- Michael Phelps will resume rivalry with Ryan Lochte in 400-meter individual medley at Irvine meet
- Tennessee waives injured rookie Stafon Johnson
- California housing industry's economic output down 80% since 2005
- Maywood the latest subject of corruption investigations
- Augustin Hadelich box office info
- China's economy passes Japan's as world's second-largest
- Analyzing data about teacher performance in the Los Angeles Unified School District; United Teachers Los Angeles' call for a boycott of The Times
- Summer Camp Campaign: Camp Laurel youths find 'a safe place'
- Home Depot reports higher-than-expected profit
- Chocolate good, steroids bad for heart function
- Cook those possibly salmonella-tainted eggs thoroughly -- or better yet, take no chances
- Chris Dufresne's preseason college football top 25: No. 16 Oregon State
- Torii Hunter is catching on in right field
- Tuesday's TV talk shows
- Final well-killing procedure is pushed back
- Investigators raid Oxnard City Hall
- Bell council discusses reforms as residents continue angry protests
- Television review: 'Big Lake,' 'Melissa & Joey' tackle family humor in distinct ways
- Afghan president to eliminate private security within 4 months
- Canadian nuclear reactor that makes isotopes for medical tests back online
- 'Three Stations' info
- Brett Favre is said to be back with Vikings
- Annual test scores rise in L.A. Unified schools
- Off-road race still on, despite safety concerns
- Now this sounds goofy: A tongue patch for weight loss?
- Interior Dept. agencies are off-track
- Teachers, by the numbers
- Federal Reserve bans lenders from paying bonuses to brokers for higher-interest-rate loans
- For the record - Aug. 17, 2010
- U.S. schools chief endorses release of teacher data
- Cobbler Lady: Pam Wright finds a recipe for business success
- PASSINGS: Joe L. Brown, Robert Wilson, Dan Avey
- James J. Kilpatrick dies at 89; newspaper columnist and arbiter of language
- Is this the signing of the draft? Dodgers ink No.1 Zach Lee for $5.25 million
- Baseball: UCLA's top recruits decide to attend college
- Dodgers sign No. 1 pick Zach Lee
- Tuesday's TV Highlights: ‘Gates of Hell’ the History Channel
- Tuesday's TV Talk Shows
- 'Next Food Network Star': It's a Party for Aarti and Tom, but what about Herb?
- It's becoming a season theme: Dodgers lose 4-3 when Braves score three times in ninth
- Album review: Brian Wilson's 'Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin'
- Album review: John Mellencamp's 'No Better Than This'
- Album review: Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs' 'God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise'
- Bugging out at the Foodservice Expo
- Album reviews: Darker My Love's 'Alive as You Are' and Chief's 'Modern Rituals'
- Promoter: Cris Arreola suffered broken hand in Friday fight
- Grizzly bear in maulings near Yellowstone was in poor condition, had parasites
- Producer John Wells solidifies his 'West Wing' ties
- Cow Whisperer shares his secrets
- Zach Lee still on the clock, but Dodgers do spend $600,000 to sign Joc Pederson
- Mexican art show to open for free at Anaheim's Muzeo
- What is grounding your club? Here's an explanation
- Michael Phelps: Bringing back the 400 individual medley
- Opinion: Responding to opponent's demand, Harry Reid breaks with Obama over ground zero mosque
- Brown campaign disputes report he has an extra-fat pension
- Cameron Diaz is home's star owner du jour
- Ruud Gullit puts Hollywood Hills home on the market
- 'True Blood' wolf Joe Manganiello howls at Breakthrough of the Year awards
- The Golden State boys talk burgers and beer
- Boys' basketball: Michael Avery is back at Crespi
- Danielle Staub leaving 'Real Housewives of New Jersey'?
- PREACH IT! Justin Bieber, as grounded as he's always been
- AP decides not to LOL
- Gay marriages on hold as federal appeal looms
- What should the Dodgers do with Manny Ramirez when he does return?
- Apple's Steve Wozniak to appear on 'Big Bang Theory'
- Pizzaiolo Bradford Kent gives L.A. a taste of Olio
- Violinist Augustin Hadelich finds Hollywood Bowl to be a pleasant surprise
- Can Hollywood keep hanging on to its aging business model?
