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What happened on December 14, 2009
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Controlling a classroom isn't as easy as ABC By Seema Mehta
One man's war zone is another's paradise By Richard Marosi
Barbasol and a brew are ingredients for downtown's revival Hector Tobar
Prominent South Pasadena student dies after attending party By Rich Connell
L.A. Iranian Americans driven to protect young celebrators By Robert Faturechi
California's neediest high school students have the least prepared teachers, study says By Mitchell Landsberg
Paul Samuelson dies at 94; 1st American to win Nobel in economics Times Staff And Wire Reports
U.S. drops lawsuit against protesting veterans By Bob Pool
California's payments to foster-care providers are too low, court rules By Carol J. Williams
Lottery results
Sheriff's officers help save 2 from burning home near Compton By Seema Mehta
Recessions leave their marks on a city Hector Tobar
Brian H. Mason dies at 92; scientist known for study of meteorites, moon rocks By Patricia Sullivan
Southland breathes easier and dries out as storms move out of the area By Carla Rivera and Gerrick D. Kennedy
Missing woman's journals probed for clues By Carla Hall
Credit union in downtown L.A. is robbed By Richard Winton
ENTERTAINMENT
'Too Much Money: A Novel' by Dominick Dunne By Carolyn Kellogg
Filmmaker Yolanda Cruz pays heed to the overlooked Mexican Indian. By Reed Johnson
Gold Class Cinemas ratchets up the luxury movie scene By Jessica Gelt
Live: Garth Brooks in Las Vegas By Randy Lewis
Candy Spelling's vault into reality TV on 'Bank of Hollywood' By Denise Martin
'Too Much Money' info
Monday's TV Highlights: Jennifer Hudson hosts her own holiday special
Happening today
Time to be honest with ex-BFF about party snub
Echoes of the '90s heard at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas By August Brown
Monday's Talk Shows: Adam Lambert performs on 'The Tonight Show'
Gold Class Cinemas info
Horoscope for Dec. 14 By Holiday Mathis
Prize-filled day for 'The Hurt Locker' By Susan King
BUSINESS
Job market worsens for recent college graduates By Don Lee
Box-office revenue up for 2009 By Ben Fritz
Rose Parade and two bowl games will entice a blitz of visitors By Hugo Martín
Disney toys get Pixar animation guru's touch By Dawn C. Chmielewski
'Princess and the Frog' and 'Invictus' start relatively soft at box office By Ben Fritz
The week ahead, at a glance
Weekend box-office results
Why workers can't get beyond e-mail By Richard Waters
Desperate times call for deep discounts at the mall By Roger Vincent
Are we being shortchanged by TARP repayments? Michael Hiltzik
NATIONAL
Cattle mutilations baffle Colorado ranchers By DeeDee Correll
A look at the Senate's healthcare compromise By James Oliphant and Kim Geiger
Obama calls Afghanistan troop decision his toughest yet By Sebastian Rotella
Court will rule on privacy of text messages sent on employer-owned devices By David G. Savage
Turning down the volume on TV commercials By Richard Simon
Secret Iranian nuclear paper assessed Washington Post
Fewer Texas inmates sentenced to death Mcclatchy Newspapers
Supreme Court may hear appeal on workers' text message privacy By David G. Savage
HEALTH
'Nip/Tuck' is as realistic as a Barbie doll Marc Siegel, The Unreal World
A prescription for snooping By Andrew Zajac
Fitness items that are worth giving By Jeannine Stein
A little extra effort to get that bell tone
For kids, it all starts with the joy of curiosity
Too good to re-gift Roy M. Wallack
Makers say CDs induce more restful sleep By Chris Woolston
Coupons, deals, health: so many good reasons to quit smoking By Francesca Lunzer Kritz
Stress-reducing DVDs By Melinda Fulmer
Pine bark appeared to work Joe Graedon, Teresa Graedon, The People's Pharmacy
Health-related books
OPINION
If Ecuador wants free trade with the U.S., it should earn it By Dave Samson
Schools race to -- where, exactly?
Big tent salvation for the arts Gregory Rodriguez
Shifting gears in L.A. By Robert Gottlieb
Hit Iran where it hurts By Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Overhaul of U.S. food safety system is overdue
Too many 'state secrets privilege' cases
SPORTS
De'Anthony Thomas, Crenshaw football team get chance to dazzle a statewide audience Eric Sondheimer
Accenture becomes first sponsor to drop Tiger Woods completely By Diane Pucin
Spurs beat the Clippers for 13th consecutive time By Ben Bolch
Chinese superstar Liu Xiang clears major hurdle By Jean Yung
Women's AP top 25 results for Sunday
Up next for the Clippers: vs. Washington
Spurs beat Clippers for 13th straight time By BEN BOLCH, On The Clippers
Grizzlies rout Heat behind Rudy Gay's 41 points
Portland State defeats Pepperdine, 93-81
Men's AP top 25 results for Sunday
Houston Mitchell's two-minute drill
Virginia beats Akron to win College Cup Wire Reports
UCLA's Kevin Prince uncertain about recovery By Chris Foster
For Colts and Saints, the possibilities are perfectly obvious Sam Farmer
USC cornerback Josh Pinkard to miss Emerald Bowl By Gary Klein
LeBron James, and a long shot, rally Cavaliers to victory
The Times' top 25 boys' basketball rankings
Arizona Cardinals look to clinch NFC West title
Lakers' Ron Artest shows his harder side By Broderick Turner
Lamar Odom says ball movement is the key for Lakers By Broderick Turner
Ex-Bruin Cameron Dollar: From 'coach on the floor' to just coach Jerry Crowe
Abby Sunderland makes her own sails pitch By Pete Thomas
WORLD
Climate negotiators eye the 'forgotten 50%' of greenhouse gas pollutants By Jim Tankersley
Burning of Ayatollah Khomeini's picture sparks uproar in Iran By Ramin Mostaghim
Iran to put three detained U.S. hikers on trial, official says By Ramin Mostaghim
Conservative leads in Chile election By Chris Kraul
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi attacked at rally By Maria De Cristofaro
As the French debate their identity, some recoil By Devorah Lauter
Iran to put 3 American hikers on trial By Ramin Mostaghim
Drone attacks may be expanded in Pakistan By Greg Miller and Julian E. Barnes
NEWS
For the record
A Little Extra Effort to Get That Bell Tone Karen Voight, Los Angeles Times
SCIENCE
NASA launches new mapping spacecraft By John Johnson Jr.
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