Jennifer Hudson News

Chicago - William Balfour, the estranged brother in law of Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson, was sentenced Tuesday to three consecutive life terms for killing Hudson’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.

A Chicago jury deliberated for three days to convict Oscar-award winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law for the chilling murders that gripped a nation more than three years ago.

Jennifer Hudson and her sister, Julia, released a statement regarding Friday's guilty verdict of William Balfour for murdering their mother, brother and Julia Hudson’s 7-year-old son on October 24, 2008.

Tel Aviv - On November 4, 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was gunned down by Yigal Amir. Earlier this month, Amir's brother and fellow conspirator was released from gaol.

After two seasons of waning numbers 'American Idol' picked up last season and heads into its 11th season on Wed., Jan. 18, 2012 with great expectations. The show has competition but it also has a returning panel that America seemed to love.

She was fire and ice at the Grammys. In a tribute to Aretha Franklin, Christina Aguilera paid her penance proud, singing notes that soared almost to heaven as she proved redemptive of her performance of the national anthem just one week ago.

Two senior women in two worlds of music will be honored in 2011: Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, at the Grammy Awards on February 13, and later in the year Melveen Leed, Hawaii's Queen of Country.

Katrina Darrell didn’t make it on American Idol, but she’ll have more than those 15 proverbial minutes of fame, if Playboy comes through as hoped.

In one of the most stunning renditions of song, Jennifer Hudson brought an eager Super Bowl crowd to shouts and tears in her rendition of the Star Spangled Banner on Super Bowl Sunday.

Jennifer Hudson will step beyond grief to sing the National Anthem at this year's Super Bowl. This young woman captured the nation with her super star talent on American Idol.