- Encino Crespi's London Perrantes, a basketball standout, is ready for football
- Lucy Punch, turning her back on fame?
- Book review: 'Inside Scientology' by Janet Reitman
- The Taliban attacks a Kabul hotel; the TSA's rules; UC fears of a brain drain
- In Character: Three legendary character actors
- Thailand opposition wins election
- Many small cities pay officials hefty health benefits
- New discipline policy at LAPD results in some officers avoiding punishment
- A really big showman ...
- Strong Body Studio at a glance
- Maricopa slows to a crawl
- Japanese retirees volunteer to work in stricken nuclear plant
- Torii Hunter isn't second-guessing his move to No. 2 spot in lineup
- This barn is red, white and viewed
- Visiting Taormina, Italy
- Republican senators criticize Afghan pullout plan
- 'The Tempest' information
- Oil spill outrages Montana residents
- My Turn: A few steps for polishing up those golden years
- How to collect payments sooner
- Monday's talk shows
- EU rescue effort prompts default warning from S&P on Greece
- Many fliers say they'd pay for pre-screening
- Peter Bourjos saves Angels with his glove in 5-1 win over Tigers
- Rodriguez: Land of the free, home of the fake
- Mexico votes, with all eyes on 2012 presidential election
- Perk preserves draw in debut for Galaxy
- Up next for Sparks: Tuesday at Phoenix
- Don Mattingly expects Dee Gordon to rejoin the Dodgers this season
- Mets crash Dodgers' party, 5-2
- Crystal Cathedral board ousts the Rev. Robert H. Schuller
- Trekkin' on
- Not quite a 'do-nothing Congress,' but it's close
- Cardinals' Albert Pujols could return Tuesday night
- NBA lockout leaves draft picks with plenty of time to fill, minus a paycheck
- Are whitening toothpastes a bright idea?
- TV review: 'Citizen U.S.A.: A 50 State Road Trip'
- Monday's TV highlights
- Hiking on the tech trail
- Good Form: Weights help strengthen shoulders
- Braces are for grown-ups too
- Obama faces a less friendly Iowa
- Torii Hunter, Vernon Wells homer in Angels' 5-1 win over Tigers
- IndyCar will return to Fontana
- Horoscope: July 4
- Michele Bachmann courts conservative Iowa voters on bus tour
- Concorde Hotels' summer sale takes up to 30% off rooms in Paris and elsewhere
- Jury begins deliberating in Casey Anthony murder trial
- Go ahead and indulge — it's Taormina, Italy
- Theater review: 'The Tempest'
- Prickly allies for Jerry Brown
- That's so <i>not</i> Raven
- Magical moments, not prize money, are the currency for UCLA golfer Patrick Cantlay
- Dodgers fall to Mets, 5-2
- Newt Gingrich offers bleak view of campaign finances
- July 4 parades are serious business for candidates
- 3-D in the movies: Getting in too deep
- Syrian forces surround rebellious city of Hama
- James Cagney shines in 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'
- Fourth of July: Words of wisdom from the Founding Fathers
- 100 facts for 100 years of Machu Picchu: Fact 81
- As the heat rises inland, the coast is the cool place to be
- Judging penis size by comparing index, ring fingers
- A different side of Elizabeth II
- Fitness studio needs help getting into shape
- Antelope Valley residents not fired up over green energy projects
- Fast Fame: Eva Marie Saint and Paul Newman
- Parents of Avery Cody expected to get $500,000 in shooting by sheriff's deputy
- Coffee percolates through Iraq's cultural history
- 'Inside Scientology' info
- Massive 405 Freeway project respects the boundaries of a Jewish tradition
- New beach volleyball tour to start at Manhattan Beach in August
- Hiking on the tech trail
- Happening Monday
- Profit-taking may loom as investors eye economic data
- Novak Djokovic's Wimbledon victory may indicate a changing of the guard in men's tennis, but in the women's game, the old guard is still in picture
- For the record - July 4, 2011
- Chris Cahill dies at 54; skater with Dogtown Z-Boys
- PASSINGS: Itamar Franco, Ron Smith
- Softball: All-state teams are announced
- Track: Harvard-Westlake duo are headed for France
- Monday's Highlights: 'The Big C' on Showtime
- Monday's Talk Shows
- Angels beat Dodgers, 3-1; Russell Branyan has two-run homer
- Football: Rio Ruiz decides he wants to play for 18U baseball team
- 'True Blood' recap: Werepanthers, witches and psychopathic frat boys, oh my!
