- Football: Ex-Loyola coach facing controversy
- Reviewed: 2011 Infiniti QX56
- PREACH IT! A rare hiccup from Jennifer Aniston's purring PR machine
- Betsy Sharkey's film pick of the week: 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
- Geraldine Brooks to receive the Dayton Literary Peace Prize's lifetime achievement award
- Movie projector: Five new movies open, but 'Expendables' may kick butt again
- Meet the newest additions to 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta'
- Terry Crews wants Justin Bieber's -- attention
- Is Facebook Places a Foursquare killer? CEO Dennis Crowley isn't worried
- Angels hold players-only meeting before game against Red Sox
- Lighting up the dark: smoking in movies
- Baseball: Chuck Berrington is new coach at Fairfax
- Weekend Shopping: Society for Rational Dress sample sale, Gilt Groupe Mulberry for Target preview sale and more
- Gulf oil spill: Well kill not expected until after Labor Day
- Scott Conant's Scarpetta to open in Beverly Hills in October
- 'Top Chef': Covert cuisine
- Spencer Pratt threatens to tell us more things we don't care about -- and Heidi Montag's not happy
- Chanel kicks the khaki trend up a notch with a new nail polish collection
- 'Fact Checkers Unit' would rather not investigate what brand of deodorant Rosie O'Donnell uses
- Football: Sylmar gets visit from Efren Herrera
- Oak Tree meeting appears headed for Hollywood Park
- Whitman says she'll focus on Brown in convention speech
- Edward James Olmos pays tribute to Dr. Frank Ryan
- A music critic's pick: 'Lisztomania' at the Egyptian
- A new bloom on 'Violet & Daisy'
- The Look for Less: Dedon Obelisk vs. Nuevo Living Hourglass stacking outdoor furniture
- De La Hoya sells Marquez as Pacquiao's next fight
- Cameron Diaz named the most dangerous celeb on the Internet
- Frank McCourt's lawyer: 'Jamie's case is a loser'
- Mark Kennedy to take over as theater writer and reviewer for AP
- 'MasterChef': 'That's about as Chinese as my mum'
- Lil Twist takes his cues from 'big brother' Lil Wayne
- Pan Pacific update: Michael Phelps does not make 400 IM final
- David Beckham tops MLS money list ahead of Thierry Henry and Rafael Marquez
- 'Piranha 3D' director says it's 'Gremlins' for adults
- Lawmakers pledge swift action on bills prompted by Bell scandal
- WAC commissioner lashes back at Fresno State and Nevada but insists league will survive
- UCLA football: Defensive tackle Brandon Willis to transfer to Bruins, source says
- Colombia court rules against U.S. military agreement
- Billionaire shells out $250,000 to fight Proposition 23
- Your morning adorable: Critically endangered Sumatran orangutan born in Israeli zoo
- Opinion: That useless Obama Muslim poll
- The Summer Movie Posse: How did their predictions pan out?
- Opinion: Ted Rall, cartooning live from Afghanistan: Day 5
- Slice of Hollywood history: Site of the former Malibu Lodge is sold to cellphone honcho
- The Albert Heschong family home in Encino goes on the market
- 'American Idol' executive producer Nigel Lythgoe on negotiations with potential judges
- Brown says Whitman's EBay compensation was 'really gross'
- Economy's optimists finding it harder to hang on
- 'American Idol' star Justin Guarini to appear in Broadway's 'Women on the Verge'
- Traveling hip-hop fest Rock the Bells downsizes, experiences growing pains
- Gulf oil spill: BP accused of withholding evidence
- A prize-winning book of photo postcards
- Bay Area home sales cool off in July
- Roger Clemens to be indicted for perjury, report says
- $500,000 Barnes Foundation grant questioned
- EGYPT: Electricity outages spoil Ramadan celebrations
- The Review: Waterloo & City in Culver City
- Jamie McCourt: Frank changed the agreement
- This week's L.A. Times Test Kitchen recipes
- Mortgage rates sink lower still
- Question of the day: Should Texas sanction Antonio Margarito after California turned him down?
- Restaurant hostess sues Disney for permission to wear hijab
- When wanting Matt Kemp to step it up is not the same as wishing him the black plague
- Remembering track-and-field legends Hal Connolly, Scott Davis
- Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato premiere 'Camp Rock 2'
- Wall Street Roundup: GM's many bankers. Hedge fund police.
- SUDAN: Chilled warehouses offer escape from heat during Ramadan
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Emma Watson's eco-chic collaboration gets a royal invite. Kanye West to get a new look. And a new musical gets our obsession with shoes.
