- New Year's Eve in Vegas? It's Not Too Late
- California Corner: Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
- 'Blueprint' for London Attack Found, Paper Says
- A New Slant on Pisa
- Bush Chides Senate, Urges Tax Vote
- Directors Guild Board Urges Contract Approval
- For Some, It's Better Not to Give
- Conte Candoli, 74; Trumpeter Played in 'Tonight Show' Band
- Art Lover Saw Gem in 1924 Relic
- TOP 25
- 49ers Help Stanford Take the Rust Off
- Heeling Power
- Reflecting on Civic Duty and Cynicism
- Less-Leaning Pisa Tower Reopens to the Public
- Terry Bowden in the Mix
- Messing Up Outside Chance
- Metamorphosis of an Outsider
- Nevada PUC Challenged on Rate Hikes
- Federal Investigators Among Those Arrested in Mexican Drug Raids
- Home for Disabled Catches Fire; 18 Die
- Winter Storms Hit West Hard
- Salmon Preservation Runs Into Roadblock
- 10 Years as a Road Warrior
- As Usual, Nuggets Rocky
- Touchdown Record Broken
- Reformer Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison
- U.S. to Help Philippines Battle Terrorist Threat
- Emergency Corps Irked by Lack of Public Funds
- Casa Romantica Culture's New Home
- House OKs Korean War Medal, Navy Funding Bill
- Increased Death Benefit Sought for Retirees
- Santa Clarita Says It's Time for a Change in Diaper Disposal
- Local Housing Shortage Is Near, Study Warns
- Pittsburgh at Baltimore 5:30 p.m., ESPN
- Ram-Steeler Finale Is in the Chips
- Narbonne Loses First in New York
- MEN
- The Life of Riley Not So Easy These Days
- Loyola Loses Lead and Game to Las Vegas
- Mariachi Music Teacher Helps Oxnard Youth Discover Roots
- Family Tradition: 100 Years of Seghesio Zinfandel
- Filling in the Holes on a Porous Border
- Bush Can't Operate as a One-Man Act
- The Man Behind the Arts Scene
- SOUTHLAND
- This Magical Battle Could Get Hairy
- Stocking Stuffers for the Footloose
- Whose Art Is It Anyway?
- The Tigers' Tale
- Flying Through Britain With Harry Potter
- Tourism Reaches New Depths in New Zealand
- Grab the Bargain, Gov. Davis
- New Perspectives From Old Vienna
- Social Circuits
- Aussie Al Qaeda Soldier to Be Handed to U.S.
- EU to Send Peacekeepers to Join Afghanistan Force
- Memorial Set for Bill Coffman
- A Hollow Holiday for Matriarch of Idaho Family
- Toy Giveaway 'Truly a Miracle' This Year
- Canada Is at Full Strength
- Orange County Gets a Kick Out of Sprague for Victory
- Michigan State Streak Hits 50
- His Colleagues Concur: 'A Director's Dream'
- Making Progress in Baby Steps
- Reference Books That Can Help Around the House
- Italy No. 1 in Aging Population
- Erstwhile Actress Finds Role of a Lifetime Near Ground Zero
- Don't Make the Police an Arm of the INS
- No Storybook Ending for the 49ers
- Her Public Look at a Private Man
- Reality Test for Energy Plan
- 2 Officers Injured as Car Hits Light Pole
- The Long View for Land Use
- On Road to Losin' for Morris Brown
- Historic Mansion to Be a Cultural Center
- Brisman Helps Huskies to Upset
- Bailey Has Winning Hand
- Top Line Can't Take Flight With One Wing
- Now He's Moonlighting as a Record Label Founder
- Bix and the Boys Showcased Properly
- Out of the Unreal World
- Deducting Big Losses a Lengthier Process Than Racking Them Up
- HOLLYWOOD A Celebration!; By David Thomson; DK Publishing: 640 pp., $50; A WORLD HISTORY OF FILM; By Robert Sklar; Harry N. Abrams: 600 pp., $75; CELLULOID SKYLINE New York and the Movies; By James Sanders ;Alfred A. Knopf: 496 pp., $45
- The Nouveau Austerity
- Prison Fire Kills at Least 25 Inmates
- Unsafe at Home and on the Road
- Dangerous Jogging Roads
- The Power of Prayer, the Trouble With Prayer
- Preserving Ahmanson Ranch
- A New Year's Resolution
- It's Time to See Beyond the Dashboard
- Don't Shortchange Salt Lake
- Finding Solace in the Flag
- The Cause of Deputies
- Domestic Violence
- Don't Destroy Natural Habitats in Mission Viejo
- Charitable Outpouring Is Heartening, Too Rare
- Park vs. Airport, by the Numbers
- Right and Left: Gloom Enough to Go Around
- Marketability Meets the Press
- Band or Orchestra?
