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National

  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. WHO’S SPINNING CONSPIRACY THEORIES IN KABUL Karzai accuses U.S., Taliban of working in concert to prove international troops should remain in Afghanistan. 2. REPUBLICANS WELCOMING OBAMA’S COURTSHIP These lawmakers suggest the fresh engagement between White House, […]

- Daily Praise

GRAMMY and three-time Stellar Award nominee, Anita Wilson is enjoying the success of her latest single, “Jesus Will”. Already hitting the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Gospel Singles Chart, “Jesus Will”, is following in the footsteps of its predecessor, “Speechless”. Penned by Gospel music icon, Rev. James Cleveland, the track is an unyielding declaration of the awesome abilities of God. […]

- Daily Praise

With her fourth solo album “80% complete” and fresh off a stunning reunion performance at Super Bowl XVLII, singer-songwriter and actress Michelle Williams has gone head first into the Broadway tour of Fela! which won three Tony Awards in 2010. Her new album is due for release this summer and features production from “huge r&b/pop […]

Entertainment

In the 1996 film “Independence Day,” Will Smith acted as welcoming committee for aliens hellbent on destroying Earth. In the 2013 film “After Earth,” it’s Smith who’s the alien. Sort of. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, “After Earth” tells the story of Cypher Raige (Will Smith) (yes, that’s his name), a legendary general who wants […]

National

  Days after announcing it will suspend public tours of the White House because of the sequester, the Obama administration says it has no plans to cancel this year’s Easter Egg Roll. The annual event on the South Lawn, scheduled for April 1 this year, is always a hot ticket. Each year, the White House […]

- Daily Praise

  Sunday Best Winner and Stellar Award-winning singer Y’Anna Crawley and her family are in need of prayers and support after a winter storm destroyed the family’s home. On Wednesday, March 6 at approximately 4:30 p.m., a tree came crashing into the home of Y’Anna’s parents. A snowstorm mixed with high winds caused the tree to fall into the kitchen […]

- Daily Praise

  Word Entertainment will release a musical companion to the History Channel’s mini-series “The Bible” on March 12. The 12-track album highlighting themes from the mini-series features contemporary Christian’s top artists including Meredith Andrews, Chris August, Francesca Battistelli, Big Daddy Weave, Jason Castro, Everfound, for KING & COUNTRY, Group 1 Crew, Dara Maclean, Point of […]

- Daily Praise

  In almost every dialogue, every interview, every conversation, people ask me what advice I can share that might benefit dream chasers. That question always takes me back… to the place I was before the platform BET’s Sunday Best provided me. I’ve wanted this thing since I was three years old, when I first started […]

- CLE

This is the weekend we lose an hour, but gain it in sunshine during the evenings. Before you head off to bed Saturday night (March 9), don’t forget to “spring” your clocks ahead one hour. If you don’t, you’ll be late wherever you need to go on Sunday. But losing an hour of sleep can […]

- Daily Praise

Dubbed as the new face of electronic pop, Capital Kings (Cole Walowac, Jon White) have already had a breakout year with their debut album entering the Top 5 on the Billboard Christian Albums Chart and embarking on one of the largest arena tours, Winter Jam. This month is no exception for the emerging act who […]

National

The U.S. Secret Service told CNN Thursday that the plan to end all White House public tours beginning March 9 will help the agency save $74,000 per week. This accounts for the costs of paying 37 uniformed officers $50 an hour for 40 hours a week to secure the tour’s route through the White House […]

- Daily Praise

  Curtis Finch Jr., a 24-year-old “American Idol” contestant, left judges praising God after his rendition of “I Believe I Can Fly” on the Fox singing competition Wednesday night. Finch is a St. Louis, Mo. native who made his appearance on the singing competition with his rendition of the gospel song “God Is Able.” He […]