Archive for Friday, November 18, 2005

• New HIV Infections Decline for Blacks, Increase for Gays By Thomas H. Maugh II

Living on the Edge of Landmark Status

• These Seahorses Going to Town By Carla Hall

• Heddings, Girlfriend Convicted By Lance Pugmire

• Aid for the Steelhead? It’s Up the Creek By Sara Lin

• State Revenue Looks Good, but It Isn’t Likely to Last By Evan Halper

• Sasha Is Dead, but Why? By Sandy Banks

• Henry Taube, 89; Chemist Won Nobel Prize in 1983 for His Research on Electron Transfers By Thomas H. Maugh II

• Mental Illness Blamed in 2003 Stabbing Death By Claire Luna

• Killer’s Fate Rests With Governor By Henry Weinstein

• Jae Carmichael, 80; Artist, Filmmaker Brought Digital Age to 19th Century Altadena Cemetery By Myrna Oliver

• Left Unguarded, L.A. Jail Inmates Watch as Pair Beat Man to Death By Stuart Pfeifer and Richard Winton

• Deal-Maker’s Worlds Mesh at Party in S.F. By Rone Tempest

• David Ruiz, 63; Convict Sued Over Texas Prisons, Leading to Improvement

• Robert Dean Nesen, 87; Former Assistant Navy Secretary, Envoy

• 35-Year-Old Sentenced in Deadly Cedar Fire By Tony Perry

• One-Stop Shopping for Affordable Healthcare

• Caretaker to Return $60,000 Bequest By Robin Fields and Evelyn Larrubia, Jack Leonard

• Gov.’s Staff Could Be Shuffled By Peter Nicholas

• Mother Sentenced in Death of Baby By Jean Guccione

• Mayor Blasts L.A. School Board By Joel Rubin and Richard Fausset

• CHP Officer Killed During Traffic Stop

• Onetime Espionage Suspect Is Arrested By H G. Reza

• Hit-Run Driver Sought in Death of Pedestrian

• Beland Honderich

• Firms Gave Thousands for Building Dept. Event By Richard Fausset

• Offshore Leaseholders Win $1.1 Billion By Kenneth R. Weiss

• A Public Balm for Private Anguish By Dana Parsons

• U.S. Seeks to Lift Curb on Deporting By Anna Gorman

• Cabbie Has Brush With 6-Figure Tip By Jill Leovy

• Kingsbury Browne, 82; Lawyer Helped Found Conservation Group

• Report of Man’s Death Is Greatly Exaggerated

• Another Tunnel Found Under Mexico Border

• Graham Payn, 87; Singer, Actor Was Noel Coward’s Companion

• Asian Senior Center Loses $100,000 Grant

• Police Wound Man Who Allegedly Wielded Knife

• Sex Offender Held; GPS Tracked Him to a School By Susana Enriquez

• Orange Line Buses May Get Strobe Light Signals By Caitlin Liu

• ‘Big Nose Bandit’ Strikes for 18th Time

• L.A. Professor Gets National Award By Stuart Silverstein

Bruise Days With the Trojans

• Bruins Can Try Out Their Garden Tools By Steve Springer

• Clips Passing in the Night? By Mike Bresnahan and Jason Reid

• Kings Hold It Together at End By Helene Elliott

• San Antonio Unkind to Rockets

• Stewart in Control but Still Guarded By Shav Glick

• Wright Is Ready to Show Feistiness By Eric Stephens

• Roberson Plays All the Angles By Eric Sondheimer

• Colletti Will Interview Fregosi and Collins By Tim Brown

• The Real Papadakis Isn’t Necessarily Loud, Clear By Larry Stewart

• When Gurus Lose Their Juju By Sam Farmer

• Ex-Guild Boss Under Scrutiny By Bill Christine

• Carroll Clears Lua to Start By Gary Klein

• It Has Been a Grand Career for Damon Allen By Robyn Norwood

• Baseball Owners Approve New Steroid Policy

• San Pedro Presents Imposing Test for Taft By Lauren Peterson

• Rookies Sticking Around By Mike Bresnahan

• Venice Holds Off Jordan By Eric Sondheimer, Peter Yoon, and Mayar Zokaei

• Memphis Tops Alabama, 87-76

• Bengals Are in Position to Spoil It for Colts By Jerry Crowe

• Corona’s Escobar Adjusts Her Expectations By Dan Arritt

• NBC Won’t Miss a Thing at the End of the Chase By Larry Stewart

• Brown Isn’t Just Posturing About Phil By Pete Thomas

• Scoring Seen as a Bonus for Belanger By Helene Elliott

• Scipion Back at Churchill By Bob Mieszerski

• Oilers Rally to Beat Detroit in Overtime

• TONIGHT By Mike Terry

• Odzic Could Be Shooting Up the Depth Chart By Ben Bolch

• Georgia Tech on Probation, May Appeal

• Moen Doesn’t Regret His Hit on Stars’ Zubov By Eric Stephens

• Stringer Appeal Denied

• Brentwood’s Hansen Is a Pain for Viewpoint By Lauren Peterson

• Sassy Corona Tries to Make It Three Out of Four By Bob Mieszerski

• Top performers

• San Pedro Positioned as the One to Beat By Lauren Peterson

European Parliament OKs Rules on Chemical Safety

• Williams-Sonoma Sees Net Income Climb 30%

• Weak Box Office Drags on Disney Profit By Kim Christensen

• Limited’s Third-Quarter Loss Is First in 10 Years

• Anti-Piracy Message Stumbles at Colleges By Claire Hoffman

• Downey Studios Sues Union, Alleging False Claims of Hazards By Richard Verrier

• Former Publishing Tycoon Indicted on Charges of Fraud

• Northrop Won’t Seek Repair Aid By Peter Pae

• Housing Permits and Starts Drop

• Lockyer Wins Decision in Edward Jones Suit By Josh Friedman

• Also

• Sony, NEC in Optical Disc Drive Venture

• Vivendi Profit Falls but Beats Expectations

• Gap Issues Earnings Warning for Year By Leslie Earnest

• PacifiCare Shareholders OK Insurer’s Sale to UnitedHealth By Marc Lifsher and Debora Vrana

