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What happened on December 25, 2005
News
Ex-Mobster Dreams of Home for Holidays
By Larry McShane
America's Rivers: Spoken For to the Last Drop
By Steve Grant
Tsunami Victim's Family to Keep Gloom From Anniversary
By Mike Colias
Mystery Surrounds Girl's Death -- and Life
By Rex W. Huppke
Hand Recipient Offers Solace to Woman With a New Face
By Angela Doland
The Roof Is Falling In on a Cultural Legacy in Zanzibar
By Alexandra Zavis
Wall Dampens Christmas Spirit in Bethlehem
By Joel Greenberg
Footsteps of Time Bypassing Chile's 'Town of Stairs'
By Eva Vergara
For Zimbabweans With HIV/AIDS, a Hard Road
By Paul Salopek
Brazil Keeps Strict Control on Amazon Research
By Michael Astor
Town Is Looking for a Ray of Light
By George Jahn
Injured Homeless Man Refuses to Leave His Cat
By Ivette M. Yee
Long, Luxurious Cruises Make Waves in the Travel Industry
By Allison Linn
Scientists Getting to the Roots of Hair-Loss Problems
By Malcolm Ritter
Corporate Looters Feel Sting of U.S. Crackdown
By Greg Burns
California | Local
Patricia Van Tighem, 47; Wrote Book About Near-Fatal Grizzly Mauling
By Valerie J. Nelson
Military Deaths
Two Faiths Celebrate in 'Merry Mishmash'
By Lisa Richardson
An Inspiration for Making the Season Bright
By Cecilia Rasmussen
Teenager Arrested Near Bank After Robbery
Boy, 3, Reportedly Drowns in Bathtub
Holiday closures
Deer and Foxes Compete for an Island Kingdom
By Tim Reiterman
Teen Is Believed Dead After Boat Capsizes
Public Menorah Is Destroyed by Vandals
By Jennifer Delson
Don't Dismiss the Power of Belief
By Dana Parsons
Holiday closures
For O.C. Pair, 35 Is Not Enough
By David Haldane
Displaced, but Not Disheartened
By Carla Hall
Program Opens the Door to Literacy for Preschoolers and Families
By Mitchell Landsberg
Maria Shriver Recasts 'First Lady' as a Powerful Role in California
By Robert Salladay and Peter Nicholas
400 Guns Swapped for Gifts
By David Pierson
Christmas Wishes Are Granted
By Tony Perry
Rent Hike May Force Novel Dome Village to Find a New Home
By Sam Quinones
Business
Easy Ways to Share Home Video, Worthy or Not
By David Colker
Moment of Truth for Media Chief
By Joseph Menn
Be Realistic About Retirement
By Liz Pulliam Weston
Niche Player on Web Weighs Its Next Move
By Chris Gaither
Candle Suppliers Not Burning as Hot
Money, Mania, Memories of 2005
By Tom Petruno
Web Services Can Grease Transfer of an Auto Lease
By Kathy M. Kristof
Real Estate
Barbs now flow from on high
By Ruth Ryon
Then the roof fell in
By Rosemary McClure
A bright perspective from almost any room
By Diane Wedner
Time to sit Mom down and fill her in on will's problems
By Robert J. Bruss
Next stop is the same as the last on U.S. interstates
By Arrol Gellner
Notice about tenant's kids may be discrimination
Average mortgage rates and indexes
Activism, music intersect in Leimert Park
By Gayle Pollard-Terry
Help for borrowers in trouble
By Kenneth R. Harney
Snowbirds, make some room; the splitters have arrived
By Lew Sichelman
November home sales for Orange, Ventura counties
Sellers need to be honest -- and upfront -- about defects
By Dian Hymer
Perplexed by those contracts? Read on
By Robert J. Bruss
Fees pile up, but who's getting richer?
