What happened on October 21, 2010

BUSINESS

NEWS

OPINION

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

FOOD

WORLD

NATIONAL

ENTERTAINMENT

SPORTS

SCIENCE

Far-off galaxy is found By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times

What happened on October 21, 2010

BUSINESS

Health insurer HealthMarkets sued by L.A. city attorney over 'junk insurance' By Duke Helfand, Los Angeles Times

Review: Chevy Volt — electrifying By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times

What's next for Pandora radio? Co-founder Tim Westergren discusses By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times

General Growth Properties' reorganization plan is approved Reuters

Netflix experimenting with online-only subscriptions By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times

CalPERS investment partner CIM to cut fees, stop using go-betweens By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times

Airlines ride new fees, cost cuts to big profits By Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times

Mortgage database's murky legal status adds another wrinkle to foreclosure mess By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times

China's economic growth slows in the third quarter By David Pierson, Los Angeles Times

GM to set aside $773 million to clean up old factory sites By Neela Banerjee, Tribune Washington Bureau

Review of botched foreclosures has found no 'systemic' threat to financial system, Cabinet official says By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times

Apple unveils new version of MacBook Air By David Sarno, Los Angeles Times

Businesses have a lot at stake on California ballot By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times

Electronic Arts buys British game maker Chillingo By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times

NEWS

American Airlines' sale: $99 each way between Los Angeles and New York By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

In wake of NPR controversy, Fox News gives Juan Williams an expanded role By Matea Gold, Tribune Washington Bureau

Obama's focus is women's vote as West Coast campaign swing continues By Peter Nicholas and Michael Muskal

Big Sur: Ventana Inn & Spa room sale is on, but only until Friday By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

Obama to headline rally in Chicago on Oct. 30 By Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau

Voters won't like 'secret money' behind GOP, says optimistic Democrat By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau

Obama samples Seattle doughnuts but Secret Service takes the cupcakes By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times

OPINION

Republicans' secret formula — 501(c)(4) Doyle McManus

Mixing love and war MEGHAM DAUM

Why fight it? By Erwin Chemerinsky

Market solutions for national parks By Laura E. Huggins

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Mexican army destroys 134 tons of marijuana By Richard Marosi, Los Angeles Times

Bell's Rizzo used low-income housing funds to boost his pay, audit says By Jeff Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times

California voters turning against Prop. 19 and Prop. 23, poll shows By John Hoeffel and Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times

New York to release teachers' ratings By Jason Song and Jason Felch, Los Angeles Times

Doctor accused of prescribing painkillers for cash By Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times

2 teenagers' lives intersect with tragic results in Sherman Oaks By Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times

Doctor of octuplets mother says goal was single-baby pregnancies By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times

L.A. council approves airport concession contracts By Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times

HP benefited from state tax breaks while Fiorina was CEO By Scott Gold, Los Angeles Times

GOP candidates' problem in California? Their party George Skelton, Capitol Journal

Benoit Mandelbrot dies at 85; mathematician known as the father of fractals By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times

State to sell O.C. Fairgrounds to private company By Mona Shadia, Los Angeles Times

A call to end the bullying From a Times Staff Writer

U.S. drug czar criticizes Prop. 19 By John Hoeffel, Los Angeles Times

Sen. Barbara Boxer's ardor and tenacity cut both ways By Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times

A stroll and a cigarette? Not in Long Beach By Stephen Ceasar, Los Angeles Times

FOOD

Artisan cheese-making brings them a new slice of life By Kirstin Jackson, Special to the Los Angeles Times

The Find: In new territory at Omar's Restaurant in San Gabriel By Linda Burum, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Market Watch: Problems with farmers markets — and how to fix them By David Karp, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Barney's Beanery rocks on at 90 By Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times

The Review: Amarone Kitchen By S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times Restaurant Critic

What makes a good hash By Sarah Karnasiewicz, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Culinary SOS: American Fish's Caesar salad By Noelle Carter, Los Angeles Times

WORLD

Moves to free convicted spy Pollard pick up in U.S. and Israel By Vita Bekker, Los Angeles Times

U.S. gives details of Saudi arms deal By Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times

Bulldozer driver testifies in Israeli trial over Rachel Corrie's death By Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times

Britain unveils radical austerity plan By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times

Pakistan left out of Afghan-Taliban talks, official says By Alex Rodriguez and Laura King, Los Angeles Times

Turkey rebuffs U.S. pressure to slash trade with Iran By Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times

Mexico arrests man alleged to have directed fatal Juarez car bomb attack By Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times

NATIONAL

Justice Thomas' wife says healthcare law is unconstitutional By Kathleen Hennessey and David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau

3 environmental groups sue BP over gulf oil spill By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times

Police officers describe Fort Hood gunfight By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times

NPR commentator loses job over Muslim remark By Steve Padilla

NPR commentator loses job over Muslim remark By Steve Padilla

Suspect in Ft. Hood rampage sought high-tech gun, salesman says By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times

Highest teen birthrates are in the South Reuters

Michigan proposal may land parents in jail for missing teacher conferences CNN

ENTERTAINMENT

Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax still banging heads By Steve Appleford, Special to the Los Angeles Times

TV reporter Lu Parker plays by her own set of rules By Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times

Fatima Bhutto's love-hate affair with her native Pakistan By Lori Kozlowski, Los Angeles Times

Movie review: 'Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives' By Gary Goldstein

Movie review: 'Kalamity' By Robert Abele

Horoscope: Oct. 21 Holiday Mathis

Acting on a killer instinct Reed Johnson

'Monsters in the Movies' to be held at Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Thursday By Susan King, Los Angeles Times