- Bocuse d'Or competition: Now accepting chef applications
- Album review: Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way'
- SYRIA: Security forces gun down peaceful protesters, activists and video footage say
- Opinion: John Phillips: How Chris Christie will be drafted to run for president (The Secret Plan like one before it)
- IRAN: Constitutional watchdog rejects Ahmadinejad's bid as caretaker oil minister
- Opinion: A first: Majority of Americans now supports same-sex marriage, Gallup finds
- Cannes 2011: Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain wonder if hype, squareness are behind 'Tree of Life' divisions
- Market Watch: Hemet's wealth of summer grapefruit
- Book review: 'Popular Crime' by Bill James
- Garret FitzGerald dies at 85; former Irish prime minister
- Anxiety disorder may precede diabetes in Latinos, study finds
- Fast Track: Arnold Schwarzenegger's comeback put on hold
- In the 2012 campaign, environmentalists don't matter
- Flame retardants detected in baby products
- Control of IMF is at a crossroads
- California officials nominate new board chairman for stem cell agency
- Obama asks Congress for resolution on Libya
- Movie review: 'Midnight in Paris'
- Disney's bet on games not yet paying off
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the sins of our systems
- Schwarzenegger says he's putting Hollywood comeback on hold
- Small steps, giant leap for treating spinal cord injuries
- 'Cost of a Soul' info
- Friday's TV talk shows
- Comcast executive hosts Obama fundraiser in June
- Ervin Santana goes the distance in Angels' 9-0 rout of Braves
- Considering the future of Louisiana's levees
- Review: 'The Big Uneasy'
- Movie review: 'Cost of a Soul'
- Elizabeth Taylor's Bel-Air home on market for $8.6 million
- Tony Gonzalez sells Manhattan Beach home
- Silent Film Gala info
- Teens from juvenile probation camp learn life lessons at Solar Cup boat race
- Google fixing Android security flaw
- Market Watch: Hemet's wealth of summer grapefruit
- A blunt push for peace
- Rodent of the Week: A sad mouse makes scientists happy
- Come fly with them: Upcoming 'Pan Am' TV show capitalizes on '60s airline style
- Harry Reid: 'Foolish' for Democrats to offer budget plan
- Outlook for Angels' Howie Kendrick good, Vernon Wells still feels discomfort
- Driver Dario Franchitti enjoys the simple life, at 200 mph
- 100 facts for 100 years of Machu Picchu: Fact 36
- Lot 1 Cafe info
- Recent college graduates earn less than those who graduated before the recession
- Horoscope: May 20
- Quick Takes: 'Sleepless in Seattle' musical due at Pasadena Playhouse
- Letters: Who will fill Phil Jackson's shoes with Lakers?
- Mexico poet an emblem of nation's drug war carnage
- Resignation of Dick Ebersol is huge blow to the Olympics
- Debra Bowen concedes in 36th Congressional District race
- Why own a pro sports team?
- Lakers contact Rick Adelman as coaching search gains momentum, slowly
- Friday's TV highlights
- Future prospects
- 5 Nights Out
- Book review: 'Popular Crime' by Bill James
- Prosecutors seek to oust Tijuana drug kingpin's lead attorney
- GOP blocks judicial appointment
- Huntington Beach Edison's Henry Owens tosses no-hitter
- Ministry of Gossip
- Facebook executive takes heat in hearing on privacy
- Mississippi River crests at Vicksburg, with relief
- Live Web chat Monday: A doctor with fibromyalgia helps others with the condition
- Syrian troops fire on protesters, 34 killed
- Obama at CIA: 'I put my bet on you'
- With Triple Crown hopes, horse racing has a second leg to stand on
- 'Gold Card Desk' dismissed some L.A. parking tickets without justification, audit finds
- Sacramento lawmakers may not be punished for late budget
- 'Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence' info
- Mortgage delinquencies inch higher
- Teen held after explosives found in his room in Santa Monica
- 'Legal highs' often caused by illegal substances, research shows
- 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' info
- Behind student success, an LAUSD librarian
- Real estate investor Ezri Namvar guilty of wire fraud
- Quest Diagnostics settles Medi-Cal whistle-blower suit
- Happening this weekend
- Tasting Menu: Hungry Cat Santa Monica Canyon
- Bill targets anti-fraud requirement in home aid program
- Brothers staying put to face the floodwaters
- Birth: U.S. home births increase 20% from 2004 to 2008
- Review: Disneyland's new Star Tours ride is light-years better than the original
- Shuttle astronauts take first of four spacewalks
- Rangers' Derek Boogard died of accidental overdose
- Lakers great Jerry West is hired by Golden State Warriors as an advisor
- After brain damage, the creative juices flow for some
- Unabomber declines to give DNA in Tylenol poisoning case
- Why the GOP wants to weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Obama and Romney lead the pack in fundraising
- Ebersol leaving NBC Sports
- Barnes & Noble gets buyout proposal from Liberty Media
- Cannes 2011: 'A Trip to the Moon's' long journey
- Could smallpox still be lurking in labs and museums?
