Archive for Thursday, October 09, 2008

• Scientists explore new source of stem cells By Karen Kaplan

• Three U.S.-based scientists share Nobel chemistry prize By Thomas H. Maugh II

Officials identify motorcyclist killed on Glendale freeway

• Rock slide in Yosemite injures three, forces partial closure By Eric Bailey

• Homicide investigation jams traffic on Foothill, Glendale freeways By Alex and Ra Zavis

• Prop. 11 foes waging Orwellian campaign By George Skelton

• Carrot firm’s olive branch By Maria L. La Ganga

• Prop. 12 would help vets become homeowners By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Charles Runyon – a.k.a. Chucko the Birthday Clown on L.A. TV – dies at 86 By Dennis Mclellan

• Coyote bites jogger in Griffith Park By Andrew Blankstein

• Pupils take steps for safety By Tony Barboza

• Scripps physician and researcher was an expert on blood, pioneered bone marrow transplants By Thomas H. Maugh II

• Dive teams find, raise pair’s boat

• Echo Park, Santa Monica Beach honored as ‘Great Places’ By Cara Mia Dimassa

• State leads nation in rights for gays By Maura Dolan and Jessica Garrison

• Teenage girl’s face disfigured in brass-knuckle attack By David Kelly

• Man’s leg amputated after winery accident

• Imperial Valley drug ring arrests By Richard Marosi

• Britney Spears rejects driving misdemeanor plea; trial set for next week By Harriet Ryan

• Redondo Beach may at last go smoke-free By Alex and Ra Zavis

• Woman is fatally shot in her car in Carson By Andrew Blankstein

• Freight railroads pledge to install advanced safety measures by 2012 By Jennifer Oldham

• Camp Pendleton brush fire burns more than 1,000 acres By Tony Perry

• Surfers’ spirits sink as artificial reef near LAX is dismantled By Bob Pool

• First aid for fragile hills

• Plane bound for Los Angeles diverted to Chicago due to sick passengers By Ap

• Judge sets hearing on funding for California prison medical care By Michael Rothfeld

• Rialto girl, 8, dies after being found hanging By David Kelly

• Phillies fans: 10,000 reasons to be bitter By T J. Simers

• Phil Jackson back at Lakers practice after health problem By Mike Bresnahan

• POWER PLAY By Ez and Dylan Hern

• LET’S DROP THE PUCK By Helene Elliott

• Petruzelli creates a big stir after fight By Lance Pugmire

• NHL Eastern Conference preview

• Ducks’ Randy Carlyle senses a ‘more workmanlike attitude’ from players By Helene Elliott

• Five keys for the Ducks

• UCLA is already hit with injuries By Diane Pucin

• Rules relaxed for Armstrong He can smile – for now

• Dodgers decide that Takashi Saito won’t be closer against Phillies By Kevin Baxter, Ez, and Dylan Hern

• Report: Brady has knee surgery in L.A.

• It’s quite a nice setup for Wade By Bill Plaschke

• Phillies ballpark is tough place for Ramirez

• Patrick O’Sullivan feels fresh on first day with Kings By Dan Arritt

• The Times’ top 25 college football rankings

• Michigan, Arizona State can still work their way down By Steve Harvey

• Team-by-team breakdown: Detroit is still No. 1 By Helene Elliott

• USC guard Jeff Byers gives teammates the business By Gary Klein

• He’s a cut above the normal Rays fan By Jim Peltz

• Big 12 is tops for a dozen reasons By Chris Dufresne

• Oklahoma-Texas is a battle of unbeatens

• NHL Western Conference preview

• Scioscia defends trying Game 4 suicide squeeze By Ben Bolch

• Will Rays and Red Sox play nice? By Mike Digiovanna

• Baylor’s attorney exploring options By Lisa Dillman

• Ducks look for more offense this season By Dan Arritt

• For Dodgers, it will be handle with care when dealing with Ryan Howard By Kevin Baxter

• Derrick Coleman gives UCLA’s running game a boost By Chris Foster

• Team by team breakdown: How about those Habs…. By Helene Elliott

• King’s Lou Randall takes on former team in North

• Ghost tours of the U.S.: Test your courage By Hugo Martín

• On the side streets of Philadelphia, freedom still rings By Stephanie Simon

• Federal Reserve orders emergency rate cut to 1.5% By Maura Reynolds

• With investors on the run, bulls may charge back By Michael A. Hiltzik

• Oscars to take movie ads By Meg James and Claudia Eller

• Fed plan unlikely to ease state’s credit crunch By Marc Lifsher

• Wachovia won’t be outdone for gall By David Lazarus

• IBM beats forecasts in early results

• Concerns rise as Yahoo’s shares fall By Jessica Guynn

• Interest-rate cut may help your borrowing, hurt your savings By E. Scott Reckard

