- Chuck Lorre speaks of 'tough time' he's suffered during battles with Charlie Sheen
- Giants couldn't catch Matt Kemp napping on the bases
- Dodgers make it a winning opener for Don Mattingly, down Giants 2-1 as Clayton Kershaw shines
- Friday's Highlights: 'Who Do You Think You Are?' on NBC
- Friday's Talk Shows
- Art review: Gustavo Perez at Frank Lloyd
- Dodgers 2, Giants 0, end of eight
- 'American Idol' results: Which two contestants did Elton John trip up?
- Opinion: Robert Gates' goal for Libya: No American troops on the ground
- 'Hop' director Tim Hill: Our movie almost didn't make it
- Dodgers 1, Giants 0, end of seven
- Dodgers 1, Giants 0, end of six
- Theater review: ‘Five by Tenn’ at Theatre 68
- Baseball: Max Fecske gets four hits for Notre Dame
- Dodgers, Giants, still scoreless after five
- Theater review: 'Rafta, Rafta ...' at the Old Globe in San Diego
- Art review: Mineko Grimmer at Koplin Del Rio
- 'Mad Men' creator Matt Weiner says he's no Don Draper
- Christina Hendricks, Dita Von Teese bring the glam for Vivienne Westwood LA opening
- Dodgers 0, Giants 0, end of four
- Dodgers 0, Giants 0, end of third
- It's hot out there: Time to make fresh lime ice
- Grocery store and labor union continue contract talks
- Dodgers 0, Giants 0, end of second
- Kraft Nabisco Championship: New leaders emerging in the afternoon
- Reading L.A.: Robert Fogelson examines a city 'hooked on growth'
- Dodgers 0, Giants 0, end of first
- Live Nation jumps into the bidding for Warner Music Group
- Warm weather drink: A classic Gin & Tonic
- 'Mad Men' creator Matt Weiner agrees to new deal
- John Travolta to play Mafioso John Gotti in biopic
- Ralph Rucci on Ralph Rucci
- Pregame: Live from the Dodgers open opener
- Lindy & Grundy opening update
- Theater Review: 'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo' on Broadway
- Harry Potter's Quidditch comes to L.A.
- Angels, Weaver start season with a victory
- Opinion: Protecting privacy -- and hindering competition?
- Opinion: Pension reform isn't as dead as the state budget deal
- Wim Wenders' 3-D documentary on Pina Bausch coming to U.S. theaters
- Fish and Game Q&A: Can I have a 'spare air' device with me when abalone diving?
- Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt enjoy kid-free romantic getaway
- Anaheim Ducks playoff tickets to go on sale Saturday
- Release picture clears up for Gus Van Sant's 'Restless'
- John Legend's spiritual cover of Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep'
- Kraft Nabisco Championship: Getting hot in the desert
- Theater review: 'Pursued by Happiness' at Lankershim Arts Center
- Twitter kills the QuickBar
- James Franco options Steve Erickson's 'Zeroville'
- 'Bones' star Emily Deschanel is pregnant
- Senate Democratic leader breaks with Jerry Brown over special election 'preference'
- Phish announces Super Ball IX to take place July 1-3 at Watkins Glen International
- James Franco blames Anne Hathaway for Oscar hosting fiasco
- Lakers Moments: Derek Fisher and the .4 second shot
- Carrie Ann Inaba engaged to boyfriend Jesse Sloan thanks to Regis Philbin
- Charlie Sheen records song with Snoop Dogg
- On Location: 'Mobbed' scene plays out at a mall in Glendale
- Dan Savage gives love and sex advice to college kids on MTV's 'Savage U'
- Kraft Nabisco Championship: Melissa Reid wants to be like Tiger Woods
- Sony Online Entertainment slashes 205 jobs, ceases development of The Agency in reorganization
- Dionne Warwick speaks up about 'Celebrity Apprentice': In tune or sour note?
- Opinion: Where are the literary boy geniuses?
- 'Mobbed' host Howie Mandel talks about his 'annoying' feud with Piers Morgan
- Opinion: Rand Paul mocks Newt Gingrich's marriages and Fox News' stance on Libya
- Kraft Nabisco Championship: Pat Hurst out fast
- Football: Scott Meyer is new coach at Corona del Mar
- WNBA: Sparks sign Jenna O'Hea
- Baseball: Long Beach Wilson takes charge in Moore League
- Peabody Award surprises: 'Men of a Certain Age,' 'Justified'
- Kings expect to have their hands full against Canucks
- Prince William gets a taste of media cattiness ahead of wedding
- Ringo Starr and Make-A-Wish: A teenage drummer gets to meet the Beatle
- High school baseball players in Texas may have sacrificed chickens to break out of slumps
- Kraft Nabisco Championships: Two former champs starting well
- Alan Horn on leaving Warners: They offered me a going-away party but I didn't want it
- Theater review: 'A Raisin in the Sun' at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
- Return of the Siriano sponge -- perfect for wiping up that 'hot mess'
- First things first on baseball's opening day
- Pac-10 basketball: Washington star guard Isaiah Thomas declares for NBA draft
- Kraft Nabisco Championship: Mika Miyazato shares lead
- Time Warner Cable blinks first in fight with programmers over iPad app
- Was the 'Top Chef' finale really that close? We taste-test the dishes and see.
