Archive for Saturday, April 05, 2008

• Antibiotics-eating bacteria in soil worry researchers

• Fasting may help people fight cancer, research shows By Denise Gellene

• Oldest gold artifact in Americas is discovered By Thomas H. Maugh II

• Swimming buffaloes pull a fast one By Steve Harvey

• You fiction writers, stop and read this one By Dana Parsons

• Orange County Calendar

• Bill to aid teachers questioned By Nancy Vogel

• Lottery results

• Relatives express rage at killer of 2 By Jack Leonard

• Venice grads want Myrna Loy, the statue, to take another bow By Sandy Banks

• Lockdown of California prisons lifted By Michael Rothfeld

• A quiet Chris Rock testifies about Pellicano By Carla Hall

• Stalin’s oil minister guided Soviet Union’s economy

• Mayor joins mosque’s tribute to rights icon By Paloma Esquivel

• Arrest made in dead baby case By Tony Barboza

• Only in L.A. to run Saturdays, Sundays

• Runner-up 3 By Erica Jolley-Meers

• Chemist studied reactions in cells By Thomas H. Maugh II

• Valley loses ardent defender, watchdog By Jennifer Oldham

• A show of respect at firefighter’s funeral By Francisco Vara-Orta

• Camp Pendleton Marines return from Africa By Tony Perry

• Glendale police wound man in standoff By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• For now, Genie’s in the driver’s seat By Renee Holl and Davidson

• Man in go-kart survives shooting By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• Bay spill pilot will not testify

• Visiting Filipino boy injured in Pasadena crash By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• Toll road agency wants appeal to be quiet By David Reyes

