Topic: Jesus

Texas musician, writer and aspiring politician Richard "Kinky" Friedman died this week. He was 79.

A recently deciphered manuscript, dating back to the 4th or 5th century and stored in a university library in Hamburg, Germany, has been identified as the earliest surviving account of Jesus Christ's childhood.

The president of Wisconsin's Marquette University, Michael Lovell, died in Italy while battling a rare cancer after 10 years on the job, the university announced.

A former Venezuelan National Guard officer who now lives in Florida was sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in prison for participating in money laundering that included bribery and defrauding banks.

Lili Taylor told UPI Season 2 of "Outer Range" finds her rancher character Cecilia emotionally and psychologically shattered by the the big secret her husband Royal reveals at the end of Season 1.

Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen admitted to stealing about $30,000 from the Trump Organization during his testimony in Manhattan on Monday.

Nick Fortes lifted his left leg and stepped into a sweeper, ambushing the offering for a 396-foot, three-run homer to help the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets for their third-consecutive shutout win Friday in Miami.

MoFac Animation announced Friday that Oscar Isaac and Forest Whitaker will voice biblical characters in their animated film "The King of Kings." Isaac voices Jesus Christ and Whitaker Peter the Apostle.

Independent rock producer and musician Steve Albini, 61, died of a heart attack Tuesday, Variety and the New York Post reported.

The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday at the storied Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.