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What happened on May 22, 2012
SCIENCE
PSA test for prostate cancer should be dropped, task force says By Rosie Mestel, Los Angeles Times
Beginning statins in the hospital after a stroke increases odds of going home By Thomas H. Maugh II
Three-millennium-old jewelry found in northern Israel By Thomas H. Maugh II
NEWS
Phoenix: JW Marriott resort offers $149 rooms, $50 daily credit By Mary Forgione, This post has been corrected. See note below for details.
Will Smith and he who gets slapped By Patt Morrison
King Cobra slide slithers into Six Flags water park this summer By Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
New Santa Monica Mountains visitor center to open in June By Julie Sheer, Los Angeles Times staff writer
Cory Booker's 'nauseating' remark still hounding Democrats By Morgan Little, This post has been updated
NFL to require players to wear knee, thigh pads By Sam Farmer
Australia: Sky-gazing tour to see total solar eclipse in November By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger
Joe Biden says GOP stymied 'progress' in boosting economy By Michael A. Memoli
For the record
Former Guatemalan dictator can't escape the past By Sandra Hernandez
Poll: Obama still faces economic hurdles in reelection battle By Michael A. Memoli
Prostate cancer screening: What would Dirty Harry do? By Paul Whitefield
Obama campaign's Bain attacks are best ignored By Dan Turner
Congress sounding increasingly like teenagers, study says By Lisa Mascaro, This post has been corrected, as indicated below.
ENTERTAINMENT
Selena Gomez scores with '50 Shades of Grey' parody By Matt Donnelly
NYPD bags Takeshi Miyakawa and his 'I Love New York' artwork By Chris Barton
Beverly Hills Hotel marks 100 years as stars' discreet retreat By Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times
Drummer-composer Matt Chamberlain talks improv and Mint residency By Chris Barton
Disney moves forward with ABC Studios project at Golden Oak Ranch By Richard Verrier
Ground Level: Herald-Examiner building is shuttered history By Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times
'Great Gatsby' trailer: Leo DiCaprio tries on some Jay-Z swagger By Matt Donnelly
Miley Cyrus: Sex is 'magical,' makes the world go round By Matt Donnelly
Rapper 2 Chainz arrested: ring mistaken for brass knuckles? By Oliver Gettell
Long Beach Opera film screening melds Grateful Dead, Oliver Sacks By Chris Barton
Review: At REDCAT, Rigo 23's art collaboration with Zapatistas By Sharon Mizota
Brad Pitt, money maker, has bone to pick with American capitalism By Amy Hubbard
NBC prepares marketing blitz for online viewing of Olympics By Joe Flint
Music Center sells time with Gehry and Domingo in online auction By Mike Boehm
The Met reverses policy, will allow Opera News to review productions By Chris Barton
UCLA series' new leader picks big names, restores plays to mix By Mike Boehm
Music Review: Terry Riley: "Olson III," Jacaranda at Santa Monica First Presbyterian Church By Richard S. Ginell
Danny Burstein sings 'Blues' in 'Follies' but feels great By Margaret Gray, Special to the Los Angeles Times
FCC Chairman Genachowski on board with usage pricing for broadband By Joe Flint
Review: Patchy poetry in Long Beach Opera's 'Ainadamar' By Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times Music Critic
Katy Perry: 'Part of Me' shows all, Russell Brand split included By Oliver Gettell
Consumers, not media industry, will drive innovation By Joe Flint
NATIONAL
Trapper who killed Denali wolves scoffs at notion of buffer zone By Kim Murphy
Put gays, lesbians behind electric fence? Pastor's sermon goes viral By Rene Lynch
Motorcycle deaths remain steady as overall vehicle deaths drop By Richard Simon
Ohio, at least, will no longer call all pit bulls 'vicious' By Rene Lynch
30-day sentence fuels debate in Rutgers anti-gay bias case By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times
On a trail of her own Robin Abcarian
The wig wasn't enough: Man gets 13 years for posing as dead mom By Tina Susman
Webcam trial: Dharun Ravi refuses to apologize, spurning tradition By Michael Muskal
Today's anarchists are just brats in black By David Horsey
F-15s intercept US Airways flight after passenger causes problem By Brian Bennett
Supreme Court rejects widow's claim in Social Security case By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau
Paul Ryan coy on whether he'd join the GOP ticket By Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times
Eight hurt after NBA playoff game in Oklahoma; police seek motive By Dalina Castellanos
Reno air races to modify course; 2011 crash killed 11 people By Michael Muskal
No explosives found on diverted US Airways flight By Brian Bennett
Census Bureau says 2010 count was mainly accurate By Michael Muskal
In Joplin, tornado-ravaged house is one family's testament By Matt Pearce
John Edwards waits as jury continues deliberations By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times
BUSINESS
HealthCare Partners to be bought by DaVita in $4.42-billion deal Los Angeles Times
Google Chrome becomes most used Web browser By Salvador Rodriguez
Mark Zuckerberg earns $1.1 billion from selling Facebook shares By Salvador Rodriguez
Motel 6 bought by Hilton owner Blackstone for $1.9 billion By Tiffany Hsu
Comcast service would connect home phone line to smartphones By David Sarno