- Heart and Soul
- Provide Incentives for Inner-City Teachers
- The Way to Make Amends
- Cutting a Rug
- Mary Frances Berry
- Buffet-Table Nibbler
- For Women, a Place to Be Home on the Horse
- Boomers a Boon for Medical Tech
- Abrogating ABM Treaty Is a Loss for World Peace
- Community Clinics Need Financial Aid
- Hate Hits the Mainstream
- He Shoots for the Westside
- Destiny's Child
- How to Reach Us
- Paperbacks
- Got Flu? Keep It to Yourself
- Grab the Bull by the Horns in Bocas
- State's Fluency Tests Are Failing the Children
- Excite@Home Could Have Used Better Billing
- Pervez Musharraf's Extremist Dilemma
- H-1B Workers Seen as Cheap Labor
- Leveling the Playing Field
- Ringside Seat
- A Get-Fit Plan for Physical Education
- Culture Shock
- Taking Life Simply May Help Reduce Debt
- Abortion Violence
- Coming Change Bodes Ill
- JDL Actions Mirror Terrorism Worldwide
- Questions About Low-Tar Cigarettes
- Point of Privacy
- Cycling History
- Jive's Talk
- I Love L.A.
- No Thanks for Cartoon
- Mixed-Use Development Projects Could Change Life in the City
- Sheriff's Probe Reconstructs Fatal Shootout
- Czech Court Bars Extradition of Uzbek Opposition Leader
- Vivendi OKs $10-Billion Deal to Buy Diller's USA
- Divide-and-Conquer Land Laws Hurt Blacks
- Fraudulent Passports Key Weapon for Terrorists
- Identity Crisis Plaguing Global Security
- Al Qaeda Fighters Take Hits, Foes Say
- U.S. Freezes Alleged Terrorist Fund Source
- Job Loss in State Worst in a Decade
- Mold
- For Desert, Tucson
- A Beginner's Guide to Understanding Home Interest Rates
- Response to Terror
- MEN
- Saxon Bones Excavated; Road Project to Resume
- TMP Belittles Yahoo's Bid for HotJobs.com
- 'Kind of Blue' Unkind to Source of Inspiration
- Australian Al Qaeda Fighter to Be Handed Over to U.S. Military
- Strike Authorized by Mechanics at United
- Presbyterians Anticipate Shortfall in 2002 Budget
- Deputies Take CBS Tape, Camera During Arrest
- Transgenders, Police Face Cultural Chasm on Hollywood Streets
- Intel Loses Patent Case Against Broadcom
- Court Gives a Key Victory to South African AIDS Activists
- Fine for Sewage Spill Is Excessive, Judge Rules
- George Dunn, 71; Judge Called Pratt Trial Unfair
- Lakers Are Streaky Clean
- Inflation Tame in Nov.; Output Slips
- Toyota to Launch Dealerships in Mexico
- Drunk-Driving Foes Launch Effort to Reach State's Latinos
- 2 Teenagers Killed in Fight With Gang Members
- 2 Robbers Hit Bank, Escape in Stolen Car
- The Prayer Bandwagon
- Bagel Firm Officials Charged
- Bush Is Praised by Reform Judaism Union
- WOMEN
- It Could Be a Field Day for Bassett at Los Alamitos
- A Little Checking Led to Big Story
- War Crimes Court Unseals Arrest Warrant for Serb
- Reagan Library Features Yule Trees of the World
- Frequent Fliers Get Back Up
- Pentagon Seeks to Buy 60 Additional C-17s
- Killer of Pumpkin Thief Faces 3rd Trial
- A Classic Hollywood Finish
- Investors Still Wary of Amgen-Immunex Deal
- India Blames Pakistanis for Attack
- Olympic Time of Life for Finland's Eloranta
- Salei's Status Remains Uncertain
- TODAY'S GAMES
- GE Capital to Buy Security Capital
- Calpine's Stock, Bonds Fall Again
- Donald R. Bringgold, 74; Ex-Prosecutor, Defense Attorney
- Mother, Son Arraigned in Tenant's Arson Death
- We Actually Prefer RPS: Rock, Paper, Scissors
- Barnes Back on His Feet in No Time
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
- NBA, Disney Agree on TV Deal
- A Lightweight Champion on Steady Diet of Victories
- Mehta and Stravinsky: An Intense Combination
- An Easygoing Night With Sting, John and Downey at Benefit
- O'Leary Stumbles Over a Bio-Hazard
- No One's Fooled by Holyfield and Ruiz
- 'Strange Attractors' Struggles for Connection
- The Arts
- Jacksonville State Is Routed by Alabama
- QUOTES
- 'A Town Without Christmas' Lacks the Jingle of Classic Holiday Movies
- Art issues Ends Influential Run
- O.C. Sewer Plant Fined Over Sludge
- Goodwill and Good Acts Buoy Not So Silent Night
