Israel reacted to a recent United Nations Security Council resolution condemning settlements in Palestinian-claimed territory by curtailing relations Tuesday with 10 countries that voted for it, NBC News reported.

The resolution called the settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem a "flagrant violation" of international law, but plans for thousands of new homes were nevertheless advanced by Israel.

Israel is limiting work contacts with Britain, France, Russia, China, Japan, Ukraine, Angola, Egypt, Uruguay and Spain, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon.

The United States wasn't included on the list, despite breaking with past practice to allow the Security Council vote, a move that prompted Israel's leader to lash out at the White House. The U.S. abstained from the vote, but has veto power on the council.

Is there a 'better man' than Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder?

The soon-to-be Rock & Roll Hall of Famer (and onetime San Diegan) was behind one of the season's most heartwarming stories, donating $10,000 to a struggling Maryland woman and her six children.

The Washington Post published an article about Tyshika Britten on Dec. 19, who was then facing eviction from her home and had no money to purchase her children gifts for Christmas. The Post picked up the story after Britten had posted to Craigslist, pleading with strangers to help her through a rough time.

"I am a mother of six, five boys and one baby girl ... I'm so hurt," Britten wrote. "I'm trying my best. I pray everyday and now I'm begging for help. I know it's not about the gifts, but they are kids! I'm such a failure right now ... please help me."

The Post's article and Britten's Craigslist writeup both went viral, where Vedder eventually saw it. Moved, the musician wrote the family a $10,000 check as a "tourniquet" toward ending their troubles.

"I was just so moved by the story and what his mother did for her children," Vedder told the Washington Post. "I thought those kids must be so proud of their mother for reaching out. That takes a lot of courage."

Upon receiving the check, Britten apparently didn't actually know who Vedder was and had never heard of Pearl Jam -- asking the Washington Post, "Is he in a band?"

In other good news, $18,475 was raised for the family via a GoFundMe page that had originally asked for $6,000. In a season for giving, it's nice to see strangers standing up for someone in their time of need. And kudos to Vedder for answering the call in such a big way -- the "Man of the Hour" indeed.

Police arrested a homicide suspect after finding a woman's body inside a car in Oceanside Monday night.

Officers made the grisly discovery at about 8:41 p.m., after receiving reports of a body lying down inside a vehicle, near the intersection of Luna and West Redondo Drive.

The woman, a 22-year-old Oceanside resident, was pronounced dead when Oceanside Fire Paramedics arrived on scene, according to Oceanside police.

During the investigation, a suspect was found and taken to the Oceanside police department to be questioned. The suspect, identified as Uriel Leon, age 24, was later arrested, according to Oceanside police.

After Oceanside police arrested Leon, he was booked into the Vista Detention Facility for a suspected murder charge.

An investigation from the Oceanside Police Detectives from the Crimes of Violence Unit is ongoing. No further information was currently available.

Carrie Fisher will always be known for one role: Princess Leia, the fierce woman at the center of the rebellion in the "Star Wars" opus that has captivated generations. But as a big screen star for nearly four decades, she's made an impact beyond the Star Wars galaxy.

Here are some of her most memorable roles outside of "Star Wars":

Mystery Woman, "Blues Brothers"
Fisher plays a gun-toting, missile-launching bride who remained celibate for Jake Blues (John Belushi) — only to be abandoned at the altar. She spends the entire movie hunting the Blues Brothers, looking for revenge.

She finally catches up to them, and delivers this message: 

"So for me, for my mother, my grandmother, my father, my uncle and the common good," Fisher says, "I must now kill you. And your brother."

Of course, she doesn't kill Jake Blues. Instead, she swoons over his puppy dog eyes, lets him kiss her, and then watches as he abandons her again. 

Marie, "When Harry Met Sally"
Sure, when you think of "When Harry Met Sally," the first thing to come to mind is the diner scene with Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. But Carrie Fisher shines as Marie, Sally's best friend.

She dispenses some pearls of wisdom: "Everybody thinks they have good taste and a sense of humor, but they couldn't possibly all have good taste," Fisher (as Marie) says. 

Lorna, "Shampoo"
Carrie Fisher was a relative unknown when she was cast as Princess Leia, but she had appeared in one movie: "Shampoo." Playing Lorna, she was in two scenes for a total of about four minutes.

In her brief appearance, she plays tennis-playing teenager seducing Warren Beatty.

Mia, "Catastrophe"

In the past 15 years, Carrie Fisher had a somewhat prolific career as a television guest star, recently in the Amazon show "Catastrophe," the Asssociated Press reported.

On the show, written by and starring Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, Fisher played the mother of Delaney's character.

