National briefs

Zsa Zsa Gabor dies

LOS ANGELES — Zsa Zsa Gabor, the jet-setting Hungarian actress who made a career out of multiple marriages, conspicuous wealth and jaded wisdom about the glamorous life, has died. She was 99.

Her husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, says Gabor, who suffered numerous medical issues after breaking her right hip in July 2010, died Sunday of a heart attack at her home.

Gabor appeared in films ranging from “Moulin Rouge” in 1952 to “Queen of Outer Space” in 1958, but she was best known for her many love affairs and tabloid scandals.

The great aunt of Paris Hilton and a spiritual matriarch to the Kardashians, Simpsons and other tabloid favorites, she was the original hall-of-mirrors celebrity, famous for being famous for being famous.

‘Rogue’ exceeds box office expectations

LOS ANGELES — “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” soared to the top of the weekend box office as expected, scoring the second-best December opening ever with $155 million in estimated ticket sales.

The intergalactic adventure blasted into theaters with the biggest Thursday night debut of the year and flew past industry expectations for a $130 million weekend.

“Rogue One” is set before the events of the original 1977 “Star Wars.”

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” holds the December record with its $247.9 million opening last year.

Disney’s “Moana” fell to second with $11.6 million, followed by “Office Christmas Party” with $8.4 million.

The weekend’s other new release, the critically panned Will Smith drama “Collateral Beauty,” opened in fourth place with $7 million.

Texas

Corpus Christi lifts water ban after tests

HOUSTON — A nearly four-day ban on drinking the water in Corpus Christi, Texas, was lifted on Sunday after test results showed no contamination due to a chemical leak, the city’s mayor announced.

Mayor Dan McQueen said residents could resume using the city’s water supply for drinking, bathing and cooking.

None of the 28 drinking water samples the Environmental Protection Agency reviewed tested positive for Indulin AA-86, an asphalt-emulsifying agent, the agency said Sunday.

The Associated Press