- Argentina Makes Crucial Payment on Debt
- Electronics Maker ITT to Slash 3,400 Jobs
- NBC Falls Off the Wagon, Will Air Liquor Ads
- Dropping 15,000 Pounds of Frustration
- Human Pesticide Tests Halted
- No-Contest Plea for Probation Officer
- Fire Knocks Out Power to 4,200 Customers
- Navy Officer Sentenced for Role in Gang Assault
- Irma's Cliffs Notes Crusade Is Worth Joining
- They Can't Let Victory Come Before Honor
- Haneef Lifts the 49ers to New Heights
- Gross Horror, All on the Fly
- Pacifica Radio Hopes to Recover Radical Voice
- Frances Holberton, 84; Pioneer Programmer of Early Computers
- Operation School Bell Helps Students Who Lack Clothing, Essentials
- San Diego Hopes to Keep Order
- Bryant: Slump Is 'No Biggie'
- Anderson, Parker Make Commitments
- An 'Off Season' Santa in Florida Spins a Clever Holiday Fantasy
- Stocks Get Late Boost, but Bond Yields Soar on Worries
- U.S. Calls In 'The Varsity' to Take the Field
- A Husband Lost, a Son Born in 'Dirty War'
- 1st Commander of International Space Station Retires From Navy
- Transit Agency Thinks 'Smart'
- Rare Christmas Seals Find New Home With Lung Association
- The Inner Battle to Open the Heart and Mind and Find Compassion
- Valenzuela Cleared for Return
- 76ers Hardly Look Same in Loss to Bucks
- Even Columbus Can Sail Past the Ducks
- On Lint, a Tale of a War Orphan's Rescue
- Met Casts a Lavish, Long Shadow
- Parliament OKs Plan to Close Nuclear Plants
- The Beauty Shop Beckons in Post-Taliban Kabul
- District Attorney Gets 3 Years' Probation for DUI
- Never Too Old to Go Surfing
- Jewish Population in U.S. Increases
- Festivities Mark Last Day of Hanukkah
- Group Collecting Coats, Canned Foods for Needy
- Timberwolves Deliver a King-Sized Punch
- Park Declines Dodgers' Salary Arbitration Offer
- Military School Seeks Legal Sanction of Prayer
- Freeway Memorial a Sign of Respect, Remembrance
- 2 Plead Not Guilty in Fatal Hotel Arson
- Lots of Brake Lights at Traffic-Clogged Park Display
- Orange County D.A. Will Close Foundation
- D.A. to Seek 3rd Trial in Teen's Killing Over Pumpkin Theft
- Grasping to Overcome Her Fear of Flying
- Jobless Rate Rises Slightly
- A Split Decision for U.S. Bobsledders
- Oregon Rolls Over Pepperdine
- TODAY'S GAMES
- Coming Sunday
- LAUGH LINES
- FTC Approves Forfeiture of Profit by Hearst
- McDonald's Looking for a Break
- U.S. Not as Gray as 31 Other Countries
- Anthrax Lingers at Senate Building
- New Head of Lutheran Synod Wins Dispute
- City to Get 150 Public Toilets and 3,200 Signs
- Council Gives Initial OK to a Partial Ban on Smoking in Parks
- Mexican Police Chief Sentenced
- Prison Guards, State Strike Deal on 5-Year Pact
- Teens Urged to Consider Religious Vocation
- Man Charged in Death of Girlfriend's Son
- NEWSWIRE
- Terror Suspect Again Denied Bail Request
- Ashcroft Visits Berlin, Praises Anti-Terror Law
- U.S. Rejects Resolution on Mideast
- Pair Arrested in Credit Fraud, Identity Theft Case
- 'The Jack Benny Show' and Jell-O: 50 Years Later, They're Still Not Stale
- 4 of 6 High Schools Miss Out on Rewards
- Hahn Picks David Wiggs to Run DWP
- Cuba Hails First Shipment of U.S. Food in Four Decades
- 2 Are Killed, 3 Critically Hurt in Separate Shootings
- LAKER-CLIPPER REPORT
- Staley's Surgery Is Set
- 35 Charged in Drug Plot Using Formula, Babies
- Driver Arrested After Crash Kills Passenger
- W.G. Sebald, 57; Author Challenged Norms
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Explosion at Illegal Coal Mine Kills 11
- Fixes Big and Small at LAX
- Many Watch, but Opinions Mostly Unchanged
- Stolen MTA Bus Leads to Police Chase and Freeway Standoff
- Preparations Begin Amid a Big Chill
- The Truth Comes Out
- HMOs Seek to Limit Regulators' Authority
- Networking His Way to New 'Customers'
- Russian Leaps to the Forefront
- Nabokov Finally Solves Avalanche
- His Creative Tension
- Scowl Play Works for Montgomerie
- 52 Mecca Pilgrims Killed in Bus Crash