- Mud runners risk limb and even life to satisfy extreme-sports passion
- Smoke from party in City Council office triggers City Hall evacuation
- 'Punk rock' snail named for the Clash's Joe Strummer
- Angels trade Kevin Jepsen to Tampa Bay Rays for Matt Joyce
- Why Sony's Steve Jobs movie fell apart
- Fighters' lawsuit says UFC restricts earnings
- Reporter James Risen told to testify at hearing before ex-CIA officer's trial
- Clippers' Jordan Farmar has best game of season against Pistons
- Photos: The grueling, muddy Spartan Race challenge
- Prosciutto and onion frittata
- Bubba Watson drops holiday rap video as alter ego Bubba Claus
- Bill Cosby won't face charges in Playboy Mansion sex case, DA says
- Firefighters rescue deer from Sacramento canal
- Could Brandon McCarthy turn into next Jason Schmidt for Dodgers?
- That's all, folks: Death and mayhem in children's cartoons
- Firefighters rescue deer from Sacramento canal
- Example of on-body camera use during police call in North Carolina
- Readers React: Torture is wrong: Readers agree, even if most Americans might not
- Jeb Bush poses new hurdle to Marco Rubio's road to the White House
- Deer rescued from drowning in Sacramento
- Kerry urges 'other options' as Palestinians seek U.N. resolution
- From the Archives: It's a Sad Day in This Neighborhood
- Losing weight makes your lungs a potent CO2 emitter
- USC's Leonard Williams selected to Fox Sports All-America team
- Nazarian loses control of Vegas hotel after embarrassing past surfaces
- Minimal dip in USC's home-game attendance this season
- Opinion: With Dov Charney out, will American Apparel stop hawking 'perverse political correctness'?
- Clifford the Big Red Dog
- Banks loosen lending standards to levels seen before financial crisis
- Prosecutors won't charge Bill Cosby in Playboy Mansion molestation claim
- Weekend Escapes for Southern Californians
- FCC said to seek $105-million fine from Sprint for bogus billing
- From the Archives: Mel Torme, Velvet-Voiced Jazz Musician, Dies at 73
- Opinion: The latest Sony hacker threat: Will it make you skip the movies?
- Reader Photo: A playful moment
- Ocwen Financial probed over mortgage compliance reviews
- Review: 'Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' too often overwhelms
- USC recruiting update: Steve Sarkisian on the 'science' of recruiting
- SDSU bans Delta Sigma Phi fraternity after Take Back the Night taunts
- American Apparel fires founder Dov Charney after internal investigation
- Before Sony hacking, Seth Rogen was sure North Korea threat was bogus
- Early rally fizzles, leaving stock indexes lower
- Spice Station photo gallery
- Top Google searches of 2014
- Ex-Nebraska coach Bo Pelini hired by Youngstown State
- Asbestos scare puts tiny O.C. school district on financial brink
- Emails: Police asked for dirt on O.C. councilmen
- Charlie McDermott lands in the middle of Hollywood Hills
- L.A. will buy 7,000 body cameras for police officers
- Major militant attacks in Pakistan in recent years
- Pennsylvania family killings: Suspect found dead; some victims slashed
- Russia accuses NATO of aerial spying 'practically every day'
- Chargers' playoff chances fade with Keenan Allen's broken collarbone
- Freebie alert: Free Blaze pizza in Canoga Park, $1 tacos at Komodo Venice
- SXSW 2015: Ava DuVernay and RZA to deliver film keynotes
- Move over tobacco: U.S. teens now prefer e-cigarettes, study finds
- CERN gets ready to smash more protons together
- 'The Interview:' What should Sony do about the film's release?
- Opinion: GOP hack forces Sony Pictures to go old school: Is that such a bad thing?
