Archive for Wednesday, April 02, 2008

• New drug may ease ‘flushing’ linked to cholesterol treatment By Thomas H. Maugh II

• Runner-up 4 By Damon Feldmeth

• Man dies in house fire; two saved by barking dog By Francisco Vara-Orta

• Probe opens into inmate’s wounding By Christine Hanley and Stuart Pfeifer

• 2 news anchors, 2 reporters leaving KCBS, KCAL amid budget cuts By Andrew Blankstein

• L.A. council set to ban homicide for 40 hours By David Zahniser

• Lottery results

• Noted vocal arranger led the Hi-Lo’s quartet By Valerie J. Nelson

• Investor testifies about wiretaps By Carla Hall

• Runner-up 2 By Robert David Jaffe

• COLUMNA UNO ‘Somos mexicanos y queremos regresar a donde nacimos’ By Por Anna Gorman Redactora Del Times

• VA offers 20-minute HIV tests for vets at its care center near L.A.’s skid row By Mary Engle

• Choreographer for movie, TV and stage productions By Mary Rourke

• PASSINGS

• Grandfathers shot down By Hector Becerra

• Nokia a downtown lure? By Cara Mia Dimassa

• Orange County Calendar

• Off-duty deputy shoots driver on 105 Freeway By Andrew Blankstein and Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Francisco Vara-Orta

• Suspect dead, Glendale cop OK after shooting By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• By Lorin Michel

• Memorial is set for Billy Consolo

• By and Claire Nol

• Man changing tire on the 105 Freeway is killed, police say By Francisco Vara-Orta

• Impromptu protest cuts in on mayor’s skid row speech By and Duke Helf

• Infant’s autopsy is unclear By Tony Barboza and David Haldane

• EPA takes over cleanup By Catherine Saillant

• Clinic helps Mayas get care By Anna Gorman

• U.S. Muslims share friendship, similar values with Mormons By David Haldane

• S.F. keeping a light on for China? Not exactly By John M. Glionna

• Divided by death and the border By Anna Gorman

• Anchors, reporters said to be leaving KCBS, KCAL

• No borders to grief By Anna Gorman

• S.F. wrangles over Olympic torch appearance By John M. Glionna

• R&B singer’s family requests FBI probe

• Wednesday’s TV highlights

• Holiday stood above By Dan Arritt

• The Times’ rankings

• The Times’ rankings

• Corona Santiago beats Norco, 3-0, on controversial call By Martin Henderson

• RESULTS, SCHEDULE

• Nuggets stumble but hold off Suns

• Carter pleasantly surprised By Dan Arritt

• NFL in L.A.? Don’t hold your breath By Sam Farmer

• Shields makes progress By Mike Digiovanna

• Dixon excels, start to finish By Martin Henderson

• The Times’ Plaschke selected best sports columnist

• Dodgers win it outside the box By Ez and Dylan Hern

• Garland pitches Angels to 9-1 win By Mike Digiovanna

• The cream of the crop in the Southland

• Injured Parker leads Tennessee

• Long Beach Poly finishes on top

• Love a finalist for Wooden Award By Mike Hiserman

• Knicks to hire Walsh

• $28 million for one guy? It’s amazing By Peter Yoon

• Armenians make ‘Fight Night’ a communal draw By Lance Pugmire

• Memphis’ season film is a real thriller By Diane Pucin

• Ruiz lost to Galaxy for at least six weeks

• Dodgers’ Penny is the devil who gets his due By T J. Simers

• Warriors fall out of playoff spot

• Nabokov and Sharks are too much for Kings

• Manchester United is impressive against AS Roma By Grahame L. Jones

• The new kings of Memphis By Robyn Norwood

• Marquette’s Crean will coach Indiana

• Girardi wins debut as Yankees manager

• Outspoken Harvick looks prophetic By James Peltz

• Serena Williams beats No. 1 Henin

• Lakers: Guarding Kobe can be tricky By Jonathan Abrams

• Matsuzaka, Red Sox hold off Athletics, 2-1

• Kaman is probably finished for season By Jonathan Abrams

• The best players in the Los Angeles area are recognized

• Tennessee-UCLA game moved to Labor Day By Chris Foster

• Bruins taking aim at Trojans

• Sorenstam won’t give up without a fight By Thomas Bonk

• Dominguez ranked No. 1 in final rankings with 32-3 record.

