- 'Heroes': Redemption in so many ways, and Spock vs. Sylar
- Roland Emmerich's '2012' is 'the mother of all disaster films'
- Tim Burton on past 'Alice' films: 'There wasn't anything underneath them'
- Music review: Fuzjko Hemming at the Broad Stage
- 'Zombieland' keeps the movie genre alive
- 'Lost' producers vow 'everything that matters will be answered'
- Comic-Con: 'Glee' producers spill secrets of Episode 2
- Violin concertos: All the music that fits
- Hollywood: Frederick Lombardo, 45
- Westchester: Ricardo Contreras, 45
- Highland Park: Lars Sanchez, 4
- Wilmington: Eric Douglas, 50
- Compton: Darren Gunter, 39
- South Park: Ivan Valencia, 30
- Norwalk: Rayshawn Stewart, 22
- Baseball: Healy continues his impressive play for Crespi
- Compton: Willie Sykes, 47
- Compton: Victor Garza Jr., 23
- Compton: Jesus Sandoval, 17
- Baldwin Hills / Crenshaw: Stinson Brown, 21
- Vermont-Slauson: Hutch Jackson, 30
- Watts: Jorge Hernandez, 30
- Slater records perfect score in U.S. Open of Surfing
- Baseball: Healy hits three-run home run for Crespi
- Baseball: Cardona comes through for ECR
- Recession can be a time to grow at L.A. galleries
- Comic-Con: John Lasseter makes his first appearance
- 2009 WNBA All-Star Game at Mohegan Sun Arena: West 130, East 118
- The Emmy-nominated 'Family Guy' and the abortion episode you won't see
- Boys' basketball: Miller, Essa to be reunited at North Hollywood
- Tim Burton, back at Comic-Con after more than three decades
- Opinion: Sunday talk shows: Hillary Clinton, Kyl, Axelrod, Jindal, Gibbs, DeMint
- Is Stephen King standing up for print?
- Hot Property: Singer Natasha Bedingfield buys Los Feliz home for $2.3 million
- Photos: The faces of Comic-Con 2009
- Diabetes drug Avandia comes under new criticism
- 'First Wives Club' talks about shoes
- Harley-Davidson unveils 2010 customs, but can they stop the bleeding?
- Opening day: Guinea pigs beating 'Potter' at the box office
- Your morning adorable: Asian small-clawed otters at Australia's Taronga Zoo
- Comic-Con: David S. Goyer: It's starting to feel like Sundance
- Vaccine problems for seasonal flu
- Frugal Festival comes to Van Nuys
- Top Chef Masters: It's up to Suzanne Tracht to bring it home to L.A.
- Shortwave radio is finding a receptive young audience
- Tree of the Week: A palm with a ponytail and a canteen
- Boys' basketball: Franklin, Lamb, King lead California Supreme
- Opinion: Weekly remarks: It's Saturday, so Obama and the GOP argue healthcare
- 'Rain Gods' by James Lee Burke
- Legal eagle
- Your Scene: A surreal Great Barrier Reef
- E. Lynn Harris dies at 54; bestselling author broke barriers writing about gay black characters
- Planning your trip to Sanford winery
- Ex-Laker Kwame Brown lists Playa del Rey home
- California Legislature finally approves budget deal
- Green Dot connects
- Trash for Teaching idea turns plastic bottles into vases
- When lousy earnings aren't
- L.A. gang tied to secret, illegal after-hours bars
- Mark Cavendish wins 19th stage of Tour de France
- Another slice of Texas noir
- Vintage pottery at Silver Lake's Ten 10
- Venezuela's opposition feels heat from Chavez
- Tigers sweep double-header from White Sox
- 'Sorry' says something
- Last chance for digital TV converter box coupons
- More pressure on Iran leader
- 'Avatar' peek revs fans
- Manuel to face Envert in semifinal
- Undead and down to earth
- Main hed
- Bestselling author wrote of gay black characters
- Uighur tensions show up at Australia film festival
- 'Cash for clunkers' rules are released, sparking a rush
- Matt Holliday traded to Cardinals from A's
- Green Dot connects
- New pitch has Jepsen rolling
- Talent running deep for Angels
- Loan worries hit City National
- Pioneering panda had a cool dad
- Legislature finally OKs budget deal
- U.S. Border Patrol agent shot dead on duty
- Airlines seemingly all over the map on revenue strategy
