- CKX chief's departure could set off bidding war for 'American Idol' parent
- Book review: 'Spoken From the Heart' info
- Times Square shaken up again, by abandoned cooler
- L.A.'s Chinatown tries to draw more nighttime visitors
- Dodgers routed by Rockies, 8-0
- Federal regulators haven't kept up with oil drilling expansion
- Quick Takes: U.S. OKs Alicia Alonso's New York trip
- Britain's Conservatives claim victory
- L.A. city councilman calls for new advertising tax
- Lakers win in a three-point stance
- Brunch celebrates caregivers who stepped in to raise relatives' children
- L.A. Then and Now: Peacocks are one of Arcadia founder's legacies
- Fighting for 'made in the USA'
- Demolition, rebuilding of Sunset Boulevard bridge over 405 to begin
- Eli Broad's proposed art museum; 'the pill' and its impact; observing the Sabbath
- Manny Splendored
- Letters to the editor
- Chivas USA falls to Houston, 2-0
- Lee Westwood gets the drop on the Players field
- Pakistani militant groups out in the open
- Angels put Maicer Izturis on DL
- Cheerio in Los Feliz
- Driving in savings-neutral territory so far
- Richard Riordan, unleashed
- Goldman shareholders support Blankfein's chairman-CEO role
- Tijuana club scene revs up as drug-war fears ease
- Basketball gives Oklahoma City a new brand
- Denny Hamlin gets his third win
- Dynamo goes through Chivas USA's defense as if it isn't even there
- It won't save the whales
- Arizona bill takes aim at ethnic studies classes
- Consumer Reports lifts Lexus GX 460 'do not buy' rating
- All-time Brazilian World Cup soccer team
- Angels defeat Mariners, 4-3, on Hideki Matsui's single in 10th
- Aspiring Rush Limbaughs take to Web radio
- General Growth Properties wins approval of bankruptcy plan, ending rival's takeover bid
- My Favorite Weekend: Joel McHale
- Beyond Hefner's bedroom, a look at his legacy
- Angels' Joe Saunders is taking 'baby steps'
- SEIU picks Mary Kay Henry as president
- End of an era for the Varney homestead
- America's Next Top Mama
- World Cup 2010: Group G
- LeBron James is human after all, but Cavaliers may need superhuman
- Treatment of Derek Fisher shows hypocrisy is a family value in Utah
- Manny Pacquiao goes from boxing ring to political arena
- 'Spoken From the Heart' by Laura Bush
- Containment dome lowered into position over oil leak
- On the Media: Kobe, it's time to man up and own the photo shoot
- Don't look for beautiful games from Brazil
- Jelena Jankovic loses in the final of the Italian Open
- Horoscope: May 8
- No on the parcel tax
- Auto museum displays the crème of the crop
- The weekend TV talk shows
- Why didn't 'Clegg-mania' deliver votes?
- Mothers know best when it comes to family matters
- Filipina writes up a storm
- Needlework
- Edison profit slips on healthcare-reform costs; PG&E beats expectations
- Kermit Cintron literally hits the floor in loss to Paul Williams
- Last weeks of GOP Senate primary race focus on Boxer
- Court dismisses Lions Gate's attempted 'poison pill' to block takeover
- Afghan president heads to Washington
- All is well with Lakers forward Ron Artest
- Galaxy routs Sounders, 4-0
- 3-D films boost domestic box office in time for summer
- One man's political crusade in Utah
- Wall Street calmer but still fearful
- On track on foreign policy
- Times Square bomb suspect had ties to key Pakistani militants
- Media moguls on elevated pay scale
- Dodgers' Joe Torre discusses Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez
- For the record - May 8, 2010
- Flora Thornton dies at 96; L.A. philanthropist and arts patron
- Cross country: St. John Bosco gets another athlete signed
- Baseball: Doubles record for Grace Brethren's Schmidt
- Xavier Paul's stop was brief, but he lays ground work for return trip in 6-5 victory over Rockies
- Kings' minor-league affiliate advances in Calder Cup playoffs
- Chris Nolan and J.J. Abrams trailers, under lock and key
- Ted Green: For the Dodgers, it's always a matter of money
- Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Meet My Mom' on Hallmark
- Higher wolf-hunt quotas proposed in Montana and Idaho; wildlife advocacy groups object
- Weekend TV Talk Shows: The Times Square bomb plot is examined
- The Project: Chef Thomas Keller's Roquefort and leek quiche
- Fox and DirecTV hosting charity event for family of the late Will Flannery
- Baseball: Higginbotham outduels Buckel
- WebClawer: Runaway emu captured in S.C.; three-legged dog elected mayor of Colorado town; Katherine Heigl offers reward for animal abuse information
- Opinion: Getting the last word on Holden Caulfield
- The Obamas dine out in Washington
- There was nothing John Ely could have done; Dodgers send right-hander back to minors
- Joaquin Phoenix as rapper: Is the new Casey Affleck documentary for real?
