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What happened on December 20, 2005
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Prisons to Curtail Racial Segregation By Jill Leovy, Times Staff Writer
A Haven for Children in L.A. Closes After 125 Years By Bob Pool, Times Staff Writer
Some Life Lessons on a Mountain Trail By Louis Sahagun, Times Staff Writer
A Public Goodbye for Williams By Louis Sahagun, Times Staff Writer
Panel Reluctantly OKs LAX Runway Contract By Jennifer Oldham, Times Staff Writer
Sex Offender Can Leave Mental Hospital, Judge Says From Associated Press
Enrique Hernandez, 74; LAPD Retiree Created Global Private Security Firm By Jon Thurber, Times Staff Writer
Vietnamese Immigrants Give $1 Million to College By Mai Tran, Times Staff Writer
Santa Ana's Secret: Big Spenders By Jennifer Delson, Times Staff Writer
More Sites Drop Oral HIV Test By Rong-gong Lin Ii and Juliet Chung, Times Staff Writers
San Diego City Atty. Fined Over Election Funds By Tony Perry, Times Staff Writer
Sex Offender Charged in Boy's Molestation From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Community Panels Vote to Link Up By Patrick Mcgreevy, Times Staff Writer
Hunch Leads to Arrest in O.C. Double Killing By H.g. Reza, Times Staff Writer
Governor Appoints New Communications Director By Peter Nicholas, Times Staff Writer
Passenger, 14, Dies When Truck Hits Tree From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Ex-King/Drew Doctor Gets Probation By Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber, Times Staff Writers
Red Cross Services Officer Resigns By Hector Becerra, Times Staff Writer
Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse Deported to U.S. Times Staff and Wire Reports
3 Slayings Bring City's Total to 88 for Year Times Staff and Wire Reports
Ex-Animal Services Chief to Appeal By Patrick Mcgreevy, Times Staff Writer
Keeping Lake Tahoe blue
UC Regents to Review Pay for Top Officials By Peter Y. Hong, Times Staff Writer
State to Probe UCI Hospital Suicide By Christian Berthelsen, Times Staff Writer
Riverside County to Borrow Voting Machines, Printers By Susannah Rosenblatt, Times Staff Writer
Jet Returns to LAX for Emergency Landing By Jill Leovy, Times Staff Writer
Man Is Electrocuted While Decorating Home From Times Staff and Wire Reports
2 Teenagers Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Murder From Associated Press
Barry Halper, 66; Avid Collector of Baseball Memorabilia From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Robert Sheckley, 77; Writer Blended Satire, Sci-fi By Valerie J. Nelson, Times Staff Writer
Fullerton Girl Is Home in O.C.; Mom Still in Mexico By David Haldane, Times Staff Writer
Coroner's Office Has Answer to Deadly Dull Gifts By Steve Harvey
Robert B. Luce, 83; Publisher of Books and Magazines From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Driver Shortage May Delay L.A. Unified Bus Routes By Joel Rubin, Times Staff Writer
Schwarzenegger Tells Hometown to Take His Name Off Stadium By Peter Nicholas, Times Staff Writer
Alleged Videotaping for Extortion Described By Andrew Blankstein, Times Staff Writer
John Ferguson, 86; Voice of LSU Sports for More Than 40 Years From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Vincent 'The Chin' Gigante, 77; Mob Chief Faked Mental Illness in Bid to Avoid Prison By Richard Pyle, Associated Press
BUSINESS
Seahorse Farm Offers Sanctuary, Chance for Survival From Associated Press
Japanese Savoring Return of U.S. Beef From Associated Press
U.S. Fines Dutch Bank ABN Amro $80 Million From Reuters
Alaska Sues BP, Exxon Over Natural Gas Supply From Associated Press
ImpreMedia Acquires Bay Area Newspaper From Associated Press
Judge Tentatively Rejects Gemstar Ex-Chief's Deal From Bloomberg News
Also
Tourism Sales Grow at 5.1% Rate in 3rd Quarter From Reuters
Cable TV Firm Ends Plan for Special Dividend From Reuters and Bloomberg News
State Wants Calpine to Honor Contracts By Elizabeth Douglass, Times Staff Writer
China Nearly Doubles Its Growth Tally From Associated Press
Auto Accident Testing System to Stay as It Is From Associated Press
Delphi Withdraws Proposal to Cut Union Wages From Associated Press
Fox's Film Unit to Skew Younger By Claudia Eller, Times Staff Writer
State Sees Decline in Gasoline Prices From Reuters
Icahn Warns on Sale of AOL Stake to Google From Bloomberg News
