- Amid protests, Michigan Legislature passes 'right-to-work' bills
- Letters: Gay marriage's day in court
- Popular wolf killed by hunters in Yellowstone
- Holiday Q&A; with Ellen Bennett
- North Korea defies West with second firing of long-range rocket
- 'Lincoln' scores a record-breaking 13 Critics' Choice nominations
- North Korea's rocket expenditures could have helped the hungry
- Top TV of 2012: Poehler's Leslie Knope shines on 'Parks and Rec'
- Microsoft Surface heads to more stores, but is price drop ahead?
- Minister tries to help Sandy victims move on
- It only gets worse for Lakers in stunning loss to Cleveland
- Artists' dreams of holiday sales come true
- Anne Hathaway gets revealing at NYC premiere of 'Les Miserables'
- Preview: Lakers at Cavaliers
- Odds say Lakers still a top-three favorite to win NBA title
- Orange County Catholics welcome new bishop, Kevin W. Vann
- Egypt's proposed constitution spurs competing protests
- Josef Centeno's Bar Ama to open Saturday
- L.A. official is offered deal on drunk driving
- Fail Blog's best of 2012: Honey Boo Boo, nauseated Bieber, more
- Chicago terrorist sentenced to 10 years in suicide bomber plot
- Scalia defends comparing laws against homosexuality to murder
- Fiscal talks hobbled by new finger-pointing
- 'Storage Wars' star Dave Hester sues A&E;, claiming show is faked
- Oregon mall gunman shouted, 'I am the shooter'; he kills himself
- Labor makes Los Angeles' budget analyst a factor in mayoral race
- North Korea launches its second rocket this year
- Warner, MGM invest in social games company Kabam
- Nelson Mandela suffering from lung infection, officials say
- Magic Johnson criticizes Lakers Coach Mike D'Antoni
- To avoid 'fiscal cliff,' our leaders need to be better than we are
- Stocking stuffers: Echo Park Pottery's splattered espresso mugs
- At last, new olive oil that smells like Italian
- Jerry Jones: Decision on season-ending surgery up to Dez Bryant
- California workers misused $613,000 in taxpayer funds, report finds
- What's the worst way to insult a woman?
- Three-mile long Toutatis asteroid to zip past Earth this week
- Wednesday TV Highlights: 'The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2012'
- ParkMe has live street parking info for downtown L.A., Santa Monica
- Colorado governor gives pot smokers an early gift: legality
- 'A Snow White Christmas' puts Southern California imprint on British theater tradition
- Study offers new support for taxing soda and other junk foods
- U.S. sets price on sale of remaining AIG shares
- Test Kitchen video tip: Homemade hazelnut and almond pastes
- Kevin Youkilis, Yankees agree on contract
- Israel Keyes studied serial killers, didn't want to be called one
- 'Bernie': Jack Black talks about the adrenaline rush [video]
- Numbers of Syrian refugees climb as winter nears
- Dodgers reach agreement to acquire Skip Schumaker from Cardinals
- L.A.'s broken meter blues
- Luke Bryan scores nine American Country Awards
- An asteroid is coming! An asteroid is coming! And Petit Poulet is worried!
- North Korea rocket launch seen as successful
- MTA to decide Thursday between CBS and Titan for ad contract
- WWJD: Decorate the Christmas tree or end homelessness?
- At least one dead, several wounded at mall shooting in Oregon
- Creative jobs in Los Angeles and Orange counties gain in 2011
- Las Vegas: Vintage car sale benefits Southern Nevada's Make-a-Wish
- The Colony Theatre's happy-ish ending
- Letters: What good is 'posthumous citizenship'?
- Lakers can't overcome poor start, fall to Cavs, 100-94
- 'Buckwild,' new MTV reality show, draws wrath of W.Va. senator
- Deal for AIG unit caps record year for Chinese investment in U.S.
- Can you say 'I'm sorry'?
- Obama slams Republican 'right-to-work' legislation in Michigan
- Airline fees sap the joy out of flying
- It's hard to judge a job by its title
- Quiz: How much do you know about Facebook?
