- Belgium Coasts to First Fed Cup Championship
- Top-Notch Field Is Back in the Section Final
- Inflation Data Expected to Show Down Tick
- Health Watch
- Events at a Glance
- An Old Taliban Foe Quietly Marshals His Forces
- Girl, 4, Killed in Driveway Accident
- Palestinians Tortured, Rights Groups Say
- League Title Nguyen's Second-Biggest Victory
- Whitman Quartet Radiates Energy
- Trying to Hold It all Together
- Three Journalists Reported Killed in Afghanistan
- It Happened in Los Angeles
- Breaking Down Weekend While Waiting for BCS
- Aboriginal Troupe Updates Ancient Style
- Controversial Supplement Being Endorsed by Carter
- ETC.
- Rucchin Leaves Game With Injured Ankle
- Anthrax Precautions
- War: Another Play in the Game of Nations
- Bridge Warning
- Questions on Funds for Disaster Relief
- Give a Tax Cut to the People Who Will Spend
- Hollywood & Highland Opens Its Doors
- Immoral Technicality
- Torture Is Illegal
- Cruel and Unusual Law
- The Benefits of Milk: An Outpouring of Only Half the Evidence?
- Ashcroft on Alert for Assisted Suicides
- High Schools
- Water Can Be a Good Fluoride Source
- Bush Still Had Votes to Win in a Recount, Study Finds
- Refinance Boom Strains System
- Many Voters Simply Did It Wrong
- A Potato Both Sweet, Healthful for Body
- Poison Gas Plot Alleged in Europe
- Afghan Alliance Claims Gains
- California's Afghans Fear a Civil War in Homeland
- We Can't Afford to Be Cavalier About Our Borders
- GOP Was the Real Victim in Fla. Vote
- Response to Terror
- Week at Camp Perspective
- GAME REPORT
- Plenty of Coming Distractions
- Bioterror: First, Keep Track
- Fire Damages Top of Office Building
- Fear of Flying Is Slowly Loosening Its Grip
- Has Rapid Rise Pushed Stocks to Value Limits?
- California's 529 Plan Gets High Scores, but Offers No Tax Breaks
- Fed Cuts Interest Rate for 10th Time This Year
- BOOK CALENDAR
- 'Thieves' Star Steals Away
- Fewer Travelers but Many More Deals
- One Enchanted Evening
- Rebels Mount 4-Legged Offensive
- Dining by Design
- FILMS & PROGRAMS
- On Being Blue
- Not the Same Old Story
- Senior Prom
- Heavenly Chance for Angels
- Olympics Shouldn't Make Utah Ski Prices Peak
- Finding an Island of Safety at Sea
- High-End Resorts Hit Low Ebb, Float Deals
- A Star With Classic Good Looks of Craftsman Era
- Holmes' Appeal Is Elementary to Modern Mystery Writers
- The Coffee Break Is Over
- LAPD's Rotten Apples Remain
- Despite Perils, Tribal Chief Is Driven to Oust Taliban
- Cityhood May Hold Surprises for Goleta
- Chile Salutes Air Guard Commander
- ETC.
- THEN YOU'D SAY, 'HOW IN THE WORLD ARE THEY 5-2?'
- PLAYOFF ROUNDUP
- HOW THE AP TOP 25 FARED
- Oklahoma Starts Slow, Rides Defense to Victory
- Believe It or Not
- Firms Finding Credit Is Tight Despite Fed Push
- Readers Recommend
- Red Cross Collected Blood It Couldn't Use
- A Tour of New York's Red Light District
- Congress Members Eye U.S. Visitors Database
- Boyle Heights Gets Support for Community-Policing Program
- Knight Line
- LAKER REPORT
- MOTOR RACING
- Clippers Play Their Hand, Don't Fold
- This Time, Lynne Lightens Up
- A Dream Realized in the Middle East, Despite Fears of Warfare
- Out With Old Fluorescent Fixtures and in With New
- California CornerFestivals, Feasts & Fairs
- This Week's Holidays
- Ken Kesey, Novelist and '60s Icon, Dies
- Greetings Can Be Sent to Troops
- Gallegly Pushes for Sweeping Anti-Terrorism Laws
- Letdown Is Felt in the Stands
- Another Stakes Win for Frankel
- Pianist Craig Taborn Comes Into His Own
- Bush Too Patient for Public
- Some New Widows Now New Mothers
- Female Monk Seeks Equality
- The View From Above
- Spanish Town's Controversial Mayor Ignores Critics
- 4 Get 14-Year Sentences in Indian Chief's Killing
- Alliance Victory Will Test Military Chiefs' Diplomacy
- Del Valle Family Played a Starring Role in Early California
- Serving Help and Hope, Hot Bowl by Bowl
- Veterans Day Closures
- Tribes Take Unique Approach to Diabetes
- Trojans Get Mad, Finally Get Even
- Families Catching Brunt of Fans' Ire
- PLAYOFF ROUNDUP
- Miller Time at Budweiser Shootout
- Action Role a Better Fit for Rumsfeld
- Carrying On Despite Anthrax
- Lightning Spoils Lemieux's Return
- Pain Pill, Upset Stomach Put the Cramps on Miles
- They Can Take It on Faith
- Can Fantasy Take Flight?
