- A sure hit: espresso shortbread cookies
- L.A. Times Test Kitchen tips: How to truss a chicken
- Today's no-bake dessert recipe: Beer ice cream
- Opinion: Obama hails Americans with Disabilities Act signing without mentioning who signed it (Hint: a Bush)
- Football: Fifth Long Beach Poly player commits to Arizona State
- Opinion: New polls confirm Obama's Democratic base crumbles
- Hong-Chih Kuo says he's fine after rough outing against Colorado
- Fast Track: Amy Winehouse's death unexplained, but music still rocks
- Man tries removing hernia with butter knife. Good idea?
- Jered Weaver is too much for Indians to handle in Angels' 2-1 win
- Fast food -- and other pre-prepared foods -- linked to spike in kids' calories
- College stars are rookies on the pro tennis circuit
- Early-stage breast cancer: Microscopic tumor spread is no worry
- Does John Boehner have leverage in debt-ceiling crisis?
- Michele Bachmann slams John Boehner's plan; White House talks veto
- GOP leaders seek to build support for Boehner debt plan
- Happy Meals go the 'healthy' route, but kids may not benefit
- Up next for Sparks: Tuesday at Minnesota
- Serena Williams wins easily
- Obama, Boehner speak; public bellows: Capitol Hill phones jammed
- USC's Lane Kiffin gets the talk started
- Washington will be on the run in Pac-12
- Now the ball's in the NBA's court
- In U.S. politics, the independents have it
- Kevin Eastman finds buyer for home in Beverly Hills Post Office area
- Chemical compound helps neutralize cocaine, researchers say
- David Wu to resign in wake of sex allegations
- Low birth weight babies' chronic conditions stabilize in teens
- Fragmented sleep may impair memory, learning
- Dodgers capitalize on mistakes to beat Colorado, 3-2
- Jerry Brown nominates Goodwin Liu to California Supreme Court
- Drivers can disregard red-light camera tickets in L.A.
- Obama tells Latinos he's not the problem on immigration policy
- Hurtling toward economic chaos
- Norway attacks: Terror from the right
- Los Angeles outlines financing plan for downtown NFL stadium
- Bryan Stow beating suspect allegedly assaulted 2 others
- Happening Tuesday: Bob Mould, Miranda July and more
- Tuesday's TV talk shows
- Chavez, recovering from cancer, vows to run for reelection
- Market Watch: Meet Greg Nauta, a real farmer
- Norwegians continue to mourn
- Q&A with Catherine Breillat
- Netflix's stock plunges 10% after revenue and guidance disappoint Wall Street
- New law requires city council members to report details on stipends
- Tuesday's TV highlights
- Hollywood awaits how Peter Chernin will fare with new venture
- Syringes should be sold over the counter
- L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca can be sued for jail violence, court rules
- Life after 'Boyz N the Hood'
- Iran rights activists face challenges from both sides
- 'POV: Mugabe and the White African' info
- NAACP president targets new voting laws
- Pawlenty struggles to prove himself
- FAA partially shut down by funds dispute
- Quick Takes: Medavoy to produce film on Chilean miners
- Book review: 'The Land at the End of the World' by António Lobo Antunes
- A flurry of IPOs this week whets investors' appetites
- TV execs cheer NFL's return
- West Adams neighbors fight for their streets
- Tim DeChristopher's courageous bid to save our world
- Depression higher in wealthy nations, research suggests
- Security strategy evolves one year ahead of London Olympics
- A Pacific 12 future both bright and cloudy
- Gov. Brown pushes 12-gigawatt clean-power goal
- Lisa Kudrow has no issue playing against type
- Norway's deadly bombing and shooting rampage; a homeowner's tale of foreclosure; and new suspects in the Dodger Stadium beating case
- Interim city administrator leaves Bell
- Imax shares tumble 13% on analyst's downgraded outlook
- Amtrak takes 25% off Coast Starlight train fares
- U.S. Embassy in Mexico not told of ATF guns sting
- Closure for Maxine Waters?
