- Layoffs Push Jobless Rate to 6-Year High
- AMC to Buy Operator of General Cinema
- Teen Pleads Guilty in Dartmouth Murders
- Man Pleads No Contest in Death of Burned Teen
- Temple Concert to Assist Attack Victims' Families
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Smith Makes for a Striking Presence
- Not Every Thought Is Supposed to Count
- It's a Fantasy for the Players, but Emotion Is Real
- SOUTHERN SECTION
- Yankees Trade Justice to Mets for Ventura
- Dorsey Wins City Title on Final Play
- Conscientious Objectors May Get Referrals
- Davis Drives Santa Monica
- Satellite Firms Must Carry Local TV
- E-Trade Sees Profit Surpassing Estimates
- U.S., Afghan Allies Play Down Rift on Punishing Taliban
- Columbine Parents Decry Diary Publication
- Dodgers, A's Hit an Impasse
- Mayfair Turns Tide, Defeats La Mirada
- Narbonne Submarines Kennedy
- SOUTHERN SECTION
- David Garza Holds Out Hope for Connection
- Coming Sunday
- The Mayor of L.A., All of It
- Sikhs Address Hate Crimes
- Slain Teen Was to Testify Against a Gang Member
- The Home Front Battle on Poverty Is Being Lost
- No. 9 Brigham Young Takes Unbeaten Record to Hawaii
- Record Is on Kobe's Mind
- Cub Fans Definitely Know It's No Joke
- CNN, in Ratings Battle, Continues Shakeup
- Russia Co-Chairs NATO Meeting
- Opposition Wins Parliament Elections
- Building on the Gospel of Inclusion
- Beach Closed by Dana Point Spill
- Canceled Bail Bonds Pose Big Problem
- President of USC Is Fighting Parkinson's Disease
- Agencies Seek Aid in 'New Reality'
- Contraction Could Be Pushed Back
- It's All Patched Up Now
- Pepperdine's Big Moment Shouldn't Be a Big Shock
- For Kids, Tapes to Heighten Holiday Mood
- Apparently, to Err Is Humanitarian
- I Love Brian Piccolo, but Not This Line
- No Sport Has More Love Than Tennis
- Former Mormons Ostracized
- This Letter Brought to You by Purina
- You Gotta Love Clippers (It's a Law)
- Giambi Debate Ain't Over Until It's Over
- So Maybe This Is Why the Whole Thing Stinks
- Who Wants to Live Life of Riley Now?
- A Lot of His Stuff Is at Least Half-Witty
- Display of State Flags Honors Our Republic
- Seeing the Teenager We All Once Were
- Battling Grief on Both Sides of the Law
- Social Security Taxes
- Taking the Magic Out of Childhood
- Brave New World of Cloning
- Keep Religion Out of Public Schools
- Making Train Travel a Viable Alternative
- Lakers' Start Is Just Sick
- War Weather
- Mourning the Passing of One of Rock's Gentler Spirits
- Building Incentives for Handicapped Housing
- A Croatian theologian has won the 2002...
- Seeing Signs of a Police State
- MOVIES - Dec. 8, 2001
- Compaq May Be Better Off Alone, Analysts Say
- Tax Cut Seen as Achilles' Heel for Bush
- Deputies Nix Contract, but Won't Strike
- Triple Holiday Celebration Set Sunday at Temple Beth El
- Taliban Flees Kandahar; Marines Kill 7 in Skirmish
- Survivors of Pearl Harbor Honored
- Deputies Reject Contract Offer but Agree Not to Walk Off Jobs
- Condit Files Paperwork to Run Again
- Winter Holiday Travel
- 5th Artificial Heart Recipient Is Walking
- Cuban Favors Stern Approach
- Air Safety vs. 'Flexibility'
- In Dazzling Style, Channing Gets Down to 'Business'
- NATO Promises Cohesive Stand Against Terrorism
- Shuttle Chases Station for Linkup, Staff Change
- Markets Close Mixed
- Merrill Lynch Settles Unilever Lawsuit
- Initial Claims for Jobless Benefits Drop
- Drop in GDP Returns Japan to Recession
- Plan to Protect Venice From High Tides OKd
- Cancer Surgeon, Survivor to Lead Institute
- U.S. Muslims' Image Gains, Poll Finds
- European Bank Leaves Key Rate Unchanged
- Intel, AMD Raise Sales Forecasts for 4th Quarter
- Trade Bill Wins Narrow OK in House
- Millennium to Buy COR in $2-Billion Deal
- How Pro-Textile Votes Held Sway in Trade Bill Passage
- PG&E; Sets Plan to Pay Calpine Bills
- Japan's New Princess Gets a Traditional Name
- Toro to Stop Making Mowers in Riverside
- Science Panel Faults Air Quality Aboard Passenger Jets
- Stores Post Sluggish November Results
- Unruly Airline Passenger Convicted
