- Kwame Brown sells Playa del Rey home
- Italy fines Apple over warranties
- Painter took art in new directions
- Hospital is facing a bleak prognosis
- Medicare reform: This could work
- Up next for the Kings: Thursday at Winnipeg
- Wednesday Travel Ticker: Snowshoe weekends in Big Bear
- Poll: Latinos back Obama over Romney despite deportation policy
- Mitt Romney takes aim at Ron Paul over Iran
- Soldier based in Washington state suspected in teen's fatal stabbing
- Pac-12 the mighty? Not this basketball season
- Rose Parade security beefed up as Occupy plans protest
- Immigration laws pose a test of states' rights in Supreme Court
- Swine flu strain resistant to Tamiflu is spreading more easily
- Panda Express owners to move from fast food to dry cleaning
- Movie review: 'Pariah'
- New York City: Hotel Week debuts with rooms for $100-$250
- Details of three face transplants offer a closer understanding
- Clippers have no defense for Spurs in 115-90 loss
- Jon Huntsman says Ron Paul is 'unelectable'
- Oregon's Eddie Pleasant is chasing elusive victory
- Hawaii: Starwood's 3 nights and airfare start at $489 a person
- Wednesday's TV highlights
- Metta World Peace shows he can soar to top of Lakers' reserves
- The death penalty in California; House Republicans and the payroll tax cut; the Occupy L.A. protesters
- A merry season for KOST
- Up next for USC: Thursday at California
- Consumer Reports rates top treadmills, ellipticals and pedometers
- 'Pariah' info
- Spending by visitors to U.S. on record pace
- Obama nominates two to Federal Reserve Board
- California can't quite get to Texas at Holiday Bowl
- Gift cards will extend retailers' holiday cheer
- Pac-12 and Big Ten launch new, deeper alliance
- Up next for UCLA: Thursday at Stanford
- Vernon's problems lead to huge legal fees
- Open the discussion on dying
- Disney Wonder drops four sailings from L.A. to Mexico for 2012
- Prime-time TV gets in bed — and other places — with adulterers
- Mitt Romney: 'I'm feeling pretty good' about Iowa, New Hampshire
- Some France makers of wine go natural, and fight the system
- Viacom is ordered to pay $383 million more to Rock Band makers
- Gasoline prices set December record
- Heavy D died from a blood clot
- Gary Johnson quits GOP race, will run as Libertarian
- Wendy's reenters Japan with $16 foie-gras-and-truffle burger
- How do we diet? With apps, healthful foods and smaller portions
- Pakistani death squads go after informants to U.S. drone program
- L.A./Long Beach ports struggle to meet Panama Canal challenge
- Rick Perry makes conservative case as caucuses draw near
- Wednesday's TV talk shows
- Gov. Jerry Brown says he will increase education funding
- It's still L.A.'s Coliseum
- Inclusion Films opens Hollywood doors to special-needs workers
- Leading in Iowa, Ron Paul says 'a message is going to be sent'
- In the interim, UCLA and Illinois will try to prevail in bowl game
- In Iowa, Newt Gingrich fights 'in a positive way'
- Trent Reznor and 'Dragon Tattoo' director band together
- California to explore online sales of lottery tickets
- Romney leads, Santorum surges in new Iowa poll
- Clock winding down on L.A. River park decision
- Felony charges filed against UC and a UCLA chemistry professor after fatal laboratory fire
- Teens aren't too old to boost their IQ, study finds
- Sports Museum of Los Angeles a treasure chest of memorabilia
- Up next for the Ducks: Thursday vs. Vancouver
- Republican campaign hinges less on issues
- Sheriff Lee Baca to create task force to address wrongful jailings
- Red Sox acquire closer Andrew Bailey from Athletics
- Year in review: Editorial cartoonists' views of 2011
- Book review: 'Lost Gold of the Dark Ages'
- Clippers said to be interested in 7-1 Joel Przybilla as backup
- Ranking college basketball conferences
- Michele Bachmann loses Iowa campaign chairman to Ron Paul
- 7 LCD makers agree to settlement over alleged price fixing
