Archive for Saturday, October 13, 2007

Science in Brief - Warming alters walrus behavior

• Science in Brief - Earth is getting more humid too

• Science in Brief - Endangered tiger captured on film

• Genetic study questions breast cancer drug By Thomas H. Maugh II

• On Titan, it drizzles methane By John Johnson Jr.

• Science in Brief - Tree frogs inspire reusable adhesive

• Science in Brief - Spacecraft spots Jupiter’s lightning

• Science in Brief - Cosmic origin lies in black-hole wind

Deer beheading roils Catalina, leaving some locals outraged

• Christianity’s image taking a turn for the worse By K. Connie Kang

• New facility is caring for war’s worst wounded By Tony Perry

• Alatorre returns as unofficial lobbyist By David Zahniser and Ted Rohrlich

• Staying close to mom

• At 150, Anaheim is in a positively negative mood By Dave Mckibben

• Lawyer admits paying for clients By H G. Reza

• Storefront crash kills one woman, injures two

• Southland Armenians’ long quest By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• Mehmed Uzun, 54; novelist was prosecuted for fighting Turkey’s ban on use of Kurdish language

• William T. Golden, 97; wealthy investor influenced the nation’s study of science By Matt Schudel

• Muhammad A. Nassardeen, 54; led push to patronize black-owned firms By Jocelyn Y. Stewart

• Nuñez defends lavish tab for travel By Nancy Vogel

• 6 sites raided in Anna Nicole Smith probe By Andrew Blankstein and Tim Reiterman

• Soe Win, 59; general believed to have led ‘03 Myanmar attack

• L.A. puts spotlight on stores, laborers By David Zahniser

• Lottery results

• IN BRIEF

• INSIDE

• Drugs in Smith’s system

• Mom wins $85,000 in motel porn lawsuit By David Pierson

• Shining a light on appointees By David Zahniser

• INSIDE

• No deal in Rampart cases By Steve Hymon

• Cards for inmates are for comfort, not kicks By S and Y Banks

• 1 inquiry clears Palmdale guard By Ann M. Simmons

• Police say man held his daughters hostage By Tami Abdollah

• Activists hail halt to spraying for apple moth By Steve Chawkins

• Richard Alatorre

• 2 L.A. traffic engineers must face trial By Tami Abdollah

• Driver sentenced in crash that killed ‘Christmas Story’ director By Tami Abdollah

• Actor Orlando Bloom in car crash By Tami Abdollah

• 2 get life in killing of store owner By Tami Abdollah

• R&B artist’s legal claim of innocence is disputed By Chuck Philips

• IN BRIEF / HOLLYWOOD - Actor involved in crash that injures 2 women

• IN BRIEF / LOS ANGELES COUNTY - Five big rigs crash inside freeway tunnel

• IN BRIEF / LOS ANGELES - Agencies target threat of growing port problems

• IN BRIEF / LOS ANGELES - Driver sentenced in crash that killed movie director

• Gov. signs bill to head off care crisis By Patrick Mcgreevy

• IN BRIEF / LOS ANGELES - Father arrested after 6-hour police standoff

AFTER SHOCK

• Boston’s Big Two get on very well in 10-3 win By Mike Digiovanna

• Second thoughts for Kentucky

• A-Rod not in Angels’ picture? By Bill Shaikin

• Colt following

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

• Bill Dwyre - They’ll take it from here, Coach By Bill Dwyre

• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - MacArthur’s kick gives Hart a 31-28 win By Eric Sondheimer

• Quotebook

• Page 2 / Morning Briefing - $1.5 million just doesn’t go that far By Robyn Norwood

• Ochoa regains finishing touch By Thomas Bonk

• Page 2 - A lose-lose situation for local fans

• Rockies take control with win in 11th By Kevin Baxter

• Fighting, no matter what By Lance Pugmire

• Scoring wave takes Kings under By Lisa Dillman

• Stanford hasn’t won over bettors By Lonnie White

• Phillips denies saying titles were tainted

• Stoneside looks for redemption in Oak Tree Derby By Bob Mieszerski

• Mobley still showing team spirit By Jonathan Abrams

• Tinys Lil Sis looks for a breakthrough By Bob Mieszerski

• Suspicious matches on list By Chuck Culpepper and Lisa Dillman

• Bynum says this is the season By Mike Bresnahan

• Galaxy can still come through, in a pinch By Grahame L. Jones

• Boulerice gets 25-game penalty

• Jones has four shots at Los Al By Bob Mieszerski and Larry Stewart

• Change is part of Carlyle’s plan By Lonnie White

• INJURY REPORT

• Receivers need to get a grip By Gary Klein

• KEYS TO THE GAME

• Jagr helps Rangers defeat Capitals

• Burton comes back to win Busch race

• Boston’s Big Two enjoy on-again, on-again relationship in 10-3 win

• MacArthur’s kick gives Hart a 31-28 win

• Arizona goes with a budget that pays off By Kevin Baxter

• Moving back to rotation was a relief for Carmona By Mike Digiovanna

• Page 2 - … or Anaheim

• Page 2 - Purple and Fool’s Gold

• Brennan, Hawaii rally for 42-35 win

• Page 2 - Take off the halos

• Trojans get off to a late start By Ben Bolch

• Willis shoots a 62 to tie Trahan, McNeill for lead

• A lose-lose situation for local fans

Where is the humanity?

