- 'Day Earth Stood Still' launches to top
- Stalled at the starting line
- Homes lack key amenity: water
- Bush in Iraq defends war, and his legacy
- Bush still considering loans to automakers
- Using YouTube as a study aid
- Playing Santa to those in need
- Teen drug abuse
- Somali leader tries to fire premier
- Noted physicist and inventor
- Stars won't welcome back Sean Avery
- Morrison continues his emergence in win
- Colts...31 Lions...21
- Holiday lite? Not these movies
- Dolphins...14 49ers...9
- Texans...13 Titans...12
- Mayo leads Grizzlies to fourth straight win
- An ex-warlord's act of contrition
- Lawmakers to discuss Blagojevich
- A call for cultural passion
- Arrest is made in Oregon bombing
- The upside of hard times
- Many activists go missing in Zimbabwe crackdown
- Football teams get just rewards
- Daschle's got his own health plan
- Jets...31 Bills...27
- Child used as hostage in robbery of his mother
- Killer's mother loses a child too
- Patriots...49 Raiders...26
- Scandinavian nights in Venice
- Vikings...35 Cardinals...14
- Radmanovic plays, for a bit
- Seahawks...23 Rams...20
- Cowboys put the knock on Giants
- Angelica goes for a joy ride with Bach
- Rude farewell for Bush in Baghdad
- He's made something of his life
- Work, progress for Lewis
- Probe clears UCLA over transplants
- SOUTHLAND
- Mom! Dad! What a day on Wall St.!
- Falcons (OT)...13 Buccaneers...10
- Years later, a path to amnesty
- Chargers...22 Chiefs...21
- Love conquers all in 'A Match Made by God'
- Coming clean in the inner city
- Hall of fame needs giants
- 'Wall-E,' 'Torino' win big for '08
- Wranglers will keep this idea on ice
- Win is a real howler
- Can anyone govern this state?
- Connecting life and art
- Eagles hold the advantage
- 'Idol's' Abdul factor
- Careless cutbacks in O.C.
- Fresh data changes radio's numbers game
- This House is a home for women and their children
- A historical take on latest Episcopal rift
- Shelling out dividends
- RESULTS
- Plug the Blackwater hole
- Panthers...30 Broncos...10
- Jaguars...20 Packers...16
- TWO-MINUTE DRILL
- Walker remains at UCLA
- Chargers dangle but do not fall
- Before Wooden's Bruins were No. 1, Newell had his number
- Kings tonight
- Inaugural tests limits of good times in bad
- L.A. Phil serves Brahms banquet
- Bengals...20 Redskins...13
- Inside the Mexican Mafia
- Chapin Sisters' spirit of service
- Drama of a high school musical
- Economist wins Thai premiership
- Agency restricts popular loans
- Steelers...13 Ravens...9
- An MS battle plan
- Dozens of quakes are recorded over weekend
- The legal spat at City Hall
- Misguided, racist
- Skier killed in resort avalanche
- 2 men killed in separate attacks
- Love's transition is sizing up by most standards
- Creator of British TV characters
- British opera singer, leader
- Gunshots at party leave 2 dead
- A better balloting system
- Suspect ID'd in Koreatown death
- Depeche Mode's big plans
- Let juries decide damages
- He oversaw TV's '60 Minutes'
- Britain offers anti-terrorism aid
- Direct travel links to mainland begin
- Palin's church meets at school
- 57 killed as bus falls into canal
- No equivalency
- Kremlin protesters arrested
- Power out after storm
- Stand by your donation
- Playoff picture
- FOR THE RECORD - Dec. 15, 2008
- FOR THE RECORD - Dec. 15, 2008
- Obama's green team
- The Big Read is a national page-turner
- Founder of executive search firm
- 'Avenue Q' co-creator Jeff Marx sings 'White Kwanzaa' on CNN
- 'Dexter': Closing out the third season -- the Morgans are gonna be all right!