- 'Disorderly conduct' laws give wide latitude to arrest
- Embrace financial reforms now or suffer later, Geithner warns
- A power play, not prejudice
- 'Who's' big-bang goodbye
- A Godless Capitol center
- Problems thrown into stark relief
- Hair today, a blanket tomorrow
- Bodysurfer killed at the Wedge in Newport Beach
- This is a team that shares the driving
- Rangers' Feldman outduels Greinke
- What the CIA didn't say
- Matthews is finally able to have some fun
- Breed profiling
- Obama calls comments on Cambridge police poor choice of words
- Iran plane crash kills at least 16
- Kyle Busch's temper becomes a hindrance
- Sheriff investigates leaks in Jackson case
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / MICHIGAN
- WORLD BRIEFING / SPAIN
- Game over, Ed
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SANTA BARBARA
- Schmidt deserves some applause
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / AND FINALLY . . .
- WORLD BRIEFING / CHINA
- Legal eagle
- COTTON'S NEW BITE
- Whitney Houston's heart sings for fans
- Swine flu could kill hundreds of thousands in U.S. if vaccine fails, CDC says
- Obama announces $4.35-billion school-funding competition
- When do you stop?
- Failed steroid test scuttles Anaheim mixed martial arts show
- FINA bans bodysuits that have led to spate of world records
- Man charged in shooting of boy, 4
- Up next for Galaxy: Saturday at Kansas City
- Turq empire
- Educator named to U.S. post
- Vets unable to save giraffe
- Stocks open lower after prior day's big jump
- Filed landmark lawsuit against tobacco industry
- Adieu to the views
- Student scientists do fieldwork from high above California
- Holliday a hit right off bat for Cardinals
- Fantastic and empowered
- Beckham fined $1,000 by MLS for gestures to fans
- Witty plant arrangements from Velvet Spade Designs
- Aramis Ramirez powers Cubs past Reds, 8-5
- Game means a lot to forward
- Woodland Hills' Spencer Dinwiddie on the basketball radar
- Life in web of summer
- Toucan's bill keeps it cool, study finds
- Somalia's security chief promises reform
- CNN chief addresses Obama birth controversy
- Ukuleles strike chord online
- Guaranty Bank reports being on the verge of failure
- Cornish coming back from the brink
- Thanks for the memory, Tom
- WORLD BRIEFING / BRITAIN
- In praise of pedicabs
- Looking for Lamar
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / TENNESSEE
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / WASHINGTON, D.C.
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LOS ANGELES
- Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
- WORLD BRIEFING / MALAYSIA
- Another soccer view
- MUSIC REVIEW
- Remembering Frank McCourt
- WORLD BRIEFING / MAURITANIA
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / MARYLAND
- THEATER REVIEW
- WORLD BRIEFING / GEORGIA
- Healthcare from every angle
- Tough love in a recession
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / WASHINGTON, D.C.
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SAN DIEGO
- QUICK TAKES - July 25, 2009
- FOR THE RECORD - July 25, 2009
- QUICK TAKES - July 25, 2009
- QUICK TAKES - July 25, 2009
- QUICK TAKES - July 25, 2009
- QUICK TAKES - July 25, 2009
- QUICK TAKES - July 25, 2009
- Theodore B. Olson: Legal eagle
- Status doesn't allay fears of race profiling
- Ousted Honduran leader dips a toe across border
- Loose reins on nurses in drug abuse program
- South L.A. boy died after previous reports of abuse
- The Nation - News from July 25, 2009
- A long-term cutback in spending? Most consumers say no
- Edward James Olmos: 'The Plan' is not the end for 'Battlestar Galactica'
- Shane Acker's '9' snags audience with its 'stitch punk' aesthetic
- Tommy Haas top seed at LA Tennis Open
- Comic-Con: Joss Whedon and a 'Dollhouse' duo
- Opinion: What are the odds Las Vegas really is blacklisted for federal meetings?
