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What happened on January 03, 2009
NATIONAL
Out in Nevada desert, gambling runs dry By Joanna Lin
Khat - is it more coffee or cocaine? By Cynthia Dizikes
Muslim families removed from AirTran flight get apology By Cynthia Dizikes
Classified access is revoked Associated Press
Effort to oust Blagojevich is on the fast track By John Chase and Ray Long
Denver schools chief's appointment to Senate expected By Nicholas Riccardi
Governors on the stimulus: Supersize it Washington Post
History digs in against retailer Washington Post
National Briefing / Tennessee Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Oregon Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / And Finally . . . Times Wire Reports
Mystery in Miami
BUSINESS
A trend Russian teen designer Kira Plastinina didn't see coming By Tiffany Hsu
Flat-screen TVs to face energy efficiency rules in California By Marc Lifsher
H&R Block to pay $4.85 million to settle California lawsuit over its loans Associated Press
Apple sued over iMac screens Bloomberg News
Can lasers help California farmers conserve water? Associated Press
IndyMac Bank sold to IMB Management Holdings By E. Scott Reckard
Foreign professionals in U.S. fret as layoffs mount Associated Press
Book chain a Burkle buy Bloomberg News
Chrysler receives $4-million loan from Treasury Department Associated Press
Mergers, acquisitions took a dive in 2008 By Dana Hedgpeth
Manufacturing index drops to 28-year low Associated Press
GMAC gives up some GM car financing in bailout By Kendra Marr
Amid financial crunch, health clubs get in shape to keep members By Mark Medina
Enron exec who pleaded guilty is freed Bloomberg News
Wall Street makes upbeat start to 2009 By Walter Hamilton and Tom Petruno
Economic downturn could change tastes in housing By Elizabeth Razzi
Investing for hard times, not End Times By Tom Petruno
Hands on the wheel By Alana Semuels
Wikipedia group meets fundraising goal Associated Press
Starwood shares rise 16% after it agrees to notify Sam Zell's firm about bids Bloomberg News
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Effectiveness of drivers' cellphone ban is debatable By Steve Hymon
Three men arrested in videotaped rape of unconscious woman in Orange County By Susannah Rosenblatt
What's up with this doc? Oh, a lot By Maria L. La Ganga
L.A. County judges may face a steep cut in pay By Victoria Kim
Beltran pleads guilty; he's out of politics for four years By Hector Becerra
Man held in slaying at Coldwater Canyon party in Los Angeles By Richard Winton
Chasing the gloom with flowers and fantasy By Sandy Banks
Autopsies on Christmas Eve shooting victims inconclusive By Ruben Vives
Family, police baffled by New Year's slaying of Long Beach couple By Nathan Olivarez-giles
Maria de Jesus, world's oldest person, dies at 115 TIMES STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
College student by day, city councilman by night By Tony Barboza
Former tagger now teaches art By Corina Knoll
Roy Saari, 63; USC swimming star won gold and silver in 1964 Olympics By Valerie J. Nelson
California Briefing / Panorama City By Nathan Olivarez-giles
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Ruben Vives
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Carol J. Williams
California Briefing / Los Angeles ASSOCIATED PRESS
California Briefing / Carlsbad ASSOCIATED PRESS
Obituaries / Passings / Jett Travolta TIMES WIRE REPORTS
OBITUARIES / PASSINGS / Jack D. Kuehler TIMES WIRE REPORTS
OBITUARIES / PASSINGS / Paul Hofmann TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Protests in L.A.
