- Criticism of S. Africa ritual opens a divide
- Testing finds traces of carcinogen in bath products
- No 'there' up there
- Richardson talks on foreign policy
- IRAQI HEALTH OFFICIAL IS ARRESTED IN SWEEP
- Immigrants sue U.S. over delays in security checks
- Kings fall short against Capitals
- 'Samoan Wedding' is for adults only
- 'High School Musical' film due
- 'Hannibal Rising' is a low for the series
- Burkle to host Armani event
- Complaint filed against airport Westin hotel
- Mobile ESPN to relaunch in deal with Verizon
- Ameritrade settles inquiry for $150,000
- Retail sales mostly solid in January
- House panel digs deeper into use of contractors
- Phil Lucas, 65; longtime filmmaker told stories of Native Americans
- Bush uncle linked to options lawsuit
- Toyota settles class-action suit on oil sludge buildup
- Cowboys choose Phillips as coach
- Torrance's West High wins local Academic Decathlon
- 4 workers are injured in electrical fire at refinery
- L.A.'s most violent gangs
- A case study in crime
- For music or politics, he's all ears
- Earnings rise at Health Net, Aetna as client rosters grow
- Draft agreement offered in North Korea talks
- Extremist held in terrorism inquiry
- This team may have achieved Italian authorities' goal
- Guidelines sought for seabird nesting sites
- Settlement for autistic student is released
- Nash not ready to return
- 14-year-old arrested in shooting death
- Italy to take steps to curb violence
- The Oscars a trip? They hope not
- A tiny paradise for feisty trout
- Callaway Golf narrows loss for 4th quarter
- Angels not raising price of single-game tickets
- He name drops for his Bears
- Brown seamlessly melds diverse styles
- Nelson Polsby, 72; UC Berkeley political science teacher was an expert on Congress
- At last, 'Lost' fills in viewers
- Toll Bros. warns of decline in revenue
- Virtual war, real healing
- 5 charged in alleged plot to kill a soldier
- Death takes a holiday at shelters
- Ashley Force sixth after a round of qualifying
- Terrorism Americans can't relate to
- They created a (proto) monster
- Duke rolls past North Carolina
- Landis, French officials OK deal
- Paraplegic allegedly 'dumped' on skid row
- Missing the real drama
- A whiff of staleness and a very weak link
- General wants more troops in Afghanistan
- 'Honor killings' of females soar
- Much more than steel and wood
- Estate battle goes on in courts
- They're soldiers, not pawns
- Pair eager to leave their legal limbo
- Motorcyclist is killed in collision with car
- Blues hand Red Wings a rare shutout, 1-0
- Long Beach wins third in a row
- Mutaytor won't die
- Three lives at humorously operatic pitch
- Rostropovich at cancer clinic
- Ambulance hit; O.C. patient dies
- Washington State stifles Stanford
- Free money offered for college
- Baseball looks for its next generation of urban legends
- This fat has been chewed before
- Two versions on 'Borat' sequel
- Two charged in deaths that sparked riots
- On Capitol Hill, Pelosi plane dispute stays at high altitude
- Angela E.V. King, 68; Jamaican diplomat sought women's equality
- Gunmen kill 3 immigrants and injure 2
- The fixation on political image
- 'The L.A. 8' and the justice system
- Refuse to fly the unfriendly skies
- Singer's colleague
- Who's to blame for parking tickets
- Israel's fears of a nuclear Holocaust
- Darfur genocide
- Deportation of immigrant felons
- For the Record - Feb. 9, 2007
- Designs for luscious living
- What makes an astronaut crack?
