- Microsoft, Nortel Form Phone Software Venture
- Home Sales Fall Again; Prices Rise
- Senate OKs Stem Cell Bill; Veto Expected
- Bud Furillo, 80; Covered Southland Sports
- Caught in the crossfire
- Grieving Family Awaits Inquiry Into Its 2nd Jailhouse Death
- Official Says Man Blamed for Mutilation of Soldiers Is Dead
- Classical Station Owner Sticks to Playing Solo
- Iraq Oil Industry May Accept Foreign Investors
- 3 Nursing Homes Fined After Deaths
- Kurt Kreuger, 89; Actor Chafed at Being Typecast as a Nazi in 1940s War Movies
- Sparks Win One for Road
- CEO Plans to Stay if GM Joins Alliance
- Cruise Ship Off Florida Tips to Side, Injuring 93
- Drugs Cited in Case Are Potent Painkillers
- In Iraq, Civil War All but Declared
- Officials Call for Foster Care Case Inquiry
- O.C. Moves Toward Recall Probe
- Prop. 89: So Good It's Scary -- to Sacramento
- Sara Aiko Uno Takitani, 92; Helped Create Candy Firm
- NOW YOU KNOW
- Civic, Business Groups Oppose School Takeover
- ROUNDUP
- It Was (More Than) 20 Years Ago Today ...
- Medtronic to Settle Kickback Claims
- Israel and Hezbollah Keep Up Attacks
- Today's highlights at the O.C. Fair
- Another Laker Has Surgery
- RADIO RARITY: AM'S KFI TIES FOR TOP SPOT
- After 10 years, MSNBC still looking for its niche
- 2005 Domaine Tempier Bandol rose
- Israel's Attack Is 3-Pronged
- LOS ANGELES TIMES LIST FOR JULY 19, 2006
- Grounds for celebrationEspresso from Intelligentsia Coffee is...
- Caught in the crossfire
- It's time to let the Israelis take off the gloves
- Robert Brooks, 69; Head of Hooters Restaurants
- Rev. Elmer Heindl, 96; WWII Army Chaplain Received Medals for Heroism
- Arena Finds a New Job, Sees Long Road for U.S.
- Oklahoma Group Buys SuperSonics
- Reed Loses GOP Bid in Georgia
- Chief Bratton Refuses to Apologize
- Beltran and Mets Slam the Reds, 8-3
- Back-to-School Spending Is Expected to Increase 19%
- Diverse Services Give Wells Fargo a Boost
- After Blaze, Danger of Flooding
- Wider Stem Cell Research Sought
- They Fix It by Being Themselves
- Billingsley Helps Soften Loss of Kent
- That's One Nifty 'What I Did This Summer'
- Balancing art, politics
- Also
- Wachovia Plans Western Base
- Inflation's Sources Hard to Domesticate
- A haven for the sushi purist
- Flag Battle Not So Proudly Hailed
- Outage Disrupts L.A. Air Traffic
- An extra 'Adele' day, if you'll pay
- They've got to get that scoop!
- Fox to launch morning news
- Target's Lower July Forecast Raises Fears
- Shutterfly IPO May Help It Compete
- DVD Deal Lets Films Go From Web to TV
- Pay-as-You-Go Evacuation Roils Capitol Hill
- Tsunami Toll in Indonesia Hits 531
- Program Would Place Cameras in Police Cars
- Bratton OKs Task Force for Reforms
- Software, Cost Cuts Improve IBM Net
- Tens of Thousands Pour Into Syria From Lebanon
- 3 Arrested in Katrina Hospital Deaths
- Easing of Term Limits Proposed
- James Nicholas, 85; Pioneer in Treating Sports Injuries
- Kidnappings in Iraq Turn Hope Into Despair
- Tigers No Match for White Sox, 7-1
- A Lightning Rod for Venezuela's Political Strife
- L.A. Boy Who Needs Medicine to Leave Beirut
- Assembly Speaker Seeks Audit of Cal State Compensation
- After a Six-Month Layoff, Serena Williams Wins Easily
- J.J. Abrams to refocus on small screen
- Fleeting Albuquerque heavens in Antarctica
- Yahoo Results Disappoint; Shares Drop
- BP, GE to Develop Hydrogen Plants
- Espinoza Tries to Carry Over Hollywood Success to Del Mar
- PBS gets 33 Emmy nods for news
- For Depp, even a pirate has feelings
- Oysters gone wild? Send 'em back
- Real-Life Lessons in Student Contests
- Fire May Have Killed Guard Soldier's Family
- Little Shelter From Record Heat
- Sister Sues Beauchamp Heirs Over Proceeds of Dental Company's Sale
- Sheriff's Tax Proposal Shot Down
- Kennedy Is Good Soldier in Platoon
- Whoopi becomes neighborly with 'Chris'
- Brokerage Firms Post Solid Gains in Earnings
- On the Border, in a Fix
- Ted Stone, 72; Preached During U.S. Walking Tours
- FINALLY
- Pre-buzz buzz
- Don't. Say. Another. Word.