- Kings Coach Terry Murray on 'NHL Overtime' talks about Kopitar, Vancouver
- Betty White to host senior NBC comedy 'Betty White's Off Their Rockers'
- Hollywood firming up launch plans for premium video-on-demand
- Sunday Books: coverage for April 3, 2011
- Opinion: Debate: Are children better off with older mothers?
- 'Survivor' postgame: Stephanie talks a bit more trash
- MyStream app allows users to share music wirelessly
- Can 'Top Chef' whip up another Emmy?
- Kraft Nabisco Championship: Sandra Gal posts score to shoot for
- Movie Projector: 'Hop' will jump over rivals this weekend
- Coloring book used in failed drug smuggling attempt
- Katy Perry and Kanye West get spacey in 'ET' video premiere
- Battered Angels getting better
- Kraft Nabisco Championship: Former Penn State golfer Kate Futcher has clubhouse lead
- Poll: Will Chris Brown ever get a Grammy hug?
- Opinion: March 31, 2011 buzz: Obama doctrine; California budget mess; presenting Vin Scully
- Music review: Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Yitzchok Meir Helfgot in 'The Soul Of Jewish Music' at the Saban Theatre
- Lessons Learned
- 'Dancing With the Stars' judge Carrie Ann Inaba gets engaged on TV
- Dodgers Web musings: All eyes on the start of the season
- Business Matters
- Science Matters
- Lionsgate extends deal with Tyler Perry
- 'Pirates 4' Hayden-Harnett tie-in treasure to include scarves, cuffs, clutches and handbags
- Opinion: Arnold Schwarzenegger gets animated by Stan Lee for 'The Governator'
- Nuclear Peril
- Anguish and Hope
- Angels ready to get it started
- 'Survivor' recap: Sense and sensibility
- 'American Idol': Elton John songs offer finalists a crash course in showmanship
- Escaped animals
- Shock and Fury
- On conservative Phyllis Schlafly's new book, 'The Flipside of Feminism'
- Senate GOP leader says he was 'yelled at' by first lady
- James Cameron champions faster film projection rates
- Rare earths: Time for the U.S. to boost production?
- Kraft Nabisco Championship: Sandra Gal surging again
- Kathleen Turner to portray journalist Molly Ivins at Geffen Playhouse
- Jeremy Irons gets religion in Showtime's 'The Borgias'
- NBC picks up Betty White's hidden-camera prank show 'Off Their Rockers'
- Vivienne Westwood fetes her first U.S. store with dual parties in Los Angeles
- Photo of the day: Savory goat cheese tart from food writer Gaby Dalkin of What's Gaby Cooking
- LACMA looking to buy Christian Marclay's video art hit 'The Clock,' a virtual history of film
- Question of the Day: Who will win Saturday's two NCAA Final Four games?
- New Chevrolet Malibu to debut on Facebook, iPads and iPhones
- Ski report for California, March 31
- Consumer Confidential: Wal-Mart eyes inflation, Prius' are scarce, Subway is tops
- All hail the queen of food porn: Sarah Gim is TasteSpotting
- From the Culinary SOS archive: Euro Pane's lemon squares
- 'American Idol' recap: Did the top 11 make you feel the love?
- Kraft Nabisco Championship: Mika Miyazato starting fast
- Softball: A true freshman phenom
- Baseball: Wednesday's scores
- Softball: Wednesday's scores
- One 'Glee' star and thousands of dancing kids to highlight Music Center's children's festival
- 'Justified' recap: Mags Bennett's finest hour
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Kardashians, Barry Bonds and Prince William
- Boys' basketball: Spencer Dinwiddie is City player of the year
- Kraft Nabisco Championship: Bogey the new birdie for favorites
- Readers may be cross, but puzzle creator's aim is fun
- 'Justified,' 'The Good Wife,' 'Men of a Certain Age' honored with Peabody Awards
- 'America's Next Top Model' recap: 'Oh, the dreckitude of it all!'