- Brown signs California Dream Act
- Accused gunman sentenced in 2009 Arkansas shooting
- TV review: 'POV: Mugabe and the White African'
- Cincinnati trades Jonny Gomes to Washington for two minor leaguers
- This time, Angels' Jordan Walden slams the door shut
- Dispatch from Ensenada, Mexico: The band plays on
- How Pac-12 compares with other BCS conferences in fan loyalty, TV deals
- Calories in foods: Health experts want a comprehensive list
- Summer is no vacation for club basketball
- Obama pressed for specifics on debt ceiling plan
- Gas prices climb in California after 6 weeks of drops
- 'Hood,' revisited
- Personal Playlist: Peter Stormare's obsession with Billie Holiday
- Party leaders confident David Wu will be replaced by a Democrat
- Broadcom earnings report propels stock in after-hours trading
- Fight over Southern California Edison rate hike heats up
- Horoscope: July 26
- Letters to the editor
- Japan pushes to salvage its summer tourist season
- Suspect in Norway attacks is denied public platform in court
- Taking the pledge is popular, and risky, for candidates
- Ex-Trojans will be reunited in Seattle
- Heart attack: Risk more likely to be inherited than for stroke
- Dodgers' Juan Uribe doesn't like how he's playing
- UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley to have knee surgery
- Harsh words from GOP presidential hopefuls for Obama speech
- Abraham Lincoln docks in L.A. for Navy Week
- White House outlines new fuel-efficiency standard
- Summer is no vacation for club basketball
- Book info: 'The Land at the End of the World':
- For the record - July 26, 2011
- G.D. Spradlin dies at 90; veteran character actor
- The strands of the Sinaloa drug cartel web
- PASSINGS: Michael Cacoyannis, Linda Christian
- 'Magú' Luján dies at 70; influential Mexican American artist
- 'The Bachelorette' recap: Only two score invites to fantasy suite
- Celebrity birthdays for July 26th
- The return of Andre Ethier power hitter in Dodgers' 8-5 victory
- Gilbert 'Magú' Luján | 1940 - 2011
- Los Angeles sues AT&T for unpaid taxes
- Baseball: It's a Chatsworth-Royal semifinal in VIBL
- With default threat looming, Treasury asks investors to buy $99 billion in new bonds
- Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'Deadliest Catch' on Discovery
- Tuesday's TV Talk Shows
- Baseball: Trevor Bauer signs with Diamondbacks
- 'Cowboys & Aliens' brings its premiere to the fans at Comic-Con
- Baseball: Simi Valley's Cody Ramer goes five for five
- CityVille's new neighborhood: China
- 'Bad Santa' writers: We're skeptical about sequels
- Indians rally past Angels, 3-2, in the ninth
- Stop the presses! Dioner Navarro slips ahead of Rod Barajas
- Nicki Minaj, Ricky Martin named new faces of Viva Glam
- Opinion: Ron Paul thinks defaulting isn't such a bad thing
- Opinion: Speaker John Boehner on debt talks: Obama 'wants a blank check today'
- Amy Winehouse autopsy inconclusive; music rises to top of charts
- Gilbert 'Magu' Lujan, influential Chicano artist, dies at 70
- Urban power like rooftop solar dominates Brown's energy confab
- Opinion: Obama on the budget stalemate: 'In the past, raising the debt ceiling was routine'
- Album review: Joss Stone's 'LP1'
- Album review: Vanessa Carlton's 'Rabbits on the Run'
- Album review: Kelly Rowland's 'Here I Am'
- Oscar campaigning made George Clooney feel 'unclean'
- It's official: Time machines won't work
- Opinion: Immigration: Brown signs Dream Act
- Netflix integration with Facebook is a no-go in U.S.: Here's why
- Justin Timberlake sees more Will Gluck in his future
- Personal Playlist: Peter Stormare’s obsession with Billie Holiday
- NFL lockout: Key points of the deal between players and owners
- Jet rocker Chris Cester puts Hollywood Hills home on market
- Story questions partying habits of new King Mike Richards
- Bell-related reform bill signed by governor
- When Steve Sax looked 'marvelous' and Vin Scully danced to it (video)
- Russell Brand remembers Amy Winehouse: friend, genius, addict
- UCLA cornerback Anthony Jefferson might miss season with injury
- Players and fans celebrate end of NFL lockout
- Who are the five greatest right-handed starters in Angels history?
- Galaxy's Juninho named team's fifth All-Star
- Gov. Brown pushes renewable energy goal at UCLA conference
- Who are the five greatest right-handed starting pitchers in Dodgers history?
