- IHOP drops suit against church over use of IHOP acronym
- Quick Takes: Munch thieves convicted
- Texas Christian has a different breed of mascot
- Thursday's TV highlights
- Recipe: Warszawa's cold borscht
- Washington's Jake Locker goes out in style
- Ohio State players who face suspensions pledge to return to team next season
- NFL fines Jets $100,000 for assistant coach's tactic
- Family: Aquarium of the Pacific's New Year's Eve sleepover in Long Beach
- Thursday's TV talk shows
- Michael Jackson doctor's defense to focus on second syringe
- Recipe: Chicken, chorizo and green chile hash
- A dry but cold New Year's forecast
- Recipe: Pretzel <i>knodel</i> (pretzel dumplings)
- Sam Farmer's NFL picks Week 17
- Critic's Notebook: Los Angeles needs a game plan
- Unemployment claims drop unexpectedly
- Lisa Murkowski certified as winner of Senate race in Alaska
- Wisconsin Coach Bret Bielema leaves few doubts about his progress with Badgers
- Too much rain? Next few months will tell
- The dark is just 'Biutiful' to Alejandro González Iñárritu and Javier Bardem
- Want to stick to your New Year's resolutions? Keep them vague
- Ex-Treasury chief gets a costly lesson in battered home prices
- Holiday anti-terrorism focus is on 'soft targets'
- Men with Type 1 diabetes eventually may have a way to grow their own pancreas transplants
- One-third of Americans are obese, and doctors should learn how to examine them
- MGM to move from luxurious Century City offices
- Suspected illegal migrants come ashore in Orange County
- 'Crash taxes' are growing in popularity among cash-strapped California cities
- Pink slips could be coming for a few more coaches
- Christine O'Donnell denies allegation she misused campaign funds in failed Senate bid
- Wines of the Week: Four Champagne picks for New Year's Eve
- Funny for kids — and Mom and Dad too
- Editor's pick: KCRW's New Year's Eve soiree
- New Mexico's governor didn't keep up the pace
- U.S. revokes Venezuelan ambassador's visa
- A Giving Pledge for the common citizen
- NFL Bottom Ten: Carolina in a conference unto itself
- Not Inappropriate Show info
- Fighting erupts in Afghanistan's Tora Bora mountains between NATO, insurgent forces
- Friday's college football bowl games
- Zait & Za'atar details: Location, prices and more
- Lockyer, Chiang freeze money they got from developer
- California Chief Justice Ronald George leaves historic legacy
- USDA requires nutrition labels for 40 cuts of meat
- Containing Comcast
- Events: Free visit to Autry museum on New Year's Day
- Denmark terrorism suspects plead not guilty
- Kings' defense is absent again in loss to Flyers
- Hornets' DJ Mbenga, Trevor Ariza relish opportunity to play against former Lakers teammates
- Law firm sued after holiday party ends at bikini bar
- PBS' 'Robert E. Lee' documentary draws a portrait of a complex man
- Men just follow in Rex Ryan's footsteps
- For the record - Dec. 30, 2010
- Recipe: Frozen chocolate zabaglione
- The outing of a restaurant critic
- L.A.'s revolution in dining
- Culinary SOS: Bread pudding with whiskey sauce
- Mario Batali: chef, movie star
- Recipe: Paradise bars
- Recipe: Quesadillas stuffed with greens and feta
- Recipe: French crullers
- Recipe: Jerez-style wedding <i>asado</i> (<i>Asado de boda Jerezano</i>)
- Recipe: Cornmeal pancakes
- Robert S. Chandler dies at 74; National Park Service veteran
- Recipe: Potato salad with celery and red onion
- Favorite L.A. Times recipes from 2010
- Recipes: Boiled dumplings
- Recipe: Hickory-smoked baby back ribs
- PASSINGS: Agathe von Trapp, Ronald Lee Herrick, Isabelle Caro
- USC basketball: Washington tops Trojans in overtime, 73-67, to win Pacific 10 Conference opener
- Isabelle Caro, anorexic model, brought Jessica Simpson to tears
- 'Skype iPhone video calling guide' with Verizon logo posted online, as well as mobile video teasers
- Final (mercifully): Coyotes 6, Kings 3
- USC basketball: Washington leads Trojans at halftime, 28-26
- Video goodness: NIMBY cat opposes the construction of bottle-cap tower
- Kelsey Grammer, Kayte Walsh reportedly will have no prenup
- Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Happy New Year, Charlie Brown" on ABC
- After two periods: Coyotes 6, Kings 3
- Thursday's Talk Shows
- Downtown L.A.: An interesting spot to stroll with a Great Dane, according to Times photographer
- Michigan man faces felony charges, 5 years in prison, for reading wife's e-mail
- Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka on double diaper duty
- USC basketball: Washington pregame
- Owen Wilson death? A lie. Adam Sandler? Not dead. Charm value of a week of death hoaxes? Dead on arrival
- Nicole Richie completes probation for 2006 DUI
- Opinion: Merle Haggard, who likes Obama, compliments him by saying, 'I think he knows he's in over his head'
- Jennifer Aniston can flop all she wants, Rupert Everett observes
- New Year's restaurant listings
- Amazon patents system to stop bad gifts
- East West Bancorp repays its debt to the Treasury
- Landing pad for Ashburn?
