- Dental Accord Delayed
- Tweet and Sour
- Playing host at the holidays: You're either kind or crazy
- Rawlings Accepts K2 Bid; Top Shareholder Doesn't
- Wiesel Urges Long Term in War Crimes Case
- The Day After, Democrats Begin Life After Gore
- Iraqi Exiles Edge Warily Toward Unity
- WorldCom CEO's Pay Package Approved
- Kenya Bombing Suspect Is Said to Have Fled to South Africa
- Not Guilty Verdict in Priest's Shooting
- Minority Report on the Incoming Majority Leader
- Mbeki Urges ANC to Seek More Changes
- UC, Cal State Fees to Increase
- Man Guilty in Murders of Father, Girlfriend
- John Crosby, 76; Founder of the Santa Fe Opera Was Called a Pioneer for Innovative Repertory
- Malaysia puts brakes on Pitt's ads
- Also
- US Search.com, First American Unit Will Merge
- NYSE to Delist Kmart Stock; Retailer Delays Third-Quarter Filing
- Intergraph Suing Computer Makers
- Teens' Smoking, Drug Use Down, Survey Finds
- Man Dies in Jump From High-Rise
- Rookie Keeper Injured as Zoo Elephant Attacks
- School Loses Suit in Bid to Fire Palestinian
- 60 Drown in Liberia as Ferry Sinks
- Montgomery Eateries Dread Smoking Ban
- Soldiers Shoot 4 Dead in Gaza
- Zal Yanovsky, 57; Co-Founder of the Lovin' Spoonful
- GAME OF THE WEEK
- McNair Sorely Needed
- McAlpine, Corvo Bolster Defense
- Rates Rise on Short-Term Treasuries
- FEMA Chief, a Key Bush Advisor, Announces Resignation
- Isuzu Cleared in Rollover Case
- Foot Locker May Cut Nike Orders Further
- City May Pay $2.5 Million to Woman Who Lost Eye
- 2 Sought in Irvine Store Robbery
- Clipper Victory Jangles Spurs
- Doctors Awarded $156 Million From Norcal Mutual
- Gruner & Jahr Exec Fills TV Guide Publisher Post
- Justices Reaffirm Right to Display Menorah
- Dachshund Mauls Baby, Critically Injuring Him
- Mistrial in Fraud Case Against Ex-Head of D-Day Foundation
- YWCA Board Ponders Options
- 2 CHP Officers Resign in Misconduct Probe
- INS Order Prompts Big Lines, Anger
- $25,000 Reward Offered for Suspect in Slaying
- Get This Party Restarted
- Johnson Leads Waves to Win
- Francis Delivers Again for Rockets
- Falling like manna for 'Heaven'
- Orbitz Practice Not Unfair, Report Says
- 'No Second Chance' for Baghdad
- State High Court Endorses Davis' Denials of Parole
- Former N.J. Gov. Kean Takes Over 9/11 Probe
- FDA News Boosts VaxGen Shares 21%
- Ex-Death Row Inmates March for Clemency
- U.S. Pledges Help in Fight Against Gangs
- Officer Testifies She Shot Teen as Last Resort
- Marines' Physical Training Halted by Outbreak
- It's No-Pain, No-Gain Tack
- Casino Seeks WNBA Team
- Rain Forces Postponement of City Tennis Semifinals
- A donation? ... Gee ... thanks
- Diversity coalition is now under fire
- Markets Stage Broad Rebound
- Red Cross Settles Lawsuit With Blood Products Firm
- Planet Hollywood Ready for Another Comeback
- Deal Offered in Flap Over Mormons' Protest Ban
- Nuclear Plans May Put Food Aid for N. Korea at Risk
- Light-Plane Crash Kills Two Aboard, Damages Two Homes
- Operations Likely to Stay Downtown, LAPD Says
- November Jobless Rate Up Slightly, but Retail Hiring Also on the Rise
- Agencies Close Deal to Buy, Restore S.F. Bay Salt Ponds
- Jury Views Videos of Alleged Rapes
- The Real Bah-Humbug Spirit of Christmas -- It's Better to Take Than to Give
- Brothers of Invention
- Afghanistan Investment Urged
- Report Finds Children Still Used as Soldiers
- Charred Body ID'd as Guard's
- Nani Palkhivala, 82; Served as India's Ambassador to U.S.
