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What happened on July 31, 2012
NEWS
Growing papaya: Tips for success, seed to harvest By Jeff Spurrier
Evangelical leaders echo Obama, say U.S. not a Christian nation By Mitchell Landsberg
Universal Studios Hollywood unveils Halloween Horror Nights mazes By Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times staff writer
That was fast: Sally Ride bio to be published by Simon & Schuster By Carolyn Kellogg
A sale on airline fees? American discounts preferred seat charge By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger
Upcoming events commemorate Marilyn Monroe By Adam Tschorn
Rachel Zoe launches jewelry line at Neiman Marcus By Booth Moore, Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic
Summer eating: Homemade popsicles! By Noelle Carter
Watching the garden grow at Playa Russ Parsons
The Taste's Picnic: Thomas Keller, Nancy Silverton and Zoe Nathan
Fashion: Ryan Lochte's teeth shiny as gold at London Summer Games By Susan Denley
SEC takes aim at municipal bond market By Andrew Tangel
Dinner tonight! Prosciutto and onion frittata By Noelle Carter
Michelle Obama to address Democratic convention on opening night By Katherine Skiba, Chicago Tribune
'Cloud Atlas' trailer makes online book sales skyrocket by Carolyn Kellogg
Romney brushes off missteps as third controversy mars tour windup By Maeve Reston
GOP holds advantage over Democrats in electing Latino politicians By Alana Semuels
Romney concludes foreign trip with speech on Polish, American ties By Maeve Reston
Food FYI: Actors reading Yelp reviews
Romney vs. Obama on Israel: Is it that clear? By Michael McGough
Tuesday Travel Ticker: Hawaii forecast strong By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times staff writer
Tentative budget agreement reached with Congress, White House By Lisa Mascaro
Foreign gaffes won't matter, Romney strategist says By Maeve Reston and Alana Semuels
Twitter's Olympic-sized blunder By Jon Healey
Tentative budget agreement reached with Congress, White House By Lisa Mascaro
Romney concludes foreign trip with speech on Polish, American ties By Maeve Reston
Democrats choose San Antonio mayor as keynote speaker at convention By Alana Semuels
Romney commercial shows campaign ads don't have to be nasty By Doyle McManus
Michael Phelps wins record 19th Olympic medal By the Los Angeles Times
SEE-LA hires new executive director By David Karp
Romney to reveal vice presidential pick via smartphone app By Alana Semuels
Test Kitchen tips: Keeping the heat in the grill By Noelle Carter
Sen. Whitehouse vows to continue effort to alter Citizens United By Alana Semuels
London Olympics: Headscarf issue resolved for Saudi judo athlete By Lisa Dillman
Romney starts fighting back on Obama's 'corporate raider' attack ads By Michael Finnegan
NATIONAL
Drew Peterson murder trial: Ex-cop accused of killing third wife By Michael Muskal
Steal $5,000 chips from the Bellagio? Not so easy, it turns out By John M. Glionna
Veteran with PTSD, jailed on attempted murder charges, sues D.A. By David Zucchino
Best cities for elderly are in U.S. heartland, Milken report says By Michael Muskal
Pinnacles National Monument could become 59th national park By Richard Simon
Grave robbers steal corpse in N.J. -- and the speculation begins By Rene Lynch
Tea party Republican Ted Cruz wins Texas Senate primary By Lisa Mascaro, Washington Bureau
Man hospitalized after apparent shark attack off Cape Cod By Tina Susman
GOP, White House reach budget deal to avoid government shutdown By Lisa Mascaro, Washington Bureau
Justice Department shrugs off Fast and Furious report By Richard A. Serrano, Washington Bureau
Today's London 2012 Google Doodle: Celebrating men's rings By Rene Lynch
Man exonerated, freed in Florida now faces attempted-murder charge By Michael Muskal
