Archive for Saturday, December 22, 2007

Old wives’ tales and doctor-speak laid bare

• In Brief - Whale’s missing link is a small find

• In Brief - 70-year-old atom-buster to be junked

• NASA forced to delay Mars probe

• In Brief - Pinot noir grape’s DNA is uncorked

• In Brief - Gene mutation may raise ALS risk

Turner’s legacy in spotlight

• It’s showtime for a zoo ‘show-stopper’ By Tony Perry

• Director-actor was key figure in two troupes By Mike Boehm

• Toasting days of wine and business By Teresa Watanabe

• Billionaire founder of roofing materials firm By Adam Bernstein

• Surf, sand and ice

• OBITUARIES | Passings - One of last 3 U.S. WWI veterans - J. Russell Coffey

• TOTALLY TUBULAR

• Senator taps unions, firms to aid charity By Jack Leonard

• OBITUARIES | Passings - Granddaughter of Winston Churchill - A. Spencer-Churchill

• For some, fluoridated water still hard to swallow By Mike Anton

• A Christmas story of the Incarnation By K. Connie Kang

• Gov. plans dire cuts in budget By Michael Rothfeld

• 11.3% raise for elected official By Christian Berthelsen

• Lottery results

• As showdowns go, this was a one-way Street By Dana Parsons

• Mall’s musical bombardment brings wishes for silent night By Sandy Banks

• Jessica’s Law keeps dying man in limbo By Paloma Esquivel

• Pellicano judge rejects defense motions By Greg Krikorian

• In California

• Kern County closes trash storage operation By Louis Sahagun

• Agency serves families in poverty By Ari B. Bloomekatz

• California in Brief | BELL GARDENS - City official must repay her salary By Mary Engel

• Phony CIA ‘operative’ faces prison By Scott Glover

• California in Brief |SAN FRANCISCO - Cargo ship pilot gives up license By Eric Bailey

• California in Brief | MALIBU - 3 plead not guilty to causing wildfire

• California in Brief | POMONA - 3 are found guilty in hate crime By Tiffany Hsu

• In California

• California in Brief | PALM SPRINGS - Don’t burn grape stakes, EPA warns

• California in Brief | MERCED - County bans marijuana clinics

• PASSINGS

• California in Brief | SAN LORENZO - Boy, 3, dies in fire he started

• California in Brief | BERKELEY - Man told to let kids play in peace

Lakers get makeup win

• Brown is getting closer to return By Mike Bresnahan

• A movable beast faces UCLA By Diane Pucin

• Clippers melt in the glare By Jonathan Abrams

• Just who are the dopes?

• Bellotti says no to UCLA By Chris Foster

• Florida Atlantic gives Schnellenberger a win

• Portland cuts it close for 10th straight win

• He wants a reason to celebrate By Larry Stewart

• Cushing has felt this kind of thing before By Gary Klein

• Road is perfect fit for Cowboys By Lonnie White

• Don’t bet the house (or the Falcons) By Christine Daniels

• It’s a mistake to let muscle of Mitchell Report fade By Bill Dwyre

• Rasshan the probable starter By Chris Foster

• Amid activism, Turley will retire By Greg Johnson

• Bonds waives lawyers’ conflict issue By Tim Reiterman

• Kings stuck in Columbus jam, 2-1 By Lisa Dillman

• It’s closing day at Hollywood Park By Bob Mieszerski

• O’Donnell glad trade rumors didn’t prove to be true By Lonnie White

• Manhattan cuts off Pepperdine

• Royal Bridlewood goes for fourth win of 2007 By Bob Mieszerski

• RESULTS, SCHEDULE

• Orioles could replace the Dodgers in Vero By Bill Shaikin

• Thomas undergoes a little driver education By Jonathan Abrams

• Back on track at Santa Anita By Larry Stewart

• Gibson tries to shake his slump By Ben Bolch

• Reds trade Hamilton to Rangers

• Solis tries longshot in Futurity at Hollywood Park By Bob Mieszerski

• Coliseum rent deal opens door By Sam Farmer

• UCLA women waver but defeat Riverside, 71-60 By Dan Arritt

• USC women win as Oliver is on the go By Martin Henderson

• RESULTS, SCHEDULE

• Lack of oversight seen at Florida State

• Brown can skate but isn’t ready to play By Lisa Dillman

• STANDINGS

• Letters - The Santa Report?