- McDonald's Happy Meals and other happy lunches -- let's take a look
- Obama and Netanyahu, after a long meeting, insist U.S.-Israel ties are strong
- Going away May 21? Unless you're headed for the rapture, focus on what you can't take on a plane
- Dodgers rally to force extra innings, beat White Sox, 6-4
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be released on $1-million bail
- 'L'Amour Fou' info
- Obama's Middle East speech: Nurturing the Arab Spring
- Dave Zabriskie wins Tour of California time trial
- In first ad of presidential race, Democratic group uses Newt Gingrich to belt Mitt Romney
- Obama: U.S. has chance to pursue the 'world as it should be'
- Carlsbad: La Costa Resort rooms sport a new look -- and a $199-a-night deal
- Horse herpes: The virus behind the outbreak
- Don't use SimplyThick in premature infants, the FDA warns
- Husband is found guilty of arranging estranged wife's slaying in Century City
- Hal Linden can still hold a note
- Movie review: 'L'Amour Fou'
- Irreconcilable differences at the end of the day: Men, women and housework
- Cash outflows from muni bond funds halt as market rallies
- Analysis: Fall broadcast TV lineups focus on funny femmes
- Apple making its move into cloud music
- After Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier's streak, a slump
- No more exploring: Tim Pawlenty will announce candidacy Monday
- Star Tours 2.0 journey started 14 years ago at Skywalker Ranch
- Movie review: 'Midnight in Paris'
- Lot 1 Café draws a crowd in Echo Park — for music
- For the record - May 20, 2011
- Bill Skiles dies at 79; half of the comedy team Skiles and Henderson
- Dodgers lose for the fifth time in six games, falling 3-1 to Giants
- 'Big Bang' recap: Guess who's hooking up now?
- Track: Dorsey's Hall leads 100-meter qualifiers
- Baseball: David Longville throws shutout for Capistrano Valley
- Boxer Paul Williams gets Cuban Erislandy Lara in next fight
- Cannes 2011: With Ryan Gosling’s ‘Drive,’ a different Dane gets his moment
- Katie Couric is closing in on a deal with ABC for an afternoon talk show
- Friday's Highlights: 'Supernatural' on KTLA
- Friday's Talk Shows
- MIDDLE EAST: Reactions to Obama's speech
- Baseball: Top-seeded Palm Desert advances on one-hitter
- LIBYA: NATO warplanes hit ship in Tripoli port
- 'American Idol' results: Haley Reinhart eliminated, leaving Scotty and Lauren as top two
- Cannes 2011: Lars von Trier's 'Melancholia' could get a release-plan tweak
- Softball: Top-seeded Esperanza is eliminated in Division 1
- Dodgers place Padilla on DL; is there a closer in the house?
- Baseball: Mission League goes 4-0 in Division 2 openers
- 'Midnight in Paris' sees premieres in Beverly Hills and NYC
- Andre Ethier flips photographer the bird, and it's a mini-Internet sensation
- Assembly Speaker Pérez's education at issue
- Verizon's first Windows Phone 7 handset, the HTC Trophy, to launch May 26
- Sarah Palin's son Track Palin marries high school sweetheart Britta Hanson
- Theater review: 'Lavender Love' at Macha Theatre
- Grocery worker union locals call meetings to prepare for picketing
- See Kobe Bryant, Blake Griffin and others dunk in video trading cards
- Opinion: Obama, late for his own Middle East speech, keeps viewers and anxious TV types waiting, globally
- Arnold Schwarzenegger: Is his career going, going, gone?
- Countdown to the last 'Oprah Winfrey Show': Oprah makes us cry, reminds us why her show was revolutionary
- Cannes 2011: A video examination, Part 5 -- The biggest misconceptions about the festival
- Theater review: 'Fernando Richardson's Treacherous Brain' at Open Fist Theatre
- Opinion: What they're saying about Obama's Mideast speech, mainly on Israel and Palestine
- Jamie Oliver is the latest celebrity to jump into social games
- 'American Idol': Five lessons Beyonce should have taught the finalists
- Cee Lo Green confirms 'The Voice' judges will return for second season
- Theater review: 'Gypsy' by West Coast Ensemble
- Yves Saint Laurent documentary, 'L'Amour Fou,' out this weekend
- Long Beach's Emerson Etem signs three-year deal with the Ducks
- David Beckham likely to miss Galaxy's game against Houston to take another trip to England
- Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila declares her pasta allegiance
- Ricki Lake, Betty White, ESPN trailblazers dish secrets in new books
- USC basketball: Trojans finalize August trip to Brazil to play exhibition games against Brazilian pro teams
- Theater review: 'No Word in Guyanese for Me' at the Sidewalk Studio Theatre
- Sunday Books: coverage for May 22, 2011
- Lakers Moments: It ain't over till it's over
- Fish and Game Q&A: Can a disabled war veteran hunt with a canine companion?