- L.A. Times Test Kitchen tip: Peeling hazelnuts
- Polk survey: Ford has more repeat buyers than other brands
- Baseball: Crescenta Valley has plenty of pitching
- Kenneth Turan's film pick of the week: 'The Ten Commandments'
- Opinion: Food safety: Should canned foods come with a warning label?
- Time says 'The Pale King' represents David Foster Wallace's 'finest work'
- Mortgage rates rise slightly, Freddie Mac says
- Rebecca Black's 'Friday': There are a million good reasons you can't get it out of your head
- Monster Mash: Zahi Hawass returns as Egypt's antiquities chief; Andy Warhol immortalized
- Wall Street Roundup: Buffett blowup. Big Fed release.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger teams with Stan Lee on 'The Governator'
- Can I recycle wine bottle closures?
- The Morning Fix: Son rises at News Corp. Cub does a bear of a job on Sony exec! Katie may keep working for CBS.
- Predicting the Dodgers' season: Take it to the bank
- SYRIA: Economic hardship feeds social unrest, says analyst Lahcen Achy
- Microsoft files European antitrust complaint against Google
- USC basketball: Former Trojans guard Bryce Jones admits to off-the-court incidents during UNLV visit, report says
- Opinion: Decoding Vin Scully
- Batter up! 9 baseball books to kick off the season
- 3 Food Events You Should Know About: Gonzo wine tasting at LGO; Petrossian's caviar class; Eva restaurant and Grilled Cheese Truck get together
- Nikki Beach club pops up in L.A. before opening at the Tropicana in Las Vegas
- Royal wedding: What to expect from the Royal Honeymoon
- The Arts on TV: 'All About Eve' on TCM; Jason Alexander on 'The Artist Toolbox'
- 'Top Chef' finale recap: Is it Richard Blais or Mike Isabella for the win?
- Around Town: Herzog and Godard, a noir festival, bowling movies, Richard Brooks and Mel Brooks, too
- Hurley's grilled mussels with red wine and chorizo
- Asparagus with bread crumb-fried eggs
- Creamy scrambled eggs with fines herbes
- Wine of the Week: 2007 Királyudvar Tokaji Furmint Sec
- California community colleges to slash enrollment, classes
- Sarah Gim's servings of virtual food prove irresistible
- Culinary SOS: Hurley's grilled mussels with red wine and chorizo
- Wine of the Week: 2007 Királyudvar Tokaji Furmint Sec
- Ivory Coast capital seized by president-elect's forces
- An average grade on tenure reform
- 'Killer Klowns From Outer Space' screening
- Hollywood's bunny hop
- 'Shadow inventory' of 1.8 million homes could prolong housing slump
- Toyota Prius dealers see demand rise and inventories fall
- Escaped cobra recaptured at Bronx Zoo
- Gingrich urges GOP to stand its ground
- Bruce Springsteen criticizes New Jersey budget cuts
- Late penalties ruin Kings' chances in 3-1 loss to Vancouver
- Music: Dierks Bentley takes his country rock to Club Nokia
- Arizona's election law is best left alone
- FDA opens up competition for pregnancy drug
- TV Talk Shows: March 31
- 'Metalheads unite': The Heavy Metal Film Festival is here
- Karzai denounces alleged 'trophy' killings in Afghanistan
- Hawaii deal: A spring break on fares -- $528 round-trip from Los Angeles to Honolulu
- Obama to skip opening day for Nationals
- Quick Takes: Chris Brown's new album enters charts at No. 1
- Top filmmakers offer fervent endorsements of the movie theater
- Is James Murdoch the heir apparent at News Corp.?
- Feisty Lakers push to stay ahead of Dallas, 110-82
- Budget talks fold, and California GOP's influence fades further
- Talks to settle foreclosure probes could take months
- THURSDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
- Calderon replaces Mexico attorney general
- Clayton Kershaw has the right stuff in opener
- Torii Hunter leads Angels to 4-2 victory over Kansas City
- Obama flirts with a doctrine
- Giants send Barry Zito to have MRI after traffic accident
- Light shows on skyscrapers; shrinking the federal deficit; the U.S. role in Libya
- Hands-free faucets harbor germs, Johns Hopkins study says
- Scam artists exploit generosity in Japan
- Yosemite National Park: Spring starts with big snow, skiing -- and some roadwork delays
- Kadafi aide flees to Britain and quits
- With Google settlement, U.S. gets tough on privacy protection
- Catalina Flyer is to resume daily service Friday
- Culinary SOS: Hurley's grilled mussels with red wine and chorizo
- Dodgers-Giants taunting? The skies have it
- Horoscope: March 31
- With Dodgers announcer Vin Scully, it's always more than pleasant good
- KCET-TV said to be in talks to sell landmark studio to Church of Scientology
- Congressional budget deal is near, Biden says
- Music: Benefit concert at Echoplex to help Japan
- Chapman University creates film production company
- Text messages from press row ...
