Archive for Saturday, January 20, 2007

Backup on ill-fated flight heads for stars

• Measles deaths drop by 60%

• Parasite infection may ease MS

• N.Y. doctors work toward 1st U.S. uterus transplant

• Sanitation ranked top milestone

• New light shed on Spanish flu

• Spacecraft hurtles toward Jupiter

• Cancer, not arsenic, likely killed Napoleon

Mending to beat the band

• Denny Doherty, 66: singer and songwriter made his name in the Mamas and the Papas By Richard Cromelin

• Processing may spread E. coli By Rong-Gong Lin II and Mary Engel

• Weather victims calculate a chilling toll By Gregory W. Griggs and Angie Green

• Pastor vows to defy city order to evict homeless By Louis Sahagun

• Phantom parking on the Westside By Martha Groves

• This movie star’s life is one of anguish, addiction By Catherine Saillant

• Don Edgrren, 83; engineer helped create Disney parks By Valerie J. Nelson

• Governor’s aides got big bonuses for political work By Peter Nicholas

• Continued discovery within ‘secret gospels’ By Louis Sahagun

• A SPANKING BAN: ARE WE GONNA GET IT? By Nancy Vogel

• Julie Bertrand, 115; Canadian was world’s oldest woman for a month

• She took the tack of hiding the horse By Jessica Garrison

• Robert Anton Wilson, 74; Illuminatus trilogy writer

• Lying alleged in hate crime trial By Joe Mozingo

• Airlines sue LAX over doubled maintenance fees By Jennifer Oldham

• Strangler’s grandson shoots his grandmother, kills self By David Haldane

• City retains law firm to fight firefighter’s suit

• Region seeks more power to fight pollution By Janet Wilson

• Suit in slain rapper case is rejected

• City launches hotline to uncover waste and fraud By Tony Barboza

• The danger looks bigger the closer you are By Dana Parsons

• Sewage closes two beaches

• Suit says man had stroke, not drunk By Mai Tran

• FBI chief lauds terror facility By Patrick Mcgreevy

• DWP accused of illegal taping By Tony Barboza

• STATE AIMS FOR FEB. 5 PRIMARY TO BOOST CLOUT By Jordan Rau

• Hahn sees a ‘living wage’ ballot win By Jim Newton

• Rancher cleared of poisoning By Lee Romney

• Pacific Lumber Co. files for bankruptcy By Tim Reiterman

• Mercury was touched by bystanders By Andrew Blankstein and Jean Guccione

• Man who reported false threat makes plea deal

A pro who’s great for his ams

• Chants of a Lifetime By David Wharton

• Helene Elliott By Helene Elliott

• A HOT TOPIC By Ben Bolch

• Weather in desert feels very English By Chris Dufresne

• Livingston leaves gap at point By Jason Reid

• Sarkisian tells Raiders that he’s staying at USC By Gary Klein

• Ducks lose, 3-2, look forward to break By Eric Stephens

• Hornets are a real concern By Mike Bresnahan

• January just means more misery for Manning By J A. Adande

• Burke will be put right to work By Chris Foster

• Frankel is on a record pace By Bob Mieszerski

• Network casts wider net for events By Greg Johnson

• Declan’s Moon to race at Golden Gate By Bob Mieszerski

• Samardzija opts to play for Cubs, not in the NFL By Steve Henson

• Parsons was friends with everybody By Ed Hinton

• Stewart remains ahead of the pack By Jim Peltz

• McPherson expected to sit out most of season By Mike Digiovanna

• Timberwolves fall in overtime to Pistons

• Another honor for Mira Costa’s Klineman

• It’s never too late to take a shot By Lisa Dillman

• SPORTS EXTRA/FISH REPORT

• Mbah a Moute to sit out game against Arizona By Robyn Norwood

• Big day for girls’ basketball matchups By Martin Henderson

• Trojans, Bruins play Dec. 1 By Gary Klein

• Things heat up Down Under

• Furious Dasher adds distance By Bob Mieszerski

• Friday’s top performers

• Sabres stop Canucks in shootout, 4-3

• Cameron is hired to coach Dolphins

• SPORTS EXTRA/SKI CONDITIONS

• Governor adds support to bid By Lisa Dillman

• Lewis returns to Mater Dei – as an opponent By Dan Arritt

• TODAY By Jerry Crowe and Peter Yoon

Cruise industry’s dark waters

• Cuba’s dependence on dollars leads to a divide, analysts say By Carol J. Williams

