- Gulf oil spill: BP grilled over choice of dispersant
- Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Fringe' on Fox
- Whitman's lead over Poizner now single digits, poll finds
- Thursday's TV Talk Shows
- Baseball: Wednesday's Southern Section playoff scores
- FBI agent kills Army veteran outside MacDill Air Force Base in Florida
- Mets' Angel Pagan has inside-the-park home run, followed by a triple play
- Baseball: 12 strikeouts for Kevin Torres
- Rodarte sisters have designs on siblings-themed 'Martha Stewart'
- Boys' tennis: Wednesday's Southern Section playoff score
- Baseball: Wednesday's City playoff scores and updated pairings
- Obamas host a state dinner for the Mexican president and his wife
- Welcome back, Bradley Whitford. Looking 'Good,' guy.
- Manny Ramirez and the search for the long ball
- Baseball: San Pedro wins on three-run home run
- Granada Hills Kennedy advances to the semifinals
- Baseball: San Fernando-San Pedro go to ninth inning
- Poizner boasted of solar panels, other "environmentally conscious" actions in 2006 race
- Web vets bet online video is ready for a TV takeover
- Will a Butler be born? Scottish star is up for iconic remake role
- On the charts: The National, Sleigh Bells make an impact in a sloooooooow sales week
- Baseball: San Fernando-San Pedro tied, 7-7
- Endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtle rescued from Gulf oil spill is cared for in New Orleans
- Young Playwrights Festival to kick off June 3 in Hollywood
- Clothing as cellphone charger? Nanofiber technology might do the trick
- World Cup: Diego Maradona leaves two Argentine stars out in the cold
- Do you have Staphylococcus aureus in your nose?
- Argentine rocker Gustavo Cerati in intensive care after suffering a stroke
- 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman unveils spay and neuter sign for PETA on her front lawn
- Baseball: San Fernando clinging to 6-5 lead
- Cannes 2010: The (partial) reinvention of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
- 'The Jabbawockeez present MUS.I.C.': Opening the doors to dance ... in Las Vegas?
- Cannes 2010: A video examination, Part 6
- Jesse James to break silence next week on ABC
- What I hate about eating out, cooking with pot, MIA Thai food and more
- Live review: Massive Attack at the Wiltern
- Warning: Don't suck on Miley Cyrus' Wal-Mart jewelry
- Lance Armstrong almost crashes; Francesco Chicchi wins stage
- Gibson Amphitheatre offers limited discount tickets for L.A. 'Glee' tour dates
- Gulf oil spill: Heavy oil on Louisiana shoreline, governor says
- Opinion: Kids say the darndest things -- to First Lady Michelle Obama; Illegal immigrant's child confesses on camera
- Gulf oil spill: Offshore drilling watchdog agency formally split up
- Baseball: Lira, Mata in pitching duel
- Gulf oil spill: NOAA confirms oil sheen is in Loop Current
- The joy of porridge
- Opinion: Los presidentes Calderon y Obama issue special border statement; Arizona, are you watching?
- Nature Conservancy floods fields in an attempt to help wildlife and farmers
- Gibson Amphitheatre throw Gleeks a bone, offers limited discount tickets for LA stop
- Opinion: Rand Paul celebrates win at snooty country club, but that's OK because of Tiger Woods
- Frank Gehry, polarizing as ever
- World Cup: Faking the goalkeeper just isn't cricket, soccer lawmakers rule
- Report: Megan Fox dropped from 'Transformers 3' -- shock or not?
- The new black? Black
- Hey judge, Lindsay Lohan might be late coming back from France. Little passport problem?
- LPGA golfer Erica Blasberg remembered as 'goofy, fun-loving and ultra-competitive'
- Upfronts: CBS offers behind-the-scenes look at 'The Defenders'
- Upfronts: CBS offers behind-the-scenes look at '$#*! My Dad Says'
- Upfronts: CBS offers a behind-the-scenes look at 'Hawaii Five-O'
- Gulf oil spill: First sea turtle rescued from slick
- Jerry Weintraub's inimitable style
- Football: Utah suspends scholarship for Tyler Shreve
- Upfronts: CBS offers behind-the-scenes look at 'Mike & Molly'
- Kate Smith gets a postage stamp -- God bless America
- Football: Compton Centennial selects Jimmy Nolan as coach
- Upfronts: CBS offers a behind-the-scenes look at 'Blue Bloods"
- Double-A bench player makes highlight-reel catch
- John Travolta's dogs killed in airport mishap; airline offers credit for loss of Canadian couple's dog
- Has Elvis Costello joined the 'Hate Israel' club?