- Politico parent Allbritton Communications goes to battle at FCC over Comcast-NBC Universal deal
- First Take: CalPERS gifts questioned. Boxer attacks Fiorina oil stance. A refund for Bell homeowners?
- Monster Mash: ABT headed to Cuba; Aztec remains unearthed in Mexico City
- Kenneth Turan's film pick of the week: 'Animal Kingdom'
- Intel buying McAfee for nearly $8 billion
- Is American Apparel losing its (neon) shirt because it ignored its core audience?
- Chelsea Handler is hosting the MTV Video Music Awards. Help us dream up the possibilities.
- The Morning Fix: Steven Tyler to scream for 'American Idol'! Spyglass chiefs near deal to run MGM. HBO might add an X.
- Nate Berkus, the talk of TV
- Scott Grimes has nothing to 'Hide' -- except maybe Russell Crowe and a few merry men
- JabbaWockeeZ branch out from dance with 'Robot Remains'
- 'Top Chef': Taking odds on the final four
- One year ago: Don Hewitt
- At Utah technology college, women are finding better-paying jobs than men
- Opinion: Social media wrap: Sarah Palin backs Dr. Laura on 1st Amendment -- but is it a constitutional issue?
- SAUDI ARABIA: Cleric who urged grown men to drink breast milk of unrelated women taken off air
- Orange, buttermilk and mint pops
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- Dark chocolate, date and sesame pops
- The Oceanaire Seafood Room's Maryland-style crab cakes
- Creamy coconut and banana pops
- Blueberry and lavender pops
- Spicy Cantaloupe And Ginger Pops
- Opinion: 19 months in, a few Americans think Obama is Muslim, but nearly half don't know what he is
- The Find: Merry's House of Chicken
- Merry's House of Chicken details: Location, prices and more
- Waterloo & City details: Location, prices and more
- The Review: Waterloo & City
- Richard 'Scar' Lopez dies at 65; founder of East L.A. vocal band Cannibal & the Headhunters
- There's teaching, and there's learning
- Culinary SOS: The Oceanaire Seafood Room's Maryland-style crab cakes
- Movies: 'Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child'
- Boxer attacks Fiorina's pro-oil drilling stance in Santa Barbara
- Pop Music: Sunset Junction Street Fair
- The Find: Merry's House of Chicken
- Yankees' Lance Berkman goes on disabled list
- Iraq in the rear-view mirror
- 'Vampires Suck' info
- Infiniti QX56 is a luxurious powerhouse in a rotund shell
- WORD OF MOUTH: 'Lottery Ticket' tries to beat the odds
- Disney restaurant hostess sues for permission to wear hijab
- Are frequent headaches a cause -- or a consequence -- of an unhealthy lifestyle?
- From the skies, a folk hero
- Three-strikes law: a big error
- CalPERS investment staff receive luxury travel, gifts from financial firms
- There's teaching, and there's learning
- 2011 Infiniti QX56 4WD at a glance
- Are there more prostate cancer diagnoses just because there are more screenings?
- Bid to hold Oak Tree meet at Santa Anita is rejected
- A distasteful move by MoveOn.org
- Events: Fair days in Antelope Valley
- It's a 'Switch'
- Key events since GM's bankruptcy filing
- Emma Thompson's career highlights
- Movies: Through the eyes of Ken Russell
- American Apparel's shares plummet 21% as doubts rise about its future
- North Korean jet crashes during apparent defection attempt
- L.A. County sheriff to turn over Ruben Salazar files to watchdog agency
- Obama visits a different Ohio
- CBS to launch joint venture in India
- Mediator takes reins on gulf oil spill claims
- UCLA Extension offers writers fair Sunday
- Credit default swap deals unnerve California
- 'The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector' info
- Lines are being redrawn for Japan's anime industry
- L.A. doctors help prevent blindness in babies in Armenia
- Two advance scouts pursue pay disputes with Clippers
- New York sues for return of Central Park drawings
- Jews on Vinyl Revue info
- Depictions of smoking in movies are on the wane
- Mummified remains of two babies wrapped in 1930s newspapers found
- Thursday's TV talk shows
- Merry's House of Chicken details: Location, prices and more
- Hot list: Topanga Film Festival
- The Performance: Emma Thompson
- Feinstein, Boxer question BLM about off-road race that killed eight
- Culinary SOS: The Oceanaire Seafood Room's Maryland-style crab cakes
- Movie review: 'The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector'
- Quick Takes: Jerry Lee Lewis to jam with 'Million Dollar Quartet' cast
