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Officials in Columbus, Ohio released police body camera footage that shows the fatal shooting of a 47-year-old man holding a cell phone, the second shooting in the area of a Black man by authorities this month.  The video shows the deadly encounter between police and Andre Hill, who was shot seconds after an officer found him emerging from a garage early Tuesday morning. Police initially responded to the area around 1:30 a.m.

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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorRita Houston, a steady presence on New York radio  — and an important musical tastemaker in her role as program director of Fordham University’s WFUV —  died Tuesday after a battle with cancer, the station said in a statement Tuesday. She was 59 years old.“Rita was the north star of WFUV’s sound and its public service, guiding the station’s musical direction for decades,” said Chuck Singleton, WFUV’s general manager, in a statement.

Simone Biles flooded her Instagram Story with messages of support for Jonathan Owens ahead of his big game with the Houston Texans on Dec. 13. Jonathan was promoted from the practice squad to the team’s active roster on Dec. 12, which meant he got to play in this week’s match against the Chicago Bears. “So proud of YOU,” Simone gushed. “Your time is now, can’t wait to keep cheering you on.”

A former federal prosecutor, speaking on the death of Houston social media influencer Alexis Sharkey, said electronic forensics is “paramount” in solving her case. Asked if he thought the investigation will proceed, Bill Johnston, who co-hosts the true-crime podcast “Justice Facts,” said investigators will likely “look first at the electronic forensics.” “Forensics is likely to be extremely important.

The death of Houston-based social media influencer Alexis Sharkey has seen little progress over the past week, but a former police detective believes that it is “only a matter of time” until officers make an arrest. Former DC detective Ted Williams spoke with Eric Shawn during Saturday’s America’s News HQ, clarifying why police may be waiting to take further, public action.

At the end of a record-setting year of news consumption, Amazon Fire TV said local TV stations in 12 U.S. cities will be added to Amazon’s news app, with another 90 on deck for 2021.

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Experts weighing in on the death of Houston social media influencer Alexis Sharkey said Thursday that investigators are now likely analyzing the woman's final days and how her body appeared when it was found. Sharkey, a Houston transplant, moved to the Texas city with her new husband, Tom, earlier this year, relatives previously said.

The possibility of foul play “has not been ruled out” in the death of a social media influencer whose body was found in Houston after she disappeared over the weekend, an official said Tuesday. An autopsy of Alexis Sharkey was pending “further studies” as of Tuesday afternoon.

A young woman who had a large following as an Instagram influencer has been found dead on the side of a west Houston road -- a day after she was last seen leaving her house after an argument, according to reports. Houston police had been looking for 26-year-old Alexis Less Sharkey when they found a woman’s body Saturday on Red Haw Lane.

“Good food, better company,” Simone Biles captioned her Nov. 29 Instagram post showing her nestled in the lap of her boyfriend, Jonathan Owens.

At least two suspects have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Texas State University football player, who was killed during a drug deal gone wrong this week, authorities said Wednesday. A manhunt was underway for two additional suspects who police said were involved in the shooting death of Khambrail Winters, 20, a Houston native and defensive back for the football team, FOX 4 of Dallas-Fort Worth reported.

They were the two biggest divas of their generation – and many people presumed they’d be rivals – but Mariah Carey, 50, says she loved working with Whitney Houston. The two singers sang perfectly together on “When You Believe,” the 1998 song from the animated film, The Prince of Egypt.

Jennifer Lopez, 51, proved she can look incredible in just about anything when she stepped out wearing an eye-catching casual but stylish outfit on Nov. 21.

Police in Florida released body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting that left an 18-year-old Black man dead after the medical examiner discovered a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  “This case continues to be investigated,” the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said in a statement.  The Medical Examiner's Office did not specify whether Devon Tilman Gregory died from the self-inflicted injury or from one of the dozens of bullets that police fired at the vehicle he was occupying during the