- SOUTHLAND
- Chick-Out Line Opens
- Mariah Carey's Adoption Special Tugs the Holiday Heartstrings
- Shubert's Final Whimper: 'Tommy'
- No Words Can Fill Void Left by Absence of Hearn
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Analysts Expect U.S. to Approve Deal
- Bush Taps 2 Big Five Execs for SEC
- Also:
- A Quiet General Fights for Her Nation
- A Marine Speaks Their Language
- Palestinian Police Clash With Militants
- Death Penalty Recommended for Child's Killer
- No Defense Witnesses Called in Circus Case
- Hate Crimes Have Soared Since Sept. 11
- Holden Is Accused of Violations
- Redistricting Panel Urged to Revise Data
- Rain Could Be Factor in Fatal Crash in Ventura
- An Early Test for Arlington, North
- Trojans Step Ahead in Overtime
- AT&T; Returning to the Basics
- Weyerhaeuser Says It Will Miss Forecasts
- Cable Deal Seen as Boon for AT
- Dynegy Stock Sale Raises $494 Million
- Earnings Decline for 3 Securities Companies
- Longer Road Ahead for Chip Makers
- Western Digital Expects Profit to Beat Estimates
- L.A., Long Beach Port Imports Up in November
- Let Your Inner Bride Be Your Guide for Wedding No. 3
- Los Angeles
- Spy the Flaws as '60 Minutes' Tries to Peer Into the Mind of a Mole
- Mother and Child
- Secondhand Smoke Leaves You Breathless
- You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry
- Circuses Discipline, Not Abuse, Animals
- Political Dodge
- Hourglass Osama
- Overeating Ranks as Public Health Issue
- No Moral Equivalency in Terrorist Acts
- 9/11: 'Treat Each Day Lovingly, Carefully'
- Fast and Furious
- MOVIES - Dec. 21, 2001
- Police Add Old Cases to Probe of 2 Officers
- Nomo Returns, Park Relocates
- Cendant in Talks to Buy Budget
- Crimes Against Muslims Multiply
- Worst Rioting at Lancaster State Prison Leaves 20 Inmates Hurt
- Hawaii's 2 Main Carriers Tell of Merger Agreement
- Brain Voted in L.A. Elections After Moving
- Jordan Carries Wizards, 103-76
- Interact With What's Eating You
- Vans Says It Will Miss 2nd-Half Forecasts
- Briefly
- Cruise Line Puts Itself on the Block
- 9 pm: Performance Art
- Cloudy Forecast for Solar-Powered Radios
- Annan Calls Any Military Action Against Iraq Now an 'Unwise' Step
- Argentina Declares Emergency
- FAA Lifts 30 Cities' Airport Restrictions
- Indonesian Airplane Fired Upon in Aceh
- New Labor Code Gets Preliminary Approval
- Mysterious Soldiers in Comoros
- Market for Despair
- At Kulak's Woodshed, More Song Than Scene
- How Coffeehouses Stack Up Against One Another
- Verdict Could Lengthen Sentence in DUI Case
- Man Accused of Biting Off His Sister's Lip
- Man Seeks $500,000 for Shootout Stress
- Maybe His Crab-Like Walk Gave Away the Man Who Pinched a Lobster
- Butler Serves Loss to No. 21 Ball State
- WINTER OLYMPICS COUNTDOWN 64 DAYS UNTIL THE GAMES
- Joint Acquisition of Seagram Liquor OKd
- Chrysler May Not Break Even in 2002
- All Day Movies
- Galleries
- Smarter Driver's Licenses
- New Trial Sought for Ex-Black Panther
- Angelides: Rates Are Low, Borrow Big!
- Regional Water Board Puts New Rules on Hold
- Leading Indicators Up 0.5% in Nov.
- Citigroup to Spin Off Travelers Insurance
- Electronic Arts to Discontinue 'Majestic'
- FleetBoston to Take $650-Million Charge
- Abuse Charges Dropped Against Ortega
- Special Forces OKd for Afghan Operation
- Memories of Betty Blowtorch's Sweet Rocker
- Professor to Lose Job Over Alleged Terrorism Links
- Vote on Water Rules Delayed
- Ailing Man Finds the Spirit to Play Santa
- Donors Replace Ruined Toys in Time for Annual Giveaway
- Marshall Plan Is a Winner, 64-61
- Two Goalies Added to Team
- But Who Will Be the 'Air' to the Throne?
