- Stocks dive on Japan fears; S&P 500 and Nasdaq now in the red for 2011
- Tiger Woods officially enters Bay Hill
- Lit geeks and 'Game of Thrones'
- Chloe Sevigny talks about developing Lizzie Borden miniseries
- Opinion: Pro Football: Was that the last Super Bowl?
- New Facebook commenting system debuts in Fab Forum today
- Another blow to Japan: Yen nears all-time high vs. dollar
- Demi Lovato gets 'stay strong' tattoos 'in honor of fans and their support'
- Could a Michael Jackson statue inspire Fulham? Nah, probably not
- An oyster for your iPhone
- Wonder who's the biggest anti-Semite? Try the new Mel Gibson Scale
- Is Rush Limbaugh mocking refugees in Japan or Diane Sawyer ... or both?
- Incoming! The Situation gets lobbed with grenades for Trump roast performance
- Dodgers' Web Musings: Don Mattingly does his best Alfred E. Neuman routine
- Movie review: Michael Flatley’s 'Lord of the Dance 3D' in theaters nationwide
- Alternative Apparel celebrates fall with a choir and a lively crowd
- Cosmetic industry review critiques Brazilian blowouts' safety
- Groupon makes deal with Lionsgate, selling half-price tickets to 'The Lincoln Lawyer'
- Opinion: March 16, 2011 buzz: Sex, lies and faith
- USC football: Defensive lineman Steve Dillon signs letter of intent
- Seann William Scott -- 'American Pie's' Stifler -- checks into rehab
- Charles Barkley has advice for Coach K
- Sex and more sex: 'Gigolos' on Showtime in April
- Angels' Kendrys Morales hits 'plateau' in return from broken leg
- Treasury bond yields plunge again as investors seek havens
- Legos got game on re-creating March Madness highlights
- WEST BANK: Abbas says he is ready to meet Hamas in Gaza to end division
- Galaxy postscript: Goalkeeper Josh Saunders, midfielder Juninho ensure L.A. of a winning start
- Music review: L.A. Phil's new music series Green Umbrella at Walt Disney Concert Hall
- International tourism to the U.S. grows 9% in 2010
- Wi-Fi-only Motorola Xoom tablet to reach stores March 27, cost $599
- Angels reliever Scott Downs says he fractured big toe 'playing around with the kids'
- How safe is nuclear power?
- Boys' basketball: The rise of Nicholas Stover
- Showtime sends first DVDs of Emmy season to voters
- NFL's Chad Ochocinco to try his hand at the real football with Sporting Kansas City
- ESPN enlists stars of Broadway's 'That Championship Season' to promote March Madness
- Boys' basketball: John R. Wooden Awards announced
- The Alchemy of Grooming: Go green with your makeup with DIY cosmetics
- Consumer Confidential: Pricier wheels, pricier ATMs, pricier prescription drugs
- Larry McMurtry will judge Texas Observer short story contest
- Culture Watch: NT Live's broadcasts of Danny Boyle's 'Frankenstein'
- USC basketball: VCU freshman D.J. Haley, a Palmdale native, has a family allegiance torn between Trojans and Bruins
- Opinion: Abortion. Again. Still. Always?
- Angels pitcher Scott Downs to go on DL after fracturing toe
- Seventh Generation's new laundry detergent comes in a recyclable cardboard bottle
- Muhammad Ali asks Iran to free U.S. hikers
- It Speaks to Me: Steve Roden on Lorser Feitelson’s 1936 ‘Life Begins’ at LACMA
- California Budget: Poll shows support for extending taxes
- Elizabeth Warren defends new consumer financial agency against strong criticism from Republicans
- 'Glee' recap: Kurt and Blaine's 'Original' kiss
- American Institute of Architects L.A. home tour
- IRAN: European, U.S. leaders more likely to accept a nuclear Iran than their citizens
- Sprint and T-Mobile offer free calling, texting to Japan
- Baseball: Tuesday's scores
- Softball: Tuesday's scores
- NCAA Tournament: Give us your best bracket-buster through the first few days
- Culture Watch: Meryle Secrest's 'Modigliani: A Life'
- Longtime volleyball coach Jesse Quiroz dies
- Wall Street Roundup: Goldman wants out, cheap rent on Wall Street
- Your morning fashion and beauty report: Self launches digital blitz with Kim Kardashian, Rihanna covers Vogue, and Lady Gaga's Japan relief bracelet is popular
- Baseball: Lakewood coach gets 600th victory
- Larry King’s new calling: Unveiling 'Brooklynized' bagels
- Frugal Fashion: In a bikini or on the red carpet, 'Arthur' star Helen Mirren exudes confident style
- Monster Mash: Ansel Adams lawsuits resolved; Pasadena Playhouse announces new season
- SXSW 2011: Day 1 brings Esben & the Witch
- Baseball: El Toro gets doubleheader split with No. 1 Edison
- About (Late) Last Night: Wanda Sykes and the lightbulbs from back East
- Tyra Banks and Demand Media launch Type F, a new fashion and beauty website
- The Morning Fix: Netflix ready to play with big boys! DirecTV dumbs down TV. Hollywood bows to China.