- Put out an alert! Dodgers can't find Carlos Monasterios, or a least a spot to pitch him
- Cannes 2010: Diego Luna is willing and Abel
- Doug Collins reportedly in negotiations to coach Philadelphia 76ers
- 'Cautiously optimistic' as Mexico heads to World Cup
- Julianna Margulies sells Santa Monica home to Ed O'Neill
- Chris Pine to star in 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore' at the Mark Taper Forum
- Willie Buie, father of Celtics' Marquis Daniels is Tasered, arrested during playoff game
- 'Smallville' to end its run
- Twitter app for iPhone goes live in Apple App Store
- Special diet did not help children with autism, study finds
- Even healthy children may show asthma-like symptoms during exercise
- ATM inventor John Shepherd-Barron dies at 84
- The $230 Givenchy jelly sandal and other uber-pricey rubber shoes
- Football: Crenshaw lineman has UCLA, USC offers
- The other 'Exile on Main St.': celebrating Pussy Galore's 1986 cover version
- Robert Pattinson on 'Ellen': His beef with Julia Roberts, a head full of 'nits'
- Public memorial service planned for Ronnie James Dio
- Cannes 2010: Carlos the Jackal flashes his teeth
- 'Double Knock Out': New works by Charles Munka and an exclusive Dibia$e MP3
- Are London's Wenlock and Mandeville the most bizarre Olympics mascots yet?
- Baseball: Let's see who can score in this game
- L.A.-based band Isis calls it quits
- Maybe-pregnant Gwen Stefani spotted at the lady doctor
- The Review: Culina at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills
- White House visit by Mexican president spotlights immigration reform's tough political road
- The $100-million club
- The 10 greatest L.A. Lakers of all time -- No. 6: James Worthy
- Food cravings may be powerful, but they're not indestructible
- Opinion: Obama folks having real t-r-o-u-b-l-e reading the new A-r-i-z-o-n-a illegal immigrant l-a-w
- Live review: Roky Erickson with Okkervil River at the Fonda
- Google has seen the future and it's the Web
- Your morning adorable: Baby baboon explores in Germany's Hagenbeck Zoo
- Obama hosts Calderon, the pomp and circumstance
- Upfronts: Turner has big stars, now wants big bucks
- Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene strike 'Breaking Dawn' deals
- Craig Kilborn's new show to debut June 28
- BMI 2010 Awards: John Fogerty, Taylor Swift, RedOne honored at annual songwriters ceremony
- Question of the day: So far, what's been the single biggest surprise of the NBA playoffs?
- World Cup: Satellite radio to carry tournament
- Whitman talks about Pete Wilson, immigration and Proposition 187
- Captain America flees the country? Marvel decision to film in London gets scrutinized
- Festival will celebrate Japanese and Japanese American arts -- with Butoh, jazz and anime
- Upfronts: CBS Entertainment chief Nina Tassler defends Charlie Sheen's lucrative new deal for 'Two and a Half Men'
- Steve Poster reelected as president of Cinematographers Guild
- Chuck Palahniuk's blowup extravaganza
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers heads to London for rehab
- Consumer Confidential: Prices down, foreclosures up, Double Downs survive
- The CW greenlights 'Plain Jane'
- ICFF 2010: Not your mother's wallpaper, though maybe it should have been
- ISRAEL: Elvis Costello cancels Tel Aviv concerts as 'matter of conscience'
- New Alzheimer's report offers a reality check, plus some 'what if's'
- 'The Good Wife': Josh Charles talks about what's next for Will and Alicia
- Jennifer Love Hewitt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Heather Locklear, Hayden Panettiere -- who would you save?
- The Luxe Beauty Team creates one-stop beauty shop at Warren Tricomi salon
- Shannen Doherty and her evil dead twin? It's 'Mari-Kari,' and it might get bloody
- '90210' finale: Naomi really tries, doesn't she?
- Presidents of Mexico, U.S. slam Arizona law on undocumented immigrants
- Gulf oil spill: Meteorologist says oil has entered the Loop Current
- Memorial service for LPGA golfer Erica Blasberg scheduled for Wednesday morning
- Top 2010 MTV Movie Award nominees
- Gulf oil spill: Tar balls in Florida Keys not from Deepwater Horizon slick, Coast Guard says
- Upfronts: In search of hits, CBS makes sweeping schedule changes
- Gulf oil spill: Props, poetry mark congressional presentations
- 'The Biggest Loser': Who are you voting for, Daris or Koli?