Investors Wait for 'Santa Rally' From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Singer McKay Leaves Sony in Album Dispute By Richard Cromelin, Times Staff Writer
Nielsen Bows to Latino Viewers By Meg James, Times Staff Writer
FPL Group to Buy Constellation Energy From Associated Press
SpaceX's Maiden Rocket Launch Is Scrubbed Again By Peter Pae, Times Staff Writer
United Airlines Contrite on Fiasco at O'Hare From Bloomberg News
Citigroup Tops Morgan, Goldman in Equity Sales From Bloomberg News
Advisor Guilty in Sirius Case From Bloomberg News
Study Alleges Racial Bias in Auto Rates By Kathy M. Kristof, Times Staff Writer
Firms Fined on Class B, C Share Fund Sales From Bloomberg News
Writers Guild's Confrontational Approach Getting Mixed Reviews By Richard Verrier, Times Staff Writer
Carmike Theaters to Convert to Digital By Julie Tamaki, Times Staff Writer
State OKs Acquisition of PacifiCare By Marc Lifsher, Times Staff Writer
ENTERTAINMENT
In the primate of his life By Susan King, Times Staff Writer
Writers Guild motto: 'I'm OK, all 67 of you are OK' By James Bates, Times Staff Writer
It's cold and cruel in Canada's eastern margins By Anthony Day, Special to The Times
Weekend box office
Cowboys in space try to round up the fans By Susan King, Times Staff Writer
NASA takes on a weighty subject This Learning Link was written by Diane K. Fisher and provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Jokes & Riddles
'Housewives' less desperate in China From Associated Press
'West Wing' has time to adjust From Associated Press
Munch theft suspects indicted From Associated Press
Hershey sours on book's cover From Associated Press
Adams goes into a stark place By Randy Lewis;soren Baker
Strum und drang By Richard Cromelin, Times Staff Writer
'Account of a Visit From St. Nicholas' By Jennifer James, Times Staff Writer
Naughty? A bit, but 'Spirit' is nice too By Lynne Heffley, Times Staff Writer
A good film held hostage by bad PR By Patrick Goldstein, The Big Picture runs every Tuesday in Calendar. E-mail comments or criticism to Patrick.Goldstein@latimes.com
Barbara Walters ponders heaven By Paul Brownfield, Times Staff Writer
Wyeth's 'Helga' images are sold From Associated Press
NATIONAL
Critics Question Timing of Surveillance Story By James Rainey, Times Staff Writer
Legal Test Was Seen as Hurdle to Spying By Richard B. Schmitt and David G. Savage, Times Staff Writers
Republicans Welcome Democratic Resistance on Security Matters By Ronald Brownstein, Times Staff Writer
Fire at Radio City Holds Up the Show From Associated Press
Former Firefighter Is Sentenced for Arson From Times Wire Reports
Gas Stations Fined for Post-Katrina Markups From Times Wire Reports
Man Accused of Using Laser to Disrupt Pilot From Times Wire Reports
Large Explosives Stash Is Missing From Storage From Times Wire Reports
'There Is Oversight. We're Talking to Congress All the Time' From Associated Press
Critics Say Flu Bill Overprotects Drug Industry By Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Times Staff Writer
Audit Says Guam Court Secretly Hired Lobbyist By Walter F. Roche Jr., Times Staff Writer
U.S. Spying Plan Lacked Congress' Scrutiny, Leading Democrat Says By Greg Miller and Maura Reynolds, Times Staff Writers
Teens Smoke and Drink Less, but Still Abuse Prescription Medication By Jamie Talan, Newsday
N.Y. Transit Strike Deadline Passes, but Still No Word on Walkout Plans From Associated Press
Teen Faking Mental Problems, Psychologists Say By Jon Burstein, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Arctic Drilling Has Been His Burning Issue By Richard Simon, Times Staff Writer
Report Links Heartburn Medicine With Colitis From Times Wire Reports
At Least 19 Die in Plane Crash Off Miami Beach By John-thor Dahlburg, Times Staff Writer
Bush Insists on Tools to Fight Terror By Edwin Chen and Janet Hook, Times Staff Writers
7 Firefighters Are Injured in Gas Explosion From Associated Press
OPINION
Scientology: believers and skeptics
Failing the science test
A bumpy takeoff
Phone eavesdropping defense rings hollow
The poor continue to be Katrina's victims
Lessons of the past continue to instruct
The quiet assimilation of the undocumented By Lydia Chavez, LYDIA CHaVEZ is a professor of journalism at UC Berkeley and is researching a project on immigrants live.
