- HP, Compaq Notify EU of Proposed Merger
- Appeal Filed on Ruling Reversing Death Sentence
- New Realities to Confront Congress in Coming Year
- Defense Department Retests V-22 Ospreys
- New Cures to Highest Bidders
- New Missions Group to Focus on Women
- Judge Clarifies Order on Murder Case Photos
- Masked Gunman Robs World Savings & Loan
- Families of Bombing Victims Feel Left Out
- Antiwar Activists Sue Over Banner's Removal
- 'Jungle on Ice,' a Whole Different Animal
- Injury, Cold Jordan Can't Slow Wizards
- Bush Risks Rift With Senate Over Recess Appointments
- Autopsy Results Pending in Death of Scientist
- Students Fight for 'Sophie's Choice'
- Terrapins Upset by Sooners
- WOMEN
- Circus Trainer Acquitted of Animal Abuse Charge
- Judge Halts County's Airport PR Effort
- In 2 Strict Sects, Terror Suspects Find Inspiration
- Court Buildings: It's a Crime
- Drawing Secular Jews Back to the Faith
- Stanford Rallies in Second Half to Beat Arizona State
- A New Twist: Pollard Injured at Practice
- Jagr Has More Tears Than Goals in Return
- Don't Need Video to Get the Picture
- Latin Markets Unscathed by Turmoil in Argentina
- Somalia Detains 5 Foreigners
- Rainy Skies to Clear Up for Holiday Motorists
- Dick Schaap, 67; Sports Journalist
- Christian Schools Mark Holidays Despite Students' Differing Faiths
- Landfill Sale to Developer Gets 1st Council OK
- State Plans 2 Parks by L.A. River
- The Spirit of Los Angeles
- Ted Turner Renews Contract With AOL
- Public Diplomacy Is Shaped in President's Ornate War Room
- Pediatrician Is Sentenced to Jail for Trying to Send Pornography to Child
- Hahn: Pressure Won't Affect Decision on Parks
- Road Named for 'What Would Jesus Do?' Author
- THE TIMES' ALL-STAR BOYS' CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM
- Fullerton Hires Quinn as AD
- Bryant Sidetracked in Loss to Grizzlies
- Ducks Suddenly Flap Their Wings
- Hamas Calls a Halt to Suicide Attacks
- 2 in Al Qaeda Seized Trying to Cross Border
- Campaign Finance Reform Revived
- Woman in Cat Abuse Case Is a Fugitive
- Tanning Salon Sting Nets 5 Accused of Soliciting
- A Split Decision for Hopkins
- Corona Mulls a Declaration of Independence
- Physics Institute Gets $7.5-Million Donation
- Most Muslims in U.S. Fault Foreign Policy
- Red Sox Don't Have Any Room for Reese
- Someone Gave Mets OK to Scout Vaughn
- MEN
- Mehta Takes Verdi's Fury in Hand
- Consumer Data, Tech Stocks Help Lift Market
- Bullfighting on Horns of a Dilemma
- For Some Britons, Portrait of the Queen Is Not a Pretty Picture
- Christmas Closings
- East L.A. Homicides in 2001 Lowest in Decades
- A Widow Finds Life in Family
- Swimmers Advised to Avoid Ocean After Storm
- Curtain Falls on Turner's Dream
- Time Off Can Only Help
- No ifs, ands or BCS
- A Toned-Down 'Beloved'
- Honeywell to Pay Northrop in Settlement
- 500 Firefighters Ill From Trade Center Work
- N.Y. Firefighters and Police Deliver Aid to Orphanage
- Corona Wants to Go It Alone
- County Tests Its Reaction to Smallpox Case
- Death of Teenager Isn't Talk of the (Small) Town
- Rucchin Undergoes Surgery on Ankle
- Duke Professor Regrets Slighting 3 Pakistanis
- Bush OKs Law Targeting Zimbabwe's Land Seizures
- Ex-Inmate Who Was Denied an Abortion Sues
- Judge Halts OC's Airport Advocacy
- Ex-Branford Landfill to Be Sold to Developer
- City, Valley Submit Secession Scenarios
- Tracking the Predators
- Woman Charged With Killing Her Newborn
- A Store Full of Gadgets for the Sight-Impaired
- After 36 Years, They Just Gotta Have Hearn
- It Seemed Like a Leading Statement
- Bring Back All Those Cleveland Jokes
- A Jekyll and Hyde Look at Dan Evans
- By George, It's Quite a Time for the Irish
- Critiquing The Times' Critics
- The U.S. Tightens Borders
- Use Intelligent Lighting to Enjoy the Night
- Playtime: Take PE Seriously
- Disability and Age Do Not Burden Society
- The Poop on Diapers
- Justice for Drivers Stuck in Car Chases
- Boyhood Memories of MacArthur Park
- Autumnal Colors Grace Los Angeles
