When we think of Gospel music, most of the time we don’t immediately think of big houses, fine cars, and a lot of money. But the industry is still entertainment with a huge fellowship and a lot of money. But who is the richest man in gospel? Well, that would be Kirk Franklin who’s net […]

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Alicia Keys has been getting in touch with her spiritual side, headlining "MTV Crashes Manchester" in the city's cathedral. The 14-time Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter said performing in a place of worship was "a real honor" and added that there was "an energy there that's very different." Alongside old […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Barack Obama is condemning an anti-Muslim film and the violence in the Middle East that has followed its release, saying there is "no speech that justifies mindless violence." Obama says in a speech Tuesday before the U.N. General Assembly that "there are no words that excuse the killing of innocent" […]

Tristan Mack Wilds is a lot of things, but what he isn’t is someone who can sit still. After playing good-kid-turned drug dealer on HBO’s…

Activists in Selma, Alabama are set to march a historic route through the city today (Tuesday) and present more than 325,000 signatures to the Selma City Council opposing the placement of a monument to controversial Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. The original Selma monument to the man recognized as the first Grand Wizard of the […]

Let's face it, in our day and age of the internet has become a running source of information that many of us cannot live without. It's on our computers, cell phones, tablets, and now even our televisions. Whether it's our daily fix of celebrity gossip or hard-hitting news, most of us have websites we faithfully […]

The Black Boy Inn is a hotel located in Caernarfon, which is in the Royal Borough of North Wales in England. The inn was built in 1522 and is one of the few remaining public houses owned by an independent family business in the U.K. There are theories behind the naming of the hotel, including […]

There are better meals in school cafeterias this year, thanks to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, designed to fight child hunger, combat obesity and improve the health and nutrition of the nation’s students. Schools are phasing in new nutrition standards over a three-year period, starting with lunches in this first year and moving […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that a new world order needs to emerge, away from years of American "bullying" and domination. Ahmadinejad spoke to The Associated Press in a wide-ranging interview on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly — his last as president of Iran. He also discussed solutions […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Embattled GOP Congressman Todd Akin has made good on his promise to stay in Missouri's U.S. Senate race despite calls by top Republicans to quit following his comments about rape. The final deadline for candidates to remove their names from the Missouri ballot passed Tuesday as Akin began a statewide […]

PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court has denied an Arizona sheriff's request to reverse a lower-court decision barring his deputies from detaining people solely on the suspicion that they're illegal immigrants. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 23-page ruling Tuesday. The San Francisco court considered the narrow question of a preliminary injunction […]

SPRINGTOWN, Texas (AP) — Like many schools in Texas, "spare the rod and spoil the child" might be considered the motto at Springtown High School. But when two teenage girls there reportedly suffered bruises after being paddled by male assistant principals, some parents complained. They weren't upset about the punishment itself, but instead that the […]