- Faulty Wiring May Have Sparked Cathedral Fire
- Trade Center Fires Mostly Extinguished
- Psychiatrist Accused of Fondling Patients
- Museum Advanced $1 Million by Council
- Be Still, and Feel America's Oneness
- Glendale to Allow More Chromium 6 in Water
- FIRST TEAM
- AEG to Turn Millennium Dome Into Sports, Entertainment Site
- New Albums
- Rights Court Rejects Belgrade Bombing Case
- Experimental Indoor Sounds of Nature
- Court Rules 7-Year-Old Can Sue Mother for Injury While a Fetus
- House Approves Spending Measures
- Built on a Fun Idea
- Have Yourself a Soulful Solstice
- NOW YOU KNOW
- Family Nurtured Comcast to Become Cable Giant
- New Deals May Signal Merger Resurgence
- JDS Uniphase to Buy IBM Unit
- A Few Nostalgic O.C. Joints
- An International Court Press
- Two Sticks Not Better Than One
- Warner Puts Hart in Fast Lane
- Ex-Sega Exec Joins Tickets.com as CEO
- U.S. Agency Accused of Inflating Land Appraisals
- A New Look at the Italian Who Inspired 'Ulysses'
- Border Security, Visa Screening Bill Gains
- Extreme Lego
- Holiday Menus for Season's Eating
- City to Pay $1 Million in Angels Flight Accident
- The Fellowship of Faithful Readers
- Latinos Urge New Council Boundaries
- Probe Continues Into Death of Boy, 14, After 1-Mile Run
- Richter, Brodeur Good as Gold
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- Laker Heart Skips a Beat
- American Talib Describes Training
- What's Coming
- Brink's Offers $100,000 Reward in Murder
- Let Consumers Shop for Cheaper Energy
- Graduation Speech Riles Sacramento
- Alou Is a Cub and Sosa Is Happy
- Couric Signs New NBC Contract
- Also
- MGM Boosts Its 4th-Quarter Forecast
- Attitudes Toward ' Women in News'
- A down-to-the-wire screening provides a timely opportunity to fathom the wonders of '2001.'
- This Career Brought to You by a TV Commercial
- 'Unsilent Night' Far From an Unholy Night
- It's the Thought, Right?
- Deconstructing 'Harry'
- Mother to See Jailed Biker Son
- Villy Sorensen, 72; Danish Writer
- City Awarded Loan for Senior Housing Project
- Count the Suns Among the Impressed
- Vaughn-for-Appier Deal Could Be in Works
- Ducks See Vintage Roy
- Chrysler to Halt Production of Prowler
- Options-Disclosure Rule OKd
- Cafe Society
- N.Y. Firefighters, Police to Deliver Food, Blankets
- A Heavenly Mix of Musical Styles
- Box Office
- 7:30pm Pop MusicSocial Distortion keeps on ticking,...
- Pelosi Withdraws Her Support of Condit
- Woman, 92, Dies Before Car Crash
- Healing What Ails S. Africa
- A Year for Biting the Bullet
- A Leadership Void? Not So, Says Clancy
- Stanford Already Planning Ahead
- RadioShack to Shut 35 Stores in Restructuring
- Mother Convicted of Killing 3 Kids
- Seeing Dark Humor in War
- Decorator's Colorful Best Wishes
- Engine Trouble Forces Private Plane to Land Near Railroad Tracks
- Former Councilman Gets Hospital Tests
- Experts Question Brain's Voting
- Bonds Stays With Giants
- Memorial Service for Conte Candoli
- Notre Dame Is Not in Plans, Holtz Says
- Hovnanian to Acquire Forecast for $225 Million
- General Mills Earnings Fall 35%
- A Slimmer AT&T; Not Necessarily Exciting
- A Pipeline Directly Back to Old Paris
- Golson Provides Wit, Invention
- CD-Safe Pens Can Preserve Your Data
- See Page 32 to Order an Ideal Life
- Ex-Fugitive Einhorn Says He's Broke; Court to Appoint Lawyer
- Cuba's U.S.-Flavored Holiday
- Santa Makes a Special Delivery
- Model Testifies in Battle Over Oil Wealth
- Funds Available for Agencies to Help Needy
- WOMEN
- UCLA TONIGHT
- Woods Is PGA Player of Year
- Legend of the Fall
- Galleries
- Yemen Boosts Its Military Effort to Capture Al Qaeda Suspects
- America West Amends Request
- U.S. Interception of Tanker Draws Protest
- Some Applaud as Pork-Laden Economic Package Bogs Down
- Emergency Landing Is the Talk of Orange County
- Council OKs Bureau to Monitor Bad Officers
- Boiler Smoke Forces Building Evacuation
- Roy Brocksmith, 56; Made His Living Room a Theater
