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Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
'Turn yourself in': Police release footage of New Year's Eve shooting that injured 2 girls
On New Year's Eve 2024, not long before midnight, a family was changed forever after someone pulled up in a vehicle and shot multiple times into a home on the 400 block of Trevitt Street on Columbus' East Side. Columbus police are not sure who the intended targets were, but the bullets struck 11-year-old Amiyah and 13-year-old Starr. Starr suffered bullet wounds to her foot and leg, while Amiyah was shot multiple times in the back, paralyzing her from the waist down. Now, six months later, Columbus police, Central Ohio Crimestoppers, and Tiana Hall, the mother of the two girls, are asking for the public's help to identify the shooter and demanding that those involved come forward. On June 20, Columbus police and Central Ohio Crimestoppers held a media briefing on Trevitt Street, just a few houses down from where the shooting took place, to provide an update on the case. Detective Ryan Steele said they are looking for an orange Dodge Challenger that was seen on that street just minutes before the shooting, which happened at around 11:37 p.m. Steele said that the shooter fired into a bedroom window that was "filled with kids." According to police, the Challenger fled south on Trevitt Street and turned west on Atcheson Street. Steele said that the city's ShotSpotter sensors — an array of sensors designed to detect gunshots and notify police within a minute — detected the shooting, but it hasn't been helpful in the investigation. "Help this community. These girls were doing nothing wrong," Steele said. "If anybody knows anything, please step forward. And my message to the shooter is this: turn yourself in." Hall described how both of her daughters are still suffering in the aftermath of the shooting. Amiyah, who was paralyzed, lost the confidence she had before being shot and restricted to a wheelchair. Amiyah was doing physical therapy, but the family chose to take a three-month break from the training because of the difficulty. "Amiyah doesn't want to leave home. She drops her head when she's in public," said Hall. She said that both Amiyah and Starr were too scared to attend the press conference, fearful that the shooter may target them there. "10 seconds changed my daughters' lives forever," Hall said. She said she also has to remind Starr that it wasn't her fault that Amiyah was shot and paralyzed. When asked about what she would say to the shooter and other suspects who were involved, Hall echoed police detectives and asked that they surrender to police. "No one really cares until it's you," said Hall. "Just turn yourself in." Anyone with information on the shooting can contact the Columbus police felony assault unit at 614-645-4062 or Central Ohio Crimestoppers at 614-461-8677. Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@ at ShahidMeighan on X, and at on Bluesky This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus police hold press conference on shooting that hurt two girls
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Legendary Rocker, 84, Making Grand Ole Opry Broadcast Debut on Saturday, June 14
Legendary Rocker, 84, Making Grand Ole Opry Broadcast Debut on Saturday, June 14 originally appeared on Parade. A legendary and influential rocker is making his Grand Ole Opry broadcast debut on Saturday, June 14, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT. , 84, of the worldwide smash British band made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage back in February, but it is now going to air for all the world to enjoy on Saturday, June 14. You can watch a couple of preview clips here. The full concert will stream on Saturday evening beginning at 8 p.m. CT on Circle Country TV and the Opry's Facebook and YouTube pages. The Ringo Starr and Friends Opry Live show is part of the Opry celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Starr was there to promote his new country album, Look Up. He was joined by Opry members Rhonda Vincent and Mandy Barnett as well as musicians Molly Tuttle and Mickey Guyton. The press release trumpeting Starr's new album reads, "Starr's lifelong love of country music has been apparent and celebrated throughout his illustrious career. He performed and wrote numerous country and country-tinged songs throughout his years with The Beatles (i.e. 