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- CVS Caremark to pay $20 million to three states over fraud allegations
- Cosmetics-filled ornaments for the beauty lover on your list
- Opinion: Council District 15: Endorsements and the Jan. 17 runoff
- Indie director Ed Burns is betting on video-on-demand
- Tim Tebow talks 'Tebow-mania' on 'The NFL Today' before his big game
- Chauncey Billups OK with playing for Clippers
- Zynga shares sink in morning trade on Nasdaq
- Year in Review: Mary McNamara's top TV of 2011
- California creates 6,600 new jobs in November
- The Beach Boys announce 50th anniversary reunion
- Year in Review: Robert Lloyd's top new TV for 2011
- L.A.'s greatest sports moments No. 6: The 1967 USC-UCLA game
- 'Whatever' wins crown for most annoying conversation stopper
- Feinstein plan would preserve unemployment benefits for hardest-hit states
- Britney Spears is engaged to marry Jason Trawick
- Tale of the tape: Romney has had most face time in GOP debates
- Consumer Confidential: Online deals, safe cars, holiday accidents
- Josh Hutcherson on 'The Hunger Games' -- and apple pie
- 14 offbeat gifts for writers
- WikiLeaks founder wins right to appeal
- Was Ndamukong Suh's stomping incident caused by a prank?
- NASCAR's Tony Stewart hires former crew chief Zipadelli
- Nevada sues major foreclosure processing firm
- Why Frank McCourt won't renege on selling the Dodgers
- TV This Week: Dec. 18 - 24
- Dancers go gaga over choreographer Ohad Naharin
- Facebook is suing Mark Zuckerberg. No, really
- Graphic testimony from Penn State’s McQueary: ‘I didn’t want to see’
- Bubba Gump Shrimp owner to buy Morton’s steakhouse chain
- Late Night: Jon Stewart begs Republicans not to nominate Gingrich
- Seriously? Jerry Sandusky named among 'intriguing' people of 2011
- 2011 year in review: Best in architecture
- The Dry Garden: Storms make case for change around City Hall
- Olive Garden parent Darden's earnings slip 28%
- California unemployment falls for 4th straight month in November
- PST, A to Z: ‘Art Along the Hyphen’ at the Autry
- Mike McQueary testifies he thinks he saw Jerry Sandusky molest boy
- Fashion: Walters' fascinating people include Kim Kardashian, Pippa Middleton
- Boys' basketball: Thursday scores
- Girls' basketball: Thursday scores
- Barry Bonds scheduled to be sentenced Friday
- Satellite images: Samsung's Apple factory in Austin?
- Hollywood Hits and Misses: Winter 2011
- New York City schoolchildren are losers when it comes to weight
- High school students suspended for Tebowing
- Troops clash with protesters outside Egypt's Cabinet building
- Christopher Hitchens has died: Fighter, doubter, provocateur
- 'Hardware Store' decor: Candlesticks made of plumbing parts
- Holiday cookies: Nana's Russian tea cookies
- Holiday chocolate pop-up: Madame Chocolat + Jacques Torres
- SEC accuses former Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bosses of fraud
- Batman manhandled in China; Christian Bale forced to bail
- Monster Mash: National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum; Banksy artwork
- The Morning Fix: Sherlock vs. Alvin at movies. Howard Stern debate.
- Christopher Hitchens, writer and intellectual, dies at 62
- Football: TV coverage for CIF state championshp bowls
- Online shopping: Better for the environment?
- 'We're planning something huge': FAMU students picket governor
- 'The Hangover,' 'Puss in Boots': Hollywood gets Israeli makeover
- 2011 year in review: Best in pop music
- Tuneful tidings: The best new holiday albums
- Scottish zoo presents new Chinese pandas
- Japan: crucial stage reached in nuclear plant shutdown
- Barefoot Bandit's lawyers say he was fleeing a nightmarish childhood
- Howard Stern will join 'America's Got Talent'
- Tariff escalates U.S.-China trade tensions
- 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked' review: Beyond rescue?
