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- Volunteer beach cleanup Saturday at Will Rogers State Beach
- Palladium boots pop up at Satine
- Dodgers to raise funds again tonight for Bryan Stow; team makes promised donation
- Peep Art: A conversation with the Princess of Peeps
- Pelosi undecided on budget vote
- 'American Idol' recap: The top 8 hit the movies
- Budget battles: Let the debate begin
- Discovery goes after rich men who love toys with new Velocity channel
- Magicians, daredevils and a 300-pound snake star in Discovery's four new series
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: 'It's my job,' says World's Most Beautiful Woman Jennifer Lopez
- On eve of Nigerian elections and the opening of 'Fela!' in Lagos, Femi Kuti talks politics, legacy, and music
- Ski report for California, April 14
- Mayor Antonio Villariagosa wants to reopen L.A.'s libraries on Mondays
- Heroes! Mothers! Cheaters! Oprah's OWN picks up six new series, renews five shows
- Japan quake affects Sony's, Toshiba's supply of cellphone camera sensors
- Question of the day: What is the most likely upset in the first round of the NBA playoffs?
- Will new drama erupt over the Pulitzer Prize for drama?
- Baseball: Wednesday's scores
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- Wall Street Roundup: Digging into the report. Another investigation.
- Anika Noni Rose and Matthew Broderick to unveil Tony Award nominations
- 'Justified' recap: Here comes trouble
- Bamboom takes over-the-air TV over the top
- Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt catch 'God of Carnage' opening
- 'Mildred Pierce' remembers downtown L.A.'s Philharmonic Auditorium
- Jennifer Lopez throughout the years
- About (Late) Last Night: Anderson Cooper begs, 'Stop paying Snooki to be Snooki'
- Mortgage rates continue to edge higher
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- Monster Mash: Chinese officials trying to build case against Ai Weiwei; Russell Brand joins 'Rock of Ages'
- 'Modern Family' recap: 'We love the 'F' word'
- Searching for Mr. Loney
- The Morning Fix: Cannes lineup unveiled! Discovery to launch network for guys with cash. Sony and MGM seal 'Bond' deal.
- Surf's Up: PacSun corrals SoCal's biggest action sports brands (and athletes) for a new campaign
- Gifts for April showers: Picture perfect pendant
- Ohio Gov. Kasich to back Barbour for president
- Can I recycle polystyrene peanuts and containers?
- Federal cultural-grants agencies to lose 11.2% of their funding under budget deal
- Heidi Klum goes sans pants for Stand Up to Cancer PSA
- 'Survivor' recap: The quick and painless
- 'America's Next Top Model' recap: Go-sees a go go
- SBE to open Papaya King, the Sayers Club, Mercato di Vetro Italian restaurant and a lounge called the Library in the Redbury Hotel
- The Arts on TV: Rem Koolhaas, Israel Philharmonic and Ramsey Lewis
- Chicago All-Stars team up for Obama kickoff
- Around town: James Caan takes a bow, films from France, India, Japan and Chile, and the return of Tony Clifton
- Cannes 2011: Auteurs, veterans and controversy?
- Cannes 2011: Lineup shows Malick, Almodovar and 'The Beaver,' but no Payne or Cronenberg
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- Chocolate pecan brownie fudge cake
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- Opinion: Poor Obama confronts a grueling day today
- At GOP fundraiser, a desire to work with Jerry Brown
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- Culinary SOS: Nani's <i>tortino di fagiolini</i>
- Book review: 'The Long Goodbye' by Meghan O'Rourke
- Coachella amps up security
- The Find: Curry House CoCo Ichibanya in Torrance
- Recipe: Chocolate pecan brownie fudge cake
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- Randy Wood dies at 94; music industry innovator founded Dot Records
- The Review: Craig's
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- Leasing is in fashion among wealthy house hunters
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- Ducks Coach Randy Carlyle won't say who will be in goal for Game 2
- Grocery workers' union to hold strike authorization vote
- Senate panel concludes Goldman Sachs profited from financial crisis
- Your Scene: Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy
- Don't count on crashing Coachella
- Violence against aid workers has surged, report says
- Angels feel lucky to have two lefty relievers
- Dodgers endure rare miscues in 9-5 loss to St. Louis
- The Find: CoCo Ichibanya in Torrance
- Obama's budget retort
- USC's Jesse Scroggins continues to develop
- Researchers at UC Davis find problems again with purity of imported olive oil
- Congress passes $38 billion in budget cuts
- Kings assign center Brayden Schenn to minors instead of calling him up for playoffs
- Go Green Expo to offer eco-friendly products this weekend in L.A.
