What happened on January 19, 2010

OPINION

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

ENTERTAINMENT

WORLD

BUSINESS

SPORTS

NATIONAL

NEWS

For the record
California Limits HMO Wait Times Duke Helfand, Los Angeles Times
Storm causes tornado, water spouts, 80-mph winds By Paloma Esquivel, Cathleen Decker, Ruben Vives, Andrew Blankstein and Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers

What happened on January 19, 2010

OPINION

Terrorists will strike America again By Gregory F. Treverton

Obama's first year: A good start if only a start By Aaron David Miller

The filibuster rule is the least of Democrats' problems Jonah Goldberg

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Los Angeles City Council passes medical marijuana dispensary ordinance By John Hoeffel

Glen W. Bell Jr. dies at 86; founder of Taco Bell By Myrna Oliver

Family's legal fight adds to grief By Tony Perry

Storm pounds Southland, flooding streets and homes By Paloma Esquivel, My-Thuan Tran and Jeff Gottlieb

A newspaper asks whether taxes are applied to golf courses in a fair way Hector Tobar

Claremont businessman indicted on ivory smuggling charges By Kim Christensen

Malibu inflamed by inmate plan By Andrew Blankstein

Storm whips up a tornado, four waterspouts By Paloma Esquivel and Tony Barboza

Compton optometrist has had a long-term focus By Gerrick D. Kennedy

The Southland's forecast is all wet By Ann M. Simmons and Patrick J. McDonnell

It's a long haul for West L.A.'s trash fighter Steve Lopez

Residents wrestle to represent Westwood By Martha Groves

L.A.'s Central Avenue gets its own City Hall By Scott Gold

ENTERTAINMENT

Tim Conway Jr. goes from formerly ribald KLSX to conservative news-talk station KFI By Steve Carney

'Black Is the New White' by Paul Mooney By Steve Ryfle

Celine Dion reaches peak of Ultimate Top 10 By Randy Lewis

Man masquerading as fashion model bilks wealthy men By Harriet Ryan

Jeffrey Deitch on to another art adventure at MOCA By Geraldine Baum

Pablo Escobar's son is focus of 'Sins of My Father' By PATRICK GOLDSTEIN

'Avatar' grabs 11 VES Awards nominations By Susan King

Medical correspondents face delicate balance in Haiti By Matea Gold

Horoscope: Jan. 19 By Holiday Mathis

For their next role: hearty partyers Matt Donnelly, Christie D'Zurilla and Irene Lacher

Cecil B. DeMille presents the Golden Globes By Betsy Sharkey FILM CRITIC >>>

WORLD

Food aid trickles to Haitians as Marines, airborne troops join effort By Joe Mozingo and Ken Ellingwood

Colombian blacks' gold-dredging victory comes at a price By Chris Kraul

Daring Taliban attack in Kabul dispels any complacency By Alex Rodriguez

Haitian quake victims wait in the shadow of international aid By Tina Susman

Outside Haiti's capital, help trickles in By Joe Mozingo

Group urges cancellation of Haiti debt; U.N. to beef up troops By Joe Mozingo and Ken Ellingwood

Q & A: Israel's diplomatic row with Turkey By Batsheva Sobelman

A mother's mourning turns to joy By Tracy Wilkinson

Turkey releases gunman who shot pope in 1981 By Henry Chu

BUSINESS

Hackers create opportunity for military firms By W.J. Hennigan

California limits HMO wait times By Duke Helfand

Short and easy-to-remember Web domain names are best By Karen E. Klein

'Avatar' is likely to surpass 'Titanic' this week By Ben Fritz

'Avatar' pulled from 1,628 Chinese movie screens By Ben Fritz and David Pierson

Citigroup announces $7.6-billion loss in fourth quarter By Nathaniel Popper

Leno gives his side of 'Tonight Show' intrigue By Meg James

Dan Neil: Census aims to ensure affluent, educated white liberals are counted Dan Neil

Apple fans take event invitation as a product hint By David Colker

Fisker Automotive raises $115.3 million By Jerry Hirsch

With profits down, firms just aren't changing hands By Cyndia Zwahlen

Kraft Foods, Cadbury agree $19.4 billion deal By Mike Hughlett

SPORTS

Danny Davis to miss Olympic Games after accident By Lisa Dillman

Shannon Brown's mighty dunks put him in spotlight By Mike Bresnahan

Santa Anita could return to a dirt surface Eric Sondheimer

Former national skating champion Mirai Nagasu reaches critical point By Philip Hersh

Rachel Alexandra gets honor, and the potential to face rival Bill Dwyre

How Minnesota Vikings can prevail in New Orleans By Sam Farmer

Angels strike deals with four, including Jered Weaver By Kevin Baxter

Purdue hasn't been tough enough, coach says By Shannon Ryan

Lakers don't freeze up on Kobe Bryant's cold night By Mike Bresnahan

Dany Heatley helps sharpen the Sharks' bite Helene Elliott

Andre Ethier and Jonathan Broxton agree to two-year contracts with Dodgers By Dylan Hernandez

Andre Berto pulls out of title fight against Shane Mosley By Lance Pugmire

Clippers shore things up against Jersey By Lisa Dillman

Jets are the unwashed, unloved and (so far) unstoppable underdogs of NFL playoffs Sam Farmer

Magic is far from tragic against Lakers Mark Heisler

Lakers bench provides the spark for 98-92 win over Orlando By Broderick Turner

Dominican baseball bans Jose Offerman for life Staff And Wire Reports

NATIONAL

California prisoner-release order on hold pending Supreme Court review By David G. Savage

Malpractice system survives healthcare overhaul intact By Tom Hamburger and James Oliphant

Healthcare backup plans carry huge risks By Noam N. Levey

Obama has a climb ahead in his second year By Peter Nicholas and Christi Parsons

Big turnout for crucial Massachusetts Senate election By James Oliphant and Mark Z. Barabak

Obama to America's youth: Civil rights struggle isn't old news By Christi Parsons

Senate race in Massachusetts comes down to wire By James Oliphant