PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia mural featuring Bill Cosby has been painted over as new details emerge of his testimony in a sexual-assault lawsuit. The city’s Mural Arts Program says the fatherhood-themed mural in North Philadelphia was deteriorating and already scheduled for removal. But spokeswoman Cari Feiler Bender says the date was moved up amid […]

On the shooting, Governor Bobby Jindal said: "“This is an awful night for Lafayette. This is an awful night for Louisiana. This is an awful night for the United States."

Sometimes we feel like failure is the worst thing that has ever happened to us. But how many times have you realized, in hindsight, how that failure turned out to be a blessing in disguise? Failures can actually teach you something if you allow them to. And that’s what singer Fantasia did. Here’s what she […]

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump recently weighed in on the arrest of Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old Chicago woman who was arrested after a traffic stop…

Jay Z and Will Smith are teaming up to produce a yet-untitled mini series for HBO about Emmett Till, the black Chicago teenager whose death…

When it comes to her son, Jill Scott is just one of those celebs who’d prefer to keep his face out of the blogs, off your TV screens and no where near your desktop. It wasn’t until recently (now that he’s getting older) that the Golden brown singer acknowledged him at her show. During her […]

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The investigation and murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez cost prosecutors nearly half a million dollars, a spokesman said Friday. Hernandez was convicted in April of first-degree murder for shooting Odin Lloyd in 2013. Lloyd was dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee, and the motive for […]

Janet Jackson has dropped the visuals of her steamy track, No Sleeep, her first video in five years. The mid-tempo track shows a 49-year-old Ms. Jackson seductively singling in a dimly-lit mansion on a rainy day. A couple of scenes later and J. Cole makes an appearance, while the two perform their verses together. Watch below:   What […]

Gospel superstar Tye Tribbett opens up about the death of his friend songwriter DeVaughn Murphy. He also talks about his music, his upcoming concert in South Carolina and the huge music conference he is headlining. Follow The Nightly Spirit on Facebook and Follow Us on Twitter! 

ENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The latest in the sentencing phase of the Colorado theater shooting trial (all times local): 10:05 a.m. An alternate juror in the Colorado theater shooting trial showed up in court wearing a Metallica T-shirt with the image of a man being electrocuted. Jurors were hearing arguments on whether Holmes should be […]

Hillary Clinton may now be in more hot water over her email controversy. The Justice Department just received a referral to open a criminal investigation into…

In the 10 days since the mysterious death of Sandra Bland in a Texas jail cell, speculation around how exactly the 28-year-old Illinois woman died…