- On 'Oprah,' Dr. Phil shaves off his trademark mustache
- 50 years of 'the pill' -- and here's yet another one
- Some Palin Facebook fans unhappy with endorsement
- Buckets of coffee, sweetened drinks don't boost colon cancer
- Falco out, Lahti in as the jazzman's wife in L.A. Theatre Works' 'Side Man'
- 'Iron Man 2' falling short of 'Dark Knight' in early ticket sales
- Opinion: Shine on, shine on, and harvest the money -- two bits at a time
- Environmental group urges wildlife officials to close state-owned caves to slow the spread of bat disease
- A new, barred window for pay-TV movies
- Opinion: Joe Biden update: Wrong again on jobs
- * KCRW switches theater commentators: Critic out, stage producer in
- TV This Week May 9 - 15
- UCLA basketball: Matt Carlino signs while Wear twins wait on release
- Opinion: Utah Sen. Bob Bennett is conservative, but is he conservative enough to survive the GOP primary?
- U.S. men's hockey team falls to Germany in overtime in Game 1 at world championship
- And now warming up in the bullpen ... Will Ferrell!
- The Ministry presents: Stars prep for Mother's Day 2010
- UCLA football: tackle Nik Abele forced to retire
- Opinion: Who the heck is Rojo Johnson?
- The challenge: Make a magazine in just 48 hours
- Joaquin Phoenix documentary: Even buyers aren't sure if it's a prank
- Former USC star Brian Cushing suspended four games by the NFL
- Dudamel is back: That was quick
- Former USC football player Carl Benson dies
- Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova to play doubles at Wimbledon
- Dance review: Compania Nacional de Danza at the Orange County Performing Arts Center
- Democratic Party unveils first ad attacking Whitman
- Animal lovers' calendar: Weekend of May 8-9 and beyond
- Go ahead, drop the weight quickly
- You tell us: What fashion decade do you want brought back?
- State cash figures about $1.3 billion below projections
- 'Más Sabe el Diablo': Are all the secretos out?
- FDA panel members support continued use of both rotavirus vaccines despite trace contaminants
- New Round Rock pitcher Billy Ray 'Rojo' Johnson (who looks like Will Ferrell) has interesting debut
- PREACH IT! Wanna know the latest from Gabby Sidibe? Come back in five minutes
- FCC paves way for studios to push movies into the home, rattling theaters
- Who to blame for trading debacle? Regulators still are investigating, while NYSE and Nasdaq trade jabs
- Scarlett Johansson to V mag: 'I don't feel like a girl anymore'
- Opinion: New poll: Now, even Democrats oppose repealing Arizona's illegal immigrant law
- Today's Google Doodle? It's a 170th birthday present for Tchaikovsky
- California tourism expected to rise in 2010 and 2011
- With Beatles biopic, Oasis' Liam Gallagher will take a long and winding road
- Lionel Bringuier finishes for an injured Gustavo Dudamel at the L.A. Philharmonic
- Latest in MGM drama: Len Blavatnik is out and Peter Chernin isn't interested
- ABC names new co-anchor of weekend 'Good Morning America'
- Word Play: Louis Sachar's card-playing obsession
- For better or worse, summer is here, courtesy Katy Perry and Dr. Luke
- UPDATE: Lohan movie 'Inferno' sets off internal firestorm
- Felicity Huffman turns out for photographer Robin Layton's first solo show in L.A.
- Lions Gate loses latest round in Icahn battle
- Variety does a tacky spin job on its film critic promotions
- Dodgers' Web doings: Andre Ethier is all the rage
- Regency brings in-theater dining to San Juan Capistrano
- A video interview with singer and songwriter Sam Phillips: It's not easy being green
- Swoon's affordable bridal gowns
- Charla Nash, victim of chimp attack, checks out of Cleveland Clinic and returns to Connecticut
- Rodent of the Week: Reversing age-related memory loss
- 'Chavez fatigue' challenges regime in Venezuela
- Gulf oil spill: Hair of dogs to tackle oil
- Most-downloaded iPhone game sets the bar very low
- Tainted lettuce sickens 19, leads to recall and increased pressure on lawmakers
- Comcast and NBC to speed up plans to unload LA TV station
- After delay, iPad ready for international release
- Vote: Who are the 10 greatest L.A. Lakers of all time?
