3+ min ago (939+ words) Baya Bouzar, an actress and singer known as Biyouna whose guttural voice, sharp tongue and fierce independence " onscreen and off " incarnated, for generations of Algerians, their struggles in a country torn by civil war and repression, died on Tuesday at a hospital in Algiers. She was 73. Her death from lung cancer was announced by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria, who said she "left behind a legacy of sincerity and spontaneity in acting and successful cinematic works, earning her widespread appreciation." Official recognition came to her from the seat of Algeria's autocratic power, but there were also hundreds of fans at her funeral. Ms. Bouzar, with her instantly recognizable physiognomy " prominent nose, black eyes and jet-black hair " was a hero in the working-class Algiers neighborhoods from which she had sprung. Biyouna stayed. But from 1994 to 1996, she ceased singing and acting, under…...

4+ min ago (566+ words) Rahmanullah Lakanwal's behavior deteriorated so sharply that a community advocate reached out to a refugee organization for help, fearing he was becoming suicidal. The emails reveal mounting warnings about the asylum seeker whose erratic conduct raised alarms long before the attack that jolted Washington on Wednesday, the eve of Thanksgiving. The previously unreported concerns offer the clearest picture yet of how he was struggling in his new life in the United States. West Virginia National Guard Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was killed in the shooting, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, was critically wounded. Lakanwal, 29, has been charged with first-degree murder. In Afghanistan, Lakanwal worked in a special Afghan army unit known as a Zero Unit. The units were backed by the CIA. He entered the United States in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome, a program that evacuated and resettled tens of thousands…...

5+ min ago (934+ words) A 19-year-old college student was about to board a flight to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when she was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and deported to Honduras two days later, her father and lawyer said on Sunday. The student, Any Lucia L'pez Belloza, was brought by her parents from Honduras to the United States when she was 7. Her father, Francis L'pez, said in a telephone interview on Sunday that neither Ms. L'pez nor her mother knew there was an order for her deportation. "When they arrested Any, that's when they told her," said Mr. L'pez, a tailor. He said his employer had arranged and paid for his daughter's travel to Austin, Texas, to surprise him at work. Ms. L'pez's lawyer, Todd Pomerleau, described an opaque process for obtaining information about her case, including the grounds for her deportation....

5+ min ago (934+ words) A 19-year-old college student was about to board a flight to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when she was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and deported to Honduras two days later, her father and lawyer said on Sunday. The student, Any Lucia L'pez Belloza, was brought by her parents from Honduras to the United States when she was 7. Her father, Francis L'pez, said in a telephone interview on Sunday that neither Ms. L'pez nor her mother knew there was an order for her deportation. "When they arrested Any, that's when they told her," said Mr. L'pez, a tailor. He said his employer had arranged and paid for his daughter's travel to Austin, Texas, to surprise him at work. Ms. L'pez's lawyer, Todd Pomerleau, described an opaque process for obtaining information about her case, including the grounds for her deportation....

8+ min ago (304+ words) Dre'Mont Jones says his recent fine is going to impact his holiday shopping budget. The newly acquired Ravens linebacker was hit with a $14,055 fine for making what the NFL deemed a "violent gesture" during the team's Week 12 win over the New York Jets, an apparent throat-slashing hand signal following a fourth-quarter sack. Jones pushed back at the league Saturday on social media " offering what appeared to be a cheeky remark at his family's expense. "I was just saying "it's over' like in a competitive sense and now my kids aren't gonna have Christmas gifts this year #ThankYouNFL," Jones wrote on X. Entering the 2025 season, Jones agreed to a one-year, $8.5 million contract with the Tennessee Titans that included a $6 million signing bonus and $7.99 million guaranteed, according to Spotrac. He was seemingly just hurling a sarcastic jab at the league for what he…...

