Archive for Saturday, December 13, 2003

Fossil May Explain Split Between Placental and Pouch Mammals

• Ebola Treatment Cures Lab Animals in Tests

• Physicists Bring Light to Full Stop

• Scientists Isolate Drunkenness Gene

• Nuclear-Run Spacecraft to Study Jupiter’s Moons

• Hunting Knocks Bighorns Down a Little

Sighting Has Neighborhood Abuzz

• Maternity Ward Prepares for the Sounds of Silence By Amanda Covarrubias

• Latino License Protest Hits Schools By Hector Becerra and Chris O'Connell

• Hundreds Grieve for 3 Children Slain by Father By Scott Martelle

• Maria Shriver, Valley’s Richman Bring Talks Back From the Dead By Peter Nicholas and Joe Mathews

• Menorahs’ Designs Tell Stories of Freedom By Larry B. Stammer

• Jury: Death for Killer of Deputy By Claire Luna

• Governor’s Muscle Squeezed GOP First By Evan Halper and Joe Mathews

• Hans Hotter, 94; Operatic Career Spanned 6 Decades By Chris Pasles

• This Year, Flu Season Has Fear Factor By Jeff Gottlieb and Lisa Richardson, Jia-Rui Chong

• Jean Barclay, 77; Raised, Trained Thoroughbreds

• Con Artist Gets 12 Years for Music Lesson Scam By Andrew Blankstein

• It’s No Love Story for This Romeo By David Reyes

• Possible Haidl Cover-Up Investigated By H G. Reza

• A Chastened Caltrans Gets Public Input on Easing 101 Congestion By Caitlin Liu

• Former Madam Fleiss Starts a New Venture By Bob Pool

• With Flu Season’s Fear Factor, Vaccine Supply Just About Shot By Jia-Rui Chong and Lisa Richardson, Jeff Gottlieb

• Revived Fiscal Plan Goes to Ballot By Dan Morain and Carl Ingram

• Latino License Protest Hits Schools By Hector Becerra and Chris O'Connell

• Heydar A. Aliyev, 80; Ex-President of Azerbaijan Was Known for Adaptability By David Holley

• Ventura County’s Jobless Rate Falls Slightly By Gregory W. Griggs

• Oswald Cheung, 81; A Top British Attorney in Colonial Hong Kong

• School District to Decide Whether to Ban Book

• Man Charged in Assault, Said to Pose as Officer

• Deal Reached on Trust to Preserve Farmland

• City Is Second Safest in FBI Crime Ranking

• Mistrial Ruled in Oxnard Killing By Tracy Wilson

• Santa Paula Hospital Willing to Cede Land By Daryl Kelley

• No Shortages Are Expected, MWD Says By Tony Perry

• Teen Dies of Unknown Causes in County Jail

• L.A.’s OK Asked for a Car-Tax Suit By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Effort to Split Santa Barbara County Makes the Ballot

• Former Priest Jailed in Sex Case By Steve Chawkins

• Bid to Undo Health-Care Law Blocked By Nancy Vogel and Carl Ingram

• Sean McClory, 79; Irish-Born Actor in Movies, on TV Shows

• Ortega Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Car

• Tustin Bank Robbery Suspect Is Arrested

• Neighbor Arrested in ‘92 Killings of 2 Women By Andrew Blankstein

• Man, 56, Dies of Flu; Two Teen Deaths Probed

• Gunman in Workplace Killing Held Old Grudge

• Owner Must Undo His Roads By Kenneth R. Weiss

• Bicyclist Is Hit, Killed in Placentia

• Budget Tactics of Compton Council Are Questioned By Cynthia Daniels

• Church Case Secrecy May Ease By Jean Guccione

• Elderly Man Kills Sick Wife, Self in Hospital By Tony Perry

• Man Accused of Posing as Officer in Sex Assault By Richard Winton

A Hail Larry?

• After a Lot of Bad, Rice Gets the Good By Jerry Crowe

• Lakers Home-Schooled By Tim Brown

• Harper Can See 72 Wins By Tim Brown

• Odom Does His Part to Stop the Grizzlies

• Batista, Blue Jays Agree to Three-Year Deal

• Yankees Give Brown His Ticket to Bronx Zoo By Ross Newhan and Jason Reid

• Loyola Stops Long Beach Poly, 21-17 By Ben Bolch

• McCourt Bid for Dodgers Moves Forward By Ross Newhan and Jason Reid

• Remote Possibilities By Rob Fernas

• Lions Don’t Want to Go Down This Road Again By Sam Farmer

• Carson Wins Rematch, 30-20 By Eric Stephens

• Krone Injures Back in Spill, Is Hospitalized By Bill Christine

• A Familiar Slant Pattern Figures in Heisman Race By Mike Penner

• Guerin’s Goal Gives Stars 1-0 Win

• Bailey Is Not About to Stop By Bob Mieszerski

• Bounces Starting to Go Robitaille’s Way on Ice By Mike Bresnahan

• Minnesota Puts Away Pepperdine in Five Games By Paul Mcleod

• Hawkish 9th in Million By Bob Mieszerski

• U.S. Loses to Argentina in Overtime, 2-1 By Grahame L. Jones

• Idaho-Bound Holt Is Back With Trojans By Gary Klein

• Clarett Makes Pitch to Play for Pay

• Ab What A Runner Seeks to Join the Elite By Bob Mieszerski

• North Caps Undefeated Season, 50-7 By Martin Henderson

• McKay Would Like to Work Elsewhere

• Ariza Is Cleared to Play By Steve Henson

• TODAY’S FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES By Martin Henderson;peter Yoon;dan Arritt;ben Bolch;john ortega;lauren Peterson