- Carl Icahn's lawsuit against Lions Gate Entertainment is dismissed
- Congressional budget deal is near, Biden says
- Japan's nuclear cleanup
- CIA officers working with Libya rebels
- Air pollution is another potentially deadly threat for U.S. soldiers in Iraq
- Lung cancer deaths in women decline for the first time in 40 years
- Libyan rebels losing their nerve
- Anger and abandonment in a Japanese nuclear ghost town
- Your Scene: 6th Street Viaduct in Los Angeles
- L.A. public transit moves in wrong direction
- At USC, Indians and Pakistanis unite for cricket
- Pacific Asia Museum opens 'Meiji: Japan Rediscovered'
- Berkeley scientists' climate data review puts them at center of national debate
- San Onofre nuclear plant operators propose seismic study
- Lexus CT 200h is a multifaceted hybrid
- WTO panel says Boeing received banned U.S. subsidies
- 2011 Lexus CT 200h at a glance
- Music: 'Echo Park Jazz' series kicks it at Lot 1 Cafe
- UP NEXT FOR THE LAKERS: Thursday vs. Dallas
- Gingrich returning to Capitol Hill
- Movies: On the dark side with 'Noir City' film festival in Hollywood
- Sarah Gim's servings of virtual food prove irresistible
- Drop in U.S. birth rate is the biggest in 30 years
- Obama administration proposes rules for healthcare partnerships
- UCLA tackle Jeff Baca hurts his ankle during team drill
- Gordie Howe turns, yes, 83
- U.S. to reduce oil imports by a third by 2021, Obama says
- California budget breakdown
- Playoffs could be unrivaled fun for Lakers and Mavericks
- There's blame to go around
- Los Angeles' big pillow fight
- 'The Borgias' on Showtime examines a corrupt pope
- Barry Minkow pleads guilty in securities fraud case
- Nothing matches special feeling of opening day, players say
- The best training for young athletes: cartoons and horseplay
- Shawarma Palace info
- CEOs are optimistic about the economy — and that means more jobs
- Infant killed in stray rocket strike in western Libya
- Phil Jackson responds to Mark Cuban's suggestions
- President Bashar Assad blames conspiracies for Syria unrest
- Phyllis Schlafly: back on the attack
- Robert Rizzo, aide accused of conspiracy in Bell corruption scandal
- Two Republican officials suggest yanking GOP convention out of Florida if state doesn't change primary date
- Medical records and health studies should track sexual orientation and gender identity, report says
- 'Tea party' protests budget compromise, and John Boehner denies budging
- Two drugs may revolutionize treatment of hepatitis C
- Libya rebels flee eastward by the hundreds
- Kings tonight: at Vancouver
- Will first-quarter earnings derail the stock rally?
- Matt Kemp makes strides in Dodgers' win over San Francisco
- Ecco details: location, prices and more
- Up next for Clippers: Friday at Phoenix
- USC's Matt Barkley finding a comfort zone
- 4th player says Bonds' trainer supplied drugs
- Montebello may have trouble making payroll, paying bills
- Events Happening Thursday
- Warren Fletcher defeats heavily favored Julie Washington to become president of United Teachers Los Angeles
- Hollywood's bunny hop
- Fast Track: 'Top Chef' crowns an all-star
- Pacific 10 Conference hopes for television bidding war
- Sorry, Charlie Sheen, no room for you in New York -- or is there?
- Google picks Kansas City, Kan., to debut its super fast Internet service
- Where Blue Angels get their wings
- In Japan, Sarkozy calls for new global nuclear standards
- Brittany Lincicome, Stacy Lewis turn up the heat on the field, share lead at Kraft Nabisco Championship
- FDA says artificial food dyes can't be blamed for hyperactivity in children, urges further study
- Pepperdine bans baseball, men's volleyball and men's tennis teams from postseason
- Dodgers make it a winning opener for Don Mattingly, down Giants 2-1 as Clayton Kershaw shines
- For the record - March 31, 2011
- The Find: Shawarma Palace
- Harry Wesley Coover Jr. dies at 94; inventor of the powerful adhesive Super Glue
- Recipe: Creamy scrambled eggs with fines herbes
- Bernard B. Roth dies at 95; founder of South Gate-based World Oil Corp.
- California community colleges to slash enrollment, classes
- The California Cook: Scrambled eggs: the sunny side of dinner
- PASSINGS: Zoogz Rift, Carl Bunch, David E. Davis Jr., James Pritchett, James M. Roberts, Pat Rowe
- The Review: Ecco in Costa Mesa