- 'Iron Man 2' not in top tier yet with $7.5 million from midnight shows
- Gulf oil spill: Breton wildlife refuge closed to public as spill spreads
- '24': Jack Bauer won't have a happy ending, exec producer says
- Everyday Joe TV catches fire -- with help from the Cable Guy, Sarah Palin and Kate Gosselin
- Times Square reopens after bomb squad finds only water bottles, books in cooler
- Getty Center announces summer concert series: Mayer Hawthorne, Les Savy Fav, Dawes, more
- The Agency Wars erupt again: CAA vs. IMG
- Little-known Senate candidate trumpets non-endorsement
- Gulf oil spill: More fishing areas closed
- Pacific Time podcast: Mercurial markets; dispatches from the Gulf of Mexico region, Pakistan, Sacramento, San Diego; and a little 'Iron Man 2'
- 'Sex and the City 2' fashion-focused book to be released May 18
- All a mother could ask for? How about a surprise visit from Robert Pattinson
- Robert Irwin's palm garden takes shape at LACMA
- Your morning adorable: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, your one-stop baby koala shop
- Mexico universities cancel exchange program with Arizona
- TOP 10 LIST: We salute the best G.I. Joe vehicles of the 1980s
- Team Whitman reacts to Democrats' attack ad
- Opinion: Support for offshore oil drilling plummets after Obama endorses the idea
- More drama at CKX as CEO Sillerman exits and may try to buy company
- The 10 greatest L.A. Kings of all time, No. 4: Rogie Vachon
- Baseball: Crespi class of 2008 doing quite well
- Will Smith signed on for 3-D 'Men in Black 3'
- Robin Roberts and the living members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
- Another Internet immigration rumor
- Last-minute Mother's Day gifts: Hollywood at Home's 'Dressed to Kill' trunk show
- NBC orders three new series for next season
- Opinion: SNM (single Neanderthal man) seeks SHF (single human female)
- Football: Calling all doctors, paramedics and nurses
- Suspicious package clears Times Square streets
- Opinion: Red meat square-off
- Boys' basketball: Leuzinger guard signs with CS Northridge
- Lady Gaga fans petition 'Idol' over edited 'Alejandro'
- Many assisted-living residents sleep poorly
- Sen. Lindsey Graham says it's ‘impossible' to pass climate bill now
- 'Real Housewives of New York City': Brooklyn state of mind
- 'Grey's Anatomy': Fat jokes, a confession and ... a mature adult decision?
- The Tallest Man on Earth picks five of his favorite songs, plays First Fridays
- Gustavo Dudamel to conduct Friday despite neck injury, national tour is still on
- 'America's Best Dance Crew': Beyond the show to the Jabbawockeez' MUS.I.C.
- Kristen Stewart cast in film version of Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road'
- Consumer Confidential: Buy a Lexus, not a BabylissPro hair dryer
- Softball: City playoff pairings
- Pre-'SNL,' Betty White and Jimmy Fallon have a beer pong rematch
- Opinion: Supreme Court shuts its (front) door as security claims another symbol of democracy (text of Breyer dissent)
- Professional Ballerina
- Boys' volleyball: City playoff scores and updated pairings
- The life and death of DreamWorks
- Lacrosse: U.S. Lacrosse Southern Section Championships scores and updated pairings
- Water with a conscience at Annenberg Space for Photography
- The Dry Garden: Plant guru Peter Raven on how climate change will prompt change at home
- Betty White and Jimmy Fallon have beer pong rematch
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Scarlett Johansson on her looks. Armani teams with Alicia Keys. Versace wins a counterfeiting case. Givenchy casts a transsexual model. And more Mother's Day gift ideas.
- Baseball: Thursday scores
- Softball: Thursday scores
- Washington weighing in on market turmoil, looking for answers
- Question of the day: Which MLB player most seems to have overstayed their time in the bigs and should get out?
- White House greets jobless numbers with caution
- 'The Vampire Diaries': That's one scary mother
- Monster Mash: Gustavo Dudamel hurt at concert; Eli Broad sees merits to downtown museum site; Italy's opera houses go silent
- Garden Conservancy sneak peek No. 3: When she ran out of ground, she planted inspiration in pots
- 'Survivor: Heroes vs Villains': A rock in a pocket changes everything
- 'Fringe': Ferguson's disappeared!
- Gustavo Dudamel injured conducting Thursday night
- Opinion: Students booted from school for wearing American flag T-shirts; Roger Ebert proposes solution
- First Take: Brown hints at more lawsuits. GOP Senate candidates face off. November ballot gets more crowded.