- Dennis Quaid gets some polo going to honor Will Rogers
- Bad reality show idea of the day: JetBlue quitter Steven Slater
- Housing industry's economic output falls 80%
- Trend: Crazy for camel
- America Ferrera scores for a canceled 'Ugly Betty' at the Imagen Awards
- Angels' Bobby Abreu is named AL player of the week
- Fashion's Night Out West Hollywood: The little city plans to go big
- For-profit college stocks slammed on student loan repayment data
- Another hangover, this time courtesy of eggnog
- WNBA: Tina Thompson named Western Conference player of the week
- Baseball: Play resumes at Women's World Cup after shooting
- Reports: Tila Tequila attack wasn't exactly spontaneous
- Barflies, rejoice: It's Charles Bukowski's birthday
- Michael Douglas confirms throat tumor, will undergo chemo
- Angels' top draft pick Kaleb Cowart speaks his mind
- Rick Moonen dishes on the X Train menu and his hopes for an L.A. restaurant
- Hulu looking to launch IPO
- New York Film Festival complete lineup
- Beverly Hills Fashion's Night Out takes shape
- Dan Avey, longtime radio reporter, dies at 69
- Your morning adorable: controversial baby ligers in Taiwan
- Eric Holmes wins NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race in Colorado
- Source: Pacquiao-Margarito fight headed to Cowboys Stadium
- Treasury bond yields dive as buyers keep swarming
- David Madden tapped to head Fox Television Studios
- Don't stop believin': A 'Glee' clothing collection launches at Macy's
- Gap Band bassist Robert Wilson dies at 53
- Fantasia sings about being the 'Lucky' other woman in leaked track
- Whitman focuses on government waste in new campaign ad
- Edmund Shea, developer and entrepreneur who co-founded Shea Homes, dies at 80
- San Francisco commission puts proposed pet-sales ban on the back burner
- Who is parodying Jeffrey Deitch on Twitter?
- UCLA football web notebook: Injuries have Bruins looking thin at tight end
- Facebook button punchers, beware 'Dislike' scam
- Fantasia's alleged boyfriend Antwuan Cook moves out
- CKX to potential buyers: Either step up, or we move on
- Angels sign top draft pick Kaleb Cowart
- Los Tucanes de Tijuana: Banned in their namesake border city
- Is 'Scott Pilgrim's' Michael Cera still a long way from being a movie star?
- 'Rubicon:' Taking a timeout from the central conspiracy
- Rooney Mara will be the girl with the dragon tattoo
- Zsa Zsa Gabor requests and receives last rites
- Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg has strong words for top draft pick Bryce Harper
- Salt's Cure opens in West Hollywood
- Rooney Mara will be 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
- Tila Tequila attacked during late-night rap performance
- Corey Pavin: Tiger Woods 'high on my list' for U.S. Ryder Cup spot
- Harvard-Westlake wins top girls' program award
- Fed finalizes ban on lender-paid bonuses for mortgage brokers
- LEBANON: Iranian director's Jesus film pulled
- EGYPT: Oil and gas reserves reach highest levels ever
- Summer Spirit Festival
- Tips for greening a rented apartment
- Question of the day: Should Tiger Woods be named to the Ryder Cup team?
- 'Mad Men': 'Right now my life is very...'
- Football: Linemen keep getting bigger
- Ann Beattie and her moment
- A Whitman vs. Brown bobblehead smackdown
- Not a great PR week for Miami Heat's new super trio
- Opinion: Ted Rall, cartooning live from Afghanistan: Day 2
- Football: Venice deserves City Section attention
- Conservative columnist James J. Kilpatrick dies at 89
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Hilary Duff, Jay-Z and Suri Cruise
- Celebrated Raphael Madonna to go on show at Norton Simon Museum in time for holidays
- Boys' basketball: Taylor, Morris to coach all-star teams
- David Ellison raises $350 million to co-fund movies with Paramount
- Editors play musical chairs at Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Elle Decor and more
- Ray Bradbury hates big government: 'Our country is in need of a revolution'
- Baseball: Chaminade is about to make a move
- Ray Bradbury's 90th birthday celebration begins
- So much for sports transforming politics at Youth Games
- First Take: Boxer, Fiorina weigh in on mosque controversy. Enterprise zones get a closer look.
- Your Stylist: Pretty purple nails to suit your skin tone
- Monster Mash: Obama and the 'ground zero mosque'; 'American Idiot' producers sued
- Football: A coaches' story at Esperanza
- Wall Street Roundup: China passes Japan. Banks take pay cut on GM.