• For the Record

• From bad to worse in Sudan By Alex De Waal

• Letters to the editor

• For the record

• For the Record

• Factor in data and doctor visits

• Plan to release some prisoners

• For the Record

• For the record

• Another side to Che

• For the Record

• For the Record

• The anti-Bush triumphs By Jonathan Chait

• For the Record

• Hard to believe his argument

• Bishop’s fate

• For the Record

From econo-box to collectible

• Vintners plant solar panels alongside grapes By Michelle Locke

• Focusing on the big picture gives Vizio edge in TV market By Alex Pham

• Class-action lawyer to fight federal charges By Ronald D. White

• From Israel, a wine for Christians By Alana Semuels

• Living large on diet aids By Marla Dickerson and Daniel Yi

• Parents who want to play it safe boost manufacturers of American-made toys By Rachel Konrad

• Wednesday in Highway 1

• Fuel costs make sports cars even more of a luxury By Martin Zimmerman

• Casinos on a roll after hurricane By Alan Sayre

• In Business

• Many in U.S. said no to gift of federal money By Jim Abrams

• Bush urges approval of trade pacts By John Hoeffel

• Markets

• Jury amends $134.5-million judgment in Wyeth case

• Gordon Bros. and Hilco win bid for Bombay Co.

• Consortium offers rescue plan for ailing British lender Northern Rock

• Dow, S&P rebound for gain on week

• Oracle makes offer for BEA Systems

• Social Security burden hits young, unborn-Treasury

• Jump in retail sales allays recession fears

• Biogen Idec exploring sale; Icahn may be suitor

• In Brief | LABOR - Food 4 Less in pact, Kroger says

• Nuts & Bolts - Fuel costs make sports cars even more of a luxury By Martin Zimmerman

• In Brief | AGRICULTURE - Increase in orange crop is expected

• In Brief | EARNINGS - McDonald’s says it will beat forecasts

• Nuts & Bolts - Mid-size SUVs receive mixed crash-test results

• In Brief | RESTAURANTS

• In Brief | EARNINGS - GE profit up 14%, meeting expectations

Broadway in your living room

• Paying princely sums for a seat at UCLA’s ‘Lear’ By Lynne Heffley

• Taps sound for mariachi mecca By Agustin Gurza

• His box office isn’t pretty By Robert W. Welkos

• The finest vintage By Ann Powers

• Jimi Hendrix fans can be experienced, again By Geoff Boucher

• Spellbound in a Radiohead prism By Ann Powers

• Comment too perilous to ignore By Tim Rutten

• QUICK TAKES - Twain winners add Crystal to ranks

• Playing beyond the boundaries By Don Heckman

• Colbert’s topics of truthiness range far By David Cotner

• Trying out Idle play for laughs

• Calendar’s Calendar

• Coulter’s back in the hot seat By Matea Gold

• Venezuelan saga premieres

• Annie Lennox is in vintage form By Ann Powers

• QUICK TAKES - Exhibit showcases looted Courbet

• QUICK TAKES - Back to court for McCartney, Mills

• Be fair, let the listeners decide

• Terrorism’s effect

• QUICK TAKES - Paris Opera taps Philippe Jordan

• QUICK TAKES - Broadway isn’t bowing to strike

• QUICK TAKES - FINALLY

Peace prize for Gore stirs hope and speculation

• Lawmakers criticize CIA inquiry By Greg Miller

• THE NATION - MOTHER FACES WEAPONS CHARGES

• Kennedy fine after artery operation

• Even better than an Oscar By Tina Daunt and John Horn

• Gore in 2008? Probably not By Michael Finnegan

• Al Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize By Alan Zarembo and Maggie Farley

• U.N. panel gives the ‘plain facts’ on warming By Maggie Farley

• ‘No end in sight’ in Iraq, retired U.S. general says

• Pre-9/11 wiretap bid is alleged

• Judge upholds firing of official who ordered wall removed near border By Tomas Alex Tizon

• FLORIDA

• Democratic race toughens up with attacks on Clinton By Rick Pearson

• THE NATION Nation in Brief / NEVADA - Armey predicts Clinton will win

• THE NATION Nation in Brief / FLORIDA - 8 acquitted in boy’s death at boot camp

• THE NATION Nation in Brief / OHIO - GOP lawmaker won’t run again

• THE NATION Nation in Brief / WASHINGTON STATE - 5 plead not guilty to whaling charges

• THE NATION Nation in Brief / NEVADA - Simpson escort to plead guilty

• THE NATION Nation in Brief / WASHINGTON STATE - Growth-stunt case doctor has died

• NOBEL PEACE PRIZE: THE SCIENCE, THE POLITICS, THE HOLLYWOOD GLIT - Voices

• Police in space

• Revolt of the ‘guest’ By Karen Stabiner

• Art as child’s play By Meghan Daum

• EYES AND EARS It’s Bush’s call

A bastion of Kurdish hopes in Iraq

• French first lady missing in action By Geraldine Baum

• Vendor-free zone in Mexico City center By Héctor Tobar and María Antonieta Uribe

• Turkey’s premier issues warning

• Iraqi sheik a contrast to his slain brother By Tina Susman

• Putin rebuffs U.S. overtures on missile defense By Peter Spiegel

• 8 killed, 37 hurt in Iraq attacks By Christian Berthelsen

• SRI LANKA

• Myanmar rejects U.N. call for talks

• World in Brief / RUSSIA - 3 astronauts reach space station

• World in Brief / SRI LANKA - Military says 8 Tiger rebels die in clashes

• World in Brief / THE MIDDLE EAST - Hamas fighter killed in strike

• World in Brief / THE NETHERLANDS - Hallucinogenic mushrooms barred

• World in Brief / HAITI - 20 killed in floods after heavy rains

• World in Brief / AFGHANISTAN - Taliban chief seeks help to oust Karzai