- State panel targets plastic trash at beaches
- Opinion: The Most Wanted List Gets West Coast Flava
- Opinion: Also, dogs flew, cancer was cured, and minorities were <i>not</i> hardest hit
- Opinion: Flag burning suddenly declasse on campus
- Opinion: The mother of all attorney-fees rulings
- Opinion: Hollywood and DRM
- Opinion: Freako-tourism
- Opinion: Helping Africa, One NFL T-Shirt at a Time
- The mother of all attorney-fees rulings
- Everett Haydal, 37
- Jace Smith, 36
- Jose Perez-Hernandez, 36, AKA Carlos Hernandez, 29
- Shawn Baptiste, 18
- Eugene Robinson, 34
- Gerard Hernandez, 27
- Richard Angelo Martinez, 26
- Melissa Paul, 16
- Marcia Gonzalez, 40
- Brian Buchanan, 31
- Damon Johnson, 17
- Armando Herrera, 32
- Joe Navarro, 22
- Daniel Contreras, 18
- John Quesenberry, 23
- Opinion: The U.S. attorney 'purge'
- Ground rules
- Short path from plans to completion
- Gizmos that get the job done
- A 'surge' on gangs alone won't help
- Ticket-writing superheroes
- The sudden descent of a shuttle astronaut
- Production decline worsens at Mexico's biggest oil field
- Despite victory, Bruins fans still have their clocks set to '13-9'
- 5th copter in month goes down in Iraq
- Man, 80, accused of abusing granddaughter
- Long Beach State to reinstate players
- Supes take a bold step, but can you trust 'em?
- Ex-GOP aide to leave job as MPAA executive
- USC remains a top draw
- 100 inches of snow possible
- Career has 'victory' written all over it
- Disney sees profit jump in quarter
- 52 arrested in antiquities investigation
- Cholera kills 115 in Somalia
- Israeli troops in clash at border
- Harvard proposes new focus
- Killing haunts Colombia's peace plan
- Special event fuels talk of Police tour
- Limo logistics for the Grammys
- A human face on the war in Iraq
- In a bite fight, the dog is top dog
- Doctor pleads guilty to tax charge
- It must be a pop-up book
- Two Ford vehicles to get revived Taurus name
- Net income triples at Stater Bros.
- Ex-youth pastor gets death penalty
- Space agency to examine astronaut selection process
- Moody, Woods: Much to say
- Pelosi gets nonstop abuse over air travel
- Mistrial declared for war objector
- Red (ink)
- Iran closing checkpoint to travelers
- A thousand words' worth
- Sweet tooth battle
- Inmates challenge transfer
- Supervisors, Sheriff Baca urge reopening disciplinary hearings
- SuperSonics end 15-game road skid
- White House plan may boost mileage standards
- N.Y. cabbie's ethics outweighed the tip
- Seduced by a naughty past
- Apria Healthcare profit jumps 8.2%
- The past has a presence
- A rescuer of Korea's forgotten
- Subcontractor for Pentagon criticized
- Mexican music festival set
- On 'Idol,' telling it like it is
- Sentence in baby's cocaine death
- This time, get it right on gangs
- House lifts obstacle to Westside subway
- Another warning of Sacramento delta crisis
- Stewart: Technical didn't cost game
- UCLA figures it has a perfect 10
- On a bad date? Try the insanity defense.