- ESPN's 'Sunday Night Baseball' to open at Dodger Stadium
- David Foster Wallace's 'The Pale King' is reviewed at Publishers Weekly
- Opinion: Dust-Up: Should the entertainment industry accept piracy as a cost of doing business?
- At Micheltorena, a hybrid school-community garden rises where the Priuses used to park
- This weekend at Descanso Gardens: Come for the cherry blossoms, stay for the bento box
- The minds behind 'Game of Thrones' talk about the HBO series
- Iron bottle opener from northern Japan
- Culture Watch: The Dead Kenny Gs' 'Operation Long Leash' CD
- Remembering Nathaniel 'Nate Dogg' Hale in video
- Art review: 'William Leavitt: Theater Objects' at the Museum of Contemporary Art
- If I only knew then ... the wine version
- Opinion: Al Gore update: He will write a book
- Deals on Wheels
- Book review: 'The Company We Keep' by Robert and Dayna Baer
- Hot Wheels
- An Intelligent Choice
- Reel China: Hollywood tries to stay on China's good side
- Robert P. Marcucci dies at 81; talent manager discovered Frankie Avalon, Fabian
- New Driver? Used Vehicle.
- Pre-loved Luxury
- Forces in Bahrain move against crowd in square
- L.A. Unified construction chief resigns
- San Diego State's Steve Fisher finds his way back, and it's fab
- Life expectancy rises and death rate dips, CDC report says
- Health Net faces second probe over lost personal data
- UCLA needs postseason poise vs. tournament-tested Michigan State
- Troops, police assault protesters in Bahrain's capital
- Horoscope: March 16
- Southern California housing market is flat in February
- Top NFL prospects could face draft-night dilemma
- Angels reliever Scott Downs has a broken bone in his left big toe
- Ducks beat Blues, 2-1, behind Jason Blake and Ray Emery
- Bell's Rizzo ordered to stand trial for conflict of interest, one charge dismissed
- Wednesday's TV talk shows
- 'The Company We Keep'
- Campaign finance advocates urge Obama to overhaul FEC
- Secrecy won't heal a sex scandal
- Japanese weigh the nuclear risk of staying put
- Regulations for disability access take effect
- Look what's popping up on your favorite TV shows
- CalPERS to seek legislation to bar gifts to public employees
- Workers are more pessimistic about retirement, study finds
- Matchup at a glance: UC Santa Barbara vs. Florida
- Bruins want center circle back
- Clippers' Eric Gordon makes a couple of points
- UCLA women try to concentrate on task at hand — beating Montana
- Lakers' Andrew Bynum is game-changer with rebounds and defense
- Radiation: In airports, not in Japan
- YouTube becoming a strategic model for parent Google
- Cargo traffic rises 8% at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports
- Rapper Nate Dogg dead at 41
- Radiation spikes add to nuclear peril in Japan
- Woman accuses Orange hospital worker of sexual assault
- Murder conviction voided after 20 years
- Libyan held in uprising denies Al Qaeda link
- Trojans go out quickly in a 59-46 loss to Virginia Commonwealth
- New power line could restore cooling systems at Fukushima Daiichi plant
- UC Santa Barbara's Jaime Serna brings fiery spark to NCAA clash with Florida
- Longtime suspect charged in 1985 San Marino killing
- Japan nuclear radiation: Will travel insurance cover you?
- Dodgers' Jamey Carroll prepares for a variety of roles
- Saved by the (sax's) bell
- Parkinson's disease yields to experimental gene therapy
- Japan labors to cool reactors: Workers, power source added
- Cheap food may be a thing of the past in U.S.
- Santa Fe: Eldorado Hotel celebrates turning 25 with 25% off room rates
- Fast Track: Nate Dogg R.I.P.
- NFL committee to propose changes to kickoff rule
- Robert Rizzo steered Bell contracts to business partner, prosecutor says
- Google reportedly set to test a mobile payment service
- Will Call: Upcoming Southern California concerts and club dates
- Top New Hampshire GOP strategist teams up with Haley Barbour
- For some primary care, try your neighborhood pharmacist
- Attracting more conventions would be a key to success of downtown L.A. football stadium project
- Japan radiation risk to California is downplayed
- California's quitting smoking faster than the rest of the U.S.