- Santa robs San Francisco bank, putting the 'con' in SantaCon
- More allegations of improper utility contacts at the PUC
- Clippers got Chris Paul three years ago this week
- Southern California bookstores make plans for James Patterson's money
- Court-appointed panel to monitor use of force in L.A. County jails
- Vatican praises Roman Catholic nuns in U.S. after investigation
- Keystone XL pipeline teed up as first debate in the new GOP Senate
- Dodgers designate Brian Wilson for assignment
- 'Sons of Anarchy' bikes, clothes, gear up for auction
- Stevie Wonder's 'Songs in the Key of Life' getting TV special
- 'Clifford the Big Red Dog' creator Norman Bridwell has died
- UCLA institute to help biologists, doctors mine 'big data'
- Former 'Showtime' Laker Michael Cooper buys in View Park
- Football: Salesian's Kyahva Tezino commits to Washington State
- Buffalo's Zemgus Girgensons still tops NHL All-Star voting
- Sprint to end title sponsorship of NASCAR's top series after 2016
- L.A. Mayor Garcetti set to roll out LAPD body-camera initiative
- Pakistan Taliban massacres 141 in Peshawar, mostly children
- Tourists and their selfie sticks
- Times' MMA rankings for December
- Lawyers lie down in the rain to protest killings by police
- Brad Pitt and family step in for Angelina Jolie at 'Unbroken' premiere
- Jerry Brown plans to target cost of retiree healthcare
- Seven films advance in makeup and hairstyling Oscar race
- Ethics Commission hits former candidate, treasurer with $43,000 fine
- Man indicted for allegedly setting massive King fire
- Sports Blast: Ravens injuries and replacements
- Mobile game 'Cookie Jam' latest hit being exported to China
- Apple wins ruling in $1-billion antitrust suit over iTunes updates
- Behind the series: Product of Mexico
- Ex-Ducks Daniel Winnik, Stephane Robidas fueling Toronto's rise
- If 'Transformers' machines had a coffee maker, CoffeeBoxx would be it
- 'Unbroken' premiere in Hollywood
- Kings center Anze Kopitar trying to regain his scoring touch
- Methane spike on Mars? Curiosity rover reignites mystery
- Bay Area housing market throttles back but San Francisco still red-hot
- After putting Google on notice, Dutch privacy watchdog eyes Facebook
- L.A. storms: High surf, risk of riptides at Southern California beaches
- J.J. Watt receives autographed jersey from 7-year-old
- Leonard Williams, Nelson Agholor, Su'a Cravens earn AP recognition
- Sony hackers issue threat in latest message: 'The world will be full of fear'
- Column: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Seven complaints about its 2015 selections
- Father of Michael Brown to 'stand strong' with Bay Area teens
- Los Angeles makes its bid for 2024 Olympics
- Jesse Ventura sues 'American Sniper' publisher HarperCollins
- Car bombs hit school bus in Yemen; at least 15 girls die
- Five takeaways from the Lakers' loss to the Indiana Pacers
- Possible arson fire destroys car in Chula Vista
- [AUDIO] In 911 call, dispatcher helps woman save her choking mother
- Industry groups sue over L.A.'s minimum wage for hotel workers
- Don't pressure Jennifer Aniston to be a mom: 'I don't think it's fair'
- Analysis: Jeb Bush shakes up GOP race for president, could face divisive fight
- John Harbaugh on facing the Houston Texans
- Newcomer Ruby Barnhill to star in Steven Spielberg's 'The BFG'
- Doc Rivers sells his spot at the Beverly West for $6.2 million
- Gloria Molina donates her papers to Huntington Library
- 'The Voice' recap: The finalists vie for the win
- Are the Democrats allowing Social Security to twist in the wind?
- McDonald's tests shrinking its menu. Will your favorites make the cut?
- Philip K. Dick would have been 86 today: Some thoughts on his legacy
- Jerry Jones: 'It's not unrealistic' that DeMarco Murray plays Sunday
- Holiday travel season could be busiest ever, AAA says
- 25 homemade holiday gift recipes: Fig bars
- Football: Hawkins forced to forfeit games; QB declared ineligible
- Sony hit with lawsuit by former employees over email leaks
- NFL power rankings after Week 15
- 2014 New Year's Eve dining: Raw bars, profiteroles, a masquerade party
- Hells Angels Motorcycle Club members arrested after holiday toy drive
- Rosenbloom: Bears in a death spiral
- Football: Clayton Valley's road to Carson is not without controversy
- T-Mobile announces Data Stash, allowing unused data to roll over
- 'Only hope for Bears fans, they moved up in the draft'
- Rihanna new creative director of Puma
- Doc Rivers sells his spot at the Beverly West for $6.2 million
- LAPD underreported violent crimes: Reforms now underway
- Football: Kicker Charlie Beall proves to be great weapon at St. Margaret's
- Jeb Bush announces book, possible presidential bid
- Happy Hanukkah! Celebrate with 37 recipes
- Getty hires new top fundraiser after early efforts show modest results
- Five takeaways from the Clippers' 113-91 win over the Detroit Pistons
- Jay Cutler speaks to near-empty room after Chicago Bears' loss
- Snow comes to Big Bear
- California: Wintry close-ups of sunrise and snow in Big Bear Lake