Therapist, "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery"

After Dr. Evil is thawed, he meets his teenage son, Scott, for the first time, and tries to build a relationship. To this end, they try group therapy - and Carrie Fisher plays the therapist.

Scott (Seth Green): "I just think, like, he hates me. I really think he wants to kill me."

Therapist (Carrie Fisher): "Now, Scott, we don't want to kill each other. We might say that we might want to, but we really don't."

Dr. Evil (Mike Myers): "Actually, the boy is quite astute. I really am trying to kill him. But so far, unsuccessfully. He's quite wily like his old man."

It's a short uncredited cameo, but Fisher nails it. 

The warehouse roof collapsed as crews worked to put out hot spots from outside, after a three-alarm fire scorched the building in Sorrento Valley, San Diego Fire-Rescue (SDFD) confirmed.

The fire sparked just before 2 a.m. and continued for over four hours, said John Fisher, the SDFD Battalion Chief. People working at a produce group nearby the area smelled the smoke, saw the fire and alerted the authorities.

When crews arrived the fire was scorching the building and quickly developed into a second-alarm fire, said Fisher. Within an hour, it grew into a three-alarm fire.

Soon, the flames spread to the other half of the building, then nearly spread to another nearby building and some surrounding brush in the area, said Fisher.

Crews anticipated that the roof might collapse before it happened. The collapse would have been deadly if any firefighters were inside the building, said Fisher. So far SDFD have used 12 engines and one truck in their effort to put out the fire.

They worked to extinguish the flames from outside the building, which is a slower process, said Fisher. This was crucial to avoid placing the firefighters in peril, when the warehouse roof burned off and collapsed inward. They were also concerned the walls may collapse, and have positioned firefighters farther back.

Crews now have the fire under control and are working on hot spots that could potentially flare up, said Fisher. They will ensure the fire is completely out.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to SDFD. No other information was immediately available.

Check back for updates on this breaking news story. 

The public has been offered a reward up to $53,000 to help solve the murder of a man shot to death 10 years ago in San Diego, according to San Diego County Crime Stoppers.

Ronald Harnish died on the night of Dec. 27, 2006, when he was fatally shot while getting out of his car in the 1100 block of the 30th street.

Two hispanic men standing on the sidewalk confronted Harnish and his friends as they left their vehicle. One of the men opened fire on the victims, killing Harnish. According to Crime Stoppers, one of the other victims was shot but survived.

The Governor's office has offered the reward up to $50,000. According to Crime Stoppers, this award would only be paid if the information leads to an arrest and a conviction.

Crime Stoppers also offered a $1,000 reward and the victim's friends and families offered up to $2,000.

If anyone knows more about the murder of Harnish, they can call the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888)580-8477, or send anonymous email and text messages through their website.

Actress and writer Carrie Fisher, best known for her iconic role as Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" movies, has died at the age of 60, her daughter announced Tuesday.

"It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning," Lourd's representative said in a statement. "She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly."

She suffered a medical emergency on a flight last week and was in a Los Angeles hospital. Well-wishers have been sending tributes and support since her episode on Friday.

Fisher starred in the wildly successful "Star Wars Epsiode IV: A New Hope," "The Empire Strikes Back," and "Return of the Jedi" alongside Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill. The trio returned to the big screen for last year's "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens," and she had a CGI-enhanced cameo in this month's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."

Fisher's mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, thanked "everyone who has embraced the gifts and talents of my beloved and amazing daughter" in a Facebook post Tuesday, after Fisher's death was announced. "I am grateful for your thoughts and prayers that are now guiding her to her next stop." 

Fisher's death prompted an outpouring of grief on social media, from co-stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Billy Dee Williams to other celebrities and legions of devoted fans. 

Fisher spent most of her life in the spotlight. The daughter of Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher, she made her acting debut at just 15 in the Broadway revival of the play "Irene."

Fisher was also an accomplished author, publishing her first novel, "Postcards from the Edge," in 1987. It was made made into a film starring Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine. She later published the autobiographical "Wishful Drinking" and the non-fiction follow-up "Shockaholic," among others.

Her memoir "The Princess Diarist," was published this year, and was based on diaries she kept while filming the original "Star Wars" trilogy in the late 70s and early 80s.

Her other film roles include "Shampoo," "The Blues Brothers" and "When Harry Met Sally...."

Fisher was married to musician Paul Simon from 1983 until the following year, although the pair had been dating since 1977 and dated again for a time after their divorce. During a break in the relationship in 1980, she was briefly engaged to Dan Aykroyd.

Simon's song "Hearts and Bones" is reportedly about their relationship.

