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What happened on December 22, 2005
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Joseph L. Owades, 86; Created 1st Low-Calorie Beer, Became a Consultant to Microbrewers Mary Rourke, Times Staff Writer
Prison Sentence for O.C. Driver Mai Tran, Times Staff Writer
Embattled St. Vincent Hospital Replaces CEO Charles Ornstein, Times Staff Writer
25,000 Marines and Sailors to Deploy to Iraq From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Constitutional Ban of Same-Sex Marriage Fails From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Permit to Merge Landfill Operations Is Denied From Times Staff and Wire Reports
103 Acres Added to Bolsa Chica Reserve Dan Weikel, Times Staff Writer
Plan to Split L.A. Unified to Be Offered Joel Rubin, Times Staff Writer
Can We Blame Sun Poisoning for Some of 2005's Wacky Items? Steve Harvey
For State's Aged, Blind, Disabled, a Lump of Coal for Christmas George Skelton, George Skelton writes Monday and Thursday. Reach him at george.skelton@latimes.com.
UC Retains Contract for Los Alamos Stuart Silverstein and Ralph Vartabedian, Times Staff Writers
Metrolink to Add Four Runs to Inland-O.C. Route Daniel Yi, Times Staff Writer
Hot Air Balloon Crash Causes Power Outage From Times Staff and Wire Reports
T. Edward Hambleton, 94; Co-Founded Phoenix Theater Off-Broadway From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Charged Mental Patient Found Dead Ashley Powers, Times Staff Writer
CHP Officer Is Killed in Chase Sam Quinones, Times Staff Writer
Woman at Bus Stop Is Fatally Struck by Car From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Lyndon Olson Sr., 80; Won High Court Case on 'One Man, One Vote' From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Parking Limits Raise Red Flags Amanda Covarrubias, Times Staff Writer
Man Convicted of Killing Two Teens in 2004 From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Five Men Killed in Collision Anna Gorman, Times Staff Writer
Violinist, Family Badly Burned in House Fire Ann M. Simmons, Times Staff Writer
The Flu Season Hits Early and Hard Rong-Gong Lin II, Times Staff Writer
Ex-Animal Services Chief Files Appeal Patrick McGreevy, Times Staff Writer
Crews Set Fire to Prevent Blast Wendy Thermos, Times Staff Writer
Slush: the Southland's Surprise Road Hazard Lance Pugmire, Times Staff Writer
Fullerton Shop Owner Dies When His Forklift Tips Over From a Times Staff Writer
UC Official Acted Improperly, Probe Finds Peter Y. Hong, Times Staff Writer
Huntington Beach Official Accused of DUI David Haldane, Times Staff Writer
Inmate's Death Ruled a Homicide Susannah Rosenblatt, Times Staff Writer
Swell Day at Beach With Storm on a Roll William Lobdell, Times Staff Writer
L.A. Targets Patient Dumping Cara Mia DiMassa and Richard Winton, Times Staff Writers
45-Hour Delay: Nonstop Plight Jennifer Oldham, Times Staff Writer
SPORTS
Ohio Prep Star Raises Eyebrows Dan Arritt, Times Staff Writer
Ducks Work Fast in 6-3 Win Eric Stephens, Times Staff Writer
Toledo Dominates by Land and by Air From the Associated Press
Brown Duo Lead Fullerton, 67-59 From the Associated Press
New Mexico Retains Grip With Triple-Overtime Win From the Associated Press
Dodger Makeover Continues Steve Henson, Times Staff Writer
Role Players Aid Kings Chris Foster, Times Staff Writer
Waiting Is Hardest Part for Brown Peter Yoon, Times Staff Writer
Just the Idea of Doing This Sends a Shiver Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
Out of the Blue, USC Defeats Tar Heels Ben Bolch, Times Staff Writer
76ers Prevail With 1-2 Punch From the Associated Press
Arizona Works Overtime to Win From the Associated Press
Colts Lead League With 7 Pro Bowl Selections From the Associated Press
Now You Know
Washington Is Planning on Staying Gary Klein, Times Staff Writer
Blake Scores in Islander Win From the Associated Press
Wagner Almost Makes It Upsetting Night for UCLA Steve Springer, Times Staff Writer
Finley Is Headed North Mike DiGiovanna, Times Staff Writer
