With Lent in full swing, many have made public declarations via Twitter of what they're giving up for this 40-day period prior to Easter. Paradoxically, the second-most popular Lenten sacrifice is Twitter, acco...

The Oscar—that golden statue handed out Sunday night—is among the most coveted honors in the world. Some Hollywood actors, writers and directors work their whole lives just to touch one, yet many ...

With marijuana already legal in four states and others considering also making it so, a handful of colleges and universities are offering courses on how to succeed and profit from this weedy industry. Anne A...

Pastors are growing increasingly comfortable with the Internet as a way to spread the gospel, according to a study from The Barna Group. That may be a good thing, given that nearly half of them say the online w...

A teen was arrested for murder after he sent a Snapchat picture to one of his friends of himself with the victim's dead body. Snapchat generally deletes images sent through its service in 10 seconds, but the ...

Anyone who watched the Grammys knew Kanye West was not pleased that Beck's Morning Phase beat Beyonce's self-titled disc for Album of the Year, but Beyoncé's biggest fans also were outraged—and showe...

African-American students are suspended at far higher rates than their Caucasian peers, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Black boys are about three times more likely to be suspended, while black...

Quick Backdrop When God established His relationship with Israel in the Book of Exodus (and reiterated it in Deuteronomy), He cut a deal—a gracious deal. The deal was, if Israel abided by and obeyed ...

Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," recently announced he'll be leaving the program sometime this year, causing his millions of young fans to utter a collective groan. "The Daily Show," w...

Last year, Lecrae's Anomoly dominated gospel music, with Billboard naming him the No. 1 Gospel Artist for 2014. Now, Billboard has taken steps to ensure that doesn't happen again—and Lecrae's OK with that...