Archive for Thursday, May 22, 2008

• Couple make a rare find: a supernova ready to flame out By John Johnson Jr.

• Study touts new drug for use in angioplasty By Thomas H. Maugh II

Up to 24,000 deaths a year in California are linked to air pollution

• Janitor at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village is accused of videotaping girls in locker room By Andrew Blankstein and Carla Hall

• Pollution survey finds California beaches cleaner By Susannah Rosenblatt

• Two sheriff’s deputies injured in crash By Francisco Vara-Orta

• Tighter O.C. campaign finance laws urged By David Reyes

• No human remains found so far at Manson ranch By Louis Sahagun

• Judge denies bid to move trial of former O.C. Sheriff Carona By Stuart Pfeifer

• Maywood cop is charged with sexual assault By Matt Lait

• Santa Monica Farmers Market crash payouts reach $21 million By Richard Winton

• Bernard Parks and Mark Ridley-Thomas offer their solutions for overcrowded jails, gang violence and homelessness

• O.C. Supervisor Norby hospitalized By David Reyes

• Indiana Jones fans whip into character at Newport Beach movie house

• Hospitals in L.A., Orange counties are fined for putting patients at risk By Rong-Gong Lin II

• Professors give a hand – and cash – to poor students at Santa Ana College By Tony Barboza

• Former special education teacher at John Marshall High is sentenced in sex case

• Older L.A. County adults suffer from inadequate dental care By Maria L. Laganga

• Orange County Calendar

• CA–GlobalWarmingFees

• Federal agency to hold hearing on O.C. toll road By David Reyes

• California voters could be swayed on tax hike, poll finds By George Skelton Capitol Journal

• Capability of California’s drug and alcohol treatment director questioned By Jordan Rau

• O.C. deputy faces charges over false reports By David Haldane

• High-wind warnings are in effect for L.A., Ventura counties By Carla Hall

• L.A.’s Salvation Army offers poverty simulation By Martha Groves

• Newport Beach sober-living homes scramble to complete city’s permit process By Susannah Rosenblatt

• Zelma Henderson, 88; last surviving plaintiff in Brown vs. Board of Education school desegregation case

• Education News in Brief

• L.A. County sheriff’s helicopter fired on by gunman on ground

• Police reconstruct Chatsworth sexual assault case By Andrew Blankstein

• High-wind warnings are in effect for L.A., Ventura and Santa Barbara counties By Carla Hall

• Baldwin Park school board member is arrested By Carla Rivera

• Hot Property: Kat Von D leases a Sunset Strip guesthouse By Ann Brenoff

• Hot Property: Julie Kay Araskog lists Beverly Hills home at $5.15 million By Ann Brenoff

• Hot Property: Onetime home of Cary Grant in Palm Springs for sale at $4,995,000 By Ann Brenoff

Roosevelt’s 11-run inning eliminates Taft in first round

• With Memorial looming, Jack Nicklaus discusses Tiger Woods and more By Thomas Bonk

• Popovich blames bad decisions By Jonathan Abrams

• Masterful Miss tries to repeat at Hollywood Park By Bob Mieszerski

• Manchester United’s title a historic overload By Grahame L. Jones

• Big names hope to end droughts at NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 By Jim Peltz

• Odom keeps his head and body in the game By T J. Simers

• Kobe Bryant shows why he’s the MVP

• Kuroda finally gets second win of season By Ez and Dylan Hern

• STRONG TO THE FINISH

• Can anyone not named Kyle Busch or Carl Edwards win NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600? By Jim Peltz

• INSIDE

• Fantastic Corona Jr to make debut By Bob Mieszerski

• Chone Figgins comes off DL, but Erick Aybar goes on it By Mike Digiovanna

• Torre pleased by Kemp’s play By Ez and Dylan Hern

• Sparring continues in Reggie Bush case By Gary Klein

• Spurs must adapt after tough trip to face Lakers in West finals By Jonathan Abrams

• Manchester United wins Champions League title

• Brian Burke confident Corey Perry can be re-signed By Eric Stephens

• Losing the lead to Lakers is what hurts Spurs the most By Mark Heisler

• Ryan Ludwick, Troy Glaus power Cardinals

• Duncan helps Spurs build early lead over Lakers By Jonathan Abrams

• Guerrero hits two home runs in Angels victory By Ap

• This victory feels like a series-clincher By Bill Plaschke

• Ducks give Niedermayer, Selanne a deadline By Eric Stephens

• Jermaine Dye leads White Sox

• Willis is headed for Tigers bullpen

• Marlins become first to defeat Webb

• Colon is sharp in return to majors

L.A. firm is fined $10 million over lead-tainted lunchboxes

• U.S. bolsters student lending industry By Kathy M. Kristof

• American Airlines’ new and increased baggage charges

• Plan to trim cell phone cancellation fees draws criticism

• Time Warner to part ways with Time Warner Cable

• Lawmakers scold oilmen over rising gasoline prices, high profits By Richard Simon

