- Republican Tops Border Activist in O.C. Election
- Japan to Lift Ban on U.S. Beef Imports
- Ventura County Gives Lawyers 4% Pay Raise
- O.C. Woman Is Attacked in Her Home
- Witnesses Challenge Lisker Evidence
- Francis Is a Real Find for Floyd
- Stolen German paintings found
- Flywheels May Help Keep Grid Running
- L.A. Attorney Said to Be Top Choice for SEC Post
- Hollywood Reporter's Chief Resigns
- A triple scoop of Lexus styling
- Debate Over Tax Cuts Centers on the Rich
- Riverside High-Rise Evacuated
- Dodgers to Play Little Ball
- Lyon Deflects Words With Some Solid Play
- Radio Alliance Aims to Speed Digital Rollout
- Military Plane Crash in Tehran Kills 115
- Voters Oust Spokane Mayor After 7 Months of Scandal
- Suggested Route for South O.C. Tollway Would Cross State Park
- Arizona State Prevails
- New Guy Would Be a Big Help
- Colletti Turns His Attention Elsewhere
- Also
- Time Warner Director Quits Bank's Board
- Come fry with me
- Officers Assess Busway Safety
- Buying back government
- Report on Liquefied Gas Safety Is Withheld
- Cedar Glen Wildfire Recovery Gets $10-Million County Boost
- DWP Board Criticizes Agency Expenditures
- Productivity Increase Is Strongest in 2 Years
- Gangsters Missed Tookie's Lesson
- Supervisors Criticize Jail Safety
- Dangerous ties
- Garon Puts Stop to Kings' Skid
- Boeing Predicts Drop in Jet Orders in 2006 After Setting Record in '05
- Foam Factory's Demise to Cause Ripple Effect
- Mugabe's Message Gets Lost in the Dark
- U.S. Officer to Probe Planting of Stories in Iraqi Newspapers
- Pearl Harbor Survivors to Observe Anniversary
- Chick Renews Audit Offer
- Ed Masry, 73; Attorney Won Major Settlement From PG&E;, Sat on Thousand Oaks Council
- Lakers Buck Up in 111-92 Victory
- This 'Little Drummer' goes glam for Troubies
- Brown Isn't Set for Return
- An overnight sensation
- Peace on Earth? Not with Stein around
- The message in the Blake verdict
- Thanksgiving made easy
- QUOTEBOOK
- More recycling
- Questions of fairness and justice
- So many reviews, so few stars
- Condi, credibility and the secret prisons
- In love with blue cheese
- One year closure
- A vote for a third party
- Statistics
- Hearing Delayed for Floridian Who Killed 6-Year-Old
- Boston Scientific Offers $25 Billion for Guidant
- Dean Prevents Spiders' Upset
- She's no movie star
- College Picks San Jose Educator as President
- State to Sell $1 Billion in General Obligation Bonds
- Jury Orders Ameriquest to Pay $4.9 Million
- Times to Close Printing Plant in Chatsworth
- Former Forced Laborers Laud Austrian Fund
- KB to Build in New Orleans
- Onward and outward
- Boy, 16, Wins Top Award at Math Competition
- Shaq Is Glad to See Some Old Friends
- Not his usual suave demeanor
- An avid bibliophile pages his way through history
- Dunleavy Won't Rest on Team's Laurels
- Rates on Short-Term T-Bills Rise in Auction
- WTO Judges Rule Against U.S. on Lumber
- New trail head for ORVers
- Liu Binyan, 80; Chinese Writer, Intellectual Was Exiled After Uprising in Tiananmen Square
- The bard was simply a man of his time
- Major League Stars Sign Up for World Baseball Classic
- Aniston Sues Over Topless Photos
- Gregg Hoffman, 42; Producer of Horror Films 'Saw,' 'Saw II'
- 9 Deny Guilt in Alleged Fake-Marriage Scam
- NFL Hopes Saints Return to Superdome Late in '06
- State Looks to Lead Pollution Fight
- Executive Is Ousted at Sony Pictures
- Official Confirms Arms Deal With Iran
- Plame Is Set to Leave the CIA
- 14 Die as Roof Fails Under Snow
- Police Baffled by Booby-Trapped Pens
- Pair Plead Not Guilty in Home Loan Scam
- Clippers Give Heat a Brand Spanking
- San Diego State Fires Craft After Four Years
- Is it a shed? Is it a boat? Is it art?