She and talent agent Bryan Lourd later dated and had one child, "Scream Queens" actress Billie Lourd.

Fisher publicly disclosed her bipolar disorder diagnosis and her battles with addiction, and often incorporated her struggles and experiences into her literary and stage work.

A man suspected of driving under the influence lost control of his car in San Marcos, striking a center median and injuring himself, San Diego County Sheriff's Officials (SDSO) said. 

The one-car crash happened at approximately 12:10 a.m. on Tuesday when the 26-year-old man - who has not yet been identified - was driving near the 700 block of W. San Marcos Boulevard, SDSO Deputy Mike Gildersleeve said. 

Initial reports said the man was driving south on Bent Avenue and made a left turn onto W. San Marcos Boulevard at an unsafe speed, deputies said. He lost control of his car and it struck the center median. 

The impact of the move sent the car over the median and into the oncoming westbound lanes; the car rolled over and came to a rest on the sidewalk on the 700 block of W. San Marcos Boulevard. 

The driver crawled out of the vehicle, and when crews arrived on scnee, they provided medical assistance. He was taken to Palomar Medical Center with several fractures; he had serious but non-life threatening injuries. 

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the collision.

Anyone with information related to the collision can contact Deputy J. Perham with the San Marcos Station Traffic Division at (760) 510-5200.

The investigation is ongoing.

A 22-year old man was arrested in connection to the shooting death of another man in Vista on Christmas Eve.

Kevin Phan was arrested at a home in the 1600 block of Harbor Drive just before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO).

Fallbrook resident Tyler Branon, 22, was found in his car with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso. The incident occurred on the 1300 block of Morning Glory Lane around 7:53 p.m. Saturday.

Branon was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to SDSO, Branon and Phan were acquaintances.

Phan will be booked into the Vista Detention Facility on one count of murder, SDSO said.

SDSO homicide detectives are investigating the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Detail at (858)974-2321 or Crime Stoppers at (888)580-8477.

An unknown man racked up more than $3,000 in unauthorized charges using a lost or stolen debit card across San Diego County, according to San Diego County Sheriff's officials (SDSO). 

Authorities are looking for help finding the suspect, who is wanted for identity theft and burglary charges. Anyone with information leading to an arrest will be eligible for a $1,000 reward from Crime Stoppers. 

The unknown suspect used a debit card at BevMo, Best Buy and GameStop in Santee as well as Best Buy, SAKS Fifth Avenue OFF 5th, T-Mobile and a Shell Gas Station in Carmel Mountain, deputies said. Additionally, he used the cardat a Beauty Gallery and Target in Poway. 

The suspect is described as a 25 to 40 year-old man man with a medium build, deputies said. He has a bald or shaved head and may have a mustache, deputies said. He was last seen wearing a grey and white button down shirt and jeans. 

If you recognize the suspect or have information about this crime, call the Santee Sheriff’s Station at (619) 956‐4000 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580‐8477.

A young aspiring gymnast impacted by domestic violence had the chance to meet an Olympic gymnast Tuesday.

Local organization Kathy's Legacy Foundation helps protect victims of domestic violence and supports survivors.

Eliya Geary was selected to be a recipient of the organization's Share The Dream program. She had lived with a physically abusive parent who is now out of the home.

“They’re kind of like a celebrity," she said, sharing her excitement over meeting 2016 Olympic gymnast Nicole Ahsinger Tuesday morning.

Geary told NBC 7 she wants to be a gymnast and has been learning most of her moves through self-teaching.

“I wanna go to the Olympics or be a teacher, a gymnastics coach when I get older,” she said.

"It’s just so much fun," she added. "I’m very flexible, I don’t know how.”

Even Ahsinger praised Geary's gymnast skills, saying it was surprising the young girl had only been training for a year.

“I was watching her jump and honestly, she’s really good,” Ahsinger told NBC 7.

She added that meeting Geary and other girls was inspiring.

“It’s not necessarily the work, it’s the sacrifice," she said.

Kathy's Legacy Foundation is also providing gymnastics lessons for Geary to help in her goal of going to the Olympics.

“If you want it, you can get it,” Ahsinger said.

The Star Wars exhibit is always a crowd favorite at Comic-Con, so it is no surprise the news of Carrie Fisher’s death had a big impact on San Diegans.

The Hollywood legend, well-known for her role as Princess Leia in Star Wars, died Tuesday at 60. 

"It's just a huge shock," said Matthew Joaquin, of Southern California Comics.

He and other members of his store are still coming to grips with the news.

"People aren't sad when someone that famous dies because they knew them personally," Robert Mediavilla said. "They're sad because they helped them know themselves."

