- Sparks' Candace Parker to appear in SportsCenter promo on ESPN
- Demand surges for VA, FHA loans
- Getty Center to reopen to the public Friday
- Happy birthday, Oliver Sacks
- NBA Summer League In Vegas: Are You Fan Enough To Go?
- Dodgers, Angels fans need to vote -- only 15 minutes left
- Slurp on at 7-Eleven on Saturday
- SEC may put California IOUs under fraud-protection rules
- Store events: Spend July 18 with Phillip Lim
- Jenny Lewis plays the Plaza
- I'm back: What showbiz craziness did I miss?
- A new direction for embassy architecture?
- The Scout: Balustrade & Bitters, L.A.'s new shelter e-zine
- Teens, did you lose weight? Sign up for a study
- Buffett: First stimulus program was 'half tablet of Viagra'
- Q&A: Silicon Valley Ubermensch Andreas Bechtolsheim explains what the big deal is with cloud computing
- Your morning adorable: Happy birthday to Tai Shan, the National Zoo's giant panda
- IRAN: First images emerge from July 9 protests
- The key to happiness is living in the micro-moment
- Allen & Co. conference: consumers, not media, hold the power now
- L.A. County property tax rolls decline for first time in 13 years
- Store openings: The Golden State
- Free iTunes downloads
- The architectural barrel cactus is back
- Oakland A's to retire Rickey Henderson's No. 24
- Urban agriculture sending subscribers home with veggies
- NoHo Art District's gateway by Peter Shire makes its debut
- Photo of the Day: 2009 Duck Tape prom outfit winners
- Wine 'liquidation': The deals pour freely online
- Sure, mice on rapamycin may get some extra time…*
- Monster Mash: Getty Center remains closed; New Art Center leader; Daniel Craig does Broadway
- Caloric restriction: The key to a long life?
- 'La Mission' opens L.A.'s gay and lesbian OutFest film festival
- Dole strikes back against "Bananas!" documentary
- Ted Green: Was Manny's ejection a result of his suspension?
- Comic Book Store Clerks of America, No. 14: Houston
- Wine Detectives are on the case in Pasadena
- Football: Anyone have a helicopter available on Saturday?
- Broadcom halts efforts to buy Emulex
- Lionsgate nominates Rachesky, who vows to support managment, to board
- Opinion: Speaker Pelosi throws cold water on resolution to honor Michael Jackson
- Urban Outfitters' Union Jack tapestry: Too cool for back-to-school
- Opinion: Sonia Sotomayor cramming in practice sessions near the West Wing
- Opinion: In today's pages: Race to the finish
- 2009 Women's Golden Gloves National Championships
- Chris Anderson's almost-'Free,' Kindle price drop and more book news
- Opinion: Wonder where all those stimulus $$$ are going? Maybe Joe Biden knows
- 'Top Chef Masters': Oh oh it's magic, you know
- The Morning Fix: Social Networks not social advertising; Comcast and Olympics; Summer Box Office slowdown; Allen & Co. roundup.
- Some TV stations refuse to air marijuana-tax advertisement
- Hollywood marketplace snapshot: The view isn't always pretty
- Opinion: Creating jobs, once <em>the</em> goal, dropped as criteria for $3.4-billion Energy Department project
- Most home buyers expect to put 10% or less down, Zillow finds
- Carly Fiorina seems to be prepping for a bout with Barbara Boxer
- Art Center College of Design's new president looks to the future*
- IRAN: Middle East split over protests
- IRAN: A defector from the hardline camp tells his story
- Opinion: White House misspills President Obama's name on diplomatic dokument
- Chief Bratton lists his Los Feliz home at $1,875,000
- Who's the next GOP star?