Army sergeant sentenced to 30 days for private's suicide death By David Zucchino
ENTERTAINMENT
Luxury IPic Theaters coming to Westwood's Avco Center By Richard Verrier
Tomorrowland 2012: New Guetta; Swedish House Mafia done? By Eddie Velosa
Carl Icahn exits Hollywood, sells stake in MGM By Ben Fritz
Lady Gaga hits a weekend wedding with beau Taylor Kinney By Matt Donnelly
Film of Elvis Presley's 1972 New York City concert on new reissue By Randy Lewis
Elizabeth Berkley and Greg Lauren have welcomed a son By Christie D'Zurilla
Snoop Dogg becomes Snoop Lion, announces reggae album and film By August Brown
Book review: 'The Obamians' examines a small, powerful inner circle By Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times
Scout Willis gets community service after alcohol, fake-ID arrest By Christie D'Zurilla
In the Spotlight: 'West Side Story' gets new moves at Chance Theater By Debra Levine
NFL Media rolls out new ad campaign to hype start of season By Joe Flint
Toronto Film Fest: Genre movies from Barry Levinson, Rob Zombie By Nicole Sperling
Warner buys Miramax catalog of film music By Alex Pham
Bill Doss of Olivia Tremor Control and Elephant 6 dies at 43 By Randy Lewis
Art review: Michael Heizer has long been thinking big By Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times Art Critic
Los Angeles Children's Chorus' voices reach 'round the world By Jason Kehe
Trombone Shorty's love affair with New Orleans By Chris Barton
Jonah Lehrer debacle lesson: Do your homework By Randy Lewis
Electronic Arts reboots Star Wars as free game By Alex Pham
Lee Daniels and Hugh Jackman to tackle Martin Luther King slaying By Steven Zeitchik
Hulu Plus subscription service now available on Apple TV By Meg James
Olympics 2012: Missy Franklin win boosts Monday TV ratings By Scott Collins
Quick Takes: Dr. Horrible heads to TV
'The Obamians' info
News Corp. will lay off 29% of staff at its iPad publication the Daily By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'Dallas' on TNT By Matthew Cooper
Hulu showcases Larry King and foreign shows By Meg James
NBC reveals Olympic winner ahead of its own coverage By Patrick Kevin Day
Steven Tyler on 'American Idol' gig: 'I loved it and hated it' By Patrick Kevin Day
The Morning Fix: Olympic ranting. Disney Channel's crossover hit. By Joe Flint
Joe Mantello drops out of Center Theatre's 'Other Desert Cities' By Chris Barton
Zynga under pressure as low share price provokes lawsuit By Alex Pham
Lindsay Lohan to 'The Canyons' crew: You take it off too By Danielle Paquette, This post has been corrected, as detailed below.
2012 MTV VMA nominations: Rihanna and Drake lead, Lady Gaga missing By August Brown
'Skyfall' trailer shows James Bond's life after death By Danielle Paquette
'A Christmas Story' musical heads to Broadway for the holidays By Chris Barton
DreamWorks Animation profit falls below Wall Street estimates By Richard Verrier
Ken Burns, Alex Gibney, others headline Toronto documentary lineup By Nicole Sperling
Wednesday's TV Talk Shows: Rashida Jones; Joss Stone; Jon Cryer Matthew Cooper
Late Night: Jon Stewart slams NBC for cutting tribute to terror victims
'The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal' By Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Documentary 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry' shows artist's boldness By Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore
Kate Middleton: 5 new things to know about the duchess By Matt Donnelly
BUSINESS
A second Lap-Band firm is warned By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times
Chick-fil-A money machine: Cathy brothers are billionaires By Tiffany Hsu
The cost of being Batman: $682,451,350 By Tiffany Hsu
Fannie and Freddie won't lower mortgage principal, regulator says By Jim Puzzanghera, This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.