- Thousands rally at Cal State campuses against higher education cuts
- Alzheimer's drug takes a hit, but diagnoses may become easier
- FAA's air traffic manager resigns over control tower sleeping incidents
- Kadafi forces kill 20 in key Libyan city
- LAPD crackdown at Dodger Stadium begins at tonight's game; half-price drinks canceled
- House votes could define Michele Bachmann candidacy
- Lakers guard Steve Blake has chicken pox -- no, he's not too old
- Apples to lower cholesterol? That's just the beginning
- UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley young, but growing
- NBA playoffs: Preview capsules
- Banks are foreclosing while homeowners pursue loan modifications
- Quick Takes: Budget deal largely spares public broadcasting
- Culinary SOS: Nani's <i>tortino di fagiolini</i>The recipe is adapted from a dish served at Nani's Cucina Italiana in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
- Even Kobe Bryant admits, 'This team is weird'
- To Japan quake survivors, temporary homes feel like heaven
- Mortgage applications decline from previous week
- Assemblyman Donnelly's rhetoric; the Chowchilla kidnapping; the killing of innocents in Afghanistan
- Yosemite National Park: Get ready for a moonbow -- maybe
- Suicide bombers kill 3 Afghan police
- Andrew Bynum is a playoff question mark again
- Dodgers' Davey Lopes helps team pick up the pace on base-stealing
- Florida close to passing 'baggy pants' bill
- Bill to disband Vernon gets support of Assembly panel
- Stillbirths in U.S. can be prevented
- Villaraigosa and Deasy: Stars align for L.A. schools
- Google facing hurdles in bid to provide email service to governments
- 'The Conspirator's' little secret
- Drawing budget battle lines
- Apple adds 'do not track' feature to Safari Web browser
- Suicides and a bad economy go hand in hand
- Mining claims could mar national park and wilderness area borders, report says
- Obama now regrets 'political' debt limit vote
- CoCo Ichibanya Curry House info
- Producer prices rise in March
- What not to wear, dermatology edition
- Fast Track: Catherine Zeta-Jones is dealing with bipolar disorder
- Microsoft's Streetside cameras roaming London for Bing Maps
- Wines that won't break the bank
- Dot Records founder, industry pioneer
- Campaign of misinformation against Planned Parenthood
- Senate moves spending bill to Obama's desk
- The best remedy for the price of gas
- Thursday's TV talk shows
- China gags economic speech too
- Danica Patrick takes balancing act to Long Beach grand prix
- Obama job approval hits 5-month low in Gallup poll
- Katie Couric's intricate TV dance: Critic's Notebook
- Book review: 'The Long Goodbye' by Meghan O'Rourke
- L.A. Unified can't escape celebrity chef's drama
- Television review: 'The Paul Reiser Show'
- House passes government funding bill
- Culture trumps biology in language development, study argues
- A woman's voice may not change throughout her cycle, a study finds
- A Seder without matzo
- Joie de Vivre hotels reward guests who help feed Los Angeles' homeless
- Why did Obama wait so long for deficit talk?