- Mother-Son Prison Visit OKd in Hells Angels Case
- Dancer Faces Trial in Stalking
- MEN
- Witty Picks Up the Pace
- On Paper, It's Not a Challenging Trip
- Fullerton Falls on Road
- Sonicblue Unveils Home Digital Music Hub
- Bill to Revive U.S. Economy Nears Collapse
- Creed Holds On to No. 1
- Operation Takes Laker Voice Hearn Off the Air
- Convenience Store Clerk Beaten, Robbed
- Mahony Blesses Cathedral's Cross
- Bylsma Runs Blockade on the Ice
- Prime Time for the Bruins
- Garcia Listed as Questionable
- Global Chip Sales Fall by a Third in 2001
- Midway Airlines Resumes Flights After 3 Months
- Palm 2nd-Quarter Loss Is Smaller Than Expected
- FedEx 2nd-Quarter Earnings Up 26%
- Price, Trade Concerns Derail Farm Subsidy Bill
- High Jinks at the Scene of a 'Crime'
- HP Outlines Revenue Risk for Compaq Deal
- Dick Clark Sues Head of Grammys
- Suspect Flown to Virginia for Hearing in U.S. Court
- Last Chance Theater
- Magic Loses McGrady Too
- Yet Another Reason Why BCS Was a Flop
- Morgan Stanley Profit Better Than Expected
- Vivendi-USA Deal Gets Industry Future Half Right
- $8-Billion Debate Flares in Mexico
- The Real 'Moulin Rouge' Love Story
- A New PC for as Little as $399
- Israelis Are Now Finding That Arafat Is Not So 'Irrelevant'
- 'Jak & Daxter' on the Right Track
- Enthusiasm Is Real at KLVE's 'Navidad' Show
- A Complimentary 'Late Nite' if You're Mary or Joseph
- Tyson Foods Is Indicted in Immigrant Smuggling
- A Grill Spinoff Proves the Worth of the Real Thing
- County Home Sales Drop
- Study of Births Puzzles Experts
- Court to Review Death Sentence That It Upheld
- Sheffield Says He Shouldn't Be Traded
- MEN
- Union Files Complaint Against Loews Hotel
- Blue Chips Rise, but Tech Stocks Sag
- United Mechanics Poised to Strike; Bush Vows to Block
- He's a Writer, Actor and Producer for 'Shopgirl'
- President Won't Seek Reelection in 2002
- Judge Blocks Arrests of Homeless Near Church
- Belgium, Britain Hold 10 Terror Suspects
- Farmers Decry Effort to Halt Coca Planting
- No Late Fees for DVDs
- Filters to Be Installed in Drains to Catch Debris
- Screening Room
- The Eyes of Texas Are Looking Under Couches
- Let Eve Take Her Place at the Table
- State Won't Pay Reward to Tipsters Who Led Police to Man Who Killed 5
- Derailed Train Delays Commuters
- THE TIMES' RANKINGS
- It Won't Be the Same Until Jello Jiggles and Eggs Get Cool Again
- College Schedules for Spring in the Mail
- Union Raises $185,000 for New York Families
- Dynegy Wins Battle in Suit for Enron Pipeline
- Coffee Desserts
- Click Around Globe for That Perfect Present
- U.S. Asks That Evidence Be Shown to Pakistan
- A Shopper You Love to Hate
- AT&T; Deal to Create Cable Giant
- U.S. Orders Closure of Hanford Nuclear Reactor
- Elite Commandos Part of U.S. Effort
- 'Well, Gee, Thanks for the Gift ... I Think'
- Afghan Fighter Sure of Peace 'This Time'
- Holiday's Time for Bulbs
- 'Jak & Daxter' on the Right Track
- Orthodontist to Lead County Colleges Board
- Autobytel, Yahoo in Marketing Deal
- S. Africa Fights Order on AIDS Drug
- Freenets Getting a New Lease on Life
- Critic's Choice
- Audio and Video Boosts for Kids' Imaginations
- OS X Is Good to Go Mainstream
- ORANGE COUNTY DINING
- Contract Awarded for Sewer Plant Art Project
- Limits on Light Planes, Copters Lifted
- WOMEN
- Allen Was Free to Dominate
- Dodgers Headed to KFWB in 2003
- EU Adopts New Banana-Import System
- Timber Sale Stalled to Allow Appeal
- Pop Date Book
- E-Cards No Longer Naughty, but Nice
- Model of Efficiency
- Video Shelf
- 'Fools' and Gloom Are Soon Parted
- Advance Micro Introduces Faster Chip for Laptops
- Bush Phones Putin to Discuss Arms Control
- Giant Hot Dog Is Taste of L.A.'s Colorful Past
- Davis Offers Reassurance to Cities, Counties
- Killer's Appeal Given New Life
- City Land May House School District Projects
- Operation Looks Good With Word's-Eye View
- Even the Best Needs a Reservation at Excalibur