Archive for Friday, September 16, 2005

• Study Suggests Shift in Teen Sex Practices By Thomas H. Maugh II

• West Nile Virus Declines Sharply Despite Its Coast-to-Coast Spread By Charles Piller

School Is Still Out at L.A. Charter Campus

• Mexican Independence Day Gala Goes On and On in Santa Ana By Jennifer Delson

• Gov. Signs Bans on School Junk Food By Nancy Vogel

• Bikers, Walkers Driven to Unseat Motorists By Fred Alvarez

• Easing the Hard Time By Sam Quinones

• Guy Green, 91; Cinematographer Turned Director By Dennis Mclellan

• Sen. Dunn to Run for State Controller By Jean O. Pasco

• Why School Schedules Require an Advanced Degree By Beth Shuster

• Sizemore Given a Reprieve – Rehab Instead of Prison By Robert W. Welkos

• Evacuees Criticize Dream Center By Jocelyn Y. Stewart

• Timing of Gov.’s Bid a Sign of Deep Woes By Michael Finnegan

• Officials Send Trucks of Donations to Mississippi

• Motorcyclist Crashes on Ortega Highway, Dies

• State Air Board Rejects Rule on School Bus Emissions By Julie Cart

• Mayor Studying L.A.’s Ability to Handle Disasters By Richard Fausset

• Charity Suspects a $900,000 Theft By David Reyes

• Hopes for Trauma Center Dashed By Jia-Rui Chong and Amanda Covarrubias

• Please Don’t Leave Me, Arnold! By Steve Lopez

• Math Book Deal Adds Up to Trouble By Joel Rubin

• Pollution Lawsuit Dismissed by Judge

• Man Who Took Topless Photos of Diaz Sentenced

• Restaurant Owner Is Deported to Eritrea

• Man Held in Shooting Death of Sailor By Monte Morin

• Newport Boat Shows Settle Their Differences By Claire Luna

• Patient Hangs Herself at State Hospital in Norwalk By Steve Hymon

• Governor Names Acting Lottery Director

• A Radical Shift in Tone for L.A. Harbor Panel By Deborah Schoch

• Panel OKs $300,000 for Katrina Evacuees

• Error in Paperwork Led to Massive L.A. Power Outage By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Riverside County Sheriff Presses for Jail By Susannah Rosenblatt and Lance Pugmire

• A Friend’s Success Can’t Be Written Off By Dana Parsons

• Mayor Will Kick Off Latino Heritage Month

• Gambling Bust Could Cost Senior Center Its Last Home By Daniel Yi

Veteran’s Day

• Angels Fail to Defend Their Lead By Mike Digiovanna

• Close-ups By Dan Arritt, Peter Yoon, and Lauren Peterson

• All Eyes Are Focused on Gifted Lewis By Lonnie White

• Overtime Is Right Time as the Sun Evens Series

• Not Every Crowd Has a Silver Lining By Gary Klein

• ESPN Plans Studios Next to Staples Center By Larry Stewart and Greg Johnson

• Perez Is Waiting for Real Work By Lonnie White

• Peete Enjoying His ‘Best’ Job By Larry Stewart

• Palmer Makes the Outfit Work By Sam Farmer

• Drag Series Titles on the Line By Martin Henderson

• NOW YOU KNOW

• Toms Is Rushed to Hospital

• No Giant Stakes in Dodger Win By Steve Henson

• A-1 Talented By Eric Sondheimer

• Six Games to Watch By Ben Bolch

• There’s No More View From Top By Mike Digiovanna

• White Sox Shaky in Another Loss

• Angels Won’t Admit It, but Collar’s Getting Tight By T J. Simers

• If Memory Serves, Expect a Thriller By Jerry Crowe

• Young Defensemen Get a Shot By Chris Foster

• Percival Might Have to Retire

• Wygods’ Colt Is Good for Charity By Bill Christine

• Hearing Set on Steroid Policies By Sam Farmer and Tim Brown

• Oakland Tightens Up Two Races

• Centennial Told to Stop Ads for Transfers By Eric Sondheimer, Lauren Peterson, and Dan Loumena

• Nine Fined in Fight, One Fined in Game

• Cardinals Win Central Division

• Tracy Considering Four-Man Rotation By Steve Henson

• Utah Win Streak Is Over

• Armstrong Says His Retirement Will Stand By Diane Pucin

• Pinkard to Start Against Arkansas By Gary Klein

• Rules Review Already in Order By Eric Stephens

• Top performers

• Truck Fun Leads to a Major Overhaul By Pete Thomas

8 Ex-Marsh Executives Charged

• Rug Dealer Sitting Pretty By Thomas S. Mulligan

• For Just $2 Million, You Can Own a Hotel Room on the Coast By Roger Vincent

• Angelides Denounces Bid to Buy PacifiCare By Debora Vrana

• High Cost of Gasoline Drives Up Prices

• L.A. Area Chamber President Resigning By Bill Sing

• Loan Exec to Resign If Named U.S. Envoy By E. Scott Reckard and Jonathan Peterson

• State Sues Katrina Victims’ Insurers

• Vehicle Sales Fall in Early September By John O'Dell

• Pension Deficit Is Expected to Surge

• Schwab Drops Service Fees, Raises Outlook

• Newell to Cut Jobs, Facilities

• Briefly

• AOL, MSN May Join Forces By Joseph Menn and Terril Yue Jones

• Gold Futures Reach 17-Year High

• Fidelity National to Go Public With Certegy

• Disney Deal Backs Digital Distribution By Julie Tamaki and Alex Pham, Claudia Eller

• Banks Act on Delays in Trading of Swaps

• Retail Drug Prices Increase 25% in 5 Years, Report Finds

• UPS Can Bar Some Workers From Driving

• Valero’s Wilmington Refinery Still Impaired

• Chinese Venture to Build Chrysler Minivans

• Textile Groups Seek Longer Curbs on China

• Abbott Wins Approval for Stent Ahead of J&J

• Intel Plans $345-Million Investment in 2 Plants

• Airlines’ Filings May Hit Creditors

• Mortgage Rates Inch Higher This Week

• Embargoed Chinese Apparel to Be Donated

• Economic News Stalls Stocks

• Judge Dismisses Suit by Wet Seal Shareholders

• Accountants Say Katrina Is ‘Ordinary’

• FCC Slates $211 Million to Restore Services By Jube Shiver Jr.

‘Corpse’ outlives the fun

• Woman on the verge By Kenneth Turan

• Even star power can’t elevate ‘Just Like Heaven’ By Kevin Thomas

• He’s absent, yet he’s there By Karen Wada

• A harrowing topic, but the plot’s a ‘War’ zone By Kenneth Turan

• A voodoo romp in the swamp By Kevin Thomas;kevin Crust

• ‘About Iraq’ fierce in its antiwar blow By F. Kathleen Foley;david C. Nichols

• ‘Tunnel’ carves out suspense to the end By Kevin Thomas

• Haven’t had that spirit here since 1969 By Robert Hilburn

• Burning it is part of the art By Leah Ollman

• ‘Kamikaze’ pilots into teen emotions By Carina Chocano

• A moving portrayal of Iraqi women By Steven Oxman

• ‘Blood! Love! Madness!’ is freshly reconceived By David C. Nichols

• Insecurity blankets ‘Thumbsucker’ By Kevin Thomas

• Challenges are her specialty By Lynn Smith

• Maher strives to level the field By Paul Brownfield

• ‘Keane’: Inside the head of a frantic dad By Kevin Thomas

• ‘The Legend of Johnny Appleseed’ By Shirley Jordan

• A story of female athletes, told courts and all By Carina Chocano

• Lend an ear to Charlie Kaufman By Mark Swed

• Rock hall bypasses class of ‘80 By Richard Cromelin

• An ‘Illuminated’ sense of identity By Carina Chocano

• Jokes & Riddles

• Festival shows Wise films

• Geraldo challenges N.Y. Times By Scott Collins

• ‘Cry Wolf’ review to appear Saturday

• Deal puts L.A. Phil base pay in top tier By Chris Pasles

• Orderly inquiry into the disordered mind By Susan King

• Aliens have arrived; OK, now what? By Robert Lloyd

• Manipuri tradition flourishes By Lewis Segal

• Strength through diverse characters By Robert Lloyd

• Father-son moments, but no sitcom humor By Kevin Crust

• Fox announces ‘Dayside’ hosts By Matea Gold

• Creativity Corner

• Alan Alda looks forward more than back By Carmela Ciuraru

• The tall tale of an ant and a little boy By Al Martinez

• Dr. Dre assailant gets 1-year term

• ‘Head Cases’ tails in time slot By Scott Collins

• FINALLY

Roberts Gains Respect, if Not Converts

• Hunter Tells of Fear in the Woods By P J. Huffstutter

• Routine of a Class Replaces the Chaos of Katrina By Tony Perry and Maria L. La Ganga

• Bush Promises a Massive Rebuilding of Gulf Coast By Mary Curtius and Edwin Chen

• ‘Mama’ Leaves Her Beloved Biloxi Home By Elizabeth Mehren

• President Seeks to Revive a Region – and His Image By Doyle Mcmanus

• Democrats Consider a Voting Strategy By Maura Reynolds and Richard Simon

• After Blocking the Bridge, Gretna Circles the Wagons By Nicholas Riccardi

• Ophelia Clings to North Carolina Coast

• Woman Confesses to 1993 Robbery

• Crew Member Dies in Freight Train Crash

• ‘Just When We Get Comfortable, They Move Us’ By Tony Perry

• Worries Mount as Aid Flows With Few Controls By Mary Curtius

• 8 in 10 Say Americans Must Ditch SUVs to Cut Oil Use

• Some in New Orleans Can Go Home By Nicholas Riccardi and Ashley Powers

• President Chooses a Serene Spot to Frame His Message By Paul Brownfield

• States of Emergency Go Beyond Gulf Coast

• 4 Get $25,000 Reward for Help in Kidnap Case

• Veto Override Widens Access to Contraception

• Records Detail Treatment of Iraqi Captives By Richard A. Serrano

• In French Quarter, Not Everyone Convinced by Bush By Paul Pringle

• Soldier Pleads Guilty in Drug Smuggling Scheme

• Bush OKs Plan for Bases, Sending It On to Congress

Poker party

• The Bush Doctrine, unpacked By David Gelernter

• Lost in translation

• Truth and consequences in Syria By David Hirst

• The ‘good death’ dilemma

• No point to the summit By Swati Pandey

• Bush’s rescue mission

• Going crazy for Katrina relief By Jonathan Chait

Indonesian Rebels Give Up Weapons

• Iran Hints at Nuclear Initiative By Tyler Marshall and Dean Baquet

• Tyson a Heavyweight in Chechnya By David Holley

• Barrier in West Bank Is Legal, Israel Court Rules By Ken Ellingwood

• General Touts ‘Great Success’ By Borzou Daragahi

• More Iraqis Lured to Al Qaeda Group By Greg Miller and Tyler Marshall

• Afghan Warlords Fix Sights on Political Power By Paul Watson

• Venezuela Government Unhelpful in War Against Drugs, U.S. Says By Chris Kraul and Paul Richter

• Leaders Pressed to Boost Africa Aid By Maggie Farley

• 32 Die in Blaze at Illegal Fireworks Factories

• Women Can Run in Business Chamber Vote

• 7 Men Seen as Security Threats to Be Deported

• Judge Orders Arrest of Milosevic’s Wife

• U.S. Urges China to Press North Korea in Talks

• Captors Release Millionaire’s Daughter

• Activist Held in Murder Case Freed From Jail

• Preelection Violence Kills 10 in Afghanistan

• American Businessman Runs for President