- An outraged Michael Jackson estate urges Discovery Channel to cancel broadcast of 'Michael Jackson's Autopsy'
- Opinion: Is the Rose Parade red or blue? The eternal spinning of New Year's Day in Pasadena
- Why Dodgers and Adrian Beltre aren't happening
- How groundbreaking was MTV's abortion special?
- Caption this: Palm cockatoo chick is naked as a jaybird
- Investors are net buyers of U.S. stock funds for first time since spring
- Rain at NHL's Winter Classic? No worries (yet) at Heinz Field
- Video: Tuesday night football?
- Opinion: Ticket Replay: Navy's social-media handbook is required reading for political campaigners
- Betsy Sharkey's film picks of the week: Barry Pepper movies
- No greeting, but plenty of Christmas in the paper
- As USC appeal approaches, NCAA says decisions not motivated by money
- Tucker Carlson thinks Michael Vick should have been executed
- Skype outage blamed on bug in older software version
- Download: Ariano and Delmos Wade, 'Remix My Soul'
- Reports of the death of magazines on the iPad are greatly exaggerated
- Tuesday night football delivers for NBC and may give NFL something to think about
- Billy Taylor, jazz musician and advocate, dies at 89
- FDIC sues O.C. lender over mortgages sold to IndyMac
- Colorado program pairs veterinary students with disabled pet owners to keep animals in their homes
- Opinion: Ticket Replay: George W. Bush's idea to help Obama with the tax cut debate in D.C.: Stop calling them mine
- Todd Stashwick and wife list Lauren Canyon house
- Paul Allen refiles lawsuit against Facebook, Google, Apple, Netflix, Yahoo and others
- Kings' Kopitar happy to share Slovenian spotlight, and other notes...
- Isabelle Caro, model who suffered from anorexia, dies at 28
- Tucker Carlson prefers dogs over Michael Vick or Obama
- Lawsuit describes fraternity-like atmosphere at L.A. law firm
- Nintendo 3DS could be hazardous to children under 6
- Making sense of Shaquille O'Neal's most recent tweet
- Opinion: Tucker Carlson says Michael Vick should've received same death sentence NFL player gave so many dogs
- Brett Favre fined $50,000 for not putting out in Jenn Sterger investigation
- Kings: Injured Alexei Ponikarovsky will sit again; Jonathan Quick to start against Coyotes
- Insider-trading probe snags California woman
- Schwarzenegger's environmental legacy: green or 'olive-drab'?
- Opinion: Another reason for L.A.'s low homicide rate?
- Agathe von Trapp, member of family that inspired 'The Sound of Music,' dies at 97
- Opinion: Ticket Replay: Ohio Republican John Kasich caught telling a true story in governor's race
- Your morning adorable: Red lechwe calf explores her snowy enclosure at England's Chester Zoo
- Frugal Fashion: Sofia Coppola sparkles in a sequin tank
- WEST BANK: Onetime Fatah strongman Dahlan struggling to get out of a quagmire
- Magazine sales on Apple's iPad plummet
- Brett Favre fined $50,000 by NFL
- Amber Portwood's 'Teen Mom' boyfriend wants no-contact order lifted?
- Daft Punk discusses the inspiration behind the robot helmets: More 'Star Wars' than 'Tron'
- 2010's coolest TV characters under 30
- Bond yields fall as final Treasury sale of 2010 sees strong demand
- Opinion: Ticket Replay: He's baaack! And on Facebook and Twitter too
- Opinion: U LI MR PREZ
- Jane Smiley's advice for writers
- On sale: Urban Outfitters' louche tees, tanks and tops
- New federal nutrition labels required for 40 popular cuts of meat
- Lily Allen reportedly engaged to boyfriend Sam Cooper
- Consumer confidence: Pacific states feel worst about the current economy
- Brett Favre will be fined but not suspended for alleged lewd photos
- 'Spider-Man' lashes out at critics who wrote about preview performances
- Your recipe for the day: Rice noodles with Chinese chives, shrimp and pork (banh pho xao he)
- Question of the day: What's happened to Alex Ovechkin?