- Totally Random
- Expunge your criminal record online with ClearMyRecord.com
- Ducks lead after one period; find some cap room
- Are National Academy artists indifferent?
- South El Monte imposes nightly curfew on its mayor
- Another strain on the Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson relationship
- Football: Strength of schedule key in bowl selections
- The Lorax as early environmentalist
- Boys' basketball: New top 25
- Mexico City's smoky past
- Avery appears out with Stars
- Bush ducks shoes in Baghdad
- Stephenie Meyer dominates Mexico’s top 10 books
- App wrap: IPhone a crass act, and a 'soft approach
- Ducks acquire David McIntyre for Brian Sutherby
- The 'Nutcracker' challenge
- Congratulations, ESPN: first Jim Valvano, then the Baltimore Colts-New York Giants game
- IRAQ: Marine mom pleads with president for pardons
- Book week: Tom Hanks saves, Carrie Fisher confesses
- SAUDI ARABIA: The rich poorer but still loaded
- MIDDLE EAST: In Lebanon, Jimmy Carter dishes on Obama's Israel policy
- IRAQ: A palace for all seasons, and then some
- And I thought my apartment was tiny
- IRAQ: When Bush comes to town
- Boys' basketball: Westchester is off to a 9-0 start
- Michael Tilson Thomas: Worth every penny
- 'Star Wars' on stage, 'Twilight' and 'Near Dark' all in Everyday Hero headlines
- Sampler Platter: celeb lunch boxes, beer can chicken & bacon-draped hens
- Opinion: Services today moved as suspicious fire wrecks Sarah Palin's church
- Opinion: Pressure builds on Obama to release his Blagojevich contacts
- Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Dec. 14
- Dorothy Sterling, author of African American children's literature, dies at 95
- Facial hair among the political power players
- Drawing the Big Three's woes
- Targeting L.A.'s 18th Street gang
- Tours and cruises in Santa Cruz, Africa, China and Europe
- Fortune smiles on costume jeweler Sonia Boyajian
- Book calendar for the week of Dec. 14, 2008
- L.A. holiday celebrations kick it down a notch
- Tips on buying diamonds in New York City
- Letters: Readers respond to 'Overrated'
- Vintage jewelry holds its allure in Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Dec. 14, 2008
- Tours and cruises in Santa Cruz, Africa, China and Europe
- Catastrophe for Gaza
- Marine Cpl. Aaron Allen, 24, Buellton; killed in combat in Iraq
- 'Peter Pan'
- Fault lines: Who's to blame when there's an unwanted charge for extra frequent flier miles?
- 'American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House' by John Meacham
- Larchmont Boulevard blends old and new
- Army Sgt. Jose Regalado, 23, Los Angeles; one of two soldiers killed by uniformed Iraqi soldier
- Bright gemstones lighten up jewelry this season
- Letters: Readers respond to 'Overrated'
- More stores becoming dog-friendly
- Frugalista, recessionista -- what kind of 'ista' are you?
- 'Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Antiwar Activist,' by Bill Ayers
- Calendar: events for December 2008 to January 2009
- Cruise into Christmas with Gap bicycles
- Why 'Twilight' isn't for everybody
- Mental health and children
- Ron Carey dies at 72; Teamsters president ousted amid financial scandal
- A little dazzle for your holiday outfit
- Israel's crisis of leadership
- Military deaths
- Cardinal Avery Dulles, prominent Catholic theologian, dies at 90
- Service members must give notice
- Wait longer, fly cheaper
- A little dazzle
- Blagojevich weighs his legal options
- Cliff notes
- Raul Castro visits Venezuela's Chavez
- Teamsters head ousted in scandal
- 'Flowers not allowed'
- San Pedro takes tie for City title with Narbonne
- The mother lode of Mojave Desert history
- Toney wins but doesn't impress
- Randolph didn't get a bouquet
- Wood and Indians finalize two-year deal
- Ah, marriage
- The Clash manifesto
- Cut back for the holidays
- Bowser browsers
- LARCHMONT BOULEVARD
- Bosnia's back in the snow biz
- Younger Rev. Schuller quits Crystal Cathedral
- Ducks today
- War casualties
- Bradford wins close Heisman race
- Governor talks, and funds flow
- Ellertson scores to lift U.S. over China
- It's open to interpretation
- Hope Classic deals with shifts in winds
- The man behind wild eyes
- Who'll be your activist, citizen?