- Marriage act faces lawsuit
- In warehouse battle, a union goal is the focus
- L.A. commercial real estate owners struggling, report says
- Baucus and Grassley team up on bipartisan healthcare compromises
- Letters
- Victorino gets to play hero in ninth
- Stop blaming Prop. 13
- Wakefield tops A's for 11th victory
- SEC division chief to resign
- Power of Google poses an 'evil' risk
- China ramps up efforts to stop deadly ethnic violence
- Roads in Los Angeles, Orange counties most congested in the United States
- Rafael Furcal says he feels like his old self again
- UFC's president White has a passion and shares the pain
- U.S. defeats Honduras, 2-0, in Gold Cup
- Missing art is a honey of a mystery
- Sepulveda Pass fire forces evacuations at Getty Center
- Olympic network planned
- U.S. ordering contractors to use E-Verify
- County still seeking health chief
- BUSINESS BRIEFING / CRUDE OIL
- WORLD BRIEFING / AFGHANISTAN
- LAPD's public map omits nearly 40% of '09 crimes
- Senators criticize agency for security failures in federal facilities
- Genome project leader is selected to head NIH
- After ripping David Beckham, Landon Donovan tries to explain
- Breaking into the Gold Cup boys' club
- Will Ron Artest's act work with Lakers and Kobe Bryant?
- Learning to quit smoking
- Orioles rally from 3-0 deficit with five in the ninth
- Minorities' retirement savings lag
- Torii Hunter, Vladimir Guerrero undergo MRI exams
- 'Ferris Bueller's' best friend grows up to be the world's greatest dad
- A counselor in training with optimism to spare
- 'Sabrina'
- Keeping the arts in the picture
- Behind summer's cooling trend
- BUSINESS BRIEFING / AUTOS
- BUSINESS BRIEFING / BANKING
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LOS ANGELES
- Sensible spending's downside
- Bob Mitchell dies at 96; silent-movie organist was house musician for Dodgers
- Defectors' ailment: Homesickness
- The deal of the art
- Off the hook, on Katrina case
- Sparks begin a six-game trip against the Liberty. L.A. is 0-5 on the road.
- Full frontal funny
- Gloves off on cost of Jackson rite
- Some inmates are set free early
- McDyess is headed to the Spurs
- This must be why it's good to be King
- Google sees a window of opportunity for Chrome
- Web games, ripped from the headlines
- Astros shut out Pirates
- USGA might throw players a changeup
- Police say McNair's death was a murder-suicide
- Healthcare reform gets boost from hospital groups
- NASCAR asks appeals court to ban Jeremy Mayfield from racing
- We haven't overcome yet
- National Briefing
- Google Chrome OS could give a big boost to netbooks
- Tennessee law a gauge for gun rights support
- Protest leader, relative shot to death in Mexico
- Jesse James Hollywood found guilty of murder
- Pharmacists can't refuse Plan B pill, appeals court says
- SouthBay Pavilion joins Sands' growing portfolio
- Husband alleges payment by Ensign
- Mum during Twitter talk
- Stocks modestly higher ahead of Alcoa report
- 27 seized in second phase of gang sweep
- Climate Impasse Leaves Nations Mired
- L.A. blows chance for bid to hold final game
- Phelps wins twice, not happily
- Ducks land veteran center Saku Koivu
- Dodgers get caught in the wild and lose
- Jones powers Rangers to top
- Dole Food Co. sues 'Bananas!' filmmakers
- Outfest lands at the Orpheum
- And now for the capper . . .
- Amazon lowers Kindle e-book reader price
- Bone drug study gives Amgen a big boost
- Chinese leader's withdrawal knocks G-8 meeting down a notch
- Attack is decried as a hate crime
- Robert Rodriguez plans 'Predators'
- Iranian exile speaks out against militia he once supported
- Silent protests in Iran expected to draw thousands
- What is it about Palin?
- Circus brings the 'Zing'
- 'Ivan the Terrible'
- Singer's last big product push
- Jackson memorial seen as a landmark
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / WASHINGTON, D.C.
- BUSINESS BRIEFING / ACQUISITIONS
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LOS ANGELES
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / CONNECTICUT
- BUSINESS BRIEFING / EARNINGS
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / CYPRESS
- COMPANY TOWN
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / NEW YORK
- MUSIC REVIEW
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / WASHINGTON, D.C.
- NATIONAL BRIEFING / AND FINALLY . . .