- Seasoned Travelers After 9/11
- Orange County
- Too Bad We Can't All Get A-Rod Money
- Moral Relativism Will Defeat Civilization
- Television - Dec. 22, 2001
- Pfizer Agrees to Settle Suit Over Diabetes Drug Rezulin
- Music, Candlelight, Meals for Christmas
- County Health Chief Chosen
- Suicide Plunge From Overpass Kills Driver on Freeway
- Rain to Clear Up for Holiday
- U.S. Airstrikes Hit Suspected Taliban Convoy
- FOR THE RECORD - Dec. 22, 2001
- Response to Terror
- Response to Terror
- Poll Analysis: Concern Growing Over Loss of Civil Liberties
- Poll Analysis: Psychological Effects of Sept. 11
- Woman Arrested in Death of Newborn
- Disney Shareholders Can Vote for Auditor
- Town Not Surprised by Tyson Charges
- The Complete List of Nominations
- Taft's Smith Selected City Player of the Year
- Univision Strikes Pact With Televisa
- Yemen Intensifies Terrorist Search
- Capitol Workers Line Up to Get Anthrax Shots Despite Concerns
- U.S. Warns Military on Right-Wing Ties
- Lots of Money in the Pocket--and Sticky Fingers
- U.S. Lays Out Aid for Kin of Terror Attack
- Only Iron Necessary Here Is for Your Will
- Stu Goldberg Trio Misses the Chance to Fully Shine
- Players Get Jump on Carroll
- U.S., Other Wine Producers in Pact to Boost Exports
- Alaska Air Probe Won't Lead to Charges
- Interest Rates Hit a 5-Month High
- Hundreds of U.S. Troops to Search Al Qaeda Caves
- SEC Files Suit Against Anti-Pollution Company Led by Masry
- Leopold Senghor, 95; African Statesman, Poet
- Building Rules Eased Around UC Campus
- No Reprieve on Horizon for 2 Valley Jewish Centers Headed for Closure
- Sept. 11 Fund Draws O.C. Donations of $3.7 Million
- Suit Against Limit on Contributions Revived
- Globes Make Their Nods, as Oscar Awaits
- Minnesota Likely to Avoid New Sanctions
- MEN
- Northrop to Pay Back Wages to 50 Ex-Workers
- Ebola Outbreak Spreads From Neighboring Gabon
- U.S. Widens Its Financial Terror List
- From Dream Prophecies Comes a Very Real War
- 5 Tied to L.A. Case, Germany Alleges
- Design Notes: Flakes With Cachet
- Philippines Gets U.S. Military Aid
- A Huge Task in Argentina
- Disaster Relief OKd for Airlines
- Boy's Family Sues Over Injury at Disneyland
- Audit Finds Power Pacts Ill-Conceived, Rushed
- Median Barrier Finished on California 33
- Bank Robbed for 3rd Time in 22 Months
- Activists Sue EPA Over Ruling on Dust Pollution
- Boucher Saves Day for Flyers
- 'Somebody' Wrestles With Values
- Microsoft's XP System Vulnerable to Hacking
- In Training for Life Under the Big Top
- All Unhurt in Plane Attack
- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
- Neil Diamond Veers From Hokey to Heartfelt
- A Perplexing Equation
- Man Held in Anthrax Hoax Against Colleague
- Car Runs Onto Sidewalk, Killing Baby and Critically Injuring Teen
- Bruins' Win Is a Gift of Gad
- One Problem in Abu-Jamal Crusade: He's Guilty
- UP NEXT FOR UCLA
- Defensive Coordinator Promoted at L.A. Baptist
- No. 11 Wildcats Hold Off Beavers
- Beauty in the Extreme
- A War Powers Quandary
- Reward Offered for Leads in Killing
- Working Through the Tough Times in Paradise
- Gang Suspected in 3rd Heist at Bank in Thousand Oaks
- Batch, Three Others Accused in Rape Case
- Holiday Heirlooms Bring Comfort and Joy
- Congress OKs $250-Million 'Brownfield' Cleanup
- A Holiday Dress That's Chic, Sexy ... and Safe
- Husband Is Held in Wife's Nail Gun Death
- Youth's Killer Deserves to Die, Jurors Decide
- Fate and Charm Collide With a Fresh Twist in 'Happenstance'
- Ohno Is Perfect in Speedskating Trials
- Workers at Some City Halls Are Getting a Vacation Windfall
- Parks Tells Backers He Wants a 2nd Term
- Resort City Files for Bankruptcy
- Richard Nolind, 78; Helped Build Classic Car Collection
- SEE AND DO
- EarthLink Co-founder Starts Wireless Firm
- NOW YOU KNOW
- It's Cheech and Chong for the 21st Century
- Mexico Arrests Alleged Sonora Drug Gang Boss
- Ford to Pay 23 Black Workers to Settle Suit
- Prompted by the death of a pilot...
