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What happened on December 04, 2011
BUSINESS
Strategies for paying off student loans Liz Weston, Money Talk
iPhone virtual assistant Siri has her flaws, but she's learning By Rosanna Xia
Kodak's long fade to black Michael Hiltzik
Duffy Electric Boat charts a new course Ronald D. White
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman's mission is to make real estate better By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times
Economic crisis tests Italy's luxury market By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times
'The Rare Find': How companies can hire exceptional talent By Philip Delves Broughton
Lower credit scores slow housing recovery by thwarting sales By Kenneth R. Harney
Brazilian bank has growth potential By Andrew Leckey
A mansion and giant guesthouse in Pacific Palisades
Can landlord kick out adults who are not on the lease? By Martin Eichner
Germany's SAP keeping pace in cloud-computing market Bloomberg News
A new scene for 'Twilight' stars By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
Spend smartly on holiday gifts By Scott J. Wilson, Los Angeles Times
ENTERTAINMENT
Book review: 'Salvage the Bones' by Jesmyn Ward By Carolyn Kellogg, Tribune Newspapers
Book review: 'You Will See Fire' by Christopher Goffard By Richard Rayner, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Ry Cooder has 'Los Angeles Stories' to tell By David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times Book Critic
Rockers, fully exposed on Is Anyone Up? By Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times
Young adult continues to be the literary world's fastest-growing genre Susan Carpenter
Not Just for Kids: 'Clockwork Prince: The Infernal Devices, Book Two' By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times
Cultural Exchange: Singapore embraces art to enhance its image By Dustin Roasa, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Coffee-table books
Diana Widmaier-Picasso on art through the ages at Getty Villa By Jori Finkel, Los Angeles Times
Playing with what makes something sexy By Mark Olsen, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Excerpt: 'Pacific Crucible' by Ian W. Toll
Creativity Corner
A comparison of three e-readers: Kindle Fire, Nook and Vox By Carolyn Kellogg, Tribune Newspapers
New conductor leads Boston Symphony Orchestra on tour By David Mermelstein, Special to the Los Angeles Times
The Sunday Conversation: Beth Gates Warren By Irene Lacher, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Tomas Alfredson moves into spy territory with 'Tinker Tailor' By Steven Zeitchik, Reporting from New York
Audio books
Going for the visceral in 'Young Adult' By Nicole Sperling and John Horn, Los Angeles Times
Tablets: Downloadable classic books are in abundance David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times Book Critic
Book excerpt: from 'Los Angeles Stories' by Ry Cooder
Holiday books: Fiction
Kids' book reviews
Quirky and unusual
TV highlights for the week of Dec. 4
Jokes & Riddles
Children and young adults
Words & Ideas
Thrillers, fantasy and science fiction
Graphic novels
Books that address pivotal points in history Nick Owchar, Los Angeles Times
'Our Hearts Go Out' By Catherine Hein
OPINION
A manifesto for the Occupy movement
Peace, love and Oxytocin By Robert M. Sapolsky
What's so awful about the 1%? Bradley Schiller, Bradley Schiller is a professor of economics at the University of Nevada-Reno and the author of "The Economy Today."
