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DENTON, Texas -- At 17 years old, Ryan Matthews was wrongly accused of killing a man. Two years later, he was sentenced to death. Now, at age 39, he's graduating from college. In April 1997, a man in a ski mask shot and killed the 43-year-old owner of Comeaux's Market in Bridge City, Louisiana, right across the river from New Orleans. Investigators thought Matthews, a black teenager, killed the white business owner, and he was later found guilty by one black juror and 11 white jurors, WFAA in Dallas reported. Activists rallied, and his family fought. DNA evidence eventually proved...

Known far and wide for his outlandish statements — his doozy of all time coming in 2010 when he feared the island of Guam might "tip over and capsize" due to overpopulation — the Georgia congressman reloaded during Thursday's impeachment hearing and claimed that President Donald Trump's height advantage over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky created an "imbalance of power."

Roseanne Barr is apparently not a fan of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — calling her a “Farrakhan-loving…bug-eyed bitch” who is costing “hundreds of people decent-paying jobs” with her so-called Green New Deal. “She got paid to do that — paid to decimate communities,” blasted the former sitcom star in a rambling YouTube video. “Because they breathe carbon in their air or some horse s–t.” Barr, 66, fired off multiple obscenities during her 2-minute critique of Ocasio-Cortez — aiming most of the barrage at the Democratic congresswoman’s Green New Deal to combat climate change, as well as her support for socialism. “It’s...

A Wisconsin judge ordered the state to take as many as 234,000 people off its registered-voter list Friday because they may have moved — a decision that could impede residents of this swing state from voting in next year’s presidential election. The case centers on a letter that the state Elections Commission sent in October to hundreds of thousands of voters, asking them to respond if they were still at that address or to update their registrations if they had moved. Conservatives filed a lawsuit alleging that to avoid fraud, the commission should have thrown out the registrations of voters...

Former Vice President Joe Biden committed Saturday to ending the use of standardized testing in public schools if he’s elected president in 2020. Biden made the commitment after a questioner at MSNBC’s Public Education Forum 2020 said standardized testing is “rooted in a history of racism and eugenics” and urged him to oppose their use in public schools. “Teaching has changed drastically over the last 10 to 20 years. Instead of being allowed to use their expertise to develop engaging curricula that’s culturally responsive, teachers are often forced to use a scripted curriculum that rushes children through without giving them...

Does the winning ever get old? Played a few races today and tonight and POTUS even wins on the race track.

FULL TITLE: Trump: Fox News Trying To Be ‘Politically Correct’ By Interviewing Comey, Says Network Will Die With MSNBC, CNN President Donald Trump once again attacked Fox News on Twitter Saturday night, accusing the network of trying to be “politically correct.” “Hard to believe that @FoxNews will be interviewing sleazebag & totally discredited former FBI Director James Comey, & also corrupt politician Adam ‘Shifty’ Schiff,” Trump said. “Fox is trying sooo hard to be politically correct, and yet they were totally shut out from the failed Dem debates!”

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of...

Global warming hypocrite Al Gore says he supports the Green New Deal, but his actions are the exact opposite Al Gore just spoke out in favor of the Green New Deal.However, his actions are the exact opposite.This video is called, “Hitler gets mad at Al Gore’s global warming hypocrisy.” The video’s description includes links to sources to verify the statements that are made in the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfr37Xn9IL8

Where did the Trump impeachment go? When House Democrats began selling tickets to their President Donald Trump Impeachment Theater — shouting their outrage, preening on those late-night talk shows — it was much meatier business. It would be full of collusion with Russia, blackmail of Ukraine, it would contain extortion and go heavy on bribery. The way the Democrats sold it, Americans were to expect some giant roast, bone in, with a rich, thick gravy, to feed a nation longing for justice from Orange Man Bad. At least, that’s what Democrats promised. But that’s not what they delivered for consideration...

