- Zenko Suzuki, 93; Appointed Japanese Prime Minister in '80s
- 'Duck' with egg on its face
- Fox News slogan is challenged
- Merger of Sony, BMG Music Labels Wins Endorsement of European Commission
- Chirac Says Sharon Isn't Welcome to Visit
- Grappling over 'Hulk Hogan'
- Defense Official Is Killed; Truck Bomb Toll Put at 9
- Beasley Moved to PSV Eindhoven
- Ruby Is Packing Trunk for Return to L.A. Zoo
- Women Offer Insight on First Day of Open
- Marine Says He Was Held by Rebels
- Sure-footed, mostly
- Microsoft to Pay Lindows $20 Million
- Bayer Agrees to Buy Roche Unit for $3 Billion
- Autopsy Results on Slain Woman Sealed
- Papa's 'Last Retreat'
- Guard May Be Ineligible
- Lakers Turn to an Old Favorite
- Weekend box office
- Disney keen to find its swing
- Clear Channel to Reduce Radio Ads
- Straight-Up Racing
- A 'For Sale' Sign Can Point to a Ticket in Some Cities
- Also
- Homophobia and Apple Pie
- Verizon Rolls Out Fiber Optic Lines in Bid to Gain Ground
- Angels Still Can't Solve the Indians
- Downey Financial's Profit Up 50%
- Lab's Disks Still Missing
- Clinton Aide Berger Is Under Investigation
- Partisanship Pulls Voters Two Ways
- Meeting on Office Tower Draws 300
- Why dads are scary
- Constantine Menges, 64; National Security Aide for Latin America
- Driver Shot to Death; 1 Arrested, 1 Sought
- Padres Acquire Mariners' Aurilia
- Hot Again
- Dodgers Get This One on the Rebound
- 'Town' tour is thrown into disarray
- Spitzer Says Grasso Was Paid $190 Million
- Where the radiator blows
- When flaming marshmallows fly
- Edwards' Brother Enters Belated Plea
- Suspect Held in Fatal Shooting of Oxnard Woman
- Driver Dies After Car Veers Off 91 Freeway
- Beckett in a perpetual winter of discontent
- Tribune Replaces Newspaper Executives
- O.C. Firefighters Union Submits Signatures for Tax-Share Initiative
- West Nile Vaccine Offered for Horses
- For African American rape victims, a culture of silence
- Rape Is Among Abuses in Sudan, Report Finds
- So many perils, so little time
- Shelters Resume Euthanizing
- Suspects' Trusty Status Violated Rules of Jail
- Bryant's Accuser Wavered on Case
- Donnelly Says He'll Clear Air With Reese
- Title Hopes Remain Intact
- Molson, Coors May Merge
- Bush, CIA at Odds on Iran
- Putin Shakes Up Military After Lapses
- White Sox Get a Fast Lift From Everett
- District to Evaluate Drug Busts in Schools
- Israeli Judge Assassinated in Tel Aviv
- Decades of Devotion Squeezed Into Three Days
- Advocacy Groups Urge High Court to Ban Death Penalty for Juveniles
- NOW YOU KNOW
- Court Hands Valley Busway a Setback
- Kraft Posts 26% Drop in Profit
- Groups Plan to Sue Agency Over Lab Cleanup
- Film festival is evidence of UCLA's saving grace
- Mixed Reviews for Governor's Comment
- Questioning Muslims Is a Necessary Step
- QUOTEBOOK
- Cowboy columnist spurs city gal's ire
- Navy's Maneuvers Send a Message to China
- Food for Thought
- Martha Stewart orange?
- Caught camping
- A crash course in dodging rebels and fate
- JUST BACK
- Convicts in the Fields
- Outrage at Ron Reagan
- President Criticizes Cuban 'Sex Tourism'
- Peter Baird, 52; Son of Famed Puppet Masters Built His Own Career in Television, Film and Stage Productions
- Politicians Exempted
- Arms Money Would Be Better Used to Aid Africa
- Victims Testify About Belmont Shore Rapes
- Pull the plug on roughing it
- How to help
- Officials Debate Idea of Spy Czar
- Forget WMD -- It's Conventional Arms That Are Killing GIs and Iraqis
- HOT CORNER
- It hits us where we laugh
- Jack L. Siegal, 75; His Chagal Cos. Owned Radio Stations in L.A.