- Rabbi Accused of Molesting Young Male Students
- Nicaragua Frees 100 Fishermen Held in Feud With Honduras
- Man Allegedly Used Zoo List to Steal
- Unwelcome 'Guest' Had Second Thoughts About Returning to Posh Hotel
- When Everything Changed
- Dream Cast Drives 'Last Orders'
- Parolee Tied to Burglary of Zoo Docents' Homes
- Adoption Ban Eased; 49 Find Homes Abroad
- Man Arrested Near Location of Floating Body Parts
- Maybe the Red Cross Was Right After All
- Holiday Parade to Salute Public Service
- Judge Orders That 'Vicious' Dog Be Killed
- HIV, Hairdos and Tickets to See 'Lutha'
- Gun Deaths in County Rose 9%, Survey Says
- Gang Member Held in Slaying of Alleged Flirt
- Senate GOP Passes Test on Homeland Spending
- Guard Held in S. Africa Death
- Improvements at Youth Home OKd by Planners
- Bush Appointment to Rights Panel Prompts Standoff
- Fullerton Falls in Sacramento
- Freewheeling Doodles Gain Mature Depth With Color
- Conceptual, but Already More
- Earl Hamner Jr. Comes Home
- Police Seek to Question Three Men in Death
- BASEBALL ROUNDUP
- Gruden Puts an End to Notre Dame Talk
- Beltre, Dodgers Avoid Arbitration
- In the Spotlight
- SOUTHERN SECTION
- Frome Is Playing for Fine Quartet
- Tom Gullikson to Coach Sampras
- Retooled Wilco Displays Great Adventurousness
- It Could Be Another Sweet Season for Zags
- His Holiday Horn of Plenty
- A Question of Confidentiality
- There's Point to the Kings' Performance
- Penske Defects to Indy Racing League
- No House Party for Selig
- Crisis Times Show Ham Radio's Importance
- Everything It Wanted--Almost
- Holiday Letter: Keep It Light, and Hold Bragging to a Minimum
- Body Found Behind High School Identified
- The Man Who Dressed the Rat Pack
- Gang Sentences Voided Due to Judge's Conduct
- Interior Dept. Sued Over Energy Exploration
- Evangelist Graham Is Made Honorary Knight
- John Nason, 96; Got Nisei Students Into Colleges During War
- Cardenas Fined for Late Reports on Fund-Raising
- Losing Ends for Bucks
- No House Party for Selig
- Muslim Leaders Back FBI-Targeted Charity
- COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
- Museum Seeks Stories From 1992 L.A. Riots
- For Lance Burton, the Trick Is to Pass Along That Presto Feeling
- Secessionists Seek More Council Pay
- SEE AND DO
- An Ersatz Christmas Present
- Sales of Cell Phones Predicted to Hit Target
- China May Allow FBI Agent to Be Stationed in Beijing
- New DNA Tests Fail to Identify Boston Strangler
- Students Protest After Plot Suspect Released
- AIDS Ride Splinters Over Dispute
- William Jovanovich, 81; Led Publishing Firm's Growth
- Waves Win on a Bank
- They Want Fans' Spare Time
- SOUTHERN SECTION
- Also
- FAA Restores S. Korea's Category 1 Safety Rating
- House Affordability Rate Up for October
- NYSE Establishes a Backup Site
- Many Taliban Officials Face a Postwar Limbo
- Imagination Is the Key to Decking Your Halls
- Nobel Laureates Meet for Peace Symposium
- Charter Schools' Success Elusive, Study Says
- Arafat Speaks Out of Both Sides of His Mouth
- Caro Jurors Hear Pleas for Life, Death
- SOUTHERN SECTION
- Harrison, the Filmmakers' Friend
- AROUND THE LEAGUE
- A Look at the Runners-Up
- Pittman: Passed Over but Still a Key Player
- Development Firms Settle Ponzi Charges
- Tax Cut to Show Up in Checks
- Discovery to Fill NBC's Saturday Morning Lineup
- Truckers Protest Denial of U.S. Entry
- Plea Deal Struck in Killing of Witness, 15
- Ducks Can't Find Neutral Ground
- Man Fatally Shot by Acquaintance, Police Say
- Selig, Fehr in a War of Words
- Lot Eyed for Governor's Estate
- Jews Saved in Kindertransport Recall the Day Childhood Ended
- In D.A. Race, It's About Pulling No Punches to Beat Your Boss
- CITY SECTION
- Peeling Away a 'Second Skin'
- A Heartfelt Look at Afghan Immigrants
- A Reminder: Mayer Is Just One of Many Highlights at Benefit
- The Hunt for the Beginning and Scope of the Universe
- Closure of Interior Department Web Sites Ordered
- Ventura County Official Alleges She Was Harassed by Her Boss
- 2 Pakistani Men to Be Allowed to Leave U.S.
