Archive for Friday, May 16, 2008

• Vitamin D linked to breast cancer, study finds By Thomas H. Maugh II

• Mars’ north pole is layered, scientists say By John Johnson Jr.

• Milky Way’s youngest known supernova discovered By Ap

Winds could fan Mt. Baldy fire

• Life for Calif. woman guilty of acid vat killing

• O.C. Fair ticket policy under review By Christine Hanley

• California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban By Maura Dolan

• Marine is found shot dead in San Clemente By H G. Reza

• San Diego State fights drug image By Tony Perry

• Reactions to the court’s same-sex marriage ruling

• Disaster draws long-absent global attention to Sichuan By David Pierson

• Opponents of gay marriage see hope in ballot measure By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

• Alleged smugglers sexually assaulted immigrants, officials say By Anna Gorman

• Gay marriage upheld: reactions to the ruling

• Officials say Griffith Park brush fire nearing containment By Andrew Blankstein

• Schools bracing for cutbacks By Seema Mehta and Jason Song

• Alleged MySpace ‘cyber-bully’ indicted in teen’s suicide By Scott Glover

• Woman is held in abduction of 3 children By David Haldane

• Three girls found unconscious in Chatsworth; suspect arrested By Howard Blume

• Author of Western novels, UC Irvine writing teacher By Mary Rourke

• L.A. mayor praises same-sex ruling By Jean-Paul Renuad

• Pellicano found guilty of racketeering and conspiracy By Carla Hall

• East L.A. getting a long-overdue face lift By Scott Gold

• Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman accused of spousal abuse By Richard Winton

• Shannon was impressed by sights at UCLA UniCamp By Susannah Rosenblatt

• Christian couple believe court ruling goes against God’s plan By Susannah Rosenblatt

• Martial arts instructor for ex-Sheriff Carona is convicted of threatening golfer By Christine Hanley

• Q and A: Same-sex marriages By Rong-Gong Lin II

• L.A. redevelopment agency plans low-income homes, new offices for Hollywood By Bob Pool

• After disappointments, couple hopes for dignity and a ceremony By Joe Mozingo

• Same-sex marriage ruling adds a volatile new issue to the presidential race By Patrick Mcgreevy and Phil Willon

• Orange County Calendar

• Slain Palmdale girl is found near onion field By Sam Quinones

• Plot twist for cops on film sets By Joel Rubin

• Someone is torching homeowner U.S. flags in Mission Viejo

• Santa Monica’s ficus tree battle ends with 23 trees felled By Francisco Vara-Orta

Olympic gold medalist Tim Montgomery gets 46 months for check fraud

• Double amputee sprinter cleared to try for Olympic spot By Ap

• Mexico’s search for coach continues By Grahame L. Jones

• Call him Coach Karch By Sean Ceglinsky

• NASCAR ready for its All-Star weekend By Jim Peltz

• INSIDE

• Taking on horse death issue By John Scheibe

• Doing a slow burn in NBA By Peter Yoon

• Old ranch to be transformed into trout hatchery

• Royals beat Tigers again, 8-4

• Vendt’s agent cuts ties with company By Lisa Dillman

• Barkley owes money to casino

• Dodgers’ Gary Bennett makes most of opportunity By Kevin Baxter

• Rodriguez can’t find his groove By Bill Shaikin

• Horse racing needs an authority figure By Bill Dwyre

• Some picks are off beaten path By Lonnie White

• Utah’s Andrei Kirilenko misses practice because of visa problem

• Astros defeat Giants, 8-7

• Cavaliers’ Gibson sidelined

• Justin Cassel is doing his share at Birmingham By Bob Cuomo

• In horse racing, there’s no consensus on track surfaces By Larry Stewart

• Dodgers batter Ben Sheets in seventh By Kevin Baxter

• In the inter-section

• J’Mison Morgan looks likely to go with Bruins By Diane Pucin

• Friday’s TV highlights

• Flyers keep season alive with 4-2 victory

• Park left his mark on this series By Bill Shaikin

• Kobe Bryant, Deron Williams have only praise for each other By Jonathan Abrams

• This isn’t L.A.’s favorite place, but these franchises have connections from long ago

