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- Coachella 2012: Avicii has reason for good feelings
- Hollywood Headlines: A crazy week in review
- Internet service customers paying for inefficiency
- Judy Blume at the Festival of Books
- 'Darling Companion' info
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- Counter Intelligence: Bombs away at Wang Xing Ji
- Sudan vows to teach South Sudan 'a final lesson'
- Five things to take from Lakers' 121-97 loss to San Antonio Spurs
- For kids, TV is life's background noise
- Steady hands, determination saved Reginald Denny as L.A. burned
- Usher will star in off-Broadway play for a day
- LAPD officer who cracked 'bling ring' case has advised on movie
- Portland reportedly interested in interviewing Mitch Kupchak
- Researchers make alternatives to DNA and RNA
- Dwight Howard to have season-ending back surgery
- Cal State system preserves graduate student grants
- Dodgers bench Dee Gordon for a game
- Best Buy selects CEO search squad for Brian Dunn's replacement
- Ye Coach & Horses fans, say hello to the Pikey
- 'Goodbye First Love' info
- Fundraising reports show Obama's financial edge
- Syria, U.N. reach deal on monitors' access, safety
- Friday's TV talk shows
- Gender wars entertain in 'Think'
- What's going on with the Border Patrol?
- California adds 18,200 jobs in March; unemployment rises to 11%
- Operating profit surges as Bank of America slims down
- Coachella 2012: It's back to the beat
- Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes a first-rate, funny 'Veep'
- Governor joked about violating open-meeting law in talk with supervisors
- Are you there, readers? It's Judy Blume
- California PUC majority opposes phone deregulation bill
- Health 411: Seniors from Canada have options for joining Medicare
- Movie review: A probing look at Earth's chances of 'Surviving Progress'
- Movie review: 'Marley' a fitting tribute to reggae star
- Study examines diet, exercise, obesity in prisons worldwide
- Police question handyman in Etan Patz case
- Andrew Bynum says he'll skip Olympics
- Did Robin Lopez's foul on Blake Griffin cross the line? [Video]
- Etan Patz case: New focus on handyman who knew missing boy
- L.A. gang member testifies about aftermath of baby's killing
- With Kobe Bryant back, Lakers thumped by San Antonio, 121-97
- Earth Day! Best outdoor places to go, see, explore this weekend
- Three more agents leaving Secret Service in prostitution inquiry
- CBO: Obama budget would hinder long-term growth
- New Orleans was pianist Jon Cleary's education
- Are these Angels too good to be true World Series contenders?
- March unemployment was highest in Western U.S., lowest in Midwest
- In retirees' Man Cave, a return to the hobbies of youth
- Visual effects artists aim to create better work environments
- Letters: Dodgers fans feel duped by sale
- City National profit up 17% as deposit inflows continue
- Friday Travel Ticker: Yosemite road opens
- YouTube video of horrific Camry crash is sponsored by ... Toyota
- Ex-appraiser says he cut values in hopes of donations to assessor
- Two new Mamet plays — Clara Mamet, that is
- Frustrated Ai Weiwei calls tax case a 'catch-22'
- Lakers-Spurs matchup: Five things to watch
- Lawsuit against Apple for 'bait' apps moves forward
- Marco Rubio's Dream Act: A nightmare for immigrants
- Secret Service sex scandal proves some men cannot resist a party
- Google removes Toyota ad from YouTube video of Camry crash
- Boy Band Scorecard: One Direction, koalas. The Wanted? Playmates
- European Union antitrust regulators approve Sony-EMI deal
- Selena Gomez describes the most humiliating moment of her life
- Jerry Colangelo noncommittal on Andrew Bynum playing in Olympics
- UCLA to reopen Pauley Pavilion with arena-worthy recruiting class
- Cochineal and Starbucks: Actually, this dye is everywhere
- Brittney Reese hopes to be leaps and bounds above the rest
- Police union sues city, LAPD over new auto impound policy
- 5 things the early polls tell us about the Obama-Romney matchup
- George Zimmerman's bail set at $150,000 in teen's shooting
- Club Coachella parties on
- Etan Patz case: Disappearance led to Missing Children Day
- Dodgers win again thanks to Kemp, Ethier and Hairston
- Etan Patz case: New focus on handyman who knew missing boy
- Metallic glass could make iPhones harder to break
- Survey: How do Romney and Obama rank on your issues?