- The next boy toy: Michael Keaton in 'Toy Story 3'
- About this story
- Comic-Con: Two violent movies, two unusual paths
- Apple iPhone vs. Palm Pre: The battle over iTunes
- Sampler Platter: Fried chicken, type-A sandwiches and summer salads
- Comic-Con: Miyazaki breaks his silent protest of America's actions in Iraq with visit to the U.S.
- A new symptom of swine flu: seizures
- Opinion: Facebook can use your pictures for ads, no permission required
- Cannabis App passes 1,000 paid downloads; SoCal developers stoked
- Opinion: "Obama Names New Director of Homeland Security"
- Comic-Con: Fantastic and empowered
- Auto News Roundup 7-24-09: $33 million to fund 'Cash for Clunkers,' new braking distance rules for large trucks
- Comic-Con: Peter Jackson says a 'Hobbit' script is 3-4 weeks away
- Comic-Con: Katee Sackhoff says '24' will show 'sweeter side'
- Weekly Wrap-up: Apologies to cat lovers (and bird people, too)
- Video: 4 questions with Bobb'e J. Thompson of 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'
- A new international theater festival in Calabasas
- The ugly truth about 'The Ugly Truth': It's a stinker!
- Toucans' bills act as radiators to regulate body temperature, researchers say
- Slater advances to U.S. Open of Surfing quarterfinals
- Honda Racing program goes grassroots
- Comic-Con: 'Spartacus' death toll 'like nothing you've seen'
- Comic-Con: Miyazaki brings "Ponyo" to America
- Afflication cancels MMA title match featuring Emelianenko
- Bleacher Report: Ed O'Bannon is right in taking on the NCAA
- South Pasadena to host green-living expo and car show
- Comic-Con: 'Where the Wild Things Are' gets an intro from its pint-sized star
- Comic-Con: Love is in the air for 'Book of Eli' stars Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman
- Theater review: 'Fiddler on the Roof' at the Pantages
- Sportscaster camp comes to Los Angeles
- Comic-Con: 'FlashForward' producers downplay similarities with 'Lost'
- Hot Property: Actor lists Hollywood Hills home purchased in March
- Sam Nazarian's SBE to manage Gladstone's of Malibu
- Loan worries hit City National stock after earnings report
- UCLA Institute of the Environment names Glen M. MacDonald director
- Comic-Con: Josh Brolin tries to explain 'Jonah Hex'
- 'Twilight: New Moon' casts a light on Nordstrom's juniors department
- Comic-Con: David S. Goyer: How did my 'FlashForward' panel go?
- Ron Capps regains lead in NHRA funny car standings
- Comic-Con: To Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes is no mystery
- Boys' basketball: California Supreme makes 14 three-pointers
- Kids' fitness study: A new take on 'the dog ate my homework'
- Small Bites: sorbet, milkshakes and ice cream sliders
- Apple won't let you use cool augmented reality iPhone apps -- yet
- Opinion: Obama White House loves BlackBerry but bars Twitter
- Broad, Geffen make Forbes' list of top billionaire collectors*
- Last chance for TV digital converter discount
- San Francisco government takes on food
- Live Chat: 'True Blood' Season 2, Episode 6, Sunday
- Hot Property: Frankie Avalon sells at a loss in La Quinta
- Baseball: Thompson set to sign with White Sox
- Lou Dobbs may still pursue 'birther' story, CNN president says
- California national forests reaping stimulus funding
- Music review: Philip Glass' Hollywood Bowl debut
- 'Cash for clunkers' gets on the road
- Disney Living channel debuts on YouTube with tween fashion show
- VIDEO: 'Kick-Ass' red carpet
- Comic-Con: Peter Jackson -- secret Stormtrooper?