- Baseball line drives take another toll -- Luis Salazar has lost an eye
- Pakistan court acquits CIA contractor of double murder
- Nate Dogg's death -- and the realities of stroke in the young
- Charter school operators to run 7 more L.A. Unified campuses
- Pasadena Playhouse to stage five-play season
- Hold your fire, legislators
- Reel China: Hollywood tries to stay on China's good side
- No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Roger Federer play in rare double header at Indian Wells
- U.S. to investigate MTA over alleged bias
- Obama's NCAA brackets devoid of upsets, names Kansas big winner
- Pakistan court acquits CIA contractor Raymond Davis of double murder
- GOP lawmakers threaten to withhold votes unless environmental rules are rewritten
- Quick Takes: Bob Dylan to perform in Vietnam
- About this series: Reel China
- Worried about radiation exposure? Get questions answered in this live chat.
- Palestinians demonstrate in support of unity
- Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell named to lead cable TV's top lobbying group
- London's Olympics countdown clock stops running
- Writers put their experiences 'In Mother Words'
- Matchup at a glance: UCLA vs. Michigan State
- Shaking open our self-centered eyes
- French culture minister courts Hollywood
- Happening Wednesday: Liz Phair, the Apple Sisters and more
- Israel says weapons on seized ship were bound for Gaza
- Book review: 'The Company We Keep' by Robert and Dayna Baer
- Libyan government forces overwhelm rebels in Ajdabiya
- Economy is on 'firmer footing,' but Fed will keep buying bonds
- Radiation spikes add to nuclear peril in Japan
- Japan quake jolts retrofitting demand in Southland
- Microsoft may stop making Zune devices
- Bad reviews of Homefront send THQ shares tumbling
- Drug dealer found guilty in 2001 double slaying in Tujunga
- On the Media: Patch.com's Newark plan smells of conflict
- Egypt protesters find unity difficult to maintain
- Careful with the economy
- Real Madrid and Chelsea advance to Champions League quarterfinals
- Wholesale prices up 1.6% on steep rise in food
- Novak Djokovic rolls into Indian Wells quarterfinals
- NHL's new concussion protocol goes into effect
- U.S. stands by nuclear power, Energy secretary says
- L.A. Convention Center: comparing hotel space
- Possible health effects of nuclear crisis
- Talent manager discovered 2 teen idols
- White House to Congress: Pass online privacy bill of rights
- House panel advances bill to limit greenhouse gas restrictions
- For Ben Goldberg, Go Home just needs to breathe
- Wednesday's TV highlights
- Mitch Mustain has a chance to avoid criminal charges
- L.A. students fight for quality education as their teachers get layoff notices
- Ben Goldberg's Go Home info
- Help South Korea, not the North
- Petraeus cites successes in Afghanistan
- March Madness kicks off a great run of sports
- Blue Shield cancels insurance rate increase
- Morton's Restaurant Group explores possible sale
- Angels defeat Diamondbacks, 10-8
- USC falls to Virginia Commonwealth, 59-46
- Getting to California's national parks, recreation areas and monuments
- Potassium iodide can be dangerous if taken incorrectly
- Economic recovery forgot to tell the uninsured that things are looking up
- The uses of war; Israeli-Palestinian strife; street "art"
- USGS dubs Japan earthquake 'Tohoku'
- Blackstone Group offers to sell its half of Universal Orlando to NBCUniversal
- Philadelphia 76ers play rough in 104-94 win over Clippers
- Your Scene: The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy
- For the record - March 16, 2011
- Aftershocks prompt fear of a major quake near Tokyo
- Pictures: Nate Dogg through the years
- Fight intensifies over West Coast coal exports to Asia
- Bradley Cooper: I'm worried about the 'Hangover' sequel too
- Wednesday's Highlights: 'America's Next Top Model' on KTLA
- Wednesday's Talk Shows
- U.S. will do new studies on Keystone XL tar sands pipeline
- SXSW 2011: Audience and jury awards go to Texan drama 'Natural Selection'
- Baseball: Loyola wins a wild game against Crespi, 11-10
- Pasadena Playhouse's 2011-12 season will feature Angela Bassett in new drama
- Warner Bros.' DVD release of 'Hereafter' will benefit Japan relief effort
- USC basketball: VCU often lives by the three, doesn't hope to die by it, Rams Coach Shaka Smart says
- Japanese stocks recoup some losses
- Justin Bieber's wax figure unveiled in London, Amsterdam, New York
- Bill on earlier primary elections advances
- Family of deceased nursing home patient sues Motion Picture & Television Fund for negligence
- Tsunami's biggest hit in Hawaii: the economy
- USC basketball: Quick turnaround for "First Four" game fits into Trojans' schedule
- Dodgers report Casey Blake's pain tied to spinal inflammation
- Rare survivors in Japanese village that was mostly sucked out to sea
- Baseball: It's payback time for Chaminade
- The Review: Hostaria del Piccolo in Santa Monica
- Opinion: Politics: Recalls are busting out all over
- Netflix controls 61% of movie streaming; stock jumps on upgrade
- Opinion: Republicans: Why stop lying on the way to the White House?
