What happened on October 31, 2011

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What happened on October 31, 2011

HEALTH

In-Your-Face Fitness: The pull to exercise outdoors By James S. Fell, Special to the Los Angeles Times

The Healthy Skeptic: Seeing through skin supplements' claims By Chris Woolston, Special to the Los Angeles Times

My Turn: A husband's 'muddle through' song By Marc Silver, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Trick-or-treating dilemma: What to do with the Halloween candy? By Jessica Pauline Ogilvie, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Halloween's dilemma: Candy vs. healthful treats By Karen Ravn, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Mothers buy into freeze-frame parenting By Jenny Hontz, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Good Form: A double move with balance too Karen Voight, Good Form

BUSINESS

North Dakota's great oil rush By Larry Oakes

Reinventing online ads By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times

Halloween crowd will be big and scary By Angel Jennings, Los Angeles Times

George Hamilton leases out Wilshire condo By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times

JetBlue may face fine over passengers stranded on snow-covered tarmac By Christopher Hinton

Schwab wins dismissal of lawsuit over auction-rate securities Reuters

Business travelers want nicer treatment, survey finds By Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times

Corey Maggette buys in Newport Coast By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times

FTC obtains court orders against two acne-fighting apps By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

One woman, 1,000 origami cranes, countless memories By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times

West L.A. winter shelter for homeless opens early By Martha Groves, Los Angeles Times

Computer program could point police to gang-crime suspects Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times

California teachers lack the resources and time to teach science By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times

As use dwindles, calls grow for local control of Ontario airport By Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times

Ghostly business in a spirit of seriousness By Joanna Clay, Los Angeles Times

LAUSD faces suit linking teacher ratings to student performance By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times

Hard times beset hospital in San Pablo By Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times

Conrad Murray undecided on whether to take the stand Harriet Ryan and Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times

Offering coyotes an olive branch Catherine Saillant

Save the Fun Zone, Balboa traditionalists say By Mike Reicher, Los Angeles Times

Howard Wolpe dies at 71; Michigan congressman sponsored anti-apartheid act Times Staff and Wire Reports

Chapman University increases purchase price for Crystal Cathedral campus By Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times

Brown has two reasons to push pension reform George Skelton, Capitol Journal

NATIONAL

Russian spies were succeeding, FBI official says By Ken Dilanian, Los Angeles Times

Safety report warns of 'curbside' buses By Alexa Vaughn, Washington Bureau

Rare fall snowstorm clobbers the East Geraldine Baum

Obama tackles drug shortages By Noam N. Levey, Washington Bureau

OPINION

Israel: A true ally in the Middle East By Robert D. Blackwill and Walter B. Slocombe

The zombies with six legs By Marlene Zuk

A tax reform fairy tale Doyle McManus

SPORTS

Some athletes like it cold — real cold By Baxter Holmes

Frank McCourt appears close to agreeing he'll sell Dodgers By Bill Shaikin

Garrett Gomez deserves better treatment Bill Dwyre

Thousand Oaks football player Griffen Kramer dies Eric Sondheimer

Racing's Rick Hendrick is safe after hard jet landing Staff and wire reports

Just Say No To Dregs SAM FARMER

Several NFL players have made surprising impacts on offense Sam Farmer

USC's Lane Kiffin isn't looking too far ahead By Gary Klein

NHL pluses and minuses: Phil Kessel powers Toronto to top By Helene Elliott

Blame the Ref is a losing game for USC's Lane Kiffin T.J. Simers

USC Coach Lane Kiffin is fined; safety T.J. McDonald is suspended By Gary Klein

Tony La Russa retires as Cardinals manager By Dylan Hernandez

UCLA's Datone Jones loves inside job By Chris Foster

NBA lockout could be a preview of NHL's 2012 labor talks Helene Elliott

WORLD

In Cairo, a war against weight is underway By Clare Fleishman, Los Angeles Times

World population hits 7 billion on Oct. 31, or thereabouts By Kenneth R. Weiss, Los Angeles Times

Greece to hold referendum on Europe debt deal By Anthee Carassava, Los Angeles Times

Somali rebels say Somali American carried out suicide blast By Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times

Mexico City thoroughfare is alive with color By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times

UNESCO Palestine decision sets off U.S.-U.N. confrontation By Edmund Sanders and Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times

ENTERTAINMENT

Restless spirits Susan King

Book review: 'Bedbugs' By Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times

'Puss in Boots' walks all over the box-office competition By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times

Brian Williams rolls out 'Rock Center' By Scott Collins, Los Angeles Times

NEWS

Chronic health problems plague immigrants decades after move By Dalina Castellanos, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

A runner dies during the L.A. Rock 'n' Roll half-marathon; such deaths are rare By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries: What factors led to divorce? By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times / for the Booster Shots blog

Blood component used in medicine can be grown in rice By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times/For the Booster Shots blog

Senate, House to take up dueling jobs proposals this week By Lisa Mascaro

Halloween candy: Our readers weigh in with suggestions By Rosie Mestel, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

The Halloween candy that's most likely to sabotage your diet By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times/For the Booster Shots blog

Campaign chief: 'Herman Cain has never sexually harassed anybody' By Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau

Obama in 'excellent health' -- and tobacco-free By Peter Nicholas, Washington Bureau