- Appeals court declines to say if local authorities can ban pot dispensaries
- How a credit default swap deal works
- Presidents flying blind
- Waterloo & City details: Location, prices and more
- State's Guard troops headed to border duty will have focused mission
- 'Vampires Suck' has some comic bite
- Ramirez takes minor step
- Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival heads to Hollywood
- Thursday's TV highlights
- Johnny Mathis' Jewish covers strike chord for Idelsohn Society
- Mayor found dead three days after being kidnapped
- The Dodgers' winning pitch to top pick Zach Lee
- Hot List: Manhattan Beach Open volleyball
- Legislature should pass Fair Sentencing for Youth Act
- Smart phones and tablets are among the bright spots in consumer electronics
- Furloughs for California state employees to resume
- Hot list: John Mayer at the Hollywood Bowl
- Richard 'Scar' Lopez dies at 65; founder of East L.A. vocal band Cannibal & the Headhunters
- 2011 Infiniti QX56 4WD at a glance
- Rebecca Soni makes waves only in the pool
- 'Superbug' hysteria may have subsided; the true antibiotic problem remains
- Budget progress? It's nil
- In South Africa, strike reportedly erupts into chaos
- Kristofer O'Dowd ignoring the preseason hype
- Romania shows its support for the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan
- Laura Schlessinger says she was already considering leaving radio
- A deadly off-road race; Ron Brownstein on Democrats and Republicans; Mitrice Richardson's death
- Venice gets creative with first Art Crawl
- Volleyball players weigh options as AVP struggles
- Kevin Kolb is no fledgling Eagle
- Horoscope: Aug. 19
- Angels meet, then finally beat the Red Sox, 7-2
- Will Power continues title chase at Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
- Legislators offer plan to refund Bell property tax overcharges
- Loan program for green home upgrades stalls
- Target feels backlash from shareholders
- More evidence links pesticides to hyperactivity
- Vicente Padilla is bound for 15-day disabled list
- Syrians dissatisfied, survey shows
- Ted Lilly's bloom lifts Dodgers' gloom in 2-0 victory over Colorado
- Minnesota wide receiver Percy Harvin collapses at practice
- Bell loan program for employees totals more than originally reported
- Union leader says parents should know teachers' ratings
- Jamie McCourt says estranged husband 'fraudulently altered' Dodgers ownership agreement
- Oils, calories, salt -- restaurants may be kidding some people with those salads, but not you. Right?
- Intel buying McAfee
- Duo is jockeying for Bruins' inside linebacker spot
- Mind control doesn't work -- even when we try it on ourselves
- Torii Hunter feels he's a key to the Twins' new home
- Baseball's not quite cricket in South Africa
- Hewlett-Packard's profit jumps 6% in last quarter under CEO Mark Hurd
- WAC chief calls Fresno State, Nevada 'selfish' for leaving conference
- Up next for the Sparks: Friday vs. Minnesota
- Egg recall is still evolving
- State could use federal school funding to help close budget gap
- A health warning as high school football practice begins
- Joe Torre's future, Adrian Beltre's tough Red Sox and Jerry Buss' title
- Amend that, says 'tea party'
- 'Conversations on Beauty, Health & Wellness' Returns to Terranea Resort on the Cliffs of Rancho Palos Verdes
- For the record - Aug. 19, 2010
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- Wine of the Week: 2008 Parusso Langhe Nebbiolo
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- Homemade pops get fresh
- Teacher leader opposes database
- Recipe: Blueberry and lavender pops
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- The dinner party as an interactive experience
- Recipe: Spicy cantaloupe and ginger pops
- Schwarzenegger spokesman compares Capitol Democrats to Bell City Council
- Football: Bishop Amat has title aspirations
- Dodgers fall deeper into the abyss with 3-2 loss to Rockies in 10 innings
- UCLA football: Darryl Jackson commits to the Bruins
- Rehabilitated sea turtles rescued from Gulf oil spill are released in Florida waters
- Pan Pacific swimming: Michael Phelps wins 200 butterfly
- Many homeowners are eager to sell
- Conference tumult continues as Mountain West nabs Fresno State and Nevada from WAC
- Dodgers introduce No.1 pick Zach Lee
- Pan Pacific swimming update: Peirsol wins 100 backstroke
- Thursday's TV Highlights: “Project Runway” on Lifetime.