- Tennis coaches to be honored by Farmers
- Katy Perry, Neil Patrick Harris work blue at 'The Smurfs' premiere
- Opinion: New Obama job approval sags to tie his lowest so far as spending/debt talks stall
- Opinion: Glenn Beck hits 'new low'; compares Norway victims to Hitler Youth
- More big Yellowstone fires predicted with climate change
- LinkedIn rolls out Web button for job applications
- Netflix coming to Facebook overseas, but not in U.S.
- Kendrick gets a game off in Cleveland
- Netflix revenue and guidance disappoints Wall Street
- Keeping tabs: Deon Thompson
- UCLA player qualifies for Farmers main draw
- NFL lockout: What the settlement means in immediate future
- Haley Reinhart of 'American Idol' fame inks deal with Interscope
- Jerry Brown eases path for undocumented college students to receive aid
- Opinion: Rick Perry: A 'Reagan dunderhead'?
- Southern Section names Glenn Martinez assistant commissioner
- Opinion: The fate of California's illegal immigrant students
- Can you name these military ranks? (Readers can)
- A scandalous story: New Rupert Murdoch book on the way
- Opinion: Debt ceiling? Who cares? We've got Steelers-Ravens!
- Spending by international visitors to the U.S. hits record in May
- Plan to move cancelled ABC soaps to Web looks for union label
- Sarah Palin's 'Undefeated' takes a big belly flop at box office
- Newt Gingrich's net worth: $6.7 million
- Literary highlights of Comic-Con
- Imax stock plummets on box-office concerns
- Opinion: Donald Trump tells GOP to force a default so Obama isn't reelected
- Jennifer Lopez celebrates 42nd birthday with dinner in Miami
- Sarah Palin doc 'The Undefeated' will try its luck on TV
- Girls, Forever 21 tee contest could win money for your school
- U.S. men reach quarterfinals at water polo World Championships
- Baseball: All-American teams announced
- Opinion: Government: The GOP wins the first round on the debt ceiling
- DreamWorks Animation stock up on news of Netflix deal
- NFL lockout: Player representatives vote to recommend labor deal
- Live review: Global Soul with Stevie Wonder at the Hollywood Bowl
- Segerstrom Center for the Arts sees modest rise in attendance
- Jay-Z, Kanye West combine as 'The Throne,' announce tour dates
- 'Food Network Star' recap: 'No pretenders, just contenders'
- Microsoft apologizes for Amy Winehouse tweet
- AT&T: Gingerbread coming for 2011 Android phones
- Michael Phelps qualifies for world 200-meter freestyle final
- Amy Winehouse autopsy: No cause of death, toxicology tests pending
- 'Captain America' didn't beat 'Thor' after all
- Ann Patchett's retro Nashville bookstore
- Kristin Cavallari, Jay Cutler end their engagement
- Hollywood Gold Cup winner First Dude is retired after injury
- Placido Domingo announces Operalia winners in Moscow
- Jerry Brown to sign Dream Act for undocumented college students
- BlackBerry maker RIM to cut about 2,000 jobs, shuffle executives
- 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' recap: The Everlast Supper
- Gas and diesel prices rising again; big oil earnings expected
- Bio, VH1 sister channel plan Amy Winehouse programming
- 'Captain America:' Falling back in love with WWII and the Cold War
- Mike Trout's first home run ball too precious to keep, fan says
- Fashion Report: Fendi's farewell to Amy Winehouse
- China suspends fake Apple stores, more found worldwide
- Baseball: South Bay Summer League championship game is Saturday
- Bassnectar links up with Alpha Pup, premieres 'Voodoo'
- Baseball: Eight teams left in VIBL playoffs
- The Morning Fix: 'Captain America' wins. DreamWorks-Netflix deal?
- SYRIA: Protesters in Lattakia brave security forces
- 5 Questions for Helene An
- Nicole Miller and Vivienne Westwood have designs on Africa
- Graze Organic's reusable, washable cloth lunch bags
- 'Entourage' recap: With friends like these
- 'Breaking Bad' recap: A man works
- Monster Mash: Neutra house could be demolished; 9/11 cross gets new home
- Want to look younger? Yes, you can gain with little or no pain
- Opinion: Sarah Palin documentary 'The Undefeated' expands to pay-per-view, DVD and even more theaters
- Your Stylist: Traveling in style this summer
- Pro Portfolio: Century-old cottage gets a modern addition
- Football: Bill Redell picks up another honor
- The Dodgers' unexpected find -- closer Javy Guerra
- ISRAEL: Arabic radio station campaigns against killing of women
- Today's no-bake dessert recipe: Blueberry lavender pops
- L.A. Times Test Kitchen tips: How to hold a chef's knife
- Datebook: Events, exhibits, classes for the week ahead
- 'True Blood' recap: Mystics, mayhem and making out on the front lawn
- Opinion: L.A. Carmageddon one week later: Was all that really necessary?