Seniors Get Carried Away Steve Springer, Times Staff Writer
Clippers Stay Down and Out Mike Terry, Times Staff Writer
Only Bryant Could Get Second-Guessed After 62 T.J. Simers
Bryant Says He Could Have Grooved to 80 Dan Arritt, Times Staff Writer
Kobe Didn't Wilt J.A. Adande
Livingston Plays His Way Back Mike Terry, Times Staff Writer
Puerta Gets Eight-Year Tennis Ban From the Associated Press
Today's Bowl Games LONNIE WHITE
Crosby Left Off Team Canada's Roster Helene Elliott, Times Staff Writer
BUSINESS
Founder to Leave Thomas H. Lee From Associated Press
Acquisitions Help Stocks Post Gains in Session From Times Wire Services
DaimlerChrysler in $94-Million Settlement From Associated Press
Research in Motion's Net Income Rises 33% From Reuters
Third-Quarter GDP Revised Downward From Reuters
Also
Delphi: Shareholders Unlikely to Get Anything From Dow Jones/Associated Press
Senate Backs FDIC Changes From Reuters
Ford Completes Sale of Hertz Rental Car Unit From Associated Press
Lilly to Pay $36 Million on Marketing Claims From Bloomberg News
Ralphs in a Mess of Its Own Making Michael Hiltzik
FedEx's Profit Increases 33%, Tops Forecasts From Associated Press
UnitedHealth Gets U.S. OK to Buy PacifiCare From Associated Press
Southwest Still Plans Midway Expansion From Associated Press
H&R Block to Settle Refund Loan Suits From Associated Press
Seagate in Deal to Buy Rival Maxtor Terril Yue Jones, Times Staff Writer
Jurors Clear Boeing in Discrimination Suit From Bloomberg News
CarMax Profit Jumps 46% on Strong Sales From Dow Jones/Associated Press
IBM Acquisition Plan Sends Micromuse Shares Up 38% From Reuters
Time Warner Picks President Meg James, Times Staff Writer
Calpine's Woes May Hit Ratepayers Marc Lifsher, Times Staff Writer
L.A. Council Acts to Save Grocery Jobs Patrick McGreevy and Abigail Goldman, Times Staff Writers
DeVry to Sell 20-Acre Campus Roger Vincent, Times Staff Writer
WORLD
Rumsfeld Tells Troops U.S. Faces Attack If It Pulls Out From Associated Press
Hong Kong Lawmakers Nix Overhaul Plan From Associated Press
Israel May Block Palestinian Balloting in East Jerusalem Ken Ellingwood, Times Staff Writer
Iraqi Court Upset Over U.S. Release of Prisoners From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Population Decreases for First Time as Births Fall From Times Wire Reports
Tehran Plans to Stick With Atomic Program From Times Wire Reports
Decades Later, Ex-Guest Workers Get Payment From Times Wire Reports
It Was a Hobby, He Says With a Poker Face From Times Wire Reports
Karzai Rival Is Elected Head of Parliament From Times Wire Reports
Toxic River Spill in China Again Shuts Off an Area's Water Supply From Associated Press
More Than 40 Sentenced in Andijon Uprising From Times Wire Reports
Christmas Gifts Sent to the Space Station From Times Wire Reports
Russia Eases Its Plans to Restrict Foreign NGOs From Reuters
Same-Sex Couples Say 'I Do' in Britain John Daniszewski, Times Staff Writer
A Glimpse of a City of Dreams Doug Smith, Times Staff Writer
Hussein Asserts U.S. Guards Abused Him, Co-Defendants Borzou Daragahi, Times Staff Writer
U.N.'s Inability to Avert Iraq War 'Haunts' Annan Maggie Farley, Times Staff Writer
U.S. Asked Germany Not to Free Terrorist From Associated Press
In Berlin, a Cultural Wall Sets Turks Apart Jeffrey Fleishman, Times Staff Writer
Some Paraguayans Fear U.S. 'Secret Agenda' Patrick J. McDonnell, Times Staff Writer
Fox Turns to Texas PR Firm to Shape Mexico's Image in U.S. Sam Enriquez, Times Staff Writer
NATIONAL
Two Baltimore Police Slain; Officer Surrenders From Times Wire Reports
Bush Signs Off on Tax Breaks to Bolster Businesses in Gulf From Associated Press
Federal Judge Quits Foreign-Intelligence Court Richard B. Schmitt and Maura Reynolds, Times Staff Writers
Death Sentences Show Decline Nationwide Henry Weinstein, Times Staff Writer
Puppeteer's Employee Is Charged With Murder From Times Wire Reports
New Life for Patriot Act Is No Bush Win Richard B. Schmitt and Mary Curtius, Times Staff Writers