- Convicted Murderer's Death Sentence Reversed by Court
- Philosophical Change Helps
- Olowokandi Case Will Go to D.A.
- This Time, He Knows the Lei of the Land
- A 16-1 Work in Progress
- Pain of Life in Alien Lands
- Neighborhood Watch
- At 72, Palmer's Game Is Par for the Course
- Up Next for USC
- SOUTHERN SECTION
- Appeals Court Critical of Judge
- Ford Says WWII Study Clears Firm
- Enron Execs Were Paid to Remain
- They've Got It Covered
- Bush Salutes U.S. Dead at Tree-Lighting
- Iraqi Man Executed for 2 Slayings
- Ashcroft's Bad Answers
- Serbian Official Resigns, Threatening Government
- Coming Sunday
- In the Cross-Fire of Chaos
- Ebola Feared as 17 Die in Congo
- A Customer Finds Herself @ Wits' End
- New List Restricts Alleged Terrorists
- 6 Charged With Operating Sex Ring
- Long Beach State Remains Unbeaten
- Symphony Gains Sense of Direction
- Fate of HP-Compaq Deal on the Line
- Studios to Put on a Show of Support, Patriotism
- Prosecutors Demand to See the Disappeared
- Japan Broke U.S. Code Before Pearl Harbor, Researcher Finds
- 'Both Hands Bandit' a Suspect in Bank Robbery
- Crash Ends With Murder Conviction
- High Court Debates 'Son of Sam' Law
- Sidney H. Kelley, 92; Sold Cars, Blue Book
- Wallace, Jarrett Get New Chiefs
- San Diego State HiresCraft as Head Coach
- Justice for Boy's Killers Sought
- Interference Calls Can Be All Relative
- 'Family's' TV Expose Wanders From Script
- Ingenuity Is Lost on This 'Hotel'
- Mock-Schlock Appeal of 'The Independent'? Pure Entertainment
- CKE Cuts Its Losses, Predicts a Profit
- Sri Lanka Opposition Headed for Victory
- Ashcroft Defends U.S. Anti-Terrorism Tactics, Saying That 'We Are at War'
- Pearl Harbor's Infamy Is Echoed by 9-11
- 7 Held in Alleged Effort to Sell Nuclear Material
- America's Cup Winner Slain by Pirates in Brazil
- Hallstrom's Films to Screen at Egyptian
- Mortgage Rates Post 1st Drop in 4 Weeks
- 2 Die, Six Hurt as Worker Opens Fire at Indiana Factory
- Emergency Surgery for Prince Edward's Wife
- County Settles Ex-Prosecutor's Suit
- Fountain Valley in the Fast Lane?
- Man Dies After Truck Backs Into Him at Work
- Make the Parks Gang-Free
- An About-Face on Beach Walkways
- 'Q' Is a Bench Mark
- SOUTHERN SECTION
- He Made Gems Out of Peanuts
- Slovak Players Will Have to Wait
- ING to Cut 1,600 U.S. Jobs to Boost Profit
- Homestore CFO Resigns; Stock Falls
- U.S. Bans Import of Spanish Clementines
- Argentina to Raid Retirement Savings as Reserves Plunge
- Colombia Warfare Kills at Least 10
- A Dutch Treat for LACMA
- Kaiser HMO, New State Regulator Square Off
- Dog That Bit Boy, 10, Is Ordered Destroyed
- Prince Edward's Wife Hospitalized
- Man, 19, Held in Slaying
- Sheriff's Web Site to Add Data on Arrests
- Roberts Reaches a Milestone With Hat Trick
- NOW YOU KNOW
- Barnes Trying to Find Flow
- Distaff Meetings Scheduled
- A Criminally Stylish Return to Cool
- Ex-Councilman Gets 4 Years for Corruption
- Hufford Named in Lawsuit
- Terrorism? Sudan Gave Us No Help
- State Board OKs Charter School
- 'Graduates' of Enron Have Little to Cheer
- Former Officer Sentenced in Killing of Ex-Sports Star
- Hart's Line of Success Came to Pass
- Sheffield Deal in the Works
- Film on Reagan Shooting Plays Loose With Facts
- Objections to Prayer
- Can Homeland Security Let Freedom Ring?
- Let Party Girl Play Mix-and-Match Game
- Giving Letters That Personal Touch
- Foster-Care Graduates: Guide Them to Dignity
- The Inside Track
- A Crowded Red Carpet
- Bus Settlement
- Arafat's Crackdown on Terrorists
- Ashcroft Shoots Himself in the Foot
- The Nation - News from Dec. 7, 2001
- Television - Dec. 7, 2001
- Consensus-Building Skills Help Parsons Land Top Job
- Blows to Head Likely Caused Colby's Death