• Who’s minding the store there? By Jerry Hirsch

• Some doctors, patients oppose insulin inhaler By Daniel Costello

• Gov. gives firms his prescription for healthcare By Daniel Yi

• Bertelsmann veteran named as next CEO

• Sharper Image settles lawsuit over air devices

• State posts gain of 17,200 jobs in December By Lisa Girion

• HP chief defends company stock sale

• GM offers buyers a $750 bonus for a limited time

• Krispy Kreme belatedly posts losses

• Stocks finish mostly up despite disappointments

• Also

• Motorola plans to cut 3,500 positions

• Consumer confidence lifted by lower gas costs

• Union seeks grocery shoppers’ support By Jerry Hirsch

• Developers hopeful about a U.S. carbon-trading market

• Revenue, expenses climb at Citigroup

• Retail

• More states weigh laws to bar Wal-Mart banks

• Agency takes over pension plans

• U.S. firms ensnared in China bribe case By Don Lee and Evelyn Iritani

• Renewable energy gains still far off, reports show By Janet Wilson and Elizabeth Douglass

• Suit against XM may proceed

• Investors uneasy with GE despite strong earnings growth

• Morgan Stanley to buy CNL Hotels

In the forecast: Cold days, chilly nights, cool fashion

• `Grey’s’ controversy widens By Martin Miller

• When Stephen met Bill By Matea Gold

• The Fanning fury and now the film By Robin Abcarian

• Now boarding By Christopher Knight

• Museum lays tracks all across the city By Christopher Hawthorne

• Her subject, and maturity, go way beyond her years By Kenneth Turan

• Success doesn’t hitch along By Mark Olsen

• Surfacing By Casey Dolan

• Men take their lead from Smith

• A video portrait’s odd inspiration By Paul Young

• A humorous, compassionate look at some unlikely heroes By Carmela Ciuraru

• Tribune needs to look at big picture By Tim Rutten

• Mulgrew Miller goes his own creative way By Don Heckman

• Search for a new Doll – too freaky By Maria Elena Fernandez

• MOCA’s the place for award winners By Suzanne Muchnic

• Stewart’s Katonah neighbors bristle

• Artworks the public can bank on

• Yep, Oprah is rich, reports Forbes.com

• Downloads By Casey Dolan

Conservative core seeks a contender

• After storms, crews rush to restore power By Miguel Bustillo

• Administration stays course in legal war By David G. Savage

• Ney gets 30 months in corruption case By Joel Havemann

• High court to review campaign finance law By David G. Savage

• Richardson to explore ‘08 bid

• House votes to expand board overseeing teen pages By Johanna Neuman

• A blanket, a bath and a cozy respite for turtles

• Boy, 15, is fatally stabbed at school

• Pelosi and White House in war of words over Iraq By James Gerstenzang

• Hurricane housing aid is extended

Mountain survival

• Too long a reach

• Errors by the barrel

• Online target

• A new kind of Indian power By Manjeet Kripalani

• When Condi met Congress By George Weigel

• Wanna be happy? Expect the worst By Meghan Daum

L.A. Armenians saddened but not surprised over editor’s shooting

• TOP SADR DEPUTY IS ARRESTED By Louise Roug

• Video focuses Egypt on issue of police torture By Megan K. Stack

• Journalist slain in Turkey By Tracy Wilkinson and Yesim Borg

• No strangers to the police By Kim Murphy and Janet Stobart

• Drug suspects extradited By Héctor Tobar

• U.S. presses China on anti-satellite test By Julian E. Barnes

• U.S. suspicious of aid to North Korea By Maggie Farley

• Friend of slain spy may talk to police

• Blair aide held in honors case

• Canadians brace for passport rules By Maggie Farley

• Medical workers guilty in deaths

• Figure in British TV ruckus is out

• Israel releases Palestinian funds By Ken Ellingwood

• Soldiers force Tamil rebels from town

• Death toll from European storm reaches 47