- Pat's vs. Geno's: Cheese steak war still simmers in Philadelphia
- Musings from Day Three of the Las Vegas club basketball tournaments
- 'Captain America' a box-office trouper
- Angels, Jordan Walden let one get away in 3-2 loss to Indians
- Mitt Romney campaign pokes president on 'failed' Latino record [Updated]
- Unplugging from Internet makes people feel lonely, upset--at least, for many
- NFL is back in business as player representatives OK 10-year deal
- 'Dish Nation' brings radio snark to TV
- Rep. Mike Ross latest conservative Democrat to pass on 2012 race
- Dodgers' Tony Gwynn Jr. takes his dad's advice to heart
- Boehner on debt talks: 'I gave it my all'
- Obama backs Reid plan, will address nation on debt debate
- Pacific 12 Conference likes its show despite holes in the marquee
- Russ Cochran wins first major title
- Deadly Chinese bullet train crash spawns anger, safety concerns
- Rodriguez: White flight — to the city
- Drummer Neil Peart's body is finely tuned instrument
- Aunt's nursing home hinders exit
- Encino-based Army reservists leaving for Afghanistan
- 'Dish Nation' brings radio snark to TV
- Two deaths at Coronado mansion turn spotlight on owner
- Boehner plan would raise debt ceiling in two stages
- FDA: Salmonella outbreak linked to papayas from Mexico
- Mixed messages complicate White House debt strategy
- Paper or plastic? Pay up
- Sterling debuts for two art-house films
- Ex-IMF chief's accuser speaks to media
- Movie review: 'Singham'
- Studies find cheaper travel destinations
- Newton: Villaraigosa in his element as 'the nation's mayor'
- Rose-colored glasses may help love last
- David Wu sex allegations: Another Democrat in hot water [Updated]
- Fast Track: Remembering Amy Winehouse
- Chickenpox deaths down dramatically since vaccine
- Catalina Island ferry + reggae rock on the beach for $70
- Fast Fame: Olivia de Havilland
- Horoscope: July 25
- Cranberries help prevent urinary tract infections, but not as well as antibiotics
- Two proposals, but no clear path toward debt ceiling deal
- Walter Bagdasarian's rant: Loathsome but legal
- Rapper Eve's Hollywood Hills home sells for more than $1.3 million
- Pat's vs. Geno's: Cheese steak war still simmers in Philadelphia
- 'Dish Nation' info
- Elected as a hard-liner, House conservative faces crucial test
- Angels could find trade potential with Marlins
- Summer Camp Campaign: Santiago Burgos finds inspiration to sing
- Hand in hand, gay couples wed in New York
- Breast and ovarian cancer: Doctors' Rx for genetic testing may miss the mark
- Blockbuster-drug prices to drop as patents expire
- Good Form: Back arches
- Norway attacks shatter a nation's innocence
- Out on the range with cowboys and aliens
- Is it safe to split pills or take old drugs?
- Minority representation a challenge for redistricting commission
- Afghans gradually take over security in several areas
- Tight-knit Assyrian community mourns three who died at Yosemite
- 'Singham' information
- California's prison hunger strike; Jonah Goldberg on Obama as an ideologue; L.A. and cyclists
- Michele Bachmann to address California Republicans
- California Dream Act: Opening college doors
- Dodgers hang on against Rockies, 8-5
- Debt ceiling issue, earnings uncertainty may hold stocks down this week
- Kim Kardashian has psoriasis, but it may not be a career-ender
- Texas Gov. Rick Perry's misguided day of prayer
- However we vote, Amazon loses
- High turnover reported among charter school teachers
- Norway treatise says 'indigenous Europeans' must be punished for 'cultural suicide'
- My Turn: Friends shine after physical therapy
- Good Form: Back arches