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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Haskell Wexler, one of Hollywood's most famous and honored cinematographers and one whose innovative approach helped him win Oscars for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and the Woody Guthrie biopic "Bound for Glory," died Sunday. A liberal activist, Wexler photographed some of the most socially relevant and influential films of the 1960s and 1970s, including the Jane Fonda-Jon Voight anti-war classic, "Coming Home," the Sidney Poitier-Rod Steiger racial drama "In the Heat of... Читать дальше...

City health inspectors had given the restaurant in the Cleveland Circle neighborhood permission to reopen as soon as Thursday, but it wasn't able to open its doors immediately because of an unrelated water leak. Officials ordered the restaurant closed on Dec. 7 after patrons, including members of BC's men's basketball team, became sick with the gastrointestinal illness.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The crew of a Dallas police helicopter was searching for a capsized boat last March, when there was at loud explosion and wind rushed through a huge hole in the windshield. Reports of helicopter bird strikes are up dramatically in recent years, including incidents, like the one in Dallas, that damage the aircraft and create the potential for crashes, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Other large-bird species with rising populations include bald eagles, wild turkeys... Читать дальше...

Wexler also photographed some of the most politicized and influential films of the 1960s and 1970s, including the Jane Fonda-Jon Voight anti-war classic "Coming Home," and the racial drama "In the Heat of the Night," as well as the Oscar-winning adaptation of Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

GARLAND, Texas (AP) — At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in apparently strong tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area and caused substantial damage this weekend, while five people died in a flash flood in Illinois. The full extent of damage along a nearly 40-mile stretch near Dallas isn't yet known, though there were reports of storms and tornadoes blowing the roofs off homes, mangling vehicles, damaging churches, downing power lines and toppling trees. Homes in the neighborhood... Читать дальше...

The Force Awakens has reached $1 billion at the box office, reaching the milestone with record-setting hyper speed. The previous movie to reach $1 billion the fastest was Universal's "Jurassic World," which did it in 13 days in June. J.J. Abrams' installment of "Star Wars" also posted the biggest Christmas Day box office in history with $49.3 million and the best second-weekend earnings with $153.5 million. The power of "Star Wars" meant the rest of the week's releases were competing for second place. Читать дальше...

The agency says crews are clearing, salting and sanding roads in the western and central part of the state. The Oklahoma agency says roads are closed or partially impassable in at least 11 counties throughout the state as the storm moves through.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Inuit hunter John Goodwin for decades has hunted oogruk, the bearded seal, a marine mammal prized for its meat, oil and hide. The largest of Alaska's ice seals uses sea ice to rest and birth pups, and after the long winter, when ice breaks into floes, there's a window of opportunity for Goodwin to leave his home in Kotzebue and motor his boat between ice panels, shoot seals and butcher them before they migrate north through the Bering Strait. More than 90 percent... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Transportation officials say they're closing a bridge in Providence as they accelerate the schedule to replace it. The state Department of Transportation says the Pleasant Valley Parkway Bridge will close to traffic after the holidays.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Transportation says highways are slick and hazardous in spots throughout the western part of the state affected by this weekend's severe weather.

If you received a drone for Christmas this year, there’s one important step in the setup process you don’t want to forget: registering it with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA officially launched its drone registry last week. Anyone who owns and plans on flying a drone that weighs over .55 pounds and less

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' becomes fastest movie to $1 billion .

NEW YORK (AP) — With a deeper-than-ever split between Republicans and Democrats over abortion, activists on both sides of the debate foresee a 2016 presidential campaign in which the nominees tackle the volatile topic more aggressively than in past elections. In the presidential race, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton is a longtime defender of abortion rights and has voiced strong support for Planned Parenthood — a major provider of abortions, health screenings and contraceptives — as it is... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The Washington State Department of Transportation says it will reopen the third northbound lane of Interstate 5 near Woodland after landslide repair work in the new year. Crews plan to drill a series of holes into the hillside and insert 50-foot-long steel rods into each hole.

The Department of Transportation says train fares on the New Haven Line and Shore Line East will increase one percent on Jan. 1. The increase stems from legislation that required passengers to help contribute toward the cost of the new M-8 rail cars being put into active service.

Paoli Police Chief Randall Sanders tells WDRB-TV (http://bit.ly/1OPTdPz) the truck was carrying thousands of bottles of water and its weight was nearly six times the posted limit. Emergency responders spent hours unloading water bottles.

DELMAR, N.Y. (AP) — Expanding interest in traditional Chinese medicine in the United States is fostering a potentially lucrative new niche market for farmers who plant the varieties of herbs, flowers and trees sought by practitioners. While almost all practitioners still rely on imports from China, dwindling wild stands there, as well as quality and safety concerns, could drive up demand for herbs grown in the U.S. Several states have set up "growing groups" to help farmers establish trial stands of the most popular plants. Читать дальше...

German minister advocates random drug testing for pilots Dobrindt was quoted Sunday as telling the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that it makes sense for pilots to be tested at random for alcohol, drug and medicine consumption.

(AP) — South Bend's public transit agency is upgrading its fleet for the first time in 16 years with new natural-gas fueled buses. The South Bend Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1QSU6Nk ) that the South Bend Public Transportation Corporation, known as Transpo, is already using ten of the cleaner-burning and cost-efficient buses.

(AP) — Fire crews have stopped the spread of a wind-whipped wildfire along the Southern California coast, reopened a scenic highway and lifted an evacuation order for dozens of homes. The fire began late Friday night and winds gusting to 50 mph pushed the flames down hills and over roads and railroad tracks, showering sparks on homes in coastal communities, fire officials said. A downed power line on private property is believed to have sparked the fire, which had burned 1,250 acres by Saturday afternoon... Читать дальше...

Haskell Wexler, who won two Oscars for his cinematography work, died Sunday at age 93, the Los Angeles Times reports. Haskell, who is one of few cinematographers to have received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, won an Oscar for his work on Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 1967.

George Clayton Johnson, the sci-fi novelist, comic book writer and TV scriptwriter who wrote the first script for the first episode of Star Trek, died at 86 Friday, Deadline reports. In 1967, his script "The Man Trap" became the first aired episode of the original Star Trek, which saw the Enterprise crew killing a shape-shifting parasite.