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Brazilian entertaining legend Silvio Santos dies at 93

Aug. 17, 2024 10:37 AM EDT

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Silvio Santos, a Brazilian television executive and presenter known for his beaming smile and catchphrase “Who wants money?” has died after a decades-long career in the spotlight. He was 93. Santos owned the television network SBT and created several...

Princess Leia bikini costume from set of 'Star Wars' movie sells at auction for $175K

Jul. 28, 2024 17:33 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — The gold bikini-style costume that Carrie Fisher wore as Princess Leia while making “Return of the Jedi" in the “Star Wars” franchise has sold for $175,000, according to the auction house that handled the sale. The costume was made famous when Fisher wore it at...

Missouri lawsuits allege abuse by Catholic priests, nuns. Archdiocese leader in Omaha among them

Jul. 25, 2024 21:49 PM EDT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is among the accused. Five separate lawsuits seeking unspecified...

'Seven Samurai' at 70: Kurosawa's epic still moves like nothing else

Jul. 03, 2024 21:24 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. But despite its age, the vitality and fleet-footed movement of Kurosawa’s epic is still breathtaking. To watch it again is to be swept along, all over again, by its flowing...