McManus: Tough guys on illegal immigration Doyle McManus
The threat from Iran; the Occupy movement; California as a place to live and work
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Bottle Tree Ranch is a folk art 'forest' in the Mojave Desert By Mike Anton, Los Angeles Times
FAA reviews LAPD's use of airport funds By Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times
Louis Borick dies at 87; Superior Industries International founder By Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times
Christa Wolf dies at 82; celebrated German writer Times wire reports
Extended U.S. oversight sought for 2 California mental hospitals By Lee Romney and John Hoeffel, Los Angeles Times
Not ready to die, but prepared Steve Lopez
Ousted L.A. Housing Authority chief leaves with $1.2 million By David Zahniser and Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times
San Gabriel Valley still feeling effects of windstorm By Hector Becerra and Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Times
D.A. in the dark on jail probes By Jack Leonard and Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times
Jared Verbeek dies at 22; Marine Corps lance corporal from Visalia By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
Five key Afghan officers visit California By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
Six businessmen to join Villaraigosa on Asia trade mission By John Hoeffel, Los Angeles Times
Strong Santa Anas are on the way By Abby Sewell and Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times
O.C. pastor, soccer coach pleads not guilty in molestation case By Mona Shadia, Los Angeles Times
Nevada County's tale of two 'N-words' By Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times
Elden Hughes dies at 80; longtime Sierra Club leader By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times
Occupy L.A. and environmental protesters demonstrate downtown By Ari Bloomekatz and Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times
When unity was all-American George Skelton, Capitol Journal
WORLD
Egypt Islamist parties win more than 60% of the vote By Amro Hassan and Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times
A global cooling to the U.S. position on climate change By Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times
Mysterious blasts, slayings suggest covert efforts in Iran By Ken Dilanian, Los Angeles Times
Japan's 'nuclear gypsies' face radioactive peril at power plants By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times
In Syria, fear and violence recall dark days of 1980s By Raja Abdulrahim, Los Angeles Times
Iran says its military has U.S. drone in its possession By Ramin Mostaghim and Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times
Russians go to vote, but not because they like politicians Sergei L. Loiko
Russia election results look to be a blow to Putin's party By Sergei L. Loiko, Los Angeles Times
Syria again ignores Arab League deadline to allow observers By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times
Iran says its military has U.S. drone in its possession By Ramin Mostaghim and Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times
TRAVEL
London's ahead of the Games By Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times
London's East End, an Olympics alternative By Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times
At Arizona's Miraval spa, visitor's first time is a charm By John Muncie, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Remembering Pearl Harbor attack 70 years later By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times
Visitor tips for Pearl Harbor
Letters: Finding Malacca past and present
Web Buzz: A&K Airport Concierge takes the argh out of airports
Films & programs
Foreign report: Crocodiles move in after Thailand's record rains
Info on Miraval in Catalina, Ariz.
Planning your trip to East London
Info on visiting London
Royal 'I dos' and more at Westminster Abbey By Carolyn Lyons, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Info on visiting London
SPORTS
Q&A: Terry Donahue on the state of UCLA football By Lance Pugmire
Southern Section football title games: You can watch them all Eric Sondheimer
Clippers to meet with Caron Butler By Broderick Turner
UCLA has a bowl bid, but coach options appear to be dwindling By Chris Foster
In the BCS standings, close doesn't count Chris Dufresne
Blunt talk follows Ducks' loss to Wild By Lisa Dillman
Boys' basketball rankings By Austin Knoblauch
Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder top list of baseball free agents By Bill Shaikin
Lions bank on strong D-line Sam Farmer
Rafael Nadal rallies to give Spain the Davis Cup win Staff and wire reports
Dodgers could be in for a barren winter By Dylan Hernandez
Angels' Jerry Dipoto heads for winter meetings with budget limits By Mike DiGiovanna
NFL Week 13 two-minute drill By Athan Atsales
San Diego has chance to improve against Jacksonville By Lance Pugmire
Tiger Woods picks up his first victory in two years By Jim Peltz
UCLA coach hunt focuses on Al Golden, Kevin Sumlin By Chris Foster
Southern Section, City Section championship football matchups
NATIONAL
State attorneys general grill Republican candidates at forum By Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times
Immigrant teen's death touches off a charged debate By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times
You can lead a penguin to water, but can you make him swim? By Candus Thomson, The Baltimore Sun
Senate Democrats prepare new plan to extend payroll tax cut By Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau
Cain backs out of presidential race Robin Abcarian and Paul West
Republicans caught between a tax break and a hard place By Lisa Mascaro, Washington Bureau
Sidney Harman: Man of all trades By Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
NEWS
The greatest L.A. movies? We have 140, and shrinking... By Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times staff writer
Capturing history as it was made Russ Stanton, Editor, Los Angeles Times
Reid to offer deal on payroll tax extension, senator says By Kathleen Hennessey
Peru: $601 airfare to Lima on LAN
Tom Coburn takes dim view of Newt Gingrich as president By Kathleen Hennessey
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