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What happened on January 30, 2009
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Teachers rally against education budget cuts By Howard Blume and Jason Song
Furlough of California state workers must start now, court says By Patrick Mcgreevy and Evan Halper
Mother of octuplets already has twins, four other children By Jessica Garrison, Andrew Blankstein and Jeff Gottlieb
2 men killed in crash at Santa Monica Airport are identified By Jia-rui Chong
Civic activists in L.A. have growing appetite to curb medical marijuana clinics By Scott Gold
Commission rejects plan to drill off Santa Barbara coast By Steve Chawkins
Joy ride in Fontana ends deadly for 3 boys By Corina Knoll and Ruben Vives
Politics enters state's stem cell research program By Eric Bailey
An ironic twist in the tale of SEC's Christopher Cox By Dana Parsons
Low snowpack may mean a third dry year for California By Bettina Boxall
Jack Nakano, 75, dies; educator was youth-oriented theater arts guru By Dennis Mclellan
Elise Mudd Marvin dies at 79; founding trustee of Pitzer College, philanthropist By Jon Thurber
Attorneys for victims in 2005 Glendale train crash fault engineer By Robert J. Lopez
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Harriet Ryan
U.S. attorney adds Mahony to his file By Scott Glover and David G. Savage
L.A. civic medal of honor awarded By Joanna Lin
Passings times staff and wire reports
O.C. karate instructor accused of molestation By Susannah Rosenblatt
California Briefing
California Briefing / Sacramento By Jessica Garrison
California Briefing / San Diego By Tony Perry
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Corina Knoll
California Briefing / California By Seema Mehta
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Steve Hymon
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Phil Willon
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Phil Willon
Passings times staff and wire reports
Passings times staff and wire reports
Outside agency to probe shooting by BART officer associated press
Charges against Carona's wife, ex-mistress are dropped Times staff and wire reports
Corona renames street that honored accused priest By David Kelly
NATIONAL
Labor nominee Hilda Solis hits GOP roadblock By Peter Nicholas
Army suicide rate hits a three-decade high, officials say By Jia-rui Chong and Julian E. Barnes
Republicans lack a party line on economy By Mark Z. Barabak and Janet Hook
Senate passes children's health insurance bill By Noam N. Levey
Blagojevich is removed from office By Ray Long and Rick Pearson
Guantanamo judge defies Obama By Carol J. Williams
Sharp words from Obama over Wall Street bonuses By Christi Parsons and Jim Puzzanghera
In Detroit, a frozen body tells the story of a troubled city Associated Press
Obama's the model for black college dress guidelines By David Zucchino
National Briefing Times Wire Reports
Retesting at peanut plant wasn't proper, lab director says Associated Press
1.3 million lack power, possibly for weeks Associated Press
National Briefing / New Jersey Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Iowa Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / And Finally . . . Times Wire Reports
Sen. Judd Gregg reportedly considered for Commerce By Peter Nicholas
Mexican journalist released from U.S. custody By James Rainey and Ari B. Bloomekatz
SPORTS
Off he goes, into the wild blue yonder . . . By Eric Sondheimer, ON HIGH SCHOOLS
Super Bowl is more than a game to NBC By John Scheibe
David Berganio Jr. is feeling much better By Chuck Culpepper
Are players' long 'dos don'ts for the Super Bowl? By David Whitley
Washington to self-report two secondary NCAA violations staff and wire reports
Serena Williams needs fast recovery from doubles win By Diane Pucin
NBA won't suspend Andrew Bynum for flagrant foul By Broderick Turner
Roger Federer closes in on history By Diane Pucin
High School Basketball By Eric Sondheimer and Ben Bolch
Clippers have long road ahead of them By Lisa Dillman
Victory shows Kings may be on to something By Helene Elliott
Shaquille O'Neal is an All-Star again Associated Press
Steelers beat Cardinals -- in pet-inspired names By Mike Hiserman
Steelers expecting something tricky By Sam Farmer
Bruins find their game against Cal By David Wharton
Shot goes out, so USC stays in the race By Chris Foster
Southland Associated Press
Orlando Magic stops LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers Associated Press
Which Manny Ramirez story is the right one? By Jerry Crowe
Arizona upsets Washington Associated Press
Joe Torre puts Dodgers in an awkward situation By Bill Shaikin, ON BASEBALL
It's curtains for Kurt Warner By Bill Plaschke
WORLD
Keeping track of South Africa's young democracy By Scott Kraft
Mexico City braces for water rationing By Tracy Wilkinson
DEA presence ends in Bolivia By Chris Kraul
U.N. makes $613-million appeal for Gaza By Richard Boudreaux
Iraq pulls Blackwater security firm's license By Monte Morin
World Briefing Times Wire Reports
Australian held after dropping child off bridge Associated Press
World Briefing / Switzerland Times Wire Reports
A Wwi Veteran Remembered
The World
footnote to history
World Briefing / Zimbabwe Times Wire Reports
Afghan officials set August date for presidential election By Laura King and M. Karim Faiez
ENTERTAINMENT
'Slumdog Millionaire' makers respond to criticism over pay to two young actors By John Horn
'Taken' By Kenneth Turan, Film Critic
'New in Town' By Betsy Sharkey, FILM CRITIC
For Mike the Poet, Los Angeles is his sprawling muse By Kate Linthicum
Bar Delux in Hollywood By Jessica Gelt
'I Smile Back' by Amy Koppelman By Paul Kolsby, Kolsby is a playwright and screenwriter.