• Stocks Surge, Lifting Hopes for Strong ‘05 By Tom Petruno

• FDA to Review Tysabri Sales Resumption

• 30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises to 6.37%

• Court Tells Founder of ‘Fuel Saver’ Firm to Pay Investors

• Briefly

• SunPower Shares Climb 41% in Debut Session

• Ameriquest’s Parent Firm Plans Layoffs By Jesus Sanchez

• Also

• Nordstrom’s Profit Rises for 10th Straight Quarter

• Gemstar Seeks New Yuen Probe

• FCC Member Plans to Leave

• Daimler to Offer Buyers Free Gas, Maintenance

• Union Pacific Names President and CEO

• Trial Date Set for Next New Jersey Vioxx Suit

• Adelphia’s Loss Narrows on Fewer Write-Downs

• HP Results Show Signs of Revival; Shares Rise By Terril Yue Jones

An L.A. welcome party with wattage

• Those empty calories can be so appealing By David Pagel

• Man in black and white By Carina Chocano

• ‘Haywire!’ Murders in the big top By Daryl H. Miller; David C. Nichols

• Swapped spouse gains national notoriety By Maria Elena Fernandez

• Truly magical at last By Kenneth Turan

• OK, who let this ‘Cat’ in? By James C. Taylor

• It’s provocative, but two’s a crowd By Christopher Miles

• Reassessing McGovern By Kenneth Turan

• Pope praises miniseries on John Paul

• ‘The Adventures of Ignatz’ By Mel Gilden

• Horror in a strong and steady ‘Pulse’ By Carina Chocano

• ‘Quadrophenia’ producer: his coming-of-stage story By Christopher Reynolds

• Through sun and storm, loves entwine on a blossoming family vine By Kevin Thomas

• Rock ‘n’ roll never forgets By Elizabeth Snead

• Fine acting, humor bring tragic ‘Los Muertos’ to life By David C. Nichols

• Copyright isn’t the last word By Elaine Dutka

• Creativity Corner

• Art agent provocateur By Chris Pasles

• Rise and fall of a young man in the Third Reich By Kevin Thomas

• Expat leads Bruckner brilliance By Daniel Cariaga

• A new chapter for founding editors of Riverhead Books

• On the phone: gr8 lit By Jill Lawless

• An era of liberation chronicled in ‘Gay Sex’ By Kevin Thomas

• Wrong door leads to a wild evening By Al Martinez

• Debating the rewards of so many awards By Anne-Marie O'Connor

• Jewish museum plans move

• Jokes & Riddles

• KOSTing into the holidays By Lee Margulies

• Tesh comes to L.A. radio By Martin Miller

• Big prize for a student poet

• Essays paint a vivid picture of New York By Mark Oppenheimer

• Animation Oscar bids announced

• ABC shuffles evening lineup

At Death’s Door

• The Nation By Tony Perry

• Lobbyist Probe Sparks Senate Fireworks By Mary Curtius

• Democratic Hawk and War Veteran Wants U.S. Troops Out of Iraq Now By Maura Reynolds

• Parties Throw Sharper Jabs About the War By Ronald Brownstein

• Widow Allowed to Keep Lease in National Park

• House GOP Passes Cuts, Barely By Richard Simon and Joel Havemann

• Killen Is Denied Bond While Appealing Verdict

• Senators Oppose Extending Patriot Act By Nicole Gaouette

• Evacuees Might Get Extensions for Hotel Bills

• Florida Jury Convicts Man of Killing Girl

• Sheehan, Other Activists Convicted Over Protest

• It’s a Deal: Radio City Christmas Show to Go On, With Live Music

• 60 Years Later, Still No Answers to Bermuda Mystery

• From Iraq to isolationism? By Rosa Brooks

• Your birthright, up for grabs By Mike Dombeck

• The allure of the ‘10-grand set’ By Chris Ayres

• Political divisions run deep By Ted B. Kissell

• Liberia gets its ‘man’

• Lincoln’s words, our pledge By David Gelernter

• A patron of the arts – at age 4 By Sergio Munoz

• Integrity and transplants

Family Relies on Values Even as Traditions Fade

• Experts at Malaria Conference Say Progress Is Tempered by Setbacks By Robyn Dixon

• In S. Korea, Another Blow to Bush’s Efforts in Iraq By Peter Wallsten and Barbara Demick

• Israel Will Hold Early Elections By Laura King

• First Civilians Cross Checkpoint Since Quake

• Bomb, Accident Kill 2 Troops in Iraq

• Ex-Mayor Pleads Guilty to Murder in Genocide

• Castro Rebuts CIA’s Analysis of His Health

• Woman Returns After Being Wrongly Deported

• 2 U.S. Soldiers to Be Tried in Assault Case

• Bombs Target Baghdad Hotel Housing Westerners By Solomon Moore

• Historian Arrested on Holocaust Denial Charge

• Premier’s Office Says He Has Won the Presidency

• Britain Reportedly to Send Iraqi Asylum Seekers Back

• Haiti Fixes ‘Final and Firm’ Date for Ballot By Carol J. Williams

• ‘OK, There Were Signs of Torture,’ Iraqi Says By John Daniszewski

• Ex-Official Held in Bid-Rig Scheme By Paul Richter