- Garden Conservancy sneak peek No. 2: <br>A low-water garden where color flows freely
- Forget flowers: What Mom needs this Mother's Day is a Vicodin
- DUBAI: More suspects, more intrigue in alleged Mossad assassination case
- Treasures from '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea': never-before-seen Disney artwork
- The Morning Fix: FCC's new broadband plan! IMG and CAA duke it out. MGM's job search.
- Events: Mother's Day at Juicy Couture, Trina Turk plus salon and spa specials
- '30 Rock': There's no such thing as astronaut Mike Dexter
- In the clutch, Dodgers' Andre Ethier stands alone -- sort of like a logo
- Ridley Scott rides with 'Robin Hood': 'There's a very strong destiny story in this'
- Opinion: Read for yourself: The full text of Arizona's controversial illegal immigrant law
- French cheese: A Loire Valley primer at Andrew's Cheese Shop
- `History's Original Cougar,' exposed and expounded at Shakespeare Symposium
- CW resurrects 'Moonlight,' pairs with 'Vampire Diaries'
- After all that, losses in key stock indexes still don't exceed 10% from recent highs. Ready to try again?
- Opinion: Al Franken takes over the U.S. Senate floor to explain a newspaper cartoon to the waiting nation
- Job growth surges in April to four-year high
- Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban rally in aftermath of Tennessee floods
- Robin Roberts dies at 83; Hall of Fame pitcher
- Umaru Yar'Adua dies at 58; Nigerian president
- Dramatic stock plunge could reinforce investors' fear of getting back into the market
- 'The War on Moms' by Sharon Lerner
- 'OSS 117 – Lost in Rio' info
- Haitians' deep aftershocks
- Ron Artest has Lakers all a-Twitter
- Word Play: Louis Sachar's card-playing obsession
- April hiring surge largest in four years
- Remembering victory
- Kagan's words may return to haunt her
- 'Babies' makes the infant a wildlife documentary subject
- Movie review: 'OSS 117 — Lost in Rio'
- UC San Diego professor who studies disobedience gains followers -- and investigators
- Choosing not to choose
- Quick Takes: Cuban folk singer Silvio Rodriguez plans U.S. tour
- Iranians' trip to U.N. falls short
- Pakistan assures cooperation in Times Square bomb case
- Stocks nosedive as Europe's woes mount
- College seniors who graduate during a downturn fare worse than those who finish in good times
- Payday lenders pressure borrowers to get political
- Angels slam door on losing streak
- Scientists weigh in on Hawking's alien warning
- TV ratings don't tell Lakers' picture
- Up next for Chivas USA: Saturday vs. Houston
- Making geography all fun and games
- Moorpark's Matt Higginbotham wins duel
- Who would Prop. 17 car insurance initiative benefit?
- Retailers hope to be nurtured again by Mother's Day
- Movie review: 'OSS 117 — Lost in Rio'
- Happening Friday
- Angels' Jered Weaver throws a gem against Mariners
- 'Babies' info
- Nigeria's shaky balance of power takes a hit as new president is sworn in
- Country singer Chely Wright finds strength to face the music
- New chief chosen for high-speed rail project
- U.S. retail recovery continues in April but pace slackens
- A polyglot effort to keep L.A. history alive
- Movie info: 'Mother and Child'
- CalPERS may see more lawsuits
- Protecting teens or expanding a 'nanny state'?
- Letters: If clothes make the man, what does this say about Kobe Bryant?
- Horoscope: May 7
- Spring St. info
- 'Iron Man 2' has 'The Dark Knight' in its sights
- Pakistan assures cooperation in Times Square bomb case
- Oil spill takes toll on Cambodian, Vietnamese fishermen
- Gunshots shatter lives and a dream
- Riordan's talk of fiscal doom rankles L.A. leaders
- Russian warship rescues hijacked tanker
- Mumbai gunman sentenced to hang
- Villaraigosa drops plan to cut arts grants
- Oil slick reaches Louisiana's barrier islands
- To many investors, gold is all that glitters
- 'The Lightkeepers' info
- Greece teetering between chaos and calm
- A quiet night, until agents saw Shahzad's name
- Judge orders Dodgers' Frank McCourt to pay his wife more than $637,000 a month in spousal support
- 'Pen finally has signature night for Dodgers
- Judge orders Frank McCourt to pay wife $637,000 a month
- <b>Movie review: </b> 'Babies,' a joyous and buoyant new documentary
- Night Life: Spring St. in downtown Los Angeles