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HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) — A retired police officer apparently shot his two teenage daughters to death and then killed himself in the family’s suburban New York home, a police official said Sunday. Harrison Police Chief Anthony Marraccini said the deaths of 52-year-old Glen Hochman and his daughters Alissa and Deanna on Saturday “would appear to […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama told dozens of the nation’s governors Sunday night that they probably wouldn’t agree on all issues, but said he expected they’d find more in common than sometimes is assumed. He welcomed many of the nation’s governors to the White House for an annual dinner, including at least one who […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Clark Terry, a Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter who played in the orchestras of both Count Basie and Duke Ellington and on “The Tonight Show” and collaborated with jazz greats including Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, has died. He was 94. Terry’s wife announced his death on his website late Saturday night. […]

Tinsel Town celebs came out to help R&B princess Rihanna celebrate her 27th birthday Friday night.  The FourFiveSeconds singer’s surprise party had such guests as her…

Nick Gordon is hoping the power of Twitter will spur Bobby Brown into allowing him access to see girlfriend Bobbi Kristina. Yesterday, Gordon pleaded on the…

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Viola Davis dished to Entertainment Weekly about “How to Get Away With being Awesome,” and playing sexy, ruthless lawyer Annalise Keating. She opened up about having love scenes on the hit law drama. “It was nerve-wracking, but I went for it.  Anyone should be nervous doing very personal and private scenes. If you are not nervous, […]

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Historically Black colleges and universities are suffering in today’s environment as parents and students are electing to go elsewhere. The days of almost certainly attending a Black institution as our parents did are a thing of the past. College students today have more choices. Earlier in the month, President Barack Obama was critical of HBCUs […]

Morris Chestnut is gearing up to star as the lead character in Fox’s upcoming drama pilot. Deadline is reporting, the untitled project, which was formerly known…

Former I Love New York star Ahmad Givens has passed away after suffering a long battle with cancer. Givens, known as “Real” who went on to…

On its way to earning an estimated $34 million, Martin Lawrence’s 1996 comedy thriller A Thin Line Between Love And Hate brought in over $9…

  Power couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z were spotted in Los Angeles last night at designer Tom Ford’s Autumn/Winter 2015 Women’s wear Collection show. The duo were among…