- Kinji Fukasaku, 72; Japanese Director of Edgy, Violent Films
- FOURTH QUARTER IN REVIEW
- Raider Center Is Out
- Defense Defines the Victory
- Valery Brumel, 60; Olympic High Jumper, Former Record Holder
- Santa Coming to Town, Gets Frosty Reception
- BOYS' BASKETBALL STANDINGS
- Agassi Just Keeps Going With the Flow
- Man Takes a Shine to a New Career
- By the Numbers
- Technology Executives Pessimistic About 2003 Prospects
- Treasury Nominee to Face Senate Panel
- Release, relax and rejuvenate
- Health benefits touted through the grapevine
- Warm Weather Breaks or Matches Records
- A Sea Change Is Afloat in Navy as U.S. Destroyer Deploys to Gulf
- Exhibitors Sought for Arbor-Earth Day Event
- L.A. County Prosecutors Fight Over Newhall Case
- Gannon Doesn't Run and Doesn't Hide
- Avanzado and Age Get to Kona Gold
- Bibby Pleased With Players
- '8 Mile': What sizzled has fizzled at voting time
- Veteran's Spy Trial to Begin
- Vacant Dot-Com Sites in San Francisco Turn Into New Apartments
- Officer Suspended After Alleged Kicking Incident
- Hugh Trevor-Roper, 89; Wrote of Hitler's Demise
- Daniel Kivelson, 73; Chemistry Professor at UCLA, Molecule Expert
- FASTBREAK
- Simply Put, These Raiders Didn't Cut It
- Explanation Time
- In Throes of Losing, O'Neal Is Best Answer
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- A Yale surgeon's old pain
- 'Minority Groups' Have Outgrown Their Labels
- Retailers Buy Stake in E-Music Venture
- Ending Long Ban, Taiwanese Liner Lands in China
- No Surprises Here: Gruden Knew Raiders
- Out of Bounds
- Buccaneers Certainly Singing His Praises Now
- The scene, and the seen
- Secrets in Bakersfield
- Depression linked to early onset of menopause
- Prelude to 9/11: A Hijacker's Love, Lies
- 'Only Sharon' Is Choice of Many Israelis
- SECOND QUARTER IN REVIEW
- A Losing Battle at King/Drew
- Infant in Stolen Car Is Found Safe in Norwalk
- SEASON LOGS
- ABC Makes Best of Bad-Game Situation
- Super Short
- This Finnish Is Bad for Miller
- It's All Sweet Vindication for Johnson
- 16 Homes Destroyed as Blazes Rage On
- Lure of Easy Money May Push Cash-Strapped States to Roll the Dice
- Donald Hall, 86; Weapons Specialist Advanced M-16 Rifle
- Secrecy Thieves Love Nice Guys
- Faulty Olympic Leadership
- USC Gives Stanford a Surprise
- Moment of Truth Hurts Davis, Feels Great to Gruden
- A Posh Business District
- Martha Graham in body, but not in soul
- Steps against varicose veins
- Davis Pushes for Changes in Coastal Panel
- Future Sites
- That's Entertainment, ABC Style
- Powell Says U.S. Set to Go It Alone
- Chavez Talks Tough; Foes Press for Vote
- Spending Cap May Be a Good Fit for Both Sides
- Statue to Honor Jet Crash Victims
- FIRST QUARTER IN REVIEW
- ABC's Monday night mysticism
- Superstitious? You Can Place Your Hopes in the Super Bowl Indicator
- Don't Chase Movies Away
- Settlement Could Boost State's Efforts
- TALLY HO
- The 24-hour stop 'n' schmooze
- Earnings, Economic Data Anticipated
- Man Bests Computer in 1st of 6 Chess Games
- Warning Sounded Over Security Spending Plan
- Smoke Forces Residents Out
- 2 Men Arrested in Raid on Ojai Marijuana Farm
- Homeless Man's Death Investigated by Police
- College Freshmen Experts at Getting A's
- At Least the Slightly Less Bad Guys Won
- Brand Gets a Triple but Is Left Stranded
- A spirited debut for 'Darkness'
- War Shapes Up as Huge Land Attack
- Lavin Keeping to Routine
- Carter's Return Stuns the Kings
- NOW YOU KNOW
- He Straddles 2 Worlds to Rebury Ancestors
- SUPER MARKS
- SUPER BOWL RESULTS, MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
- Swept into the sound of a true Hungarian epic
- Gas Prices Rise Nearly 1.5 Cents a Gallon in 2 Weeks
- Off to a running start
- Retiring Superintendent Has Results, Critics
- Campus Cadet Program Is Teaching Corps Values
- Molestation Victim Gets Story Told in Churches
- Gerber Better Than the Average Backup
- The butler did it, with aplomb ...
