Archive for Thursday, August 28, 2008

• Diabetes researchers convert pancreas cells to produce insulin By Karen Kaplan

Labor Department reportedly joins investigation of SEIU payments

• Actress MacKenzie Phillips arrested at LAX on drug possession charges By Richard Winton

• Some sex counts are voided in Jon case By Andrew Blankstein

• Tribes seek to protect casino turf By Nancy Vogel

• Man rams car into Playboy Mansion gates twice in two weeks, police say By Andrew Blankstein

• Retired Pasadena cop arrested in La Habra bank robbery By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• Bible scholar advocated women in ministry, turned battle with cancer into testament of faith By Elaine Woo

• Suspected drunk driver kills Thousand Oaks jogger By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• Obit-Martin By M The Associated Press

• L.A. County deputies wound man in Westmont area By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• Los Angeles taco trucks can stay put again By Garrett Therolf

• Fate of ex-Marine accused in Iraqi prisoners’ deaths now in jury’s hands By Tony Perry

• Police shoot Los Feliz robbery suspect, search for accomplice By Andrew Blankstein and Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• Woman slain in Century City had feared for her life By Catherine Saillant

• O.C. deputies are still racking up exorbitant amounts of overtime By Stuart Pfeifer

• Jury begins deliberations in Pellicano wiretap case By Victoria Kim

• Hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars sit in inactive L.A. trust funds, audit finds By Phil Willon

• Los Angeles jury votes for death penalty for gang leader By Jean Merl

• A key way to fight gridlock By George Skelton

• Judge upholds nude sunbathing along stretch of San Onofre State Beach By Susannah Rosenblatt

• Pomona police seek killer of woman, 71 By Ari B. Bloomekatz and Ruben Vives

• Sheen to lead fight against rehab measure By Michael Rothfeld

• Most oppose bid to ban gay marriage in California, poll finds By Jessica Garrison

• Blogger accused of posting 9 unreleased Guns N’ Roses songs By Scott Glover

• Pomona Freeway crash backs up traffic for hours

• Triathlete dies after bike crash in Santa Barbara

• USC has what it takes to play for BCS title, tailback C.J. Gable says By Gary Klein

• Sparks renew playoff push By Dan Arritt

• With this bling, it means a thing By Thomas Bonk

• Carson’s Presley may be X factor By Eric Sondheimer

• No. 1 Ohio State: Chris Dufresne’s top 25 rankings countdown

• Tennessee’s game plan for UCLA: Study Norm Chow By Chris Foster

• Angels are day to day after 6-5 loss to A’s By Mike Digiovanna

• Chargers’ Shawne Merriman will play this season despite knee injury By Wire Reports and M