'The Uninvited' By Glenn Whipp
Coachella's big gamble By Geoff Boucher
British chanteuse Adele's voice belies her age By Todd Martens
John Updike's poem reflects on his passing Reuters
Candace Parker, L.A. Sparks By Mark Sachs
Berlin festival has variety Associated Press
No review for 'Luck by Chance'
Channel Island By Scott Collins
Pasadena puts the brakes on public art plan -- for now By Diane Haithman
Quick Takes Bloomberg News
Quick Takes Bloomberg News
Quick Takes By Sherry Stern
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes Associated Press
Review By Charlotte Stoudt
Theater Beat
Theater Review By Reed Johnson
Critic's Notebook By Ann Powers, POP MUSIC CRITIC
Jerry Brown gets out of the gate By Tina Daunt
'Slumdog' backlash is right on schedule By Patrick Goldstein
'Of Time and the City' By Kenneth Turan, FILM CRITIC
Terror sinks in 'Sam's Lake' By Sam Adams and Kevin Thomas
Live: Jimmy Webb at Largo at the Coronet By Randy Lewis
'The Secret of the Grain' By Kenneth Turan, FILM CRITIC
Around The Galleries By Holly Myers
Barney the launching pad Associated Press
BUSINESS
Oprah Winfrey Network hires Christina Norman as CEO By Meg James
Disney's ABC Television Group to cut 5% of workforce By Meg James
Oil refinery and pipeline workers are poised to walk off job if contract talks falter By Marla Dickerson
Economy is going from bad to worse, reports show By Maura Reynolds
Earnings Roundup / Colgate-palmolive Times Wire Reports
Occidental Petroleum's fourth-quarter profit sinks By Ronald D. White
Housing, job and durable-goods worries send stocks down By Walter Hamilton
Plummeting profit could help Howard Stringer turn Sony around By Alex Pham
Business Briefing / Courts Times Staff and Wire Reports
Where your favorite actress could end up next: YouTube By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercedes' compact ute a homely beast By Dan Neil
Business Briefing / Courts Times Staff and Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Global Economy Times Staff and Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Executives Times Staff and Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Video Games Times Staff and Wire Reports
Earnings Roundup / Broadcom Times Wire Reports
Earnings Roundup / Airlines Times Wire Reports
Earnings Roundup / Juniper Networks Times Wire Reports
Earnings Roundup / Amazon.com Times Wire Reports
Ford's quarterly loss worse than expected at $5.9 billion By Ken Bensinger
OPINION
Cardinal law
The Blackbeard of billboards
American killing machines By P.w. Singer, P.W. Singer is director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative at the Brookings Institution and the author of "Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century."
Teachers shouldn't skip giving standardized exams
Letters
No excuses for killers
Re "A fuel-efficient future," editorial, Jan. 27...
Painful preview for the poor
Octuplets raise social concerns
Might be harder than it looks
Old enough to know better By Henry Alford, Henry Alford is the author of "How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth)."
Want fewer elections? Vote more By Joel Stein
SCIENCE
Cellist disease a hoax, British doctor confesses By Thomas H. Maugh Ii
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