- The Morning Fix: Hulu's latest pay plan! 'Expendables' chews up 'Eat Pray Love.' Sony's hot summer.
- Is the success of 'The Expendables' a novelty or a sign?
- 'Lie to Me' gets a 'Shield' makeover
- Replacements making Russell Martin's disappointing season look pretty good right now
- Star sightings: Lady Gaga does Las Vegas
- Dick Van Dyke sings the Geffen's praise at a theater benefit
- Cee-Lo Green 'lays it down' with new television show on Fuse
- One year ago: Ed Reimers
- Michael Mina's XIV to offer $40 prix-fixe menu on a regular basis
- Datebook: Events, classes, exhibits for the week ahead
- Just what the stock market didn't need: A Hindenburg sighting
- Producers of 'Walking With Dinosaurs' ponder next step
- Opinion: Barack Obama, at secret door, watches TV atop a mystery stairway to somewhere in White House photo
- Opinion: Another long Air Force One trip for Obama to celebrate what California is good for
- Michael Douglas confirms throat tumor, will undergo chemo
- The comeback of the wolf
- Ozone and cigarette smoke worse for asthma than smoke alone
- Some affluent areas qualify for tax breaks intended to benefit the poor
- Fewer diabetes drugs, reduced healthcare costs ... the benefits of weight-loss surgery are stacking up
- USC's Nickell Robey shows his versatility
- Skateboarding priest becomes YouTube hit
- Good Form: Strength in combination
- Bell's piggies deserve a pen
- U.S. schools chief endorses release of teacher data
- Health Sense: Success rate elusive on frozen eggs
- Summer Camp Campaign: National Kidney Foundation sponsors children at Camp David
- U.S. hopes to begin Afghan security transfer by spring
- Seeking officiating perfection in an imperfect sports world
- Federal agency to probe deadly accident at California 200
- Dodgers sign No. 1 pick Zach Lee
- Cameron Diaz is home's star owner du jour
- People's Pharmacy: Iodine doesn't have to stain
- Beyond Avandia: Other diabetes drugs
- Deadly crash stirs off-road racing debate
- From Vietnam to New Orleans, he's no stranger to catastrophe
- Clippers owner Donald Sterling has an answer for everything, and he questions that
- PGA Championship final round made him a Ryder on the storm
- Cowboys Stadium site of Pacquiao-Margarito
- Brian Wilson waxes rhapsodic on Gershwin
- History lessons with the Culture Clash seal
- New rules may help women-owned firms get federal contracts
- Chris Dufresne's preseason college football top 25: No. 17 Arkansas
- FDA wants to withdraw approval for a drug for low blood pressure
- The JetBlue flight attendant who took off
- Fewer businesses let employees fly business class
- Pakistani leader attempts damage control after European trip during disaster
- Tribune Co. seeks more time for reorganization plan
- Green tea sets weight-loss industry abuzz
- Doctors' ratings get an incomplete grade
- UCLA's Hester and Price are ready to let chips fall
- Company Town: 'The Expendables' is a force at weekend box office
- Conservative group kicks off $4.1-million election ad campaign
- Stalled Hollywood condo project gets new life
- Who's to blame for Bell? Look in the mirror
- 'Grown Ups' a summer surprise for Adam Sandler
- For diabetics, taking the sting out of insulin
- Microneedles could replace the syringe
- TV highlights
- Small-business advice: Finding investors
- Quarterback Darius Bell impresses during UCLA practices
- Drinking regular beer several times a week may up a woman's risk of developing psoriasis
- HDTV gets lost on small screens
- Television review: 'The Big C'
- ScamWatch: Weekly roundup of alleged cons, frauds and schemes
- Mets' Francisco Rodriguez has torn ligament in his right thumb
- Surgery in dire conditions can be safe
- Dodgers' leaky 'pen leaves another messy mark in 4-3 loss to Braves
- Looking beyond Avandia for diabetes treatment
- Lots of beef on the menu at El Camino Real High
- Direct Mideast talks set to resume
- Happening Monday: Scorsese double-feature, Fol Chen
- Under threat from Mexican drug cartels, reporters go silent
- Talks between Iraq's top vote-getters break off
- The only kid is all right
- The Obama administration's attacks on the media
- Polo match honors 'cowboy philosopher' Will Rogers
- Attack on 14th Amendment: It's wrong
- Rooney Mara will be 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
- Peter Bourjos quickly makes impression with Angels
- U.N. chief says Pakistan flooding is epic, urges aid for victims
- Horoscope: Aug. 16
- Dodgers, Angels sign their top draft picks
- The Prop. 8 ruling and the Constitution; California's water wars; health insurance industry profits
- Bell stuck in a money rut
- For-profit colleges slammed by student loan repayment data
- Brian Westbrook signs with 49ers
- What we look for on the labels
- In China, Three Gorges Dam's image showing some cracks
- Dodgers' Joe Torre shows faith in Chad Billingsley's judgment
- Keeping the 14th Amendment
- Letters: Statins have been valuable
- For the record - Aug. 16, 2010
- Herman Leonard dies at 87; photographer chronicled mid-century jazz scene
- Union urges Times boycott
- My Turn: Finding a church that goes with the grain
- 'Entourage': Coke and a smile
- 'True Blood': Finally, a 24-hour news channel I'd watch
- 'The Next Food Network Star': Let's Paarti!
