TOKYO, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Japanese actress Kyoko Kishida, who starred in the 1964 classic "Woman in the Dunes," died this month in Tokyo at the age of 76.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Costume designer Bob Finnigan has won 42 first prizes in 47 years at Philadelphia's annual Mummers parade, but he says the gig is still a challenge for him.
LONDON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- David Tennant reportedly plans to stay on as star of the British television series "Doctor Who," despite media stories to the contrary.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Clint Eastwood's World War II films and O.J. Simpson's scrubbed book and TV deal are among the American Film Institute's "most significant" moments of 2006.
LONDON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The former private secretary of Princess Diana claims Diana wanted to have more children, preferably daughters, before she died.
CARDIFF, Wales, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- One of the stars of the British "Dr. Who" spinoff, "Torchwood," John Barrowman, has been joined in a civil partnership to architect Scott Gill.
HAMBURG, Germany, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- It is believed that militants opposed to the G8 summit set for Germany next year committed arson in protest of the meeting.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The "Menu for Hope" project, put on to help the United Nations feed hungry children, has raised $58,000, more than double its goal.
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck had their daughter baptized on Christmas Eve in the West Virginia church that Garner attended as a girl.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Director Tim Burton's ex-girlfriend is suing him in Los Angeles for fraud involving palimony payments connected to their relationship.
TRENTON, N.J., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The Rev. James N. Loughran, president of New Jersey's St. Peter's College and who led three other schools, has died at the age of 66.
WILTON, Conn., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The appreciating value of three Normal Rockwell paintings is funding a long-running legal battle in Connecticut among the heirs to the original owner.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The body of James Brown was lying in repose Thursday at New York's Apollo Theater, the famed Harlem venue and icon of African-American entertainment.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The city of Augusta, Ga., is expecting an overflow crowd in the run-up to Saturday's public funeral for music legend James Brown.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell were at it again as they launched another round of New York tabloid broadsides in their media feud.
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- China is taking steps to see that the next Spring Festival won't be marred by racy publications and pirated movies for sale in public places.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy who arrested filmmaker Mel Gibson for drunk driving says officials are harassing him.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- In what is believed to be a record sale for an item of its type, an album cover signed by all four Beatles has been sold for $115,000 at a U.S. auction.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. soul singer Jill Scott's next album, "Collaborations," will be made up of musical duets from her recording career, Billboard magazine reported.
LONDON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Before Renee Zellweger makes any red carpet appearances, the Hollywood actress enjoys a unique triple oxygen facial at a London spa.
Police remove a tresspasser after runing on the field in the seventh inning during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on May 24, 2012. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
