- No on Prop. 34: Let the death penalty live
- Mission Viejo-El Toro game 'could be an old-fashion shootout'
- Letters: Talking tax increases, pro and con
- Identifying and taking hold of a lucky break
- Melissa Leo talks about grit and glamour
- Letters: Diagnosing disabilities
- As Romney edges toward moderation, Ryan takes a lower profile
- USC's Lane Kiffin stands by late decisions in loss to Arizona
- Romney savors the moment, but tough electoral math still looms
- With the clock ticking, Brown counsels patience
- Stellar market
- Forklore: Mauve squad
- $100-million apartment and retail complex coming to Hollywood
- PLAYOFF-BOUND
- New York Stock Exchange plans to open Monday despite storm threat
- A Romney-Biden White House? It could happen
- BCS standings feature a four-team race among unbeatens
- Obama and the politics of emergency management
- At Afghanistan university, disputed name turns into fighting word
- Santa Monica Bike Center pushes pedaling for commuters
- Breeders' Cup looks to add to rich history
- Melding a new TV partner into the Lakers' lineup
- NFL Week 8: Everybody's OK, but is that all there is?
- New Jersey braces for brunt of Hurricane Sandy
- It's the 3rd annual L.A. Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off
- Player's view: Time to reflect on a long season and the Giants' title
- Rams reportedly have fielded trade inquiries for Steven Jackson
- Darius Johnson-Odom on cusp of dream with Lakers
- Location managers for 'Luck,' 'Argo' and 'Hitchcock' honored
- Frankenstorm creating a Frankenmess for airline travelers
- Oklahoma City Thunder trade should benefit Lakers
- Measuring the worth of a teacher?
- SpaceX ends space station supply mission with a splashdown
- State strips 23 schools of API rankings for cheating
- World Series: Giants' 4-3 victory over Tigers is sweep-inducing
- For Romney and Obama, suburban women are key to Virginia
- Can a Dodgers fan root for Frisco? A Giant dilemma
- Letters: Billions for Obama-Romney
- Pac-12 record rings hollow for USC's Marqise Lee
- A school vs. Stephen King
- Daily Dodger in Review: The early promise of Paco Rodriguez
- Hurricane Sandy leads to postponed premiere, closed New York theaters
- SAG-AFTRA board votes to reduce number of union locals
- Surfin' Santa Cruz like a local
- 'Tale of the Heike' elegantly retells Japanese epic
- Chris Ware ups the ante with 'Building Stories'
- Letters: Where cats belong
- Harry Hole is back on crime beat in Jo Nesbo's 'Phantom'
- Ducks continue to fly high
- Why do they run?
- Romney courts Ohio's undecided voters
- Who says the NBA is unpredictable?
- Ronny Turiaf and Ryan Hollins feed off each other with Clippers
- Scam watch: Grandparent scheme, debt collection, investment fraud
- Monday's Talk Shows: Michael R. Bloomberg; Madonna; Oliver Stone
- Newspapers weigh in on election; Obama loses support since 2008
- Obama cancels campaign events to monitor Hurricane Sandy
- How I Made It: Craig McNamara
- Mid-Atlantic battens down as Hurricane Sandy approaches
- Letters: Labeling genetically modified food
- Jay Caspian Kang impresses with 'The Dead Do Not Improve'
- Bloomberg orders evacuation of low-lying areas in NYC
- Gay marriage at the polls
- South Carolina's Steve Spurrier thinks Marcus Lattimore can return to football
- Holiday shopping wars
- Some thoughts on four ballot measures
- Lakers' roster 2012-13
- This wasn't the crown Miguel Cabrera really wanted
- Crucial test for an outpost of healthcare in South L.A.
