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What happened on June 13, 2009
SCIENCE
NASA's mission: Can we live on the moon? By John Johnson Jr.
Science File / Q&a By John Johnson Jr.
ENTERTAINMENT
Prefab movement needs to rethink its model By Christopher Hawthorne, ARCHITECTURE CRITIC
'Black Water Rising' by Attica Locke By Paula L. Woods, Woods is a writer and frequent contributor to The Times' book reviews. Her crime novels include "Strange Bedfellows" and "Inner City Blues."
'True Blood' By Robert Lloyd, TELEVISION CRITIC
Tears and kisses from Michael Douglas at AFI tribute By Susan King
Mixed reviews for Rotten Tomatoes and other aggregate websites By John Horn
Nina Persson and A Camp sing about America in the 21st century By August Brown
Beatles and Lucy, reunited Associated Press
Ferrell's 'Lost' movie
Dramatic point on gender views
Applause for Tony Curtis
What's gay about the Bruno stunt?
Readers respond to readers' letters
Not happy with Word of Mouth
A fond memory of Vin Scully
Quick Takes By John Horn
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes By Mike Boehm
Quick Takes By Randy Lewis
Quick Takes Bloomberg News
Quick Takes Associated Press
Quick Takes
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Porn stars at L.A. convention defend HIV tests By Kimi Yoshino and Rong-gong Lin Ii
Caltech grads recall suicide victims By Gale Holland
LAPD officer had said gun was stolen By Joel Rubin and Andrew Blankstein
Jerry Brown again says Prop. 8 should be struck down By Maura Dolan and Carol J. Williams
California vets' plans thwarted by semantic glitch By Gale Holland
In limbo over the cha-cha By Sandy Banks
Public aid sought in L.A. double-murder prosecution By Ruben Vives
Schwarzenegger backs off plan to raid local coffers By Shane Goldmacher
CHP applicant arrested on child pornography charges By Scott Glover
Founder of anti-drug program is held in drug sting By Jeff Gottlieb
GOP lawmakers bring the budget pain home By Eric Bailey
Harold Norse dies at 92; Beat poet was a literary beacon in the gay community By Elaine Woo
Coastal Commission OKs plan to extend trails and allow overnight camping in Malibu parks By Martha Groves
Robert Colescott dies at 83; African American artist skewered stereotypes with wit and explosive style By Suzanne Muchnic
Thomas Berry dies at 94; cultural historian became a leading thinker on religion and the environment By Jon Thurber
California Briefing
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Andrew Blankstein
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Jason Song
California Briefing / Pacoima By Richard Winton
California Briefing / Fresno By Victoria Kim
California Briefing / Los Angeles By Jack Leonard
OBITUARIES / PASSINGS / Edward V. Hanrahan TIMES STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
OBITUARIES / PASSINGS / Huey Long TIMES STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
OBITUARIES / PASSINGS / Thembi Ngubane TIMES STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
BUSINESS
El Pollo Loco has a beef with KFC's grilled chicken By Jerry Hirsch
Digital TV conversion isn't creating a lot of waves By Nathan Olivarez-giles, Tiffany Hsu and Alex Pham
GM, Chrysler executives defend dealership closings Associated Press
Switch to digital TV will benefit you plenty, FCC says By Alana Semuels
Big Bear Lake turns into a staycation destination By Hugo Martin
U.S. airlines get thumbs down from frequent fliers By Peter Pae
IRS may ease rules on business cellphones Bloomberg News
Internet filtering firm says Chinese stole code Associated Press
High-end beauty on a budget By Sandra M. Jones
Surge in interest rates could crimp economy By Neil Irwin, Irwin writes for the Washington Post. Post staff writer Ylan Q. Mui contributed to this report.