By Stephen Glassman and Donie Vanitzian
National
Levees Weakened as New Orleans Board, Federal Engineers Feuded
By Stephen Braun and Ralph Vartabedian
New Mexico Explosives Case Also Leads to Chop Shop
Surfer Is Alert, Smiling After Shark Attack
Santa Comes Through Rain, Snow, Transit Strike
By Maggie Farley
A Year of Record U.S. Giving, but Local Charities Fall Short
By Tomas Alex Tizon
Bush Calls Overseas Troops for Christmas
Dog Rescued After Being Frozen Onto Train Track
Couple Arrested in Las Vegas Slaying
New Orleans Set to Raze Houses, but Faces Protest
Bush, GOP Downsize Ambitions for 2006
By Janet Hook
Colorado Springs Has Eye Out for Dirty Bomb
By Nicholas Riccardi
Rabies Survivor Is Happy to Be Home for the Holidays
Add One Second to New Year's Countdown
'Integrity' Often Questioned in '05
By Wendy Solomon
Man Charged in Teen's Cocaine Death
Implant Patients Informed of Possible Contamination
U.S. Spying Is Much Wider, Some Suspect
By Josh Meyer and Joseph Menn
N.Y. State Losing Residents, U.S. Says
Mr. Bingle Helps Save Christmas in New Orleans
By Scott Gold
Books
Escaping into the past
By Thomas McGonigle
Too smart for their own good
By Laurel Maury
What they believed
By Kristina Lindgren
God's old neighborhood
By Jonathan Kirsch
BESTSELLERS
Swinging hard
By David French
Sibling castaways
By Erika Schickel
BESTSELLERS / PAPERBACKS
The recasting of Louis B. Mayer
By Kevin Thomas
On the grail trail
By Nick Owchar
Dante's world
By Merle Rubin
Discoveries
By Susan Salter Reynolds
Travel
Ice rinks are so last year
By Mary Lu Abbott
Planning to see Europe by rail? Get rolling online first
By James Gilden
Shakespeare lovers, hark ye
By Jane Engle
Experiencing monastic life and culture
By Maggie Barnett
Ignore the rain in Vancouver
By John Lee
Savoring a vestige of old Norway
A to Z taste of San Diego
By Patricia Connell
A king's ransom for a night's sleep
By Arthur Frommer
Deal of the week
By R.J. McClure
Sometimes, those airline vouchers are like a lump of coal
By Jane Engle
Desert park superlatives
By Spencer Weiner
American to pull out of Long Beach
By Compiled by Jane Engle
Arizona, in a fresh light
In Cape Town, a culinary sea change
By Margo Pfeiff
To the East, a classical crescendo
By Mark Swed
World
Zimbabwe Short of AIDS Drugs
By Robyn Dixon
Explosives Found Near Uribe's Ranch
State Struggles to Fire 800 Suspect Agents
Pakistani Kills 4 Daughters After Eldest Marries, Police Say
Most Voters Apparently Approve Constitution
Oil Development Deal Struck With N. Korea
Embassy Employee Held Hostage in Iraq
Amid Violence, Envoys Meet With Tamil Tigers
Spain Charges 6 Al Qaeda Suspects, Releases 12
Blues in the Green Zone on Christmas
By Louise Roug
A Faded Pastime Flickers to Life Again in Rural China
By Ching-Ching Ni
14 High-Level Iraqi Inmates Freed
Moscow Standing By on Uranium Plant in Iran
Egyptian Opposition Figure Is Sent to Prison for Five Years
By Megan K. Stack
Tourists Bring Holiday Cheer to Little Town of Bethlehem
System Failure Is Suspected in Azerbaijan Plane Crash
Rumsfeld Works Mess Hall in Iraq for Holiday
U.S. Missteps Leave Iraqis in the Dark
By T. Christian Miller
Opinion
Beauty! Sharks! Silence! Noise!
By Manuel Castells
Christmas classics
Rebirth rising from a rain of fire
By GREGORY RODRIGUEZ
Can we get dazzling done?