• TODAY By Peter Yoon

• Letters - Not bowled over

• Letters - Hiring freeze

• Letters - Blue notes

• Letters - Quacks in the ice

• TODAY By Peter Yoon

Hillary Clinton’s political baggage

• Embrace China By Nina Hachigian and Mona Sutphen

• Teachers’ lessons from the past

• Why we need to stay in Iraq

• For the Record

• Questions about Romney tax havens

• For the record

• For the Record

• For the Record

• Arbitration supplants trials

• A closer look at Mormon beliefs

• Little faith in the archdiocese

Seeds of a dream yield holiday cheer

• Job data stir fears of state recession By Marc Lifsher

• Light on the wheels but heavy on duty By Susan Carpenter

• China spreads wings with its first passenger aircraft

• Texas slaps ‘pole tax’ on strip clubs to benefit rape victims

• Tough calls in transplant case By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• Ghosts of 2007 will linger on By Tom Petruno

• Movie exec linked to N.J. mob suspect By Joseph Menn

• Economic data propel stocks higher

• latimes.com/business

• PG&E says cost-cutting efforts won’t meet expectations in ‘09

• Insurers’ woes could hit muni bond ratings By Tom Petruno

• Top banks drop plan for big bailout fund

• Consumer spending jumps 1.1% in November

• In Brief | CREDIT CARDS - Visa posts ‘07 loss of $861 million

• In Brief | INSURANCE - Marsh fires CEO over lagging sales

• In Brief | RETAIL - Circuit City warns of 4th-quarter loss

• In Brief | AIRLINES - Airfares up 6% to offset fuel prices

• In Brief | INTERNET - U.S. faces fines for online betting ban

• In Brief | MUSIC - Warner, XM settle infringement suit

Classic rock acts, young stars packed the fans in

• For some variety, Elmo hits prime time By Robert Lloyd

• The eyes have it By Paul Brownfield

• Reuniting jazz masters joined at a spiritual hip By Don Heckman

• QUICK TAKES - Borat and Ali G are being retired

• On latimes.com

• QUICK TAKES - ‘Choirs’ benefits children’s hospital

• Hidden passion under the hood By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• Calendar’s Calendar

• A private path for Tribune, Times By Tim Rutten

• QUICK TAKES - Mold affects collection of Da Vinci art

• Afghan art due in U.S.

• What a bloody business

• QUICK TAKES - FINALLY

• That’s a foul ball

• Call it a Doris day

• QUICK TAKES - R. Kelly’s bond is not revoked

• Christmas in a Count Basie mood By Don Heckman

• You screened this?

• QUICK TAKES - Iran’s claim to art reinstated by court

• QUICK TAKES - Rainn Wilson to host Spirit Awards

• What a bloody business

Stakes high, the barbs sharpen

• Big help from her friends By Tom Hamburger and Dan Morain

• FDA renews warning for powerful painkiller patch By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

• Judge reluctant to probe CIA’s destruction of tapes By Josh Meyer

• New ICE chief discusses raids, Congress and goals By Nicole Gaouette

• Senator seeks curbs on drilling

• ARIZONA

• FBI is expanding digital ID database

• Nation in Brief / LOUISIANA - Governor is urged to pardon ‘Jena 6’

• Nation in Brief / WASHINGTON, D.C. - White House log is secret for now

• Nation in Brief / NEW YORK - Karl Rove agrees to book deal

• Nation in Brief / ARIZONA - Judge won’t block migrant employer law

The cancer drug

• Ecomania

• Tracking the mild coyote By Meghan Daum

• Reid’s retreat

• Uncommon sense

Grim tales from Zimbabwe

• Ruthless, shadowy - and a U.S. ally in Iraq By Ned Parker

• 14 held amid high terrorism alert in Belgium By Sebastian Rotella

• Mbeki has no plans to step down early By Robyn Dixon

• Pakistan suicide bomb toll climbs past 50 By Julian E. Barnes and Laura King

• No force ‘surge’ for Afghanistan By Julian E. Barnes

• BRITAIN

• Poles’ president OKs plan for Iraq troop exit

• 4 Iraqi police, civilian killed in suicide attack By Tina Susman

• Under international pressure, Japan drops humpback hunt

• World in Brief / LATIN AMERICA - Chavez suggests payments in kind

• World in Brief / BRAZIL - Push to protect Amazon forests

• World in Brief / BRITAIN - Police won’t face action in 2005 death