- Home of the Day: 1947 rancher with recording studio in Sunland
- Basketball: Monday scores
- USC football morning report
- Like to booze it up? How to win a designated driver for an entire year
- 5 things you need to know about Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia
- Jeb Bush to 'actively explore' presidential run
- Honolulu's Bishop Museum exhibit looks back at 125 years of change
- Home of the Day: 1947 rancher with recording studio in Sunland
- Mark Bradford's Art + Practice to bring art, social services to Leimert
- Q&A: Billy Corgan on Smashing Pumpkins: 'We're in a vacuum'
- Gifts for food lovers: Red Boat fish salt, kids chef caddy, cooking classes
- Vessels 'Deck the Hulls' for Newport boat parade
- <br />Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014
- Home building slows in November
- Congress quietly ends federal government's ban on medical marijuana
- John Woo's 'The Crossing' sinks at China box office
- First of three storms brings more rain to Southern California
- 'Culture' named word of the year by Merriam-Webster
- Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Soledad
- 'Selma' to open Palm Springs Film Festival, 'Boychoir' to close
- California Commute: L.A.'s ExpressPark connects motorists to downtown parking spots
- In MPAA statement, Hollywood studios show support for Sony after attack
- In Mazatlan, Mexico, bands' field concert goes unexplained
- MSNBC targets young viewers with streaming video service Shift
- LAPD collects nearly 780 firearms in latest gun buyback event
- Congress gives bankers a sweet deal in funding bill, with more to come
- FedEx, UPS and Postal Service scramble to cope with peak holiday shipping days
- Britain reopens Cairo embassy, ending 9-day security closure
- Photos: Yurok tribe's carbon project
- Yurok tribe hopes California's cap-and-trade can save a way of life
- 'The Interview's' Kim Jong Un actor, Randall Park, knew it was 'insane'
- Photos: School children slaughtered in Taliban attack (graphic)
- Congress quietly ends federal government's ban on medical marijuana
- Taliban attack on Pakistan military-run school
- Photos:: Philanthropist Sean Lourdes
- Great Read: Young philanthropist draws celebrities, the Dalai Lama -- and questions
- Australians mourn siege victims, ask why gunman was free on bail
- Top Google searches of 2014: Robin Williams, World Cup, Ebola
- Earthquake threats to California's water
- For the record - Dec. 16, 2014
- Roman Polanski's lawyers open new front against L.A. County D.A.
- Lou Reed, Green Day, Stevie Ray Vaughan among Rock Hall inductees
- Blake Griffin reaches scoring milestone in Clippers rout of Pistons
- Cavaliers start off fast in 97-88 win over Hornets
- Clippers return to winning ways with 113-91 victory over Pistons
- Saints move to top of NFC South with 31-15 victory over Bears
- Photos: Roman Polanski
- Lakers' Nick Young is not his usual upbeat self after loss
- Roman Polanski's attorneys seek to have sex abuse case dismissed
- Roman Polanski's attorneys seek to have sex abuse case dismissed
- Los Angeles will make a pitch to host 2024 Olympic Games
- Lakers' tank runs dry in blowout loss at Indiana, 110-91
- Appeals court rehears copyright case over anti-Muslim film
- Boys' soccer: El Camino Real (7-0) wins Burroughs tournament on penalty kicks
- Sex offender had GPS bracelet removed and went unmonitored
- Infographic: How cap-and-trade works
- As oil prices fall, so do Alaska budget hopes
- TV ratings are down for Clippers and Lakers
- L.A. officials set to move AEG out of downtown plan's design process
- Earthquake could destroy L.A.'s water lifeline
- 33 Crips, Bloods arrested in San Bernardino, Highland crackdown
- Column: Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby added to the list of mumps patients in NHL
- Video: 'Hollywood Sessions': Five supporting actresses discuss their craft [full video]
- Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'MasterChef Junior Edition' on Fox
- Oscars Round Table: Actresses bond over playing dress up, tattoos and aging on screen
- Iraq war veteran suspected in 6 fatal Pennsylvania shootings still at large
- Review: Angela Lansbury keeps spirits high in 'Blithe Spirit'
- Covered California extends deadline to sign up for Obamacare
- In L.A. schools, the time has come for ethnic studies classes
- Southland home prices hit plateau
- California leaders vow to continue climate change action
- Column: NFL teams facing too many snap decisions as QBs keep getting hurt
- NYPD hunting for 6 protesters after melee leaves officer with broken nose
- Sydney siege gunman was known to Australian authorities
- Photos: 'Blithe Spirit' at the Ahmanson Theatre
- Column: Rose Bowl will still be a highlight of college football bowl season
- Advocacy group protests CIT Group deal for OneWest Bank
- Torture report describes key 9/11 figure facing off with interrogators
- Pizza or Brussels sprouts? How we process food choices
- Stars turn out for Angela Lansbury in 'Blithe Spirit' in L.A.