- A workout weighted toward simplicity
- Upscale Condos Planned for Former Downtown Home of UCLA Extension
- Critics Peck at New PAC in West Hollywood
- A sleepless man in a peanut butter pickle
- Martha Stewart Discusses Troubles
- A modern peril and an age-old rule
- Expect Bush to Stay Ambitious
- A delicate balancing act in Park City
- Sen. Lautenberg Has Surgery for Head Injury
- Troops take a personal precaution
- 'What Happened to Nearly 30,000 Munitions?'
- Stephen Kates, 59; Cellist Played With Many Orchestras
- L.A. residents ready to respond to alarming issue
- Deputies Kill Gunman; Self-Defense Is Cited
- Sales of Games for PCs Take Hit
- A few keep it real; a few just reel
- Confidence Wanes as War Worries Mount
- Healing a brain injury
- Venezuelans Brace for Currency Controls
- 'Suddenly' a refreshing change for the missis
- The winner, at long last, is Peter O'Toole
- More uses for Botox
- Singh Finishes Fast (63) and Wins
- This Spot-Check Just for Laughs
- Developer Buys Brentwood Country Mart
- A Requiem for a Loss of Innocence
- They Miss Catch of Day
- Jackson Covers Tennessee's Needs
- The road begins low, almost at sea...
- Death at Close Range
- Tibetans' Death Penalties Upheld
- Capitals Too Powerful for Rangers, 7-2
- SEC Lawsuits in Silicon Valley Rise 57% in 2002
- U.N. Workers Among Four Dead in Shootout
- South Gate Has Had Enough
- China Dominates U.S. in 2-0 Win
- O.C. Supervisors to Weigh Replacing Voting System
- Farsightedness now linked to an increased risk of glaucoma
- Police Break Up Rowdy Raider Fans in Oakland
- A Breakout Performance
- Skin infection spreads among gay men in L.A.
- Europeans Use Adult Content to Boost Sales
- Battles Over Bush Policies Drain State
- They're Hurting for an Answer
- Patriot Missiles Reportedly Being Deployed in Bahrain
- Pearl Jam sets dates for Southland shows
- Investor Education Funds Stir Debate
- Statistics
- 7 Killed, 10 Hurt as Rebels Set Off Car Bomb
- 2-Bit Poll to Narrow Design of New Coin
- Pass the veggies
- Allowing Local Road Claims on Federal Land
- The Rights of Embryos vs. Need for Abortions
- Fatty Foods, Big Fat Lawsuits
- What Kind of Country Is the United States?
- Look at War Plans From Standpoint of History
- Low-Cost Punishment for Low-Risk Offenders
- The Death Penalty Is a Joke in California
- Taking a Familiar Route to a Rout in Super Bowl
- In Bolivia, rolling down the river
- All quiet on Grenada
- Finds in Texas' antique country
- Grenada in a nutshell
- QE2, sailing vessel fail inspections
- AN ACT OF FORGIVENESS
- Oops! They Fumbled Again
- Secret Weapon
- Traveling a One-Lane Road
- Like the Snow, Risk Is Part of the Landscape
- Has the Big Ten Lost Its Rugged Nature?
- A crackin' good time in City by the Bay
- Cement Mixer to the Stars
- U.S. Reconnaissance Aircraft Crashes in South Korea; 3 Hurt
- Pistol-Packing Workers Rile Some Residents
- Cookie Sales Get a Corporate Flavor
- The Conscience of a School Reformer
- 2 Men Are Fatally Shot While Sitting in a Car
- Is flying a pain in the ears? These suggestions may help
- As world beats a path to its doors, hostel group opens wider
- Russia's Scrap Yard for Subs Torpedoed by Lack of Money
- Virus-Like Infection Jams Global Internet Traffic, Disables ATMs
- Police May Charge Witnesses to Fatal Brawl
- Mayorga Is King of Forrest
- The joys of being alone
- A sweet mystery
- They Shoot, He Scores
- The Promised FollyJudith HallTriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press:...
- An updated home sure to be 'Charmed'
- Every Year It Has Been a Circus Atmosphere
- Some Things Disappear Before You Know It
- Correctional System Needs Correcting
- Dominating Win for L.A.