- Boeing Engineers in Kansas Reject Contract
- Rising Waters Chase Residents Inland
- Just think of it as a toaster for your socks
- It's Tough to Find Positives
- Furcal in Dodger Stadium Is Out-and-Out Ridiculous
- Getty adds four to board
- Overcharge Claims Sent to Government Utilities
- Lions Gate Cuts Forecast by 57%; Shares Fall 12%
- Judge Orders Former Candidate Detained
- Former TV Anchor Dies of Smoke Inhalation
- U.S. Has a Cupful of Possibilities
- Holmes Win Caps Tough PGA Week
- It All Adds Up to a Frustrating Season
- Dinah Shore, Elvis and Dino on the holiday list
- Firm Bids for Rest of Sears Canada
- Anaheim Officer Who Shot Suspect Is Identified
- The tax cut two-step
- Inland Anti-Gang Unit in the Works
- Much of nation's art is in peril
- Also
- Tulane's 'Semester Abroad' Coming to an End
- UC Board Settles Suit Over Cadaver Program
- Yes, It's Jingle (Cash Register) Bells All the Way
- Kanye West Holds School Crowd Rapt
- State Consumers Still Cautious
- Accounts of Brutality Roil Hussein Trial
- Is Arnold better off without the GOP?
- White House Opposes Bailout for U.S. Firms
- Higher Oil Prices Clip Stocks
- Iraqi Everyman Faces Off With Hussein
- Price for Bloomberg Reelection: $103 Per Vote
- Suicide Bomber Kills 5 in Israel
- Giving up on New Orleans
- Green Cards Recalled Because of a Glitch
- Coast-to-Coast Shift Could Wake Up Sharks, Bruins
- China Orders 150 Airbus Planes Valued at $10 Billion
- Count Is Dropped, but DeLay Still Faces Trial
- She Was Driven to Find Bodies of Missing Kids
- French Engineer Abducted in Iraq
- Teen Shot Outside O.C. School
- Flunking out on security
- Race for Cox Seat Heats Up Airwaves
- Man, 46, Dies of Injuries in Hit-and-Run Accident
- Fewer Arrests Made at Chargers Game
- Carlyle Delivers Explicit Message
- Izturis Is Surprised by Furcal Acquisition
- 'Pretty bad year' brings Gary Allan true growth
- Westin to Launch Ban on Smoking
- FDA Not Concerned by Mentor Claims
- Ford May Decide on Plant Closures Soon
- Rumsfeld Stresses Optimistic View of Iraq
- Eyes fixed on birds and boats
- Free-range cows
- U.S. Urges States to Prepare for Bird Flu
- THE LONE STEER STATE
- Weinsteins Sign Distribution Deal With Genius Products
- State Takes Pounding From Strong Winds
- TONIGHT
- Oklahoma Holds Off UCLA Women, 83-78
- Reflections that don't cut deeply
- Hunt Kicks Off With Downing of 50 Bears
- Peter E. Haas Sr., 86; Led Levi Strauss in Eras of Social and Economic Change
- Titanic Finding Suggests Ship Sank More Quickly
- Pickup Truck Driver Sought in Fatal Crash
- CPR for Russian democracy
- Oy to the world
- Byrd Ends Up With Indians
- Got the World by a String
- You're a Good Magnet for Holiday Ads, Charlie Brown
- Environmental Study on Moving of Runway OKd
- Grizzly bear
- Prucha Powers Rangers to Win
- Admonishment, and a helping hand
- Verizon May Sell or Spin Off Directory Unit to Raise Cash
- Seahawks Are Flying High
- NBC to Make TV Shows Available on Video IPods
- Pump Price Tumbles in California
- Cellphone Firms Responding to Signals of Dissatisfaction
- 9/11 Panel Says U.S. Fails Terror Readiness Checkup
- Officer Not Charged in Death of Teenager
- FEMA Knew Hurricane Response Was Deficient, E-Mails Show
- Mavericks Ride Nowitzki
- Television Executives Rethink Ratings System
- Brokers Hope to Keep Footing on NYSE Floor
- Framing the Case Against Curator
- Troops Used for Politics, Yawer Says
- Opponents, Observers Criticize Election
- Annie, get your gun
- Anaheim Arena May Get Even Livelier
- DreamWorks Names President
- Man Arrested in Fraud Case
- Also
- Briefly
- Lockyer Asks Justices to Rein In 9th Circuit Court
- Somalis Wait as Militias Slow Delivery of Aid
- Schools Reach Across Border
- Weekend box office
- Lawsuits Against DuPont Reinstated
- GMAC Agrees to Sell Loans to Scotia Capital
- Polly Phleger Goodan, 83; Enabled Protection of 1,200 Acres of Redwoods
- S.D. Mayor Takes Office
- Pistols fired up about honor
- It takes a zombie to speak out
- Opponents Know That Bryant's Only Faking It
- A trip that's not worth taking
- Outraged, morbid -- in a good way
- Lots of style, little soul at Disney Hall
- Chappelle to make brief TV return
- Has Larry kicked it to the 'Curb'?