- He's Off to Work Some Magic for U.S. Troops
- Man Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Child Abuse
- Stocks Post Modest Advance in Session
- Season's 2nd Named Storm Expected to Stay by N.C. Coast
- Syrah, at home on the coast
- In Santa Barbara, a Rally to Save the News-Press, and a Free Press
- Why they fight
- Agency Describes Details of Water Rate Hike
- Del Mar Can Leave Quite an Impression
- All-star game sparks ratings rally for Fox
- Trial ordered in 'Springer' case
- Toyota Recalls 420,000 Vehicles Over Engines
- Novartis to Build Vaccine Plant
- Restaurant Firm Probes Option Grants
- The bloom is still on
- With neighbors like this ...
- DNA Clears Fresno Man in Serial Killings
- Kline Has 79 to Reach Junior Match Play
- Boeing CEO Unconcerned Over Airbus' A350 Revamp
- Disney Fires Film Production President
- Flower Street Parcel Is Sold
- Landis Climbs to the Front
- A revisionist history at war with the facts
- A long time coming
- Branding Is Key Part of Firm's Marketing
- Spice tales to fill Arabian nights
- We need police, not cops
- Looking Back at Lebanon With Anger -- at the U.S.
- Angry city worker kills 4 supervisors
- Enquirer says sorry to Spears
- Edward "Ted" H. Bilkey, an American shipping...
- Televisa May Make New Bid for Univision
- House Rejects Amendment to Ban Same-Sex Marriage
- ABC chief blasts lack of Emmy nods for popular shows
- Just tell CarMD where it hurts
- Izturis Might Move From Third Base
- Caught in the crossfire
- New Line Must Show Files in 'Rings' Suit
- Dazed Refugees Flood Beirut
- ROUNDUP
- Martini purists a little stirred
- Rejecting the soccer pitch
- Bush's language has them talking
- A pay-as-you-go rescue in Lebanon?
- Proud of Waxman
- Conflicting blueprints for the LAPD
- The time is right: OK, now scoot!
- Cultural Movement
- Fresh thyme Bellini
- A Public Format
- Resources
- Opinion: Middle East, Terrorists, The School Board and the G8: Tuesdsay's Opinion
- India film fest draws attention
- No Charges in Train Killing for British Police
- The Game of Catering to Rich
- Impeachment Inquiry of Judge Sought
- Ventura County Foundation Gets $11-Million Gift
- Trim all that shtick and a thinning plot remains
- Milberg Enters Not Guilty Plea
- Rates on 3-, 6-Month T-Bills Mixed in Auction
- Japan Ends Iraq Mission
- Accord Hikes Foster Care Budget
- Angels Pound Indians
- U.S. Rescue Bogs Down in Lebanon
- Big Night for Drew Brothers
- This Time Around, Landis Goes Alone for the Ride
- Microsoft Changing How It Breaks Out Its Results
- Save That Sick Day for After the Beach
- Southland Lebanese Americans Feel the Strain
- Carrie Nye, 69; Versatile Actress, Wife of Dick Cavett
- Rains Bring Little Relief From Heat
- U.S. Signs Pact to Help Revamp Iraqi Economy
- At Least 25 Are Killed in Rebel Raid on Camp
- Bush May Speak at NAACP Convention, Ending Boycott
- More Restrictions on Board for Van Nuys?
