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Los Angeles mayor's race kicks off amid homelessness, raids and fallout from deadly 2025 wildfire 02/07/2026 04:45pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into a challenging reelection bid as she continues to suffer fallout from last year’s devastating wildfire and ongoing criticism of City Hall on issues from street paving to homelessness. The deadline is Saturday for candidates to enter Republicans rarely criticize Trump in his second term. A racist post briefly changed that 02/07/2026 02:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump received rare blowback from Republican lawmakers over a video posted to social media that included a racist image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, depicted as primates. Since Trump’s return to the White House, Republican lawm Congressional Black Caucus chair says Trump's post on the Obamas shows a 'bigoted and racist regime' 02/07/2026 10:55am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever since a racist video was posted on President Donald Trump's social media account, the White House has offered shifting responses. First it dismissed “fake outrage," then it deleted the post and blamed a staff member. Trump later told reporters Friday that “I didn't make Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it 02/06/2026 11:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s racist social media post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted Friday after a backlash from both Republicans and Democrats who criticized the video as offensive. Trump said later Friday The Latest: Trump’s racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash 02/06/2026 07:13pm • President Donald Trump’s social media post featuring a video about election conspiracy theories and a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle has been deleted. The Republican president’s Thursday night post was deleted Friday and bl Trump's racist post about the Obamas is deleted after backlash. White House defended it but now blames a staffer 02/06/2026 12:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump's racist post about the Obamas is deleted after backlash. White House defended it but now blames a staffer. I Forgot to Activate My Credit Card. What Should I Do? 02/03/2026 07:00pm • Dear Clever Credit,I had a credit card with a bank that also happened to be a previous employer. Their website was weird, and I thought they had closed my account because I paid the card off and didn't use it for a while. I vaguely remember getting something in the mail saying that they were switchi Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images and deepfakes 02/03/2026 04:54pm • PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations that include spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They have also summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk for questioning. X and Musk's artific Japan sets up '24/7' task force to combat online abuse during Milan Cortina Winter Olympics 02/02/2026 07:56am • MILAN (AP) — The Japanese Olympic Committee has set up a special task force to monitor and deal with online abuse round the clock during the Milan Cortina Winter Games. The move comes after several athletes at the Paris Summer Olympics in 2024 endured a barrage of insults on social media. The situ Uganda's army chief accuses US Embassy officials of aiding opposition figure who went into hiding 01/30/2026 04:04am • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s army chief accused U.S. Embassy officials of helping opposition leader Bobi Wine as he went into hiding, in an escalation of political tensions that have alarmed Ugandans days after a disputed presidential election. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, President Yoweri Musev Democrats Crockett, Talarico align on much in Texas Senate debate. Trump impeachment is different 01/28/2026 11:12am • Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico differed more on style than substance in their first debate for U.S. Senate in heavily Republican Texas, though they distinguished themselves somewhat on the future of ICE and impeachment of President Donald Trump. Crockett, an outspoken second-term U.S. Duke and QB Darian Mensah reach settlement to resolve legal fight, clearing way for his transfer 01/27/2026 04:29pm • The legal fight between Duke and Darian Mensah is over. Now the quarterback can transfer elsewhere after bringing the Blue Devils an unexpected Atlantic Coast Conference title. The school and Mensah’s agency released statements Tuesday confirming they had reached settlement without providing any d Days after a disputed election, Uganda's army is on the hunt for opposition leader Bobi Wine 01/27/2026 06:57am • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Where is Bobi Wine? In a recent video shared from hiding, the Ugandan opposition leader walks in a family graveyard in central Uganda, taunting the army chief who has failed to find him and lamenting what he calls the injustice that has befallen him. The 43-year-old musicia How Long Do Collections Stay on Your Credit Report? 01/25/2026 07:00pm • No one wants a bill to be sent to collections, but life happens. The good news is that it isn't the end of the world. Here's what you need to know about collections and their impact on your credit score. What Are Collections?If you leave a bill unpaid long enough, it will get transferred to collecti Wife of Uganda's opposition leader describes moment armed men attacked her at home 01/24/2026 02:26pm • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The wife of Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine described on Saturday how armed men forced their way into her home and attacked her as they demanded to know where he was. Barbara Kyagulanyi, known affectionately as Barbie, told reporters gathered around her hospital bed that