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American missionary Rev. Phyllis Sortor is the latest Christian to be captured by militants in the war-torn African nation of Nigeria, but the $300,000 ransom demanded from her captors is not possible, according to family.

While Albert Einstein was a professed agnostic, a letter he wrote that described God as the creator has fetched a hefty sum at a recent auction in Massachusetts. The 1925 letter was written to Italian electrical engineer Giovanni Giorgi to defend Einstein's theory of relativity from ten years earlier. The letter, uncharacteristically written in Italian, was penned after Einstein faced harsh criticism from American physicist Dayton Miller who aimed to disprove the now-famous theory.

As Sony's Xperia Z4 looms on the horizon, Xperia Z2 and Z3 owners are still awaiting the arrival of the Android 5.0 Lollipop mobile operating system to their smartphones. But will Lollipop come to the older Xperia models before the Z4 launches?

Apple's latest MacBook Pro Retina is expected to ship just after the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, and recent rumors suggest that the Broadwell processor will be scrapped in favor of an even more powerful and efficient successor.

Rockstar Games has announced today that the Heists DLC for Grand Theft Auto V will be launching on March 10 for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.

Former porn star Brittni Ruiz, previously known by her stage name Jenna Presley, is a success story in terms of her turn to Jesus Christ and away from the porn industry. But in a recent interview, Ruiz describes the exact Bible verse that turned her life around from smut star to ministry leader.

The 87th annual Academy Awards took place on Sunday night, and despite being considered one of the tamest in recent years, some have noticed that the traditional thanking of God during acceptance speeches has dwindled considerably. But you may be surprised to hear just how infrequent God is actually thanked during the popular awards ceremony.

Tom Clancy fans are clamoring for the release of the new video game The Division later this year, but the author and game developer UbiSoft are frustratingly tight-lipped about an actual release date as speculation on a March alpha looms ahead.

Microsoft may not give away as many free games to Xbox Live members as Sony does for PlayStation Plus members, but that doesn't stop the tech behemoth from offering up some high quality games each month.

Sony's generosity with monthly free games is the stuff of legends as each month PlayStation Plus members get their hands on a half-dozen quality classic, indie, and big-name gaming titles for the popular console line. With March right around the corner, we take a look at our predictions for which games will be free to the PlayStation Plus network starting on March 3.

GoPro's Hero 5 is expected to improve upon the wildly popular Hero 4's design that has already proven to be a hit, but we may have to wait until the end of the year to see the latest action video camera.

The LG Watch Urbane is billed as a luxury wearable device running Android Wear and available in a variety of colors, but some are criticizing its lack of innovative technology to focus on the luxury end of the consumer spectrum.

While the new device hasn't technically been announced by Samsung just yet. the hints are getting more and more frequent. Case in point, a new video released by the Korean company today shows off a tiny glimpse of what is thought to be the S6, including some teased info on what the "next Galaxy" will include.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson found himself defending his Christian faith after he made the comment that the new controversial movie 50 Shades of Grey was "great."

When 39-year-old Terrence Lavaron Thomas asked some people at a Detroit bus stop if they were Muslim, he was not happy when they answered that they were not. So unhappy, in fact, that he stabbed them repeatedly with a 3-inch knife.

Celebrating the Christian faith online is a great option for those who can't make it to a service on Sundays, but a recent poll shows that many pastors believe that experiencing faith through the internet will be more acceptable in the coming decade.

Madison, Alabama police officer Eric Parker faces assault charges and the loss of his job after he threw an elderly Indian man down who didn't speak English.

While Google's own Nexus line of devices has not been completely caught up with the company's own Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system just yet, a few of the Nexus products are enjoying the upgrade as we speak. The Nexus 6 originally launched with the mobile OS, but what can we expect on the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7?

Motorola's Moto X was right on target to get the latest Android 5.0.2 Lollipop mobile operating system update this month, but a problem with the first generation Moto X's chipset caused an indefinite delay.

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the 21-year-old daughter of singers Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, is still fighting for her life nearly two weeks after being found unresponsive in a bathtub, according to Brown's family.

While Android's latest 5.0 Lollipop mobile operating system upgrade may not have the adoption rate that Google had hoped two months after release, it's still more stable than Apple's iOS 8, according to a new report.

As Aaron and Melissa Klein await the final verdict on how much they'll be fined for refusing to bake a same-sex ceremonial cake for a lesbian couple, other businesses around the country are asking if the same type of thing could happen to them for standing by their Christian beliefs.

Amanda Knox is facing possibly the final verdict in her ongoing trial for a 2007 murder next month, but it's her newly confirmed engagement to Seattle musician Colin Sutherland that's making news this week.

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and for us Christians, the celebration of love extends much further than a simple box of chocolates or flowers. We know that our love for our spouse or family is modeled after God's love for us, and that's important for us to fully understand.

Although Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen stated earlier this week that there would be no new Dragon Age game in 2015, rumors of a downloadable content pack for Dragon Age: Inquisition are running rampant. In fact, there are more than just rumors about DLC coming for the latest Dragon Age game as BioWare's Mark Darrah tweeted earlier this month that the next DLC is in development.