- Opinion: A citizen's required reading for July 4: The Declaration of Independence
- Essence Music Festival: Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson and Usher take on the mainstage
- ExxonMobil attempts to limit oil spill on Yellowstone River
- Big flyover planned for Angels-Tigers Independence Day game
- Two years after demotion, Kendrick is an All-Star
- Dodgers put Casey Blake on disabled list, activate Rafael Furcal
- NBC out, ESPN in, no more Wimbledon tape delay
- Essence Music Festival: An appreciative Kanye West toasts New Orleans crowd
- Theater review: 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' in Griffith Park
- Boys' basketball: Knight player picks UNLV and is leaving
- Baseball: Ricky Torres throws two shutout innings in all-star game
- Top 10 home galleries so far this year
- Dodgers' Matt Kemp, Clayton Kershaw tapped for All-Star Game
- Kemp an All-Star starter; Kendrick, Kershaw, Weaver will also go
- Novak Djokovic dominates Rafael Nadal, wins first Wimbledon
- Charlene Wittstock wears Armani to wed Monaco's Prince Albert in religious ceremony
- Baseball: SoCal players make 18U national team cut
- “Kimchi Chronicles” premieres at the Korean Cultural Center
- Sundays with Sondheimer: The pitcher who can sing
- In Rotation: Mowest, Motown’s West Coast experiment
- IRAN: 26 alleged U.S. intelligence operatives to be tried in absentia
- Why are our nails this color? Ask Chanel's Peter Philips
- Bank emails, bogus lotteries: Your weekly ScamWatch
- L.A. Times Test Kitchen tips: Cleaning beans
- Today's no-bake dessert recipe: Chocolate pudding
- Opinion: July 4th patriotic celebrations create more Republicans, Harvard study warns
- Nicolas Roeg's 1976 science-fiction film 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' doesn't adhere to sci-fi conventions
- Book Review: 'To End All Wars'
- Dinosaur Hall holds something big
- Reel China: It's rough out West for Chinese films
- New on DVD; 'Das Boot: The Director's Cut' in Blu-ray
- Book Review: 'Ten Thousand Saints' by Eleanor Henderson
- Critic's Notebook: Under the influence of Hemingway
- Book review: 'For the Love of Physics'
- Book review: 'Witches of East End'
- Shopping: José Eber opens new Beverly Hills salon
- Close-up for Rex
- Book review: 'Witches of East End'
- BMW layoffs exemplify the evisceration of the middle class
- State says prison hunger strike involves fewer than two dozen inmates
- Clarence Thomas is his own man
- When it comes to amenities, San Francisco airport soars above the competition
- Shopping: José Eber opens new Beverly Hills salon
- July 4th: A primer
- Homeowners association board can hike assessments without vote by owners
- Marine Lt. Col. Benjamin J. Palmer, 43, Modesto; shot and killed in Afghanistan
- Dodgers' Matt Kemp, Clayton Kershaw and Angels' Jered Weaver, Howie Kendrick are All-Stars
- Underrated/Overrated
- Book Review: 'Ten Thousand Saints' by Eleanor Henderson
- The Sunday Conversation: Parker Posey
- 'West Side Story' and L.A. Philharmonic info
- International visitors' favorite places to visit in the U.S.