'Act Naturally,' 'What Goes On,' 'Don't Pass Me By') as well as with the earlier Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, and recorded a country album, Beaucoups of Blues, in 1970 as his second solo album."His love of country and the blues led him to try and emigrate from London to Texas while still a teen, after reading that Lightnin' Hopkins lived in Houston. Starr's new album comes after a chance meeting with T Bone Burnett at an event in Los Angeles in 2022 (the two had first met in the 1970s), where Starr asked Burnett to write a song for an EP he was recording. Taking the task to heart, Burnett returned with nine songs, all in a country vein, which happily put Starr on a path to record Look Up." Ringo Starr and Friends will also air on Sky Arts in the United Kingdom on August 29, so that his fans across the pond can enjoy the Opry performance as well. Upcoming Opry Live premieres include Riley Green, Charles Wesley Godwin, and Ashley McBryde on June 21; a July 4 special featuring Scotty McCreery, Justin Moore, Sara Evans, and Old Crow Medicine Show on July 5; Opry Honors Loretta Lynn featuring Martina McBride, Ashley McBryde, Emmy Russell, Twitty & Lynn, Carly Pearce and Crystal Gayle on July 19; and Carrie Underwood, HARDY, and BRELAND on July 26. Additional upcoming Opry Live premieres on Sky Arts in the U.K. include Jon Pardi, Zach Top, and Ashley McBryde on June 13; Keith Urban, Scotty McCreery, and 49 Winchester on June 27; Darius Rucker, Nate Smith, and Ashley McBryde on July 18; and Jelly Roll, Gabby Barrett, and Brandon Lake on July 25. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Legendary Rocker, 84, Making Grand Ole Opry Broadcast Debut on Saturday, June 14 first appeared on Parade on Jun 13, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
Los Angeles Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
‘The Boys' never pulls punches. But its creator fears a ‘cooling effect' on political TV
'The Boys' is known for chest-bursting tentacles, shape-shifters who bed your boyfriend and merciless satire of capitalist excess and corporate-controlled media. But last year, Season 4 of the Prime Video series set its sights on a new target in its evolution from comic-book adaptation to hot-button must-see: politics. Set during a presidential election cycle that eerily reflected the one going on in the real world, the show's metaphorical relevance soared to an all-time high. 'Despite all the sex and violence and madness, we take a lot of pride in, maybe, being the most current show on TV right now,' showrunner Eric Kripke says on a Zoom call from Toronto, where 'The Boys'' fifth and final season is in production. 'You're not really expecting a superhero show to have the vibe of 'Veep.' It's just another way that we try to be unexpected.' Unexpected yet strangely prescient. As an election that will determine the fate of democracy looms, the season details the megalomaniacal Homelander's schemes to gain political power to match his Superman-like abilities. There's something Elon Musk-like about how the most powerful man on Earth wants to make himself — and Vought International, the media/chemical/defense corporation he heads — America's governing oligarch. There are other elements we might associate with the current administration sprinkled throughout the season too. A Vought network tries to turn a 'Sesame Street'-style show into fascist propaganda. Collectible Homelander NFTs are proposed. Masked agents grab dissidents off the streets. All coincidental, considering scripts are written long before the final product debuts. 'Sometimes we joke, a little unsettlingly, that we're Satan's Writers' Room,' Kripke says with a laugh. 'But because we're writing about what we view as societal problems, the unfortunate truth is these things were problems two years ago when we wrote them and they'll be ongoing until we really figure out how to get a handle on a lot of this and maybe stop trusting the people in power quite so blindly.' The mightiest of Vought's ultra-marketed superstars, Homelander, played by Antony Starr, is believed by many in the world of 'The Boys' to be America's greatest hero; in reality, he's an oversensitive, egotistical demagogue. Seemingly invincible, he tends to win despite setbacks that might destroy a lesser being. But Starr insists he doesn't model the character on President Trump. Much. 'Not specifically,' the blond, square-jawed New Zealander says during the same Zoom interview. 'I'm an equal-opportunity poacher. I've taken from a lot of different people. Last season, the idea was really teased about Homelander being like a Caesar. If you dip not far back into history, there are just so many people to choose from. 'What I have found about using one specific person for any character — especially with someone like this — is it doesn't work,' Starr continues. 'You get a two-dimensional portrayal. So, Homelander is a conglomerate of tyrants.' After all, Homelander, unlike the president, craves breast milk, collects his gray hairs and tears people's torsos apart. Although Kripke has described him as analogous to Trump in the past, he notes that Starr brings out aspects of the character that make him his own man. 'I don't think Homelander is sympathetic, but you can empathize with him,' the showrunner says. 'That's the magic trick that Antony pulls off. Homelander sees himself as so much better and bigger than human, and yet he's inescapably human. That conflict, I think, is driving him slowly insane. 'But he's authoritarian in general,' Kripke admits. 