- Harriet Allen: Finding her story in an information desert
- Mortgage bankers confab reflects tough times for industry
- 'So You Think You Can Dance': A chat with choreographer and judge Mia Michaels
- Low-income auto insurance bill vetoed
- Hospitalized swine flu patients often deteriorate rapidly
- The Deal: Do-it-yourself pillows from Lotta Jansdotter
- 'Gossip Girl': Kelly Rutherford talks motherhood and why the Upper East Side is a better fit than 'Melrose Place'
- Worry can affect IVF success
- Best of 2008
- Crackdown on 'stranger-originated' life insurance becomes law
- Chicago Cubs file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
- READER POLL: 'The Hobbit' will triumph but 'X-Men' and 'Pirates' franchises should quit now
- Consumer Confidential: Recession, healthcare and Sidekicks
- Gov. Schwarzenegger signs mortgage overhaul bills
- 'Mad Men': Frisky business
- Opinion: Secret Republican weapon for 2010 -- attack Pelosi
- Vivendi's veto power complicates possible GE-Comcast deal for NBC Universal
- Monster Mash: Whitney Museum's expansion; art theft gets complicated; Artes Mundi prize
- Stealing candy from children
- Opinion: Late-night comics turn on Obama
- Shakespeare collection donated to UCLA's Clark Library
- EGYPT: Niqab ban adds to Azhar cleric’s woes
- SwapItGreen, online bartering in the age of recycling
- BET Hip-Hop Awards
- 'Brothers & Sisters': A good cry
- Vegan Month of Food recipe: Artichoke hearts with harissa salad
- LAT REVIEW: R. Crumb and the miracle of his 'Book of Genesis Illustrated'
- The Art of Overeating: a light-hearted look at Americans' obsession with food
- Watch Chad Ochocinco get clobbered during Bengals game
- 'Family Guy': Bathroom humor
- Opinion: Palin -- not welcome in Virginia's or New Jersey's governor races?
- Monday's poll: Which was the bigger surprise, the Dodgers sweeping the Cardinals or the Angels sweeping the Red Sox?
- The Morning Fix: Vivendi's next move. Obama vs. Fox. Independent analysis. 'Paranormal Activity' is high!
- The Heidi Chronicles, Chapter 51: Waiting on Wisteria Lane, Part 2
- 'Dexter': The Neighbor Hood
- Tours at the Getty Villa will be in Italiano, thanks to peace with Italy
- Opinion: Joe Biden update: No Nobel Peace Prize, no Joe
- Datebook: Events, exhibits, classes for the week ahead
- Small Bite: Market Bar coming to the Pacific Electric Lofts?
- Huffington Post wants to help
- Famous Bosses
- Hiltzik column: On taxes, do the rich really pay their fair share?
- Opinion: Now, Obama wins Motor Trend Car of Year Award
- Seeking fat acceptance
- Rethink your health insurance options to trim costs
- 'Nine Dragons' by Michael Connelly
- Kettle bell twists for the core
- Do extra pounds always equal extra risk?
- Exercise gear that's on the cheap
- Dr. Charles S. Houston dies at 96; pioneer of high-altitude medicine
- Robert Hilburn's memoir: John Lennon remaking himself, then gone
- Sprouted grains: worth it?
- What the doc didn't say
- Closure leaves a bad taste
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LOS ANGELES
- 'Couples Retreat' a popular destination for moviegoers
- Are rich paying their fair share?
- S. Korean cemetery rests at center of bitter dispute
- First drizzle, then a storm expected
- Steelers...28 Lions...20
- Ghost Busters
- Rafael Furcal's lack of pain has been Dodgers' gain
- Signing of Artest surprised GMs too
- Cowboys...26 Chiefs ...(OT) 20
- Galippo plans to let Weis know who he is
- Of Texas troubadours and Steve Earle
- It's Jets vs. Dolphins, Mark Sanchez vs. Chad Henne
- How the Dodgers and Angels swept
- Striking the right chord
- WORLD BRIEFING / MIDEAST
- COMPANY TOWN
- WORLD BRIEFING / TURKEY
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LOS ANGELES
- What if Tom Campbell had money?
- Parting words of sadness, resolve
- Diplomacy in the lead on Iran nuclear issue -- for now
- Dudamel's great, but he's not the whole show
- Neighborhood loot
- Fans give Angels a mandate
- Woods finishes a perfect week
- Actors' Gang stands up to tough times
- New chapter for bookseller worries customers
- In the lab, cooking up bomb detectors
- We can still win
- Neuheisel: Prince is starting quarterback
- Giants...44 Raiders...7
- Ducks fall in New York
- It's a crash course in Fontana as Johnson outlasts Gordon, Montoya
- Souped up and ready to sweat
- A fight for respect
- Guerrero isn't done just yet
- Promise seen in pine bark
- Do pounds equal risk?
