Top of the Times: December 16, 2014

View mobile version | View in Browser ,   ,     Top of the Times   LOCAL NATION WORLD BUSINESS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT HEALTH LIVING TRAVEL Scores of children among 130 dead in Taliban attack on Pakistan school Zulfiqar Ali, Shashank Bengali   Stocks open lower; Ruble continues to slide   Australians mourn siege victims, ask why gunman was free on bail   LAPD collects nearly 780 firearms in latest gun buyback event   US & World   Congress quietly ends federal government's ban on medical marijuana   As oil prices fall, so do Alaska budget hopes   NYPD hunting for 6 protesters after melee leaves officer with broken nose     advertisement Business   FedEx, UPS and Postal Service scramble to cope with peak holiday shipping days   In MPAA statement, Hollywood studios show support for Sony after attack Covered California extends deadline to sign up for Obamacare   John Woo's 'The Crossing' sinks at China box office   Sports   Los Angeles will make a pitch to host 2024 Olympic Games NFL teams facing too many snap decisions as QBs keep getting hurt Dodgers are close to signing pitcher Brett Anderson Rose Bowl will still be a highlight of college football bowl season Five takeaways from the Lakers' loss to the Indiana Pacers Lakers' Nick Young is not his usual upbeat self after loss   Blake Griffin reaches scoring milestone in Clippers rout of Pistons   Lakers' tank runs dry in blowout loss at Indiana, 110-91     advertisement   Health   Homemade deodorant and scalp treatment recipes   Earth-to-face beauty products grow in popularity     Opinion   The strangely muted response to Sony's hack   California's inaction leads L.A. to send mixed messages on pot shops