• Carona defense wants trial moved, citing radio show By Christine Hanley

• CHP honors slain officers By Bob Pool

• O.C. deputy knew of impending arrest By David Haldane

• Alcott retires 20 years after taking the plunge

• Lakers take the first step By Mike Bresnahan

• Kansas guard Stewart breaks kneecap

• Memory Lane is a real trip

• For USC spring football, practice can be hazardous By Gary Klein

• Sharp Kuroda carves up Padres By Ez and Dylan Hern

• UCLA-Memphis is a coaching mismatch By Bill Plaschke

• Memphis’ Calipari: It’s not ‘us against the world’ By Mike Hiserman

• Chivas tonight

• Cyclist Tammy Thomas convicted in steroids case

• Bliss, a disgraced former Baylor coach, apologizes By Robyn Norwood

• Hornets clinch playoff spot in West

• Spectator Weight doesn’t like seat By Eric Stephens and Lisa Dillman

• Wagner beats rain, shoots 69 to lead Houston Open

• Meet My Beretta tries longer at Los Alamitos By Bob Mieszerski

• Mike Montgomery reportedly set to take Cal job By Robyn Norwood

• No icing on cake for Ochoa By Thomas Bonk

• SCHEDULE, RESULTS

• Chatsworth defeats Granada Hills By Eric Sondheimer

• They’re racing for Kentucky By Larry Stewart

• Collison wants to change the tune By Diane Pucin and Mike Hiserman

• Favre says he has no plans to return to the NFL By Sam Farmer

• Saturday’s TV highlights

• Amy Alcott may be calling it a career By Thomas Bonk

• Park had to take a minor detour By Ez and Dylan Hern

• North Carolina vs. Kansas

• Utley goes long and Phillies beat Reds

• It’s no time for insult to injuries By Mark Heisler

• Michigan playing catch-up in rivalry with Ohio State

• Loose Bruins say they’re taking Tigers seriously By Diane Pucin

• USC’s Matthews doing double duty on defense By Gary Klein

• First look: Ducks vs. Dallas Stars

• Slow start continues for Tigers, who fall to 0-4 after 8-5 loss to White Sox

• Matthews discovers new twist By Mike Digiovanna

• Angels awaken too late in loss By Mike Digiovanna

• Chivas USA’s Marsch still enjoying himself By Grahame L. Jones

• UCLA’s Harwell excited about new opportunity By Chris Foster

• UCLA-Memphis matchups

• Surf Cat heads Potrero Grande Handicap lineup By Bob Mieszerski

• Hall’s two homers lead Brewers past Giants, 13-4

• RESULTS, SCHEDULE

• Bynum’s return may be in playoffs By Mike Bresnahan

• She must have worn a name tag By Peter Yoon

• Kansas’ grudge is still with Williams By Chris Dufresne

• Kansas just might surprise bettors By Lonnie White

• L.A.’s the name, but opener’s not the same By Bill Dwyre

• Kobe will take race for NBA MVP to the wire By Mark Heisler

• Brand could affect tight race in the West By Jonathan Abrams

• Rays rough up Yankees, 13-4

• Engineers shun the razor, hope for an edge By Jessica Guynn

• Fox unit to miss revenue target

• March unemployment rate hits 5.1%, adding to recession fears By Maura Reynolds

• U.S. Apartment Rents Rise in First Quarter Amid Housing Slump

• Giving new relationships the road test By Kimi Yoshino

• Microsoft said to be evaluating Yahoo bid

• Disgraced exec cashes in big

• Google’s auction strategy pays off By Jim Puzzanghera

• Be your own barista: Starbucks lets clients pour their own coffee in test By Josh Fineman

• Builder is sold amid LAPD project uproar By Martin Zimmerman

• EMI turning to an outsider for a new spin By Michelle Quinn and Jessica Guynn

• Bankruptcy filings rise 30% in March

• Google, Yahoo Keep User Data Too Long, EU Group Says

• Another carrier halts service By Peter Pae

• Crucial deal for Delphi fizzles

• Stock markets shake off gloomy job report

• Cement industry is Venezuela’s latest target for state takeover By Marla Dickerson

• Electric car makers’ route full of potholes By Ken Bensinger

• Los Angeles Philharmonic

• Elvis’ site says King still holds No. 1 title

• Minghella’s loss cuts truly, madly, deeply By Harvey Weinstein

• ‘Manly’ drama at L.A.’s port By Lynn Smith

• Calendar’s Calendar

• Mariah tops Elvis? It’s nothing to get all shook up about By R and Y Lewis

• Conductor multi-tasks

• In Calendar

• Fans of ‘Swan Lake’ beg to differ

• Matheson mines our daily horrors By Edward Champion

• For L.A. Phil, it must be love By Mark Swed

• By Ez and Maria Elena Fern

• Feeling stuck in ‘The Ruins’ By Mark Olsen

• Next Bond movie underway in Chile By Ap

• Clooney’s ‘Leatherheads’ fumbles at box office By From Reuters

• An erudite farewell for William F. Buckley Jr. By Louise Roug

• 1 admits guilt as ‘Serial Shooter’ By Deedee Correll

• Arizona’s slamming door By Nicholas Riccardi

• Texas troopers seal off polygamist compound By Miguel Bustillo

• Storms hammer Southeast

• Cosmetic surgery business sags as purse strings tighten By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

• WEST VIRGINIA

• Court backs breakaway churches

• Martin Luther King’s legacy gains candidates’ attention By Michael Muskal

• Clintons made more than $109 million since 2000 By Michael Muskal

• Academic March Madness By Lindsey Luebchow and Kevin Carey

• The Scots show their true colors By Sean Connery

• TODAYLAND Thirst for change

• We’re not amused

• Memo to the next president By Tim Rutten

• Same old song

• Who’s a creepier stalker? By Meghan Daum

• Mugabe’s party to challenge Zimbabwe election results

• $6 million found in truck

• Bomb plot suspects had other targets in mind, London court told By Kim Murphy

• AFGHANISTAN

• Iraq to halt raids on Shiite Muslim gangs By Ned Parker and Caesar Ahmed

• 3 killed in Haiti amid food riots, clashes

• In Iraq’s north, a battle for land By Ned Parker

• Bush pledges to send more troops to Afghanistan By James Gerstenzang

• Glasses clink there, teeth grit here over ad By Deborah Bonello and Reed Johnson

• Refusing to take men for an answer By Héctor Tobar and María Antonieta Uribe

• Russia in the midst of a baby boom By Douglas Birch

• The pharmacist will see you now By Maria Cheng

• India’s kidney transplant crisis By Laurie Goering

• Young artisan keeps Italy’s richness alive By Christine Spolar

• Analyzing ancient ice in the tropics before it melts By Charles J. Hanley