• Padres finish sweep of Diamondbacks

• Dodgers reliever Tanyon Sturtze gets cut, then is told to stay By Bill Shaikin

• A statue of limitations on Lima’s inspiration? By T J. Simers

• Women’s game is not in great shape By Kurt Streeter

• Twins hold off the Mariners

• It’s a walk in the park for Roddick By Chuck Culpepper

• Dodgers do more wrong in loss By Bill Shaikin

• Bay, Pedroia help Red Sox win in rout

• Words speak louder than actions for LPGA By Thomas Bonk

• GM cuts may affect NASCAR spending By Jim Peltz

• Mets reclaim first place

• College football games of the week

• Tight ends report

• College football has tough act to follow after 2007

• Search is on for depth at shortstop By Mike Digiovanna

• De La Hoya-Pacquiao fight is set By Bill Dwyre

• A look at the NFC West

• Ricoh to buy Ikon for $1.62 billion By M The Associated Press

• Boeing puts labor plan online By M Bloomberg News

• Study outcome won’t sway company on eye drug By Kevin Freking

• State insurance commissioner backs ‘pay-as-you-drive’ policies By Marc Lifsher

• Quiksilver to sell Rossignol ski unit By Andrea Chang

• Ohio company owner gets 25 years in fraud case By M The Associated Press

• Increasing strength of dollar comes with some foreign aid By Tom Petruno

• U.S. bankruptcy filings rise 28.9% By M The Associated Press

• Stocks turn higher following durable goods report By M The Associated Press

• Verdict’s in but Bratz future still in legal limbo By M The Associated Press

• Burnett files state labor complaint By Richard Verrier

• ConocoPhillips unhooks from gas station business By Martin Zimmerman

• Moody’s reviewing mortgage securities By M Bloomberg News

• Starbucks execs won’t get raises in the next year By M Bloomberg News

• Target settles over Web access for blind By M The Associated Press

• Screen Actors Guild, AFTRA agree to extend contract covering commercials

• SEC imposes fine on hedge fund manager By M Bloomberg News

• Medicare overpaid on drugs, report says By M Bloomberg News

• SEC proposes international accounting plan By M The Associated Press

• Buyers snap up durable goods By Tom Petruno

• Mexico plans huge Baja port for U.S. trade By Marla Dickerson

• Coming soon: ‘Facebook: The Movie’? By Jessica Guynn

• Earns-TiVo

Chico the meerkat is watched by non-furry friends

• Drake Bell grows up fast By Michael Ordoña

• A season to rave about By John Horn

• ‘Bunny’-cute, fox-clever By Sam Adams

• No little-sister act for singer Solange Knowles By Mikael Wood

• Skylight Books expands its space, and its focus By Lea Lion

• ‘Don’t Look Now’ at Hollywood Forever Cemetery

• David Lamelas at MOCA

• Mercedes Helnwein’s ‘Whistling Past the Graveyard

• Movies: This weekend

• A sword-swinging manga with lots of souls By Charles Solomon

• Remastered, the ‘Nightmare’ comes alive By Jen Chaney

• Real-life advice on intimacy and loving

• Sung proves a stand-up stand-in By Rick Schultz

• Her husband sneaks alcohol to teen daughter

• Suge Knight jailed on drug, assault charges By M The Associated Press

• The worst of times for haters of comic strip By Hank Stuever

• Horoscope: Aug. 28 By Holiday Mathis

• Creator Tite Kubo surprised by ‘Bleach’ success By Charles Solomon

• Drake Bell

• F Yeah Fest at the Echo

• Fish tales at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena

• Skylight Books 1814 Opening Party

• Dafra West African Dance and Drum Ensemble at the Ford Amphitheatre

• Democrats are giddy with stars in their eyes By Tina Daunt

• Bleach

Business dealings of Biden family could be problematic for him

• Joe Biden’s task: delivering campaign punches that Barack Obama must pull By Peter Wallsten

• Foreign policy to take stage with Joe Biden, Bill Clinton tonight By Johanna Neuman and Mark Z. Barabak

• Iraq war veterans lead protest at Democratic convention By Deedee Correll

• TV highlights: Obama speech is Thursday’s main event at Democratic convention

• Biden sees the light and adopts Obama’s ban on PAC money

• Executive privilege showdown looms By Richard B. Schmitt

• St. Paul may not be in the governor’s budget

• In search of identity By Thomas Curwen

• Obama speech will carry the weight of history By Michael Finnegan

• Obama ‘on the right side of history,’ Clinton says By James Rainey

• 27% of U.S. spy work is outsourced By Greg Miller

• GOP’s instant messaging By Nicholas Riccardi

• Obama is more, um, seasoned

• While the media fiddle, the Democrats are burning with glee By Mary Mcnamara

• Deal keeps roll call out of limelight By Peter Nicholas

• Tardy for roll call By Don Frederick And Andrew Malcolm

• North Carolina woman survives 5 days in truck wreckage By M The Associated Press

• Veteran congressman Don Young fighting for seat in Alaska By Kim Murphy

• Hot Property: Musician Jason Sinay sells Beverly Hills home for $6 million By Ann Brenoff

• The TSA’s useless photo ID rules By Bruce Schneier

• Give Obama a break By Rosa Brooks

• Clinton the uniter

• Not too big to fail

• Cops and movies: Who should call the shots? By Patt Morrison

• Force with diplomacy By Henry R. Nau

Gulf Coast braces for an onslaught

• Tourists evacuate as Gustav grows near Jamaica By Ap

• Georgians look for the silver lining By Megan K. Stack

• 2 Iraqis’ different paths lead to U.S. cooperation By Doug Smith and Saif Rasheed

• Slain Japanese aid worker’s body recovered in Afghanistan By Laura King and M. Karim Faiez

• In Iraq, displaced families return to ruins By Alex and Ra Zavis

• Pentagon OKs anti-ship missile sale to Taiwan By Mark Magnier

• Strong earthquake hits off British Columbia coast

• Brass wants Marines in Afghanistan By Peter Spiegel and Tina Susman

• Earthquake hits near Vancouver Island, off British Columbia coast By Ap