PokerStars settles for $731 million, buys Full Tilt, pays players By Tiffany Hsu
IPad losing tablet market share, survey shows By Deborah Netburn
Moby lists Hollywood Hills West home for sale By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
Sales of manual-transmission cars tick up -- is it temporary? By Jerry Hirsch
Samuel L. Jackson tweets the London Olympic Games By Deborah Netburn
Boeing, NTSB probe airport grass fire sparked by 787 jet engine By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times
Coca-Cola, will.i.am to sell $349 recycled-bottle headphones By Tiffany Hsu
Average price of flat-panel TVs rises 3% in second quarter By William D'Urso, Los Angeles Times
NBC Olympic live streams aren't live, Phelps flub indicates By Salvador Rodriguez
Sens. Boxer, Feinstein urge quick resolution in port labor talks By Ronald D. White
California attorney general adds unit to protect our privacy David Lazarus
Case-Shiller: Home prices improve strongly in May By Alejandro Lazo
Jury chosen in Apple-Samsung patent trial By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times
Californians bought less gas in April as price neared $4.25 By Ronald D. White
Personal incomes rise, but spending doesn't By Don Lee
Gasoline prices edge down in California, up in U.S. By Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times
Samsung insists in court it didn't copy Apple's mobile devices By Andrea Chang
Nasdaq's bungling of Facebook IPO cost UBS $357 million, bank says By Andrew Tangel
NBC: Twitter alerted us to Guy Adams' tweets By Salvador Rodriguez
In opening statement, Apple says Samsung cloned iPhone and iPad By Andrea Chang
Study: Credit unions' gains began long before Bank Transfer Day By E. Scott Reckard
Twitter apologizes for mishandling of Guy Adams' suspension By Salvador Rodriguez
Facebook begins rolling out 'save for later' feature By Salvador Rodriguez
Twitter activates $ 'cashtag' for stock symbols By Salvador Rodriguez
Health insurers owe nearly $74 million in rebates to Californians By Chad Terhune
Fanhattan expands, bringing order to more of the Web's TV By Jon Healey
Google delays Nexus Q launch to make improvements By Salvador Rodriguez
'Beverly Hills Nanny' co-star's Carthay home for sale By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
French President Francois Hollande takes aim at foie gras ban By Tiffany Hsu
Romney hails public healthcare system -- Israel's By David Lazarus
SPORTS
Mitch Mustain's journey takes him back to baseball By Gary Klein
Matt Barnes faces felony charge of threatening a police officer By Ben Bolch
U.S. women soccer team gets a tour of Man U's Theatre of Dreams By Kevin Baxter
Chinese doctor drags Michael Phelps into doping speculation By Lisa Dillman
O.J. Murdock's apparent suicide leaves loved ones puzzled By Chuck Schilken
Should Lakers take Hedo Turkoglu's salary to get Dwight Howard? By Mark Medina
U.S. boxer Jamel Herring shows strength despite defeat at London Olympics By Kevin Baxter
Women's gymnastics gold a teen dream for U.S. Helene Elliott
Matt Leinart's NFL path finally has him in Raiders uniform By Sam Farmer
U.S. women's gymnastics team increases lead after balance beam By Diane Pucin
Own a piece of the London Olympics for as little as 78 cents By Kevin Baxter
Former Laker Matt Barnes accused of threatening police officer By Ben Bolch
Dodgers fail to land Ryan Dempster, who is traded to the Rangers By Dylan Hernandez
Penn State running back Silas Redd will transfer to USC By Gary Klein
For swimmers at the London Olympics, cheers, jeers and tears Bill Plaschke
London Olympics: U.S. women win gold medal in gymnastics By Diane Pucin
Ryan Lochte's mom says casual fans 'just want gold medals' By Bill Shaikin
U.S. women's soccer team leads North Korea at the half, 1-0 By Kevin Baxter
Chinese doctor shifts doping focus to American swimming star Michael Phelps From Staff Reports
U.S. men's basketball team struggling with ... Tunisia? By Mike Bresnahan
London Olympics: Allyson Felix stands firm on 100-meter decision By Helene Elliott
U.S. women's volleyball bests Brazil in prelim By Stacy St. Clair
London Olympics: Golf in Games a cause close to Greg Norman's heart Bill Dwyre
London Olympics: Davis Tarwater makes Michael Phelps look good By Bill Shaikin
Michael Phelps: The greatest Olympian of them all By Lisa Dillman
U.S. women's gymnastics team still in first after uneven bars By Diane Pucin
Kirk Gibson not a big fan of Kirk Gibson bobblehead By Andrew L. John
Join us for a live London Olympics chat today at 8 a.m.