- BUSINESS BRIEFING / ENERGY
- WORLD BRIEFING / PAKISTAN
- LETTERS
- For Jani, some progress and some major setbacks
- WORLD BRIEFING / SOUTH AFRICA
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SANTA MONICA
- WORLD BRIEFING / TANZANIA
- QUICK TAKES - July 9, 2009
- FOR THE RECORD - July 9, 2009
- OBITUARIES - July 9, 2009
- QUICK TAKES - July 9, 2009
- QUICK TAKES - July 9, 2009
- QUICK TAKES - July 9, 2009
- QUICK TAKES - July 9, 2009
- QUICK TAKES - July 9, 2009
- Cyber attack is met with speculation and shrugs
- Plan to buy toxic debt is scaled back
- FOR THE RECORD - July 9, 2009
- THE NATION - News from July 9, 2009
- CALIFORNIA BRIEFING
- LAPD's public map omits nearly 40% of '09 crimes
- Memorial service set for Marl Young, pianist and arranger
- PASSINGS
- 'So You Think You Can Dance': Double the dancing
- Judge rules Warner Bros. paid 'fair-market value' for 'Superman' rights
- Pimco leaves Wall St. asking why it nixed toxic-asset plan
- Breaking news becomes video games for Nickelodeon's AddictingGames
- Five-legged puppy narrowly escapes freak show thanks to good Samaritan
- The webcasting deal: What took so long?
- Bob Mitchell dies at 96; silent-movie organist was house musician for Dodgers
- 'Glee': A sneak peak at two more episodes
- Post-Madoff, SEC inspection chief for fund managers quits
- LACMA goes local to acquire 18th century Italian textile
- Opinion: The husband of John Ensign's former mistress talks
- 3-D starting to look flat at the box office
- Carpet python in closeup
- Sands to buy Carson mall
- Opinion: Re-examining Ritalin
- Michael Jackson memorial drew 31.1 million on TV, millions more online
- Adopt-a-Pet: Mayo the border collie mix
- More commercial real estate troubles
- L.A. Zoo's nursery is hopping (and crawling, and flapping) with baby animals
- Hot Property: David Ladd and Dey Young list BHPO home at $5,995,000
- 'Harry Potter' countdown: Natalia Tena weighs in on Tonks' mullet
- Opinion: No second thoughts: Michael Jackson 'a child molester' -- Rep. Peter King
- Sun Valley update: Buffet on YouTube; Malone on Twitter; LeBron on ice
- Anthrax drug could thwart terrorists
- Muscle rubs may not be best for pain
- Amazon lowers price for Kindle e-reader
- WebClawer: Afghanistan's only pig is released from quarantine; mysterious parakeet is rescued by scuba diver
- Opinion: Sarah Palin's resignation makes sense to two journalists working on the upcoming book 'Sarah from Alaska'
- Music review: Prokofiev opens Hollywood Bowl
- Hyatt Bass reads at Book Soup tonight
- Four food events you should know about
- 10 ways to use barrel cactus in water-wise gardens
- Elie Saab Fall/Winter 2009-2010 Couture Collection
- Art review: 'Superficiality and Superexcrescence' at Ben Maltz Gallery
- 'Louis and Keely' releases cast album, contemplates future plans
- 'Dollhouse' second-season premiere moved
- Surprise: Los Angeles does not rank as safest in driving report
- Atik: Eccentric mix of vintage objects in Studio City
- Palin: A Nixon-esque retirement, or is she really done?