- Letters: Enough justice for a bomb plotter
- NYSE set to shut trading floor Monday, keep electronic trading open
- Short-sale purchases can easily fall apart
- Ryan takes up issue of autoworker pensions in Ohio
- Fliers in December and January are more likely to lose luggage
- Airlines cancel 3,000 flights as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall
- A questionable way to avoid airline baggage-check fees
- Taiwan tries to recruit California students to its universities
- Enormous student loans paint parents into a corner
- NBA Eastern Conference team previews
- Taking the bankers to court
- Watch Colts' Vick Ballard score winning TD with an amazing dive
- Some in Atlantic City roll the dice with Hurricane Sandy
- Partnership Walk aims to reduce global poverty
- 'No' tops the agenda ahead of China's 18th party congress
- UCLA faces new pressure as a Pac-12 South division contender
- How travel insurance can be valuable
- After layoff, Georges St-Pierre is back in the fight frame of mind
- El Monte soda tax plan faces crush by beverage industry
- Travel letters: Fond memories of Hawaii
- Travel films & programs
- Jimmy Carter to California: Yes on Prop. 34
- Nobody beats talented but undisciplined Trojans like themselves
- Mazzone praises Hundley
- Will Kobe Bryant be ready for the Lakers' season opener?
- Maryland: $243 round-trip from LAX to Salisbury on United, US Airways
- Get blankets, stay off roads, Virginia governor urges
- Letters: L.A.'s pet store law
- Defiant Berlusconi: 'I'm staying in the game'
- On the Spot: What's conspiring against this vacation?
- Web Buzz: WelcomeBeyond.com showcases unusual accommodations
- Romney and Ryan barnstorm Ohio as new poll shows tied race
- Holdover 'Argo' beats four newcomers on slow moviegoing weekend
- Chances of losing luggage rise in December, January, study says
- Voter intimidation in Ohio? Not that I could see
- Judge rules for transparency in Colorado massacre case
- Galaxy gives itself a confidence boost with 1-0 win over Seattle
- Gerard Butler's surfing mentor? That's Grant Washburn
- More than 7,000 flights canceled as major U.S. airports eye storm
- Splashdown in Pacific Ocean ends SpaceX's mission to space station
- Unusually large commercial site comes on the market in Malibu
- Race-day medication banned in some Breeders' Cup races this weekend
- Election may determine fate of sick, uninsured Americans
- Power couple Jane Fonda and Richard Perry vote with their feet
- Paul Kurtz dies at 86; secular humanist philosopher
- Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo dies at 77; Cuban rebel later opposed Castro
- PASSINGS: Hans Werner Henze
- Paying back homeowners who were wrongly charged for repairs
- A look at proposals to limit the mortgage interest deduction
- Home of the Week: Ocean-view retreat in Malibu
- For the record - Oct. 28, 2012
- Football: Da'Mari Scott leads L.A. Cathedral to comeback victory
- Football: Saturday's scores
- Football: In battle of unbeaten teams, Bishop Diego defeats Nordhoff
- Football: Cameron Walker's season is over
- USC vs. Arizona
- Crucial test for an outpost of healthcare in South L.A.
- Actress and R&B singer Natina Reed dead at 32
- UCLA vs. Arizona State
- Keeping tabs: Logan Scott
- Review: A$AP Rocky smokes out the Palladium
- Football: San Clemente's Bret Miller sets kicking record
- Italy's Berlusconi vows to take on judiciary 'dictatorship'
- 'The Partisan' an opinionated biography of William Rehnquist
- Football: It's 29 consecutive wins and counting for Lompoc
- Syrian military renews attacks, rebels say; cease-fire in tatters
- Football: Timmy Hayes comes through for Crespi
- Europeans cancel Iran trip after dissident visit denied
- Your Scene: Having a splash in Kauai
- McManus: The Ohio presidential equation
- Census sets off fears of politicking in Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Jay Caspian Kang impresses with 'The Dead Do Not Improve'
- Celebrity birthdays for October 27th
- Muceddere (rice pilaf with chickpeas, lentils and browned onions)
- Euro Pane's pear spice cake
- Corvette 427 convertible
- Spago and Michael's look forward with new faces