By Bob Sipchen
EIGHT JOKES
Malling Christmas
By Diane Winston
When a riot is a good thing
By Martin Kaplan
How about an Eid sale at Macy's?
By Sabiha Khan
St. Snickerous
By Joel Pett
Wonder of wonders -- that's life
By JONATHAN CHAIT
Our bug-eyed admirers
By Eve Conant
At last, a Santa whose cheeks aren't rosy
By Diedre Ann Ware
Sports
They Buy Into USC Success
By Greg Johnson
Grossman Is Back, but Will Bears Still Run First?
It's All About the Practice for Baylor
Seeing What's Important
By Bill Plaschke
NOW YOU KNOW
Rushing to Win, Chiefs Left Waiting
By MIKE PENNER
Saints Can Be Morale Builder
By Bob Oates
Bills Accept Gift from Bengals
Central Florida Misses the Point in Nevada Win
High school close-ups
By DAN ARRITT and MARTIN HENDERSON and LAUREN PETERSON
A Career Filled With Twists and (Left) Turns
By T.J. Simers
Skating to His Own Tune
No. 11 Louisville Lethargic in Win
FISH REPORT
Void Is Felt in the Post
By Ben Bolch
Coaches at Center of Matchup
Hornets Reach Out to Oklahoma City
Pistons Finishing What They Start
By MARK HEISLER
Reflective Colts No Match for Alexander, Seahawks
Buccaneers Move a Step Closer to Playoffs
Jaguars Back in Playoffs
At This Rate, Texas Would Be a Longshot
By Grahame L. Jones
Gore's Run Gives 49ers the Edge Over Rams
Panthers Pay the Penalty in Loss
Johnson's Big Day Ends Chargers' Playoff Hopes
Plot's Promising, Dialogue Is Flat
By Mike Bresnahan
Jackson Receives Praise
By Mike Bresnahan
Miami Breach
By Mark Heisler
It's a Long and Evolved Story
By J.A. Adande
Race in the East Is 'Skin Tight
By Edward Lee
Saying So Long at Augusta
By Thomas Bonk
Browns, Fan Get Flattened
Arakawa Skates to Early Lead
Colts Have the 'Greatest Role Model' in Dungy
By Jim Litke
In Retrospect, It Was Right Move
By Mark Heisler
The Girl Can't Help It; She's 15
By HELENE ELLIOTT
Entertainment
Astonishing holidays
'White Christmas'
By Cheryl Rose
CLASSICAL MUSIC
By Mark Swed
Drawing on anxiety
By Mark Olsen
FASHION
By Booth Moore
MOVIES
By Susan King
MOVIES
By Robert W. Welkos
POP MUSIC
By Soren Baker
DANCE
By Lewis Segal
Still a step ahead
By Lewis Segal
Bard, outside the box
By Charles McNulty
MEDIA
By Steven Barrie-Anthony
MEDIA
By Steven Barrie-Anthony
MOVIES
By John Horn
THEATER
By Charles McNulty
BOOKS
By Nick Owchar
POP MUSIC
By Chris Lee
Faces to watch 2006
By Lynn Smith
BOOKS
By Anne-Marie O'Connor
THEATER
By Don Shirley
MEDIA
By Martin Miller
THEATER
The right time to join the party
By Richard Abowitz
ARCHITECTURE
By Christopher Hawthorne
ART
By Christopher Knight
BOOKS
By David L. Ulin
This songwriter blessed America
By Lynne Heffley
Polish bloc prints
By Susan King
Remember the little disasters too
By Steve Hochman
Faces to watch 2006
By Matea Gold
POP MUSIC
By Robert Hilburn
Let's get ready to rumba
By Henry Chu
The pain felt on both sides
By Michael Z. Wise
Divining the Maya's world
By Virginia Fields
Spinning all that angst into pop gold
By Chris Lee
It's hardly black and white
By Stephan Michaels
Faces to watch 2006
By Steven Barrie-Anthony
Reborn in East L.A.
By Agustin Gurza
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