- Kelly Lamb's new Geo-planters: a showcase for succulents
- L.A. Bloom -- a temporary clothing boutique at the Taylor De Cordoba art gallery
- Boys' basketball: Wheelwright commits to USC
- New USC basketball coach gets his first big commitment
- Art Center names new president
- Boys' basketball: Top guard returns to St. John Bosco
- The obesity epidemic: Pounds and dollars rise together
- 2007 Nicole Chanrion Domaine de la Voûte des Crozes
- U.S. House acknowledges slave labor's role in Capitol statue
- Opinion: Rippling through the blogosphere
- More -- yes, more! -- on those healthy-choice labels at the grocery store
- Bleacher Report: The best reason to root for Manny Ramirez
- Opinion: In today's pages: The pros and cons of celebrity, the second stimulus package and fiscal meltdown
- Lacroix and Chanel bring out the haute couture
- U.S. picks managers to buy toxic assets; Pimco opts out
- Update from NFL commissioner's trip to Mt. Rainier pending
- R.I.P., Oscar Mayer
- Long-lost Graham Greene work to be serialized in the Strand
- Obama moves to make food safer
- Updated: Getty Center closed, evacuated as firefighters battle blaze
- 'Obama,' a rescued loggerhead turtle, released on Independence Day
- Sampler Platter: The food blogging ethics edition
- Michael Jackson memorial watched by 30.9 million on American TV
- Drive-By Design: Pucci-inspired Salon Goo
- Ex-baseball great Lenny Dykstra files for bankruptcy
- Store events: Moods of Norway, Chip & Pepper and more
- Prostate cancer treatment could be a marker for health reform
- Animal Collective at the Firestone
- Zoo custody dispute over Knut the polar bear ends; he'll remain in Berlin
- 'The Chicas Project' wants your thoughts on immigration (and tacos?)
- Culinary SOS: Molasses cookie with a ginger snap
- The secret menus of parties of one
- Opinion: Ungated communities
- Sparks' Lisa Leslie laments 'bad strategy' in 'Superstars' shooting contest
- Boys' basketball: Mater Dei gets Dominguez transfer
- Auto News Roundup 7-08-09: Auto loan delinquency rates highest ever, GM markets Camaro to gay men, Michael Jackson motorcade cars
- Oil dives for sixth day as bad news piles up for price bulls
- Ducks acquire veteran center Saku Koivu
- At Allen & Co. conference, there are lots of questions, few answers
- Your morning adorable: Surrogate doggy dad watches over orphaned kittens
- Going gray (water) may be getting easier
- The Scout: Ashland & Hill is moving, you are saving
- Football: Santee's Carter makes final decision
- Robert Rodriguez has a 'crazy, intense' script for his 'Predator' revival
- Opinion: Hungry kids make better Americans? That's hard to swallow
- Library graffiti at the University of Chicago
- Verbruggen on IOC-USOC money flap: Never a serious proposition from USOC
- Supplement may help compulsive hair-pullers
- Opinion: Al Gore likens global warming to Nazi threat
- Google to launch operating system aimed at shattering Microsoft's Windows
- Opinion: Should The Times back a second anti-gang parcel tax effort?
- Mexican band pays tribute to Michael Jackson
- Monster Mash: Damien Hirst teams with Lance Armstrong; NEA announces big grant money; more delays for Millennium Park pavilion
- National League All-Star Roster
- EGYPT: Government rounds up Muslim Brotherhood leaders
- 'NYC Prep': Taylor's choice
- The Morning Fix: Google goes after Microsoft; moguls debate paid content; "30 Rock" gets big rerun bucks.
- American League All-Star Roster
- Oscar Mayer dies at 95; retired chairman of Oscar Mayer Foods
- After dark at Allen & Co. conference
- Many home buyers are unhappy with agents and don't understand loans, CAR says
- IRAN: Protesters advised to carry roses as weapons
- Green panini with roasted peppers and Gruyere cheese
- Model Bakery's molasses ginger cookies
- Exotic rice pudding on demand
- Opinion: Michelle Obama tops hubby Barack in popularity, new poll finds, but...
- Ramen California dining info
- Recipe: Green panini with roasted peppers and Gruyère cheese
- From the Archives: John Bachar dies at 52; rock climber specialized in free-solo ventures
- Recipe: Exotic rice pudding on demand
- 'Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance, 1950-1963' by Kevin Starr
- George Fullerton dies at 86; musician helped Leo Fender create his unique guitars
- Good deals go fast on wine websites
- Ramen California in Torrance
- Recipe: Fried potatoes with yogurt sauce
- 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone' by Deborah Madison