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What happened on May 12, 2009
NATIONAL
Immigration raid leaves damaging mark on Postville, Iowa
Antonio Olivo
The Nation
Times Wire Reports
Rep. John Murtha's nephew benefited from defense contracts
Washington Post
The Nation
Times Wire Reports
Pursuing smugglers, border agents become trackers
Scott Kraft
Two roads to Supreme Court
James Oliphant and David G. Savage
Obama, industry leaders join to cut healthcare costs
Noam N. Levey
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Hidden in O.C.'s foothills, a gnarled reminder of California's past
Mike Anton
Metal baggage container sucked into jet engine at LAX
Dan Weikel
Miss California USA pageant is rocked on its high heels
Carla Hall
Slain football star's family sues Sheriff's Department
Victoria Kim
California Briefing / Los Angeles
Howard Blume
Mom, boyfriend held in death of 2-year-old boy
Corina Knoll
California Briefing / Sacramento
Eric Bailey
California Briefing / Sacramento
Patrick McGreevy
California Briefing / Orange
My-Thuan Tran
California Briefing / Antelope Valley
Richard Winton
California Briefing / Los Angeles
Andrew Blankstein
California Briefing
White House officials say no decision has been made to rescind state's stimulus payment
Peter Nicholas and Evan Halper
Appeals judges rule against plaintiffs in Jewish community center shootings
Carol J. Williams
Governor to release plans for what will happen if budget measures fail
Michael Rothfeld
Ellen Revelle dies at 98; Scripps descendant and UC San Diego benefactor
Valerie J. Nelson
California Briefing / La Canada Flintridge
Andrew Blankstein
Senate approves software as an alternative to textbooks
Patrick McGreevy
Fire crews watch a sleeping giant
Tony Barboza
LAPD takes in 1,700 weapons in gun buyback program
Richard Winton and Maeve Reston
Activist heads Board of Rabbis of Southern California
Duke Helfand
One constant in a changing city -- Dodger Stadium at twilight
HECTOR TOBAR
Travis Edmonson dies at 76; half of folk duo Bud & Travis
Valerie J. Nelson
BUSINESS
Vintage-furniture scavengers turn trash into treasure online
Corina Knoll
Obama tax proposal would hit securities dealers, life insurance firms, big estates
Jim Puzzanghera and Mike Dorning
Test of digital TV transition is planned
Mike Musgrove
Business Briefing / Insurance
Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Pensions
Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Media
Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Software
Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Brokerages
Times Wire Reports
Business Briefing / Courts
Times Wire Reports
Lawyer pleads guilty to huge fraud
Associated Press
Twiistup tech showcase series is sold
Alana Semuels
Weekend box-office results
Top senators reach a compromise on credit card reform bill
Nancy Trejos
Retailers cut corners to lower prices
Ylan Q. Mui
Gasoline prices jump in California and U.S.
Nathan Olivarez-Giles
Wall Street falls following steep rally last week
Associated Press
Ford plans sale of 300 million shares
Tom Petruno and Ken Bensinger
A pricing strategy for selling speeches, interviews online
Karen E. Klein
Justice plans new antitrust effort
Jim Puzzanghera
World's carmakers racing to form alliances
Martin Zimmerman
Massachusetts in $60 million deal with Goldman
Bloomberg News
Bruckheimer to launch video game studio
Alex Pham
FTC accuses Golden Empire Mortgage of bias against Latino borrowers
E. Scott Reckard
L.A. agency will help small businesses navigate red tape
Cyndia Zwahlen
OPINION
Do gun buybacks work?
Letters
Letters
Letters
Saberi's release is one small step in Iran
Letters
The SEIU's overreach
Letters
Katz and dogs
JONAH GOLDBERG
What is anti-Semitism?
Nicholas Goldberg, Nicholas Goldberg is deputy editor of The Times' editorial pages.
ENTERTAINMENT
Neighborhoods: Hang around above Sylmar
Amy Orozco
'Street Fighters: The Last 72 Hours of Bear Stearns, the Toughest Firm on Wall Street' by Kate Kelly
Tim Rutten
'Crips and Bloods: Made in America'
ROBERT LLOYD, TELEVISION CRITIC
Quick Takes
Associated Press
Quick Takes
Quick Takes
Lee Margulies
Quick Takes
David Ng
Quick Takes
Reuters
The Vaselines play first L.A. gig at El Rey during reunion tour
Mikael Wood
Critic's Notebook
MARK SWED, MUSIC CRITIC
Quick Takes
Associated Press
'Terminator Salvation' tops Summer Movie Posse list
PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
'The Real Housewives of New Jersey'
MARY McNAMARA, TELEVISION CRITIC
'Real Housewives' hits viewers where they live
Kate Stanhope
'Small Crime' to lead off L.A. Greek Film Festival
American Cinematheque slates Dalton Trumbo tribute
Meat Puppets: Stitched back together
John Payne
The phone calls, the dog and on-demand TV at its very best
BETSY SHARKEY, FILM CRITIC
The living-room TV, not Cannes, may be independent film's best friend
John Horn
Michael Jackson rehearses near Burbank airport
Harriet Ryan and Chris Lee
SCIENCE
Folic acid may help prevent premature birth, study finds
Thomas H. Maugh II
Atlantis blasts off for Hubble repairs
John Johnson Jr.
Mars rover Spirit is stuck in sand
John Johnson Jr.
SPORTS
Jerry Jamgotchian claims Richard Shapiro keyed his car
Lance Pugmire
Quitting was an option for Michael Chang
JERRY CROWE
Lowe outpitches Santana in Braves' victory
Associated Press
Randy Johnson gets career win No. 298
Associated Press
Red Wings' depth is a source of strength
Lisa Dillman
Capitals win in overtime to force a Game 7
Associated Press
Plate discipline is lacking
Mike DiGiovanna
Vikings president says Favre is on team's radar SHORT STAY
Staff And Wire Reports
Ducks can prove a lot in Game 6
HELENE ELLIOTT
Humbling the Lakers can be a lesson in futility
MARK HEISLER
Odom's back injury makes him questionable for Game 5
MIKE BRESNAHAN
Cavaliers sweep through Atlanta
Associated Press
First a non-call, then the name-calling
Mike Penner
Rockets to stick with what worked
Broderick Turner
This is as good as it gets (if you're a Rockets fan)
Mike Bresnahan
There's no stopping Rachel Alexandra
Ken Murray
Seating is fans' main concern at remodeled Pauley Pavilion
David Wharton
Huntington Beach Marina to take on Anaheim Esperanza
Eric Sondheimer
Wilson vows not to forget
Dylan Hernandez
A prescription for suspension
Bill Shaikin
WORLD
World Briefing
Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / United Arab Emirates
Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Somalia
Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Japan
Times Wire Reports
Doctor says Sri Lanka civilian toll could be much worse
Associated Press
World Briefing / Bolivia
Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / New Zealand
Times Wire Reports
Pakistan flight resembles Darfur, U.N. official says
Mark Magnier and Zulfiqar Ali
Mexican children return to school
Ken Ellingwood and Cecilia Sanchez
5 dead as U.S. soldier in Iraq opens fire on fellow troops
Liz Sly
Top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan to step down
Julian E. Barnes
U.S. journalist in Iran freed from prison
Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim
Pope honors Holocaust victims at Jerusalem memorial
Richard Boudreaux
NEWS
For The Record
For The Record
For The Record
California's budget compromise
Thad Kousser, Thad Kousser is an associate professor of political science at UC San Diego and the co-editor of the book "The New Political Geography of California."
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