- E. Gene Smith, collector of Tibetan texts, dies at 74
- TV's Underrated stars of 2010: Zap2it's Year in Review
- Boys' basketball: Tuesday's scores
- Stephen Sondheim calls his 'West Side Story' lyrics 'embarrassing'
- Opinion: Ticket Replay: Joe Biden says he's campaigned for some 'real turkeys' over the years
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Beauty trends, datebooks and man bags
- 'Barney's Version' director Richard J. Lewis goes from evidence to existence
- The Morning Fix: OWN will go to Hamptons! MGM getting new ZIP Code. Univision hits another high.
- Monster Mash: Dangerous seats at 'Spider-Man'? Munch thieves convicted. Raccoon attack spurs lawsuit.
- Photos: 2010's coolest TV characters under 30
- Hollywood hits and misses in 2010
- Wall Street Roundup: Facebook's other privacy issue. Before the ball drops.
- Is rock dead? DJ Earworm releases his annual United State of Pop mashup
- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Government plans to charge Canadians up to $1,000 for visas
- Opinion: L.A.'s federal stimulus money and the logic of bureaucracy
- Kafka meets kittens? 2011 will bring 'The Meowmorphosis'
- Sidney Crosby keeps point streak going
- Herb- and meat-topped flatbreads top the menu at Zait & Za'atar and Wraps Xpress
- Jane Monheit loves L.A. and the Catalina Jazz Club, and that's no snow job
- The Deal: After-Christmas sales at Room & Board, Ikea, West Elm, Crate & Barrel
- Opinion: Ticket Replay: Obama White House loved the magazine cover of him walking on water
- Amazon's Kindle opens new chapter for publishing industry
- Alfred E. Kahn dies at 93; promoted airline deregulation
- Restaurants won't be celebrating
- Movie review: 'Blue Valentine'
- Horoscope: Dec. 29
- COUNTERPUNCH
- Napa: Friday nights are free with Thursday or Saturday stay at the White House Inn & Spa
- Buzz Aldrin sues Topps for using his likeness on trading cards
- Info on books about Jacqueline Kennedy
- As Rose Bowl approaches, players are digging in — for some prime rib
- The Guantanamo 48
- The DREAM Act; the lame-duck Congress; Southern California's water needs
- Flight attendant's job can be a grind, but this veteran still loves it
- Jane Monheit tries to escape New York snow for L.A.'s Catalina Jazz Club
- Builder got millions from Glendale despite concerns about project
- Brett Favre is fined $50,000 for 'failure to cooperate' in Jenn Sterger case
- Nebraska's Taylor Martinez is strong-but-silent type
- Up next for the Kings: Thursday vs. Philadelphia
- 'Wild ride' for Wisconsin's J.J. Watt could end Saturday
- Around the world on a mission
- Ike Diogu was making plans to play in China when Clippers called
- Ducks' Ryan Getzlaf sits out practice after being struck in head by puck
- Federal programs on hold along with spending bill
- Watching over an old L.A. sentry
- Movie review: 'Another Year'
- Wednesday's TV highlights
- Navy bomb experts head for a final mission in Iraq
- Well, that was 'fun' for Kobe and the Lakers
- American Airlines takes a 'slow and steady' approach to competition
- Risking life and limb for hot pizza
- Northeast begins shoveling out
- Obama's comments on Vick draw fire
- Clippers just aren't hep to Jazz
- Clothing retailer Papaya to drop fur products
- Jury's still out on justice in 2010
- KCET-TV announces children's programming, digital lineup changes
- Movie review: 'Biutiful'
- Music tour grosses
- Cities reconsider using firm that audited Bell
- Quick Takes: Cirque show brief but free
- Hold the applause
- Temporary revenue
- New York growing as a base for tech companies
- Stranded Rose Parade-bound band from Pennsylvania finally finds a way West
- Wet December brings nearly double the snowpack
- Sale of French warships to Russia raises alarm in NATO
- Iran hangs alleged spy, militant
- Census shows ebb, flow
- Stomach bug -- or something you ate? Regardless, it's that time of year
- California sentences more prisoners to die while executing none
- Bond yields jump as Treasury note sale sees weak demand
- French model who died had led a highly public battle against anorexia
- Lakers move in the right direction in 103-88 victory over the Hornets
