- Dennis Linde, 63; songwriter wrote Elvis' last hit, 'Burning Love'
- Kidnap-bank drama ends in gunman's death on I-15
- Miller helps 76ers to a 98-77 victory
- In pursuit of rare pipes
- Military deaths
- Dogs keep Dodgers in the hunt
- Miami remains inconsistent
- What is it about Obama?
- Carolers usher in a day of hope
- Taylor is wary of Florida State
- USC's Young answers call
- After damage, who picks up the pieces?
- Approaching strategy on a case-by-case basis
- In case they need to pack up and go
- The Eternal Christmas Meets the Bottomless Pond
- San Jose State makes big plays in 20-12 win
- Return to game is on his mind
- It's true: We love to surf
- Flying faster than Jules Verne
- Through a lens darkly
- The world just about fits in this little music box
- Peace plans
- On the trail of Taliban's support
- Flock of angels heralds recovery for one church
- One icon may doom another
- For those held dear, some cheer
- Somewhere in here is a compliment
- 4.1 quake, 2 aftershocks occur near Palm Springs
- No party is complete without . . .
- Biz thinks it has your number
- Call it 'MyTaste'
- Trillin writes 'About Alice'; waking up to 'Dreamgirls'
- Women, transcendent
- BESTSELLERS
- Gates briefs Bush on Iraq visit
- Thousands seek flights after storm
- Government building bombed
- EPA OKs fuel-cell car production
- Tomlinson's vision unmatched
- Chiefs are still breathing
- State senator aims to gut historic hall
- Train station shut after apparent mercury spill
- Robert Stafford, 93; ex-senator's name tied to college loan program
- A Christmas wonderland melts away
- Oden, Ohio State are no match for Florida
- Garnett was hoping to get Iverson
- It's all mental to Witt
- History may have a lesson for Trojans
- The wild, wild Web
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Alfredo's Aztlan
- Vienna from a new angle
- The spookiest of the CIA's spooks
- A Napoleon dynamic
- From the house that built art house
- A novel approach to an unfolding 'Scandal'
- Control, alt, delete, quick!
- Agenting for God
- New year's resolutions to boost your financial health
- Wildlife along the Amazon
- Learn how to be a straight shooter
- If I'm good, will you choose me?
- THREE POINTS
- Empty seats lead JetBlue to raise its discount-flier profile
- Behind the badge
- Fuzzy-wuzzy she wasn't
- Average mortgage rates and indexes
- Chairisma
- Flip side of spring break
- Rapist linked to 5 attacks on young men in Texas
- Setting the record straight on the Tuskegee Airmen
- Man sought in officers' shooting
- Girl dies, 2 men injured as car slams into a wall
- Cop a hero to some, a villain to others
- Blues win third in a row under Murray
- Rental car taxes pump up price
- Relax, a lost photo ID doesn't mean you're grounded
- Deal of the week
- California's got a new look in D.C.
- One of the wise men's gifts faces bleak future
- Holiday closures
- A Christmas haven for Scandinavians
- Now You Know
- TODAY
- Floyd has something in reserve
- Kwan expands outlook as part of her healing process
- She's still got all the moves
- If we can't beat him, let's join Sadr
- Boldly going nowhere
- The Man Behind the Lofts
- 'The Wire' keeps storytelling alive
- Moved back in just months
- Talking points
- Comment is found way out of bounds
- Whetting his appetite for Paris
- Enemies deserve no protections
- If only he hadn't answered the bell
- The cabins have windows? Where?
- Vouchers are good -- in theory
- Torture logic
- They're wired in to end-of-year lists
- Quotebook
- Pining for the days of yore in Travel
- 'Gone Wild' videos part of spring-break culture
- Nuclear apartheid on subcontinent
- Method behind their lack of action
- Rhythms of Diplomacy
- China's trade imbalance: a threat to U.S. security?