• Cheese race is fizzling out By M L. Johnson

• Napster pares loss by nearly 50%

• South Korea’s president says he’ll move to lift ban on U.S. beef

• Federal Reserve minutes indicate further interest rate cuts are unlikely

• Jailed securities lawyer in fraud case denied bail By Kim Christensen

• Senate panel overturns EPA on state’s effort to curb greenhouse gas

• Sony to provide event programming at movie theaters By Josh Friedman

• ‘Big One’ earthquake report paints bleak economic picture By Andrea Chang

• Moody’s hit by questions about its ratings on constant-proportion debt By John Glover and Abigail Moses

• Dow slides 227 points on oil prices, Federal Reserve forecast By Walter Hamilton

• Studios relying on same-weekend strategy for movie openings By Josh Friedman

• Oil surpasses $135 a barrel on new supply concerns

• Flight delays cost economy more than $40 billion a year

• Yahoo postpones shareholder meeting again, director resigns

Daughter of Christian music star killed by car

• Get Wii Fit? Nintendo, you may be pushing it By Pete Metzger

• Paramount wants kids to dig ‘Indiana Jones’ By John Horn

• Bodily functions at the Discovery Science Center? It helps to be a kid By Donnel Alexander

• In ‘Norman’s Ark,’ the joy of survival By Mindy Farabee

• Norman Lear touts book ‘Declare Yourself’ at Barnes & Noble at Grove

• THE LIST

• THE LIST

• Bridge: May 22 By Frank Stewart

• THE FIVE THIS WEEK: PLAN BLT By

• Horoscope: May 22 By Holiday Mathis

• Calendar’s Calendar

• COVER STORY On-screen and off, our theaters have … Stunning locations By Lisa Rosen

• DJ Colette at Nacional: She’ll house you

• THE LIST

• Critic’s preview of restaurants

• NIGHT LINES By

• Carina Chocano’s favorite summer movie spot

• Chefs eat: Evan Funke of Rustic Canyon

• The Enabler: the Chalet in Eagle Rock

• Canoga Park Memorial Day Parade

• Never afraid to speak his mind By Ian Cohen

• St. Regis Resort’s Australian wine dinner

• Wet at the Custom Hotel

• Alan Ayckbourn’s ‘Taking Steps’ at South Coast Repertory

• ‘Crystal Skull’ poster artist Drew Struzan’s brush with blockbusters By Tom Russo

• THE LIST

• Holland Festival in Long Beach: Going Dutch

• HOT DISH By Jessica Gelt

• Cellist Anssi Karttunen plays ‘Tout un monde lointain’ at Disney Hall

• ‘Top Girls’ to open at Fullerton’s Hunger Artists Theatre

• THE LIST

• Hollywood notables to be honored by AFI

• Newport Beach Food and Wine Festival: A foodie’s delight

• Luke Walton, Lakers forward By Mark Sachs

• Dizzee Rascal brings ‘Maths & English’ to El Rey By August Brown

• Johnny Rebs’ Southern Roadhouse: Renewed in town

• James Stewart: Celebrating his 100th birthday By Susan King

• Mark and Michael Polish form indie company Prohibition Pictures

• At the ‘American Idol’ finale, one last chance to squeal

• ‘American Idol’ still on top, but at a crossroads By Richard Rushfield

• McCain gathering may be a tryout for a running mate By Maeve Reston

• FAA bans anti-smoking drug Chantix for pilots, air controllers By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

• Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton take campaign to Florida By Nicholas Riccardi and Johanna Neuman

• WST–Oil-GasInventory

• Obama inspires McCain aide to step down

• New temporary worker visa procedures to cut bureaucracy By Nicole Gaouette

• In defeat, Obama triumphant

• Morehouse College faces its own bias – against gays By Richard Fausset

• House votes to override Bush’s farm bill veto By Stephen J. Hedges

• It’s those awful TV shots

• Tornado rips through N. Colorado; 1 killed By Ap

• Rethinking aid by force By Chad Hazlett

• Why regulate marriage at all?

• The battle for labor’s future By Nelson Lichtenstein

• The power of Hezbollah

• A healthier FDA

• Paying a punished LAPD officer

• McCain: so wrong, but so what?

• The case against aid at gunpoint By Timothy Garton Ash

• Hammock is still on the upswing By Bettijane Levine

• Pasadena home tour

• Infrared grills: a hot idea or hot air? By Janet Eastman

• Solvent-busting rule means flat paints will be greener By Jeff Spurrier

• Country oasis in the city By Lisa Boone

• ON THE WEB

• Grandma’s got game By Chris Erskine

• ONLINE

• Alfresco kicks into high gear

• An eye for originality By Craig Nakano

• Echoes from the Age of Aquarius

• Victorian vibe

• Polyester pillows aren’t just a lot of fluff

• Relax – it’s retro metal

• WEB EXCLUSIVE

• Disabled activists helped prod Lebanon politicians into accord By Borzou Daragahi

• Pakistan signs truce with militant faction By Laura King and Zulfiqar Ali

• Israel prime minister fighting for peace and his political life By Richard Boudreaux

• U.S. special forces to stay in Iraq, Afghanistan By Julian E. Barnes

• Israel, Syria confirm peace talks By Borzou Daragahi and Ashraf Khalil

• China acts to stem impatience among quake survivors By Mark Magnier

• Iraq orchestra brings a musical dialogue to parliament By Alexandra Zavis

• China says death toll in quake more than 51,000

• Iraq police chief says U.S. killed 7 civilians By Alexandra Zavis and Saif Rasheed