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Matt Groening, the storied creator of "The Simpsons," spoke out against the current obsession to replace white voice actors who portray nonwhite characters on the show. Groening spoke to the BBC about the recent decision to replace the white voice actor for a black character. "Times change," he said, "but I actually didn't have a problem with the way we...

A startling video captured the moment that a missing 13-year-old girl rushed to hug a deputy who rescued her from an alleged online predator. The incident unfolded Thursday at the All Suite Motel in Edgewater, Florida. The grandmother of the girl called police after she failed to arrive home in Oak Hill from school and didn't go to a basketball game...

"All rich countries should move to 100% synthetic beef. You can get used to the taste difference," said holy anointed billionaire Bill Gates. Green activism has been around for decades. But what used to be wacky has now worked its way into the world's power structure. You must believe the science. You cannot question the science. The Texas power...

"Lunch Bucket Joe" Biden lies again, claiming the Trump administration did not have enough vaccines ready for distribution when the Biden administration is actually following the Trump playbook and trying to take the credit, BlazeTV host Mark Levin said of President Joe Biden's remarks at a Pfizer manufacturing site on Friday.On a recent episode of "LevinTV," Levin played a...

Dan Patrick, the lieutenant governor of Texas, explained why some Texans received a massive electricity bill after the winter storm crisis, and he put the blame squarely on them for "gambling" with their power bill. Patrick made the comments as a guest this week on Fox News' "Outnumbered." "I saw the story about the high bills. Let me explain that,"...

A news anchor for WTTG-TV out of Washington, D.C., has been suspended following backlash he and the station received after he tweeted that he was "annoyed" over "obese people" being prioritized for the coronavirus vaccines over essential workers like him.What are the details?On Tuesday, McCoy tweeted, "I'm annoyed obese people of all ages get priority vaccine access before all...

A former San Francisco police officer is facing charges after he allegedly chased down an 11-year-old and threatened to shoot him over a doorbell prank. Police said that the Feb. 12 incident began when a group of young kids were pressing doorbells in their San Rafael, California, neighborhood and running away as a joke. They were reportedly age 10 and...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has called on her state's Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg -- a fellow Republican -- to resign, days after he was charged with three misdemeanors in connection with him fatally hitting a pedestrian with his car last year. Noem made her statement on the same day she made public interviews investigators conducted with Ravnsborg in the...

An Oklahoma state lawmaker is seeking to ban teaching "divisive concepts" from critical race theory in state schools, pushing for a law that would permit teachers to be fired for doing so. State Sen. Shane Jett (R) is the author of Senate Bill 803, legislation that would explicitly prohibit the teaching of critical race theory and its components in...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (Wyo.) are not on the same page when it comes to former President Donald Trump, as evidenced by them taking opposite stances at the end of a press conference several outlets have described as "awkward."What are the details?McCarthy did not hesitate when asked whether Trump should be...