- Open the discussion on dying
- Quick Takes: Inaccuracies in George Washington painting
- A vast child obesity gap between affluent city, lower-income one
- San Francisco: Officers' quarters to become first Presidio hotel
- Romney leads, Santorum surges in new Iowa poll
- Gov. Jerry Brown looks ahead to 2012
- Iran naval chief says closing gulf to oil traffic would be easy
- Avastin can stabilize tumors in ovarian cancer, studies find
- Fast Track: Everybody wants to be Tim Tebow's neighbor
- For the record - Dec. 28, 2011
- Helen Frankenthaler dies at 83; abstract painter
- Sean Collins dies at 59; surfer created system to predict waves
- PASSINGS: Harry Kullijian, Joe Bodolai
- Boys' basketball: Alemany sophomore picks up college offer
- Boys' basketball: Oaks Christian hands Calabasas its first defeat
- Wednesday’s Highlights: 'Up All Night' on NBC
- Wednesday's Talk Shows
- Google+ may reach 400 million users by end of 2012
- Boys' basketball: Etiwanda is 11-1 and getting better
- 'Gump,' 'Bambi' among 2011 National Film Registry selections
- North Korea set to hold funeral for 'Dear Leader' Kim Jong Il
- Israel targets Palestinian militants in Gaza Strip
- LG to debut 'world's largest' Organic-LED and 3D LED TVs at CES
- Nearly 7 million Apple, Android devices light up on Christmas Day
- Santa Anita's opening day brings out some hats
- Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has cancer
- Trent Reznor and 'Dragon Tattoo' director band together
- Opinion: Proposition 13 lawsuit: Farce or threat?
- Boys' basketball: Crespi is 11-0 after 74-26 victory
- Opinion: Animal welfare: Six incidents in 2011 that would make Gandhi proud
- Bill Maher's Tim Tebow tweet sparks calls for HBO boycott
- Tech firms to pay $553 million in settlement over alleged LCD price fixing
- Tucson ethnic-studies program violates Arizona law, judge says
- Maria Shriver, Arnold Schwarzenegger on road to reconciliation?
- Blake Griffin: Hollywood doesn't interest me
- Hip-hop haul: Gifts from Clams Casino, Fabolous, Smoke DZA, more
- Viacom is ordered to pay $383 million more to Rock Band makers
- On Location: Inclusion Films opens doors in Hollywood
- John Legend engaged to model Chrissy Teigen
- Jazz musician Sam Rivers dies at 88
- Embers confirmed as source of devastating Connecticut fire
- Gallup: Obama, Clinton are most admired in 2011
- Autopsy reveals that Heavy D died of blood clot in lung
- Shannon Stone's mom to Josh Hamilton: Keep tossing foul balls
- Opinion: The San Francisco solution: To improve the economy, pay workers more
- 2012 preview: The year in entertainment
- Samsung to buy Sony's half of LCD-making joint venture
- Gov. Jerry Brown says schools are in 'good shape' to dodge cuts
- Selena Gomez thanks fans, reveals name of 'angel' mom miscarried
- Air pollution control agency increases gas log rebate
- Reading L.A.: Admirers of Los Angeles, warts and all
- Pilot in Mayo Clinic copter crash had spent life flying, son says
- CEO Reed Hastings to earn less than 2 other Netflix execs in 2012
- Psst...: Former Louella Parsons home is sold
- Arab observers visit restive Syrian city of Homs
- Judge: Dodgers can pay creditors without selling TV rights
- Restaurant roundup: Yet more New Year's Eve options
- 'Fast Five' tops most pirated movies of 2011 on BitTorrent
- Apple fined in Italy, accused of misleading warranties
- Opinion: Calling all wonks: The year's biggest political stories
- Dan Marino's stay at No. 2 on passing list might be a short one
- Fatal flight of heart transplant team began normally, NTSB says
- Opinion: Council District 15: The candidates on the Housing Authority
- Not just for kids: Andrea Cremer discusses 'Bloodrose'
- Prince Philip leaves the hospital, heads back to Sandringham
- L.A. Unheard: 2011 in review
- China to overhaul rules for foreign workers
- Sinead O'Connor ends her marriage after 16 days
- International visitors continue to spend more in U.S.