- Robert Hilburn's memoir: John Lennon remaking himself, then gone
- Time to review those benefits
- So if Rams return to L.A., can we throw them back?
- Thornton works on conditioning
- Broncos...20 Patriots...(OT) 17
- Pakistan says latest deadly assault cements plan to strike at Taliban stronghold
- Schwarzenegger acts on bills as lawmakers try to hash out water plan
- Closer Fuentes has ninth to remember
- All eyes on Vivendi
- A stunning conclusion for Red Sox
- Manning rolls 300 yet again
- Grab a kettle bell, go for the twist
- If earnings reports are good, the Dow could well pass 10,000
- Children left behind
- Up next for Kings: Monday at New York Islanders
- AFI taps Mike Nichols for Life Achievement Award
- His life simply 'had to be music'
- When a wife fights cancer: a guy's guide
- Diets? Not for them
- Cardinals...28 Texans...21
- Top sea scientists urge: No drilling
- Thousands in D.C. call for equality
- Falcons...45 49ers...10
- Djokovic wins China Open final
- Twins head to the exit
- Speaking as if he's been here before
- Speedway official pleased with turnout
- WORLD BRIEFING / THE PHILIPPINES
- No exceptions to environment act
- MUSIC REVIEW
- THEATER REVIEW
- WORLD BRIEFING / NORTHERN IRELAND
- A talk in the park
- BOOK EXCERPT
- War on obesity has new target
- The two-minute drill
- Eagles...33 Buccaneers...14
- Seahawks...41 Jaguars...0
- Angry stars all a Twitter
- Fraternity pays because its party got out of hand
- High-altitude medicine expert
- Expert cooking at the right price
- Phillies win in the ninth
- In Chino, Ahmadis can worship freely
- UC may hike tuition for some undergraduate majors
- Spewing out some more bad news
- Rowland Heights worries about another annexation
- Browns...6 Bills...3
- Coach retools El Camino Real
- The Times' Top 25
- Iraq bombings target reconciliation meeting, killing 26
- Healthcare alliance cracks
- Feeling the heat
- Hope for our schools
- Still willing to shell out
- Panthers...20 Redskins...17
- Bengals...17 Ravens...14
- Bengals? Hear 'em roar
- Vikings...38 Rams...10
- Ducks get up from a punch
- 'Be of good cheer,' Bible told town's cheerleaders
- Water policy discussions roil on
- U.N. official defends Afghan election despite widespread fraud
- The dividing line on John Edwards
- Texas death penalty inquiry shaken
- Abreu gets no love in Boston
- Case gets personal for Harry Bosch
- PHOTOS: 2010 Tournament of Roses Royal Court
- For the record - Oct. 12, 2009
- High-paying job with an even higher price
- FOR THE RECORD - Oct. 12, 2009
- FOR THE RECORD - Oct. 12, 2009
- Hawaiians flock to Vatican for sainthood ceremony
- Surf's up, dogs!
- Harriet Allen dies at 95; environmentalist successfully pushed for the California Desert Protection Act
- PASSINGS: Margaret Mary Dolan, Lionel Pincus, Vyacheslav Ivankov
- Nancie Clare Named Editor of LA, Los Angeles Times Magazine
- Monday's TV Highlights: 'Lie to me' heads south of the border
- 'The Amazing Race': Zev and Justin's heartbreaking exit
- 'Curb Your Enthusiasm': Can't take my eyes off of you
- 'Californication': Don't put Daddy in a corner
- Football: Grady talks about coaching again
- PHOTOS: How about those dogs surfing in Surf City?
- Theater review: 'Noel Coward's Brief Encounter' at American Conservatory Theater
- NASCAR Pepsi 500 won by Jimmie Johnson
- NASCAR Pepsi 500 in-race update through 400 miles
- Ducks recall Brendan Mikkelson while James Wisniewski nurses shoulder injury
- Sunday's question of the day: What one rules change would you make to speed up baseball games?
- NASCAR Pepsi 500 in-race update through 300 miles
- Football: New rankings
- NFL Week 5
- Times coverage: Lazhanae Harris, 13 and on the run, was stabbed to death in L.A.
- NASCAR Pepsi 500 in-race update through 200 miles
- Pricey tropical junket seems to have paid off for 'Couples Retreat'
- Don't look now, but Kings' Jonathan Quick has three straight wins
- NASCAR Pepsi 500 in-race update through 100 miles
- A hit romantic comedy and a viral phenomenom drive a big weekend at the box office
- Alabama jumps Texas into No. 2 spot in Associated Press poll
- Race updates from the Pepsi 500 NASCAR race in Fontana
- Take Proust's questionnaire, rub shoulders with literati
- AIDS vaccine results questioned
- Opinion: What Obama tells impatient gays gathered in D.C.
