Новости за 27.12.2016

A new Tioga business is helping smaller companies operating in the oil fields be safer.

LONDON (AP) — British author Richard Adams, whose 1972 book "Watership Down" became a classic of children's literature, has died, according to his daughter. He was 96.

Reactions to Tuesday's death of Carrie Fisher:

BOSTON (AP) — Jurors at Aaron Hernandez's upcoming double murder trial shouldn't hear about his tattoos or text messages sent to his sports agent, attorneys for former New England Patriots player told a judge Tuesday.

iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending December 25, 2016:

NEW YORK (AP) — That glittering ball in Times Square may be the best-known object dropping on New Year's Eve, but it's by no means the weirdest.

Actress Carrie Fisher passed away Tuesday, December 27 after suffering a heart attack whilst on a flight to LAX. The iconic actress rose to fame as Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres top-line center Ryan O'Reilly is out indefinitely after having his appendix removed during the NHL's holiday break this past weekend.

James Conner called his shot before he digs in at Yankee Stadium.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actress Carrie Fisher, who found enduring fame as Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars," has died. She was 60.

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James was jolted forward when the massive crowd swelled from the sidewalks and into Cleveland's streets, surrounding the convertible that he and his family were riding in. This wasn't supposed to happen.

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A former contestant of the CBS TV show "Survivor" has been sentenced to at least a year in prison for possessing child pornography.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in 'Star Wars,' has died at age 60, daughter's publicist says.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — At age 96, Cyrus Porter is a devoted Taylor Swift fan. He's traveled from his rural Missouri home to St. Louis and Memphis, Tennessee, to see her in concert.

"I Loved Her in the Movies: Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses" (Viking), by Robert J. Wagner with Scott Eyman

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota President Eric Kaler stepped behind the podium and began to speak, a crisis averted after seven Golden Gophers football players announced that the team would not boycott the upcoming Holiday Bowl against Washington State because 10…

LONDON (AP) — As mourners kept on flocking Tuesday to George Michael's home in north London, the singer's former longtime partner and his current boyfriend both spoke of their sadness at his death.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Garry Shandling died from a blood clot in his heart, coroner's officials said Tuesday more than seven months after the comedian's unexpected death.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say the brother of a former NFL player was gunned down near New Orleans Lakefront Airport while he was visiting his mother for the holidays.

After the holidays, our appetites can go in a couple of different directions. On the one hand, after a steady diet of stuffed birds and figgy puddings, we seek something lighter, something that feels clean and simple. On the other…

Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba's revolutionary leader and Thailand's longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael.

Newly widowed, Kay McCowen quit her job, sold her house, applied for Social Security and retired to Mexico. It was a move she and her husband, Mel, had discussed before he passed away in 2012.

Raising small flocks of backyard chickens has been a trend among city dwellers for a decade or so, and putting the birds to work can be a boon to gardens. You can use them for tilling, grubbing for worms and…

NEW YORK (AP) — Most women in their 40s facing the prospect of singing and dancing on Broadway eight times a week might ask to shorten their high heels just a smidge. Melanie Brown wants hers taller. No wonder they…

NEW YORK (AP) — "Make sure they know to play it loud," the filmmaker Maren Ade advises ahead of a screening of her film, "Toni Erdmann."