- Liberty, Ellis Islands Reopen for Visitors
- Body Found in River Believed to Be Scientist's
- Grisly Pictures Shown in Grave Desecration Case
- His Ideal Movie Theater Would Go Back to Basics
- Driver Hits Car Carrying His Mother, Killing Her
- Limbaugh 'Great' After Ear Surgery
- Panel Is Urged to Offset Census Undercount
- Teen Sitting in Car Is Shot in Leg
- In Late Night, the Contrasts Grow Stark
- Grieving Mother Pleads for Help Solving Son's Killing
- IN BRIEF
- This Holiday's Rare Gift Exchange: the Feelings We've Ignored
- From Clans to Countrymen
- Taylor Thinks Best Yet to Come
- Dodgers Must Make Right Moves to Close the Deal
- 50 Years Fly By for Sadao Watanabe
- Judge Rules for Xerox in Patent Lawsuit Against Palm, 3Com
- Margaret Pexton Murray, 80; Fashion Historian
- Narbonne Pulls Away in Phoenix
- The Oddly Upbeat Return of 'Three Sisters'
- Those '70s Bags Are Back in LeStyle, With a New Range of Looks
- In Aviation Security, 'Can't' Won't Fly, Nominee Says
- Architects Ask, 'What Did I Do to Cause This?'
- Rights Group Sees Surge in Release of Slaves
- Carnival Profit Is Down, but Bookings Are Picking Up
- Iraq Is Warned Over Weapon Inspectors
- Keeping Up Appearances
- Muslims and Christians Agree on Sulawesi Pact
- Hotel Project Near Ventura Mission Gets New Location
- Uh, Chief, How Do Angelenos Avoid Parking Next to 'High-Profile Vehicles'?
- County Gets First Tobacco-Tax School Grants
- Bay Area 25-Year Plan Stresses Public Transit
- Probably No Family Can Match Drive of the Nunleys
- Hearn Is Fine but Schaap Isn't
- Tangerine Is Sweet for Pittsburgh
- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
- Narbonne Running Back Commits to California
- SOUTHLAND
- UP NEXT FOR USC
- Calendar Is in Two Sections
- Donors Needed to Boost Local Blood Supplies
- Mayor Ledford Drops Out of Assembly Race
- Hate Crimes Soar Following Attacks
- DUI Involving Children Carries New Penalties
- MTA Offers Free Rides for Holidays
- Fisher Finally Finds Range
- Vaughn-Appier Deal Still Alive
- Red Sox Are Sold forRecord $660 Million
- Slatkin Investors May Have to Repay Gains
- Afghan City Is Back in Business
- Treason Charge Unlikely in U.S. Talib Case
- Congress Passes Tax Relief for Terrorism Victims
- Sappers Seek to Zap a Most Menacing Enemy
- Pakistan Reaffirms Its Close Relations With China
- Today, Some Celebrate Day of the Long Night
- Conference Yields Plan for Massive Aid to Rebuild Afghanistan
- Store Liable for Injuries if Spill Left Untended, High Court Says
- States Offered Anti-Radiation Drug
- SEC Files Lawsuit Against Company Led by Masry
- John Koehler, 60; CIA Official, Internet Exec
- Spurned for Our Death Penalty
- Hard Work Gets Bylsmaa Two-Year Extension
- You Really Don't Have to Hand It to the Raiders
- Elmore Carries Trojans
- Anti-U.S. Talk Fuels Egyptian TV Host's Rise
- Store Sells Gifts for the Sight-Impaired
- Jose Fajardo, 82; Popular Cuban Flutist-Bandleader
- Prime Time Off Is Cities' Holiday Gift to Employees
- In the Spotlight
- Dashing Through the Show at Jingle Ball
- A Breakthrough in Dark, Abstract Dramas
- Pope Endorses Mexico's First Indian Saint
- Proved Guilty by a Hair
- Hostility and Hosts Await Bin Laden in Pakistan
- Argentina: Penniless, Friendless, Soulless
- County Archives Tell Their Own Tale of L.A. History
- Lakers Have 'Very Strange' Day
- What's Suddenly Hot Is Old News Here
- Merger Could Drive a New Round of Consolidation
- Afghans No Longer Lead in Opium
- Midshipmen Make Kids' Hospital Stay Smooth Sailing
- Bush Moves to Head Off Strike at United Airlines
- Prayers Answered for Parents of Boy Who Needs New Liver
- Cal Poly Slips by Titans
- Kings Roll With Punches
- No Surprises at the End, or Anywhere Else
- 'Jimmy Neutron' Could Use Some Inventiveness
- Arab Women's Group Faces New Hurdles in Dispelling Stereotypes
- Senate Buries Economic Package
- Rioting Forces President Out in Argentina
- 3 Men Arrested in Shooting Rampage
- Boy, 12, Run Over by Family Car, Dies
- Europeans Tighten IOC Grip
- Recasner Bolsters Point-Guard Spot
- Grizzlies Sweat Out First New York Win
- Juniper Slashes Forecast by Half; SharesDrop 18%
- Weakness in Tech Casts Pall on Market
- Jobless Claims Fall in Latest Week
- Vivendi CEO Defends U.S. Expansion
- Kennedy Myths, Revisited
- U.N. Approves Peacekeeping Force
- 2 Top Ex-Communists Face Treason Trial
- Lottery Sales Continued After Top Prizes Gone
- John Lindh's 'Kid' Defense
- Mission Hotel Project Changing
- A Good Trout Will Go a Long Way These Days
- 'A Song for Martin,' a Powerful Look at Alzheimer's Ravages