| The colorful saga of Los Angeles' first subway tunnel
February 8, 2009 at 3:00 am
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|  After rail service ended, the mile-long route was used as a storage site for survival rations and impounded vehicles, as a movie set and then as a giant graffiti canvas.
What a strange ride it has been for L.A.'s first subway. 
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| Animal cruelty crackdown in Los Angeles has results
February 8, 2009 at 3:00 am
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| People involved in dog-fighting, cockfighting and other abuse are targeted by groups from the LAPD and district attorney. The number of criminal cases filed has jumped.
Furious that his girlfriend had broken up with him and stopped taking his calls, Steven Butcher decided to take his anger out on the couple's small puppy. 
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| Priest's mission in Kenya went beyond church
February 8, 2009 at 3:00 am
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| John Kaiser was warned by other priests that his style in confronting the Moi government was too reckless. Kaiser knew he was in danger but kept speaking out -- until he could no longer do so.
Wherever he went, the man of God carried his shotgun. Like its owner, the double-barreled 12-gauge was old and broken in places, dusty from miles of hard African road. He kept the splintered stock bound together with a length of black rubber, and he believed it might be his only protection, save for the good Lord and his American name, in a country that had never felt more dangerous. 
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| Shepard Fairey hasn't gone entirely mainstream
February 8, 2009 at 3:00 am
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| He told the Times in 2007: 'I don't have this obsessive need to do street art all the time because it's already opened doors for me. I'm now able to do things that won't . . . get me arrested.'
The red, white and blue "Hope" posters bearing the image of presidential candidate Barack Obama brought worldwide fame to the Los Angeles street artist who created them and arguably helped their subject win the White House. 
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| Manny Ramirez talks about the talks
February 7, 2009 at 11:20 pm
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|  Free-agent slugger says protracted negotiations with Dodgers and others won't prevent him from playing hard for whoever signs him. He hints a deal may be close but gives few details.
Manny Ramirez says he isn't upset at the Dodgers. He says he isn't bothered by how long it's taking him to sign a new contract. And he says that being a free agent so close to the start of spring training isn't a source of anxiety for him. 
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| Americans feeling the pain of state budget cuts
February 7, 2009 at 11:00 pm
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| Falling tax revenues and growing deficits may force state governments to slash where it hurts: healthcare, state parks, schools. Even zoo animals may not get a break.
They have plundered reserves, enacted hiring freezes and engaged in all manner of budgetary voodoo to shield us from the pain. 
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| Obama and Senate Republicans bicker over stimulus
February 7, 2009 at 8:57 pm
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| | President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans bickered Saturday over his historically huge economic recovery plan after states and schools lost tens of billions of dollars in a late-night bargain to save it. 
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| Sheriff: 1 dead, 100-plus rescued from Lake Erie
February 7, 2009 at 6:32 pm
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| | A miles-wide ice floe broke away today from Lake Erie's shoreline, trapping more than 100 fishermen, some for as long as four hours. One person fell into the water and later died. 
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| Artist of famed Obama poster arrested in Boston
February 7, 2009 at 1:42 pm
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| | A street artist famous for his red, white and blue "Hope" posters of President Obama has been arrested on warrants accusing him of tagging property with graffiti, police said today. 
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| Obama, Senate Democratic leaders reach deal on stimulus
February 7, 2009 at 3:00 am
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|  News of the biggest one-month loss of jobs in 35 years helps spur them to reach a compromise that would cost about $780 billion.
President Obama and Senate Democratic leaders, propelled by news of the biggest one-month loss of jobs in 35 years, hammered out a deal Friday evening that clears the way for Senate approval of a massive economic stimulus plan. 
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| California industries lobby against proposed sales taxes
February 7, 2009 at 3:00 am
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| Golfers, wine drinkers and animal lovers are among those campaigning to persuade lawmakers not to adopt Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan for new or raised levies amid the state's budget crisis.
Animal lovers are decrying "the Fido fine." Vintners are stirring up wine lovers with warnings that the price of a bottle could rise. And golf course owners are taking to the Web to drive home to duffers that new taxes on greens fees could hit them right in the golf bag. 
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| Far-right Israel politician gains momentum
February 7, 2009 at 3:00 am
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|  Avigdor Lieberman's proposal for a loyalty oath has connected with voters suspicious of Israeli Arabs. He is unlikely to win the prime minister's post, but could push the new government to the right.
Portraits of two Israeli Arab politicians, defaced by red Hebrew letters reading "Shame and Disgrace!" flashed on a giant video screen. Jeering erupted in the hall, packed for the tough-talking candidate whose bid to lead Israel is propelled by unease about its Arab minority. 
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| Alaska Senate finds Sarah Palin's husband, aides in contempt
February 7, 2009 at 3:00 am
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| Todd Palin and nine of the governor's employees ignored subpoenas to testify in an investigation. The Senate said it wouldn't seek punishment. They eventually gave written statements.
The Alaska Senate on Friday found Gov. Sarah Palin's husband and nine state employees, including some of her top aides, in contempt for ignoring subpoenas in the Legislature's investigation of the governor's firing of her public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan. 
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| Toyota braces for first annual loss since 1950
February 7, 2009 at 3:00 am
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|  The Japanese car giant, after overtaking GM as the worldwide sales leader, says it will finish the fiscal year $3.9 billion in the red.
Add Toyota Motor Corp. to the pile of money-losing car companies. 
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