- The clarinet stories of jazz player Ben Goldberg
- Apple delays Japan launch of iPad 2 in wake of earthquake, tsunami
- Imagining a new beginning to the Dodgers' spring
- Tina Fey shows her love for fellow showbiz mom Gwyneth Paltrow
- Paging Don Johnson, Cybill Shepherd? 10 stars we'd like to see this pilot season
- Madame Tussauds Celebrity Wax Figures: Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Jane Lynch and more
- Jazz album review: Endangered Blood's 'Endangered Blood'
- Barcelona defender Eric Abidal diagnosed with liver tumor
- Cupcake cannons, mozzarella making and more at TECHmunch
- Jennifer Egan, NBCC award winner
- Charlie Sheen adds dates to his live tour
- With 'Limpet' remake, Richard Linklater could take a new plunge
- Sports Legend Revealed: Were the Washington Redskins once the Duluth Eskimos?
- Winners announced for 2010 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle
- Angels beat Padres, 9-6
- <b>Photos:</b> Martha Graham Dance Company
- Lakers Moments: Abdul-Jabbar and Bird, head-to-head
- 'Paul' movie premiere: Seth Rogen, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost get out of this world
- Legislature to vote on Brown's budget Wednesday
- Opinion: March 15, 2011 buzz: Exploiting Japan's tragedy? And a feasible way for conflict resolution between Israel and Palestine?
- Music review: The Emerson Quartet and James Galway open 'Aspects of Ades'
- On location: French culture minister courts Hollywood studios
- The Spice Table opens in downtown's Little Tokyo
- Opinion: Winning the future 3 weeks at a time: Obama endorses House spending bill with $6 billion in cuts
- Facebook comments coming to L.A. Times Technology blog
- Home Inspiration: Organization
- The upside of minimal retirement savings
- Ansel Adams Trust and Rick Norsigian settle suits over disputed 'lost negatives'
- Deborah Eisenberg wins the 2011 PEN/Faulkner award
- Courteney Cox: David Arquette is 'not a malicious person'
- NHL won't ban all hits to the head but will focus on boarding, charging
- U.S. stocks slide but close well above day's lows; Dow falls 137
- Gov. Jerry Brown reaches deal with prison guards
- Ahmanson Theatre's 2011-12 season to include 'War Horse' and new 'Funny Girl' revival
- Opinion: March Madness: Everyone into the office pool
- USC Basketball: Kevin O'Neill talks altercation suspension, once again
- Publishing shakeup: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CEO Barry O'Callaghan resigns
- Hot Property photographs
- Gilbert Gottfried, Glenn Beck, 50 Cent take heat for offensive Japan comments
- Problems surface at another nuclear reactor at Fukushima plant
- Opinion: Dust-Up: How big a risk does piracy pose to the entertainment industry?
- Book award: Did Egan win, or did Franzen lose?
- Hollywood Headlines: A crazy week in review
- California budget: GOP lawmaker denies budget stalemate, favors June special election
- California pucksters continue to excel
- Emma Watson spellbinds a job as new face of Lancôme
- USC basketball: Trojans compare VCU to Washington; Rams compare USC to Old Dominion, Drexel ... UCLA?
- Robuchon, Ducasse, Gagnaire, Keller, Savoy, Serrano team up for Bocuse
- Combo Plate: Kale chips, better butter, Irish Road Kill and more
- Forget flashcards! Watch reality TV and get into college
- Softball: Monday's scores
- You can call him Monsieur Ellroy
- Julian Schnabel: 'Miral' is now shorter, more appealing
- SXSW 2011: 'Bridesmaids' director Paul Feig: 'Jon Hamm is a comedy nerd'
- Do the Emmys secretly hate 'The Bachelor'?
- Los Angeles Fashion Week: Designer Yotam Solomon's collection dabbles in drugs and DNA
- Microsoft reportedly axing its Zune music and video players; Zune software to live on
- L'Epicerie teams up with chef Sébastien Archambault
- Snooki wrestles like a pro on 'WWE Monday Night Raw'
- Germany's Joachim Loew gets coaching contract extended through 2014
- Fed sounds more upbeat on economy, but will stick to bond-buying program
- In our pages: a review of Jodi Picoult's 'Sing You Home'
- L.A. Times Test Kitchen tip: Dental floss in the kitchen