8+ min ago (304+ words) Dre'Mont Jones says his recent fine is going to impact his holiday shopping budget. The newly acquired Ravens linebacker was hit with a $14,055 fine for making what the NFL deemed a "violent gesture" during the team's Week 12 win over the New York Jets, an apparent throat-slashing hand signal following a fourth-quarter sack. Jones pushed back at the league Saturday on social media " offering what appeared to be a cheeky remark at his family's expense. "I was just saying "it's over' like in a competitive sense and now my kids aren't gonna have Christmas gifts this year #ThankYouNFL," Jones wrote on X. Entering the 2025 season, Jones agreed to a one-year, $8.5 million contract with the Tennessee Titans that included a $6 million signing bonus and $7.99 million guaranteed, according to Spotrac. He was seemingly just hurling a sarcastic jab at the league for what he…...

9+ min ago (455+ words) Gwen Stefani shut down rumors that she and her husband, Blake Shelton, have split with a PDA pic. The No Doubt singer, 56, posted a picture of the country crooner, 49, kissing her on the cheek on her Instagram Stories Friday. Stefani, clad in a red flannel shirt, smiled serenely at the camera in the selfie, wearing her blonde locks down. She didn't caption the pic and let the PDA do the talking. Speculation that the couple have split ramped up after they didn't attend the CMA Awards on Nov. 19, despite Shelton being nominated in the Musical Event of the Year category for his feature on the Post Malone song, "Pour Me a Drink." Stefani hasn't posted Shelton on her Instagram since June, when she wished him a happy birthday. As for Shelton, he wished Stefani a happy birthday publicly in October....

9+ min ago (455+ words) Gwen Stefani shut down rumors that she and her husband, Blake Shelton, have split with a PDA pic. The No Doubt singer, 56, posted a picture of the country crooner, 49, kissing her on the cheek on her Instagram Stories Friday. Stefani, clad in a red flannel shirt, smiled serenely at the camera in the selfie, wearing her blonde locks down. She didn't caption the pic and let the PDA do the talking. Speculation that the couple have split ramped up after they didn't attend the CMA Awards on Nov. 19, despite Shelton being nominated in the Musical Event of the Year category for his feature on the Post Malone song, "Pour Me a Drink." Stefani hasn't posted Shelton on her Instagram since June, when she wished him a happy birthday. As for Shelton, he wished Stefani a happy birthday publicly in October....

11+ min ago (763+ words) A Denver family said they lived every parent's worst nightmare, waking up in the middle of the night to find a stranger walking toward their children's bedrooms. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Kevin and Sarah Root described the terrifying early-morning encounter inside their southwest Denver home. The couple said the break-in happened around 3:30 a.m. "We heard the footsteps coming up the stairs to where our room is," Kevin recalled. "We looked at each other and said, "Somebody's in our house.' You realize you're not dreaming " this is real." Sarah immediately grabbed her phone to'call 911'while her husband went to check the hallway. "The fear of what's going to happen when my husband opens the door, that's what replays in my mind the most," she said. "Your gut just kicks in, and the fear of the unknown is really terrifying....

14+ min ago (807+ words) Just call it the Ulta-mate beauty sale. Ulta Beauty's Cyber Monday event officially kicked off today, bringing deals of up to 40% off on a bevy of top beauty brands " from the TikTok-viral Sol de Janeiro to K-beauty faves like Medicube and Cosrx. Below, shop several highlights from the sale, including Oprah's "favorite" moisturizer and the mascara Bethenny Frankel and Jennifer Lopez have in common. Superhero Mascara is a real superstar favorite. Jenifer Lopez swiped some on in her'Vogue "Beauty Secrets" video in 2022, declaring it "the most important part" of her makeup routine. Meanwhile, Bethenny Frankel called it "at the mofo level" in'a TikTok roundup of products'that have her "agree[ing] with the hype." Hoping for deals on an Oprah-approved moisturizer? When the media mogul released her "Ultimate Favorite Things" list in 2010, she'd already been using the original version of this…...