- Search for missing boy Etan Patz may have resumed
- Composer mixes music traditions
- 'Marley' info
- USC football: From NCAA sanctions to BCS title game?
- Eating meat helped early humans reproduce, spread around the globe
- Warm winter, Chicken McBites keep McDonald's profit up
- Up next for the Galaxy: Saturday at Colorado
- Phil Handy analyzes the development of the Lakers bench
- Mitt Romney meets with Latino business leaders
- U.S. government recommends publication of bird flu papers
- U.S. Army: 11 military personnel involved in prostitution inquiry
- Kinsley: Romney, born to succeed
- Hawaii: Wake up and smell -- and see -- the Kona coffee
- Fenway Park at 100: What is it about that ballpark?
- NBA union leaders want Derek Fisher out as president
- Gender flop: More young women than men interested in career
- U.S. venture capital funding off to a slow start in 2012
- 5 Nights Out
- Earth Day: Free apps put national parks in the palm of your hand
- Racial Justice trial: No execution for black inmate, judge rules
- Angels snap losing streak against Orioles
- Windows Phone gets MapMyFitness apps
- William Koch gives another $1 million to pro-Romney 'super PAC'
- 'Chimpanzee' info
- California's March job gains show gradual recovery continuing
- Clouds on the horizon for Google and Samsung
- California ethics czar urges disclosure of payments to Web pundits
- More Penn State turmoil: Former athletics director is gone, too
- 'Surviving Progress' info
- Jerry Colangelo: Kobe Bryant will keep large role on Olympic team
- County Line Harvest's fruitful foray into Coachella farming
- George Zimmerman apologizes to Trayvon Martin family; bond is set
- Review: 'The Lucky One's' rocky road to love
- Arizona GOP chair says Romney must reach out to Latinos
- Chivas USA vs. Philadelphia on Saturday
- Will and Kate's whirlwind newlywed year [Exclusive video]
- Mickalene Thomas, up close and very personal
- UC Davis appoints new campus police chief
- Dodgers minor leaguer Angel Guzman suspended 2nd time for drugs
- Review: Pacific Symphony's' 'La Bohème' marks fine return to opera
- With an economy of words, California legislators state their ballot business
- Review: 'Goodbye First Love' captures the moment
- Sierra Club targets Puget Sound Energy in Beyond Coal campaign
- 'Clybourne Park' on Broadway: What did critics think?
- British teens ran 'stock-picking robot' scam, SEC says
- Mike Trout impressing Angels in triple A
- Salt content in fast food varies by country, study finds
- Usher will star in off-Broadway play for a day
- 'The King's Speech' to wrap its West End run early
- Motorcycle sales show rebound
- 'Lucky One' or 'Think Like a Man' to top box office
- The Pikey details
- Lakers' Andrew Bynum not interested in playing in Olympics
- Mitt Romney campaign raised $12.6 million in March
- Jonathan Frid dies at 87; actor played key role on 'Dark Shadows'
- Cruise line: Captain never told about stranded fishermen sighting
- What's the 420, dude? America celebrates Pot Day
- Music producer Terry Lewis lists Malibu home
- North Carolina judge vacates death penalty under racial justice law
- Obama 'super PAC' out-raises American Crossroads in March
- Ted Nugent will plead guilty to illegal black bear hunt
- U.S. Army: 11 military personnel involved in prostitution inquiry
- Lawmakers' mileage checks driving up costs
- How did Delta pilot stay so calm after bird strike? Give a listen
- The Vatican freezes out nuns and warms to traditionalists
- With Kobe Bryant back, Lakers trail the Spurs at halftime, 56-52
- This is a test: Speedy Dee Gordon off to slow start
- UCLA doctor sues regents, alleging racial bias
- Arizona GOP chair says Romney must reach out to Latinos
- Review: 'Chimpanzee' is a kid-friendly swing through nature
- California home values' year-over-year climb is first since 2010
- Destination: Cocktail
- Daniel Sedin's return to Canucks complicates challenge for Kings
- Mitt Romney pressed on Dream Act at Arizona round table
- Quick Takes: 'Get the Gringo' skips theater run
- How much for happiness? $50,000 a year should do it
- Uncertainty is only thing certain about Vikings moving to L.A.