- Scientist in Sexual Abuse Case Hears Recordings in Courtroom
- Dodgers Stuck in a Time Lapse
- Virgin Signs Up 150 for Its Space Flights
- Citigroup Profit Up 4% in Quarter
- More board games
- Man Robbed of $5,000 in Casino Winnings
- It's Bollywood, no doubt about it
- Crackdown Demanded on Kurd Fighters in Iraq
- Santa Monica-Malibu Schools Chief Picked
- SPARKS TONIGHT
- World Cup Gives Televisa a Kick
- Venture Funds' Busy Quarter
- Redondo Seeks to Revitalize a Gritty Street
- Jack Curran, 73; Trainer for 15 Teams in Four Sports
- Jury Duty Is Now Just a Click Away
- Pirates Release Sailors Abducted in Somali Port
- Couple Handle Fear as Geopolitics Hit Close by
- Jones Shares Record as Braves Boom, 15-3
- Hall Keeps His Cool While Among Sharks
- Fatherhood has changed Pitt
- School Takes Partner in Deal
- Angelides Backs GOP Initiative to Boost Sex Crime Penalties
- There's More to 16 Than Making a Cut
- He's working out the Kinks
- Court Rejects Transfer of Duties to Lumber Firms
- Award Won by Rambus in Hynix Case Is Slashed
- As Senate Begins Stem Cell Debate, Emotions Run High
- Christian School Worker Charged With Sex Crime
- Explosive in Mumbai Blasts Is Identified
- Red Sox Win Game but Get Bad News
- Winfrey and King deny being gay
- Baby Boomers a Fraud Target
- NBC Universal Names Film Vice Chairman
- A Simple Plot: Violence, Sex and Royalty Checks
- Gammons Out of the Hospital
- U.S. Defeats Japan, 5-2, to Win Softball World Cup
- Stories told in dribs and drabs, magical and mystifying
- 87 Iraqis Killed in Two Attacks; Sunnis Blamed
- An unsatisfying summit
- 'Cars,' 'Superman' Give Mattel's Earnings a Lift
- Crisis May Put Syria Back in Political Mix
- Reed Hopes Voters Keep Faith, Forget Abramoff
- Voting for science
- Doctor Sentenced in Panthers' Illegal Steroids Case
- Faxon Makes Long Trip for Longshot
- FBI Says It Didn't Set Out to Arrest Al Qaeda Suspect Padilla
- Coalition Soldier Dies in Clash With the Taliban
- The G-8 Wraps With Developing Nations
- Man Who Set Son Afire Is in Court Again
- Retired Navy Officer Sentenced in Parts Case
- ROUNDUP
- A young man's game
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- Man Linked to Drug Tunnel Pleads Guilty
- Triumph and Tragedy
- Deep Purple vows to perform
- Lilly Drug Shown to Raise Blood-Clot Risk
- Cease-Fire Efforts Stepped Up
- Kline Shoots 72, Is Tied for 11th
- A Mixed Session for Stocks
- A blogger's blast at Lieberman
- Gov.'s Aide Serves Firm With Stake in State Bill
- L.A. Council President Joins in Rebuff of Bratton
- IRS Warns Churches to Stay Neutral on Politics
- High Humidity, Rain Help Damp Fires' Spread
- ROUNDUP
- Finally, a show with standards
- Industrial Output in June Tops Forecasts
- Man Slain, 4 Hurt in Drive-By
- Antelope Valley Is Upscale Bound
- A Rare Unscripted Moment
- A Safe Journey Home for Space Shuttle, NASA
- Molina's Numbers Need Asterisk
- Green is red-hot at new CW network
- Williams and Gibson in Israel
- Levi Executive Is Named CEO
- Airbus Unveils Design for Revamping Jet
- Big Dig Tests Reveal More Weak Bolts
- Today's highlights at the O.C. Fair
- The CW's Ostroff adds 'content wraps' to its menu
- White Man Gets 15 Years for Hate-Crime Beating
- A screenwriter's death threat
- Britain Bans 2 Islamist Groups
- Stalking terror, one porcupine at a time
- Ernst & Young Names Pacific Southwest Head
- Northwest, Attendants Reach Deal
- Lawsuit Aims to Stop State's Voter ID Law
- Moving to Israel, in Spite of Warfare
- By the numbers
- Briefly
- China's Economic Expansion Accelerates
- Dorothy Blackmun, 95; Widow of Late Supreme Court Justice
- There's nothing dead about one 'Lucky Stiff'
- CEO of BetOnSports Is Indicted in Probe
- '06 Fuel Economy Unchanged From Decade Ago, EPA Says
- In Delaware, a No-Bull Endeavor for Charity
- Shaken awake by war
- Afraid to Give Up Ghosts
- Deadly Tsunami Strikes Indonesia
- $20? Well, that's a joke
- Stanley L. Spero, 86; KMPC Exec Helped Put Together the Angels
- Whale Rescue Teams Untangle Humpbacks
- Robert E. Guilford, 73; Aviation Lawyer Was an Accomplished Pilot
- Where nothing is as it seems
- Gasoline Prices Up on Mideast Worries
- Claremont's Drucker School Names a Multifaceted Dean
- Novartis Profit Up Despite Deal Costs
- MySpace Making Room for Advertisers
- Wal-Mart Puts Its Faith in Ex-Nun to Convert Critics
- Latest Retail Niche: Clinics
- American to Upgrade Business Class
- Nymex Proposes a $250-Million IPO
- Intel to Debut Chip for High-End PCs
- A history lesson
- Politics and the police
- On the hot seat
- The GOP's stem cell divisions
- The Middle East: attacks and response
- Will Audiences Take the Dive for 'Lady'?
- Shared perspective
- Slow Burn
- Opinion: Weekend Opinion Roundup
- Hooray for Media Consolidation
- FEMA May Change Its Post-Hurricane Payouts
- In a Troubled Area, Violence Competes Daily With Progress
- Boys Shot; Suspect Sought