• Mayo accuser contacted by NCAA By Ben Bolch

• Spurs leave no doubt in forcing a Game 7

• Preakness Stakes Capsules By Bob Mieszerski

• Rays drops Yankees into last in the East

• Track’s new stars ask fans to believe in them again By Helene Elliott

• Timocracy tries new jockey at Los Alamitos By Bob Mieszerski

• Jack Hes Tops can’t keep off the grass By Bob Mieszerski

• Aaron Hicks is a force for Long Beach Wilson By High School Baseball

• Kent Desormeaux readies for ride in Preakness By Larry Stewart

• No pre-existing bone abnormalities for Eight Belles

• Arlen Specter has good reason to keep an eye on NFL, Spygate By Sam Farmer

• Amputee runner wins right to try for Olympic spot By Ap

• A must-read on doping, especially for the unconvinced By Philip Hersh

• Arizona’s Webb improves to 9-0

‘Prince Caspian’ will rule at the box office

• Fox cutting back on commercials for two TV shows By Meg James

• How I Made It: Optimism is a trait that works By Alana Semuels

• Countrywide executives, directors must defend shareholder suit

• News Corp. unit cleared of piracy in DISH suit

• One Laptop per Child to offer Windows option

• 1,200 people to have canceled health-care coverage restored By Girion

• Judge tosses most of J&J lawsuit against Red Cross

• United Airlines Accidentally Drops $130 Fuel Surcharge

• First music download trial may get a do-over

• Blockbuster swings to a profit

• Stock market lifted by positive signs By Madlen Read

• Icahn launches bid to take Yahoo board By Jessica Guynn and Joseph Menn

• Boeing loses GPS satellite contract to Lockheed Martin By Peter Pae

• Surprise rebound in housing, outlook still shaky By Ap

• Macy’s signs deal to put FAO Schwarz in its stores

• Yahoo, fighting takeover, forms partnerships with WPP

• Routine conduct at risk with MySpace suicide case

‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’

• A flood of societal changes in ‘Yangtze’ By Kenneth Turan

• Horoscope: May 16 By Holiday Mathis

• ‘Dream Man’s’ lonely tale is still timely By F. Kathleen Foley

• A fun, twisted venture

• Backwoods drama, plain and simple By Mark Swed

• ‘A House With No Walls’

• ‘Friday Nights’ by Joanna Trollope

• Light meets shadow By Christopher Knight

• Playing beauty parlor games

• Unlikely characters muddle this ‘River’ By Carina Chocano

• The ideal accessory By David Ng

• ‘Premieres!’ night – sort of By Josef Woodard

• They pooled their talents By Matthew Debord

• Ah, to bang one’s head again By Richard Cromelin

• Higher and higher, into the Cloud By John Payne

• Be smart when meeting e-mail friend

• This role would test anyone By Lynn Smith

• ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark,’ adapted by young fans, goes Hollywood By Patrick Day

• ‘Tosca’

• ‘Susannah’

• Slavery as bitter grounds for strife By Philip Br and Es

• He’s gray now, but still green By Tina Daunt

• The time for self-creation By Carina Chocano

• Hammer to lose its chief curator By Suzanne Muchnic

• He’s looking for a little peace and quiet By Carina Chocano

• Troubled women, divisive men By Susan Salter Reynolds

• Calendar’s Calendar

• ‘Unsettled’ relives Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip By Kenneth Turan

• These ‘Garcia Girls’ have lots of drive By Bob Baker

• ‘Dream Man’

• Leslie Jordan dishes anew By David C. Nichols

• Warren Cowan, 87; legendary Hollywood publicist By Dennis Mclellan

• Shania Twain, husband splitting up By Ap

House defeats war-funding provision

• U.S. Forest Service lacks preservation funds

• ‘Appeasement’ remark by Bush sets off political fray By Johanna Neuman

• VA doctor advises staff to refrain from PTSD diagnosis

• Sea Lions died of heat, not gunshots

• McCain predicts troops will be out of Iraq by 2013 By Maeve Reston and Johanna Neuman

• McCain, Obama inch closer on Iraq By Paul Richter

• John McCain looks ‘back’ on first presidential term By Scott Martelle

• In Israel, President Bush derides terrorism ‘appeasement’; Barack Obama bristles By Mark Silva

• Roots in the Holy Land

• GI Bill blues

• Beating up Broadcom

• Speaking up for eloquence By Calvin Trillin

• A ruling Californians can love By Gavin Newsom

• Paparazzi avoidance behavior

• Marriage rights for all

In China, one man’s hunt for his missing wife

• Interpol data analysis bolsters Colombia claim By Chris Kraul and Josh Meyer

• China says quake toll may rise to 50,000 By Barbara Demick

• Talks set on new government for Lebanon By Borzou Daragahi and Raed Rafei

• Pakistan says it has no knowledge of missile strike By Laura King and Zulfiqar Ali

• Myanmar declares new constitution ratified

• Nigeria pipeline fire kills 100

• 4 Iranian Embassy workers hurt in Baghdad shooting By Tina Susman and Saif Rasheed

• In Israel, Bush offers birthday wishes

• China earthquake also produces heroes By Ching-Ching Ni

• Families identify bodies, pick through charred ruins a day after Nigeria pipeline fire killed dozens By Ap

• Saudis see no reason to raise oil production now By Ap

• Suicide attack on police bus in Sri Lanka kills 10 By Ap

• Bin Laden: Palestinian cause fuels war By Ap