- Hong Kong police clear a few final protesters from streets
- Dodgers are close to signing pitcher Brett Anderson
- Greenland ice loss more 'local' than thought, climate study says
- Judge rules evidence is enough for Kings' Slava Voynov to stand trial
- Lakers' winning streak snapped in 110-91 loss to Indiana Pacers
- It's OK to be old if you feel young, study suggests
- Boys' basketball: Crenshaw holds off Fremont in Coliseum League opener
- Court halts amphitheater construction on West L.A. veterans campus
- Burt Reynolds' 1977 'Bandit' Pontiac Trans Am sells for $450,000
- New surgeon general approved despite remarks on guns, contraception
- NYPD hunting for 6 protesters after melee leaves officer with broken nose
- Photos:: Lakers vs. Pacers
- Op-Ed: Lifting the U.S. ban on oil exports would send OPEC a message
- Op-Ed: California is overdue in adopting rule on exculpatory evidence
- Column: Jonathan Gruber should've been Time's Person of the Year
- Fuzzy Thurston dies at 80; member of title-winning Packers teams of 1960s
- Photos: Vigil against police violence
- It appears there will be no new superstar coming to the Dodgers
- Larry J. Cano dies at 90; founder of El Torito restaurant chain
- Editorial: Ignorance of the law isn't an acceptable defense, even for police
- Kings GM Dean Lombardi likes what he sees . . . in the minors
- Three new storms headed to Southern California
- Editorial: The strangely muted response to Sony's hack
- Hanukkah recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen
- Editorial: California's inaction leads L.A. to send mixed messages on pot shops
- Xi'an Kitchen photos
- Sparks to mount 1974 'Kimono' album live on Valentine's Day
- Firms' don't-call-us policies speak volumes
- Trojans in the NFL: Rey Maualuga flashes money sign at Johnny Manziel
- Hanukkah recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen
- Brulte, Dhillon to seek reelection as state GOP leaders
- Review: Hits and misses populate KROQ's annual Almost Acoustic Christmas gig
- Chicken pieces fried in batter (pollo fritto)
- Quiet vigil in downtown L.A. protests police violence
- Couscous With Onion and Raisin Confit
- Beef Brisket Braised With Prunes in a Wine Sauce
- Jam-Filled Doughnuts (Sufganiyot)
- Man suspected of killing wife, abducting 4 sons pleads not guilty
- Sweet-and-sour Brussels sprouts
- Glazed short ribs with mustard-Cognac sauce
- Sweet potato fritters with clove-scented syrup
- Fritters in syrup (zalabia)
- Rugelach
- Causa limeña (Mashed potato patties with chicken salad)
- Quick orange lentil soup
- Fried cheese with fresh tomato sauce
- Oscar Watch: Could Jake Gyllenhaal get Angelina Jolie a margarita?
- Lentil and barley stew
- Potato kugel with sour cream and Parmesan
- Zucchini, feta and basil frittata
- Bumuelos in red wine sauce
- Chickpea turnovers
- LAPD gun buyback nets about 775 weapons, officials say
- Green Tomato Marmalade
- Hanukkah kubanah with fig jam (pull-apart Middle Eastern bread)
- Hanukkah Beignets
- Reader Photo: A tricycle in the desert
- Ilya Bryzgalov expected to start for Ducks late this week
- Football: It's redemption for Narbonne center Joe Teofilo
- FX's 'Sons of Anarchy' goes out on a ratings high
- Readers React: Thinking of the children who work so Americans can eat
- Readers React: CIA pscyhologists don't represent their field on torture
- Readers React: Want to fight confirmation bias? Look in the mirror
- Readers React: Japan should apologize to 'comfort women'
- Readers React: Can our brains accept the reality of climate change?
- NHL pluses and minuses: Ducks streaking; Oilers fire Dallas Eakins
- Photos: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2014
- Obamacare deadline extended in California for Jan. 1 coverage
- Girls' vollleyball: Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani, Alyse Ford are co-players of the year
- Water polo: Johnny Hooper, Ben Hallock are co-players of the year
- SeaWorld San Diego losing 108 workers
- France to ban Uber's ride-hailing service in 2015
- Officer's tweets target protesters: 'God given' right 'to kill you'
- Track: Matt Katnik commits to USC
- Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton to staff: Hackers 'won't take us down'
- Week 15: Saints 31, Bears 15
- SEC dropping Herbalife insider-trading case after witnesses leave U.S.
- Black men in business suits protest alleged police misconduct