- Boehner pushes Obama for cuts related to 'fiscal cliff'
- Stocking stuffers: Compartes chocolate bars
- Belize: Learn the rich art of making coffee, from field to cup
- 'The Impossible': Ewan McGregor talks filming in Thailand [Video]
- Air Force set to blast off another secretive space drone
- Judge temporarily halts Keystone XL pipeline in Texas
- Television in kids' rooms: Really a bad idea, says study
- Minnesota takes first step to adding moose to endangered list
- Charles Dickens Museum reopens in time for 'A Christmas Carol'
- Spanish keeper Iker Casillas eyes MLS as way to ease into retirement
- Tuesday Travel Ticker: Tahoe snow fest
- Seven days of 'Jersey Shore': Yeah, buddy?
- Wednesday's TV Talk: Barbara Walters; Hugh Bonneville; Matt Damon
- USC football: Receivers coach Tee Martin will remain with Trojans
- Marissa Mayer announces faster, simpler Yahoo Mail
- Brandon Jacobs, suspended by 49ers, had more tweets than carries
- Mexico: Ditch the beach to learn more about the Maya
- Facebook vote results: New policies are in, voting rights are out
- Holiday cookie recipe: Peppermint pinwheels
- Delta buys 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic
- U.S. designates Syria rebel group a terrorist organization
- Letters: First AME's fight
- Charles Rosen dies at 85; pianist wrote 'The Classical Style'
- Watch NBA's Amir Johnson throw mouthguard at ref after ejection
- 'The Impossible': When is it OK to not move the story forward?
- Mali again in turmoil after soldiers force prime minister to resign
- Singer Glen Campbell sells Malibu home
- Donte Stallworth off to quick start in third stint with Patriots
- Brooke Mueller heads to rehab for Adderall problem
- HSBC to pay $1.9 billion to settle U.S. money-laundering case
- Samsung previews more Galaxy S III 'Premium Suite' features
- Long Beach Poly enjoys the longest season
- Stephen Colbert on Senate run: 'I'm at least as crazy as Jim DeMint'
- DirecTV's sports tax! 'Hobbit' knockoff knocked out. Strahan scores.
- Blake Griffin leads streaking Clippers past Bulls, 94-89
- Jerry Jones gets into heated confrontation with 300-pound lineman
- Orange County toll roads under review by California
- Should airlines impose a passenger dress code? [Google+ Hangout]
- Critics' Choice Movie Awards: The complete nominations list
- Oregon mall gunman kills 2, then himself
- Only one more shopping day left until Aaron Rodgers Day
- Homemade holiday gift idea: Brown sugar shortbread
- Letters: 48 frames, or 24?
- Magic Johnson: Getting rid of Mike D'Antoni would blow up Lakers
- Reviews: The Game, Big Boi on quest to impress
- Vinny Del Negro says he's growing on the job as Clippers' coach
- For the passionate baker: A hand-turned walnut pastry wheel
- Judge temporarily halts Keystone XL pipeline in Texas
- Detroit auto show: Honda will show off small crossover concept
- Dinner tonight! Sauteed chicken with red wine vinegar sauce
- Jamie Oliver bests J.K. Rowling in British bestseller race
- Crystal Harris shows off engagement ring No. 2 from Hugh Hefner
- Most of California's water footprint tied to food production
- Boston Celtics' Chris Wilcox fined for flipping off the Kiss Cam
- Statue of Liberty indefinitely closed by Sandy damage on island
- 'Right-to-work' measure passes in Michigan Legislature
- Controversial quote to be removed from MLK memorial
- Protests reignite as Michigan 'right-to-work' bill nears final OK
- Hypnosis OKd for sergeant charged in Army clinic killings
- At this Hanukkah party, a special zest for life
- Zack Greinke has no resentment over Angels' despite tepid pursuit
- States pressed to guarantee Medicaid expansion
- Threatened by faith in Santa Monica
- Toutatis asteroid to zip past Earth this week; watch online
- Apple takes LTE market share from Samsung, LG, Motorola
- HSBC confirms $1.92-billion settlement in money-laundering probe
- L.A. County urges curbs on state prisoner transfers to counties
- Sandy pushes down airline on-time performance in October
- Charlotte Bobcats President Rod Higgins puts his son on waivers
- Paul Tagliabue vacates player penalties in Saints bounty case
- FBI charges two Alabama men in terrorism case
- Not again: New York maligns Los Angeles literary scene
- Top Cayman Islands official arrested over alleged theft
- Federal court strikes down Illinois ban on carrying concealed weapons
- 'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' 'Flight' among NAACP Image nominees
