Новости за 27.12.2015

Dutch tourists captured a dramatic scene when they drove through the Solimar fire in Ventura County on Christmas night. The fire that quickly grew to more than 1,200 acres was started by arcing power lines and is now about 70% contained, officials said Sunday. Maaike Maks told CNN the family was...

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported Sunday morning about 26 miles northwest of Barstow and could be felt as far away as Anaheim, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A Ventura County brush fire that quickly grew to more than 1,200 acres was started by arcing power lines and is now about 70% contained, officials said Sunday.

Haskell Wexler, a two-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer — for “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “Bound for Glory” — and the writer-director of the landmark 1969 film “Medium Cool,” died Sunday morning. He was 93.

A sinkhole developed at an intersection in a residential section of Torrance on Sunday, forcing two road closures, authorities said.

Hold off on making reservations for the City Section Division I championship basketball game between Fairfax and Westchester come March.

With little public notice, United Airlines has expanded the age range of children who must use a $150 service when flying without an accompanying adult.For tickets sold after Dec. 14, any child ages 5 to 15 flying solo must pay for the “unaccompanied minor service.” Under the service, airline employees...

Islamic State has reportedly claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing of a mosque in northwestern Bangladesh.

Moviegoers continued to unwrap Disney’s box office holdover “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” over the holiday weekend as the space saga dominated a host of Christmas Day newcomers, including Paramount’s “Daddy’s Home” and 20th Century Fox’s “Joy.”

More from Trail Guide Dec. 24 Clinton still fights Sanders for N.H. Dec. 23 Ted Cruz uses cartoon depicting daughters as fundraising tool Dec. 22 Half the country would be embarrassed if Donald Trump were president Dec. 21 Hillary Clinton is set to welcome another grandchild in 2016 Dec. 20 Marco...

On Sunday, the Lakers (5-25) start a three-game road trip in Memphis, visiting the Grizzlies (16-16).

Bone Tomahawk

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Available on VOD

The western made a big-screen comeback in 2015, with the likes of "Slow West," "The Hateful Eight," "The Revenant," and (yes) "The Good Dinosaur" bringing gunslingers, cattle-wranglers, and frontier danger back into the mainstream. The...

A day that had a horrid start for the Clippers came with a semi-happy ending. They beat the Utah Jazz, 109-104, on Saturday night at Vivint Smart Home Arena only hours after learning they had lost All-Star forward Blake Griffin for at least two weeks with a partially torn left quadriceps tendon....

What we learned from the Kings’ 4-3 overtime victory at Arizona on Saturday:

Hotel fees are on the rise, and so is the frustration from hotel guests who are often surprised to find their checkout bills weighed down by charges for extras such as wireless Internet, parking and newspapers.Hospitality giant Hilton Worldwide may have found a way to collect extra revenue without...

Thank you for the wonderful article about attending the "Star Wars" marathon ["Perspective: Longtime Fan Counts Hours," Dec. 19]. I also have a 23-year-old son whom I was thinking of doing the marathon with, but I chickened out. I really enjoyed your story of the 30 hours and your thoughts of each...

Let a local help you uncover the richness of the City of Light.

Name: www.walkmysteps.com

What it does: The website offers private small tours of Paris with licensed local guides that want to help you to discover the city. Available in eight languages.

What's hot: The tour size is capped at a number...

Former professional football player Jeremy Shockey has put a penthouse condominium in Miami Beach, Fla., on the market for $3 million.

For travelers, 2015 and 2016 look like identical twins born in separate years, only more so. Much of what was true in 2015 will be truer in the coming year. What was hot this year will be hotter next; what was cheap in 2015 will be cheaper in 2016 (except when it's not; see hotel rooms). Here's...

Inspirational essayon belief and devotion

Tom Curwen's "On Faith's Path" [Dec. 20] captivated me. Beautifully written, profound, inspiring. The Times is expensive but it is articles like this that make it all worthwhile. Thank you for illuminating and expanding my mind and my day. Please keep these...

Unless you're the designated driver, holiday parties are often associated with that wrecked morning-after feeling: nausea, dehydration, dizziness. And typical remedies — black coffee, aspirin, a greasy meal — might not always work.

Tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area caused substantial damage and at least 11 people died either from the storm or related traffic accidents. Dozens of people were injured in the storms as well.

CAMPING

Workshop

Learn five important knots and how and when to use them.

When, where: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the REI store in Woodland Hills, 6220 Topanga Canyon Blvd.

Admission, info: $20 members, $40 non-members. (818) 703-5300.

SAN PEDRO

Conservation effort

Join the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium for...

Dr. Robert Spitzer — a psychiatrist who played a leading role in establishing agreed-upon standards to describe mental disorders and eliminating homosexuality's designation as a pathology — died Friday in Seattle. He was 83.

The gig: Writer-producer Martha Williamson is best known for the hit "Touched by an Angel," which ran for more than 200 episodes on CBS. Williamson, 60, is now working on four movies that will run on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channel in 2016. They build on her "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"...