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What happened on January 31, 2010
WORLD
U.S. citizen in CIA's cross hairs By Greg Miller
Marine assault vehicles key to Afghan strategy By Tony Perry
Korea activists target foreign English teachers By John M. Glionna
China threatens sanctions over arms sale to Taiwan By Barbara Demick
Skilled at surviving on the edge By Scott Kraft
NATO airstrike kills 4 Afghan troops By Laura King
Iran's opposition leaders call for big turnout on anniversary of '79 revolution By Borzou Daragahi
U.S. beefs up defenses near Iran By Julian E. Barnes
TRAVEL
San Francisco vs. San Diego: Which is the better getaway? By Christopher Reynolds
Budget-friendly weekend escapes By Susan Derby
Planning your trip to Paso Robles By Janis Cooke Newman
California's national parks and scenic sites
San Francisco's flower power days By Christopher Reynolds
Need to know: L.A. Live hotels, Santa Barbara Film Festival and Bald eagle watching
San Diego's naval side By Christopher Reynolds, Reporting from San Diego
Flying A Studio a silent-age star in Santa Barbara County
Visiting San Diego and San Francisco
Wunderground.com helps plan a trip, weather or not
Planning your trip to Healdsburg / Sonoma By Janis Cooke Newman
Calendar: Salton Sea International Bird Festival
Brides could be walking down the vineyard aisle By Michelle Locke
Airfares
Boston for $178
For the record
If a hot tub's not By ON THE SPOT
Readers recommend: Calistoga B&B
Films and programs: Koteka Quest -- Trekking the Baliem Valley'
Call him old school, but he likes his ship safety drills real, not virtual
Deal of the week: Santa Catalina Island Valentine's Day package
Need to know: Paris tower, Pink's at LAX and Yaktrax shoe chains
Inner Julia Child, please come out now By Phil Zimmerman, Reporting From Philo, Calif.
So many wineries, so little time By Janis Cooke Newman
Planning your trip to Napa By Janis Cooke Newman
NATIONAL
Mt. Rainier's melting glaciers create hazard By Sandi Doughton
McSorley's Old Ale House: Where words and beer still flow By Baxter Holmes
Winter chill takes toll on Florida Keys coral By Curtis Morgan
Question of foreign funding of U.S. elections unsettled By David G. Savage
Family link is found between Obama and Scott Brown By Mark Silva
Obama pairs a push for jobs with proposed spending cuts By Richard Simon and Christi Parsons
Sen. Blanche Lincoln: Endangered in the political kingdom By Andrew Malcolm and Johanna Neuman
OPINION
To save Salinas By Miriam Pawel
The sit-ins that changed America By Andrew B. Lewis
China, and children as a commodity
But who's counting? By Doug Smith
L.A.s new restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries; the facts on pot; the tablet will kill reading
To rebuild Haiti, start with its young people By Robert Muggah and Robert Maguire
Speaking of politics
Obama's strategy: Blame the other guys Doyle McManus
IMAGE
Barneys New York Warehouse Sale and more By Max Padilla
Glow like Angelina and Jen By Alene Dawson
Slick rain gear for L.A. weather By Emili Vesilind
Glass slippers from out of a fairy tale By Melissa Magsaysay
Fall/winter 2010 menswear collections in Paris By Adam Tschorn
Fall/winter 2010 menswear collections in Paris By Adam Tschorn
Gentlemen, prepare to play it smart By Adam Tschorn
Movers, shakers By Ellen Olivier
At the Grammys, it's the wild bunch By Booth Moore Fashion Critic >>>
You can't keep up with (or keep down) the Kardashians By BOOTH MOORE, Fashion Critic
ENTERTAINMENT
RuPaul gives drag queens the royal treatment By Maria Elena Fernandez >>>
Don DeLillo's 'Point Omega' is an Iraq war tale stressing insight over action By Matthew Sharpe
Kings of Leon: Pop's unlikely royal family is back at the Grammys By Ann Powers pop music critic reporting from nashville >>>
The path to success is no longer labeled By Geoff Boucher
Galt Niederhoffer deconstructs love in 'The Romantics' By BETSY SHARKEY, Film Critic
Lula Washington: A life changed by dance By Debra Levine
Sam Shepard's 'Day Out of Days' By Susan Salter Reynolds
Composer Michael Daugherty hears the sounds of America By Lawrence B. Johnson
'Wild Child: And Other Stories' by T.C. Boyle By Mark Rozzo
'Grandma Jenkins, Race Car Driver' By Haitham Chehabi
'Winter's Bone' wins grand jury prize for drama at Sundance By Steven Zeitchik
Scarlett Johansson finds herself on a new stage -- Broadway By John Horn
Kelly Cutrone's fashion battle plan By Jon Caramanica
Roberto Rossellini's 'War Trilogy' eloquence By Sam Adams
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art turns 75 with a splash By Scarlet Cheng
It's Rosie the riveting By Denise Martin
'I Am an Emotional Creature' by Eve Ensler By Susan Salter Reynolds
(10) days of winter in film-loving Park City
Galleries
Museums
Some Oscar hopefuls aren't up to the gold standards of their past By Stephen Farber
For the record
Jokes & Riddles
'7-2? How could you play 7-2?' By Steve Rosenbloom
'Lost' in a sea of Internet chatter
Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Jan. 31, 2010
Movies
The Sunday Conversation: It's Rosie the riveting By Denise Martin
TV this week
Sunday's TV Highlights: Meg falls for an inmate on 'Family Guy'
Creativity Corner
Lula Washington Dance Theatre info
Music
Events
Horoscope: Jan. 31 By Holiday Mathis
Potential bridesmaid opposes the marriage
Kids' Book Reviews
Raining on the Miss America festivities By Richard Abowitz
Book calendar
The American Composers Festival
Article on Mel Gibson put his career, life in context
'Zombieland' By Noel Murray
Paperback Writers: Unlucky 'Eileen' By Richard Rayner
Dutch tournament ends today By Jack Peters
Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Jan. 31, 2010
'Rewilding the World' by Caroline Fraser and 'Coyote at the Kitchen Door' by Stephen DeStefano By Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Guild honors Kathryn Bigelow as best director for 'The Hurt Locker' By Susan King
Talking with essayist Brenda Miller By Dinah Lenney
Students help make history for composers festival By Christopher Smith
'Don Juan: His Own Version' by Peter Handke By Natasha Randall
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Lead investigator in the killing of Bobby Salcedo is slain in Mexico By Tracy Wilkinson and Jill Leovy
California Lottery Results
Researcher gave the Chumash a gift: their heritage By Steve Chawkins
Rival L.A. high schools find common ground in nature By Louis Sahagun
Lottery results
Elephants were the heavy favorite in a short-lived sport Steve Harvey
L.A. begins a robust search for an animal services manager By Carla Hall
PASSINGS: Tom Brookshier
Ignorance bites California in the wallet By Cathleen Decker
Marine Lance Cpl. Omar G. Roebuck, 23, Moreno Valley; killed in Afghanistan By Jean Merl
War casualties
Military deaths
Face time with Mayor Villaraigosa Steve Lopez
California's independent streak George Skelton, Capitol Journal
Geoffrey Burbidge dies at 84; astrophysicist co-discovered how elements are synthesized in stars By Thomas H. Maugh II
Fiorina, targeting Boxer, is still cultivating her base By Seema Mehta
A labor dispute threatens to tear a Kern County mining town apart By David Kelly
Bayard F. Berman dies at 88; attorney won desegregation case against L.A. Unified By Elaine Woo
Lawrence Garfinkel dies at 88; statistician helped link smoking to lung cancer By Thomas H. Maugh II
Pasadena Playhouse's impending closure brings surprise, dismay By David Ng
SPORTS
Snowboarder Shaun White's new Olympic reality: It's no cakewalk By Lisa Dillman
Hank Gathers lives on in his house Bill Plaschke
Pau Gasol's trade to Lakers changed the NBA By Mike Bresnahan
Ducks sign goalie Jonas Hiller to four-year contract By Helene Elliott
Up next for Clippers: Sunday at Cleveland
Women's AP top 25 results for Saturday
The Times' NBA rankings
Ottawa wins team-record ninth straight game
Up next for Kings: Sunday at New Jersey
Up next for Lakers: Sunday at Boston
Clippers looking to turn it around By Ben Bolch
Celtics are struggling, but he picks them to win anyway
Long Beach State routs UC Davis, 80-58
Washington routs Washington State
Kings get away clean with 3-2 win in Boston Helene Elliott
Darren Collison and Hornets end Grizzlies' home winning streak
Ryuji Imada leads by two at Torrey Pines By Diane Pucin
Splitting in Oregon helps Bruins avoid a headache By Chris Foster
Cincinnati's Mardy Gilyard stands out in Senior Bowl Staff And Wire Reports
Lakers must step up to challenge against Celtics By Broderick Turner
Men's AP top 25 results for Saturday
Bold Chieftain wins $500,000 Sunshine Millions Classic Eric Sondheimer
De'Andre Daniels leads Taft over Serra By Steve Galluzzo
Joey Logano wins Toyota All-Star Showdown By Tim Haddock
Gretchen Bleiler edges Kelly Clark for superpipe victory By Lisa Dillman
Trojans' loss to Oregon turns on a bizarre technical aspect By Baxter Holmes
Clint Mathis makes way back home to Galaxy By Grahame L. Jones
That Celtics 'dynasty' is starting to look like a one-and-done By Mark Heisler
Amare Stoudemire needs someone to believe in him
Andre Miller scores 52 points and Trail Blazers beat Mavericks
It's too bad Abe Pollin missed this Mark Heisler
Steve Sabol's tales from the Super Bowl By Sam Farmer
BUSINESS
FHA revises 'anti-flipping' rule By Kenneth R. Harney
Chiropractic visits lead to higher premium David Lazarus
The private space race takes off By W.J. Hennigan
VPN opens a forbidden window By David Colker
How I Made It: Mehdi Eftekari By Roger Vincent
Don't bury yourself in debt to pay for college Liz Pulliam Weston, Money Talk
Owners feel left in the dark on use of reserves for legal bills By Stephen Glassman and Donie Vanitzian
Scams target job seekers Kathy M. Kristof, Personal Finance
Business Letters
Consumer Briefing
Listing details: La Quinta
Do you need a money makeover?
Get ahead of the slow-moving loan-mod train By Lew Sichelman
On high ground in Montecito By Frank Nelson
NEWS
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