- Better ways to spend the money
- A traveler's sincere regrets
- Thanks to Raw Milk, They're Happy and Healthy
- Seasonal sarcasm
- Clippers deep-six their skid
- Healthcare suffers at L.A. jails
- Christmas, now and then
- 10 myths -- and 10 truths -- about atheism
- A lull in the war on Christmas
- Wolfowitz owes us an explanation
- The Snowmen of El Manor
- Opinion: Christmas and Koran-bashing
- Shuttle catches a break in the clouds
- We can't quit on school reform
- Toyota may surpass GM in 2007
- N.Y. comptroller admits to fraud, steps down
- Romney to launch bid soon, aide says
- Even without Wiggins, Stanford prevails, 68-59
- Bruins insist on improvement
- Downloads
- New ownership turns Disney Stores around
- Exxon Valdez judgment halved
- Abusive factory in China makes Bratz, group says
- Also
- An 'instant' dad finds that fatherhood truly is a blessing
- It's Fania salsa remastered, with a true kick
- The self-creation that was Mae West
- Board election requirements tightened
- Dozier thanks military for rescue
- NIH researcher is ordered to forfeit Pfizer payments
- How many dead in replay of 1918 flu?
- Caveat investor
- This dinosaur was jumbo times seven
- Human drug helps gorilla give birth
- Sago Mine theory gets more support
- 49ers' Bryant draws 4-game suspension
- Rants, raves, Futurist poems
- Three die in Army Black Hawk crash
- Cornelius Van Dam, 89; dairy owner endured as L.A. grew
- A sad song, but it's a holiday hit
- On a wing and a prayer
- We can't quit on school reform
- O'Donnell is sidelined by foot injury
- More work, less talk
- Concerns over economy weigh on Wall Street
- Kansas judge dismisses abortion charges
- Area's homeless can't find shelter
- Clear Channel station to stay as is
- Rescue's rewards
- Iraq violence kills 4 U.S. troops; Gates' visit ends
- Panel to oversee police project
- Calhoun hired to replace DeBerry at Air Force
- Taste-suited gifts: Presents of mind
- Macy's pulls coats with wild-dog fur
- Ex-WaMu worker awarded damages
- Mutations offer clues to autism
- Data show strong buying
- A time to relearn an ancient form of prayer?
- Long Beach State makes matters even worse for Loyola
- Kids run hot/cold on global warming
- Wolverines get through bumpy ride to the West
- Cal draws line to win, 62-53
- In chick flicks, an upside for men
- Nuggets lose in Iverson's debut
- Killings of youths tied to child protection system soar in 2006
- Ratings, conflict up with O'Donnell
- EPA backs production of hydrogen-powered cars
- Review of e-voting firm is halted
- OT pushes guards' pay past $100,000
- Court allows delay on Katrina housing
- Clippers feel like money-burners
- Police make arrest in hate crime slaying of 14-year-old girl
- Congress less than keen on Iraq 'surge'
- Court finds EPA's smog rules lacking
- 2 men jailed in shooting that wounded girl, 9
- Discovery catches a break
- Malibu roiled by plan for overnight camping, more trails
- Van Blarcom academically ineligible and out of school
- Draft-day dealings looking like a steal
- Another jump in ick meter
- Panel votes to censure U.S. judge
- Chicago wins behind Bondra
- Wizards stop Suns behind Arenas' 54
- Jobless rate in L.A. County slips to 4.2%
- Stuck in Denver airport, they can't sleep in heavenly peace
- Mexico's soft-drink tax proposal fizzles
- Witness backs up ousted publisher
- In India, a boom that's bursting at the seams
- Delivering dual benefits
- San Diego streak rolls on with an 81-63 win
- Rape charges dropped in Duke case
- Turnovers haunt USC in loss to Kansas State
- Inquiry into Inglewood claim sought
- Mary Forni, 91; spotted 2 spies left by Nazi U-boat