For many in San Diego, that was Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia.

"For me, she was the only main character who had agency," Mediavilla said. "Seeing someone that early on kind of shaped the way I expected heroines to be in Sci-Fi films."

San Diegans said her bold real-life personality and her convictions to speak out on issues close to her, like mental illness, depression and addiction, will always be remembered.

With six new gun control bills signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in July, sales of semi-automatic rifles have more than doubled in California over last year.

The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported that the California Department of Justice shows 364,643 semi-automatic rifles had been sold by Dec. 9 whereas 153,931 rifles were sold last year.

Rifles with bullet buttons for the quick swap of ammunition magazines and other soon-to-be banned features have also skyrocketed. Statewide sales are up 40 percent by early December.

The new gun controls reclassified semi-automatic rifles that have certain features as assault weapons. The features added to the prohibited list include a protruding or forward pistol grip, a thumbhole stock, a folding stock or a flash suppressor. Assault weapons have been banned in California since 1989.

Nearly 1 million firearms were purchased in California as of Dec. 9, the most recent state data available, compared to more than 700,000 guns sold in all of 2015. Sales have likely soared beyond 1 million guns since then, the newspaper reported.

Steven Serna came into Pacific Outfitters sporting goods store in Ukiah last week to buy a semi-automatic rifle before new gun control legislation limits the gun's features in California.

He wanted to purchase an AK-47 rifle, but there were none to be found at the store. The deer hunter lamented that he should have purchased one earlier this year.

Todd Lyly also visited the store last week to talk with his friends behind the gun sales counter about the new laws.

Lyly said he will convert his weapons so they are complaint with the new regulations, most likely by installing a fixed stock. But he said it's a superficial change that he expects will mostly impact law-abiding people and not violent criminals already disinclined to follow the law.

"It's frustrating," Lyly said.

California lawmakers pushed for the new gun controls after a mass shooting in San Bernardino last year. A married couple who were armed with AR15 rifles and 9mm pistols shot and killed 14 people and wounded 22 others at a county health department holiday party. Authorities said they were inspired by foreign terrorist groups.

A man was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly pepper sprayed a father and his daughter inside a Walmart store in National City on Tuesday.

According to the National City Police Department (NCPD), the incident occurred at 7:20 p.m. inside a Walmart on the 1200 block of Highland Avenue.

The man was armed with a knife and pepper sprayed the two victims inside the store, police confirmed.

It's unknown if the father and daughter needed medical aid.

No other information was immediately available.

A new report ranked San Diego as one of the top college destinations in the United States.

The 2017 College Destination Index was released on Tuesday, ranking U.S. cities based on cultural, demographics and the economy. It was published by the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER).

“The location you choose to go to college determines where you will likely spend the next four years of your life, and possibly where you will start your career,” said Amanda Knarr, program coordinator at AIER.

San Diego ranked number 11 as a major metropolitan city with more than 2.5 million people.

San Francisco was ranked number one for it's economy and breadth of opportunities for recent college graduates.

The cities will the lowest number of youth employment rates was Austin, Texas.

You can see the full list here.

A man was taken to the hospital after trying to help a friend during an attempted motorcycle theft, according to the Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD).

The incident happened on the 1100 block of 4th Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Police said the owner of the bike, a man, confronted the suspect during the theft. His friend came to his aid and was attacked by the second suspect, identified to be a woman.

The friend suffered a possible head injury and was knocked to the ground. He was taken to the hospital.

Both suspects were arrested, police confirmed.

No other information was available.

Jelly-like sea creatures have washed up all over California beaches, including here in San Diego and they are catching a lot of beachgoers by surprise.

Some people told NBC 7 that just a few days ago, Imperial Beach was filled with the little marine animals. Other beaches in Southern California are seeing them wash up onto the shore by the thousands.

Erica Guthrie said she visits the beach often with her dog to look for shells and remembered seeing something very unusual on the shore over the past week.

"There was a whole bunch. I don't even know, I can't even count. The whole area was full of them," she said.

Vince Levesque, Senior Aquarist at Birch Aquarium told NBC 7, it is not a jelly at all. He said he thinks they are a type of sea cucumber, specifically called a sweet potato cucumber and are found on the sea floor around the world.

He added that to protect themselves, they contract, forming tight little tubes. When relaxed, they stretch out and begin to burrow into the sand again unless they have been too dried out by the sun and wind on the beaches.

"They were living," Gutherie said. "I didn't want them to dry up in the sun so I just tossed them back in."

Levesque said it's pretty uncommon to see them on area beaches since they normally burrow into the sand, but all the recent rain most likely forced them up to the surface.

