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Douglas Trumbull in a publicity portrait from the film <em>Close Encounters Of The Third Kind</em>.

'2001' and 'Blade Runner' visual effects wizard Douglas Trumbull has died at 79

Trumbull, who brought otherworldly landscapes to life pioneered physical, not digital, effects that catapulted audiences into hyperspace and became Hollywood's go-to guy for sci-fi imagery.

Firearms training unit Detective Barbara Mattson, of the Connecticut State Police, holds up a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle on Jan. 28, 2013. It's the same make and model of gun used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook School shooting. Remington, the maker of the rifle used in the shooting, has reached a settlement with some of the victims' families.

Families of Sandy Hook victims reach $73 million settlement with Remington

Victims' relatives alleged the gun maker marketed and sold assault rifles to civilians, "prioritizing profit over public safety."

A worker fixes a street lamp in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Thursday, June 17, 2021.

California Unemployment Rate Dips As Employers Add New Jobs

California employers added more than 100,000 jobs in May for the fourth month in a row.

John Rogers, co-CEO of Ariel Investments, stands for a Bloomberg Television spot in Atlantic City, N.J., July 22, 2013. Rogers tells NPR about the emotional and financial impact the Tulsa riots had on his family.

How Tulsa Race Massacre Shaped Today's Most Successful Black CEOs

Ariel Investments CEO John Rogers, TIAA CEO Thasunda Duckett, and former American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault reflect on what the Tulsa events a century ago has meant to them.

Norwegian coast guard cutters are used for rescue, fishery inspection, research purposes and general patrols in Norwegian waters.

A new Iron Curtain is eroding Norway's hard-won ties with Russia on Arctic issues

The countries share a border. Along the frontier, residents say a new barrier has disrupted everything from Arctic climate action and nuclear waste control to trade and cross-border sports leagues.

A machine makes masks in a medical-equipment factory in the U.S. on Feb. 15. When an N95 respirator shortage left hospitals scrambling in 2020, U.S. manufacturers stepped in. Now, some of those companies are struggling to sell their masks.

U.S. Companies Shifted To Make N95 Respirators During COVID. Now, They're Struggling

When an N95 respirator shortage left hospitals scrambling in 2020, U.S. manufacturers stepped in. Now, those companies are facing bankruptcies and layoffs as Chinese-made masks flood the market again.

A mural on the wall of The Kansas City Star's circulation building in 2006, in Kansas City, Mo.

'KC Star' Apologizes For Past Racist Coverage, Wants Others To 'Get The Poison Out'

The Kansas City Star noted it "disenfranchised, ignored and scored generations of Black Kansas Citians" for much of its 140 years of existence.

A hiring sign in a store window in Manhattan in August.

U.S. Hiring Slows Sharply As Latest Coronavirus Surge Slams The Brakes On The Economy

Hiring slowed in August as a surge in new coronavirus infections weighed on the economic recovery. Employers added just 235,000 jobs last month, a sharp drop from June and July.

A trolley drives by the construction site of a 126-unit affordable housing complex in Grantville, Feb. 14, 2022.

Coming to Grantville: More affordable housing … and wider roads?

San Diego has plans to widen the streets surrounding the Grantville trolley station — right where officials recently broke ground on new affordable housing.

2 recent incidents have put a spotlight on Brazil's relationship with race

An American music producer was attacked as he waited to check in to a hotel in Rio de Janeiro. He is Black, the attackers are white. It is another example of Brazil's fraught relationship with race.

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