Silicon Valley executive accused of stealing Legos from Target By Deborah Netburn
American Express launches FarmVille rewards card By Salvador Rodriguez
Pomegranate juice maker used deceptive ads, judge rules By Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times
Video-on-demand website Prescreen hopes to be a film launch pad By Oliver Gettell
Facebook CEO's bride wore dress by L.A. designer at wedding By Shan Li
Benihana restaurant company taken private for $296 million By Tiffany Hsu
General Mills to cut 850 jobs in restructuring move By Tiffany Hsu
Consumer Reports: Car buyers care most about fuel economy By Jerry Hirsch
MapMyFitness wants you to try to be king of the hill By Michelle Maltais
R.I.P. Eugene Polley, inventor of the TV remote control [Video] By David Lazarus
NBCUniversal to boost online coverage of Summer Olympics By Joe Flint and Meg James, Los Angeles Times
Judge rejects much of SEC suit against former IndyMac boss Perry By E. Scott Reckard, This post has been corrected. Please see note below.
NASA hails SpaceX launch as 'a new era' for spaceflight By W.J. Hennigan
Leonardo DiCaprio lists Malibu home for lease By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
Insider-trading trial of former Goldman director gets underway By Andrew Tangel, Los Angeles Times
Facebook continues slide as stocks edge higher in early trading By Andrew Tangel
Home sale contracts declined last month in California By Alejandro Lazo
Regulators looking into Morgan Stanley role in Facebook IPO By Andrew Tangel and Jim Puzzanghera
Apple, Samsung settlement talks expected to yield little By David Sarno
Fed regional bank directors saw improvement in economy Bloomberg News
Gasoline prices fall even while oil costs rebound By Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times
Regulators said they learned of JPMorgan loss from news reports By Jim Puzzanghera
Europe's antitrust chief urges Google to settle allegations By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times
Ferrari recalls 74 sports cars to fix faulty crankshafts By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times
Google closes Motorola Mobility acquisition By Salvador Rodriguez
Facebook shares fall 11% as investors question revenue prospects By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times
Amazon selling Samsung Galaxy S III pre-orders By Salvador Rodriguez
Honda Fit, Hyundai Sonata and Ford F-Series top car rankings By Jerry Hirsch
Amazon rolls out Test Drive feature for select Android phones By Salvador Rodriguez
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says launch 'a giant weight ... off my back' By Tiffany Hsu
Facebook testing redesigned Timeline By Salvador Rodriguez
California Legislative Analyst OKs mortgage settlement cash shift By Marc Lifsher
Best Buy the authority in electronics? 'Not anymore,' says CEO By Tiffany Hsu
SpaceX launches historic mission to space station By W.J. Hennigan
Facebook IPO flop drawing increased scrutiny By Andrew Tangel and Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times
Apple once again the world's most valuable brand By Salvador Rodriguez
Ford credit rating upgrade wins back iconic oval logo pledged away By Jerry Hirsch
Tesla to start deliveries of Model S electric cars next month By Jerry Hirsch
Chinese firm's deal to buy AMC may spur others By Richard Verrier and David Pierson, Los Angeles Times
Facebook settles 'Sponsored Stories' lawsuit By Salvador Rodriguez
Actor Kelsey Grammer relists Beverly Crest home By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
New service turns your car into a talking personal assistant By Deborah Netburn
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
USC slaying suspects portrayed themselves as party boys By Richard Winton, Garrett Therolf and Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times
AP exam flap baffles Chatsworth High students Sandy Banks
Carwash workers file class action against L.A.-area owners By Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Times
Angry vets demand end to backlog of disability claims By Maria L. La Ganga, Los Angeles Times
4 held in beating at Dodger Stadium By Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times
Ex-appraiser arrested in probe of assessor's office By Ruben Vives and Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times
D.A. to seek death penalty in killings of homeless men, two others By Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times
California relies on oil firms to probe worker's death By Michael J. Mishak, Los Angeles Times
Bryan Stow beating suspects face federal weapons charges By Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times
San Diego reporter won a Pulitzer for account of 1923 eclipse By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
OPINION
The PRI peril John M. Ackerman, John M. Ackerman is a professor at the Institute for Legal Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, editor in chief of the Mexican Law Review and a columnist for Proceso magazine and La Jornada newspaper. Reach him at www.johnackerman.blogspot.com
In Honduras, U.S. should tread lightly
Letters: What real poverty looks like
When banks can't quit gambling Lynn Stout, Lynn Stout is a professor of business law at Cornell University. Her most recent book is "The Shareholder Value Myth: How Putting Shareholder Harms Investors, Corporations, and the Public."