- Attention film buffs: 20th Century Props auction in North Hollywood
- The Scout: Fake-out your friends with Versace style dishes from $2.99
- Huge housing IPO sees wild demand in China's hot market
- Still for sale: Esa-Pekka Salonen's Brentwood home
- Google Latitude for iPhone isn't great, but could be used to track down a stolen phone
- Comic-Con overwhelmed by studio blitzkrieg
- Opinion: Obama: Sgt. Crowley 'outstanding police officer and good man' (full text)
- EcoStiletto.com for vegan pumps, paraben-free makeup and lead-free lipsticks
- Opinion: In today's pages: The Mexican army and the baseball Hall of Fame
- Buy your Volvo direct from Sweden -- or win your trip for free
- IRAQ: Interview with Kurdish candidate Barham Salih, deputy prime minister
- Next 'Batman' film on track for 2011 release?
- Reader Mail: 3 Fish Studios artist gives cost-conscious framing tips
- Ashton Kutcher on Twitter, bypassing the media, and Mischa Barton
- Back to the moon: What's the point?
- 'So You Think You Can Dance' executive producer Nigel Lythgoe vs. the fans
- VIDEO: 'Avatar' red carpet with Sigourney Weaver and Jon Landau
- Study linking pollution to lower IQ stokes fears among many, not all
- Your morning adorable: Wild boar piglet Schnitzel becomes part of a dog pack
- Foreclosure myths?
- Art review: '60's' at Cardwell Jimmerson Contemporary Art
- Brett Favre reportedly is conflicted about returning to NFL
- IRAQ: Secret talks between Iraqi insurgents and American officials
- CNN President Jon Klein declares Obama birther story 'dead'
- Art review: Todd Hebert at Mark Moore Gallery
- Diller warns that media's transition to new era will get 'bloody'
- Art review: 'Rogue Wave '09' at L.A. Louver Gallery
- Art review: Patrick Wilson at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
- What we're reading: Changing our ways when it comes to water
- Gays and lesbians more likely to smoke (by quite a bit), study shows
- Dodgers' homer heaven
- David S. Goyer: Notes from Comic-Con and a 'FlashForward' scoop
- Ted Green: Trying to explain LeBron's confession
- Modern bookcases: modular, colorful and not by the book
- Foreclosure hot spots
- Large waves pound Southern California beaches
- U.S. minimum wage jumps 11%, but will it help or hurt?
- Tod Goldberg on zombies and star encounters at Comic-Con
- Baseball: No surprises in opening round of VIBL playoffs
- Comic-Con: Peter Jackson stumps for 'District 9'
- Monster Mash: Katie Holmes does Judy Garland; British Museum plan rejected; Dame Edna back on Broadway?
- Will 'canine disarming' procedure help Cotton, a severely aggressive dog?
- The Morning Fix: Washington is watching; 3-D day at Comic-Con; White Shadow for president; Twitter cracks down on spam
- Opinion: Obama channels his inner Harry Truman: 'Give 'em hell, Barack'
- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Government bugs BlackBerrys with spy program
- Sales alert: BoConcept offers up to 60% off floor samples
- Appiphilia: Comic-Con on your iPhone, a reason to be animated
- Reel Big Fish and The English Beat shine at Hard Rock
- Opinion: Obama birthers; Gov. Sarah Palin's 3rd-to-last picnic; flu-fighters flock
- A nipple, a cellphone camera -- and a diagnosis
- Opinion: The sky isn't falling at L.A. community colleges
- Maurice Grimaud dies at 95; former Paris police chief
- PASSINGS
- 'Short Girls' by Bich Minh Nguyen
- The sky isn't falling at L.A. community colleges
- Louis R. Nowell dies at 94; former Los Angeles city councilman
- Bigfoot Lodge West
- Frankie Avalon sells his La Quinta golf course retreat
- Natasha Bedingfield buys Los Feliz home for $2.3 million
- Lance Armstrong to jump to U.S.-based cycling team in 2010
- Clippers might keep dealing
- Moreno says interest remains in landing ace
- NFL won't confirm meeting
- Journalism -- or trafficking?
- Loan modifications get bad reviews