- Robotic space plane X-37B launched for classified Air Force mission
- Watch out MTA scofflaws, free rides are coming to an end
- Delta Buys 49% Virgin Atlantic Stake to Boost London Links
- Big spending guarantees largest payroll for Dodgers, not a ring
- A pleasant surprise for McDonald's: better-than-expected sales
- Index of California consumer sentiment falls slightly in quarter
- Sale of last AIG shares brings U.S. bailout profit to $22.7 billion
- Justice Antonin Scalia defends writings on anti-gay laws
- Top-of-the-line mail-order panettone for Christmas
- Liberty Interactive strikes $300-million deal for TripAdvisor
- Venice's new bloom
- After a few ho-hum years for Santa Clauses, it's ho-ho-ho time
- Eastern Congo rebels thrive on fear, chaos
- Cognoscenti Coffee finds a home of its own in Culver City
- Letters: L.A.'s poet laureate -- an appreciation
- Lock out drunk drivers? Bid includes 1st offenders 'a sip over limit'
- Pau Gasol to miss Tuesday's game against Cleveland
- Google pushing to get more Latino-owned small businesses online
- New York, New Jersey public TV stations to air Sandy relief concert
- After Sandy, storm Samaritan won't rest while others are in need
- Facebook opens Gifts feature to all users
- 'The Voice' recap: The top four sing in the semifinals
- Egypt's political fault lines shaken by rival protests in Cairo
- Another secretive space drone is set for launch
- U.S. is selling rest of its stake in AIG
- Corcoran Gallery of Art will stay put
- Southland schools come up empty in contest for federal grants
- Syrian rebels gaining ground against Assad's air power
- Letters: Teach science, not creationism
- Charlie Sheen gives $75,000 to help child battle cancer
- Increase in vision problems could be linked to diabetes rise
- U.S. blacklists Syrian rebel group for Al Qaeda ties
- Reid: 'Fiscal cliff' deal by Christmas 'extremely difficult'
- UCLA's Shabazz Muhammad isn't carrying around as much weight
- Festive holiday dress for the Obamas
- Music review: 'Murderous Little World' worth further exploration
- Goldberg: The GOP -- not a club for Christians
- Wells Fargo settlement over 'pick-a-pay' home loans is challenged
- Transplanting brown fat for weight loss? It could happen
- Cyrcle's street artists take their work indoors
- Jenni Rivera was poised for multicultural stardom
- Soprano Lisa della Casa, an opera beauty, dies at 93
- NFL power rankings: Denver, New England charge to the top
- FBI arrests 2 men in Georgia in purported jihad plot
- Galaxy adds to homegrown haul by signing Manual Arts grad
- Strauss-Kahn and New York hotel maid settle lawsuit
- U.S. force in Afghanistan may be smaller than expected after 2014
- 'Bernie': Jack Black wanted real killer's blessing [Video]
- Urbano Pizza Bar is moving, to be replaced by 6th St. Tavern
- Las Vegas: Vintage car sale helps Southern Nevada's Make-a-Wish
- Don't blame realignment
- Gary DiSarcina leaves Angels to manage at triple-A Pawtucket
- Britain's Conservatives to propose legalizing same-sex marriage
- George Zimmerman in court, wants GPS monitor off to travel 'freely'
- Shooter, 2 others dead in Oregon mall shooting; at least one hurt
- Brad Keselowski won't keep NASCAR title trophy at home
- Review: 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReinDOORS' a dazzling but odd mashup
- FTC investigates mobile apps makers on children's privacy
- FedEx working to fill Santa's sleigh
- No new freedom for George Zimmerman; he must keep 24-hour monitor
- John McAfee to be released from Guatemalan jail, his lawyer says
- Wells Fargo not modifying mortgages as required, lawsuit says
- Lakers' 2013 first-round pick situation explained [Updated]
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- Dead newborn in Industry leaves investigators searching for clues
- Jenni Rivera's family holds out hope as fans mourn singer
- Boys' basketball: A son says goodbye to his father, then scores 29 points
- Boys' basketball: Roschon Prince scores 31 points in Poly victory
- L.A. seeks controversial overhaul at LAFD's troubled 911 call center
- Review: Ties bind even as brickbats fly in 'Other Desert Cities'
- Images of planned downtown L.A. courthouse unveiled
- Photos: Heat - Hawks
- New bishop of the Diocese of Orange
- D.A. admits error kept alleged Northridge killer of 4 free
- Quiz: How much do you know about Facebook?