- Gulf oil spill: BP safety record blasted by House panel
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Jagger for Shalimar, Gaga for hats, MAC for Disney villains
- L.A. Louver mounts Alice Neel show, billed as the region's first in decades
- On Location: Captain America will be filmed in...London
- Clicker shows off 10-foot viewing experience
- Google hopes people will now want to catch its Wave
- Referee throws ball at fan during Celtics-Magic game
- M Brace creates raised garden beds, no tools required
- Opinion: Thanks for the memories, Arlen
- Notes from the Test Kitchen: Fried chicken galore
- Casey Blake leaves the sleepless nights to the Astros
- Softball: Tuesday's City playoff scores
- Baseball: Be careful what you do during National Anthem
- Opinion: How Republicans lost PA-12, and why Democrats think the Mark Critz prototype could save them in 2010
- Football: Passing tournaments begin this weekend
- Baseball: Tuesday's City Division III playoff scores and updated pairings
- BP oil spill poses PR dilemma for nonprofits
- Monster Mash: Ancient tomb found; statue smugglers thwarted; BP poses sticky situation for nonprofits
- Kagan hearings for Supreme Court seat set to start June 28
- First Take: State budget analyst warns against cutting welfare system. Whitman, Poizner pour millions more into their campaigns. Poizner's global warming shift.
- Delinquency tide turning? Mortgage report sends mixed signals
- 'The City's' Whitney Port: Will break hearts for photos
- Immigration highlighted in Obama-Calderon meetings
- Opinion: Democrat Blanche Lincoln has trouble voting in Arkansas. Been in Washington too long?
- Upfronts: CBS announces 2010-11 prime-time schedule
- SUDAN: Print more news, please
- Maya Lin-designed Venice house featured on architecture walking tour
- The Morning Fix: 'Captain America' hits the road! MGM nearing next move? CBS cleans house. Campbell Brown hits the road. The luckiest tweeter ever
- ICFF 2010: A wink on the wall, a green queen, punk teacups and some cocktail therapy
- Opinion: The fight over Arizona's illegal immigrant law escalates to the power grid
- Vintage television shows, personalites to be saluted next month at Paley Center in Beverly Hills
- The Deal: Interior Illusions' <br> parking lot sale runs through Sunday
- Cannes 2010: 'Biutiful' writer Armando Bo, all shook up
- Context Optional: For brand fans who never want to leave Facebook
- Opinion: What Tuesday's votes really mean: Americans are mad. Incumbents beware
- 'Glee': I dreamed a dream
- Boys' volleyball: Tuesday City semifinal results and championship pairings
- Book review: 'The Promise' by Jonathan Alter
- LAPD watchdog vows to erase backlog in use-of-force reports
- A customer who felt duped by bank feels let down by regulators
- Pakistan arrests army officer linked to Times Square bomb suspect
- Traumatic brain injuries linked to depression
- Truck sales pick up as home starts move upward
- Galosic's three-run homer rescues San Pedro, 10-9
- Hermosa Beach lender pleads guilty to felony mail fraud
- Pau Gasol shines when it counts
- As seen on TV, a fix for George Sherrill
- Oil spill's effect on wildlife difficult to tally
- Study: Postpartum depression affects fathers too
- Television review: 'The Good Guys'
- Arizona sales tax vote bucks anti-government trend
- Better isn't good enough for Suns in Game 2
- Erick Aybar isn't setting the table at the plate
- California's global warming law could cause businesses to flee state, report says
- Man convicted of recruiting HIV patients to buy lucrative painkillers
- 'The Promise: President Obama, Year One' by Jonathan Alter
- Facebook dark in Pakistan amid uproar over Muhammad caricatures
- Francesco Chicchi wins Stage 4; Lance Armstrong nearly crashes
- Wednesday's TV talk shows
- Senate vote stalls overhaul of financial regulations
- L.A. Opera's 'Ring,' patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border; the saga of Dan Point's whale
- The starving can't wait
- Hospital officials dispel allegations of 'beauty salon' in infant care unit
- Hewlett-Packard profit rises 28% to $2.2 billion
- Wednesday's daytime movies
- Julianna Margulies sells Santa Monica home to Ed O'Neill
- Budget analyst advises lawmakers to reject Schwarzenegger's plan to cut welfare
- Lower inflation welcome news today but may mean big problems ahead
- Lakers hold down fourth against Suns
- Subtle change helps George Sherrill get back on track
- Poizner goes from backer to foe of global warming law
- Azusa rejects plan to let company shift mining to area that borders Duarte
- Up next for the Galaxy: Thursday at Dallas
- Voters in primaries shake things up for both major parties
- BP oil spill poses PR dilemma for nonprofits
- Wal-Mart issues muted outlook despite higher quarterly earnings
- Teacher unions and charter school advocates square off over election
- Trying to get to the bottom of pay-cut story on Phil Jackson
