Top of the Times: December 29, 2014

View mobile version | View in Browser Monday, December  29,  2014   Top of the Times   LOCAL NATION WORLD BUSINESS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT HEALTH LIVING TRAVEL Gunmen ambush LAPD patrol car in South L.A. Joseph Serna, Richard Winton The two officers are uninjured by the 'completely unprovoked' rifle fire triggers a 9-hour search for two men. One 'person of interest' is taken into custody.   LAPD clears Times' garage of threat after bomb squad called   South Carolina town divided over role of race in police shooting   Obama says he's ready to use his veto pen   US & World   Big obstacles await both parties in 2016 race for president   Bratton rebukes his N.Y. police officers for turning backs on mayor   Gay marriage dynamic in U.S. shifted dramatically in 2014     advertisement Business   Egg prices likely to rise amid laws mandating cage-free henhouses   Long Beach Register stops publishing Drone maker AeroVironment seeks new customers to boost sales   MSNBC to widen its scope and make other changes, its president says   Sports   New York Jets Coach Rex Ryan, Atlanta Falcons Coach Mike Smith fired Lakers fall to Suns, remain stuck on nine victories For some Trojans, it's decision time — stay or go pro UCLA looks ahead to Alamo Bowl, not back at Stanford Lakers acquire Tarik Black on waivers from Houston Rockets Ducks defeat Canucks in overtime, 2-1   Jim Harbaugh officially done as San Francisco 49ers' coach   NFL Week 17: Aaron Rodgers gives Packers a leg up in playoff seedings     advertisement   Health   Cocktail concoctions that may have you drinking to your health   For New Year's resolutions, go for gradual changes for a big effect     Opinion   Finally, UC gets budget attention   Should a shoplifting conviction be an indelible scarlet letter? Not in California