Senate Says No to Arctic Oil Drilling Richard Simon and Joel Havemann, Times Staff Writers
Columbus Mayor's Wife Guilty of Drunk Driving From Times Wire Reports
New Jersey: Garden of Unpleasant Slogans From Times Wire Reports
Skeleton Indicates That Woman Died Violently From Times Wire Reports
U.S. Bid to Transfer Padilla Is Denied From Associated Press
Visibility Waiver Cited in Air Crash Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune
Shark Attacks Man Off Maui From Associated Press
Police Hunt Escaped Serial Rape Suspect From Associated Press
Bourbon Street Curfew Lifted From Associated Press
Challenger to Sen. Clinton Ends Bid Errol A. Cockfield Jr., Newsday
Type 1 Diabetics Can Halve Deadly Risk Delthia Ricks, Newsday
2 New Orleans Police Fired in Beating Scott Gold, Times Staff Writer
Crashed Seaplane Had a Cracked Wing Beam David Fleshler, Madeline Baro Diaz and Brian Haas, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Talk of Plea by Lobbyist Has Hill on Edge Janet Hook and Chuck Neubauer, Times Staff Writers
Virginia Recount Verifies Win From Associated Press
NEWS
Henson Honor goes to Rowling From City News Service
Buzz Bands Kevin Bronson
Three stabbings at B.I.G. party From Associated Press
Reinventing, for the big wheels S. Irene Virbila, Times Staff Writer
IT'S COLLEGE application time, and I don't care who... Kerry Madden, KERRY MADDEN's latest book is "Gentle's Holler" (Viking, 2005).
Delivered from slavery Michelle Maltais, Times Staff Writer
Money: The root of all issues Teresa Strasser, Special to The Times
50 Cent and Carey are going to the wire Robert Hilburn, Times Staff Writer
It takes a Village -- and beyond Kevin Bronson, Times Staff Writer
Ask the Critic: Christopher Knight Christopher Knight, Got a question? Go to calendarlive.com/askthecritic to send an e-mail or to browse an archive of responses.
Angel and demon at either hand Mike Boehm, Times Staff Writer
'Nemo' surfaces on the ice
From the ground up Scott Sandell, Times Staff Writer
Talent home-grown for the holidays
Rediscovered Rembrandt work to be sold From Reuters
In any tongue, sad songs make Lila Downs happy Richard Cromelin, Times Staff Writer
A Los Angeles career, a New York state of mind Mark Sachs
Comfort and joy Charles Perry, Times Staff Writer
Who knows what women want, really?
On the rocks or straight up Heidi Siegmund Cuda, Special to The Times
Let's do lunch
The Wiggles will reach Japan From Associated Press
English National Opera chief quits From Associated Press
Fit for princes, now shared with the public Terrence Petty, Associated Press
Ben Franklin -- in his own words Scott Timberg
Familiar faces, strange land Susan King, Times Staff Writer
Latino company gets LATC lease Don Shirley, Times Staff Writer
Still cooking after all these years Charles Perry
OPINION
Borderline reality
LAXmas wishes PATT MORRISON, PATT MORRISON's e-mail is patt.morrison@latimes.com.
Israel's election hurdles
'Design' ruling shows sound judgment
Surveying the road ahead in Iraq
Commander in mischief
What about Williams' victims?
Domestic spying erodes democracy
College lessons: Genetics, ... Joseph H. Cooper, JOSEPH H. COOPER, editorial counsel at the New Yorker from 1976 to 1996, teaches writing at several Connecticut colleges.
An intelligent decision
The man who really brought down LBJ Max Holland, MAX HOLLAND is the author of "The Kennedy Assassination Tapes" (Alfred A. Knopf, 2004).
HOME & GARDEN
Counting the days David A. Keeps and Adamo DiGregorio, Special to The Times
Ho-ho, hack-hack Chris Erskine
Liking the Ruckers' simple vibe
Tools for learning David A. Keeps, Special to The Times
Knock on wood David A. Keeps, Times Staff Writer
Gold-fashioned way
A giant cultural step forward
A glowing element
Brilliance, by the bough Lili Singer, Special to The Times
L.A.'s high-style high-rise Mimi Avins, Times Staff Writer
Sonic boom, from room to room David Colker, Times Staff Writer
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