- Pecked to Death by Life's Petty Problems
- Irvine's Many Avenues of Worship
- Pittsburgh Clutch at Line When It Counts
- Dodgers Acquire Ward in Trade With Astros
- Rahlves' Victory Is Short and Sweet
- X Marks the Spot
- In the Yucatan, Kinky says 'No mas' to visitors
- The focus is on felines in subcontinent wildlife parks
- The Nuptial Fish
- 46 Sentenced in Alleged Hit on Turkmen Leader
- 2 Brothers Held in Death of Dismembered Woman
- Harold B. Gerard, 79; Social Psychologist, 30-Year UCLA Teacher
- Virginia Heinlein, 86; Wife, Muse and Literary Guardian of Celebrated Science Fiction Writer
- Henri Krasucki, 78; Death Camp Survivor, French Labor Leader
- Forrest 'Woody' Hunt IV, 36; Local Junior Tennis Great Played on '91 Davis Cup Team
- The first word on everyday items
- Monster
- Tell Us Why War Is Needed
- Suspected Rebels Kill Police Chief, 2 Others
- Just the Facts -- Mostly -- for the Big Game
- Silent Struggle
- Casting a New Light on Monet's Paintings
- Navratilova, 46, Wins Mixed Title
- Right Out of the Gate
- Corgan carves a Pumpkinless path
- Hard Claims but Only Soft Proof So Far in Iraq
- As P.T. Knows, There's One Born Every Minute
- Arizona Erases 20-Point Deficit, Stuns Kansas
- Root of the Matter
- Don't Be Duped by Counterfeit Currency
- In the Loop
- FIRST FICTION
- For Some, Big Kickoff Will Mean a Chess Tournament
- Rescuing the Rain Forest of Scotland
- Winds, Smoke Impede Firefighting Efforts
- Bush Faces a Crucial Week in Iraq Standoff
- Book on Sniper Case May Pit Police Chief Against Law
- Some Cash In Before South Gate Vote
- Allen Was a Leader, but His Being a Chief Never Fit
- Oklahoma's lessons for New York
- If We Do Vote, Vote Potts
- Kona Gold Goes for Two
- This Really Doesn't Help Build Bridges
- Laker Excuses Running Thin
- Montclair Prep Teams Benched
- Animal farm
- Tied by blood and destiny
- Picking up where Faulkner left off
- L.A.'s NFL Fans Boost TV Ratings
- Man to Stand Trial in 1966 Slaying
- Bratton Asks for Help on Crime
- A Clean Break
- When Leasing Makes Sense
- Quonset Hut Village Gave WWII Veterans a Foothold in Southland
- A 'quick sale' remodel sold them on staying
- This Copy Cat Isn't a Dupli-Cat
- Allen, Stram Are on Way to the Hall
- Portland Makes Pitch for Expos
- No term limits in television
- USC Calls This Loss Unfair
- Big Ten Doing the Soft-Shoe
- Women's Hockey Takes Another Step
- WCC Record Remains Perfect for Pepperdine
- Foothill Wins in Sudden Death
- South America Isn't in a Spot to Complain
- The neighborhood's hip -- because they say so
- Johnny Mnemonic, blogger
- Maserati gets all dolled up
- Utah Ends BYU's Home Run
- Western New Mexico Coach Fired for Slur
- Timberwolves Rally on Road
- UCLA Deep Sixed by Cal
- An Arabian night, a California adventure
- THE WEEK AHEAD: 4 GAMES
- Up Next for UCLA
- It's a man's man's world
- Frazar Has Lead at Phoenix Open
- Local Horses Save the Day
- PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2003
- One place where arts funding is up
- No Rest Despite a Break in the Schedule
- The stage as soapbox
- A moving stillness
- Best bets, from Brazil to Bonine
- Drawing from a deep, dark well
- Answers to Test Were Given, Say Screeners
- A Town Puts Its Faith in Hope
- Stress -- It's All the Rage
- Budget Gap Adds to State College Strain
- Inexplicable Violence Stuns 2 Families
- The Untold Agony of Black-on-Black Murder
- Group Shelters Pets From Euthanasia
- Horse-centric Norco's a mix of trails and tails
- DISCOVERIES
- BESTSELLERS
- Boston's Catholics Say Little Done to Restore Church Trust
- N. Korea Meeting Postponed
- Kuwait Detains 6 More in Deadly Ambush
- O.C. Faces a Wave of Trouble, but This Board Is Up to It
- Man, 19, Killed in Apparent Gang Shooting
- Guacamole Makers Are Super Busy
- Gruden Recalls Super Bowls Past
- Almost 60
- Views from Glendale Peak are tribute to a tireless trekker
- Today's Beach Reading, Tomorrow's Rare Tome
- BESTSELLERS
- 70% of Jobs in Park Service Marked Ripe for Privatizing