- 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked' info
- Romney courts Iowa, South Carolina
- UCLA interim Coach Mike Johnson will leave after bowl game
- Letters: The changing of the guard
- Art and science collide at Pasadena gallery
- 'Sherlock Holmes' review: Crime-fighting duo shines in sequel
- Where to spend New Year's Eve 2011
- 'Mission Impossible — Ghost Protocol' review: Cruise hits highs
- Going through some hard times may make people tougher
- Up next for the Ducks: Saturday at Winnipeg
- Justice Department says Seattle police used excessive force
- Tennessee's Pat Summitt sticks to game plan in Alzheimer's fight
- Consumer prices were unchanged in November, government data show
- France sentences 'Carlos the Jackal' to another life term
- Roger Corman, chance-taker
- USC defensive end Nick Perry to enter NFL draft
- Christopher Hitchens, world traveler
- Amazon Kindle sales exceed 1 million for third straight week
- Movie review: 'House of Pleasures'
- Immigrants' road has grown longer and rougher
- L.A. County won't file misdemeanor charges against Kinde Durkee
- Beloved cat still a part of Loretta Sanchez's wacky holiday card
- Up next for UCLA: Saturday vs. UC Davis
- Obama to let states decide benefit levels under health law
- Tentative deal on payroll tax cut
- Car-rental fees need more disclosure
- Metro board members lecture agency over civil rights violations
- North Dakota flood victims still await aid
- Lap-Band maker needs to step up
- Accused WikiLeaks source has first court appearance
- U.S. mail: Slow and slower
- A medical miracle poses ethical dilemma
- Harassment claim against legislator settled in secret, records show
- Forward Aaron Fuller makes the best of Iowa-to-USC transfer
- Chauncey Billups says he's 'all in' with Clippers
- Las Vegas: Aria has a present for you (a $50 resort credit)
- Big Christmas movie slate starts with 'Sherlock,' 'Chipmunks'
- Blocked 60 Freeway doubles and triples drivers' commute times
- Nationwide royalty on artwork sales introduced in Congress
- USC's Matt Kalil forgoing senior season to enter NFL draft
- Friday's TV highlights
- 'Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel' info
- Andre Ward poised for great things if he beats Carl Froch
- Deal reached on two-month payroll tax cut extension
- Courting Jewish voters, Obama says 'no options off table' on Iran
- Initial jobless claims fall to 366,000
- Up next for the Kings: Saturday at Detroit
- BlackBerry maker RIM's stock drops after profit plummets 71%
- A-listers, lighter fare make the cut
- 'Carnage' info
- Obama judicial nominee Morgan Christen confirmed, at last
- Tucker Carlson wins bid for dinner with Bill Ayers
- Christopher Hitchens' esophageal cancer, in his own words
- Bruins still struggling on the boards
- Romney on GOP race: 'Before you get married, you take it real seriously'
- 'The Prague Cemetery' info
- Santa's coming, and clauses are already here
- UCLA women's volleyball team faces Illinois for NCAA title
- Government funding accord drops restrictions on Cuba travel
- Fast Track: Christopher Hitchens, R.I.P.
- Able to express themselves freely
- Peace at last
- Happening Friday
- Meet the chimps who helped researchers study human health
- United on the right, against Newt Gingrich
- Lakers look a little thin in scrimmage
- House passes spending bill to avert government shutdown
- Rick Perry collects early retirement, owes student loan
- U.S. turns over Iraqi detainee accused of killing soldiers
- Former UCLA forward Reeves Nelson to play for Lithuanian pro team
- Wikileaks case: Manning's lawyer seeks removal of hearing officer
- Book review: 'Shaq Uncut' by former Laker Shaquille O'Neal
- Social gaming firm Zynga prices IPO at $10 a share
- Looming state budget cuts; The Times' series on autism; and Lowe's pulls its ads from a TV show on Muslim Americans
- Sold into slavery as a girl, Shyima Hall becomes a U.S. citizen
- Up next for USC: Saturday vs. Georgia
- 'Barefoot Bandit' grounded in prison for 7 1/2 years
- Mitt Romney gets nod from South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley [Video]
- Shortchanging Somalia
- A wrong turn in terror fight
- 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' info
- First lady accepts Marine's invitation to military ball
- 'Charlotte Rampling: The Look': Capsule movie reviews
- Chatsworth Sierra Canyon wins Division IV CIF championship
- Golden Globes: TV nods go dark and offbeat