- Edmund Shea Jr. dies at 80; venture capitalist co-founded Shea Homes
- Thursday's Talk Shows
- Facebook launches Places service to let your friends know where you are
- Report: Lindsay Lohan's doctors recommend shorter rehab
- Bullpen meltdown is costly in Angels' 7-5 loss to Red Sox
- Trust Miss USA Rima Fakih -- we Americans always wear stripper heels with our oversized eagle wings
- Nevada reportedly set to join Fresno State in Mountain West Conference
- Swimming: Pan Pacifics, Day 1 update
- Los Angeles City Council approves new watering rules
- Lakers' Jerry Buss shows Dodgers' Frank McCourt what it means to be completely committed to winning
- Eli Broad says Yaroslavsky website is wrong; no decision yet on museum's destination
- Opinion: Happy Birthday, 19th Amendment (And thanks to Harry T. Burn's mom)
- Tracking solar storms in real-time
- Miss Universe Pageant judges named -- bikinis included
- California broadband projects pick up $205 million in federal funding
- Hot Property photographs
- 'American Idol' star Kristy Lee Cook's reality TV show about hunting doesn't sit well with PETA
- Report: Fresno State has agreed to join the Mountain West Conference
- Opinion: Obama mosque stance hurting, Gallup finds, as Americans disapprove of it and him
- USC basketball: Trojans release 2010-11 schedule
- The tussle over Barnes & Noble
- Lake Havasu fears 'Piranha 3D' could take a bite out of tourism
- Mountain West Conference extends invitations to Fresno State and Nevada
- Spyglass-MGM plan reaches critical step for approval
- Steven Tyler joins 'American Idol' as a judge
- Angels can't hit, so Mike Scioscia cancels batting practice
- Star sightings: January Jones and Jason Sudeikis' karaoke date night
- Cute line alert: JNBY clothing looks good for fall
- Liz Taylor and Richard Burton fought over everything: Even who was more Jewish!
- Baseball: Ex-Hart player Trevor Brown is a summer star
- Live review: Brandon Flowers at the Troubadour
- Opinion: Widely available 'ground-zero mosque' facts that won't matter
- Chat about 'Grading the teachers'
- Softball: Local players help U.S. team win gold medal
- State Supreme Court: Furloughs back on starting Friday
- Mexico City mayor sues Guadalajara bishop over gay marriage remarks
- CBS teams up with India's Reliance Media
- Jesse James and Kat Von D, sitting in a tree ... ?
- A Mater Dei-CIF skirmish is looming
- PREACH IT! Lindsay Lohan: Lowballed at $1 million?
- First look at Britney Spears on 'Glee'
- State controller: IOUs in 'two to four weeks'
- Jerry Lee Lewis to perform with Broadway's 'Million Dollar Quartet'
- The city of Beverly Hills partners on a beauty brand
- Football: Fajardo settling in at Nevada
- Theater review: 'Free Man of Color' at Colony Theatre
- Watchdog says stimulus dollars being misused
- Echo Curio gets a visit from the vice squad, drops its BYOB policy
- USC football: Dillon Baxter says suspension has taught him to be more responsible
- UCLA football Web notebook: Wide receiver Ricky Marvray shows competitive spirit
- Poll: Will this really be Brett Favre's final NFL season?
- Gulf oil spill: Tests still needed before troubled BP well can finally be killed
- Fat Beats to close its remaining Los Angeles and New York locations
- Music review: Pietari Inkinen makes his Hollywood Bowl debut with Leon Fleisher as soloist
- Zoo official issues dire warning about the treatment of animals at Indonesia's Surabaya Zoo
- GM files for public stock offering
- Brett Favre will return to Vikings for his 20th NFL season
- Will Google TV do to Hollywood what Napster did to the music biz?
- Demi Lovato hearts Kelly Clarkson, and Bill O'Reilly hearts Demi Lovato
- Schwarzenegger to send National Guard troops to Mexican border
- Books by Betty White, coming to a coffee table near you
- Bell leaders meet with state lawmakers
- What are the best cookbooks of all time?
- Democrats, education leaders haggle over federal education funds
- Opinion: Councilwoman Perry on Project 50 and supportive housing for L.A's homeless
- Your morning adorable: Black rhinoceros calf sticks close to mom at German zoo
- Baseball: Jesus Valdez enrolls at junior college
- Archival images by Herb Ritts to be shown at Fahey/Klein Gallery
- So you wanna be a Test Kitchen intern.... Meet Mary Pat Kuppig
- Carl Hiaasen talks well-placed sea urchins, paparazzi and Florida
- Common Sense Media fires opening salvo in battle over California law banning sale of violent games to kids