- Hamilton Traveled Long, Winding Road to Troon
- U.S. Likely to Lose Gold in 2000 Relay
- At Least One Guy Thinks Buss Was Right
- TV critics to networks: We're sorry
- A squeeze for firmer thighs and stronger legs
- Pro-Putin Leader Killed in Chechnya
- Last Chance to Be a Hero
- More Now Carry Guns
- City Airport Agency Is Accused of Bias
- Serena Williams Ready to Move On
- It's Now a Dirty Little Secret Society
- VIP Sales Rocking Ticket Business
- It's a Bowl of mixed Sweets from Joffrey
- Emmy nominees
- Scars and All, Italians Carry On Tradition
- Millions Will Be Missing the Bus
- Wine Town With a Water Problem Is in Deep
- For Once, a Shot in Arm Track Needs
- Earnhardt Jr. Crashes, Has Burns on Face, Legs
- Outdoor fun for budding scientists
- A little too much of Colin Farrell
- Many Candidates Fail to Respond to Survey on Issues
- Plea Deal Is Seen as Unlikely
- Asthma linked to risk of other lung diseases later
- Reading Between the Notes
- 'Last Mile' to Local Service Growing Longer for AT&T;
- MTA Outlines Traffic Plan for Antelope Valley
- Gov. Says Lawmakers 'Acting Like Children'
- Woods Sticks to Positive Spin
- Davenport Outlasts Williams
- The Future Is Here
- Dodgers Have a Fun Play Day
- Talent, fine-tuned
- Not enough hours 'Before Sunset' to mention 9/11
- Will White Influx Put Down Roots in L.A. Core?
- Bhardwaj, Hatch Are on Team
- State PTA Backs Ban on Random Drug Testing
- Bush's Agenda on Slow Track
- To some, a weed; to others, a remedy
- Alleged U.S. Vigilante a Man of Mystery
- Hormone may explain gastric bypass success
- O.C.'s Reserve for Pension Payments Is $1 Billion Short
- Problems Aren't All Left in Dust
- Who's Who Bows to Troon Surprise
- Spaniard Takes Stage as Armstrong Cruises
- He's July's go-to guy
- Risking Extradition, Ex-GI Goes to Japan
- To GOP, He's Dishonoring His Father
- Friends Recall Woman Slain in Laguna Niguel
- Brought to Surface
- Shyamalan documentary a hoax, Sci Fi admits
- Junk Faxer Fights Back
- When the LAPD is tested, it's by multiple choice
- Shock Holds Off Silver Stars
- Dieters will have another option
- Queen Susan, 63; Her Husband Claimed Albanian Throne
- Radio's latest 'innovation': 30 commercials in a row
- An all-star workout
- Baze Gets Riding Title on Winning Weekend
- Ephedra-free weight-loss supplements scrutinized
- Pastor to Talk in Fraud Case
- Brazil Routs Mexico, 4-0
- A Coveted Invitation to Buy TVs
- Bus Company Lobbies as State Spins Wheels Over Budget
- State Shuts Schools With Thatched Roofs
- Cellphones May Find a Place in Flight Plan
- Four Killed in Crash of Sightseeing Plane
- Seafood allergies surprisingly common
- Institute Will Help Scholars Mine Golden State's History
- Mulder Gets His 13th Win for the A's
- Carson City Fire 85% Contained; Rehab Begins
- Hip-hop festival is all about Wu-Tang Clan
- Tug of War Over Malibu Pier's Name
- Web of Rumors Takes the Lid Off New iPods
- Earnings, Greenspan Statements Expected
- Dali Is Center of the Universe for French Town
- Schilling Slows the Angels, 6-2
- Tour's off, but court schedule is jammed
- Freud, Einstein have genius in common
- Read his lips, not his face
- Disabled Ask Disneyland to Restore Passes for Rides
- Cruise through town with style
- Gay, Lesbian Couples Exchange Informal Vows
- UC Settles Bias Case Filed by Ex-Intern
- Santa Clarita Blaze Jumps Fire Lines
- Baghdad Real Estate Sizzles Amid Chaos
- Thomas Madigan, 85; Noted Producer of PBS Documentaries
- Ties With Mexico to Be Reestablished
- 10 Killed in Car Bombing Near Baghdad Police Station
- West Nile Virus Hits Horses; 11 Die So Far
- If fined, CBS may sue FCC, Moonves says
- Breast cancer's cold war
- Gaza Protests Target New Security Chief
- Iran Murder Trial Abruptly Halted
- History That's Right Off the Shelf
- White Sox Acquire Everett Again
- Lackey Finds His Warning Amusing
- Dockers Sales Slump May Put Off Bidders
- Jackalyn Laxalt, 77; First Lady of Nevada From 1966 to '70
- Schools' Art Cache Is a Study in Forgotten Treasures
- This Time, It's Rockies' Turn to Beat Giants
- The early effects of stress
- It's Time to Act Like a Winner and Terminate Budget Battle
- Rule No. 1: Keep Mum on Your Money
- Haas Defeats Kiefer to Win L.A. Tourney
- Box Office
- Fears turned into thrills
- Soaring Port Traffic Delivers More Jobs
- We're all multi-tasking, but what's the cost?