- Baseball: Henry Owens ends summer with a flourish
- Fiorina says mosque near ground zero is a "local issue"
- Live review: Seu Jorge and his band Almaz at Club Nokia
- Live review: Ozzfest at San Manuel Amphitheater
- Music review: Harry Connick Jr. and his Big Band at the Hollywood Bowl
- Art review: 'Ryan Trecartin: Any Ever' at MOCA Pacific Design Center
- Boys' basketball: Dinwiddie helps team win in all-star game
- Adam Sandler finishing best box-office run in a decade with 'Grown Ups'
- Dodgers offense continues to falter in 13-1 blowout loss to Braves
- Baseball: Eric Pettis is steal of June draft
- Dance review: Catch Me Bird at the Ford Amphitheatre
- Ghazi Algosaibi, controversial writer and former Saudi Arabia ambassador, dies at 70
- Clippers: Eric Gordon makes the cut for Team USA
- Box office: 'Expendables' blows up, 'Scott Pilgrim' out of tune, 'Eat Pray Love' has decent first bite
- Kathy Goodman: Every win helps
- IRAN: A guide to Iran's latest nuclear moves
- Baseball: College recruiting picks up speed
- Girls' volleyball: Mira Costa falls in tournament final
- Hilary Duff marries hockey player Mike Comrie in Montecito
- Alberto Muller Rojas, former Chavez advisor, dies at 75
- Answers to Dodgers' selection of Zach Lee with No.1 pick about to be answered
- One year ago: Father Eleutherius Winance
- ScamWatch: Telemarketer pitches, the spread of malware, stealing kids' identities
- Opinion: Ted Rall: Cartoon blogging daily from Afghanistan
- In Sunday books: The quiet insurrectionist in 'The Jokers' and 'A Splendid Conspiracy'
- Eat, pray, love — and shop
- Drew University's new nursing school opens under financial cloud
- Book review: 'Encounter' by Milan Kundera
- In Sunday books: This author's got U-Haul on speed dial
- Scene & Heard: Geffen Playhouse's 'Love, Loss, and What I Wore' party
- Cómo se evaluó a los maestros
- Right in the eye of the storm with Giles Foden's "Turbulence"
- World Cinema: Yael Hersonski's 'A Film Unfinished' incorporates Nazi footage
- Favorite public golf courses in California
- Eat, pray, love — and shop
- A renter's guide to eco-friendly living
- Concours d'LeMons is the flipside of that other Concours
- Army Spc. Roger Lee, 26, of Monterey; among 3 killed by roadside bomb
- Obama says gulf beaches are 'open for business'
- Ted Lilly shines again in Dodgers' 2-1 win over Braves
- Whitman writes another big check to her campaign
- The Monitor: 'Hair Battle Spectacular'
- Who has standing to appeal Prop. 8 ruling?
- In a Queens neighborhood, the birth of indie video games
- In the heat of a roast
- Scene & Heard: Geffen Playhouse's 'Love, Loss, and What I Wore' party
- Drew University's new nursing school opens under financial cloud
- Drug may limit homosexuality
- The Sunday Conversation: Anne Heche
- Horoscope: Aug. 15
- FTC's fake mortgage-company site aims to educate about scams
- In India's Jammu and Kashmir state, rocks are weapon of choice
- Korean photography exhibit
- How I Made It: Alan Purwin of Helinet Aviation
- Los Angeles County investigating leaks of child death cases
- Book review: 'Encounter' by Milan Kundera
- Girl power in '50s Italy