- Todd Martens: Selected works from the Los Angeles Times
- IRAN: Khatami says protesters won't back down
- Angels vs. Red Sox live inning-by-inning updates of Game 3
- Commenting on the commentators: Diane Pucin analyzes the TBS telecast of Game 3 between the Angels and Red Sox
- First look: 'Couples Retreat' a popular destination, 'Paranormal Activity' sets record
- Maurice Sendak and his 'Wild Things': The legacy of their 1963 rumpus
- Vegan Month of Food recipe: Basic romesco sauce
- IRAN: A question of uranium enrichment
- Jona Frank's 'Boys in Progress' at DNJ Gallery
- Faith and Belief: 'The Book of Genesis Illustrated' by R. Crumb
- Charles Burchfield: A master of American Modernist watercolor
- Love, death and the unexpected: 'Erased' by Jim Krusoe
- 1960s architecture: L.A. and the paradox of preservation
- Million-dollar homes in Palos Verdes Estates
- Faith and Belief: Richard Dawkins evolves his arguments
- Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Oct. 11, 2009
- 'The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later' sites in Southern California
- Matthew Shepard's murder, 10 years later
- Who is Robert Hilburn? A champion and an advocate
- A world awaits you in the 'Whole Green Catalog'
- At USC's Thornton School of Music, moving way beyond the canon
- The Siren's Call: An epic poet as Mary Shelley's co-author
- Lazhanae Harris, 13 and on the run, was stabbed to death in L.A.
- 'Million Dollar Les Paul' by Tony Bacon
- 'The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard'
- 'Hope for Animals in Their World' by Jane Goodall; 'Dawn Light' by Diane Ackerman
- Faith and Belief: 'The Evolution of God' by Robert Wright and 'The Case for God' by Karen Armstrong
- Flawed county system lets children die invisibly
- Listing details
- Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Oct. 11, 2009
- Katherine Moennig on 'The L Word,' 'Three Rivers' and cousin Gwyneth Paltrow
- In My Life: Robert Hilburn's 'Corn Flakes With John Lennon'
- As Arctic ice melts, a vast frontier opens
- Chinese New Year tradition
- Echoes of an empire
- Lazha Harris, 13 and on the run, was slain
- Identities of Arizona sweat lodge victims disclosed
- Zenyatta is the mare with the most
- Tattoo trendiness has the Strip awash in ink
- It's been a wait to get 'Rock'-ed
- On his distinctive terms
- This open enrollment period, expect rewards, penalties
- R. Crumb depicts a biblically graphic beginning
- Art's jackpot
- After big ride, bonds may have weak legs
- Iowa Republicans give an early soapbox to Pawlenty
- Boys to almost men
- Fur flies on 'Mr. Fox'
- Expect fare, fee hikes
- Ensign puts a crimp in campaigns
- Military deaths
- L.A. Opera throws open its costume warehouse
- Woods, Stricker prove a perfect team
- Teens' world fraught with violence
- Honduras further restricts freedoms of broadcasters
- Free antibiotics are not helpful
- Alleged serial killer turns himself in
- FEEDBACK
- Murder trial begins in scuba diving death
- FEEDBACK
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL
- Refi was quicker at a small bank
- Drug trade thrives on U.S. soil -- Puerto Rico
- LETTERS
- Get your NASCAR cred right here
- SUNDAY NIGHT
- No ducking this reality: It was bad
- U.S. defeats Honduras, clinches World Cup spot
- Red Guard chic
- WASHINGTON, D.C.
- Focus on safety, not lawsuits
- FEEDBACK
- WEEKLY MORTGAGE RATES
- Rookies look ready to tumble
- NATIONAL BRIEFING
- RENT WATCH
- CONSUMER BRIEFING / RESTAURANTS
- LETTERS
- FEEDBACK
- LETTERS
- A champion and an advocate
- MORNING BRIEFING
- Sorrow but no pity for Bruins
- Rockies, Phillies take a powder
- Now UCLA's Rick Neuheisel has a QB 'situation' to address
- Ethier stands up in playoffs after late-season slide
- Rodgers has career day, helps Oregon State win
- Cowboys overcome distracting week
- Big 12: No. 2 Texas capitalizes on Colorado blunders to win, 38-14
- Red Sox take it one step at a time
- ACC: No. 5 Virginia Tech routs Boston College, 48-14
- To err is human on TBS
- Quest for the perfect guitar
- 'Whole Green Catalog,' 'Water' from Alphabet City, and 'Irises: Vincent van Gogh in the Garden' by Jennifer Helvey
- Snow coming early this year to California ski areas
- Surfing is a higher calling for divinity school student
- Lawyers divided over WhoCanISue.com
- UCLA prof raised alarm over suspect
- It's like older times for the 40-year-old Favre
- Swarming Gators defense gives Tebow lots of help
- Red Sox's Ortiz took basic way out of slump
- Lala.com, zombies, cougars and 'Eastbound & Down'
- Healthcare has rationing in abundance
- As ice melts, a new frontier opens
- Gustavo Dudamel concert electrifies high-profile audience