What happened on September 22, 2011

ENTERTAINMENT

NEWS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

BUSINESS

FOOD

WORLD

Japanese return cash recovered after tsunami By Tom Miyagawa Coulton and John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times
Fallout from deadly Mexico casino fire sparks political brawl By Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times
Iran frees American hikers By Jeffrey Fleishman and Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times
Obama calls U.S. commitment to Israel's security 'unshakable' By Christi Parsons and Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times
Pakistani spy agency aided Afghan militant attacks, U.S. says By David S. Cloud, Ken Dilanian and Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times
Old rivals trade accusations of abuse after Libyan town's fall By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times
At U.N., Iran president again denounces U.S. By Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times

SPORTS

OPINION

NATIONAL

SCIENCE

What happened on September 22, 2011

ENTERTAINMENT

Fender guitar factory now playing to an audience By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times

LACMA set to roll away the stone By Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times

TV review: 'Person of Interest' By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Television Critic

Critic's Notebook: 'Drive' tours an L.A. that isn't on postcards By Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times Architecture Critic

TV reviews: 'Charlie's Angels' and 'Prime Suspect' By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Television Critic

TV review: 'Whitney's' comic timing gains steam By Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times Television Critic

Spreading the good word on 'Machine Gun Preacher,' 'Dolphin Tale' By John Horn, Los Angeles Times

Academy tightens reins on Oscars race By Nicole Sperling, Los Angeles Times

Sonny Rollins still pursuing his muse By Scott Timberg, Special to the Los Angeles Times

NEWS

Link between virus and chronic fatigue syndrome gets even weaker By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times/For the Booster Shots blog

Liposuction may have a legitimate health benefit By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

John Boehner: 'No threat' of shutdown over disaster aid By Lisa Mascaro

Poll: Rick Perry enters Google debate as GOP front-runner By Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau

GOP debate: Is Obama a socialist? Mitt Romney won't say By Michael A. Memoli

GOP debate: Perry seems to muff chance to hit 'Romneycare' By James Oliphant

Rotavirus vaccine keeps children out of hospital, CDC says By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

A Rich Pageant: 14 questions for the Fox-Google debate By James Oliphant and Michael A. Memoli

With bridge as backdrop, Obama defends tax hike By James Oliphant, Washington Bureau

Rick Perry and Mitt Romney: 'Governor Sub-Zero' vs. 'Obama-lite' By James Oliphant

GOP debate: Under fire, Rick Perry defends immigration stance By Robin Abcarian

Silk Road: Touring From Tashkent to Tehran By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

GOP candidates hold their fire in debate's opening round By Robin Abcarian

GOP debate: Romney says there are two Rick Perrys on Social Security By James Oliphant

Southwest investigates scribblings on its planes By Jim Forsyth, Reuters

GOP debate: David Axelrod says candidates in 'race to the right' By Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune

Thursday Travel Ticker: Free museum visits By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Long-shot GOP hopeful Thaddeus McCotter ends presidential bid By Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau

National parks and forests waive fees Saturday for Public Lands Day By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

Jon Huntsman jumps to third place in New Hampshire, poll says By Michael Muskal

Gary Johnson to make first national GOP debate appearance By Michael Muskal

Microneedle flu vaccine now available By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

Mitt Romney endorsed by California Rep. Darrell Issa By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times

GOP debate: Rick Perry again in the cross hairs in Florida debate By Seema Mehta

House leaders turning to the right to pass spending bill By Lisa Mascaro

Debate watchers want answers on immigration, congressional pay By Michael A. Memoli

Troy Davis' death shines light on Rick Perry's execution record By James Oliphant

At GOP debate, crowd boos gay soldier's question on 'don't ask, don't tell' By Michael A. Memoli

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Two Fullerton police officers charged in homeless man's death By Abby Sewell, Richard Winton and Scott Gold Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles commutes aren't that bad By Ari Bloomekatz and Alexandra Zavis Los Angeles Times

Convicting an officer is a tough challenge, experts say By Jack Leonard, Times Staff Writer

'Buffett Rule' a bust in California George Skelton, Capitol Journal

Inmate loses bid for taxpayer-paid sex-change operation By Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times

Removal of eucalyptus trees starts in Costa Mesa By Mike Reicher, Los Angeles Times

Evidence at Spreckels mansion quickly pointed to suicide By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times

California leads U.S. in measles cases By Anna Gorman, Los Angeles Times

D.C. educator to become principal at L.A. arts high school By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times

State launches inquiry into bank's actions in Durkee fraud case John Hoeffel and E. Scott Reckard

Cal State won't ask for second tuition hike By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times

Removal of 4 Klamath dams would lift salmon count, studies find By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times

Brown vetoes pot shop bill By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times

Norma Holloway Johnson dies at 79; trailblazing former federal judge Los Angeles Times staff and wire reports

Asian American groups enter fight over L.A. County supervisor districts By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times

FBI joins forces with LAPD on gang slayings By Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times

BUSINESS

How to minimize the risks of using free public WiFi hot spots By Salvador Rodriguez

Eric Schmidt defends Google in Senate antitrust hearing By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times

Facebook spawns network of ad partners By Mike Swift

NBCUniversal taps Emilio Romano as Telemundo president By Meg James, Los Angeles Times

Q&A: How the Fed move could affect the economy and markets By Tom Petruno, Los Angeles Times

Will a mint on pillow cost you? Hugo Martin

Coming soon to China: UltraStar movie theaters and education By Emily Rome, Los Angeles Times

Fed seeks economic boost by shifting its bond mix By Don Lee and Tom Petruno, Los Angeles Times

Sea Launch looking up again with new rocket mission By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times

China defends chicken tariffs after U.S. files complaint By David Pierson, Los Angeles Times

U.S. firms expect healthcare costs to rise at lowest rate since 1997 By Duke Helfand, Los Angeles Times

Vevo rolls out Facebook app for bands By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times

United Technologies to buy Goodrich for $16.5 billion Bloomberg News

Colombia seeks truce in oil workers strike By Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times

HP may give CEO post to Whitman David Sarno

Kelley Blue Book warns of impostor website By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times

Retailers predict a lackluster holiday season By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times

UBS trader faces added fraud charge Bloomberg News

Sales of previously owned homes jump in August By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times

Stocks plunge, bonds soar after Fed unveils plan to boost economy By Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times

FOOD

The Review: Picca By S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times Restaurant Critic