6development and redevelopment
- Disney issues may go to vote - Anaheim and the company have been tussling over proposed Resort District developments and may have dueling measures.
- San Juan thinking twice on highway upgrade - The city has hired a law firm to check Caltrans' plans for widening the Ortega Highway and perhaps to sue to get an impact report.
- Local traffic count method sought - Two on the council want L.A. planners to find more accurate ways to predict the effect of a raft of new building projects on roadways.
- QUICK TAKES - Letterman building at Ball State
- THE WORLD - Amid oil boom, a new Moscow rises - Now a frenzied construction zone, the $10-billion complex will house offices and shops, topped off with the massive Russia Tower.
- In Brief / ENERGY - Australian firm to use U.S. crews
5murders
- Retired LAPD sergeant is shot to death in Walnut
- Doctor charged in death of donor - A transplant surgeon is accused of attempting to hasten a patient's demise in order to make use of his organs.
- THE NATION - Nation in Brief / KENTUCKY - Private admits some guilt in Iraq attack
- THE WORLD - Second South Korean hostage found slain - The Taliban claims responsibility for the man's death.
- Defining the time to kill - At Marines' war-crime hearings, their rules of engagement are elusive.
4united states
- THE WORLD - Brown keeps it formal with Bush - The British prime minister chooses to call the `war on terror' a fight against crime, and says Afghanistan, not Iraq, is the front line.
- THE WORLD - In Brief / WASHINGTON, D.C. - Japan sex slavery apology sought
- THE WORLD - Key laws or no, Iraq's parliament takes a break - Legislators fail to act on measures that the U.S. sees as benchmarks of progress, including the sharing of oil revenue.
- THE WORLD - In Brief / MEXICO - Ecologists decry U.S. border plan
3pleas
- Codefendant pleads guilty, singles out Vick - Taylor says in court papers that the Atlanta Falcons quarterback financed the dogfighting enterprise that brought federal indictment.
- Al Gore III pleads guilty to O.C. drug charges - Case may be dismissed if he completes a drug rehabilitation program for first-time offenders.
- IN BRIEF | Orange County | YORBA LINDA - Man will plead guilty to illicit tech exports
3investigations
- Gov.'s banking choice questioned - Panel found that the new chief of oversight agency had a role in the Quackenbush scandal.
- D.A. looks into Burke's residency - L.A. County prosecutors are checking allegations that the supervisor is living in Brentwood and not in her district as required by law.
- THE NATION - Agents search Sen. Stevens' remodeled Alaska home
3bush, george w
- THE WORLD - Brown keeps it formal with Bush - The British prime minister chooses to call the `war on terror' a fight against crime, and says Afghanistan, not Iraq, is the front line.
- THE NATION - One world, 2 distinct diagnoses - Dueling health reports fuel criticism that the Bush White House is politicizing science.
- THE NATION - Nation in Brief / IOWA - Bush indulges the rich, Obama says
2testimony
- Christensen gets hearing in Pellicano case - The entertainment attorney will have a chance to challenge evidence tying him to the ex-Hollywood private eye's dealings.
- THE NATION - One world, 2 distinct diagnoses - Dueling health reports fuel criticism that the Bush White House is politicizing science.
2iran
2trials
- Christensen gets hearing in Pellicano case - The entertainment attorney will have a chance to challenge evidence tying him to the ex-Hollywood private eye's dealings.
- Al Gore III pleads guilty to O.C. drug charges - Case may be dismissed if he completes a drug rehabilitation program for first-time offenders.