- 5 Nights Out
- Movie review: 'Spellbound'
- CalArts Winter Dance info
- Teens don't find soft drinks so sweet if seeing sweat equivalents
- Seeking presidency, Putin pledges to soften Kremlin grip
- There's no arguing Aron Wellman's record at the track
- 'Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol' info
- Friday's TV talk shows
- Amgen CEO Kevin Sharer to retire
- Movie review: 'Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel'
- Movie review: 'London River'
- L.A. airport board discusses closing one Ontario terminal
- Book review: 'The Prague Cemetery' by Umberto Eco
- Barry Bonds to be sentenced for obstruction of justice conviction
- U.S. stands by California bullet train project despite critics
- What's hot for 2012: Costa Rica, Thailand and even Orlando
- Kings hope rare goal from Davis Drewiske is sign of good things
- Breakthrough could double solar energy output
- White House defends vetting of Medal of Honor story
- Ista Pharmaceuticals stock jumps on news of Valeant's hostile bid
- Exercise drops off when teens transition to college, study finds
- Not having a merry little Christmas? This hotel wants to know why
- Bachmann still steamed over Gingrich's conduct at debate
- 'Carnage' review: Civilized adults descend into chaos
- Gingrich scrambling before Iowa caucuses
- Movie review: 'Charlotte Rampling: The Look'
- How I Made It: Frank Gibeau, Electronic Arts executive
- Syrian refugees give firsthand account of slide into bloodshed
- Singer Etta James terminally ill: What is chronic leukemia?
- 'Shaq Uncut' info
- Vernon as whipping boy
- Movie review: 'Cook County'
- EPA set to cap mercury emissions
- Bob Baffert takes aim at another CashCall Futurity victory
- Taking leave of Iraq
- Ex-Notre Dame walk-on Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger settles SEC suit
- For the record - Dec. 16, 2011
- Market Watch: Olive oil, from the hills of Topanga
- Joe Simon dies at 98; co-creator of Captain America
- Football: Tustin's Tyler Siudzinski picks up two offers
- Boys' basketball: Westlake gets Marmonte win over Thousand Oaks
- Retail group raises holiday sales forecast as stores extend hours
- USC football: All-American lineman Matt Kalil will enter NFL draft
- Dodgers ask court to rule out financial damages to Fox
- Friday's Highlights: 'Great Performances: The Little Mermaid From San Francisco Ballet' on KOCE
- Friday's Talk Shows
- Art review: Tom Knechtel at Marc Selwyn Fine Art
- 'The X Factor' results: And the final 3 are ...
- Lawmakers have tentative deal to avert government shutdown
- UCLA football: Inoke Breckterfield stays as defensive line coach
- Kings beat Columbus, 2-1, end five-game losing streak
- Art review: Kirsten Hassenfeld at Peter Mendenhall Gallery
- Bill deals with sailors killed in 1804, Jewish WWI heroes, ship names
- Palestinian aid to continue, with strings
- Dhanush conquers Bollywood, then YouTube
- It's Your Anniversary: Underground hip-hop Project Blowed is 17
- Theater review: 'Fela!' at the Ahmanson Theatre
- Pete Wilson endorses in area congressional race
- Is Grooveshark long for this world?
- Deadmau5, James Murphy perform free show for 'Dragon Tattoo'
- Sheriff Joe Arpaio: 'Don't ... use me as a whipping boy'
- Short Cake bakery opens Friday
- Dodgers accuse Fox Sports of attempting to delay team's sale
- Air Force investigates airmen photo: 'It saddens me'
- Christmas and New Year's restaurant roundup
- Art review: Adrian Saxe at Frank Lloyd Gallery
- Shakespeare & Co. founder George Whitman, 98, dies
- Google's Chrome browser overtakes Internet Explorer 8
- Candidates pick up pace as elections filing nears
- Football: Mission Viejo lineman is considering five schools
- Enjoy a virtual holiday meal hosted by Wieden + Kennedy
- Why is Harvey Weinstein the ultimate Oscar campaigner?
- California oil tax ballot proposal filed
- Farrah Fawcett condo sells for $1.55 million
- Obama family's White House holiday card is L.A. artist's design
- Walter Isaacson might add to Steve Jobs biography
- RIM stock drops after profit plummets more than 70%
- Mexico admits responsibility in rape, torture of indigenous woman
- Chauncey Billups silent, but Blake Griffin likes Clippers' moves
- 14 eclectic, bookish gifts
- Watchdog group targets Facebook privacy settlement
- Getty Research Institute buys dozens of Man Ray datebooks
- Southern California Moments 2011: Editors' picks
- Opinion: What Europe can learn from the U.S.