- L.A. May Avoid Recession's Worst
- Putin Envisions U.S. as a 'Partner'
- Fans of 'Rapunzel' Let Hair Down on Tale's Visceral Tug
- New Campus Seen as a Springboard for the Fine Arts
- Firefighters Hope Storm Will Douse Forest Blaze
- Port Hueneme Man Arrested After Chase
- Toledo's Decisions Show That in Paus He Doesn't Trust
- THE TIMES RANKINGS
- Martin Fails to Make Cut in Q School
- Birmingham Is Top Seed in Football
- Florida State Loses to a Familiar Face
- LEADING MEN
- Roger McGuinn, 'Den' Father
- Dying Postal Worker's 911 Call Released
- Mold Is Target of New Law
- Man's Killing Is Being Investigated
- Camby Takes It Easy in Return to Knicks
- Penberthy Becomes Victim of Numbers
- Implausible Thesis: Teachers Who Show Up Every Day
- Democrats Gain Control in Wash. Legislature
- Colombia Policy Should Not Be Terror's Next Victim
- Absolute Attitude
- Ceremony Honors Latino Veterans
- 2 Held After 8 Pounds of Marijuana Found
- Stadium Foe Refuses to Play Ball With City
- These Guys Have Skills, Now They Need Goals
- Robitaille Fans Out in Force
- Want a Spin Plaque to Go Next to Your Gold Record?
- A Boy and His Franchise
- Top Brass Subject of Major Shake-Up
- Trojan Holds Smoking E-Mail in Fostergate
- Caring for the NBA's Corps of Kids
- Burns Works on Ruling the Court
- Why 'Gilligan's Island' and 'The X-Files' Hold the Key to America's Global Reach
- Present Perfect
- Spotlight Turns to Motherhood
- THE DEAD
- A Fast People in a Slow War
- Defense Test Rocket Destroyed After Liftoff
- Veterans Day Closures
- Appeal of Death Sentence Hinges on Competence
- Illini Rally to Win Again
- Hollywood's Great Escape
- Meet theRat-a-Tat Pack
- Beauty and the Bachelor
- Resource Guide
- Value Judgments
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold
- Foreign Accents
- Man Accused of Having Loaded Gun in Baggage
- Alleged Torturer Now a U.S. Citizen
- Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
- New Fears, Old ER Crisis
- Deal of the Week: Online Bookings
- Georgia Communities Put Criminals on First Bus Out of Town
- Calls to Quell Growing Islamist Influence
- Protest Charges Dropped for 17 of 18 Firefighters
- Gunshot Victim Dies at Hospital
- Not Relocating Teams a Major League Insult
- Stanford Has a Feast at Arizona's Expense
- From Finland, Compelling Compositions
- When Life Hand You Lemon Grass
- Island Fever
- The Snowball Effect
- Fruit-Picking Landlord Must Notify Tenant
- Bush Urges U.N. Members to Back War
- Events at a Glance
- Dolphin Skull Marks First Such Find Outside Pacific Northwest
- New World for GOP Governors
- For Latino Vets, a Salute With Gusto
- Spiritual Developments
- Now It's Cassidy Brother No. 3's Turn
- Best Bets
- First the Market Slump, Now Some Savers Losing 401(k) Match Funds
- Keep Track of Pensions to Ensure Benefits
- Essence of Excellence
- EVENTS CALENDAR
- Australia Reelects Premier Who Kept Refugees at Bay
- Traficant Pleads Not Guilty in Bribery Case
- Firefighters Begin Bike Tour to Thank America
- Pope Accepts Helmet of N.Y. Fire Chaplain
- New Campus Seen as Springboard for the Arts
- Washington Left Down and Out
- Palffy Gets a Break
- Florida Routs South Carolina
- Demure Ambition
- Tour Companies Waive Penalties to End of Year
- Hometown Tourists in Pasadena
- Godthreads and Poetry
- Oil Greases Wheel of Progress in Brazilian City