IndyMac trustee sues over transfers Bloomberg News
Stocks slip as investors await signs on economy By Tom Petruno
Markets' worries now are relative By Tom Petruno
Business Briefs / Insurance TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefs / Courts TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefs / Aviation TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefs / Television TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Business Briefs / Technology TIMES WIRE REPORTS
SPORTS
Rose Bowl game moving to ESPN in 2011 By Chris Dufresne
Miguel Cotto to face Joshua Clottey at Madison Square Garden By Lem Satterfield
News flash: Vladimir Guerrero swings at a lot of bad pitches By Mike Digiovanna
Angels roll, but Howie Kendrick is demoted By Mike Digiovanna
College World Series at a glance By Gary Klein
Andruw Jones says he left because of Frank McCourt By Dylan Hernandez
Lightning in Texas but no thunder from Dodgers in loss By Dylan Hernandez
Now is the Angels' time to make a move By Bill Dwyre
Penguins use their youth, energy to beat Red Wings By Helene Elliott
Young Cal State Fullerton hits the big time By Gary Klein
Up next for Galaxy: Saturday vs. Real Salt Lake By Grahame L. Jones
Yankees beat Mets on late error Associated Press
Kenny Smith's view: It's all about Queens now By Kenny Smith
Good things come in threes for Lakers' Derek Fisher By Mike Bresnahan
L.A. city officials could rain on Lakers parade By David Zahniser and Phil Willon
Lakers can breathe easy, as long as they play hard By Broderick Turner
Anna Nordqvist leads LPGA Championship Associated Press
In-game media access is here to stay By Lisa Dillman
Rockies win ninth in a row Associated Press
Atlanta Falcons release Michael Vick Wire Reports
Storm halts Phil Mickelson's round at Memphis Associated Press
Lakers have a history full of miracles By Bill Plaschke
Penguins gladly return favor By Chris Kuc
Up next for Sol: Saturday at Sky Blue FC By Grahame L. Jones
Team spirit
Derek and the dominoes
Mannywood
On the ice
Broken Troy
WORLD
Air France pilots faced a cascade of failures By Devorah Lauter and Ralph Vartabedian
Europeans balk at taking Guantanamo inmates for unwilling U.S. By Henry Chu
Iranians endure long wait at polls in presidential vote By Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim
Amid protest, L.A. voters take part in Iran election By Ann M. Simmons
Leader of Iraq parliament's Sunni Arab bloc assassinated By Ned Parker and Raheem Salman
North Korea news agency offers window By John M. Glionna
Taliban critic slain in Pakistan suicide bombing By Alex Rodriguez
U.N. Security Council imposes new sanctions on N. Korea By Paul Richter
World Briefing / Italy TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Niger TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Germany TIMES WIRE REPORTS
World Briefing / Canada TIMES WIRE REPORTS
HOME & GARDEN
Oh, get a room: the beauty of the prefab building By Emily Young
Prefab houses: Some assembly required
Leonard DiCaprio sells Malibu home that he had listed for $7,999,000 By Lauren Beale
Prefab home gets ground-up restoration By Jeffrey Head
For the record
Kindergarten values: Worth building a future on By Chris Erskine
DWP offers cash incentive to remove lawns By Emily Green
A thorny history with the cactus By Sam Watters
Textile designer opens Studio City boutique By Lisa Boone
Huntington Botanical Garden's corpse flower By Lisa Boone
OPINION
Shell settles with Nigerian tribe
A salute for Stephen Colbert
Congestion pricing on freeways benefits all
Overloaded on choices By Barry Gottlieb, Barry Gottlieb, the author of "If It's Such a Small World Then Why Have I Been Sitting on This Airplane For Twelve Hours?," writes at maddogproductions.com.
Cooking up ideas By Patt Morrison
Hatred roils right-wing extremists By Tim Rutten
A tale worth telling
Profit motive in healthcare is sick
One for the books
Welfare pitfalls
NATIONAL
Man charged in artifact theft kills self, police say By Nicholas Riccardi
Critics say 'cash for clunkers' bill is a lemon By Janet Hook
U.S. to restart plans for a plant to capture greenhouse gases By Jim Tankersley
Seattle's Pike Place fishmongers under fire By Kim Murphy
House approves new powers to regulate tobacco Washington Post
National Briefing / Maine TIMES WIRE REPORTS
National Briefing / Alaska TIMES WIRE REPORTS
National Briefing / Massachusetts TIMES WIRE REPORTS
National Briefing / Florida TIMES WIRE REPORTS
National Briefing / Montana TIMES WIRE REPORTS
National Briefing / Rhode Island TIMES WIRE REPORTS
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