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17+ min ago (155+ words) FBI Director Kash Patel dodged a question about whether the suspected Washington, D.C., gunman was granted asylum during Donald Trump's presidency. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro identified the suspect in the shootings of two National Guard troops as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who had been living in Bellingham, Washington, and she and other Trump administration officials blamed his presence in the U.S. on President Joe Biden, but Patel declined to answer a direct question about his asylum status. The FBI director avoided answering the question and continued blaming Biden-era policies. The reporter took another crack at it. "For when he was granted asylum, if you could just clarify that timeline," the reporter said. "Yes, I believe Kristi Noem put that out," Patel said, "and that's a DHS matter, and I'll refer it to them." ALSO READ: "Biggest mistake of her life: GOP…...

21+ min ago (1361+ words) It started with a boy in her class'some kid with a loose tooth and loose lips'who told her Santa wasn't real. "It's just your parents," he said, as if he were reporting tomorrow's lunch menu. My daughter, with that mix of innocence and conviction she wears so naturally, argued with him. My 9-year-old debated her classmate. She defended Santa with her whole being. But then" she wondered. Later that night, she had that look she gets when she's on the verge of asking a question she already fears the answer to. Related story Apparently It's Puppy Cuffing Season: One Dog Has a "Gingerbread Boyfriend,' Thanks to This $8 Toy "Mom," she said, "is Santa real? It's not you and Dad, is it?" And there it was: the moment my husband and I agreed, years ago, would be the line. The rule…...

21+ min ago (527+ words) A woman dropped off an Anthropologie dress at Goodwill, only for it to end up on Goodwill's online bidding site instead of in-store. @madfit77, a TikTok content creator who recently got married, had an extra, never-worn wedding dress from Anthropologie. Out of kindness, she decided to donate the dress, hoping that it would "make someone's day." Then a commenter tried to find the dress: "OMG this would've been perfectttt! I just called to see when they were putting this on the floor to go buy and they said they are sending it out to shop good will because it is a nice dress- I COULD CRY," they wrote. That's when @madfit77 realized that the dress she posted in her TikTok video with 615,000 views was getting "auctioned" off by Goodwill. "OH NO!!! I didn't even know they could do that, wow," she said....

21+ min ago (632+ words) Raquel "Rocky" Harris is an Audience Writer for TheWrap. She previously served as a senior multiplatform reporter for Forbes. Some of Raquel's producing credits include former daytime talk show "The Real" and the nationally-syndicated talk show "Dr. Phil." In addition, her print and on-camera work has been featured on several platforms, including Ebony magazine, NPR, [] There is perhaps no better time for a binge-watch (or two) than a holiday weekend, when work emails slow down, folks gather together, and usually, streaming services line up some of their best and most-anticipated projects of the year. This month is no different, and with the Thanksgiving weekend upon us, Netflix's binge-worthy November releases include a gripping new murder mystery from the team behind "Homeland," a surprisingly snappy historical drama and the long-awaited return of one of Netflix's most popular shows. "Squid Game: The…...

23+ min ago (183+ words) United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro shouted down a reporter for noting that some people blamed President Donald Trump for deploying the National Guard to Washington after an Afghan national shot two service members. "I want to ask, if you could please comment on, obviously, under the Biden administration, the words are it was a 'failed withdrawal' [from Afghanistan]," the reporter noted during a press conference on Thursday. "There are people who are also upset with the president, believing that the National Guard members should not even have been there if it were not for the executive order." "I don't even want to talk about whether they should have been there!" Pirro exclaimed. "We ought to kiss the ground and thank God that the president said it's time to bring in more law enforcement to make…...

25+ min ago (699+ words) Background: The home in North Adams, Massachusetts, where the victims died (WWLP/YouTube). Inset: Darius Hazard (North Adams Police Department). A Massachusetts man beat his parents in their home before pouring a can of gasoline around the residence and setting it ablaze, authorities say. Darius Hazard, 44, has been charged with arson and two counts of murder in the death of his parents, 76-year-old Venture Hazard and 83-year-old Donald Hazard. He was arraigned on Wednesday in Northern Berkshire District Court, where details emerged about the harrowing last moments for the victims. In the early hours of Monday morning, the defendant "physically assaulted" his mother and father at their home, the North Adams Police Department announced. He then "poured gasoline on the first floor of the home and set the house ablaze." "Come back," his parents " hurt, but alive " yelled to their…...

29+ min ago (864+ words) Israel has repeatedly struck Lebanon since a ceasefire last year, but Sunday's Beirut attack was an escalation. Beirut, Lebanon " In the Palestinian refugee camp of Burj al-Barajneh, two men stood on opposite balconies, discussing the recent Israeli attack that killed a senior Hezbollah operative just over a kilometre away from where they were standing. A year earlier, the areas around the camp, which is located in Beirut's southern suburbs, were devastated by Israeli attacks. While the camp was not hit directly, the buildings shook so badly from nearby bunker buster bombs that many fled out of fear they might collapse. Last November's ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, after a year of conflict, brought a reprieve for many here, even though Israeli attacks continue across the south and parts of eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Sunday's attack, however, has left many in…...

46+ min ago (249+ words) Nick Fuentes seized on Piers Morgan's invitation for an interview Thursday after the journalist sent out a video pitch to the far right streamer, who he said seemed "annoyed" at not having been allowed to appear on his show. Morgan took to X showing a clip of an "annoyed" Fuentes griping that the journalist had reported on him but not hosted him on his show, Piers Morgan Uncensored. "Okay, fair enough," the journalist said after running the clip. "Maybe it's time we had a chat so give me a call or a direct message " if that's your thing " and we'll do the interview, Nick Fuentes, and let's see how you get on." " Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 27, 2025 Within an hour Fuentes, who has a history of pushing racist and anti-semitic views, replied agreeing the pair should "set it up": Let's set…...

48+ min ago (224+ words) Trans Book Bans Backfire on the Banners A Marketing Science study examined the staggered timing of book bans across states and found a 12 percent average increase in circulation for the most-targeted titles after a ban, compared with similar, unbanned books. The "ban effect" bled across borders: bans in one state nudged up checkouts in places without bans, too. Posted by LampLighter at 09:32 AM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | More from the article : Two hundred miles south, Fairhope Public Library offers a cautionary tale of unintended consequences. When Alabama's board suspended and then revoked Fairhope's 2025 state aid over teen-shelf content earlier this year, locals raised roughly $40,000 in five days, essentially replacing the lost check. "It came as a complete shock," said a board volunteer as donations poured in. In the landmark Wichita Falls case a quarter-century ago, two picture books…...

49+ min ago (775+ words) Marjorie Taylor Greene's surprise retirement announcement seems to have House Republicans breathing sighs of relief. Before the far-right Georgia representative shocked the political world and announced her plan to retire on the eve of the next Jan. 6 anniversary, her fellow Republicans wanted nothing to do with her ongoing digital brawl with the president over the Epstein files. Greene herself didn't want to talk about the spat she started with Trump. "Are you getting a divorce from Trump?" Raw Story asked last Friday morning, as Greene and her mini-entourage headed to the House floor for members' last vote ahead of their weeklong Thanksgiving recess. The usually talkative congresswoman just shook her head no. "She's not taking questions today," her MAGA-media boyfriend, Brian Glenn of Real America's Voice, answered for her. Greene wasn't the only Republican avoiding the topic of Greene. While…...