Top of the Times: January 20, 2015

Tuesday, January  20,  2015

Top of the Times

LOCAL NATION WORLD BUSINESS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT HEALTH LIVING TRAVEL

Islamic State threatens to kill Japan hostages; demands $200 million Patrick J. McDonnell, Batsheva Sobelman A video shows a militant directly addressing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, now on a visit to the Middle East. 'Their lives are the top priority,' Abe says.   Students may have been exposed to measles at Orange County high school   BP faces largest ever water pollution fine for massive gulf oil spill   Earthquake: 4.4 quake strikes near Greenfield   US & World   State of the Union conundrum: Can Obama take credit for economy?   Gov. Rick Perry, leaving office, ends an influential era in Texas   'Guantanamo Diary': Inmate describes torture in book coming out Tuesday     advertisement Business   DreamWorks Animation's box-office flops may result in 400 job cuts   Manufacturing slower to grow in California than elsewhere in U.S. Amazon chases Netflix with foray into film production   Magzter Gold offers unlimited digital copies of 2,000 magazines   Sports   Lakers aren't all there, making loss to Suns a little more painful Kings get burned by Flames, 2-1, in overtime Seattle's Pete Carroll could join another exclusive club Clippers beat less-than-storied Celtics, but the storytelling is good NHL pluses and minuses: Kudos to Patrick Sharp and Chicago Blackhawks Lakers lose at Phoenix for season series sweep   Lakers preserving Kobe Bryant's health   DeAndre Jordan's a star, at least for a day, as Clippers top Celtics     advertisement   Health   So, how do I become vegan?   Gym Rat: Sharp-eyed teacher enhances Body Sculpt class at SC Fitness      Opinion   Obama takes on income inequality with his tax proposal    Californians deserve the right to die with dignity