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What happened on December 30, 2011
BUSINESS
Used-car leases lucrative for dealers, but not customers By Ken Bensinger, Los Angeles Times
Sears stores in California to close By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times
U.S. exports record amount of refined fuels in 2011 By Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times
U.S. theater owners get lump of coal at box office By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times
Solid start, fast fade for movies By Ben Fritz and Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times
Orangutans get iPad to play with at Milwaukee zoo Deborah Netburn
Movie ticket sales booming in China By Amy Kaufman and Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times
Judge in Tribune Co. bankruptcy won't set hearing till at least May By Walter Hamilton and Julie Wernau, Los Angeles Times
TCW and ousted exec Gundlach settle lawsuit By Joe Bel Bruno
It's not just gossip: Kelly Rutherford leases out her home By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
Verizon to charge $2 for credit card payments By David Sarno, Los Angeles Times
Movie Projector: 'Mission: Impossible' to ring in 2012 at No. 1 By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times
Sunshine casts a pall over ski resorts Ricardo Lopez and Tiffany Hsu
Pending home sales hit highest level in 18 months By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times
'Beverly Hillbillies' actress settles suit over Barbie doll By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times
ENTERTAINMENT
Movie review: 'A Separation' By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic
New Year's Eve events in Southern California By Jason Gelt, Los Angeles Times
Softened by time Betsy Sharkey, FILM CRITIC
Kaskade continues to break down walls between electronica, pop By August Brown, Los Angeles Times
Book review: 'Westmoreland' by Lewis Sorley By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
Spirit of Roy Rogers kept afloat Liesl Bradner
A dynamic year for L.A. night life By Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times
Destination: Cocktail
Fast Track: Dick Clark will celebrate his 40th New Year's special
'The Iron Lady' info
Quick Takes: 9/11 museum is delayed
5 Nights Out
Friday's TV highlights
Happening Friday
'Westmoreland' info
'A Separation' info
Out with the stars on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas By Matt Donnelly, Los Angeles Times
SPORTS
Brock Lesnar's UFC return ends quickly against Alistair Overeem By Lance Pugmire
Lakers will look to center Andrew Bynum right away By Mike Bresnahan
Clippers' Chauncey Billups is too sore to play against Bulls By Broderick Turner
Bulls are latest to show Clippers what 'elite' looks like, 114-101 By Broderick Turner
UCLA hopes to correct shooting mistakes when it plays California By Diane Pucin
Letters: That's one week down in the NBA
Lakers bench thwarts Knicks with shooting By Ben Bolch
Bryan Alberts takes charge in Village Christian's victory Eric Sondheimer
Up next for USC basketball: Saturday vs. Stanford
Ducks to honor Jean-Sebastien Giguere on Saturday By Lisa Dillman
Clippers are in for the rise of their lives Bill Plaschke
David Beckham might stay in L.A., Paris soccer executive says Staff and wire reports
USC's free-throw struggles are costing the team wins By Baxter Holmes
Up next for UCLA basketball: Saturday vs. California By Diane Pucin
Up next for the Lakers: Saturday vs. Denver By Mike Bresnahan
Florida State rallies to beat Notre Dame, 18-14
Oregon's De'Anthony Thomas should feel at home By Gary Klein
Bruins have more than trophy to play for in bowl game By Chris Foster
UCLA, Illinois in search of a positive finish By Chris Foster
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Call safe-sex hotline, save endangered species By Dean Kuipers
From Zen to now: After 40 years, Bodhi Tree Bookstore is closing By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times
Night life, night train finally connect in L.A. Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times
Judge blocks California's low-carbon fuel rules By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times
PASSINGS: Julia Sampson Hayward, James Rizzi, Bob O'Rourke
Anonymous testimony at issue in probe of L.A. County jail abuse By Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times
Monkey missing from San Francisco Zoo sought Esmeralda Bermudez, Los Angeles Times
Occupy activists prepare for Rose Parade march By Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times
NATIONAL
From life on the streets to life as a mom By Ashley Powers, Los Angeles Times
Newt Gingrich tears up talking about his mother By Robin Abcarian and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times
Iowa's GOP caucuses may see some Democratic defectors By Paul West, Washington Bureau
Republicans trade shots as they crisscross Iowa By Seema Mehta and Paul West, Los Angeles Times
Perry trying to make a comeback in Iowa By James Oliphant, Washington Bureau
NEWS
Fencing may help improve some cognitive functions in older people By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
Bill Maher tweet mocks Tim Tebow, but does prayer enhance playing? By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
Silent strokes in the elderly may lead to memory loss By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
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For the record
Iowa radio talkers go for Gingrich, Perry By Seema Mehta and Robin Abcarian
Iowa poll: Santorum surges as Gingrich fades, Romney leads By Kim Geiger
To Rick Santorum, it's 1980 all over again By James Oliphant
Newt Gingrich tears up at Iowa campaign stop [video] By Robin Abcarian
Mitt Romney: 'I won't cry' By Maeve Reston
As GOP votes, Obama will rally Iowa Democrats for November fight By Michael A. Memoli
In new ad, super PAC backing Huntsman calls Romney a 'chameleon' By Maeve Reston
Mitt Romney: Obama 'sounds like Marie Antoinette' By Seema Mehta
OPINION
Norman Lear on fighting the good fight By Norman Lear
2011's 10 stories that mattered most
Zinnia's so-called life By Amy Goldman Koss
SCIENCE
Pigeons, like monkeys, can do the math By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times
WORLD
Syrian forces open fire on protesters, activists say By Alexandra Zavis and Rima Marrouch, Los Angeles Times
Islamic scholar casts a skeptical eye on the emerging Egypt By Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times
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