- HauteLook spins off shoe club Sole Society
- Radio personality Jonathon Brandmeier sells Malibu estate for $4.1 million
- Facebook leaked financials shows it has billions in cash
- Grooveshark: the latest test of online safe harbors
- Art review: Karen Sargsyan at Ambach & Rice
- Another top executive leaving Cablevision
- D.A. Cooley's office won't file misdemeanors against Kinde Durkee
- Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott sell their Encino home for $2.5 million
- Dr. Drew won't talk about 1-800-GET-THIN endorsement
- Christie's: Elizabeth Taylor $137-million auction makes history
- Homeland Security limits ties with Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio
- Zynga stock priced at $10 a share
- Galaxy's Donovan heading back to Everton
- Wynton Marsalis named 'cultural correspondent' for CBS News
- Demi Moore in no rush to trade @mrskutcher? We can play that game
- Mexico female candidate criticizes Pena Nieto on housewife remark
- EPA to crack down on mercury, arsenic from power plants
- Opinion: How the GOP can score with Latino voters
- Jerry Sands would still be better off playing every day in minors
- Girls' basketball: Nirra Fields is eligible at Mater Dei
- 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo's' Rooney Mara: A premiere beauty
- President Obama doesn't let his daughters use Facebook
- George Smiley’s glasses are key to ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’
- Theater review: ‘Atomic Holiday Free Fall’ at the Actors’ Gang
- Hunger and homelessness on the rise in U.S cities, mayors report
- Clippers: With Chris Paul, what will be Chauncey Billups' role?
- Google awarded U.S. patent for driverless car technology
- Dodgers: Judge calls Fox Sports 'disingenuous' in opinion
- Golden Globes: 'The Help's' director and star on film's wild ride
- Zynga on schedule to price its IPO Thursday
- State website overwhelmed after article on motor oil change
- Guitarist Charlie Hunter talks 'jam bands,' jazz and going it alone
- Seven injured miners rescued from mile-deep Idaho shaft
- Golden Globes: Albert Brooks on his sharp performance in 'Drive'
- Oregon man held after Star Wars light saber attack at Toys R Us
- Opinion: Time's collective copout on 'Person of the Year'
- U.S.-trained Afghan police forces committed abuses, probe finds
- Golden Globes: Woody Allen's producer sister on 'Midnight in Paris'
- Football: Jose Casagran is new coach at South Gate
- The 10 least-uttered phrases about Tim Tebow
- PST, A to Z: 'Mapping Another L.A.,’ at Fowler Museum, ‘Mural Remix’ at LACMA
- Movie Projector: 'Sherlock,' 'Alvin' sequels kick off holiday season
- Jerry Brown: GOP in 'denial' on climate change
- Golden Globes: 'Big Bang Theory's' Johnny Galecki heard mid-email
- McDonald’s to focus on quality ingredients in ad campaign
- On Location: 'Tree of Life' production designer Jack Fisk
- Interim Coach John Stevens tries to heal Kings, generate scoring
- Football: Local long snapper is playing in NCAA Division III final
- Clippers: Blake Griffin swishes a half-court shot while seated
- Golden Globes: 'Enlightened' creator Mike White is 'happily shocked' by nominations
- Chicago Cubs reportedly interested in Yu Darvish
- CBS plans new version of Edward R. Murrow's 'Person to Person'
- Golden Globes: Elton John, Trent Reznor among music nominees
- Golden Globes: Viggo Mortensen discusses his methods
- Golden Globes: Producer Graham King hits a triple
- Forget Chris Paul: Richard Hamilton goes to Bulls
- Herman Cain says he'd like to be secretary of Defense
- Amazon selling more than 1 million Kindles a week
- Bert Schneider: A long, strange trip for 'Easy Rider' mastermind
- L.A.'s greatest sports moments No. 7: Anthony Davis defeats Notre Dame
- Hyundai makes Rhys Millen drift video in old headquarters
- Human Rights Watch: Syrian troops ordered to use lethal force
- 'Work of Art' recap: Two are booted in final elimination round