- Jerry Brown is working without a net
- From a standout player, a different sort of care basket
- Carmen Fanzone's two passions have taken him around the horn
- Sony facing its problems head-on by bringing down costs
- Texas, the jobs engine
- Mr. Villaraigosa, don't build this wall
- Marine Lance Cpl. Jason D. Hill, 20, Poway; killed in Afghan firefight
- Syrian governor dismissed after massive protests
- Still bruised, Thais go to polls
- Kvitova pulls up a lawn chair
- Reel China: It's rough out West for Chinese films
- Up next for Galaxy: Monday vs. Seattle
- Tours & Cruises
- Stop playing chicken with the debt ceiling
- A prison stay with exit privileges
- The Phil tangles with Sharks and Jets
- Axis Dance Company info
- Critic's Notebook: Ian Birnie's farewell LACMA film series is a model program
- Critic's Notebook: Under the influence of Hemingway
- Frances Arnold: Career path of a Caltech scientist
- DOWN THE LINE
- Axis Dance Company revels in its abilities
- Kadafi's unlikely advocate
- Angels catcher Hank Conger's debate leads to error
- Full steam ahead for Nassco shipyard in San Diego
- Home warranty firm settles suit alleging kickbacks to realty agents
- Starbucks CEO pours on the schmaltz
- Los Angeles expects a sizzling Fourth
- NO STICK
- 'Rizzoli & Isles' — are they or aren't they?
- Guidelines for cervical cancer screenings
- Yankees' Derek Jeter approaches 3,000-hit milestone as he's approached everything else in his career
- Your Scene: Taking liberties with the angle
- Warring ambitions
- Horoscope: July 3
- Letters to the editor
- Planning your prison visit
- Parents expect yet another bailout from their adult child
- Activists caught in Egypt's secretive military justice system
- Inept train robber had an unimpressive life but a celebrated afterlife
- July 4 warning: Texas says don't go to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
- New on DVD; 'Das Boot: The Director's Cut' in Blu-ray
- July happenings in Southern California
- Book Review: 'To End All Wars'
- Angels do more with less to beat Dodgers, 3-1
- Calendar
- Book review: 'For the Love of Physics'
- 'The Kid' by Sapphire
- WAY SMOOTH
- The health beef over barbecued meat
- Encino Crespi's London Perrantes, a basketball standout, is ready for football
- Congress and free-trade pacts; new homework policy at LAUSD; who's to blame for the U.S. deficit
- TV This Week
- An ex-Beatle wife brings the Age of Aquarius back to Catalina Island
- War casualties
- Dodgers get Rafael Furcal back but lose Casey Blake, again
- Brazil clinches berth in Women's World Cup quarterfinals
- Travelers Aid Society ends 61-year run at LAX
- Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan remains a leading force
- Scandals taint revered Pakistan military
- Buried bombs take increasingly deadly toll on Afghan civilians
- Novak Djokovic dominates Rafael Nadal to win his first Wimbledon championship
- Films & programs
- Thailand's fate is in the stars
- New Hampshire's hardy economy makes campaigning tricky
- On the Spot: Book early flight, pay more?
- Web Buzz: Travel-deal site Spire.com offers luxe rooms for less to members
- 100 facts for 100 years of Machu Picchu: Fact 80
- 'Celebrating Classic Cinema'
- HBO, you're busted
- More employers are offering on-site medical clinics
- Not everyone's clear on HPV tests
- Strauss-Kahn's accuser may have sought financial gain, official says
- Former building projects manager at Long Beach City College served time for job-related bribery in Texas
- Nick Watney wins AT&T; National
- For the record - July 3, 2011
- Book calendar events for the week of July 03, 2011
- Word Play: Where the Wild Things still are
- Listing details: 11802 Ellice St., Malibu 90265
- Peter Philips makes his colorful mark on Chanel
- Discoveries
- George Ballas dies at 85; intrepid inventor created the Weed Eater
- An unobtrusive showcase in Malibu
- A new age for New Age music
- Greg Pursley wins NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Irwindale
- Boys' basketball: L.A. Windward wins Westchester tournament
- Opinion: Rep. Thaddeus McCotter joins the GOP race on July 4th weekend -- patriotic, yes, media-savvy, maybe not
- Jered Weaver and Angels cruise past Clayton Kershaw and Dodgers, 7-1
- Boys' basketball: Mater Dei wins Fairfax tournament
- Baseball: Giolito throws scoreless inning for 18U team
- Boys' basketball: La Verne Lutheran wins Dominguez tournament
- Boys' basketball: Is Derrick Taylor headed to St. John Bosco?