WORLD
Iranian Nobel Peace winner Shirin Ebadi threatened in her home By Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim
Iraq bombing kills 23 at gathering of Sunni, Shiite tribesmen By Ned Parker and Ali Hameed
Parents' voice stifled in China milk issue By Barbara Demick
More Gaza Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes By Ashraf Khalil and Rushdi Abu Alouf
Pakistan reopens supply route used by Western troops By Laura King
Ethiopia soldiers leaving Somalia Associated Press
Sri Lanka troops capture key Tamil rebel town Associated Press
Palestinians' factional split deepens over Gaza conflict By Ashraf Khalil and Richard Boudreaux
World Briefing / Austria Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Canada Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Saudi Arabia Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Britain Times Wire Reports
ENTERTAINMENT
'Secret Life of the American Teen' explores teen pregnancy By Yvonne Villarreal
'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' By Mary Mcnamara, TELEVISION CRITIC
'Behind the Bedroom Door: Getting It, Giving It, Loving It, Missing It' By Marion Winik, Winik is the author of "First Comes Love" and "The Glen Rock Book of the Dead."
Prized chips off the old block Associated Press
'Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood' By Susan King
Jamey Johnson sings 'That Lonesome Song' By Randy Lewis
To see is to listen By Jake Coyle, Coyle writes for the Associated Press.
Under any name, Donald Westlake was a grandmaster
'Marley' nips at her heels
Critical of the public Pinter
A shortsighted seat surcharge
Fitzgerald's bob for a shiny apple
News? It's all in how it's presented
Called the blues but full of uplift
Quick Takes By Mike Boehm
Quick Takes ASSOCIATED PRESS
Quick Takes ASSOCIATED PRESS
Quick Takes ASSOCIATED PRESS
Quick Takes By Lee Margulies
Quick Takes ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOME & GARDEN
Jakob Dylan lists Brentwood Park home at $11 million By Ann Brenoff
Arabian lilac shrub provides year-round color By Nan Sterman
Design trends we want to see gone By David A. Keeps
For the record
A holiday night's dream? Well, mostly By Chris Erskine
A quiet sanctuary in central Orange County By Dawn Bonker
Recycling with panache By Barbara Thornburg
Film canister uses By Debra Prinzing
Grieving over a garden: Moving away from your home garden can be difficult By Susan Carrier
At Brock Galerie, original condition is in By David A. Keeps
Al Teman's house of curiosities By Lisa Boone
SPORTS
Sam Farmer's Playoff picks By Sam Farmer
Short-handed Clippers lose sixth in a row
Injuries test Clippers' depth at point guard By Lisa Dillman
It appears Andruw Jones is done as a Dodger By Bill Shaikin
For Ducks, a win wasn't in the stars By Kevin Baxter
It's all about June for Lakers By Bill Dwyre
Utah stuns Alabama to finish undefeated ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kings play host to Flyers By Helene Elliott
Another win falls into Lakers' lapse By Mike Bresnahan
Lakers' Pau Gasol boxed out in All-Star balloting By Mike Bresnahan
Supercross season begins with changes By Jim Peltz
Celtics return to winning ways ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cleveland wins big after losing big man ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jeff Moorad is near deal to buy San Diego Padres WIRE REPORTS
Some NFL playoff teams are pass-happy By Sam Farmer
Peyton Manning is NFL most valuable player for third time ASSOCIATED PRESS
Long Beach State defeats UC Santa Barbara WIRE REPORTS
Bruins cruise past Oregon State By David Wharton
USC may need more style, points By Gary Klein
USC's Sanchez shouldn't get caught in Rose Bowl euphoria, Carroll says By Gary Klein
USC is too hot for Oregon to handle, 83-62 By Chris Foster
In a post-New Year's daze of whine and roses
Don't forget UCLA
Wild about Manny
Color blind
Cate Blanchett as Jessica Simpson
OPINION
Word of the Year
Christine Maggiore and the price of skepticism
Fictional memoirs By Meghan Daum
Iraq withdrawal -- not so fast By Kal Raustiala, Kal Raustiala is a professor of law at UCLA and director of the Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations.
Robert Graham, L.A.'s masterful sculptor By Tim Rutten
Sacred places
A mix of water and oil
Busted
True love of country
No joke
Crooks and faith
Down to zero
SCIENCE
Small cancer risk reported with bone-strengthening drugs By Thomas H. Maugh Ii
Call it CSI: Cows Reuters
Mosquito solution: Bite them first Associated Press
Science Briefing From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Science Briefing From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Science Briefing From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Science Briefing From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Science File
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