- Nimbus spans eras with ease
- Gemstar Sells SkyMall Specialty Retail Business
- Arson Ringleader Gets Almost 20 Years
- Bush Accentuates the Positive at Booming Factory
- Obstacle course offers a new option
- Blood Drops Inconclusive, Expert Says
- Discs are the new soapbox
- Service Sector Growth Eases
- Former Iraqi Official Dies in U.S. Hospital
- Rice Warns Europe on Questioning U.S. Tactics
- ABC News Picks Duo for New Format
- School Takeover Plan: Too Big an Assignment?
- Preparing for the worst
- The last word
- Corruption and Randy Cunningham
- Death penalty debate focuses on Williams
- QUOTEBOOK
- When supporters of war change their minds
- Promised lands
- It's all about character
- Beauty's value shines not on us, but in us
- Mood swings are part of the game
- Los Angeles Times to Consolidate Production Operations
- Hail to the chief (of staff)
- Insurer Group to Open Bank
- President's Motorcade Has a Fender Bender
- Murphy Rules in Trojans' Victory
- Not really a morning person?
- Deal 'em in: Kids get a turn at fitness cards
- Turn your world upside down
- Good for each other
- U.S. Missile Linked to Site of Militant's Death
- Real Estate Fraud Booms
- Cunningham's Fall From Grace, Power
- Homework Center Nurtures Urban Youths
- Suspicious Suitcase Shuts Down Bay Bridge
- Putting the 'C' Back in the BCS
- Tunes from the Renaissance -- but still relevant today
- Picking a Battle Over Shortage of Farmworkers
- E. Coli Source Still Sought
- Rose Bowl's Hype Balloon Could Burst on Game Day
- Harry W. Lawton, 77; Was Author, Historian and Former Journalist
- York Comes Home to Hurt Red Wings
- Lakers Miss Their Daddy
- It's Last Bush Push for Heisman
- Aging with grace, naturally
- McCain Says He Won't Back Down on Torture Ban
- Hunters Given 6 Days to Kill Black Bears
- Bears Finally Get the Best of Favre, 19-7
- Lovely accessories for your coffee table
- 'Geisha' shoes? Only if they're classy
- RealNetworks Launching Initial Web-Based Version of Rhapsody
- Arkansas Man Jumps White House Fence
- Kazakhstan's President Reelected in a Landslide
- Jack Colvin, 71; Known for Role in TV's 'Hulk'
- Wilson 'Lit' Waters Jr., 74; Member of Gospel Groups
- Yosemite Fauna on the Up and Up
- A comfortable 'Tragedy'
- Now on DVD: two pieces of 1940s Iowa heaven
- Delivery Companies Pressured
- 10 Vehicles Are Singled Out in Safety Ratings
- Ex-CIA Agent in Milan Asks for Immunity
- Struggles in Afghanistan
- Aboya Makes Long-Awaited College Debut
- Dockery's Heave Saves No. 1 Duke
- Another man on the 'Moon'
- Same-Sex Partnership Law to Take Effect
- 'S is for Silence,' and also surprises
- The screenwriter who shaped a geisha
- A Bulwark Against Bullies
- Investment Banks Cash In on Mergers
- Older drugs risky for elderly
- Caffeine may boost memory
- Californians Conflicted on Williams' Fate
- Recycling in Los Angeles: Bin There, Doing That
- Rush Finds Scoring Touch as a Bobcat
- They're Heading Home, With His Directions
- Johnson Booed, Beaten in Return to Phoenix
- Portland Shakes UCLA Quickly to Claim Title
- Roenick Battling Pneumonia
- Intel Moves to Give Itself a Key Home Entertainment Role
- Ebb and Flow on the Volga
- Allawi Flees Mob in Najaf, Says He Escaped Assassins
- GOP Is Looking for a Walk-Off Home Run
- Formality Follows Function for USC
- USC Wins Its Third NCAA Title
- Angina as a target
- Where Young Boxers Get a Fighting Chance
- Patch of Spain in Africa Draws Migrants
- Poll Reveals Depth of Voters' Mistrust
- Frank Discussion Sold Furcal
- We have ways of making you talk
- Despite Theron, 'Flux' lacks spark
- Marlins Trade Lo Duca to Mets
- Scrip Firm's Woes Leave Nonprofits in the Lurch
- Vick's Streak Is History
- There's No Wardrobe Malfunction in Booth