What happened on July 21, 2009

BUSINESS

SCIENCE

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

NATIONAL

OPINION

Obama at Ghana's Door of No Return By Gregory Rodriguez
For the record
L.A. Marathon muddle
Letters
Letters to the editor
As Iraq winds down, Afghanistan heats up
A key test for L.A.'s community colleges
Letters
Letters
Israel's war with itself By Rich Cohen, Rich Cohen is the author of "Sweet and Low," "Tough Jews," "The Avengers," "The Record Men," "Lake Effect" and the forthcoming "Israel Is Real: An Obsessive Quest to Understand the Jewish Nation and Its History."

ENTERTAINMENT

WORLD

SPORTS

What happened on July 21, 2009

BUSINESS

Medical Capital Holdings' securities sales blocked By Nathan Olivarez-giles

Mobile ice cream vendors on a rocky road By Cyndia Zwahlen

Many service businesses do relatively well in a recession By Karen E. Klein

ESPN plans websites for L.A., New York and Dallas By Meg James

St. Regis Monarch Beach seized by Citigroup By Roger Vincent and E. Scott Reckard

Blue Microphones turns up the volume By Nathan Olivarez-giles

CalPERS expected to report losing nearly one-quarter of investment portfolio By Marc Lifsher

Lennar buys back 15% stake in Newhall Ranch development at big discount By Peter Y. Hong and Marc Lifsher

'30 Rock' gets a wink and a nod from two Emmy-nominated spots By Dan Neil

Barnes & Noble launches e-bookstore By Alex Pham

Health Net to sell Northeast operations to UnitedHealth By W.j. Hennigan

On Apollo 11 anniversary, Google launches virtual tour of the moon By Mark Milian

Sources: CIT Group board OKs rescue loan By Martin Zimmerman

Gasoline prices keep falling By Ronald D. White

California IOU holders not eager to sell By Tom Petruno

Stocks open higher on reports CIT close to rescue Associated Press

Cuomo may sue Schwab over auction-rate securities By Tom Petruno

SCIENCE

Lupus drug passes key test, researchers say By Thomas H. Maugh Ii

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

More bodies go unclaimed as families can't afford funeral costs By Molly Hennessy-fiske

Iranian Americans hope for a greater voice in U.S. By Alexandra Zavis

Otto Heino dies at 94; master potter created 'hearty and gutsy' pieces By David A. Keeps

Gordon Waller dies at 64; half of the '60s British singing duo Peter & Gordon By Dennis Mclellan

Los Angeles-area child-care centers feeling a pinch By Nicole Santa Cruz

Autistic Marine from Orange County pleads guilty to fraudulent enlistment, other charges By Tony Perry

California's 2006 heat wave was much deadlier than previously reported, researchers say By Jia-rui Chong

L.A. panel calls for rooster restrictions By Victoria Kim

Safe Streets Act works a little too well By Hector Tobar

Reputed gang member, wanted for attack on L.A. deputies, arrested in Mexico By Scott Glover

L.A. Zoo had to pay federal fine over animal deaths By Carla Hall

California budget talks set for today: A deal at last? By Shane Goldmacher and Evan Halper

MWD stops paying rebates for water-saving devices By Nicole Santa Cruz

Caltech and JPL join L.A.'s Clean Tech alliance By Phil Willon

Leszek Kolakowski dies at 81; exiled Polish philosopher Times Staff and Wire Reports

Field notes on the Tahquitz Valley's life forms By Louis Sahagun

MTA chief recommends against Italian firm's rail cars By Maeve Reston

California Briefing / Los Angeles By Andrew Blankstein

California Briefing / Los Angeles By Gerrick D. Kennedy

California Briefing / Los Angeles By Ari B. Bloomekatz

California Briefing / Los Olivos By Steve Chawkins

California Briefing / Westwood By Nicole Santa Cruz

California Briefing / La Jolla By Tony Perry

Oxnard officers say teen slaying suspect admitted killing, apologized By Catherine Saillant

Gardena councilman considered front-runner to replace Curren Price By Jean Merl

NATIONAL

The fur flies -- in comfort -- on Pet Airways By Deedee Correll, Correll writes for The Times.

TARP watchdog cites lack of transparency in Obama administration By Tom Hamburger and Peter Nicholas

Obama takes healthcare debate and runs with it By Christi Parsons and Noam N. Levey

U.S. indictments target Mexico's Gulf cartel By Richard Marosi

Interior calls for 2-year freeze on mining claims near Grand Canyon By Julie Cart

Obama to miss Guantanamo deadlines By David G. Savage and Greg Miller

National Briefing / Washington, D.c. Times Wire Reports

National Briefing / Massachusetts Times Wire Reports

National Briefing / Washington, D.c. Times Wire Reports

OPINION

Obama at Ghana's Door of No Return By Gregory Rodriguez

Israel's war with itself By Rich Cohen, Rich Cohen is the author of "Sweet and Low," "Tough Jews," "The Avengers," "The Record Men," "Lake Effect" and the forthcoming "Israel Is Real: An Obsessive Quest to Understand the Jewish Nation and Its History."

ENTERTAINMENT

It's tradition: Topol is Tevye By Susan King

'Partridge Family' redux -- sorta By Scott Collins

President Obama understands: 'SportsCenter' is respite in a highlight reel By Chris Erskine

'Ruby & the Rockits' By Robert Lloyd, TELEVISION CRITIC

The classically trained musician visits Largo at the Coronet tonight. By Sam Adams

Quick Takes Associated Press

Santa Monica By Kathy A. Mcdonald

Theater Review By Charles Mcnulty, THEATER CRITIC

Quick Takes By Maria Elena Fernandez

Quick Takes By Matea Gold

Quick Takes By Scott T. Sterling

Quick Takes Associated Press

Autry National Center's Pow Wow celebration is off By David Ng

Music Review By Mark Swed, MUSIC CRITIC

Live: Keith Urban at Staples Center By Randy Lewis

Producer is proud papa to 'Harry Potter' By Geoff Boucher

WORLD

Venice's first female gondolier pushes off into uncharted waters By Henry Chu

Four U.S. soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan By Laura King