Archive for Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Grateful despite the loss

• Oscar Peterson, jazz piano giant, dies at 82 By Don Heckman

• Bren asked for millions by children By Ohn Spano

• Choreographer created memorable sequences for Broadway and Hollywood By Elaine Woo

• Revved up for Santa

• Pasadena gang violence raises fears By Daniela Perdomo

• Rival ports join forces on green growth By Louis Sahagun

• Top thoroughbred trainer Dale Baird dies By Bob Mieszerski

• OBITUARIES / Passings / Evelyn Gandy - Former lieutenant gov. of Mississippi

• Initiative sponsor in spotlight By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Immigration hotline is one-woman show By Anna Gorman

• Luminous L.A.

• OBITUARIES / Passings / Aloisio Lorscheider - Influential cardinal in Latin America

• Outgrowing the traditions of Christmas past By Sandy Banks

• CHP officer is jailed in theft of cocaine By David Haldane

• Holiday closures

• In California

• Court upholds protest at mall By Tami Abdollah

• In California

• Law firm offers struggling youths the support they need By Jason Song

• Jazz great Oscar Peterson dies

• Relatives plan a two-day party for rescued family By Eric Bailey

• Some of his favorite recordings

• Lottery results

• California in Brief / LOS ANGELES - Winds knock out power to 10,000 By Joel Rubin

• Christmas spirit comes tumbling into town By Dana Parsons

• California in Brief / HOLLYWOOD - Historic church damaged in fire By Joel Rubin

• California in Brief / LOS ANGELES - Missing hospital patient found dead By Joel Rubin

• California in Brief / SAN FRANCISCO - Exodus of blacks worries NAACP

• California in Brief / MERCED - Funds approved for elections audit

• Jolly? No, this Santa is downright kinky By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton

• California in Brief / CAMP PENDLETON - Marines feast on Christmas Eve By Tony Perry

• California in Brief / LOS ANGELES - $72 million slated for the homeless By Steve Hymon

• PASSINGS

• In California

Fresh Five

• USC knows his type By Gary Klein

• Chargers overpower Broncos

• This sounds like a broken record By Sam Farmer

• Lakers’ holiday feud tradition continues with Jackson-D’Antoni By Mike Bresnahan

• Can USC squeeze the Juice? By David Wharton

• Lucky for us, Magic has been our gift that keeps on giving By Bill Plaschke

• UCLA rises to No. 5 in both polls By Diane Pucin

• IOC pushes U.S. to act fast By Philip Hersh

• A different take on drugs issue By John Weyler

• Some events made great theater – of the absurd By Chuck Culpepper

• IOC pushes for fast action on 2000 medals By Philip Hersh

• Dungy won’t say if starters will play

• It’s time to boot the cheaters

• AP women’s top 25

• AP men’s top 25

• Five Michigan State players to miss bowl game Friday

• Thornton makes most of minutes By Jonathan Abrams

• Bulls fire Skiles after disappointing start

• Yankees’ big tax bill is smaller

• Maxjet ceases operations, seeks bankruptcy

Letters to the editor

• For the Record

• Politics? We’ll take good cheer By Jonah Goldberg

• For the record

• Inside Today’s Times

• Brain stimulants are still illegal

• Echoes of Watergate

• For the Record

• The accidental caretakers By Heather King

• Static over 9/11 radios

• For the Record

• For the Record

• Gay penguins and fruit fly studies

• For the Record

• For the Record

• Taking action can be a learning tool

THE TRIBUNE DEAL - A few gems go with the sale - The real estate portion of the $8.2-billion transaction includes valuable sites in Chicago, Los Angeles and Baltimore.

• Sweet business model takes off By Martin Zimmerman

• The shoppers who saved Christmas By Alana Semuels

• Maxjet Airways ceases operations By Peter Pae

• Writers have a lot riding on a director DGA contract may set the tone for other unions By Claudia Eller and Richard Verrier

• Jay-Z to step down as president of Def Jam

• Hyundai makes another shift By Ken Bensinger

• latimes.com/business

• Ameriquest pays N.Y. borrowers

• Merrill will sell stock worth up to $6.2 billion

• In-flight Internet builds on Boeing plan

• Credit card woes surged this year

• Banks, retailers pace stocks

• Court backs rights of insured By Lisa Girion

• In Brief / PHARMACEUTICALS - Wyeth threatens suit against Teva

• In Brief / EQUIPMENT - Cerberus to pay United Rentals fee

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

• In Brief / GAMBLING - Harrah’s gets OK for record buyout

• In Brief / RETAIL - Hedge fund boosts its stake in Target

• Funeral set for girl denied transplant. By Lisa Girion

• In Brief / RETAIL - Gigante sale to Soriana approved

A legend rocks on

• ‘Persepolis’ about life in, and after, Iran By Carina Chocano

• More than just fighting words By Kenneth Turan

• Spreading good cheer By Paul Lieberman

• Soulja Boy has an army of fans By Richard Harrington

• Anchors can’t hide anything from HD By Chris Emery

• Rickman widens his comfort zone By Ron Dicker

• THE EXTRAS FILE - ‘Rush Hour 3’ runs out of gas - The humor is weak and predictable in the latest installment of the Jackie Chan-Chris Tucker action-comedy series. By Susan King

• ‘List’ full of clichés instead of surprises By Kevin Crust

• A magical mystery tale By Kevin Crust

• Giftless holidays just not the same for some

• Walking the walk, talking the talk By Nekesa Mumbi Moody

• Horoscope: Dec. 25 By Holiday Mathis

• Calendar’s Calendar

• ‘Augie’s Quest’ a moving story, despite writing By Carmela Ciuraru

• His body is trapped, but never his spirit By Tracey O'Shaughnessy

• Holiday letters should be informative, not annoying

• ‘Alien vs. Predator’ review is delayed

Adrift after Mom’s death in Iraq

• Selling the Good Book by its cover By Stephanie Simon

• Romney hasn’t forgotten father’s best qualities By Scott Martelle

• Bush says ‘thanks’ to 10 service members By Maura Reynolds

• Towed by reindeer

• Nation in Brief / NATIONWIDE - Airports mostly offer smooth rides

• Midwest farmers are tilting at wind turbines By Tim Jones

• NATIONWIDE

• Nation in Brief / TEXAS - Suicide after crash at official’s home

• Gubernatorial war chests bulking up

• Nation in Brief / MICHIGAN - Many don’t see offspring’s obesity

How to make California count

• AT LATIMES.COM/OPINION

• About tolerance, 2007

• Classroom diplomacy

Chinese angered by criticism of their toys

• Young and proudly pro-Putin By Megan K. Stack

• Make time for the needy, pope urges

• Campaign in Pakistan goes on amid curbs By Laura King

• THE WORLD - O CROWDED TOWN OF BETHLEHEM

• Poverty, lack of information fatal for Chinese woman, baby By Ching-Ching Ni

• THAILAND

• Muslims send warm Christmas message

• Iran plans 19 more nuclear plants

• 2 dead in Baghdad minibus bombing By Alex and Ra Zavis

• THE WORLD - World in Brief / THAILAND - Thaksin mulls return after allies win vote

• Middle East peace talks go nowhere By Ken Ellingwood

• THE WORLD - World in Brief / EGYPT - At least 3 killed in building collapse

• THE WORLD - World in Brief / MAURITANIA - 4 dead in attack on French family

• THE WORLD - World in Brief / UZBEKISTAN - Leader reelected, early returns show

• THE WORLD - World in Brief / ITALY - Warrants for Latin Americans issued