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Trout plants for Southern California and Eastern Sierra during the week...
Barring adverse weather, water or road conditions, the following is a list of Southern California and Eastern Sierra waters, listed by county, that will be stocked with rainbow trout throughout the...
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Extreme skier Fredrik Ericsson falls to his death scaling K2
Fredrik Ericsson, one of the world's leading high-altitude skiers, fell to his death Friday while attempting to scale and then ski from the 28,251-foot summit of K2. Ericsson was 35. Gerlinde...
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EGYPT: Fears of a food crisis after Russia's wheat export ban
Russia's decision to ban grain exports is fueling anxiety among Egyptians that an international wheat crisis could lead to massive food shortages in the Arab world's most populous country. Egypt is...
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Justin Bieber fever comes to bookshelves
On Monday, teen singing sensation Justin Bieber announced his first book, "Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story." HarperCollins, which will publish the book, described it as a "photographic...
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ISRAEL: Officials to testify on flotilla events Monday amid intrigue and...
Somehow, summertime in the Middle East is accident-prone. From military misadventures to political predicaments and diplomatic disasters, the heat just seems to fry judgment. The interception of the...
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Jackie O.'s faux pearls go up for auction
Jackie O.'s iconic style continues to be so universally revered, even her costume jewelry fetches huge bucks. Auction house Bonhams will be auctioning off three faux pearl pieces from the late First...
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IRAQ: Baghdad's traffic police defiant in face of violent attacks
Baghdad's traffic police have a hard enough job as it is, what with the blistering summer temperatures and the generally unruly behavior of motorists in the badly gridlocked city. Their job has just...
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Mexican security official who escaped assassination is replaced
Minerva Bautista, a top security official who survived an assassination attempt in which her convoy was pounded with more than 2,000 rounds of ammo, was replaced Sunday. Bautista, who recounted her...
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Anne Rice leaves Christianity after 'a kind of confusion, a toxic anger'
Los Angeles Times staff writer Mitchell Landsberg had an interview with the vampire writer -- namely Anne Rice, who has stirred up a great deal of debate and emotion with her recent public expressions...
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Datebook: Events, exhibits, classes for the week ahead
We've listed select home and garden events below. Suggest your own via reader comments. Submissions must be fewer than 75 words and must be for one-time events with legitimate value to other readers....
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The Deal: 20% off Gus Modern upholstered furniture
Unsure where to place the chaise? No worries: Gus Modern's Jane Bi-Sectional features an ottoman that can be switched to the left or right side depending on your needs or mood. Break it up. Keep it...
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EGYPT: Food prices rise again ahead of Ramadan
As Egyptians welcome Ramadan this week, their spiritual harmony may be tested by the rise in food prices that has taken place immediately before the start of the Muslim holy month.A report by the...
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'Max Headroom' and the digital future of the past
Susan King writes on classic Hollywood and the home-video shelf for Hero Complex. Today she reconsiders a memorable talking head from the 1980s. Set “Twenty minutes into the future,” the ABC series...
View ArticlePAKISTAN: Zardari's Katrina
The Pakistani media are calling it "Zardari's Katrina." President Asif Ali Zardari has become the lightning rod for the Pakistani public's fury with the government's handling of catastrophic floods...
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