Новости за 31.12.2016

Canadian businessman F. Ross Johnson, the former RJR Nabisco chief executive depicted as the epitome of corporate greed in the bestselling book and movie "Barbarians at the Gate," has died. He was 85.

The “Star Wars” universe continued its expansion at the box office on Friday as “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” remained the top movie in the U.S. and Canada, bringing in another $18.2 million.

Malicious software tied to Russian intelligence agencies has been found on a computer of a small electric utility in northern Vermont, raising concerns of Russian attempts to interfere with critical infrastructure as well as the 2016 presidential race.

Cody Garbrandt’s remarkable rise from unranked fighter at the beginning of the year to UFC bantamweight champion at its close could very well have a parallel in his future pay-per-view drawing power.

Southern California drivers will have to brave wet roadways Saturday as they make their way to New Year’s Eve celebrations.

The harshness of Ronda Rousey’s 48-second technical-knockout loss to Amanda Nunes was amplified Friday night by the contrast in grace and sportsmanship that fallen UFC champion Dominick Cruz showed in his defeat.

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution supporting efforts by Russia and Turkey to end the nearly six-year conflict in Syria and jump start peace negotiations.

The life-size figures of two sheep have been rustled from the Nativity display at the Balboa Park Organ Pavilion.

The Bible, its pages browned and frayed at their edges, seemed liable to crumble at the slightest touch.

Trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith sat behind the makeshift news conference table about 15 minutes after winning the $6-million Breeders’ Cup Classic in November.

Tales from the stage about two Hollywood legends. An advance look at the Marciano Art Foundation coming together on Wilshire Boulevard. Gallery shows worth leaving the coziness of home. I’m Laurie Ochoa, L.A. Times Arts & Entertainment Editor, and this is your New Year’s edition of our weekly newsletter...

It wouldn’t be a bad opening for a Tom Clancy novel about the Cold War:

If finding deals is your New Year’s resolution, January is a great time to start.

Everything started to turn not long after Clay Helton talked to the public about getting punched in the face.

The Transportation Security Administration is on pace to surpass last year’s record of discovering 2,653 firearms in the carry-on bags of passengers flying through the nation’s airports.

Tucked against a hillside in Encino, this modern farmhouse makes the most of indoor-outdoor entertaining with such amenities as a wet bar with beer and coffee taps and an exterior kitchen.

New on Blu-ray

“Denial” (Universal DVD, $22.98; Blu-ray, $29.98; also available on VOD)

Though it never became a player in the 2016 Oscar race, the courtroom drama “Denial” is still a crackling and relevant entertainment and should pick up some fans now that it’s clear of the hubbub of awards season....

President-elect Donald Trump will take office with a chance to fill more than 100 seats on the federal courts, thanks mostly to an extraordinary two-year slowdown in judicial confirmations engineered by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

Actors Alyson Hannigan and Alexis Denisof have capped off a busy year by buying a place in Encino for $7.95 million.

Throughout his campaign for president, Donald Trump painted a gloomy picture of the American economy, scoffing at employment data that he said masked the truth.

Over the last few years, emojis have become a ubiquitous form of communication. The tiny digital icons, ION: needed? aren’t they on all smartphones? found on your smartphone keyboard and elsewhere , connect users and have become their own language. The original emojis, designed by Japanese mobile...

Irreverent family sitcoms are part of the DNA at Fox, a network that established itself with “Married ... With Children” and has been airing “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy” since roughly the end of the Pleistocene Epoch.

Tony Gao emerges from a gun store in City of Industry, Calif., with something he could have never gotten in his native China: a handgun license. 

Police say two are dead and two injured after a shooting outside a Connecticut theater late Friday night following a concert. 

Good morning. It is Saturday, Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve. Here’s what you don’t want to miss this weekend: