Archive for Tuesday, December 18, 2007

The strange, the stranger and the strangest of 2007

• South Koreans whistle-stop in L.A. By K. Connie Kang

• Chase ends in crash

• ‘Homies’ are where his art is By Hector Becerra

• Rescuers’ work at crash site is probed By Robert J. Lopez and Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• No doubt it’s cliche, but it’s also heartfelt By Sandy Banks

• L.A. mayor lines up donors for favorite causes By David Zahniser

• Huckabee’s got their attention, and a bull’s-eye By Phil Willon

• Coast Guard gives sea lion a lift to new home By Jennifer Delson

• Scholar wrote provocative biographies of complex artists By Elaine Woo

• State Assembly backs healthcare for everyone By Jordan Rau

• $66 million doled out in wildfire aid By Francisco Vara-Orta

• CALM BEFORE THE STORM

• U.S. prosecutors, Pellicano’s lawyers spar over evidence By Greg Krikorian

• Modest pioneer of long-distance running By Matt Schudel

• Gun can clear client on death row, lawyer says By Maura Dolan

• At 83, he’s young at heart where his 11-year-old son is concerned By Dana Parsons

• ‘Mask’ sweat shirts banned in O.C. By My-Thuan Tran

• Mormons in California

• Aunt of girls killed in Long Beach fire shot near site By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• Lottery results

• In California

• Public memorial is planned for Ike Turner

• Man killed after attempting to cross 405 By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• Backing the mayor

• In California

• Quiet buzz about their man By Phil Willon

• The mayor’s money

• Port OKs ‘green’ cargo fee By Louis Sahagun

• California in Brief / SEAL BEACH - Man struck, killed walking on 405 By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• California in Brief / EL CAJON - Nudist camp must boil its water By Tony Perry

• LAX officials to present north field safety report in January By Jennifer Oldham

• California in Brief / ORANGE COUNTY - Carona case jury search set for Jan. By Garrett Therolf

• California in Brief / ORANGE COUNTY - Carona case jury search set for Jan. By Garrett Therolf

• California in Brief / SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO - Carter named schools chief By Nardine Saad

• California in Brief / LOS ANGELES - Clerk may oversee local council votes By David Zahniser

• California in Brief / LOS ANGELES - One injured as fire destroys RV By Howard Blume

• Parole board chief resigns By Michael Rothfeld

• California in Brief / SAN DIEGO - Ex-drill instructor is sentenced By Tony Perry

FRESH FIVE

• Bennett, named in Mitchell report, signs with Dodgers By Ez and Dylan Hern

• Steelers’ curtain has some rips By Sam Farmer

• ESPN is on schedule to land in L.A. in 2009 By Greg Johnson

• For Yount, taking care of the task is a snap By Chris Foster

• First unit has been second-rate, Jackson says By Mike Bresnahan

• Vikings’ quest gets a boost By David Wharton

• Suns take victory over Spurs in stride

• USC has plenty of range By Ben Bolch

• Doing their part to make season’s wishes come true By T J. Simers

• Avalanche piles on the Kings, 4-2 By Lisa Dillman

• McCourt puts a convenient spin on story By Helene Elliott

• Mayweather-Hatton packed a punch for HBO By Lance Pugmire

• RESULTS, SCHEDULE

• It’s do-or-die time for Meissner By Philip Hersh

• Banged-up players could use a breather By Diane Pucin

• STANDINGS

• Cowboys’ Williams suspended one game

• AP WOMEN’S TOP 25

• Brand makes progress By Jonathan Abrams

• AP MEN’S TOP 25

• Rivera backs Pettitte while finalizing deal

• USC-Oregon back to Nov. 22 – for now By Gary Klein

• Vero stay may end March 17 By Ez and Dylan Hern

• TONIGHT By Steve Pratt

• Cal State Fullerton coasts

• WILD-CARD STANDINGS

• Trail Blazers’ winning streak reaches eight

• USC gives some ground on Coliseum By Gary Klein and Sam Farmer

• May suffers broken foot

• Morning briefing - Beckham is no lock for England By Jim Peltz

• Travelers hampered by winter storm in Midwest, East By David N. Goodman

• Wyoming challenges Yellowstone snowmobile plan

Letters to the editor

• Spam trickery

• For the Record

• For the Record

• For the Record

• For the Record

• For the record

• Regarding ‘Life’ and ‘Liberty’

• For the Record

• For the Record

• Push Bush on energy, climate

• Europeans get Iraq

• A warning about Megan’s Law

No waivers for Globes and Oscars, guild says

• New York hotel boom to make rooms for tourists By Samantha Gross

• Maguire to seek control of firm By Roger Vincent

• Senators warn FCC against voting on rule By Jim Puzzanghera

• Bush sanguine about economy’s prospects By James Gerstenzang

• On a Palmdale street, foreclosure is in the air By Peter Y. Hong

• Witness against media mogul Black sentenced

• Ticketmaster to launch NFL resale site

• Loews to spin off Lorillard

• Average gasoline price nationwide drops below $3

• latimes.com/business

• Tata may be preferred bidder for Ford brands

• Wall Street losses continue

• Software launch boosts Adobe

• High costs squeezing travel By Victoria Kim

• Velocity gains a bigger partner By Joseph Menn

• CalPERS panel OKs broader mix By Marc Lifsher

• EU out of U.S. online gambling market

• XM settles copyright suit filed by Universal

• Oxy to buy stakes in energy projects By Elizabeth Douglass

• Europe urges Google scrutiny

• ContraFilm invests in Web video firm KushTV By Joseph Menn

• A long road to mileage goals By Ken Bensinger

• Weekend box-office results

• A new rival to venture capitalists By Jessica Guynn

• Ingersoll to buy Trane for $10 billion

• Wall Street Roundup - Countrywide, WaMu, GE bilked

• In Brief / ENERGY - National Oilwell to acquire Prideco

• In Brief / TECHNOLOGY - BlackBerry maker expanding in U.S.

• In Brief / REAL ESTATE - Investors buy 7.5% stake in Related

• In Brief / HEALTHCARE - Bristol-Myers to sell imaging unit

• In Brief / THE ECONOMY - Short-term T-bill rates mixed in sale

• In Brief / INSURANCE - Aon to sell two underwriting units

• Wall Street Roundup - Foreigners buy more U.S. stocks, bonds

Much ado about Oscar

• Splitting the operatic atom in Chicago By Mark Swed

• ‘The Color Purple’ becomes a melodramatic musical By Charles Mcnulty

• Wrestling demons By Adam Baer

• Operating in the age when ink and paper were enough By Frazier Moore

• QUICK TAKES - Trebek says he’s coming back

• A classic ages to perfection By Robert Hilburn

• THE EXTRAS FILE - Nothing special in ‘Simpsons’ DVD By Susan King

• Sharing its treasures By Mike Boehm

• If you think it’s hip, think again By Jeff Weiss, Serena Kim, and Soren Baker

• Calendar’s Calendar

• Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien will return to the air By Matea Gold

• What the wild things are By Chet Raymo

• She’s taking yet another direction By Mikael Wood

• Horoscope: Dec. 18

• QUICK TAKES - Barenboim blasts Israel over ban

• O say, you can see flag better By Brett Zongker

• QUICK TAKES - FINALLY

• Dishonesty leaves her older, wiser and lonelier

• QUICK TAKES - Aliens would make his day

• QUICK TAKES - NBC picks up Web series

• QUICK TAKES - ‘South Pacific’ being revived

McCain tries to turn corner in N.H.

• A religious movement with an edge By Nicholas Riccardi

• THE NATION - IN TOW IN SNOW

• Eavesdropping review postponed

• NEW JERSEY

• Bush pushes Congress on spending bill By Johanna Neuman

• Friends, supporters help sell Clinton’s softer side By Peter Nicholas

• Spending bill clears the House By Richard Simon

• Rx for better, cheaper healthcare By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

• Nation in Brief / NEBRASKA - Popcorn brands drop chemical

• Nation in Brief / ILLINOIS - Former publisher headed to prison

• Nation in Brief / WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate votes to let no-call list stand

• Nation in Brief / NEW MEXICO - UC fined for lab security breach

• Nation in Brief / NEW JERSEY - Bill to abolish death penalty becomes law

• AT LATIMES.COM/OPINION

• ‘Pursuit of happiness’

• Stop scaring us By Henry I. Miller

• Mortified, but happy to hire By Gustavo Arellano

• Triangulation comes full circle By Jonah Goldberg

Italy exhibits its recovered masterpieces

• Reform plan announced in Zimbabwe By Robyn Dixon

• Russian nuclear fuel sent to Iran By Megan K. Stack and Borzou Daragahi

• Countries pledge to donate for Palestinian economy By Geraldine Baum

• Truck bomb at Mosul dam kills 1; 2 die in Baghdad By Tina Susman and Ann M. Simmons

• For S. Korean actor, democracy brings new roles By Bruce Wallace

• Extremist group works in the open in Pakistan By Josh Meyer

• Wife goes to Iran to find missing U.S. man By Borzou Daragahi

• CUBA

• Russia delivers nuclear fuel to Iran By Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim

• THE WORLD - World in Brief / SAUDI ARABIA - King pardons rape victim

• THE WORLD - World in Brief / UNITED NATIONS - Mismanagement, corruption cited

• THE WORLD - World in Brief / RUSSIA - Putin agrees to be prime minister

• THE WORLD - World in Brief / CUBA - Castro says he won’t cling to power forever