- Combs' faux pas with faux faux fur
- Models with 'generous' look wanted
- Embracing the role of Zuzu and the lessons of the film
- Backpack's bungee cords take a load off of joints
- Few harsh words in Beslan inquiry
- Parents guilty of abuse in bed-cage case
- O.C. November food safety violations
- Landis putting lab to the test
- Chemical reliably spots Alzheimer's
- He's a bit out of place as All-Star
- Bench gives Lakers their second wind
- New election to reflect old 'democracy'
- No Fidel Castro as Cuba assembly meets
- The suits stop here
- Spraying feud with Ecuador escalates
- Winds cut power to 19,000 customers
- Fire tears through film-cutting plant
- Villaraigosa appeals ruling on schools
- DirecTV deal aids 2 media moguls
- GENERALS SAY MORE TROOPS NEEDED IN IRAQ
- Troy earns first bowl victory
- Surfacing
- Goodyear, strikers reach tentative contract accord
- Two Long Beach officers shot
- Tainted eggs raise alarm over farm runoff
- 4 relatives killed in plane crash are identified
- Marlins' Willis is charged with drunk driving
- Rivera breaks left leg in winter league game
- No-longer-little orphaned Annies
- U.S. cancels joint military exercise
- Chink in mayor's armor
- Bratton pursues book deal on fighting crime
- Bowl bid is good; next season could be better
- 11 taken to hospitals after Blue Line train hits firetruck
- Kaman saves Christmas for children
- N. Korea nuclear talks end with no resolution
- 2nd teenager is arrested in killing of police officer
- Foreign TV stars take to British 'panto'
- Laura Bush's alma mater likely to house presidential library
- Taking malaria out of mosquito's bite
- Tan Dun mixes an East-West 'Emperor'
- Save Christmas: Send money
- Trainers skeptical on training
- Siberian tiger mauls keeper at San Francisco Zoo
- Large sum gets St. Nicked
- MEAT, MILK FROM CLONING CALLED SAFE
- MTA will offer free rides on eves of two holidays
- A new goal would help the Kings
- Rating Democrat candidates
- There's a saying: 'That's hockey'
- He isn't Journalist Bill for nothing
- Know this too
- Writing with a broad brush
- Who could he be talking about?
- Court challenge to plan for schools
- Malaria programs need support
- All politics is local
- That package deal has some gaps
- Why 'Nine' went down for the count
- Left cold by hockey coverage
- That's a penalty?
- More than two sides to fight
- Gets the picture
- Rocky is rocky
- Giving Dodgers some incentive
- Quotebook
- As the solstice turns
- Racism -- fact or faith?
- A Sousa band of Indians
- Opinion: Howard Stern's End: What is the state of Pirate Cat Radio in L.A.?
- A Congo lesson for Bush
- 30-year mortgage rates up slightly to 6.13%
- North Korea talks are at a standstill
- Charges filed in 5 British slayings
- Court overturns cleric's conviction
- Probe of deputies' fund is dropped
- To be fair, it's a pretty big state
- Edward T.Y. Wu, 86; was ambassador of Taiwan to the Vatican
- Favre, Packers rally to 9-7 win
- Godard's portrait of 'modern' life still fresh
- Marine commander is seen as tough but fair
- Next UCLA chancellor OKd
- Michigan to arrive early again
- Bonaduce to join Carolla on radio
- Gov. calls for prison growth
- JUDGE TOSSES OUT MAYOR'S TAKEOVER OF L.A. SCHOOLS
- Major storms snarl holiday air travel
- Goose is cooked for bull on the lam
- Herman Klurfeld, 90; longtime ghostwriter for Walter Winchell
- Gonzaga falls to Duke
- 'Scream' sustained damage
- He's on his own
- A lateral move that started a down year
- Adelphia plan to emerge from bankruptcy delayed
- Congo lesson
- 14 O.C. deputies trained to review migrants
- Fewer LAPD complaints were upheld
- Pruitt takes point role