North Korea has again conducted what's being called a "crucial test" at its Sohae Satellite Launching Ground.... Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying Friday that US will "respond decisively" if any US or Iraqi personnel are harmed in rocket attacks on bases in Iraq.... Well congratulations are in order to: Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson "Al" Johnson is the winner of the British General Election getting his majority in Parliament to implement what he calls: "Brexit" but what he also said yesterday is a: "new partnership" with the European Union...... "The Sword Dance Strikes Back" Israel also embracing the Gulf...

December 15 2019 Third Sunday of Advent Reading 1 Is 35:1-6a, 10 The desert and the parched land will exult;the steppe will rejoice and bloom.They will bloom with abundant flowers,and rejoice with joyful song.The glory of Lebanon will be given to them,the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;they will see the glory of the LORD,the splendor of our God.Strengthen the hands that are feeble,make firm the knees that are weak,say to those whose hearts are frightened:Be strong, fear not!Here is your God,he comes with vindication;with divine recompensehe comes to save you.Then will the eyes of the blind be opened,the ears...

FULL TITLE: Exclusive — Kevin McCarthy: GOP Aims to Retake House After Impeachment by Turning Out 8.5 Million Trump Voters who Stayed Home in 2018 House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy told Breitbart News exclusively that Republicans think they can retake the House majority in 2020 by turning out millions of voters who backed President Donald Trump in 2016 but stayed home in the 2018 midterm elections. In fact, in his latest exclusive interview on Breitbart News Saturday on SiriusXM 125 the Patriot Channel, McCarthy explained that Republicans would currently be in the House majority had these voters turned out in...

CNN sided with President Trump this week, agreeing in a fact check that two House Democrats, both from Texas, had misquoted the president's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky during a House Judiciary Committee impeachment markup session.

During an appearance Saturday before dairy producers in west central Minnesota, Rep. Collin Peterson said unless he hears something to change his mind, he will not vote to impeach President Trump on Wednesday. Peterson also said he's optimistic about the dairy industry but not about the rest of the ag economy.

Greta Thunberg apologized Saturday after saying that politicians should be put "against the wall” after some critics alleged that the teen climate activist was advocating for violence against officials. “Yesterday I said we must hold our leaders accountable and unfortunately said “put them against the wall”. That’s Swenglish: “att ställa någon mot väggen” (to put someone against the wall) means to hold someone accountable,” Thunberg tweeted. “That’s what happens when you improvise speeches in a second language. But of course I apologise if anyone misunderstood this. I can not enough express the fact that I - as well as the...

Queens Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she is a no vote on President Trump’s signature trade deal, the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement. “I am leaning and intending to vote no,” she told voters at a community town hall in Woodside Saturday, saying she was concerned about how the deal would affect those seeking out cheaper drugs in places like Canada. “Folks who, because of our shameful health care system in the United States, cross the border into Canada to try to purchase insulin to bring back,” she said, would feel threatened due to the rising price of pharmaceuticals. Despite her opposition, the...

A bald eagle on Canada’s west coast has learned that its eyes may be bigger than its stomach after it was nearly drowned by an octopus it tried to eat. After hearing shrieks coming from the water on the north-western tip of Vancouver Island, employees at a fish farm investigating the noises happened upon a bird and cephalopod locked in battle. The giant Pacific octopus, which had turned a deep crimson, had wound its tentacles tightly around the eagle, which was floating helplessly at the surface. Ilett maneuvered a pike pole in the water to pull the octopus over to...

“What Do You Expect?” (Matthew 11:2-15) What you expect and when you expect it will determine, to a large extent, whether you are satisfied or disappointed. For example, suppose that for Christmas your true love promises to give to you twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping, and so on, all the way down to three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. But now suppose that at the end of the day on December 25 all you’ve received is the partridge in the pear tree. You’re a little disappointed. Maybe you ask...

Hillary showed off her new look last night at a fancy Broadway event with husband, Bill. Snip~ It appears as though she’s had some kind of round of botox injections or plastic surgery, as the 72-year-old appeared wrinkle-free through the cheeks and the bags under her eyes are now gone.