Charting a better SoCal trade route By Jerry Brown, George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson and Gray Davis, JERRY BROWN, GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN, PETE WILSON and GRAY DAVIS are all former governors of California.
The death of advertising, show by show By Joel Stein
Editor in chief
Visions of Mary
A president can pull the trigger By John Yoo, JOHN YOO, a UC Berkeley law professor, is the author of "The Powers of War and Peace" (Univ. of Chicago Press, 2005).
WORLD
Iran Bars Western Music on State Media From Associated Press
U.S. Troops Sentenced in Abuse Case From Associated Press
Officials Say Death Toll in Clash Tops 300 From Times Wire Reports
Boat Carrying Migrants Goes Down; 30 Drown From Times Wire Reports
Nobody Suggested 'Jump Roast'? From Times Wire Reports
Ex-Rebels in Aceh Finish Turning Over Weapons From Times Wire Reports
Central Bank Chief Tenders Resignation From Times Wire Reports
From a Tough Past to a Daunting Future in Impoverished Bolivia By Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Times Staff Writer
Lesbians Make It Official From Associated Press
U.S. Frees 2 Regime Officials Held Since War's Early Days By Louise Roug, Times Staff Writer
Ruling Shiite Bloc Sets Pace at Polls By Borzou Daragahi, Times Staff Writer
Thieves Lift 4,600-Pound Moore Statue By John Daniszewski, Times Staff Writer
Afghanistan Swears In Its First Elected Parliament in 3 Decades By Paul Watson, Times Staff Writer
Sharon Is Fine After Stroke, Doctors Say By Ken Ellingwood, Times Staff Writer
Spain Arrests 16 Al Qaeda Suspects From Reuters
SPORTS
Most Pass in NCAA Report By David Wharton, Times Staff Writer
Paul Is Traded by the Angels to Tampa Bay By Mike Digiovanna, Times Staff Writer
According to King, the Russian Is Coming By Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
Pepperdine Falls Easily at Kansas From the Associated Press
Pizzazz Delivery By Jason Reid, Times Staff Writer
Turnovers Get Dunleavy's Attention By Mike Terry, Times Staff Writer
New Dodger Garciaparra Simply Played It by Heart By Steve Henson, Times Staff Writer
Ozolinsh Looks to Return Soon By Eric Stephens, Times Staff Writer
USC's Bush Runs Away With Top AP Award By Gary Klein, From Times Staff and Wire Reports
They Miss Greener Days By Dan Arritt, Times Staff Writer
Robitaille Waits for His Chance By Chris Foster, Times Staff Writer
Kings Ahead of the Games By Chris Foster, Times Staff Writer
Team Doctors Give Turiaf the OK to Play By Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff Writer
Pressel Will Get a Head Start on LPGA Career By Thomas Bonk, Times Staff Writer
Billups Exploits Third Chance From the Associated Press
What Makes Sense About Rent-a-Roster By Ross Newhan, Special to The Times
Washburn Joins the Mariners From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Grossman Regains Job With Bears From the Associated Press
Belfour Gets Win From the Associated Press
Thornton Gives Bite to Sharks By Helene Elliott
Robinson Resigns as Coach of Devils From the Associated Press
U.S. Sets Turin Hockey Roster By Helene Elliott, Times Staff Writer
No Bows to Stanford Yet By Mike Terry, Times Staff Writer
Quotebook
Clearly, He'll Never Give a Dodger Fan an Even Break By T.j. Simers, T.J. Simers can be reached at t.j.simers@latimes.com. To read previous columns by Simers, go to latimes.com/simers.
Attorney: Players Won't Be Charged By Peter Yoon, Times Staff Writer
Defense Knows What Wildcat Offense Can Do By Lonnie White, Times Staff Writer
He Doesn't Miss the Boom Times By Gary Klein, Times Staff Writer
Feeling as if They Belong By Ben Bolch, Times Staff Writer
Wiley-Gatewood Leaves Top-Ranked Tennessee From the Associated Press
Boller Grabs the Spotlight as Ravens Rout the Packers From the Associated Press
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