What happened on December 20, 2011

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What happened on December 20, 2011

BUSINESS

On Location: Thousand Oaks ranch becomes animal sanctuary By Dima Alzayat, Los Angeles Times

Cinema squeeze Richard Verrier

California may see record spending by visitors in 2011 By Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times

AT&T yields to opposition, drops bid to acquire T-Mobile By David Sarno and Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times

Lap-Band ads to make risks clearer By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times

L.A. County supervisors air views on Lap-Band By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times

Saudi prince invests $300 million in Twitter By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times

NEWS

Neti pot danger? Two die from amoeba infection By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

Many police have sleep disorders, a risk to their health: study By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

Bill Clinton: Gingrich opposed bill that led to balanced budgets By Kim Geiger

Women's use of self-tanners may cut down on UV radiation exposure By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

Travelers, phone home! Free Wi-Fi at major airports from Skype By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

TSA Chorus (yes, you heard right) sings holiday songs at LAX By Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times Travel Editor

Capitol impasse boosts chances of tax increase By Kathleen Hennessey

Romney touts steadiness as Gingrich slides in polls [Video] By Michael A. Memoli

Tuesday Travel Ticker: Gas down, snow up By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Gingrich claims Romney can halt super PAC attacks By Robin Abcarian

Gingrich, Romney rip super PACs while reaping benefits By Tom Hamburger

Reno campus' towering holiday book tree (no reading involved) By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

Obama blasts House GOP for blocking payroll tax cut extension By Christi Parsons

Prominent Iowa evangelical leaders throw support to Rick Santorum By Seema Mehta

Salt: Do health policymakers meet the limits they recommend? Guess By Rosie Mestel, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

Occupy movement plans Iowa protests, 'People's Caucus' By Michael A. Memoli

Romney kicks off New Hampshire stretch of his run By Maeve Reston

House vote leaves fate of payroll tax break unclear By Kathleen Hennessey

HPV vaccination should be aimed at girls, study says By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

Drug poisoning deaths continue tragic climb By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

Newt Gingrich wins American Family Assn. founder's endorsement By Kim Geiger

Rick Perry paints Mitt Romney as job killer in new ad By James Oliphant

Brazil: Hiking, zip-lining and stand-up paddling the Green Coast By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

Musicians may not be at higher risk for dying at 27, study says By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

Is the 'Lie of the Year' about ending Medicare actually true? By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times/For the Booster Shots blog

NATIONAL

TSA screenings aren't just for airports anymore By Brian Bennett, Washington Bureau

Inquiry sought for Texas prosecutor over wrongful conviction By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times

With payroll tax cut unresolved, Congress packs up By Lisa Mascaro and Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau

Americans Elect wins third-party spot on California ballot By Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times

Capitol impasse boosts chances of tax increase By Lisa Mascaro and Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau

Iowa's evangelical voters seem to have too many choices By Alana Semuels and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times

House panel wants more details on smallpox drug contract By David Willman, Washington Bureau

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Activists celebrate closing of polluting plant near L.A. school By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times

Warren Hellman dies at 77; San Francisco financier, bluegrass fan By Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times

Oceanside man gets 30 years in sex-trafficking case By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times

Costs mount for Glendale's ongoing inquiry into chromium 6 By Brittany Levine, Los Angeles Times

A wealth of warmth and kindness Sandy Banks

Experts say Bryant's wife stands to make windfall in divorce By Rick Rojas and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times

L.A. Audubon Society booted from its park perch By Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times

J. Lynn Helms dies at 86; FAA chief fired striking air controllers By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times

ENTERTAINMENT

Movie review: 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' is too frigid By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic

New on DVD: Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris' By Noel Murray, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Book review: 'Unreal Estate' by Michael Gross By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times

Otis Report: L.A.'s 'creative economy' loses thousands of jobs By Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times

SPORTS

Two years on, Karla Green still an angelic guardian Chris Erskine

Ohio State handed one-year bowl ban by NCAA By Gary Klein

Kings are quick enough in transition, beat Toronto in shootout Helene Elliott

Clippers' Randy Foye figures he'll be busy By Broderick Turner

USC basketball plays Kansas on Thursday By Baxter Holmes

It's New York-New York, and they want to be a part of it By Lance Pugmire

Defense was lacking in Lakers' loss to Clippers By Ben Bolch

Norm Chow expected to be named football coach at Hawaii By Gary Klein

Kings get a new coach in Darryl Sutter By Lisa Dillman

Magic Johnson says Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol must step up for Lakers By Mike Bresnahan and Mark Medina

UCLA over .500 after crushing UC Irvine, 89-60 By Baxter Holmes

Ditching practice doesn't sit well with everyone at UCLA By Chris Foster

Ohio State's sanctions have USC loyalists questioning Trojans' anew Bill Dwyre

Indian Wells tennis event to offer $1-million prizes to winners By Bill Dwyre

Floyd Mayweather Jr. reportedly to accept plea bargain By Lance Pugmire

Matt Barkley, the greatest Trojan of them all? By Gary Klein

It's a fastbreak to new teams for NBA players By Ben Bolch

SCIENCE

Two Earth-sized planets found orbiting another star By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times

OPINION

GOP candidates: Bashing judges, threatening democracy By Erwin Chemerinsky

Ron Paul's naive promises Jonah Goldberg