- U.S. continues airstrikes in Libya
- Afghan tribal elder killed in suicide bombing
- Nevada Senate race heats up
- Clippers consider possibility of an NBA lockout
- Word of Mouth: 'Scream 4' takes a stab at relaunching the franchise
- Georgia passes immigration bill similar to Arizona's
- Napa State Hospital fined in slaying of worker
- Google revenue beats expectations
- O.C. judge accused of waiving friends' traffic fines
- Thursday's TV highlights
- Sacramento Kings make pitch for move to Anaheim
- N.Y. Rep. Crowley's "No Jobs Bill Blues"
- FDA not reviewing defibrillators, other medical devices as thoroughly as needed, government reviewers say
- Head of air traffic controllers quits over sleeping workers
- Lakers center Andrew Bynum says he'll play Sunday despite hurt knee
- 2.6 million stillbirths occur after 28th week, study finds
- Stem cells should be collected from Fukushima Daiichi workers in case they are needed for treatment, doctors say
- Mayor's State of the City speech focuses on education
- Police to stop ticketing tardy students on their way to school
- Texas Open is marked by Kevin Na's historic meltdown
- 16 Mexico police officers held, accused of aiding cartels in massacres
- Kobe Bryant's three-pointer was game-changer for Lakers
- Angels' Jered Weaver gets win over White Sox, 4-3
- Ducks start fast to even series with Predators
- Kings' determination is outdone by Sharks' depth in 3-2 overtime loss in Game 1
- 14th Annual Los Angeles Times Travel Show at the L.A. Convention Center January 27-29, 2012
- For the record - April 14, 2011
- Brandstatter brought the party to old Hollywood
- Beer of the Month: Brewery Ommegang Zuur
- Many top Republican donors on the sidelines in presidential primary race
- Chrysler finally has a mid-size contender
- Off! set to ignite Coachella stage
- $15 wine: the new normal
- Sidney Harman dies at 92; Newsweek owner and high-fidelity sound pioneer
- Recipe: Walnut- and herb-stuffed eggplant rolls
- Governor replaces panel chairman who had called for lawmaker pay cuts
- Clippers After Deadline: Blake Griffin's rookie season in the books
- Prince spins his purple -- and golden -- touch on 'Lopez Tonight'
- Dodgers can't hold the lead again, fall 4-3 to Giants
- Baseball: Quartz Hill takes over first place in Golden League
- Baseball: Hart beats Valencia, 1-0
- Baseball: Eric Snyder delivers for No. 1 Edison
- Santorum announces presidential exploratory effort
- Thursday's Highlights: 'The Office' on NBC
- 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' Season 3
- Thursday's Talk Shows
- White iPhone 4 to go on sale soon, report says
- Wells' hit, Mathis' sacrifice fly help Angels beat Indians, 4-3, in 12 innings
- Barry Bonds found guilty of obstruction of justice; mistrial declared on three other counts
- Opinion: Mailbag: Wearing your patriotism on your envelope
- Reese Witherspoon heads to Belize for family honeymoon
- McCourt only seems to respond when pushed
- Baseball: Birmingham finally scores and gets its own shutout
- Opinion: Death panels version 2.1?
- 'Harry Potter' star Bonnie Wright engaged to 'Twilight' vamp Jamie Campbell Bower
- Alyssa Milano tweets baby news, dishes about Christian Slater
- J. Crew and Jenna Lyons' pink toenail controversy
- New James Bond movie coming to theaters next year -- and another maybe not long after that
- Adele's '21' tops 1 million; Record Store Day looms as sales slow
- Stanley Cup playoffs: Ducks still have ducats left for first two games
- New season of 'Deadliest Catch' hauls in big ratings
- Dodgers cancel half-price alcohol promotion
- Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher recruit 'real men' Justin Timberlake, Bradley Cooper, Isaiah Mustafa for PSAs
- Sony and MGM finalize James Bond, co-financing partnership
- Sally Field will have a place in the Lincoln White House
- Emmy cliffhanger: What'll win best TV drama series?
- Oil prices halt decline after 5.8% drop in two days
- Officials retake prison from rioting inmates in the Dominican Republic
- Lakers Moments: Mitch Kupchak handles business
- Opinion: Obama's ultimate deficit reduction speech: 5,187 words and not one of them was 'entitlements'
- What's more impressive for a pitcher? Three wins in a week or two in one day?
- Nancy Reagan feted by old friends Oscar de la Renta, John Galanos and more at Colleagues' luncheon
- Barry Bonds convicted of obstruction of justice: Two books tell the backstory
- Is 'Top Chef Masters' a foodie Olympics? Mary Sue Milliken and John Rivera Sedlar discuss
- Influences: Sitar player (and daughter) Anoushka Shankar
- Coachella 2011: Beardyman, the beat-box chef extraordinaire
- BAHRAIN: Fourth person dies in police custody as human rights groups allege torture
- The Coachella food list by Food Is the New Rock
- Opinion: Anti-steroids campaign: A victory because of Barry Bonds
- Jerry Brown enlists law enforcement leaders for budget pitch
- NBA Board of Governors to hear Sacramento-to-Anaheim pitch Thursday
- Terry Murray on who he'd like to see step up ... and how playoff experience will help the Kings
- Opinion: April 13 Buzz: Jane Harman, in her own words; Palestinian refugee speaks up
- Catherine Zeta-Jones treated for bipolar disorder
- Dodgers web musings: Can you believe in Dodger Stadium without believing in Frank McCourt?
