What happened on April 28, 2011

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What happened on April 28, 2011

BUSINESS

BMW's X3 xDrive35i is an SUV that acts like a sports car By David Undercoffler, Los Angeles Times

Oil companies are making more money and less fuel By Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times

PlayStation Network security breach will cost Sony much more than money By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times

Facetime: Weather Channel chief paints rosy company forecast By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times

Companies can block customers' class-action lawsuits, Supreme Court rules By David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times

Retirees boost population of Lincoln, Calif., but not its commerce By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times

Investment bank Houlihan Lokey to move into former MGM Tower in Century City By Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times

With 'Prom,' Disney hopes to reach teens rather than tweens By Nicole Sperling and Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times

Group of unions challenges Ikea By Nathaniel Popper, Los Angeles Times

Comcast to offer programs from all four major TV networks on its video-on-demand service By Meg James, Los Angeles Times

3 former American Apparel employees sue the firm, alleging defamation By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times

Aetna to scale back health insurance rate hikes By Duke Helfand, Los Angeles Times

Prof. Bernanke takes questions By Don Lee and Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times

Profits rise at Boeing, Northrop in first quarter despite lower revenue By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times

YouTube founders buy Delicious bookmarking service from Yahoo By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times

Rents may increase, and further burden renters, study says By Mary Ellen Podmolik

Exelon to buy Constellation Energy for $7.9 billion By Hanah Cho

Visa invests in mobile payments start-up Square By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times

Apple denies tracking iPhone and iPad users By David Sarno, Los Angeles Times

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

HUD suspends funding to Montebello By Abby Sewell and Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times

LAUSD to remove chocolate, strawberry milk from schools, superintendent says By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times

LAPD closes backlog of untested rape kits By Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times

LAPD beefs up patrols on Venice Beach, boardwalk By Andrew Blankstein and Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times

Capitol Journal: A taxes-schools disconnect George Skelton, Capitol Journal

Sharp-tongued Vietnam dignitary Elaine Woo

President Obama seeks to extend Clean Water Act protections By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times

Union, council members fear Fire Department cutbacks By Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times

State agency drops opposition to U2 guitarist's Malibu project in exchange for $1 million, services By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Spate of California bills address misuse of taxpayer money By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times

Independent panel to review troubled construction program at L.A. Community College District By Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times

Marvin Eisenman dies at 83; owner of vast video and DVD collection By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Unified is Academic Decathlon's star student By Rick Rojas, Los Angeles Times

42 furlough days ordered for L.A. workers who rejected labor deal By David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times

Public hospital president's retirement pay spotlights issue of 'supplemental' pensions By Sam Allen, Los Angeles Times

ENTERTAINMENT

Rob Lowe dishes on love, sex and movie stardom By Susan King, Los Angeles Times

Transformed in Mexico Reed Johnson

A fond farewell to an 'Office' nincompoop ROBERT LLOYD, TELEVISION CRITIC

Book review: 'A Covert Affair' By Martin Rubin, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Michael C. Hall film leads off Newport Beach Film Festival By Katherine Tulich, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Movie review: 'Sympathy for Delicious' By Sheri Linden

When art, commercial ties collide Mike Boehm

In a cave with Werner Herzog By Allan M. Jalon, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Horoscope: April 28 Holiday Mathis

Movie review: '13 Assassins' By Kevin Thomas

Commentary: The princess problem By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Television Critic

TCM Classic Film Festival: 'Night Flight,' 'The Constant Nymph,' 'Hoop-La' By Susan King, Los Angeles Times

FOOD

Downtown L.A. on the lunch menu By Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times

The Find: Mother Dough Pizza in Los Feliz By C. Thi Nguyen, Special to the Los Angeles Times

WORLD

9 Americans are killed by Afghan pilot Molly Hennessy-Fiske

European nations condemn Syria's violent crackdown on protesters By Henry Chu and Meris Lutz, Los Angeles Times

Afghan tells a tale of a massive prison break Aimal Yaqubi and Molly Hennessy-Fiske

Putin eclipses Medvedev in run-up to 2012 election By Sergei L. Loiko, Los Angeles Times

New CIA chief David Petraeus' possible new critic: himself By Ken Dilanian, Los Angeles Times

Afghan prison's warden, other officials arrested in wake of mass escape By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times

Kabul's scarved boxers Molly Hennessy-Fiske

U.S. gives limited support to rebel government in Libya By Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times

OPINION

Royal wedding: Save the throne By Timothy Garton Ash

Royal wedding: Her Royal Blandness Meghan Daum

Doyle McManus: The right budget battle to watch Doyle McManus

HOME & GARDEN

Jack Canfield among investors to sell West Maui estate by auction By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times

Jodie Foster looks to sell Beverly Hills compound By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times

NEWS

Obama birth certificate: Mass. governor says politics at a "new low" By James Oliphant

Heart attacks more severe in morning By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey

Government to food industry: More nutrients and less junk in kids' food and advertising for kids' food (please) By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times

Food poisoning costs the U.S. billions of dollars a year, report says By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times

Waiting for Sarah Palin? Here she is . . . By James Oliphant

Eva Longoria, Piolin among White House immigration meeting guests By Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau

West trumps East and Midwest! (In terms of dirty air) By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey

Weight-loss surgery can help diabetes disappear; new study suggests why By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey

Tokyo Disney resort fully reopening theme parks after quake By Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

HFPA sets key dates for 2012 Golden Globes Nicole Sperling, Los Angeles Times