What happened on April 20, 2011

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What happened on April 20, 2011

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Lawsuit asks state to pay for inmate's sex-change operation By Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times

L.A. County to pay $900,000 to settle deputy's harassment suit By Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times

Tagging outside an L.A. street art exhibit fuels debate By Andrew Blankstein, Richard Winton and David Ng, Los Angeles Times

Report faults porn firms for not providing information to public health agencies By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times

Second massive Southland fish die-off has scientists looking for links By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times

Schwarzenegger defends 11th-hour sentence reduction for Nuñez's son By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times

William Donald Schaefer dies at 89; Maryland's dominant political figure for a half-century By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun

National Review publisher Elaine Woo

Gay marriage foes ask court to stop judge from showing Proposition 8 trial video By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times

L.A. County to focus homeless services on most hard-core street dwellers By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times

BUSINESS

U.S. expands protections for airline passengers By Hugo Martín and Julie Mianecki, Los Angeles Times

China tries to scare motorists into safer driving David Pierson, Los Angeles Times

Dogfight in plane leasing shapes up W.J. Hennigan

On Location: New apps let Hollywood executives view the day's shoots on their iPads By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times

Despite recalls, medical device industry presses FDA to speed up approval process By Andrew Zajac, Los Angeles Times

DirecTV to offer movies a month before they come out on DVD By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times

Kids of rich boomers: Don't bank on inheritance By Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times

Online poker players unplug and head to casinos By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times

Geithner tries to reassure market Jim Puzzanghera

Existing-home sales rise 3.7% in March By Greg Robb

Charlie Sheen wages two-pronged legal battle By Scott Collins, Los Angeles Times

Revenue from Goldman Sachs' investments rises 39% in first quarter By Nathaniel Popper, Los Angeles Times

New AT&T phone contracts dive in 1Q By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer

Bipartisan support builds for slicing corporate tax rate By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times

Fewer California homeowners received default notices in first quarter By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times

Mark Cuban puts Landmark Theatres and Magnolia Pictures up for sale By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times

ENTERTAINMENT

Critic's Notebook: L.A.'s landscape architects labor in anonymity By Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times Architecture Critic

The women of 'Justified' By Lisa Rosen, Special to the Los Angeles Times

A cold, clear look at Ice-T Evelyn McDonnell, McDonnell is the author of "Mamarama: A Memoir of Sex, Kids, and Rock 'n' Roll."

Horoscope: April 20 Holiday Mathis

Tribeca Film Festival strikes a musical chord By Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times

DJs help get the party started at the Kirk Douglas Theatre By Margaret Gray, Special to the Los Angeles Times

OPINION

BP oil spill: Forgotten but not gone By Charles Wohlforth

Early retirement may be hazardous to your health By Katherine Schlaerth

Obama's lack of moral clarity on Armenian genocide issue Tim Rutten

Year after BP spill, Louisiana hears Easter season message By Danny Heitman

NEWS

Most popular drugs in America and how much we spend on medication By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey

'Because I Got High' rapper Afroman sued on 4/20 Gerrick D. Kennedy, Los Angeles Times

Prescription drug abuse: U.S. announces strategies to reduce painkiller abuse, reduce overdoses By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's constituents don't believe he'll run for president By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times

Conservatives poke Obama's Facebook town hall By Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau

Tours & Cruises: Mammoth Lakes ski package By Avital Binshtock, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Bachmann draws near to White House decision By James Oliphant

Obama rips GOP budget plan at Facebook event By Peter Nicholas, Washington Bureau

Facing the loss of its soaps, Hoover pulls advertising from ABC Meg James, Los Angeles Times

Baseball-tossing robot ready to take over presidential duty By James Oliphant

In Chicago, GOP chairman says Obama 'will be a one-term president' By Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune

Plane with Michelle Obama forced to delay landing By James Oliphant and Katherine Skiba

With town hall, Obama-Facebook friendship continues By Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau

President Obama to attend Endeavour shuttle launch By Mark K. Matthews, Orlando Sentinel

Passenger rights: New U.S. airline rules are 'a giant improvement' but need work, consumer advocate says By Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times Travel Editor

Sarah Palin sticks up for Donald Trump By James Oliphant

Calcium might be tied to heart attack risk, but evidence still weak By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey

Redondo Beach: 20% off ocean-view rooms at Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

Big Sur: Highway 1 to reopen 24/7 after slide near Carmel; another stretch still shut By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

Methamphetamine: Meth is 'a perfect storm toxin,' researcher says By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times

Soldiers who suffer traumatic brain injuries need calories and extra protein fast, report says By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times

NATIONAL

Post-spill gulf environment appears to have escaped catastrophe, for now By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times

Fires burn Texas from 'stem to stern' By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times

Michelle Obama's plane aborts landing in incident with military plane By James Oliphant and Katherine Skiba, Washington Bureau

Wildfires rage on in Texas Stephen Ceasar

Obama pitches deficit reduction plan By Peter Nicholas, Washington Bureau

Environmentalists still face uphill battle on Gulf Coast By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court indicates it will dismiss 6-state global warming lawsuit By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau

Obama tries to reconnect with youthful supporters at Facebook town hall By Peter Nicholas, Washington Bureau

WORLD

Egypt report depicts violence that killed 846 By Jeffrey Fleishman and Amro Hassan, Los Angeles Times

Fidel Castro officially removed as head of Cuban Communist Party By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times

Violence spreads in Yemen as foreign diplomats struggle to end the crisis By Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times

Libyan rebels support having Western troops help evacuate civilians By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times

Libyan city of Misurata pleads for NATO ground forces By Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times

Award-winning war photographers killed in attack in Libya By Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Displaced by disaster, Japanese contend with the big city By Julie Makinen and Kenji Hall, Los Angeles Times