- Bowen slips further behind Huey as ballot counting nears end in race to succeed Jane Harman
- Dinner House M is closing in June (the hipster apocalypse is nigh)
- Sean Penn to present lifetime achievement award to Hal Holbrook
- Hunter loses ball in sun, Angels lose to Mariners, 2-1
- Opinion: Given economic changes, is college worth it?
- Arnold Schwarzenegger puts his acting career on hold
- Charles Desmarais, former Laguna Art Museum director, will lead San Francisco Art Institute
- Dinner House M is closing in June. The hipster apocalypse is nigh
- LinkedIn's 109% pop on first day of trading isn't close to 'dotcom era' IPO jumps
- Stars line up for Stephen Elliott's film
- Opinion: Obama speech text: Middle East has 'a choice between hate and hope'
- Taylor Swift to stream two performances during Saturday benefit concert in Nashville
- CBS News adds Capt. Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger as aviation expert
- IRAQ: In a Baghdad cafe, Obama's speech gets thumbs-down
- Theater review: 'Krunk Fu Battle Battle' at East West Players
- Kitchen tools that are a big fat waste of money
- Analyst: Jerry Brown plan creates 'much uncertainty' for state government
- Ice Cube, Wiz Khalifa, Lupe Fiasco and T-Pain slated for Powerhouse 2011
- At Sepulveda Garden Center, fee hikes spur some to dig in and others to throw in the trowel
- Opinion: Politics: Enough with the 'lamestream media' nonsense
- Who are the richest chefs? Just try not to read this
- El Pollo Loco is feeling the heat
- Movie projector: Fourth 'Pirates of the Caribbean' set for worldwide domination
- Lars von Trier: Nazi sympathizer or just a filmmaker with bad comic timing?
- Poll: Who do you side with in the dispute between the Lakers and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
- 'Titanic' 3-D gets an April 2012 release date; what's the next film classic to make the 3-D leap?
- Google fixing Android flaw that could have leaked personal data from millions of phones
- Possible Tylenol-poisoning suspect Ted Kaczynski and his anti-technology manifesto
- Fall TV season: Watch a sneak preview of CW's 'H8R' from Mario Lopez, with Snooki, Kim Kardashian
- Lula Washington Dance Theatre heading to China for 12-city tour
- Opinion: May 19 buzz: 'Job killers,' DSK and Goodwin Liu
- LinkedIn's first-day stock pop: Not even close to 1990s dot-com madness
- Torii Hunter to make first start of season in CF vs. Mariners; Angels not interested in Kevin Millwood
- Fall TV Season: Adult Swim adds a soap opera, crime parody and animated blaxploitation
- Preparing for a zombie apocalypse? The CDC weighs in
- New Fall TV Season: The CW appeals to young people (and that includes Snooki)
- 50 Cent to star in film adaptation of Dean Koontz novel 'Odd Thomas'
- Outfest announces gala screening for 2011
- Judith Leiber talks handbags and history in rare L.A. appearance
- Universal Studios Orlando plans 'Despicable Me' attraction and digital upgrade to Spider-Man ride in 2012
- Mark Lazarus to succeed Dick Ebersol as head of NBC Sports
- Cannes 2011: Organizers call Lars Von Trier remarks 'unacceptable,' 'intolerable'
- Obama sees 'moment of opportunity' in Middle East
- Amazon: consumers buying more Kindle eBooks than print books
- USC names Frank Cruz full-time baseball coach
- Volunteer beach cleanup Saturday at Dockweiler State Beach
- Question of the day: Who will win the Preakness?
- Consumer Confidential: Holiday driving plans, Mickey D's marketing, more Volts
- 'American Idol' recap: The final three vie for the glory
- Get 30% off at the Gap by cleaning out your closet
- Musical version of 'Sleepless in Seattle' coming to Pasadena Playhouse in 2012
- As LinkedIn IPO soars, so do questions about pricing
- NBCUniversal Sports chief Dick Ebersol leaving
- Baseball: City playoff pairings (updated)
- Boys' basketball: Fairfax gets West Adams transfer
- Stained class: How to apply lip and cheek stains without streaking
- Garret FitzGerald, former Irish prime minister, dies at 85
- William Gibson's cyberpunk classic 'Neuromancer' may finally get to screens
- Photos: Vintage Judith Leiber handbags
- Photos: 64th Cannes Film Festival best and worst dressed
- Facebook executive warns senators that restrictive privacy rules could squelch benefits of 'social Web'
- Cali Swag District speaks on the death of M-Bone
- Kirstie Alley wants an Oscar for starring in 'Dancing With the Stars'
- 'Modern Family' recap: 'Everybody's got their stuff'
- LinkedIn IPO skyrockets, trades as high as $92.99 a share
- 'America's Next Top Model' finale recap: The winner takes a fall
- Your Morning Fashion and Beauty Report: Kate Moss on the former Kate Middleton. Nicole Richie on shoes. And David Beckham designs.