- Combo Vaccine Approved
- Judge in Runnion Kidnap-Murder Case Is Replaced After Request by Defense
- World War II Heroes Exhibit Extended
- A Gentle Reminder to Give -- or Else
- Fillmore Project Is Newest Target
- Man Gets 5 Years in Pyramid Scheme
- Europe Is Courted by an Islamic Wolf in Secular Clothing
- Civil Rights Group Files Petition for Prisoners
- Videotape From '97 Enron Party Jokes About Accounting
- Credit Agricole to Buy Credit Lyonnais
- L.A. Chief Proposes Ban on Majority of Police Pursuits
- Owner of Newspaper Sues D.A. Over Search of Office
- Cost of Airport Security in Burbank Is Going Up
- Tell U.S. Story, but Openly
- EIDC May Pay Some of Cluff's Legal Fees
- Melting Pot Stirs Cup
- Chargers Plan to Take It Slow
- Debt Repayment Is in Doubt After Filing by Hospital
- Court Backs Prescription Drug Curbs
- Too Far to the Left for Far Right
- Lott's Appearance Could Be a Redefining Moment for BET
- Moscow Urges Iraq to Open Talks on Oil Deal
- PanAmSat Makes Offer for Eutelsat
- Cumulus Considers 'In-House' Liaison
- Government Ratifies Kyoto Protocol
- More Than a Few Good Men
- Man Guilty of Slaying Father, Girlfriend
- Budget Crisis Ominous for Sports
- UCLA Tonight
- Musicals lead NAACP awards
- A 'Medea' for the ages
- Where amateurs perfect their pitch
- Republicans to Reconsider Lott as Leader
- Putting a Human Face on 'It'
- Memoir is author's hideaway
- Lewinsky on Sunday TV? Italians are scandalized
- LAPD Sweetens Deal for Women
- Southland Gets a Taste of Wild N. Calif. Storm
- FINALLY
- So Far, Cujo Is No Dominator
- Eclectic collection
- Dupree to Learn His Status Soon
- Separated Twin Girls to Spend the Holidays in U.S.
- Dodgers Are Focusing on Floyd and McGriff
- Teams Take Advantage of Zoning Ordinance
- Ronaldo Is in Line for Major Awards
- Ensemble revives an a cappella tradition
- Juicy Conversation a Bad Talking Point for ESPN
- Playboy's new digs: Not a smoking jacket in sight
- Hahn Plans Fail to Satisfy Secessionists
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- 'Christmas' in trenches of the war
- It's All Blanks to Giguere
- Money Won't Stop Riley
- The monster in 'Max'
- KINGS: 4 GAMES
- U.S. Rejects Reprieve on Deadline for Water Deal
- Coroner Identifies Man Fatally Shot by Police
- A heavenly message of Christmas hope
- Palmer Steps Into Elite Club
- TONIGHT
- Trip Crucial to the Future
- AFI lists 10 best films, TV shows
- Irregular Heartbeat Sidelines Harrington
- Bowl Season Gets Started Tonight
- Seeing Hall Through Rose-Colored Glasses
- Feeling blue? Tuck some rainbows into your wallet
- THE WEEK AHEAD
- 2 Men Held in Thefts From Vending Machines
- Physical Education a Weighty Subject
- Smallpox Vaccination Returns
- Funding Faith
- Kissinger Resigns 9/11 Post Over Conflicts
- Put LAX on the Line
- Separating 'Bangers,' Gang Members and Kids
- Lott's Leadership Spoils the Party
- No Applause for Actors on the World Stage
- 'My mom really wouldn't be too happy...
- Putting a human face on 'It'
- 'He Just Seemed Invincible'
- Univision Deal Said to Be Close to U.S. Approval
- Group Planned 3-Pronged Attack on Jerusalem Targets, Court Told
- Referees Rule Over Kings
- Thirsty? Consider It Your Just Deserts
- Bengals Go Down for Count
- For better grip, squeeze in a handy workout
- Deck the malls with gals so gaudy
- School's Walls Are Worth a Notice
- Hindu Nationalists Post Victory in Troubled State
- Boys & Girls Clubs Receive $120,000
- Harbor to Put Security to Test
- Arizona Wins as Gardner Digs In Late
- Eagles Protecting Their Home Turf
- The Next Wave? Surfing the Web at 35,000 Feet
- A hidden danger in skin care
- Lott's Fate Could Depend on How Southern Republicans View Him
- Another reason to brush and floss: stroke prevention
- African National Congress Meets in Cradle of Apartheid
- Favre Still Has 49ers' Number
- Steelers Put Themselves in Good Position
- Ask and You Shall See Receivers
- Santa Ana Looks at Way to Reduce Liquor Licenses
- Sierra Madre Looks to Past as It Invests in Downtown's Future
- Backers of Gun Controls Preparing To Fire Another Round of Legislation
- A Gain for Sri Lanka
- Salman Raduyev, 35; Top Chechen Rebel Jailed by Russians
- Ravens Still Have Hope
- Harrington Gets a Scare During Game
- Hart's Winning Streak Comes to Devilish End