With more rain possibly in store for San Diego, it means even more sea cucumbers could be making an appearance.

From her first big screen scene as Princess Leia – a grainy holographic plea for help – to her presumably final bow (spoiler alert) – a stirring message of hope delivered nearly 40 years later with a CGI-aided grin – Carrie Fisher provided a vision of beauty, brains and bravery.

As the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, she arrived in the world as Hollywood royalty. But the “Star Wars” actress, who died Tuesday at 60, leaves us as a self-made princess from “a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away” who became a cinematic queen for the ages.

Just 19 when she filmed the first “Star Wars” installment, Fisher proved she could deliver withering looks and lines to match like a seasoned pro more out of a 1930s screwball comedy than the 1970s epic sci-fi series that forever changed the movies.

“I’d just as soon kiss a wookie,” Leia told swaggering “fly boy” Han Solo in the first film, released in 1977 and later rechristened “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.”

She met her disguised savior – and secret brother – Luke Skywalker with a zinger in the same flick as he rescued her from imprisonment on the Death Star: “Aren’t you a little short for a stormtrooper?”

Leia could handle a gun when real stormtroopers attacked and could keep her cool during a crisis – even when she found herself clad in a metallic bikini, the chained slave of the odious, oozing blob, Jabba the Hutt, in 1983’s “Return of the Jedi.”

Fisher turned rebel alliance leader Leia Organa into a movie rarity: a sex symbol and feminist icon. The actress, who spoke all but 63 seconds of the lines delivered by females in the first three “Star Wars” installments, paved the way for young women who kick butt in the movies. Leia’s spirit infuses not only Daisy Ridley’s breakout role as Rey in “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens” and Felicity Jones’ performance as Jyn in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” but characters from Katniss Everdeen to Hermoine Granger.

Fisher’s pivotal part in George Lucas’ pop-cultural phenomenon, though, overshadowed the rest of her career. While she gave strong supporting performances in “When Harry Met Sally” and “Hannah and Her Sisters,” Fisher never approached her “Star Wars” success.

Still, her second calling as a writer fueled by piercing wit earned her notice – most prominently with “Postcards From the Edge.” The novel, based on her sometimes rocky relationship with her mother, got made into a movie starring Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine. Fisher also used the written word to give voice to her battles with substance abuse and mental illness, challenges she confronted with unflinching honesty.

The actress, who died two days after she was stricken on a transatlantic flight, at least got to take a well-earned victory lap over the last year. Her role as the tough now-General Organa in “The Force Awakens” helped recapture the magic lost in the three “Star Wars” prequels and make the film 2015’s box office champ.

Her recently published memoir, “The Princess Diarist,” which revealed her long- ago affair with Harrison Ford, grabbed headlines. Fisher’s semi-cameo (her head, circa 1977, atop actress Ingvild Delia’s body) in “Rogue One” offered a surprise, uplifting ending to the series’ latest installment, currently the universe’s No. 1 movie.

It’s unclear how “Star Wars” will go on without Carrie Fisher. But her force lives on via celluloid, where she created an indelible vision of a princess who, in perhaps her last cinematic breath, left us the gift of hope.

Jere Hester is Director of News Products and Projects at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is also the author of "Raising a Beatle Baby: How John, Paul, George and Ringo Helped us Come Together as a Family." Follow him on Twitter.

The United States won't waver in its commitment to NATO and Baltic security, Sen. John McCain said Tuesday in Estonia, where he's seeking to soothe anxiety over President-elect Donald Trump's rhetoric, NBC News reported. 

McCain told reporters that he and Estonia's leaders discussed the outcome of American election, which he conceded came as a surprise after Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton polled so well in the weeks leading up to the vote. 

"But I am convinced and certain that our relationship and ... the American relationship with NATO, will remain the same," he said. 

"I think the presence of the American troops here in Estonia is a signal that we believe in what Ronald Reagan believed, and that is peace through strength," McCain added from Tallinn, the Estonian capital. "And the best way to prevent Russian misbehavior by having a credible, strong military and a strong NATO alliance."

Nobody is more likely to test the new administration than Russia's Vladimir Putin, according to NBC News.

The Russian president has already overlapped with three American presidents and his government's actions colored the U.S. campaign long before Trump's November election win.

U.S. intelligence officials believe with "a high level of confidence" that Putin became personally involved in the covert Russian campaign to interfere with the White House election, two senior officials have told NBC News. 

Amid other moves, such as relocating nuclear weapons and venturing into neglected territories, Putin's Russia seems determined to challenge American leadership across the globe. Beneath that boldness, there is profound distrust between the two countries.