What happened on December 18, 2010

SCIENCE

Total lunar eclipse visible on Dec. 20 By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times
A new take on how Saturn's rings formed By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times

WORLD

HEALTH

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

ENTERTAINMENT

BUSINESS

NEWS

HOME & GARDEN

OPINION

NATIONAL

SPORTS

TRAVEL

What happened on December 18, 2010

SCIENCE

Total lunar eclipse visible on Dec. 20 By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times

A new take on how Saturn's rings formed By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times

WORLD

Mexican drug cartels find youths to be easy prey By Ken Ellingwood and Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times

Mother shot dead at anti-crime vigil in Chihuahua By Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times

CIA recalls Pakistan station chief after his name becomes public By Ken Dilanian and Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times

Scientists drill beneath Dead Sea in search of priceless data By Batsheva Sobelman, Los Angeles Times

North Korea threatens another attack on island By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times

French ski resort abuzz over $6.6-million birthday bash By Kim Willsher, Los Angeles Times

Venezuela grants Chavez discretionary powers By Mery Mogollon and Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times

HEALTH

Scientists dip toes into an old alcohol myth By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Devotees of Paramahansa Yogananda hope film will help close a divide By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times

Easing life's final choices By Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times

Toasting a new venture on Catalina By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times

Exchange student arrested in fatal schoolyard fight By Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times

Samuel P. King dies at 94; longtime federal judge in Hawaii Los Angeles Times staff and wire reports

Strongest rainstorm in a decade expected to hit Southland By Martha Groves and Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Time

Cash-strapped monks look to fully tap their baking power By Mike Anton, Los Angeles Times

Don Van Vliet dies at 69; avant-garde rock musician known as Captain Beefheart By Richard Cromelin, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Factions in school debate need a time-out Steve Lopez

Bell nearly broke, faces drastic cuts, audit finds By Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times

California eases diesel soot crackdown By Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times

Ban on military recruiting of minors overturned By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times

Release of photos in Grim Sleeper case brings major response By Joel Rubin and Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times

Man carrying water nozzle was shot 10 to 12 times by Long Beach police, family's attorney says By Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times

L.A. approves bid to boost hiring of city residents for big public works projects By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times

Errant bullets shatter lives Sandy Banks

UC Berkeley's bike dispute goes viral By Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times

Eelgrass a boon to the ecology, a bane to boaters By Mike Reicher, Los Angeles Times

ENTERTAINMENT

'Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Bet on Everything' by Kevin Cook By Richard Rayner, Special to the Los Angeles Times

On the Media: Patch.com clicks with veteran California journalists James Rainey

The wild, wild Petrojvic Blasting Company By Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times

'Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol' to screen at Aero Theatre By Susan King, Los Angeles Times

Horoscope: Dec. 18 Holiday Mathis

Ricky Gervais is here, there and everywhere By Gina McIntyre, Los Angeles Times

BUSINESS

Bodyguard business is booming By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times

$7.2-billion settlement raises hopes for Madoff victims By Nathaniel Popper and Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times

Arizona and Nevada sue Bank of America over loan modifications By E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times

Jump in Treasury, muni bond yields attracts buyers By Tom Petruno, Los Angeles Times

More Southern Californians will be driving for the holidays By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times

California's recovery might not mean a robust job market By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times

Solar industry sees strong growth in 2010 By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times

Google doesn't tell Connecticut what data its Street View cars caught W.J. Hennigan

Renewable-energy grant program gets renewed for a year By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times

State Fund inquiry has gone very quiet By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times

NEWS

Dream Act fails to advance in Senate By Lisa Mascaro and Michael Muskal

Senate votes to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' By Lisa Mascaro and Michael Muskal

Senate tackles Dream Act, 'don't ask' policy in rare Saturday session By Lisa Mascaro and Michael Muskal

Senate moves to end 'don't ask, don't tell,' fails to advance Dream Act By Lisa Mascaro and Michael Muskal

HOME & GARDEN

Set Pieces: The making of 'Tron: Legacy's' man cave By David A. Keeps, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Sale of Brody Estate will benefit the Huntington Library By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times

Holiday visits with a purpose By Rosemary McClure, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Chris Erskine: Man of the House Chris Erskine

OPINION

And the rich get richer Tim Rutten

Mike Brown: Planet killer Patt Morrison

NATIONAL

New Mexico governor weighs pardon for Billy the Kid By Michael Haederle

Restoration efforts on Civil War steam engine progressing By Mark St. John Erickson, Newport News Daily Press

Senate votes to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' By Lisa Mascaro and James Oliphant, Washington Bureau

CNN teams up with Tea Party Express in debate By Matea Gold, Washington Bureau

Republicans take slow and steady approach in Iowa By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times

GOP senators kill spending bill over $8 billion in earmarks By Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau

White House issues science integrity guidelines By Kim Geiger, Washington Bureau

SPORTS

FIFA's farcical World Cup bidding process just gets more ridiculous Grahame L. Jones, On Soccer

UCLA football Coach Rick Neuheisel fires defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough By Chris Foster

Looking ahead in the NBA this week By Mark Heisler

Long Beach State gives it away to St. Mary's, 82-74 By Ben Bolch

San Antonio moves to the top of The Times' NBA rankings By Mark Heisler

BYU routs Texas El Paso, 52-24, in New Mexico Bowl Wire reports

Jaguars look to go up to penthouse By Sam Farmer