- Taylor Lautner 'out & proud' gay People cover is a fake
- UCLA football: LB Patrick Larimore out for bowl game
- Obama taps ex-Treasury official, Harvard economist for Fed Board
- Egyptian court halts virginity tests on female protesters
- Mark Zuckerberg vacations in Facebook-blocked Vietnam
- Justice Department opinion allows states to offer online gambling
- Jimmy Hoffa's driver, in book, says he knows where boss is buried
- Perilla, ggaennip, shiso: By any name, a fine addition to garden
- 100 to 120 Kmart and Sears stores to close after slow holiday
- Football: Santa Margarita has more explaining to do
- Tim Tebow or Kyle Orton: Who would you rather have at QB?
- LG: Android Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade due for 11 phones
- Fashion news: Post-holiday shopping; contemplating New Year's Eve
- Woody Allen and all that jazz
- Boys' basketball: Monday scores
- Girls' basketball: Monday scores
- 'Dragon Tattoo': Why do so many foreign remakes struggle?
- The Morning Fix: Tom Cruise rules; Taylor Lautner is target of hoax
- Consumer confidence up in December, nearing post-recession high
- Stamford, Conn., mourns as details of fatal Christmas fire emerge
- A good start for a Santa Claus rally
- Gasoline prices climb to record end-of-year highs ... again
- Chris Paul is a big Drew Brees fan
- Home prices fall in October, Case-Shiller report says
- 'Monday Night Raw' recap: Kane is luring John Cena to dark side
- Monster Mash: NBC's 'Smash'; Big Daddy Roth museum
- Suno launches colorful sneakers for Resort
- Prince Philip leaves hospital after heart surgery
- North, South Korea exchange recalls previous historic meeting
- Gray whale migration along the Southern California coast
- Voting Rights Act still matters
- Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band info
- Bruins are excited about incoming offensive coordinator
- 'Loose Diamonds' info
- 'The Darkest Hour' info
- Gingrich under fire for shifting views on healthcare mandate [Video]
- UCLA faces 'huge weekend' vs. Stanford, Cal
- Up next for the Clippers: Wednesday at San Antonio
- Japan, utility at fault for response to nuclear disaster, report says
- Hedge-fund executive Steven Cohen is bidding for the Dodgers
- Woman, 91, fatally burned on Christmas
- Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska won't seek third term
- Dana White — 'The Baldfather' — pulls all the strings at UFC
- Woody Allen won't toot his own horn
- Time Warner Cable's price increases don't even make sense
- Devin Ebanks hopes might rest on rebounding
- The colors of a family
- Ink is still king at New York City's Fountain Pen Hospital
- Home prices in largest U.S. cities fall in October from September
- NFL drama goes right to the end
- Man charged with forcing girl into prostitution
- The animal world's X-rated tendencies
- Putin rejects revote in disputed Russia parliament elections
- Car owner takes legal fight away from lawyers
- Photos: Alberta tar sands expanding rapidly
- Up next for the Lakers: Tuesday vs. Utah
- High-speed rail's backup plan criticized
- Tucson's ethnic-studies program violates Arizona law, judge rules
- Smoking during pregnancy may be tied to children's vascular damage
- Lakers need one more big man, fewer Chicken Littles
- Condom law qualifies for ballot
- Los Padres sanctuary goes to the rescue of wolf dogs
- Europe: Cruise and land tour of cities along the Rhine River
- 'The Darkest Hour' review: Alien invasion in Russia
- Helicopter that crashed in Florida gave no distress signal
- Rick Perry sues to get on Virginia primary ballot
- Healthcare workers question some ICU care decisions: Study
- A lonely Christmas for young workers in the presidential campaign
- Rose Bowl renovations won't affect upcoming game
- In Iowa, Mitt Romney blasts Obama, ignores GOP rivals
- Up next for the Kings: Wednesday at Chicago
- Mitt Romney measured on prospects for Iowa win
- Fast Track: Van Halen will tour again
- Anonymous was a writer
- No-holds-barred on jails
- No college football on Jan. 1? Say it ain't so
- Network TV season defies expectations
- Yemen president's medical request puts U.S. in delicate spot
- Third time is charm for Lakers in 96-71 win
- Newly combative Newt Gingrich swipes at Mitt Romney, Ron Paul
- New year will bring new laws and regulations for small business
- Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson won't seek new term in 2012
- His Los Angeles sports MVPs for 2011: Dodgers fans
- The bond between mother and toddler could affect obesity later on
- 2011, the year of the recall
- Goldberg: Conservative establishment divided against itself
- Tuesday's TV talk shows
- San Francisco minimum wage is set to become the highest in U.S.