Letters: Gay marriage and states' rights
Goldberg: Which kind of capitalism? A debate for Obama and Romney Jonah Goldberg
Letters: Owning a piece of Facebook
Letters: Americans Elect wasn't grass-roots enough
Republicans with backbone
Letters: Lose weight? Not this way
Letters: Sebelius and censorship
L.A., ban the plastic bags
Letters: Google's 'customer service'
SPORTS
Motor racing from Indy to Monaco on Memorial Day weekend By Jim Peltz
Erin Andrews dating Tony Romo's brother-in-law, Chace Crawford By Houston Mitchell
Synchronized swim duo is living in sync By Diane Pucin
Will Donald Driver win 'Dancing With the Stars'? [poll] By Houston Mitchell
Bucs trade Kellen Winslow, sign Dallas Clark. Good moves? [Poll] By Chuck Schilken
'Canelo' Alvarez vs. Paul Williams fight set for Sept. 15 By Lance Pugmire
Will the Magic regret firing Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith? Tribune staff
Who would you rather have, Kevin Durant or Kobe Bryant? By Houston Mitchell
NBA is rough act to follow BILL DWYRE
Up next for Chivas USA: Wednesday at New York By Kevin Baxter
Ivan De Jesus gets Dodgers past Diamondbacks, 8-7 By Bill Shaikin
Orange Lutheran plays 'little ball' to beat Vista Murrieta, 7-2 Eric Sondheimer
Dodgers still finding new heroes, as Ivan De Jesus leads 8-7 win By Steve Dilbeck
Andrew Bynum noncommittal about long-term extension [Web links] By Mark Medina
Andre Ethier won't set a deadline on contract talks with Dodgers By Bill Shaikin
Troy Murphy is noncommittal on free-agency plans By Mark Medina
Lakers' Ramon Sessions disappoints in series against Thunder By Ben Bolch
Oklahoma City vs. San Antonio: Who will win? [poll] By Houston Mitchell
Jordan Hill wants to return to the Lakers By Mark Medina
Up next for Sparks: Tuesday vs. Seattle
Goalkeeper Josh Saunders rejoins Galaxy, but only for practice By Kevin Baxter
USC men reach NCAA tennis final Staff and wire reports
Stan Van Gundy firing: Was it the right move for Orlando? [Poll] By Chuck Schilken
USC men win fourth tennis title in a row Staff and wire reports
Los Angeles Kings never lost magic touch on road to Cup finals Helene Elliott
Stanley Cup finals to open May 30 By Helene Elliott
NFL owners, union at odds over pads By Sam Farmer
Lakers' exit meetings have little direction By Mike Bresnahan
Dodgers of 2012: Is something special going on? By Steve Dilbeck
Ramon Sessions 'definitely' wants to return to Lakers By Mark Medina
Metta World Peace unfazed about whether Lakers will cut him By Mark Medina
Kings defeat Coyotes in overtime, advance to Stanley Cup finals By Chris Foster
Los Angeles Kings succeeding despite failings of power play Helene Elliott
Kings ready for second chance to clinch Stanley Cup finals berth By Helene Elliott
Decisions loom on free agents, team options and player options By Mark Medina
Fired Angels coach Mickey Hatcher says he doesn't hold a grudge By Mike DiGiovanna
USC football: Matt Barkley values Haiti experience By Gary Klein
Devin Ebanks' future with Lakers may hinge on playing time
USC football: Kickoff time set for Week 2 clash with Syracuse By Gary Klein
WORLD
Colombia rebels' hostage recalls friendship with wild pig By Chris Kraul
Obama's Pakistan gamble fails to pay off David S. Cloud and Kathleen Hennessey
U.N. official says deal close on Iran nuclear inspections By Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times
Russia lawmakers advance bill on penalties for protesters By Sergei L. Loiko, Los Angeles Times
Suicide bomber kills up to 112 in Sana, Yemen By Zaid al-Alayaa and Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times
Pakistanis fear becoming isolated By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times
HEALTH
Sleepy surgical residents impaired, study says By Mary MacVean
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