- 'Magic City': It's take two for Willa Ford, post-pop stardom
- Germany's nuclear power phaseout turns off environmentalists
- Stock-picking robot was scam run by British youths, SEC says
- Capsule movie reviews: 'The Fields' and more
- Movie review: 'Darling Companion' gets rough treatment
- Slow it down: Don Mattingly's desire for more replays [Web links]
- William Koch gives another $1 million to pro-Romney 'super PAC'
- The Secret Service scandal; L.A. Unified's graduation requirements; attacking Obama's record
- Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier pump up Dodgers' 3-1 win
- Kobe Bryant's return is no free ticket for Lakers in blowout loss
- Still L.A.'s 'transportation mayor'
- Mitt Romney trying to get conservatives in his corner
- Caine's Arcade: Cardboard magnate now a collected artist
- Pentagon releases results of 13,000-mph test flight over Pacific
- Lakers Chat: Lakers vs. San Antonio
- Fouls on Blake Griffin become too hard to ignore
- Employment trends in key states could hold electoral clues
- 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winners
- Jonathan Frid dies at 87; actor played key role on 'Dark Shadows'
- For the record - April 20, 2012
- For the record - April 20, 2012
- Jesse Linares dies at 49; journalist helped launch Hoy Los Angeles
- Levon Helm dies at 71; drummer and singer with the Band
- Jeffrey Chandler dies at 70; part of family that built the Los Angeles Times
- From the Archives: Secret clique in L.A. County sheriff's gang unit probed
- Elections 2012: For the Superior Court
- Twenty Years After the Riots part 1
- 'American Idol' vs. 'The Voice': Who's the best singer? Vote here.
- Cinedigm to acquire entertainment distributor New Video
- Friday’s Highlights: 'In Plain Sight' on USA
- Friday's Talk Shows
- Football: 16-team field finalized for Dana Hills tournament
- Baseball: Alemany wakes up just in time
- Baseball: It's time for a Kennedy-San Fernando showdown
- Francis Lawrence to direct 'Hunger Games' sequel 'Catching Fire'
- State Senate leader proposes more initiative power for lawmakers
- Flying cars: From shaky past to reality?
- Tribeca 2012: Jason Segel’s ‘Five-Year Engagement’ seeks a ring
- Mexican lawmakers approve watered-down political reforms
- NickMom picks up three new series
- Painting taken during World War II returned to owner's heirs
- Etan Patz
- 'Argo,' 'Quill' and 'Nocturnal Agony': Take our movie title quiz
- Track: Connor Einck sets school record in shot put
- Shopping: Gilt Groupe warehouse sale coming to L.A.
- Facebook IPO now rumored for May 17
- Mel Gibson's 'You don't look Jewish' line falls flat
- Boys' basketball: Sylmar sophomore shatters glass backboard
- Fewer naked musicians online as Is Anyone Up? shuts down
- Will Hollywood ever top its Cinema Class of 1982?