- Songbirds don't prefer organic food
- Senate fails to end debate on bank regulation bill
- Floyd Landis admits to doping, and accuses Lance Armstrong
- 'Dear Leader' won't go quietly
- This schools tax is a bargain
- Facebook and Zynga Game Network reach five-year deal
- Republican senator blocks higher liability cap on oil spills
- Will Call: Christina Aguilera and Jonas Brothers are appearing at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
- School backs out of 'stay at home' field trip
- CalPERS plans to seek $700 million more from state, school districts
- Wednesday's TV highlights
- Box cutters found in carry-on bag for flight from Puerto Rico to Boston
- Shaky Brian Fuentes saves it for Angels, Joe Saunders
- There's a catch: You can't keep the fish
- Classic Hollywood: Ray Harryhausen and Chuck Jones animation exhibitions
- Arizona voters approve sales-tax increase
- Happening Wednesday
- Phil Jackson's wrongheaded view of Arizona's anti-immigrant law
- Horoscope: May 17
- New interrogation unit aids in questioning Times Square bomb suspect
- Theater review: Impro Theatre's 'LA Noir Unscripted' at Theatre Asylum
- United-Continental merger faces regulatory hurdles
- Southern California housing market holds its ground
- Horoscope: May 19
- DWP urges change to lawn-watering rules to ease strain on aging pipes
- Ruling may increase water for Southern California, San Joaquin Valley
- Budget battles divide a normally unified L.A. City Council
- Lamar Odom's presence is Lakers' good luck
- Kagan reports assets of $1.76 million, no debts
- Lakers aren't getting much prep time
- Agreement halts timber harvest in large swaths of Canadian forest
- 'LA Noir Unscripted' info
- Kabul suicide attack kills 5 Americans, 13 others
- Hideki Matsui's hitting isn't front-page news in Japan
- Resilient Lakers defeat Suns, 124-112
- Iraq's political crisis disheartens the middle class
- In Silver Lake, a feud over an open-space corridor
- QuickTakes: Vanessa Williams' 'Desperate' move
- Jaguar isn't just for fat cats anymore
- Book review: 'The Promise' by Jonathan Alter
- The fading art of magic
- Tom Campbell's career is marked by nonconformist approach and few policy successes
- Clashes continue in Bangkok; five Thai protest leaders surrender after army assault
- SEC proposes new circuit-breaker mechanism to prevent another 'flash crash'
- Pitching problems return for Dodgers in 10-5 loss to Padres
- Immigration tops agenda for Mexico
- On Location: 'Captain America' will be filmed in … London
- On the Media: KNBC-TV's Steve Lange departs abruptly
- Architecture review: Frank Gehry's Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas
- Cannes Film Festival 2010: Stephen Kijak rolls with 'Stones in Exile'
- Supernova is rich in calcium
- Senators grapple with derivatives rules in financial overhaul
- National Academy of Sciences urges strong action to cut greenhouse gases
- Tuesday elections: bad for incumbents
- For the record - May 19, 2010
- Tom Campbell: A brief biography
- PASSINGS: Oswaldo Lopez Arellano, Rosa Rio, Edoardo Sanguineti
- Chronicling President Barack Obama
- 'The Good Wife': The Chinese wall
- 'V': Choose your masters
- Michael Hiltzik: Heart of darkness, regulatory division
- 'Dancing With the Stars' results: Ocho and out
- 'Lost': the one
- Baseball: Tuesday's Southern Section playoff scores
- Softball: Tuesday's Southern Section playoff scores
- Volleyball: Palisades advances to City Division 1 final
- Boys' volleyball: Tuesday's Southern Section playoff scores
- Axl Rose countersues Front Line's Irving Azoff
- It's the same old story for Dodgers: nine consecutive victories with 7-3 win over Astros
- Why the Dodgers placing Andre Ethier on the disabled list is really going to hurt
- Volleyball: It's a Loyola-Mira Costa rematch for Division 1 title
- Baseball: A big day for the Mission League
- Gyllenhaal, Cruise, Cage turn out for 'Prince of Persia' premiere, Bruckheimer footprint blowout
- Wednesday’s TV Talk Shows
- Cannes 2010: The Euros love 'Blue Valentine' like Nutella; Sony Classics makes this not just another year
- NBA draft lottery: Clippers will pick eighth
- Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'I Get That a Lot' on CBS
- How a fat cell comes to be
- African elephants imperiled by ivory trade in Asia
- Marvel and Disney look for heroic repeat of 'Iron Man' franchise
- Boys' basketball: CS Northridge picks up guard
- Baseball: Tago strikes out 10 in Dana Hills victory
- Lance Armstrong not happy with Versus
- Baseball: Tessar outduels Mathews in Division II wild card
- John Travolta and Kelly Preston expecting another baby
- Opinion: In Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell's last hoorah for Arlen Specter?
- Gulf oil spill: Tempers flare in Senate
- BP Grand Entrance at LACMA looking not-quite-so-grand
- Opinion: 'Tea Party' supporter Rand Paul wins GOP Senate primary in Kentucky (Updated)
- Whitman gives herself another $4 million