- The daddy wears Prada
- GOP congressman to get hospice care
- Explosions at plant prompt evacuation
- Another in a string of blasts hurts 3
- New home economics
- State OKs certification program for leafy crops
- U.S. soldier charged in death of Italian agent
- Clippers are not on road to recovery
- Spanish-language network set to launch
- 'Late,' with perfect timing
- He's the judge on who gets on court
- U.S. makes most of chances to beat Mexico
- BUZZ BANDS
- Extracurricular videos roil campus
- Seven GOP senators push for vote on troop buildup
- A lock on the market
- Hot off the drawing board
- Body found below Point Fermin cliffs
- Levees need major surgery, but for now bandages will do
- 3 Pacers tied to fight
- Tesco unveils name for U.S. stores: Fresh & Easy
- For them, the second home comes first
- Old warehouses burn in Knoxville
- OCPAC chairman backs president
- Airline service experiencing a bumpy ride
- Blogger held 171 days and counting
- latimes.com poll
- El Paso to settle Iraq oil charges
- Hare's play is ending early
- Long reach of the Roots
- In Iran, a chorus of dissent rises over nuclear rhetoric
- Medical options withheld, study finds
- Willye White, 67; track and field silver medalist in '56, '64 Olympics
- Sharks get even against Ducks
- FINALLY
- DirecTV's earnings grow as subscriber base climbs
- 670,000 identity theft, fraud cases in 2006
- Whole Foods to sell lobsters in Maine
- Buyout likely to rock commercial real estate
- After a strong start, stocks post small gains
- Cigarette makers lose ruling in Louisiana
- Pakistan pressing Afghan refugees to leave
- Venezuela to help finance Bolivia's coca production
- A Voice vote for Dylan
- 2 suspects in alleged plot freed
- Griffin O'Neal's side, per Allred
- Football players make early calls in choosing a college
- Also
- Activision reports doubling of profit
- Free the sound inside
- TODAYDANCESalute to a shutterbugFor the first time,...
- All bundled up
- LAX flights diverted after malfunction
- What sort of outreach?
- On day labor, Web is shaming tool
- Dr. Leon Thal, 62; UC San Diego Alzheimer's expert killed in crash
- A talent for finding 'motivated sellers'
- Reaping those little rewards
- Military is mocked for policy on gays
- Russert hurts Libby's defense
- BUZZ CLUBS
- Fred J. Russell, 90; served Nixon and had a successful career in business
- City plan targets 11 worst gangs
- Daucher to direct Department of Aging
- Fire kills 2 workers trapped in crawlspace
- Gators may be No. 1 in this too
- Corn plantings expected to rise
- Hearty alternatives
- Guilty plea in hit-run that injured joggers
- It's a high-tech rally for UCLA
- ACLU alleges cable TV censorship
- Show time at the Wilder
- Degrees of peril at a Baghdad university
- Secrecy's dangerous side effects
- Judge in Spector case to rule on televising trial
- No quick ruling on takeover
- EPA steps in to stabilize pile of waste
- Brown to be out another 4-6 weeks
- Marriage on the rocks, with a twist
- TEEING OFF
- In the chips
- Spiraling pension payouts pose threat
- Giuliani taps California for donors
- 2 divers are killed inspecting aqueduct
- Motorist is shot from a car at an intersection
- Trung Nguyen on top by 7 votes
- It's time to get their feet wet
- Zetterberg milestone goal helps lift Detroit
- Fans, labels are split on unlocked music plan
- Hewlett-Packard names general counsel
- MySpace pays off for News Corp.
- Keyshawn, the aesthete
- Senate OKs new intelligence chief
- FDA OKs over-the-counter sale of diet drug
- Always ready to get in the game
- They have a bright idea
- L.A. council acts to protect historic area
- Success is hard to predict
- Donfeld, 72; Oscar-nominated Hollywood costume designer
- Healthcare reform calls get louder
- Photographs framed by fiction
- Officers may face murder charges
- 3 beaches are closed after sewage spills
- A bid to buoy spirits on EBay
- PGA Tour to drop the International
- A matter of course
- Plan for homeless center draws heavy opposition
- For productivity, vigorous quarter ended sluggish year
- Island Def Jam names head of urban music
- Is this what a future Oscar winner looks like?
- Caped crusaders? That's the ticket
- Get out of the car
- Ready for takeoff
- Death sentences
- Police give detailed account of death
- The classics at Canterbury
- Test notes
- Divided over partitioning Iraq
- Lush memories of W.C. Fields
- Colts, Bears -- who really cares?
- Pictures didn't tell the story
- This 'House' has room for change
- Grand Ave. costs
- New Century to restate earnings
- Another fan of Stephen Collins
- NASA's strange new world
- Bugged by the budget
- In praise of a generous spirit
- Choose colors you love, regardless
- Lessons from a school for scandal