(Photo: Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

In today’s top news, the White House says President Obama supports women in combat, the battery charge lodged against mega-church pastor Creflo Dollar after a fight with his daughter was dropped and witnesses have been called to make statements in the George Zimmerman murder trial.

The White House says President Obama supports women in combat. [AP]

The battery charge lodged against mega-church pastor Creflo Dollar after a fight with his daughter was dropped. [AJC]

Witnesses have been called to make statements in the George Zimmerman murder trial. [BET]

A federal judge says families of those killed in the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater shooting should not be allowed to sue the theater for wrongful death. [NBCNews]

Martin Luther King III says he was deeply moved that President Obama was sworn-in on his father’s bible. [BET]

Whitney Houston’s mother says she questions her own parenting skills. [Reuters]

Tina Turner will soon become a citizen of Switzerland. [AP]

Chief Keef stands to earn $6 million from his record deal with Interscope. [BET]

The U.S. military admits to mistakes in the training of Malian troops. [BBC]

Al Shabab’s Twitter account was disabled after the militant group threatened to kill Kenyan hostages. [BBC]

In today’s top news, police are investigating the drowning death of Rodney King, thousands filled New York streets in silent protest of the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy and an SCLC official has spoken out in defense of embattled pastor Creflo Dollar.

Police are investigating the drowning death of Rodney King. [BET]

Thousands filled New York streets in silent protest of the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy. [BET]

An SCLC official has spoken out in defense of Pastor Creflo Dollar, who was arrested for beating his 15-year-old daughter. [AJC]

More white baseball players are filling spots on HBCU teams. [NewsObserver]

The New York nightclub where Drake and Chris Brown brawled last week has been shut down by the city for violations. [E!]

Drake’s first performance since the brawl draws extra security. [BET]

Melanie Fiona and J. Cole collab on new single. [BET]

The Miami Heat take Game 3 of the NBA Finals  in a 91-85 win against Oklahoma City. [NBC Sports]

Egyptian army vows to transfer power to the country’s  elected president. [BBC]

Boko Haram takes responsibility for the weekend bombings of three churches in Nigeria that left 50 people dead. [CNN]

In today’s top news, Lauryn Hill addresses her tax evasion charges via Tumblr, the DOJ is suing Florida over purging voter lists and Pastor Creflo Dollar’s daughter told 911 operators that the physical attack was not the first of its kind from her father.

Lauryn Hill addresses her tax evasion charges via Tumblr. [BET]

The DOJ is suing Florida over purging voter lists ahead of the presidential election. [CNN]

Pastor Creflo Dollar’s daughter told 911 operators that the physical attack was not the first of its kind from her father. [AJC]

The FBI reports that the rate of violent crime is reaching a historic low. [MSNBC]

A Ku Klux Klan chapter wants to adopt a strip of Georgia highway. [CNN]

Nascent rapper Azealia Banks quits the “rap game.” [BET]

U.S. Supreme Court rejects birther appeal lawsuit. [BET]

More African-American bone marrow donors are needed to treat a rare blood disease. [WSBTV]

The U.N. says Syrian forces are using children as human shields. [MSNBC]

Kenya is asking the European Union to intervene in Somalia and fight its Al-Shabab militant group. [BBC]