- Test Kitchen video tips: Defining the grain in meats
- Test Kitchen tips: Comal
- State ethics czar wants disclosure when campaigns pay bloggers
- Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Afghanistan with four on board
- Jerry Brown just joking about violating Brown Act, aide says
- 'The Bachelor' producers deny racial discrimination
- Celebrities who smoke pot: From Rihanna to Jennifer Aniston
- Robert Lopez of 'Book of Mormon' writes song for 'The Simpsons'
- An interview with National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward
- Movie Projector: Zac Efron or Steve Harvey will beat 'The Hunger Games'
- Afghan official floats idea of overhauling constitution
- <b>Photos:</b> Google Doodles of 2011
- Fremantle exec's promotion leaves hole at 'Idol,' 'X Factor'
- A Brony gathering: SoCal men let their ‘My Little Pony' flag fly
- Ozzie & Harriet made TV safe for Dick Clark, 'American Bandstand'
- GOP tries to one-up Obama in quest for dog-loving voters
- Music review: New Zealand festival at REDCAT
- Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, dies at 71
- Home of the Week | Venice
- 'Judge Judy' producer lists Studio City home
- Independent candidates to highlight new top-two election system
- Levon Helm | 1940 - 2012
- Martha Stewart turns up the heat in tweet about Hallmark Channel
- Senate panel OKs social media protections for students, workers
- Dinner tonight! Bacon and egg risotto
- Dick Clark tributes planned on 'American Idol,' Game Show Network
- Cannes 2012: Watch trailers of six films playing the festival
- Mud Baron, an evangelical force in school gardens
- South Korea unveils missiles, says can hit any North Korea target
- Men at Work's Greg Ham found dead
- New lottery ad glamorizes violence, California legislators complain
- Ralph Lauren unveils U.S. Olympic team closing ceremony garb
- Starbucks nixes crushed-bug dye in frappes and pastries
- 'Dark Shadows' Jonathan Frid dies on Friday the 13th at age 87
- State prison healthcare still needs independent oversight, report says UPDATED
- Sprint accused of tax fraud in $300-million suit in New York
- Cochon 555 returns to L.A.; chefs announced
- Sony Pictures Imageworks workers take steps to unionize
- 'Dark Shadows' Jonathan Frid dies on Friday the 13th at age 87
- Loam Baby, a new wine journal
- U.N. chief calls for hundreds more monitors in Syria
- Doc Rivers gets emotional about Pat Summitt's retirement
- Baseball: Oaks Christian forfeits games because of ineligible player
- Baseball: Edison is alive and leading Sunset League
- Rivals in Sudan sliding toward war
- European Union approves Sony EMI merger
- American Airlines parent loses $1.7 billion, to cut 1,200 jobs
- Arrests in Britain's newspaper scandal spread from World to Sun
- Pulitzer Prize problems: Fiction jurors speak out
- Track: City championships are on a Wednesday
- Lacrosse: Corona del Mar is 15-0
- Iraq rocked by more than a dozen explosions; at least 30 dead
- Food FYI: Miniature food sculptures
- Chris Cornell muses on Soundgarden, 'Avengers' and 'Sesame Street'
- Housing market still weak: Fewer existing homes bought in March
- Jake Gyllenhaal to star in off-Broadway play
- Late Night: Jon Stewart decides Romney is funnier than Obama
- New Latino digital network MiTu to launch on YouTube
- Football: Beware of lineman Coleman Shelton
- Truck in North Korean parade may have violated sanctions
- Bank of America, Morgan Stanley profits plunge but beat estimate
- Italian museum starts burning artwork to protest budget cuts
- Track: It's time for the Mt. SAC Invitational
- Baseball: Wednesday scores
- Softball: Wednesday scores
- Record Store Day 2012: Ten essential releases to chase
- 'Titanic 3D' will convert you too: Betsy Sharkey's film pick
- Fashion News: Rihanna, Sarah Burton, Middletons make Time 100
- Beach volleyball: Jose Cuervo Series doubles events for 2012 tour
- Sarah Palin statue finds a home in Chicago
- The Morning Fix: RIP Dick Clark, Cannes lineup announced
- Boys' basketball: And so it begins . . .
- Postcard from Hawaii: Aquacultured abalone
- Nielsen study finds that dramas are recorded at higher rates
- Julie Andrews on princesses, Disney and a new 'Mary Poppins' film
- Mel Gibson's 'Get the Gringo' has a one-night theatrical run
- Mobile money a 'bright spot' for billions lacking bank accounts
- Around Town: Happy 85th to Grauman's Chinese Theatre
- 'American Idol' recap: The top 7 perform 'Now and Then' songs
- Karzai, citing body-parts photos, calls for quicker U.S. exit
- Cannes 2012: Cronenberg, Daniels give lineup a North American spin
- A moving experience awaits on Earth Day
- Dick Clark dies at 82; he introduced America to rock 'n' roll
- Tadasana International Festival of Yoga and Music
- Arts on TV: Darin Atwater, Stephen Sondheim, Il Volo
- The wait continues for ex-Dodger Aaron Miles [Web links]
- Olympic medalist Rulon Gardner battles odds, weight in comeback
- Festival of Books info
- Internet advertising hits record $31 billion in 2011
- Nugent: Secret Service satisfied comments did not threaten Obama