• Stocks rise tentatively after rate cut

• Oxy to develop projects in Abu Dhabi By Elizabeth Douglass

• Fed grants AIG $37.8 billion loan

• CEO turnover hits a record high By Tiffany Hsu

• Pending home sales up 7.4% in August

• Retailers report weak September sales

• Google unveils technology for video game ads

• Walgreen withdraws its bid for Longs Drug, paving way for CVS

• Job search takes planning

• Bailout has a British accent By Henry Chu

• Jazzy new Bibles alter form, not word By Sarah Skidmore

• IMF: World economy to slow sharply, led by U.S.

• Asian markets rebound after global rate cuts

Mark Strong

• ‘SNL’ wants laughs, not votes By Matea Gold

• For Sally Hawkins, ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’ is not just an act By Sam Adams

• A Salute to Leslie Caron

• Anna Helwing Gallery’s final show

• ‘Testees’ hits below the belt By Robert Lloyd

• ‘Rachel Getting Married’

• Horoscope: Oct. 9 By Holiday Mathis

• In a Hollywood era of mucho machismo By Susan King

• Box office dog days By John Horn

• ‘Gigi’ is still sweet By Susan King

• Branford Marsalis and the Philarmonia Brasileira

• ‘Life on Mars’ finds life in the U.S. By Robert Lloyd

• PHOTOGRAPHY

• ‘Life on Mars’ info

• Navy girlfriend should steer her course

• ‘Burn After Reading’

• ‘Hallelujah Junction’

• Kirov leaps into the quixotic spirit By Laura Bleiberg

• Health and Genghis Tron at the Knitting Factory

• Mama Kath’s nest is invaded by a baby By Mary Mcnamara

• A different side of ‘Hollywould’ By Mindy Farabee

• America’s voice finally tells the story of his life By Mark Swed

• Pumpkin patches near L.A. By Christine N. Ziemba

• Testees

• Mark Strong: Where you’ve seen him

• Review: ‘Eleventh Hour’ By Mary Mcnamara

• ILLINOIS

• Youth voter groups ramp up efforts as deadlines approach By Kate Linthicum

• Petraeus cautious on Iraq progress By Peter Spiegel

• Todd Palin responds in affidavit By Matt Apuzzo

• For many, debate was must-see TV

• Judge denies Stevens mistrial

• Artist’s Obama poster spawns wave of parodies

• Sheriff halts foreclosure evictions

• McCain campaign ratchets up the rhetoric By Peter Nicholas

• Guantanamo detainees’ release delayed

• Supreme Court hears case on Navy sonar, whales By David G. Savage

• Obama’s fundraising prowess exposes flaws in law By Dan Morain and Doug Smith

• Joe Biden criticizes Sarah Palin’s ‘mildly dangerous’ rhetoric. By Johanna Neuman

• To reiterate …

• Is two more hours of Dubya two too many? By Patt Morrison

• Obama’s, and our, iceberg By Rosa Brooks

• Get us back on the road

• The red and the blue By Timothy Garton Ash

• The right call

• A little protein that glowed By Marc Zimmer

• Russian troops leave Georgia, but disputes continue By Megan K. Stack

• Milk scandal ensnares the little guy By John M. Glionna

• Pakistan’s new spy chief offers a glimpse of battle

• Torture rampant in Jordan’s prisons, report says By Raed Rafei

• Qantas to compensate passengers for plunge

• Female bomber kills 11 outside Iraqi courthouse

• Curtain rises on Iraq, the comedy By Jeffrey Fleishman

• ‘Divorce papers’ for South Africa’s ruling ANC By Robyn Dixon

• 2 U.S. journalists missing in Lebanon By Borzou Daragahi

• Iran’s ambassador in Iraq has harsh words for U.S. By Ned Parker

• Afghan civilian toll in strike was higher, investigators say By Julian E. Barnes

• Leaders of Thailand’s anti-government movement will surrender

• U.S. kills 21 militants in southern Afghanistan