- A week away, Iowa caucus winner still anyone's guess
- North Korea holds funeral for Kim Jong Il
- Oil from 2007 spill surprisingly toxic to fish, scientists report
- Lakers' Josh McRoberts has made a name for himself
- Syria activists don't trust pullback in Homs as observers visit
- Patriots, 49ers each have eight named to Pro Bowl
- Tuesday's TV highlights
- Oil is more toxic than previously thought, study finds
- Two fourth-graders find a way to share school's food
- Shoppers' creed: 'No deal, no sale'
- Kevin O'Neill's solution to USC basketball struggles: work harder
- Golf, hikes and sea turtles fill Obama's Hawaii vacation time
- Fond memories of the Postal Service; Michael Kinsley on Wal-Mart; a Ted Rall cartoon hits a nerve
- Oregon will look good and feel good at Rose Bowl
- Consumer confidence rises to near post-recession peak
- Book review: 'Loose Diamonds … and Other Things I've Lost (and Found) Along the Way' by Amy Ephron
- Does shift work plus a poor diet equal an occupational hazard?
- Perry shifts abortion views: No exception for rape, incest
- An Iowa talk-radio tea party rant with a British accent
- Keeping low-profile, Jerry Brown reaps few victories in 2011
- Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth, creator of Rat Fink: A son remembers
- U.S. considering request to admit Yemeni president for medical care
- Romney looks poised for Iowa victory, maybe even if he loses
- Sandra Day O'Connor promotes civics education
- Spurs have dominated series against Clippers
- Sears, Kmart to close up to 120 stores after holiday sales slump
- Romney shores up his lead with New Hampshire visit
- Sori Yanagi dies at 96; pioneer of Japanese industrial design
- PASSINGS: Bettye Danoff
- Report: Japan, utility at fault for response to nuclear disaster
- Tuesday’s Highlights: 'The 34th Annual Kennedy Center Honors' on CBS
- Tuesday's Talk Shows
- Boys' basketball: Freshman Aaron Holiday scores 36 points
- Football: West Ranch's Jeff Coprich Jr. wins Watkins Award
- Album review: 'Young Adult: Music From the Motion Picture'
- Album review: 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' soundtrack
- Year-end top 10 list: Reissues
- Mikaela Mayer's Olympic hopes
- 2012 Olympics Road to London: Mikaela Mayer focuses on gold
- Football: Elijah Asante is already toughening St. Paul schedule
- Axl Rose bemoans the state of L.A. radio
- PST, A to Z: ’46 N. Los Robles’ at Pacific Asia, ‘Proof’ at Norton Simon
- Jolie's directorial debut trails 9/11 drama in limited release
- Football: Trouble is brewing for Santa Margarita
- UCLA football: Oaks Christian CB Ishmael Adams commits to Bruins
- Clippers' DeAndre Jordan laments his free-throw woes
- Dodgers Web musings: Looking back on the 2011 season
- Football: Ishmael Adams commits to UCLA
- First Look: Men of 'Magic Mike' get patriotic for strip routine
- From the bookstore: 'Mourad New Moroccan'
- Matthew McConaughey engaged to Camila Alves
- Alleged key aide to Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman captured
- New book says the piano is most important instrument of all
- Your Stylist: Tinted moisturizers put to the test
- Van Halen announces tour (and, yes, David Lee Roth's singing)
- Box Office: 'Mission: Impossible' sequel is No. 1 Christmas pick
- New Year's Eve party or red-eye flight, how to look and feel good
- Katherine Spitz sees Mar Vista garden as a green testing ground
- Normandy's unique spirit: Calvados
- More bloodshed reported as Syria awaits Arab League monitors
- 5 Questions for Victor Casanova
- 42 free excerpts in Penguin's holiday sampler
- Boys' basketball: It's a week of games day and night
- Boys' basketball: Get the sleeping bags ready for Crespi-Loyola
- Baseball: El Dorado shortstop picks San Diego
- 'Flowers of War's' Zhang Yimou on China's future — and Tom Hanks
- In South Korea, a grass-roots movement urges peace with the North
- The Healthy Skeptic: Hangover remedies
- Pro / Con: Spanking