- Cost of flying with equipment jumps
- ROCK CANDY
- Congress won't let Obama cruise
- Avenues gang members held in deputy's slaying
- Mumbai suspect gives attack details
- What they've done for cash
- Patriots are beaten up but not out in AFC East
- Growth strains Jewish community
- Jackrabbits make a run for it and win Pac-5 title
- Laragh wins Hollywood Starlet
- Disenchanted 'Narnia' fan finds her way back
- UNDERRATED
- Nothing goes better with frozen tundra
- From past radical to present egoist
- They're already thinking green
- Poet, priest, prophet
- The relentless lens
- Holiday cruising
- Wired whimsy
- Bigger, bolder . . . and poorer
- Recession.ista
- What's your style?
- Professor, prominent Catholic theologian
- Council gives South El Monte mayor a curfew
- St. Mary's wins Wooden rematch
- MORE THAN A GAME
- Rooted in Yiddish theater
- RESULTS
- TOURS & CRUISES
- Vying for a piece of the stimulus pie
- Lakers have a long way to go
- College backs, ends in spread offenses a tough read for scouts
- When these two get together, it's never the same old story
- Clippers send Rockets way off orbit
- It's not their grandma's type of feminism
- KFC returns to the grill
- Fuzzy thinking
- ON THE MARKET: OCEAN VIEWS
- 'Captain Nemo' is grounded
- MILITARY DEATHS
- A most elite retreat
- Ground strokes of inspiration
- Tight on cash? Redeem those old savings bonds
- Sweet ski deals
- Homeowners can challenge assessments
- NEED A LIFT?
- Fault lines
- Northeast power outages continue
- Some troops to stay in Iraqi cities past June
- Bomb at bank kills 2
- Hormone pills linked to cancer
- Michelle Obama's No. 3 on likable-first-ladies list
- Would-be firefighter is killed on second tour in Iraq
- Atheist may sue for right to perform weddings in Vegas
- For parents, their own trauma
- Education trumps adversity
- COAST TO COAST
- Quarterbacks aim at possible job opening
- No, it's not that reporter's story
- The Lorax gets a little louder
- 76ers fire Cheeks after a slow start
- Business hopefuls who play with fire
- A bailout plan for Oscar's big night
- Rewards and awards for frequent fliers
- Charming guide
- THE $125 DEAL
- Aged to perfection
- So, the kids want a video game . . .
- HUD pick is praised for affordable housing focus
- Greyhound tightens security in Canada after knife attacks
- Zimbabwe says cholera crisis is result of Western germ warfare
- Mugabe's rule is icily calibrated
- Sweeping up 18th Street
- Storm expected to add snow, rain to already heavy winds
- One of 2 soldiers killed by a uniformed Iraqi soldier
- Kings don't let the Wild, or the points, slip away
- 'Christmas' time; Joss' blog-sical
- SOUTHLAND
- Looking for their minor miracle
- 'Mamma' has looks and hooks
- Hollywood's honest actress
- The 'rube' inventor of modern politics
- Amateurish? That can be a good thing
- Bad-blood bowl, Round 2
- High hopes in sci-fi
- Shattering myths of the 'Godfather' life
- Hooked on ice fishing
- Courage in the face of danger -- and bankruptcy
- A prescription for failure
- Southland events help bring out the Christmas spirit
- Author raised profile of black historical figures
- Auburn hires Chizik to succeed Tuberville
- Prop. 8 stance upends her life
- You can own the house that Berry Gordy built
- Bruins stop and go in an easy win
- Angels' offer is big deal
- Pull a piece of history right out of the box
- Arty, crafty, dependable