- Las Vegas: Get a winter break on a three-night stay at Planet Hollywood
- Amazon's Kindle opens new chapter for publishing industry
- Obama is back -- squarely in the center
- UC San Diego doctoral candidate granted year's reprieve from deportation
- Andrew Bynum is a bright spot in an otherwise dismal Lakers loss
- Not your granddaddy's Rose Bowl
- Website offers parents a centralized list of recalled items
- Late tax-law changes will delay refunds for many early filers
- Jerry Brown plays hardball on state budget
- Fox News' mainstream apologists
- Jane Monheit info
- Bon Jovi posts highest grossing concert tour of the year
- A parody of therapy
- Governor gets an earful on Billy the Kid
- Wednesday's TV talk shows
- Andy Martin, self-proclaimed 'king of the birthers,' says he'll run for president
- Coyotes score early and often on Kings, 6-3
- California woman is arrested in federal insider-trading probe
- Crowding temporarily halts Disneyland admissions
- Foes of California government buildings' sale win court victory
- 'Biutiful' info
- Univision <i>telenovela</i> rivals prime-time programs in viewership
- 'Another Year' info
- Former 'Sarkozettes' slug it out
- New Year's restaurant listings
- Influenza is hard at work -- whether Americans pay attention or not
- NCAA defends its rulings in Ohio State, Auburn football cases
- UCLA beats Washington State, 80-71, in Pac-10 opener
- Mexico army's failures hamper drug war
- A 30-year layover in L.A.
- Lamar Odom goes back to the bench, but continues his strong play
- British triplet born more than a decade after twin sisters -- any more coming?
- Movie review: 'The Way Back'
- Some fossils are out of time at small Bakersfield museum
- 'Blue Valentine' info
- Groupon hopes to raise up to $950 million
- Events happening Wednesday
- Taylor Martinez's father has licensing deal with Nebraska, but NCAA says it's not in violation
- Would you like to be queen for a day, or director of Bellagio's fountains? How about tickets to see Bon Jovi?
- Southerners in northern Sudan going home despite fears of new violence
- KIIS-FM leads radio stations in 2010
- Keeping L.A. safe
- Bowl game previews
- Throw these puppets a line
- Book review: 'Reading Jackie' by William Kuhn and 'Jackie as Editor' by Greg Lawrence
- USC loses to Washington in overtime, 73-67, in Pac-10 opener
- Facebook's value climbs as private trading in the firm surges
- Caught in the crossfire
- For the record - Dec. 29, 2010
- Lina Romay dies at 91; Cugat singer, MGM actress
- Bob Stein wants to change how people think about the book
- PASSINGS: John Warhola, Bernie Wilson
- Women's basketball: UCLA suffers its first loss of the season
- Florida cold snap sends manatees toward the warmth of power plants
- Women's basketball: UCLA 25, Louisiana State 21 at halftime
- Wednesday's TV Highlights: Gustavo Dudamel on KCET
- Wednesday's TV Talk Shows
- Rihanna and Dodgers' Matt Kemp call it quits, split
- Bon Jovi tops the 2010 tour list, followed by AC/DC, U2 and Lady Gaga
- New book tells the story of Oogy, rescued bait dog with an inspiring tale
- Groupon looking to raise the largest round of equity financing since Pixar
- An unlikely place to fight bat-killing white-nose syndrome: military bunkers
- Animal services department frees puppy with head stuck in wall in Desert Hot Springs
- Opinion: What do Obama and Reagan have in common?
- 'Teen Mom' Amber Portwood out of jail after felony battery arrest
- Spike Lee coming to Los Angeles
- Kelsey Grammer may owe wife Camille $50 million in divorce
- Nicki Minaj has Angelina Jolie- and Tim Burton-size ambitions
- Denis Dutton, who founded Arts & Letters Daily, dies at 66
- Girls' basketball: Mater Dei breezes through opening round
- Orlando Bloom shows us he's the boss
- 'Little Fockers': Why is it so easy to mess up a comedy?
- Culture Watch: What's new in music, DVDs and books
- Univision demonstrates its ratings steel
- Video: Oprah Winfrey's new cable channel strikes an important deal with Cablevision
- Sports Legend Revealed: Was Grover Cleveland Alexander drunk when he struck out Tony Lazzeri in Game 7 of the 1926 World Series?
- Reese Witherspoon engaged to agent Jim Toth