- A reinvention of printmaking
- Stock Market Benchmark Gets Shake-Up
- Law May Bar Davis' Plan for Fund Shift
- Quiet FCC Maverick Raises His Voice on Media Rules
- Dole Given Deadline to Accept CEO's Bid
- An ailment boom
- Library Will Host Holiday Open House
- Bulger Perfect Quarterback for Rams
- Vikings Finally Snap 'Two' It
- Fish Farms' Ugly Underside
- Consistency Still a Missing Ingredient
- Defiant Chavez Rules Out Early Vote
- Police Foil Apparent Plot Against Americans
- Bishop Is Welcomed in Boston
- Thompson Says He'll Skip Smallpox Vaccine
- Finding Grace in Life's Contrasts
- Democrats Now Can Turn Focus to the Future
- Gore Decides He Won't Run for President
- Taiwan's Chunghwa Back on Auction Block
- Union's Play for Music Videos
- Two types of training are better than one
- Take one infusion, and call next year
- More Than 200 Cases of Virus Reported on Cruise
- Murder Charges Dismissed in Baltimore After Problems Arise
- Sean Penn Speaks Out Against Possible War
- Morelia, Toluca Advance
- 'Thornberrys' movie plan: Pretend series never existed
- Strike May Push Price of Crude Oil Above $30
- Software for a harder body
- Punching Out at 15,000 Feet
- Number of Caesarean Deliveries at a High
- Body Found in Buena Park May Be Kidnapped Guard's
- Blue-Collar Spirit Aglow
- TONIGHT
- TWO-MINUTE DRILL
- At a Glance
- Giguere Sets Himself Apart
- No Need to Wake Him Yet
- Worst Case Is Avoided
- 'Maid' and 'Trek' top enterprises
- Jazz triumphs at a Cuban festival that's harder to get to
- Turco Spearheads Dallas' Teamwork
- Engaging fable contrasts 1960s ideals with age of greed
- 2 French Banks Said to Be Near Merger
- Farmers Bros. Protest Vote Recommended
- For a Price, Investors Can Get In on a Confidence
- You might need a dose of artificial sunshine
- Clinton Tells of Plan to Attack North Korea
- Ducks Lucky and Good
- Is Latest Start Fresh, or False?
- Spending an hour a year on the 1980s
- Period pieces colored with swift tempo, raw passion
- A source of backup power
- Norwalk thrives at sea -- and on land
- Transit Strike Looms in N.Y.
- Daly Takes Pride in Hometown Victories
- NOW YOU KNOW
- Raiders Caught in Miami Vise
- Ashanti struts on stage and takes over the Wonderjam at the Shrine
- Alinghi Sweeps Series
- A majority audience for 'minority' films
- How a Frog and Toad soft-shoed into our memories
- GOP Fissure Opens in Senate Over Lott's Leadership
- Mourners Gather Where 4 Died in Icy River
- Shooting Believed to Be Gang-Related
- Energy Firm Deal May Add 4 New Power Plants
- Kay Rose, 80; First Female Sound Editor to Win an Academy Award
- With Some Help, Giants Back in It
- One Look at Records Tells You They Bowl for Dollars
- No. 25 Charleston Holds Off Stetson
- Witness to cultural exchange and culture shock
- Prime Time for Earnings Outlooks
- The brain in love
- Orange County Special Election Faces Challenge
- Iranian Reformers Squander Chances
- Renowned Jazz Trumpeter Finds Harmony and Connection in Piru
- Buccaneers Overcome the Unexpected
- Bayakoa Is Won by Starrer Again
- Key Economic Indicators Expected
- In juvenile hall, most may have mental disorders
- We Wish You a Merry Lawsuit
- Differences Fade in Integrated Class
- Police Fatally Shoot Man Armed With Knives
- Maison Mickey
- Another Title for UCLA
- Still dazzling
- Stones take back seat to McCartney
- Another TV boss is ready for a close-up
- Bit players in their very own antiques road show
- 12,000 Protest Proposed Anti-Subversion Law
- Fewer Inmates on Death Row in 2001; Decline Is First Since 1976
- Abuse Scandal 'Haunts' New Hampshire Bishop
- Homeless Gay Youths Find a Safe Haven
- A's Acquire Durazo in 4-Team Deal
- Bears Trip Up Chrebet's Plan
- HOT CORNER
- Rawlings Shareholder Boosts Bid
- Judge Postpones Auditor's Sentencing
- Moscow Denounces Iraq for Canceling Deal
- Pizza Magnate Has University Plan Cooking
- Marines Inoculate 5,000 Against Strep-A Spread
- Group Is Launching New Types of Licenses
- The victims of billing fraud: from insurers to patients
- Suit Leads to Warning Signs at Dentist Offices
- City Hall Plays Santa
- Harrison Is Check Mate
- When All Else Fails, Blame It on Irish
- Gentry Pleased With Split on Tough Trip
- Andy Richter reigns in his own universe
- Also