- Classified E-Mail Left Nuclear Lab
- Obscenity Charge Over Sex Toy Sales Is Dropped
- Fire Leaves 139 Tenants Homeless
- Bernard Hyink, 91; Political Science Educator
- Bolivians OK Gas Referendum
- Protecting Bears by Targeting Humans
- Chivas' Ramirez Now Has Los Angeles' Attention
- KNX-AM hires radio vet Jackson
- The furor, the fizzle
- Nomo Unsure About When He'll Be Back
- Candidates' Ad Campaigns Follow Divergent Paths
- Charles Sweeney, 84; Pilot Who Dropped A-Bomb on Nagasaki
- Simple exercises may alleviate the symptoms of vertigo
- Airbus Rebuts Boeing's Complaints Over Subsidies
- Military Should Review Deployments
- What's Needed Is Action on the Budget
- The Nursing Crisis
- British Imperialism Is an Atrocious Model
- Bush Isn't Worthy of an NAACP Invitation
- Powell's Flawed Case for Making War on Iraq
- Buddhist Temple
- Undone by a Simple, Age-Old Crime
- AIDS Crisis Response Disgraces Our Nation
- Alabama Hills' Wild West country
- BESTSELLERS / PAPERBACKS
- Calling Mr. Moviefone
- Readers recommend
- SEC Steps to Plate in Fund Scandal
- You've Lost Your Elgin Marbles; Let Them Stay Where They Are
- Fences and Neighbors
- Keeping Peace on the Range
- Political Winds Shift in S.F.'s Chinatown
- Agency Drops a Drug Dragnet
- Saving This Face May Not Be in America's Best Interests
- Dodgers Using Their Heads
- A Longshot for Mulhall
- Ganster Will Try to Make It Three in a Row
- Found in translation
- Hiking with Appenzell's herd
- Prison Jobs Program Just Barely Working
- Snow and Wind -- Just the Place to Retire
- Edwards Finds Another Orange County
- Struggling McGriff Is Cut by Devil Rays
- Quantifying the fine art of on-the-job slacking
- Right diagnosis, wrong remedy
- Native cultures, imported myths
- Coming up with a quicker route to landing a good airfare deal
- Time to Take On Schwarzenegger?
- 5,000 Inmates Hold Company Jobs
- Troubled Presidency's Scandalous Footnote
- How the Lakers Buried a Civic Treasure
- Stay-at-Home Stars Are Far Too Rare
- Feinstein Touts Measure to Create Intelligence Czar
- So, come on in and sit for a spell
- An Unsettling Racial Score Card
- DISCOVERIES
- Family Reunion
- Powerful Volcano's Offspring Makes Explosive Presence Felt
- Video of American's Beheading Put on Web
- Cheney Accuses the Democrats of Living in Past
- FBI Starts to Question Muslims in U.S. About Possible Attacks
- Role brings home the reality of terrorism
- Body in Trunk Identified as Missing Realtor
- 1 Fire Wanes, Another Ignites
- Jacobs Banned for Four Years
- State bolsters disclosure law
- Sites for sore eyes
- Deal of the week
- Fate of Missing Pilot Spans Two Wars
- Beantown's fine brew of politics and the past
- Cities Can Get a Better Deal -- Without Killing Prop. 13
- Spy Agencies Brace for 9/11 Panel's Full Report
- Latino Voters Sue Over School Election System
- Fans Can Get Taste of the Chivas Flavor
- Rail Project Will Not Go Before Voters
- Metallica, from the inside out
- Chandtrue Is True to Form
- Network battles a stigma
- Russia's Bearer of Bad Tidings
- Bush Sees Bicycle Built for Two
- If One Weinstein Stays, Disney Hopes It's Bob
- Sudan Works Angles to Avoid U.N. Sanctions
- August Fruge, 94; Publisher Transformed UC Press
- Monty Still Sounds Moody
- Minus Millions, Coach K Goes Back to Work
- Another painful example of get-it-first journalism
- Colleges Have Little Incentive to Hold Down Costs
- Horsepower to the People
- Yorba Linda Motorist Is Thrown From SUV, Dies
- Jones Stops and Talks
- Monarchs Defeat Sparks
- Now meet the real Professor Higgins
- It's what Petipa wanted
- Steeped in hillside style
- Small Wonders
- Put Khmer Rouge on Trial
- Firefighters Curbing Inferno in Nevada's Sierra Country