2iraq
labor shortages: With a dearth of pilots, Northwest cancels flights
cage, nicolas: The Cages get into that voodoo spirit
war crimes: THE WORLD - In Brief / WASHINGTON, D.C. - Japan sex slavery apology sought
ball state university: QUICK TAKES - Letterman building at Ball State
stock market: Stocks regain some ground
ingersoll rand co: Equipment maker to be acquired
district attorneys: THE NATION - New Orleans' violent tempest - As the city still struggles to control crime, cases have been bungled, and the district attorney is a lightning rod.
montana: THE NATION - In Montana, three wildfires endanger scores of homes - Residents have been evacuated; the annual Testicle Festival is a go.
gore, albert iii: Al Gore III pleads guilty to O.C. drug charges - Case may be dismissed if he completes a drug rehabilitation program for first-time offenders.
robberies: NBA robberies gain attention - Police look for a link in the recent holdups of Curry and Walker at their homes in the Chicago area.
real estate industry: CB Richard Ellis earnings double on global activity, deal
demolition: THE WORLD - In Brief / EGYPT - Bedouins protest demolition order
political candidates: THE WORLD - Guatemala's shadowy presidential race - Dirty tricks, a vulgar innuendo and the dark influence of drug funds combine to cast a pall over the campaign.
accidental deaths: CHP officer is hurt in multi-vehicle accident on 60 Freeway in Pomona
medical research: Dodgers start fundraiser to fight cancer
prices: Cheaper Prius model is planned
haditha (iraq): Defining the time to kill - At Marines' war-crime hearings, their rules of engagement are elusive.
wages and salaries: THE NATION - House bill to lift limits on pay suits - It would override a high court ruling on a law requiring workers to file discrimination claims within 180 days.
yorba linda (ca): IN BRIEF | Orange County | YORBA LINDA - Man will plead guilty to illicit tech exports
airplanes: Plane makes emergency landing at base
sentencing: IN BRIEF | Orange County | LA HABRA - Man gets life in deaths of brother, sister-in-law
investors: Stock bulls betting on foreign lift
pakistan: THE WORLD - In Brief / PAKISTAN - Backers of slain cleric seize shrine
burke, yvonne brathwaite: D.A. looks into Burke's residency - L.A. County prosecutors are checking allegations that the supervisor is living in Brentwood and not in her district as required by law.
atlanta falcons (football team): Codefendant pleads guilty, singles out Vick - Taylor says in court papers that the Atlanta Falcons quarterback financed the dogfighting enterprise that brought federal indictment.
pets: Dogs that will come if called, part-time
allen, woody: Some Barcelona residents resent Allen's 'love letter'
legislators: THE WORLD - Key laws or no, Iraq's parliament takes a break - Legislators fail to act on measures that the U.S. sees as benchmarks of progress, including the sharing of oil revenue.
san diego: QUICK TAKES - Thousands want to be an 'Idol'
portugal: THE WORLD - Legal abortion comes to Portugal - The heavily Catholic nation is one of the last in the EU to allow the procedure, which many doctors refuse to do.
doctors: Doctor charged in death of donor - A transplant surgeon is accused of attempting to hasten a patient's demise in order to make use of his organs.
los angeles county: Local traffic count method sought - Two on the council want L.A. planners to find more accurate ways to predict the effect of a raft of new building projects on roadways.
foreign populations: ENTERTAINMENT - 'Simpsons' big draw globally - The movie is an international hit as audiences relate to the family, even with some jokes lost in translation.
political corruption: THE NATION - Agents search Sen. Stevens' remodeled Alaska home
shootings: IN BRIEF | Los Angeles County | LOS ANGELES - 4 wounded in shooting police say is gang-related
trees: Giant Ventura fig tree's fame may be its undoing - Arborists are concerned that throngs of visitors may be a factor in the icon's waning health.
wall street journal (newspaper): Murdoch's bid still lacks family's OK
ecology: THE NATION - Nation in Brief / OREGON - Dead zone returns to coastal waters
obama, barack: THE NATION - Nation in Brief / IOWA - Bush indulges the rich, Obama says
tours: Latino teens take a trip to the future - Orange County students' seven-campus tour is part of a college counseling program.
j paul getty museum: Getty, Italy reopen talks on antiquities - Negotiations resume on 46 disputed artifacts as a deadline for a cultural embargo looms.