- As Sanction Looms, Clinton Resigns From High Court Bar
- Taliban Not First to Use Cave Sanctuaries
- Don't Throw a Lifeline to a Failing Iran
- 4 Astronauts Join Hall of Fame
- Terrorist Attacks Bring Vets Renewed Respect
- Civic Pride Can Ease Debt Woes
- Deregulation Not Derailed by California's Meltdown
- Cajun Country Ramble
- County Man Found Slain in Palmdale
- Open to Interpretation
- She's Not Telling All
- Her Career in Full Flower
- Free for the Asking: New Orleans
- Atop the Sands of Death Valley, a Hidden World of Small Animals
- THE WHITE JET
- Hooray for the Red, White, Blue and Green
- DNC Moves to Hasten Primary Process in '04
- Patriotism Demands Questioning Authority
- Woman Elected to Be Second in Command
- Obesity Is Increasing in the Military
- Building Police Trust
- A Taste of Hunger, Homelessness
- Return to Classroom 'Humbling'
- Holiday Closings
- Grootegoed Suffers Broken Leg
- Send Those Rodents Packing
- Market Variety
- Lines of Credit Offer Some Flexibility
- China Wins Entry Into the WTO
- Hope Wanes for Those Missing in Storm
- Bobby Bass, 65; Legendary Hollywood Stuntman
- For Elderly Set, Ventura's the Ticket
- Detour on Prosperous Road
- You See It, You Don't Need It
- A History of the Warhorse
- 100 Burundi Captives Flee From Rebels
- Molestation Probe Finds No Wrongdoing
- Anti-Gay Sea Scouts Lose Ruling on Fee
- Jury Clears D.A. of Staffer's Sex Bias Claim
- Davis Is Having a Great Run
- Harvick's Engine Blows, Nemechek Wins
- Top-Seeded Mira Costa, Servite Lose in Water Polo
- Double-Secret Probation Next for Odom?
- Indian School Keeps Diabetes On the Run
- They'd Line Up for ...
- This Year's Hero
- Viva Hanukkah
- Save Up for Hong Kong, London Shopping Sprees
- Remains of the Day
- Thinner Than Water
- Disposal Clog Is Causing Dishwasher Trouble
- The Political Clock Is Ticking
- New Words for a Nation's Anguish
- Effort to Train More Teachers Is in Jeopardy
- Gold Bar From '49er Days Fetches $8 Million at Sale
- Linden Goes Back to Canucks in Trade
- Bears Rely On More Than Luck
- 2 Ways Voters May See Race
- GAME REPORT
- Chavez Sits This One Out
- San Clemente Defensive in Victory Over Foothill
- Fighting Falcon the Favorite
- Timberwolves Move to 6-0
- It's Wide and Not Right
- DISCOVERIES
- Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
- New Year's Plot Resolutions
- U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Jump in 2000
- A Top Post Deserves a Top Person
- Britain to Seek Emergency Powers to Fight Terror
- Test Will Tell if Hunters Know Bear Necessities
- Protesters Don't Grasp Africa's Need
- A Friend Remembers Anne Frank
- Man Arrested After 2-County Chase
- Sheriff's Station Is Facing a Tough Mix of Problems
- Tie Aids German Cause
- The Contraction Conundrums
- Green Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m., Channel 11
- Matadors Escape With a Victory
- Divine Intervention
- The Fix Is In
- Guided by the Spirit of Capra
- No Rules to His Game
- Diplomats Say Al Qaeda Cells Are Broken Up
- For Musharraf, Ramadan Question Won't Go Away
- Heavy Rains Lash Algeria; 298 Killed
- Tilted Toward U.S., VOA Tries to Keep Its Balance
- Raising Them Unto the Heavens
- Nebraska Gets Point Across
- They Really Need to Take a Turn for Worth
- Amato Is Right at Home in Return to Tallahassee