• Giles won’t be the answer at third By Ez and Dylan Hern

• Lakers expect Gasol to play Wednesday By Jonathan Abrams

• Lakers remain among favorites By Lonnie White

• Delta Air Lines raises fees for some fliers

• Aloha Airline runs its last flight

• Palm Springs, California By Debora Vrana and Staff Writers

• Cellphones may do a number on Cuba By David Lazarus

• French market regulators urge action against Airbus

• What does that spell? Brand loyalty By Alana Semuels

• Auto sales tumble in March By Ken Bensinger

• California Senate panel OKs ban on unlisted number fees By Marc Lifsher

• U.S. table grape standards may change

• Stocks surge on firms’ capital-raising plans By Walter Hamilton

• Medical space still gets top dollar By Tiffany Hsu

• Amazon lets customers text to buy

• Microsoft’s document format advances

• Business briefs

• Dialing dollars across borders wirelessly By Marla Dickerson

• Sprint sticking with WiMax By Joseph Menn

• Wall Street roundup

• Truckers pull rigs off road, others slow to crawl in loosely organized protest of fuel prices By From The Associated Press

• Valeant’s president quits; staff cuts loom

• Oil firms aren’t to blame for prices, execs tell House panel By Sarah D. Wire

• Factory, construction slumps persist

• SAG sets start of talks amid member, studio pressure By Claudia Eller and Richard Verrier

• ‘Survivor’ producer is fired up over oven By Meg James

• A top Google techie joins EMI By Michelle Quinn

• Mortgage relief bill in sight By Richard Simon

• Brute almighty By Dan Neil

• MPG: Best info is MIA By Susan Carpenter

• 2008 Porsche 911 GT2

• Recipe: Negroni

• Recipe: Uva Bella

• 2006 Breggo Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

• These varieties spice up the season’s selection By Russ Parsons

• Recipe: Cucumber, Gin and Sherry Twist

• Recipe: Aviation

• Warming trend: It’s gratins for spring By Regina Schrambling

• The no-limit game By S. Irene Virbila

• Rich tea cakes that put the zing in spring By Noelle Carter

• Recipe: Dandelion green and new potato gratin

• In WeHo, away from the crowd By S. Irene Virbila

• Recipe: Artichoke and green garlic gratin

• Nuevo Mexican: Call it the cuisine of the year

• Signature drinks, now starring gin By Betty Hallock

• Restaurant standouts at the Palazzo, plus one that’s off the Las Vegas Strip

• The Hall at Palihouse Holloway

• Recipe: Emerald City

• The best deals in Las Vegas

• The best deal in Vegas By S. Irene Virbila

• Buying frenzy is open to all By Jay A. Fern and Ez

• Calendar’s Calendar

• SOS seen from a distance By Christopher Knight

• ‘Don Juan’ woos audiences again By David Ng

• Ultimatum emerges from a joint lack of honesty

• ‘The Migrant Project’

• Growing a sport in Venezuela By Kevin Baxter

• Hiking the trail blazed by lonelygirl

• Hidden paths to divorce

• A musical original, he refreshes the standards By Don Heckman

• How very By Paul Cullum

• Horoscope: April 2 By Holiday Mathis

• Authors stir up the dust of the past By Josh Getlin

• Poverty in plenty By Sean Mitchell

• Mariah Carey surpasses Elvis By Ap

• Ohio town deals with the awful truth about Iraq soldier By P J. Huffstutter

• House subcommittee operates in a fantasy world … no, really By James Hohmann

• Saudis faulted for funding terror By Josh Meyer

• Pelosi refines comments on superdelegates By Michael Muskal

• Border fence will skirt environmental laws By Nicole Gaouette

• Dean sticks to party’s rules By Mark Z. Barabak

• WASHINGTON STATE

• City students less likely to graduate than suburban kids By Ben Dubose

• Sen. Stabenow’s husband tells police he had sex with a prostitute By Ap

• Boy, 12, kills man who was attacking his mother By Ap

• 3rd-graders plan attack on teacher By Ap

• The long history of ‘loyalty oaths’ By John Kness

• That deadly gang in City Hall By Tim Rutten

• Muslim true/false By John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed

• For the record

• Putin has a point

• Mimicking Mother Nature

• The Zimbabwe solution

• Designing better choices By Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein

• AT LATIMES.COM/OPINION

• Bush reaffirms support for Ukraine, Georgia joining NATO By James Gerstenzang

• Dangerous, endangered: A look inside Al Qaeda By Sebastian Rotella

• Challenger claims win over Mugabe By Robyn Dixon

• Californian imprisoned for Bolivia attacks dies

• Darfur peace talks in ‘serious trouble’ By Edmund S and Ers

• Japanese cinemas bow out of showing film on war shrine By Bruce Wallace and Hisako Ueno

• Sadr loyalists warn of end to cease-fire By Tina Susman

• SAUDI ARABIA

• In Argentina, thousands rally in support of president By Patrick J. Mcdonnell

• Israel seeks to stem stream of African migrants By Joel Greenberg

• Scandal-hit Irish prime minister to resign

• Key dates in rise and fall of Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern By Ap