- Is Jamie Oliver's 'Food Revolution' behind LAUSD menu changes?
- Report: Scarlett Johansson, Sean Penn move in together
- Culture Watch: Adam Cruz's 'Milestone' CD
- Gwyneth Paltrow parties for her cookbook with Chris Martin, Jay-Z and Martha Stewart
- Apple adds 'do not track' tool to Safari browser in Mac OS X Lion, report says
- Angels notes: Izturis out, Bourjos to lead off; Morales, Pineiro, Aybar heading to Arizona
- Researchers at UC Davis find problems again with purity of imported olive oil
- In our pages: the controversial Gandhi biography 'Great Soul'
- Kings' Justin Williams: 'I'm a go' for playoff opener
- Sports Legend Revealed: Did Andre the Giant once try out for the Washington Redskins?
- Lady Gaga has a fan in Dolly Parton -- and more in India -- with 'Born This Way' remixes
- Irvine Lake crappie bite warming up; 13-6 rainbow tops catches
- Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Eminem dominate Billboard Music Awards nominations
- Honey bees on restaurant rooftops
- Stunt master Simon Crane takes flight with a new movie
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- Opinion: Joe Biden: Deep in thought or nodding off? We report, you decide
- Opinion: Meg Whitman changes her message on immigration yet again
- Ravi Shankar withdraws from Disney Hall concert, again
- Jurors in Bratz case have their work cut out for them
- PolitiCal Roundup: More gun-owning lawmakers, Meg Whitman on immigration
- Kings' Justin Williams will play in Game 1
- Stephanie Seymour, husband Peter Brant call off divorce thanks to Navajo blanket
- Music review: Mark Robson in recital at Piano Spheres
- 'Mr. Pip,' a Dickens-inspired movie, by way of Princess Fiona
- Jennifer Lopez tops People magazine's 2011 Most Beautiful list
- LeBron James passes Kobe Bryant for NBA's most popular jersey
- Ryan Murphy sells home in Sunset Strip area
- Hidden Hollywood history: How Sidney Lumet fought the showbiz blacklist
- PBS' KOCE to broadcast landmark 'An American Family'
- Opinion: Chef Jamie Oliver: Does his 'Food Revolution' concept infringe on personal freedom?
- The Review: Craig's
- It Speaks to Me: Bill Viola on Dieric Bouts’ ‘The Annunciation’ at the Getty Museum
- Coachella 2011: Robyn's sweat-inducing, club-ready electropop won't be overlooked
- Maine school district to spend $200,000 on Apple iPads for kindergartners
- A new specialty boutique channels the glamour of old Hollywood
- Times guest blogger Hines Ward discusses Kirstie Alley, his teammates, Ralph Macchio and Week 4 on 'Dancing with the Stars'
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame launches first iPhone app
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- Q&A: Before her Thursday book signing, Kate Somerville gives us her spring skin-care tips
- Canning it: How to make the sweetness last
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- American Airlines sues Orbitz over online distribution feud
- New Critics' Choice TV Awards categories, presentation date set
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- T-Mobile's 4G unlimited plan slows data after user exceeds 2GB threshold
- 'Food Revolution' recap: Season 2 gets underway in L.A.
- Consumer Confidential: Gas spending up, American Airlines sues Orbitz, detergent cartel fined
- 'Top Chef Masters' ups the spice for L.A.'s Mary Sue Milliken and John Rivera Sedlar
- Unsealed trustee report puts David Bergstein, Ron Tutor in an unflattering light
- David Beckham insists soccer stunts in ad are real
- Southland housing slump extends into March
- RX Bandits announce breakup plans after summer U.S. tour
- The return of #operaplot contest on Twitter
- Microsoft bringing Streetside maps to Europe in challenge to Google Street View
- Baseball: Tuesday's scores
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- Fox making headway on new affiliation deals
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- 'Rio': love letter to a Brazilian city
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- 'The Good Wife' recap: Alicia and the terrible, no-good, horrible, very bad day
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- Monster Mash: 'American Idiot' could be headed for movie screens; King Tut statue recovered in Egypt
- Gus van Sant's 'Restless' will open Cannes' Un Certain Regard section
- Weekly gauge shows fewer borrowers applied for home loans