Top of the Times: January 2, 2015

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Obamacare puts hospital ER visits in 'state of flux' Soumya Karlamangla, Ryan Menezes Obama has promised the health law will reduce expensive ER visits but critics contend the newly insured, especially those on Medi-Cal, will overwhelm emergency rooms.   L.A. County supervisors ready to tackle child-protection problems   Security guard dead, two others shot at skating party   Hundreds of parents lose their children on Cape Town beaches   US & World   New kind of floatplane pilot helps hold Alaska together   Mario Cuomo, former New York governor and fiery liberal, dies at 82   Exonerated Wyoming prisoner pins hopes on compensation legislation     advertisement Business   Buoyed by Silicon Beach, Westchester enjoys a housing surge   Firms turn to online 'influencers' to spread the word on social media Mortgage rates defied forecasts in 2014; what's ahead in 2015?   Prime Healthcare's bid to buy 6 Catholic hospitals scrutinized   Sports   Oregon shows a mean, green streak in Rose Bowl blowout of Florida St. Kings start new year with a road win over Canucks Ohio State stuns No. 1 Alabama in Sugar Bowl, 42-35 Lakers' Carlos Boozer pulls it together in unexpected twist Sugar Bowl notes: Woodland Hills' Michael Thomas a big-play Buckeye Rose Bowl loss is thorn in the side for Jameis Winston   Bill Plaschke: Ducks are giant killers against Florida State   Bill Dwyre: Marcus Mariota has a kindred Hawaiian/Samoan spirit in Bob Apisa     advertisement   Health   Despite menu changes over 18 years, fast food is still bad for you   Cocktail concoctions that may have you drinking to your health     Opinion   It's time for Congress to agree on a humane immigration solution    U.S. should try again on its college ratings system