- Keeping tabs: Wesley Saunders
- Man on 110 Freeway overpass causes gridlock, is held by police
- Ex-neighborhood official gets 7 years in child porn distribution
- The writers behind Magnus Flyte come to Vroman's on Wednesday
- Football: Dorsey's Daquawn Brown picks Washington State
- Goldberg: The GOP -- not a club for Christians
- Berman-Sherman House race sets spending record
- Northridge slayings: 75 code violations alleged at boarding house
- L.A. priest abuse files could be released in weeks
- Gwen Stefani performs with Bush at Almost Acoustic Christmas
- O.C. man found guilty of killing and dismembering wife
- Should you try Denny's 'The Hobbit' menu?
- Dealer who sold Ferraris, Rolls-Royces charged in $3-million scam
- New UC logo getting savaged in online campaign
- Lawmaker revives bill to ease firing of teachers in sex abuse cases
- Musicians who died in plane crashes
- LAUSD workers union endorses both school board incumbents
- Northridge murders prompt new rules for L.A. boarding, group homes
- Appeals court orders removal of 100 digital billboards across L.A.
- Elk, crowds and the wild West in Yellowstone National Park and Cody, Wyoming
- Driver faces murder charges after chase that killed 2-year-old
- Audio slide show: Mexican wolves in fragile balance
- Yellowstone National Park in the winter
- Jenni Rivera's musical family helped popularize Mexican narco-ballads
- Society Scene Broward Week of Dec. 12, 2012
- Notorious B.I.G. autopsy 'prematurely' released by LAPD
- Suspect in Indian reservation killings used drugs, police say
- LAPD refuses to release video of fatal encounter with mother
- Happy birthday, Emily Dickinson!
- O.C. murder suspect's ex-fiancee implicates him in jail interview
- Football: A ticket mystery at Open Division bowl game
- City Beat: An angel statue unites those mourning children
- L.A. Times asks judge to stop redaction of priest abuse records
- UC's new logo prompts criticism, petition
- Holiday retail hiring could break record set 12 years ago
- 'Pick up' vans found at Rancho Palos Verdes beach where panga was headed
- Pills For Life
- Motive unclear in Tulare County Indian reservation shooting
- Santa Claus industry gets Christmas boost from resurgent demand
- Inside the LAFD's 911 dispatch center
- Red-flag warning canceled; forecasters say rain on the way
- Football: Damien is looking for new coach
- 16 people found hiding in bushes, van on San Diego freeway
- Boys' basketball: Inland Empire Invitational begins
- California lawmaker proposes tax breaks for commercial space firms
- Inside Thai Airway's Airbus A380 airplane
- Jenni Rivera: Authorities confirm singer died in plane crash
- Latin music star Jenni Rivera believed dead in plane crash
- Long Beach: Your guide to the remodeled airport
- Up to 25 arrested in panga boat off Rancho Palos Verdes
- A pleasant surprise for McDonald's: Better-than-expected sales
- Comedian Katt Williams arrested after motorcycle chase
- 5 dead in Tulare County Indian reservation shooting
- Slain Cal State San Bernardino student had earlier encounters with cops
- 'Deep Throat' play set for L.A. with porn star Veronica Hart
- Man killed girlfriend, lived with rotting corpse, officials say
- LAPD apologizes to family of Notorious B.I.G.
- Malibu residents move whale carcass, ignoring red tape
- DreamWorks Animation taps Michael Francis as global brand officer
- Al Pacino in 'Glengarry Glen Ross': What did the critics think?
- Skelton: California water bond needs to be boiled down
- Jenni Rivera fans gather at Encino home of popular banda singer
- Five Things We Learned from the Ravens' 31-28 OT loss to the Washington Redskins
- Police search for suspect believed wounded in pizza delivery robbery
- Boys' basketball: Beverly Hills tournament begins
- Santa is your UPS man
- Same-sex marriage brings more citizens into a virtuous circle
- The Obamas attend annual holiday concert
- Celebrity birthdays for December 10th
- Angel's statue offers solace to the grieving
- A quick look at the Shrine
- Upper Midwest storm slam: Minnesota deals with deluge of snow, ice
- 'Playing for Keeps': Why does football keep sacking soccer at the box office?
- 'Next Iron Chef' recap: It's an awkward Vegas wedding
- Las Vegas: Take a gamble on this ski and snowboard resort
- Latest conservative attack on Planned Parenthood falls flat
- Beyonce scores a $50-million deal — and her own Pepsi can
- 'Next Iron Chef' recap and shocker: Chef Jehangir Mehta goes home
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