'Obviously, things are happening in the particular country I live in that I respond to. This is a reflection of the things we see and the writers are scared of. What we found early on about the superheroes in this world is there's this interesting intersection of fascism and celebrity. It's a unique yet very current notion — not just in the States but all over the world — how people are using the power of celebrity to advance authoritarian ideas.' With studios backtracking on diversity initiatives and media magnates like Jeff Bezos — who owns the Washington Post as well as Amazon — reticent to find themselves on the wrong end of the president's bully pulpit, concerns that there may be pressure to ease off on 'The Boys'' scathing satire seem appropriate. Kripke says no. 'There's been a total of zero notes about pulling our punches or about making things less political or less savage,' he reveals. 'The various powers that be have been really great about it. I think they know that we'd just do it anyway, so why bother? 'Look, not about this particular show, but I'm certainly worried about a cooling effect when, now more than ever, you need people in the back of the classroom throwing spitballs,' Kripke cautions. 'That's not just healthy, that's vital. It's really important that people who can thumb their nose at it don't get scared.' And though he leaves the politics to the writers' room, the man who plays Homelander understands that 'The Boys'' bold perspective is what's made it so compelling. 'I think actors are some of the worst people to listen to for political advice, especially ones from New Zealand,' Starr says. 'But I will say the passion that our writers clearly put into what they're doing, the care and the love that they have for their country, for what's happening socially and politically, has a broad impact. We all feel like we're part of a machine that has something to say. 'It's a big show in every way and its message is bigger: Never pull punches. Regardless [of] whether you agree or disagree, at least we are part of a show that's putting its neck on the line and taking risks across the board, from performance to thematics to commentary.'
Business Wire
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
FrontView REIT Announces Appointment of Sean Fukumura as Interim CFO
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FrontView REIT ('FrontView' or the 'Company') (NYSE: FVR) today announced the appointment of Sean Fukumura as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Fukumura will continue to serve as the Company's Chief Accounting Officer. This appointment follows the Board's decision to terminate Randall Starr for cause, effective immediately. An Audit Committee investigation, assisted by outside counsel, determined that cause existed pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement. Mr. Starr's termination is unrelated to the Company's business operations, financial results or previously filed financial statements. In accordance with Mr. Starr's employment contract, he is no longer a member of the Board nor an officer of the Company or any of its affiliates. Stephen Preston, Chairman and CEO of the Company stated 'Although this is an unfortunate situation, we have begun a search for a permanent CFO and expect to have a seasoned candidate on board in relatively short order.' About FrontView REIT, Inc. FrontView is an internally-managed net-lease REIT that acquires, owns and manages primarily properties with frontage that are net leased to a diversified group of tenants. FrontView is differentiated by an investment approach focused on properties that are in prominent locations with direct frontage on high-traffic roads that are highly visible to consumers. FrontView's tenants include service- oriented businesses, such as restaurants, cellular stores, financial institutions, automotive stores and dealers, medical and dental providers, pharmacies, convenience and gas stores, car washes, home improvement stores, grocery stores, professional services, fitness operators as well as general retail tenants.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Psychic medium Jessica Starr shares her unique gift
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Local psychic medium Jessica Starr appeared Thursday on Spotlight New England. She told hosts Ashley Erling and Audrey McClelland that she was born with her gift and has felt connected to spirits for as long as she can remember. A Brockton native, Starr senses energy and focuses on reading the future rather than the past. She prides herself on recognizing small details that aren't available online. Starr offers mediumship readings, tarot readings, and law of attraction consultations. She provides in-person readings around the Boston area and conducts phone sessions at her clients' convenience, booking appointments through email. Spotlight New England airs weekdays on the WPRI 12+ TV app and the and apps to get breaking news and weather alerts. Watch or with the new . Follow us on social media: Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
