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A Connecticut teenager stabbed and killed his classmate who allegedly turned down his invitation to the junior prom. He pleaded no contest to murder Monday, and prosecutors say they will seek a 25-year prison term.

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning gave thanks to God in an interview following the upset win against the Carolina Panthers in the Super Bowl 50. "I'm very grateful," said Manning. "It's very special to cap it off with a Super Bowl championship...definitely going to say a prayer and thank the man upstairs for this opportunity."

Jeremy Lin is one place from making the NBA All-Star 2016 roster as he is ranked eighth among the guards in the Eastern Conference teams. If he makes the roster, it will be his first time in his NBA career to be voted as an All-Star.

40,000 U.S. Christian college students crowded three stadiums in Houston and Atlanta for three days of soul-freeing worship concerts led by heavy-weight CCM artists and messages by influential evangelical leaders for one reason - to lift up the name of Jesus. Since the first day the event, "#Passion2016" has been trending on Twitter.

A high-rise hotel in central Dubai has been engulfed in flames just before the annual Dubai New Year's Even 2016 Fireworks display. Crowds gathering to watch the countdown have been asked to leave, as the location of the fire happens to be the location of the fireworks - world's tallest skyscraper Burj Khalifia.

Hong Kong's queen of pop Vivian Chow Wai-Man performed publicly for the first time at a church worship service. Only after a year of coming to faith in Jesus Christ, the Chinese Christian pop star stepped out to share her reflection on the reason for the Christmas season and her faith.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth will be delivering her 2015 Royal Christmas Day message with the focus on personal Christian faith and the necessity of prayer amid persecution in light of the worldwide persecution of Christians, in particular, those in Syria and the Middle East. Viewers can find information on how and where to watch and listen to the speech online, on television, and on the radio here.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer just announced that she and her husband Zack Bogue have given birth to an identical twin girls this morning.

Pope Francis addressed a meeting of some 300 Catholic bishops from around a world Sunday by forcefully asserting that marriage is an indissoluble bond between man and woman, for it is "God's dream for his beloved creation." But he said the church doesn't judge and must "seek out and care for hurting couples with the balm of acceptance and mercy."

A 26-year-old man opened fire during a church service in Alabama on Sunday, wounding his girlfriend, her baby and a pastor before being subdued and arrested on attempted murder charges, a prosecutor said.

The 67th Emmy Awards 2015 will go down tonight as celebrities, creators of comedies, dramas and variety of shows gather at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. FOX will be broadcasting Emmys 2015 live starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Info on how to watch the highly-anticipated Emmys 2015 live stream online can be found below.

Actress Kristen Wiig, who starred in The Diary of a Teenage Girl and The Martian, both which were released last month, shared some details about the upcoming comedy Masterminds after her first screening in an interview.

Bobbi Kristina Brown’s grandma Cissy Houston gave the latest update to Whitney Houston daughter’s condition, saying there’s “still not a great deal of hope.”

President Obama called on Iran Friday to release U.S. citizens, including Iranian-American pastor Saeed Abedini, believed to be in Tehran's custody.

U.S. District judge Caille V.S. Granade ruled Friday in favor of two women who sued the state for refusing to recognize their marriage performed in California.

President Obama has issued a Presidential Proclamation for the Martin Luther King, Jr. 2015 federal holiday, calling upon the citizens of United States to remember the life of the Civil Rights Movement leader and author of the famous "I Have a Dream" speech and to "put aside our narrow ambitions, lift up one another, and march a little closer to the Nation Dr. King envisioned."

Jackie Chan's son Jaycee has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty in a Beijing court to "sheltering others to take drugs" and was fined $322.

Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and the Martinez Health Center have resumed normal operation after a precautionary lockdown from a gunfire report on Tuesday morning, according to an update posted on the hospital's Facebook page.

Described by some as biggest humanitarian crisis in history, over 1.8 million refugees in Iraq and are without shelters as winter settles in. Crisis Response International, a Nashville-based ministry, is responding by sending shelter homes, but urges for more help from the global Christian communities.

An African-American pastor has launched a prayer campaign for police officers around the nation in wake of the murders of two NYPD cops. Emergency responders and civilians across the nation held memorials and candle light vigils for the slain officers.

An appeals judge in Qatar on Sunday acquitted an American Christian couple Matthew and Grace Huang of starving their adopted daughter to death in 2013 and said they are free to leave, seemingly ending the case that drew global attention to the Middle East country's justice system.

VeteraThe 2014 Veterans Day Parade in New York City or America's Parade, the largest in the country, will start at 11:25 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The Parade's opening ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. ET at the Eternal Light Flagstaff monument, and the Mayor of New York City will make a remark, and conclude with a wreath laying at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. The Veterans Day Parade NYC 2014 live stream can be watched online beginning at noon to 3 p.m., and on television at FOX 5 (WNYW).n's Day Parade NYC 2014 Live Stream:

Watch the new My Hope film, Heaven, on the following networks in November. All national program times are listed in Eastern Time. Local program times are listed in the local time zone.

Christian daredevil Nik Wallenda, best known for death-defying walks across the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls, will tightrope untethered across the Chicago Skyline within less than an hour today, Nov. 2, 2014, with an added element of suspense - blind-folded. Discovery Channel will be live streaming the entire stunt, which can be watched online via the link below.

A quacking good news, the "Duck Dynasty" clan is preparing to welcome a new member to their famiily, with John Luke Robertson, son of Willie and Korie Robertson, engaged to his fiancée Mary Kate McEacharn. The two lovebirds have expressed how their Christian fath played a critical role in their relationship.