- Recipe: <i>Müceddere</i> (rice pilaf with chickpeas, lentils and browned onions)
- The California Cook: After 30 years, basic training in rice
- Tom Bergin's Tavern info
- Recipe: Saffron, date and almond rice
- Wine of the Week: 2009 Louis Jadot 'Couvent des Jacobins' Pinot Noir
- Culinary SOS: Euro Pane's pear spice cake
- A high return on low expectations
- Obama, GOP congressional candidate talk about the free market
- Obama talks gay marriage, Benghazi and daughters' dating
- USC vs. Arizona: live game reports
- Review: Mahler returns to the L.A. Phil, Korngold in tow
- Longtime Angels minor league manager Tom Kotchman resigns [update]
- Letters: Isolationism's consequences
- Bruins are alive and kicking with 45-43 victory
- Candidates joust over Romney's record as governor
- Brown brings Prop. 30 campaign to L.A.'s Grand Central Market
- Ryan kicks off Ohio bus tour in manufacturing plant
- Patricia Heaton slams California, Obama at Romney-Ryan rally
- Last-second field goal lifts UCLA over Arizona State, 45-43
- 'The Partisan' an opinionated biography of William Rehnquist
- Mapuche tribal traditions embedded in bar-code tapestries
- Happy birthday, Sylvia Plath
- Taking the fright out of Halloween candy
- Breeders' Cup a welcome distraction for Mike Mitchell
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. talks about difficulty dealing with concussion
- DWP sues air district over Owens Valley dust rules
- Jim Leyland argues against pitchers' headgear
- Eat it, wear it? Produce in skin-care products may not help
- Chris Paul is a difference maker with Clippers
- Southland's Dia de los Muertos events take on a life of their own
- Jackie Robinson's daughter to join Dodgers' board
- 'Iron Man 3' trailer, catching up to 'Avengers' on YouTube
- AT&T; strikes deal with Time Warner Cable for Lakers channel
- South Carolina loses Marcus Lattimore to another knee injury
- Obama, Romney keep an eye on a storm as they duel in swing states
- Romney highlights defense while stumping in Florida
- Campaigns adjust as Hurricane Sandy approaches East Coast
- Letters: Give California voters some credit
- Lakers preview: Jerry Buss did his part, now it's up to players
- In downtown L.A., sealed-off hotel rooms offer peek into the past
- Sen. Rubio says he was not equating Obama administration, Cuba
- Chef-designed T-shirts: fashion for foodies
- Wine of the Week: 2009 Louis Jadot 'Couvent des Jacobins' Pinot Noir
- In New Hampshire, Obama attacks Romney's record in Massachusetts
- Prop. 36 seeks to ease California's three-strikes law
- UCLA ends up in upright position at end of roller-coaster ride
- California's prisons chief stepping down
- Felon made donation to D.A. hopeful Jackie Lacey
- Spago and Michael's look forward with new faces
- Critic's Choice: Lively gastropubs for fun that can go late
- Chess moves, budget cuts and life lessons in 'Brooklyn Castle'
- Letters: CVS payback
- Still no Kobe; Brown and Gasol guessing he'll play Tuesday
- SpaceX capsule, packed with supplies, set to return from station
- China's leadership transition cloaked in mystery
- Airlines waive fees to change East Coast flights as storm nears
- Las Vegas: As if it weren't scary enough, some Halloween haunts
- Actress and R&B; singer Natina Reed dead at 32
- Rapist found dead in his jail cell
- Counter Intelligence: Tom Bergin's Tavern, reinvented
- Ryan bus tour aims at Ohio women
- First look: Microsoft Surface needs apps to fulfill potential
- Western diplomats see danger in Mali
- Letters: Football for God
- Orange County Assembly candidate Tom Daly cleared of allegations
- Robby Benson shares lessons from heart surgeries
- What to expect from Google's Android announcement Monday
- Notre Dame's Manti Te'o for Heisman? We'll know Sooner than later
- Hurricane Sandy, rare 'super storm,' prompts East Coast preparation
- Gear: New kinds of wheels for fitness, fun
- New releases: 'Polisse' takes sensitive approach to bleak issue
- Chivas USA looks to Mexico for a viable plan
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. talks about difficulty dealing with concussion
- Hey, L.A., do you want more democracy, or less?