- Golf: City Section reverses penalty
- HSN takes shoppers to Brazil
- Softball: Updated Southern Section playoff schedule
- Baseball: Updated Southern Section playoff schedule
- Monster Mash: Getty gives James Cuno a big pay package; Roman Polanski's 'Carnage' to debut at Venice
- KUWAIT: Lawmakers throw punches in parliamentary fight over Guantanamo prisoners
- Mortgage rates fall to lowest level of 2011
- Amazon now sells more Kindle e-books than print books
- Mortgage delinquencies level off
- Quiz: Who was never nominated for an Emmy?
- Sarah Palin: Newt Gingrich fell into 'lamestream media' trap
- The Morning Fix: Will Arnold 'Cry Macho,' or just cry? Facebook effect hits TV. Controversy at Cannes!
- New Fall TV Season: CW announces the return of Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Has there ever been a worse bench than Dodgers' current group?
- L.A. Opera takes to the radio airwaves with 'Il Postino' and five other productions
- A steamy lesbian love scene on 'The Good Wife'? Add to the list of girl-on-girl prime-time TV action
- Cannes 2011: In interview, Lars von Trier says he may be done with news conferences -- and that he doesn't deserve a Palme d'Or
- Bad Religion's Greg Graffin to teach evolution at Cornell in the fall
- Betsy Sharkey's film pick of the week: 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams'
- Times Food editor Russ Parsons finds a new line of tagines
- SYRIA: Assad regime denounces sanctions, says they serve Israel
- The Arts on TV: 'Mona Lisa'; 'Hamlet'; 'Cyrano de Bergerac'
- Somebody might be watching you
- Around Town: Italian Neorealism, the comedy of Albert Brooks, Terrence Malick and more
- Creme brulee
- Grilled romaine with radishes, hard-boiled eggs and toasted bread crumbs
- Swiss chard with golden raisins and lemon bread crumbs
- S'more cupcakes
- Bruleed strawberries and cream
- Opinion: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to Obama: What?
- Actor Jeff Conaway comatose after apparent drug overdose
- Book review: 'The Psychopath Test' by Jon Ronson
- Recipe: Brûléed strawberries and cream
- Recipe: Crème brûlée
- Willard S. Boyle dies at 86; a father of the digital camera
- The Find: Newport Beach fish lovers salute Bear Flag
- The Review: Aburiya Toranoko in Little Tokyo
- Culinary SOS: Cornsticks from Rotisserie & Wine
- Ready, aim, fire that crème brûlée
- Wine of the Week: 2009 Domaine Faury Saint-Joseph 'Vieilles Vignes'
- Cannes 2011: In interview, Lars von Trier says he may be done with news conferences — and that he doesn't deserve a Palme d'Or
- Women on war front more likely to get post-traumatic stress disorder than men, study finds
- 3 hurt as refueling plane bursts into flames at Point Mugu
- 25 killed in Afghanistan protest, car bombing
- Frank McCourt asks judge to clear way for Dodgers TV contract
- Two bombs kill 27 near Iraq police offices
- China, South Korea set to visit Japan's quake-tsunami region
- Thursday's TV talk shows
- Recipe: Crème brûlée
- Steve Earle reading and book signing at Bootleg Theater
- This seems pretty small of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Overwhelmed caregivers: Try meditation
- Mossimo Giannulli, Lori Loughlin sell their Bel-Air estate
- Jamie McCourt asks judge to order sale of Dodgers
- Lake Tahoe: Fly-fishing for Father's Day without roughing it? Sweet!
- Giffords' skull surgery successful, recovery progressing, doctors say
- Pop music: Kylie Minogue
- Unhappy conservatives turn their lonely eyes to Texas Gov. Rick Perry
- Dodgers' Andre Ethier photographed making obscene gesture
- Universal Studios Orlando plans 'Despicable Me' attraction and digital upgrade to Spider-Man ride in 2012
- Sarah Palin: Newt Gingrich fell into 'lamestream media' trap
- United Airlines apologizes for use of Sept. 11 flight numbers
- James Cuno will be a million-dollar administrator
- Chilling portrait of neo-Nazi's home life emerges
- Guatemala police arrest suspect in slayings of 27 farmworkers
- Events: Red Bull Soapbox Race to veer into downtown L.A.
- Muslims targeted in U.S. terrorism cases, report says
- HotelTonight app for same-day reservations adds Las Vegas