- Don Mattingly says Ted Lilly has 'elbow tenderness'
- Football: Crespi goes 6-0 in its own tournament
- Opinion: Jay Carney says vacationing Obama welcomes new democratic dialogue in Bahrain
- Salma Hayek's husband named as father of Linda Evangelista's son
- Hunter's X-ray, CT scan negative; Rodney suffers setback
- UFC 132 live results, Cruz vs. Faber
- Opinion: Obama news conference: 'A lot of people say a lot of things to satisfy their base'
- Chord Overstreet is leaving 'Glee' and 'starting fresh'
- Kings, winger Simon Gagne agree to two-year, $7-million deal
- Southern California Moments: April photos
- The music of 'West Side Story' finds its way to the Hollywood Bowl
- Opinion: Sunday shows: Sinise, B. Clinton, Kasich, Walker
- U.S. shuts out Colombia, 3-0, to reach Women's World Cup quarterfinals
- Bryan brothers win second Wimbledon title, 11th major
- Dodgers' Tony Gwynn Jr. keeps his focus on the field
- Dancing with wheelchairs
- U.S. leads Colombia, 1-0, at halftime in the Women's World Cup
- Shake shake shake ... Shakerato
- Opinion: Ticket pic of the week: Nothing says royal wedding quite like red panties
- Brad Richards turns down Kings, signs with New York Rangers
- 12 home decor sales for the Fourth of July weekend and beyond
- Let the 'Aarti Party' begin: 'I now feel like I get it'
- Sam Nazarian's SBE teams up with Umami Burger's Adam Fleischman
- Petra Kvitova beats Maria Sharapova, wins first Wimbledon title
- 'Thomas' the T. rex ready for his closeup at Natural History Museum
- Today's no-bake dessert recipe: Cayenne Cafe's citrus tiramisu
- LACMA's film series: It's Ian Birnie's swan song
- Retail Roundup: Borders finds a buyer, Costco pulls pork products after animal rights video, Gap to open stores in Africa
- Opinion: Weekly remarks: GOP's Dan Coats says the fiscal crisis is urgent; Obama says times are tough for many
- Leading lady's big sale
- Book review: 'Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks'
- Rutten: The Mark Halperin affair
- Flooding doesn't dampen North Dakotans' resilience
- Room-hunting opens a window on San Francisco
- Michele Bachmann launches Iowa blitz at 'tea party' rally
- After gay student's suicide, Central California district to revise harassment policies
- July 1 marks start date for a number of new laws in California
- Hahn and Huey report fundraising in congressional race
- The law, even on Texas' death row
- Retailers battle sophisticated shoplifting teams, 'CSI' style
- UC seeks to raise tuition another 10%
- Chivas USA earns 1-1 tie with Chicago Fire
- New Mexico fire encroaches on sacred Native American grounds
- Rafael Furcal isn't worried about hitting place in Dodgers lineup
- Researchers find plastic in more than 9% of fish in northern Pacific Ocean
- 4 old steam generators from San Onofre ready to hit the highway
- Matt Kemp is having a first-class season on a last-place team
- Former Chivas USA defender Yamith Cuesta returns to L.A. to face former team
- Bob and Mike Bryan win Wimbledon men's doubles title and earn another piece of history
- Al Qaeda-linked website threatens Monrovia company that makes military drones
- Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic to meet for 1-2 Wimbledon finish
- Derek Jeter plays rehab game
- Man of the House: Painting himself into a cluttered corner
- Zynga files long-awaited IPO plan
- WGA screenwriters' income falls 10% in 2010
- Happening Saturday
- Book review: 'Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks'
- For hybrid drivers, it's now the past lane
- Kevin Baxter's Major League Baseball rankings
- U.S. clinches Women's World Cup quarterfinal berth with an impressive victory
- Simon Gagne is the consolation prize after Kings miss out on Brad Richards
- Detroit Metro is rated the country's best large airport
- Major League Baseball tidbits
- Travel gear: Stay dry with Microburst jacket
- Homework overload: For certain families, enough is enough
- Leading lady's big sale
- Q&A on progress of NFL labor talks
- True to the Dodgers
- Saturday's TV highlights
- Judge lifts house arrest, bail for Strauss-Kahn