Ghost and Tommy take center stage in ‘Power: Origins’ teaser

July 16, 2026 | 3:00 PM

Spence Moore as James “Ghost” St. Patrick and Charlie Mann as Tommy Egan in ‘Power: Origins’ (Starz)

Fans are getting their first glimpse of the upcoming Starz series Power: Origins. The prequel explores the early lives of fan-favorite characters James “Ghost” St. Patrick, Tommy Egan and Kanan Stark as they set out to make their mark in the New York City drug game.

The clip opens with young Ghost, played by Spence Moore, and Tommy, played by Charlie Mann, sitting in a car. “We came in this motherf***** to touch the sky brother,” Ghost says. “I won’t let us settle for less.”

The two are then seen confronting a group of men before attacking them with bats.

“This moment right here is when we start dreaming. It’s about proving to ourselves that we can do this s*** on our own,” he continues, as the teaser cuts to a meeting with Kanan Stark, played by Mekai Curtis.

The clip then returns to Tommy and Ghost in the car. “This how legends get made,” Ghost says. Tommy lets out a “whoo” before Ghost adds, “I don’t know if I actually believe all that s*** I just said, but it sounded so f****** dope coming out my mouth.”

Power: Origins is currently in production in New Jersey. The series picks up after the events of Power Book III: Raising Kanan, which drops its finale on Aug. 7.

The original Power starred Omari Hardwick as Ghost, Joseph Sikora as Tommy and executive producer 50 Cent as Kanan.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

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Tourist helicopter hit flock of birds before crashing into the Hudson River last April, NTSB says

July 16, 2026 | 4:46 PM

Washington (CNN) — A sightseeing helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River near New York City last year, killing a family of five and the pilot, crashed after hitting a flock of geese, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a series of investigative reports released on Thursday.The Bell 206L-4, operated by New York Helicopters, took off from lower Manhattan on April 11, 2025, circling the Statue of Liberty, before flying north along the Hudson River. After turning back south, the aircraft was near the New Jersey shoreline when it broke apart in the air, flipping and spiraling into the water.A “mixed-species flock of Brant and Canada Geese impacted the rotor blades” and the rear of the aircraft, the Smithsonian Institution’s feather identification lab determined. A “Great Blackbacked Gull was hit by flying debris from the tail section at force enough to mangle the bird and cause the bird wing to separate and come to rest on the rooftop with other helicopter debris,” the lab found.The Smithsonian, primarily known for its public museums in Washington, also assists investigators by identifying bird remains, called snarge, after aircraft collisions.“Bird remains were identified using whole/fragmentary feather comparisons with preserved bird specimens, microscopic examinations of diagnostic characters, and DNA analyses,” according to a report by the feather lab and included in the docket.The NTSB’s more than 2,000 pages of investigative materials do not state a probable cause of the crash. A determination is expected in the final report, which the NTSB told CNN is “likely” to come by the end of the year.One witness in a nearby apartment complex said he saw the helicopter “fall like a brick” into the water, investigators wrote in a report. He remembered “hundreds of birds” flying in the area but could not recall how high they were flying.Another witness was running along the Hudson when about 20 “very big, fat birds” took flight in front of her and headed toward the river. About two minutes later, she heard a “bang” overhead, but she did not notice any birds near the helicopter as it broke apart midair.The victims in the crash included three children and their parents – who both worked for Siemens, a German multinational technology conglomerate. The pilot was also killed.The helicopter’s last major inspection was on March 1, and it had completed seven tour flights earlier on the day of the accident, according to the NTSB.Over 24,000 incidents of aircraft hitting animals were reported in the Federal Aviation Administration’s wildlife strike database last year. More than 1,000 of those were determined to have happened in New York or New Jersey.The Hudson was also the site of one of the most famous crash landings caused by aircraft hitting birds, dubbed the “Miracle on the Hudson.” Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger safely landed US Airways flight 1549 in the river in 2009 after Canadian Geese disabled both engines of his Airbus A320 moments after taking off from LaGuardia Airport.The number of bird strikes reported has gone up in recent years due to increased wildlife populations, more flights, faster and quitter aircraft, and better reporting, the FAA said. Efforts to mitigate the risks include habitant management, detecting and predicting wildlife moments, and keeping the animals away.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

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