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What happened on December 18, 2010
ENTERTAINMENT
'Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Bet on Everything' by Kevin Cook By Richard Rayner, Special to the Los Angeles Times
The wild, wild Petrojvic Blasting Company By Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times
On the Media: Patch.com clicks with veteran California journalists James Rainey
TV Talk Shows: Dec. 18-19
'Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol' info
Quick Takes: 'Spider-Man' musical snarled in another delay
TV Highlights: Saturday, Dec. 18
Monsters of Accordion Tour info
'Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Bet on Everything' info
Events happening Saturday
'Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 — The Stand-Up Special' info
Horoscope: Dec. 18 Holiday Mathis
'Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol' to screen at Aero Theatre By Susan King, Los Angeles Times
Ricky Gervais is here, there and everywhere By Gina McIntyre, Los Angeles Times
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Devotees of Paramahansa Yogananda hope film will help close a divide By Louis Sahagun, 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
UC Berkeley's bike dispute goes viral By Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times
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
California eases diesel soot crackdown By Margot Roosevelt, 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
Factions in school debate need a time-out Steve Lopez
Ban on military recruiting of minors overturned By Carol J. Williams, 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
PASSINGS: MacKenzie 'Mack' Miller
Samuel P. King dies at 94; longtime federal judge in Hawaii Los Angeles Times staff and wire reports
Bell nearly broke, faces drastic cuts, audit finds By Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times
Easing life's final choices By Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times
Strongest rainstorm in a decade expected to hit Southland By Martha Groves and Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Time
Eelgrass a boon to the ecology, a bane to boaters By Mike Reicher, Los Angeles Times
Release of photos in Grim Sleeper case brings major response By Joel Rubin and Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times
Errant bullets shatter lives Sandy Banks
HEALTH
Scientists dip toes into an old alcohol myth By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times
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
Chris Erskine: Man of the House Chris Erskine
Holiday visits with a purpose By Rosemary McClure, Special to the Los Angeles Times
WORLD
Scientists drill beneath Dead Sea in search of priceless data By Batsheva Sobelman, Los Angeles Times
Mexican drug cartels find youths to be easy prey By Ken Ellingwood and Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times
CIA recalls Pakistan station chief after his name becomes public By Ken Dilanian and Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times
Mother shot dead at anti-crime vigil in Chihuahua By Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times
North Korea threatens another attack on island By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times
Venezuela grants Chavez discretionary powers By Mery Mogollon and Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times
French ski resort abuzz over $6.6-million birthday bash By Kim Willsher, Los Angeles Times
OPINION
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
Solar industry sees strong growth in 2010 By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times
State Fund inquiry has gone very quiet By Marc Lifsher, 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
Google doesn't tell Connecticut what data its Street View cars caught W.J. Hennigan
Arizona and Nevada sue Bank of America over loan modifications By E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times
Renewable-energy grant program gets renewed for a year By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times
SPORTS
Folsom dominates Serra in state Division II bowl game Eric Sondheimer
FIFA's farcical World Cup bidding process just gets more ridiculous Grahame L. Jones, On Soccer
Looking ahead in the NBA this week By Mark Heisler
Short-handed Magic can't handle 76ers
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
Up next for the Lakers: Sunday at Toronto
Up next for Kings: Sunday at Chicago By Helene Elliott
Vinny Del Negro gets a mixed reaction in Chicago By Lisa Dillman
Newcomers step up as No. 3 Kansas holds off USC, 70-68 By Baxter Holmes
After demotion, Alexei Ponikarovsky raises his game in Kings' 6-1 win over Predators Helene Elliott
Connecticut goes for UCLA's basketball milestone By Diane Pucin
Magic acquires Gilbert Arenas, Hedu Turkoglu wire reports
Nine years later, Charles Woodson gets another shot at Tom Brady
Arte Moreno's latest free-agency decisions cut both ways By Bill Shaikin
Jaguars look to go up to penthouse By Sam Farmer
Servite can't handle the slop By Steve Galluzzo
BYU routs Texas El Paso, 52-24, in New Mexico Bowl Wire reports
Bruins use Wooden's legacy as inspiration in victory over No. 16 BYU By Ben Bolch
Kobe Bryant says his finger is OK and he plans to play Sunday By Broderick Turner
Fumbles doom Madison in Division III By Steve Galluzzo
Portland's Brandon Roy takes umbrage at being called slow
Something's missing at Wooden Classic, and it's not just Coach Bill Plaschke
Jeers all around for the Clippers Mark Heisler
High school football: Previewing Saturday's state championship bowl games
Anaheim Servite's Connor Loftus is a huge weapon By Eric Sondheimer and Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times
UCLA football Coach Rick Neuheisel fires defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough By Chris Foster
NATIONAL
New Mexico governor weighs pardon for Billy the Kid By Michael Haederle
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
CNN teams up with Tea Party Express in debate By Matea Gold, Washington Bureau
Senate votes to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' By Lisa Mascaro and James Oliphant, Washington Bureau
White House issues science integrity guidelines By Kim Geiger, Washington Bureau
Restoration efforts on Civil War steam engine progressing By Mark St. John Erickson, Newport News Daily Press
NEWS
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
For the record: December 18, 2010
Senate votes to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' By Lisa Mascaro and Michael Muskal
Dream Act fails to advance in Senate By Lisa Mascaro and Michael Muskal
TRAVEL
Web Buzz: Walkopedia.net lists the world's best walks By Jen Leo, Special to the Los AngelesTimes
SCIENCE
A new take on how Saturn's rings formed By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times
Total lunar eclipse visible on Dec. 20 By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times
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