• Furuta, Stone Advance to City Tennis Final By Eric Sondheimer

• One Night, Many Fights By Steve Springer

• L.A. Invitational Meet Canceled Over Finances By Helene Elliott

• Ford Field Matchup Could Attract 80,000

• His Final Conclusion Is a Matter of Opinion By Larry Stewart

• Top Performers

• Woods’ 2004 Schedule Includes Nissan Open By Thomas Bonk

• One Goal, Two Schools of Thought By Martin Henderson

• Murray Still Waiting on Comrie Resolution By Chris Foster

• Vargas Stops Marshall By Jim Mccurdy

• Inside Work Will Be Key to Success By Paul Gutierrez

• South Hills Stays on Track for Victory By Peter Yoon;dan Arritt;dave Loveton

• Wacky, in Technical Terms By J A. Adande

• Westlake Tandem Plays It Perfect By Eric Sondheimer

Latino Economic Protest Hits Schools the Hardest

• Nonprofits Can’t Take the Place of Government By Torie Osborn

• No Charitable Thoughts for Celebrities Cashing In By Vickie Oddino

Tensions Rise on Picket Lines

• Canadian Panel Says Song Downloads Are Legal By Jon Healey

• Also

• Stocks Edge Up on Mixed News

• Jobless Rate Drops, but so Do Payrolls By Marla Dickerson

• U.S. Denies California Bid to Join Price Probe

• Alliance Offers $250 Million to End Probe By Walter Hamilton

• H & R Block Says SEC Is Probing Suit Filings

• Watson Receives U.S. Subpoena

• Car Gifts Add Little to Charities’ Coffers By Kathy M. Kristof

• Microsoft to End Windows 95, 98 Aid

• Judge Backs PG&E Unit’s Chapter 11 Plan By Nancy Rivera Brooks

• Universal Elevates Two Production Executives By Richard Verrier

• Confidence Declines as Holidays Approach

Hustle-bustle

• What to do if it’s a downer? By Robert Hilburn

• Curtain rises on a stage drama By Diane Scarponi

• Let’s pause to look beyond the ‘anti’ By Mark Swed

• A salute to peers of old By Tony Perry

• Documentary dives deep into dinos By Tony Perry

• The new Catalina opens in style By Don Heckman

• La Fenice theater reopens, as it was By Ronald Blum

• Affluence remakes the newsroom By Tim Rutten

• Sir Mick enjoys knight life

• KSUR picks up drama programming By Lee Margulies

• A burnished glow for classic gold By Tim Smith

• 180 years of Santa-hood By Judy Lin

• Pavarotti to marry companion today

• Benefit skews a bit younger this year By Steve Hochman

• Library strives to retain ‘Frankenstein’ By Sue Leeman

• Museum delays Van Gogh sale

• Booted ‘Idol’ gets a lead stage role

• Web release for Spider-Man By Patrick Day

• Arts promotion pries Italians from their TV sets

• More minority TV writers working

Bush Tries to Quell Halliburton Uproar

• Desperate to Stop Dean, His Rivals Escalate Criticism By Ronald Brownstein

• Dean Condemns Enron-Focused Report By Matea Gold and Nick Anderson

• Inquiry Focuses on Hillary Clinton Campaigner By Richard B. Schmitt

• Second Person’s Blood Found in Attorney’s Car

• Boy, 11, Sentenced to 18 Years in Toddler’s Death

• Judge Criticizes Prosecutors for Holding Evidence By John J. Goldman

• Judge Rejects ‘No Surprises’ Habitat Conservation Plan By Seema Mehta

• Clark’s Income Jumped to $1.6 Million, Records Show

• National Guard Joins Hunt for Missing College Student

• Schwarzenegger May Pump Life Into ‘Non-Native’ Amendment By Richard Simon

• Man Commits Suicide at JFK Assassination Site

• Bush Nominates Deputy for Housing Secretary

• Connecticut Gov. Admits Pals Fixed Up House

• FBI Zeroes In on Potential Terrorists By Greg Krikorian

• Schools Make or Break

• A Formula for Inequity

• Fund a Proven AIDS Foe

In the New Iraq, a Neighborhood Tells the Story

• Settlers Dig In Their Heels in Gaza By Laura King

• Old Factions and New Will Vie in Crafting an Afghan Constitution By Paul Watson

• Israel Told to Keep Eyes on ‘Road Map’ By Sonni Efron

• Mosul Smoldered Before Igniting By Samir Zedan

• Martin Is Sworn In as Premier of Canada

• Key Dissident Issues Plan Toward Democracy

• 19 Killed in 3 Separate Shootouts in Ivory Coast

• U.N. Urges U.S. to Give North Korea Food Aid

• Japan Envoy’s Widow Has Girl

• Milosevic Barred From Electioneering From Jail

• GI Is Killed, 6 Soldiers Hurt in Iraq

• Release of 9/11 Convict Opposed

• Chinese Premier Visits; Trade Is on Agenda

• Bush Signs Measure on Syria Sanctions

• 7 Jewish Sectarians Injured in Ambush By Ken Ellingwood