutgers suicide: Trial begins; roommate called 'mean-spirited'
- New York schools release 'value added' teacher rankings
- The overblown threat of strategic defaults
- Give WWII 'Devil's Brigade' Gold Medal, U.S. lawmakers urge
- Frank McCourt isn't off the roster yet
- Penney reports 4Q loss dragged down by charges
- Number of deportation cases drops by nearly a third, report says
- Advertisers aTwitter over Oscars
- Attorney who pleaded guilty in adoptive-infants case faces sentencing
- Janis Paige info
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- Panel passes L.A. City Council redistricting plan
- Vladimir Putin evokes enemies of Russia in campaign speech
- Destination: Cocktail
- Danica Patrick wins pole for Nationwide Series race at Daytona
- GOP candidates say they care for poor but would cut safety net
- Mitt Romney's Ford Field fumble
- Consumer confidence up in February for sixth straight month
- Dow Jones industrial average closes in on milestone
- Dodgers keep the door open on closers
- Mark Trumbo's workout cut short by grounder to nose
- Jeremy Lin being noticed more than Kobe, according to Nielsen
- Prince Fielder is happy for former teammate Ryan Braun
- Metro pushes again for lockdown on fare evaders
- Romney's assault on Santorum focuses on earmarks, principles
- Book review: 'The Flame Alphabet' by Ben Marcus
- Brown and Obama find bipartisanship a difficult goal to reach
- In praise of war correspondents
- San Francisco firefighters cling to wooden ladders
- Quick Takes: J.K. Rowling will publish her first book for adults
- The Oscars: Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams know the score for the telecast -- they wrote it
- Greek yogurt stirs up the food industry
- Oil jumps to almost $110 as S&P closes at highest since 2008
- Ethics Commission delays vote on raising contribution limits
- Aide to L.A. County assessor resigned after opposing tax breaks
- Brewers' Ryan Braun: 'My name has been dragged through the mud'
- NASA's Webb telescope: Revolutionary design, runaway costs
- Armenian genocide victims' survivors lose court fight on insurance
- Janis Paige regains her voice
- Movie Review: 'Iranian Taboo'
- Sears reports $2.4-billion loss but plans to sell stores
- Letters: What's happening with the Lakers?
- In Orlando, another crowd riots over ... a pair of sneakers
- Death penalty: Cost of execution drugs -- and executions -- rises
- Motion Picture & Television Fund launches fundraising campaign
- 'The Flame Alphabet' by Ben Marcus
- Movie review: Wicked case of 'Wanderlust' with Rudd, Aniston
- Trivia king Shane Demmitt makes Angels and fellow 'clubbies' proud
- Rights for undocumented drivers?
- Friday's TV talk shows
- Up next for UCLA basketball: Saturday at Arizona
- As gas prices surge, White House hints it may tap oil reserve
- Ripped from the fake headlines
- CDC: Flu season (finally) here, there's still time to get vaccinated
- Dakarai Tucker scores 33 points to lead Serra past Price, 70-63
- Dean Lombardi addresses photos taken of Jeff Carter and Mike Richards
- U.N. nuclear agency faults Iran for not answering key questions
- Hillary Clinton says Syrian military may oust President Assad
- Adrien Broner-Eloy Perez fight on HBO worth a view
- Overweight and obese kids may miss more school than normal-weight kids
- Someone save us from the gloom that is Frank McCourt
- Google to sell stake in wireless-broadband provider Clearwire
- The 10 best sports movies of all time, No. 7: 'Caddyshack'
- Las Vegas: Circus Circus is more animated than ever
- For the record - Feb. 24, 2012
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- Steve Kordek dies at 100; game designer revolutionized pinball
- Market Watch: In Palos Verdes, one gung-ho manager
- Old Hollywood lingers at Chez Jay
- Mike Melvoin dies at 74; studio musician, composer
- 'Bully': Can Weinstein Co. resign from group it doesn't belong to?
- Boys' soccer: Thursday's City Section playoff scores and updated pairings
- Boys' basketball: Muir coach placed on administrative leave
- Friday’s TV highlights: 'Portlandia' on IFC
- Friday's Talk Shows
- Court orders man to apologize to estranged wife on Facebook
- Boys' soccer: Thursday's Southern Section playoff scores
- Baseball: Getting hit in the head helped find a tumor
- Union rally Monday to protest '1000 Ways to Die' producer
- Paris Hilton commits audio treason with 'Drunk Text'
- Fans create unofficial new trailer for Disney's 'John Carter'
- Art review: Jocelyn Foye at Armory Center for the Arts
- Egyptians' sense of safety has plummeted, poll finds
- Live Nation: Still losing money, but not as much
- LG Optimus 4X HD to launch with quad-core CPU, Ice Cream Sandwich
- Locals Far East Movement officially on Team Bieber
- Boys' soccer: Marina upsets No. 1 Servite
- Knight-O'Brien Garden
- Boys' soccer: No. 2 El Camino Real loses to Narbonne
- Oscar voters: When the motion picture academy is a family affair
- Art review: Jennifer Steinkamp at ACME
- Rick Caruso, Joe Torre explain why they're out as Dodgers bidders
- Chris Brown accused of 'robbery by sudden snatching' in Miami
- On Location: Bill introduced to extend state film tax credit
- Art review: Pietro Roccasalva at David Kordansky Gallery
- 'Foyle's War' returns with three new films slated for 2013
- Boys' basketball: It's the battle of the Jordans
- Web coverage for Southern Section wrestling, water polo finals
- It's party of six for GQ's best new menswear designers in America
- Oscars 2012: Short 'Stroll' spans 100 years in seven minutes
- Art review: Sam Falls at China Art Objects and M+B
- New prison medical facilities unnecessary, analyst says
- 'The Hunger Games' breaks online ticket sales record
- Bali, Indonesia, prison riots spur evacuation of foreign inmates
- Mitt Romney-Rick Santorum debate ratings on CNN beat NBC lineup
- 'Once Upon a Time' creators talk Mad Hatter and more
- Lorin Levee, principal clarinetist with L.A. Phil, dies at 61
- Theater review: 'Candida' at Flight Theater at the Complex
- Test Kitchen video tip: Rehydrating dried chiles
- Defying Jerry Brown, tax proponents launch campaign
- Has Maksim Chmerkovskiy waltzed off 'Dancing With the Stars'?
- Rick Caruso, Joe Torre withdraw from bidding to buy Dodgers
- Styx, Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon announce 2012 tour
- Heavy D documentary to premiere on Centric
- Oscar voters: Meet the academy's youngest members
- Stargazing, chili-dog eating, scarf shopping this Oscars weekend
- Movie Projector: 'Act of Valor' to gun down box-office rivals
- Magic Johnson can laugh now about 'The Magic Hour'
- Styx, Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon announce 2012 tour
- Octavia Spencer wants her girls put back where they were at 17
- Theater review: 'Private Lives' at GTC Burbank
- Vote to confirm Cal State chairman in doubt, Senate leader says
- Debt would grow under most GOP candidates' plans, report says
- Oscar predictions: Deciphering the visual crafts awards
- Motion Picture & Television Fund launches fundraising campaign
- Boys' basketball: Serra-Price playoff game is at Price
- Animal advocates ask Gov. Jerry Brown to preserve shelter law
- Panera Bread to open two pay-what-you-can cafes
- A-list stars attend pre-Oscars Vanity Fair dinner