- Superintendents paint dire picture if California's Prop. 30 fails
- Gear: Hat and mittens protect against the chill of it all
- The legend of Carl Crawford, UCLA point-guard recruit
- USC falls to Arizona, 39-36, despite huge game by Marqise Lee
- Chivas USA at FC Dallas Sunday
- NBA's latest edicts aimed at floppers and pregame showstoppers
- Man About Town: Fear and priority passes in zombie land
- TV giant Don Francisco celebrates 50 years of 'Sabado Gigante'
- In 'Silver Linings Playbook,' a blueprint for a fall sleeper
- Eastern storm raising havoc with sports schedules
- Not-so-great park
- Beau Biden trades campaign event for storm response
- 'Chasing Mavericks' had more than waves to contend with
- Romney on early voting, hurricane and his Massachusetts record
- Lakers guard Jodie Meeks searching for a defined role
- Market Fresh: Brussels sprouts
- Hurricane Sandy as 'super storm': Is climate change a factor?
- Letters: Follow the gas money
- Review: Bob Dylan at the Hollywood Bowl
- Enter the 3rd annual L.A. Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off
- Romney cancels Virginia events
- Time-share mogul tells employees he'll cut jobs if Obama wins
- Georgia upsets BCS No. 2 Florida in mistake-filled game
- Clippers' roster 2012-13
- Las Cafeteras says it knows — and you know — 'It's Time'
- Lance Armstrong threatened with lawsuit by Dallas promotions firm
- A fabric with the power to ward off pathogens
- It's not a great day for good teams in college football
- Try This: Bringing fluidity back
- Tom Kotchman leaves Angels
- Dozens killed as Syria cease-fire ends within hours
- Gary Clark Jr. plays every shade of the blues
- Three Lakers waiting to make the cut
- Quick Takes: Stones roll again in Paris
- Readers Recommend: Barcelona Cooking in Spain
- Lakers waive Andrew Goudelock
- Letters: Where's the money for homeowners?
- Silver Lake Meadow
- USC's 'dream' season takes nightmarish turn with loss to Arizona
- Clippers' DeAndre Jordan gets the low-down on double teams
- Gustavo Dudamel's captivating theatrics serve the music
- Kurt Rambis joining Lakers' Time Warner Cable SportsNet
- UCLA vs. Arizona State: live game reports
- Why do endorsements?
- Take Hurricane Sandy seriously, East Coast residents are warned
- Clippers' Del Negro knows how to coach ... himself
- This week's recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen
- California poll shows Obama with smaller lead
- Mark Z. Danielewski: The writer as needle and thread
- Health is key for Galaxy in regular-season finale
- If Jets aren't going to use Tim Tebow, they should let him go
- Des Moines Register endorses Romney, ending Democratic streak
- 5 Questions: Ernesto Uchimura of Plan Check
- Jacques Barzun dies at 104; helped found field of cultural history
- The Fast and the Curious: 2013 Chevy Corvette 427 convertible
- Chevrolet to make a Hot Wheels version of the Camaro
- How to make a perfect pilaf
- For the record - Oct. 27, 2012
- Football: Jordan Dascalo's field goal gives Taft 17-14 victory
- Football: Friday's scores
- Football: Garfield wins East L.A. Classic, 7-0
- Football: Valencia wins, 31-20
- Football: Valencia takes 24-20 lead over Hart
- Football: Garfield leads 7-0 after three quarters
- Football: Hart gets 98-yard drive
- Football: Crespi upsets Alemany, 29-27
- Football: Roosevelt trailing 7-0 at halftime
- Hot Wheels edition of the Chevrolet Camaro
- Football: Hart gets another 19-play drive
- Football: Garfield up 7-0 in East L.A. Classic
- Football: Valencia takes 17-7 lead over Hart
- Football: Scoreless first quarter in East L.A. Classic
- Football: Hart scores after nine-minute drive
- Football: East L.A. Classic is about to kick off
- Short-sale purchases can easily fall apart
- Photos: 'Champs for Charity' game
- Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine buys in Beverly Crest
- Football: Eagle Rock rallies for 24-23 win over Marshall
- A truly Swank property listed at $9.495 million
- Football: Excitement building for East L.A. Classic