U.S. men falter, and China takes the gold Diane Pucin
Parker leads easy win by U.S. women Mike Bresnahan
Where admission is a big-ticket item BILL DWYRE
Marvin Lewis gets two-year extension as Bengals coach Wire reports
Diamondbacks continue domination of Dodgers with 8-2 rout By Jim Peltz
London Olympics: U.S. beats Tunisia after starters benched By Mike Bresnahan
Dodgers continue upgrading with Shane Victorino By Dylan Hernandez
Angels' Jered Weaver is hot but hardly bothered in 6-2 win at Texas By Mike DiGiovanna
Baseball makes a sudden turn to the left (coast) By Steve Dilbeck
London Olympics chat: Team USA vs. Tunisia By Mark Medina
London Olympics: Paul McCartney plays for pocket change By David Wharton
Who's here: The London Olympics by the numbers By Kevin Baxter
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Milos Raonic play longest set in Games history By John Cherwa
Dodgers fall out of first-place tie in NL West By Jim Peltz
Dustin Brown, the Stanley Cup and scoops of frozen yogurt By Dan Loumena
Free Guy Adams: Twitter lifts its ban on the British journalist By Lisa Dillman
Angels put Scott Downs on the disabled list By Mike DiGiovanna
Back at Dodger Stadium, Magic Johnson can still talk ... and talk T.J. Simers
Phillies outfielder Hunter Pence reportedly traded to Giants By Chuck Schilken
Which MLB team did the best and worst during the trading period?
Allison Schmitt wins women's 200-meter free; Missy Franklin 4th By Lisa Dillman
U.S. women's soccer wins 1-0 over North Korea By Kevin Baxter
American Vincent Hancock is a shooting star again at Olympics By Mike Bresnahan
London Olympics: Tsonga beats Raonic in historic tennis match By Lisa Dillman
London Olympics: What to watch for on Tuesday By John Cherwa
Free-agent profile: Mickael Pietrus By Mark Medina
U.S. officials try not to inflame Ye Shiwen doping allegations By Bill Shaikin
Olympics wagering widely available, yet largely ignored By K.C. Johnson, Los Angeles Times
U.S. men's volleyball team routs Germany at London Olympics By K.C. Johnson
London Olympics: Could Natalie Coughlin swim for record medal? By Bill Shaikin
Dodgers' new additions could leave Dee Gordon odd man out By Steve Dilbeck
London Olympics: Five things to watch in Team USA-Tunisia matchup By Mark Medina
Vincent Hancock wins gold medal for U.S. in skeet shooting By Mike Bresnahan
At London Olympics, sabre event can prove worth savoring By David Wharton
Who made the best coaching move in college football? Chris Dufresne
Angels place Scott Downs on disabled list; Dan Haren scratched By Mike DiGiovanna
Dodgers acquire Shane Victorino By Dylan Hernandez
Olympic reporter kiss lights up the Internet (video) By Lisa Dillman
Five things to take from Team USA's 110-63 win over Tunisia By Mark Medina
London Olympics: U.S. defeats Germany in men's volleyball By K.C. Johnson
U.S. men's basketball team beats Tunisia, 110-63, in London Olympics By Mike Bresnahan
U.S. gymnasts soar again with women's team gold medal By Diane Pucin
U.S. women's gymnastics team in first place after vault By Diane Pucin
U.S. women win soccer group by beating North Korea, 1-0 By Kevin Baxter
London Olympics: Ye Shiwen wins 200-meter individual medley By Lisa Dillman
Zara Phillips, the queen's granddaughter, earns Olympic silver By Chuck Schilken
WORLD
India village fears being swallowed by the earth By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times
OPINION
Goldberg: What's behind hatred of Obama? Jonah Goldberg
Health, faith and birth control
Immigration and keeping families intact
Playing fast and loose with DNA
Letters: Wrestle for the White House
Letters: Coping with graduate studies
Letters: Films that celebrate violence
London Olympics: Michael Phelps upset by Chad le Clos By Lisa Dillman
Term limits and honesty
Letters: The world's population explosion
Beefing up Web security
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
L.A. County sheriff's deputy charged with perjury, filing false report By Jack Leonard and Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times
Chris Marker dies at 91; avant-garde French filmmaker By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times
Gore Vidal dies at 86; iconoclastic author By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times
Untapped cash amid the cuts? Chris Megerian and Paige St. John
Unreported money
Moreno Valley man found guilty in drug case By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times
Pot backers rally support for allies on L.A. council David Zahniser
SCIENCE
Bird flu strain sickens seals -- could it strike humans, too? By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times
Removing kidney increases risk of erectile dysfunction By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times
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