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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 Haiti's presidential council dissolves after rocky tenure as unelected US-backed ruler remains 02/07/2026 04:31pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s presidential council stepped down on Saturday after almost two years of tumultuous rule alongside a U.S.-backed prime minister, who is expected to remain in power as the country prepares for the first general elections in a decade. Days before the nine-member E-40 and Too $hort's NFL Honors show underscores Bay Area's music presence during Super Bowl week 02/07/2026 04:26pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — E-40 turned NFL Honors into a hyphy detour, firing off Bay Area slang that helped shape a generation as actor Tiffany Haddish and Carolina Panthers rookie Tetairoa McMillan danced from their seats and Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce nodded along to the beat. Moments earli US gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war, Zelenskyy says 02/07/2026 03:30pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly four‑year war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters, as Russian strikes on energy infrastructure forced nuclear power plants to cut output on Saturday. If the June deadline is not A Super Bowl starting at 12:30 a.m.? Welcome to an Olympic-sized problem for fans in Italy 02/07/2026 02:55pm • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — USA Luge men's doubles slider Zack DiGregorio is a New England Patriots fan. Makes sense: He's from Massachusetts, his mother has worked for the Patriots for more than two decades and the Patriots are about to play in the Super Bowl for the 10th time since he was bo 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 Ohio man charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance and possessing child abuse files 02/07/2026 01:27pm • An Ohio man has been charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance while he was visiting his home state last month. But the man's lawyer said his health makes it unlikely he would have been able to carry out the threat. In addition to the charge for threatening Vance, prosecutors also cha One Extraordinary Photo: Capturing the moment the Olympic cauldron was lit in Milan 02/07/2026 12:10pm • MILAN (AP) — Bernat Armangue is based in Madrid and has worked for The Associated Press for 20 years, covering news and sports across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Here’s what he had to say about this extraordinary photo. Why this photo? When the Olympic flame lights up the cauldron, the G Syria and Saudi Arabia sign multibillion-dollar investment deals to boost economy 02/07/2026 11:26am • DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria and Saudi Arabia signed multibillion-dollar investment agreements on Saturday, including a major telecommunications project, a low-cost joint airline and an international airport in northern Syria. Syria is trying to improve its economy after a long war that killed ne Czechia loses Boston center Pavel Zacha for Milan Cortina Games due to injury 02/07/2026 11:22am • MILAN (AP) — Czechia has to do without Pavel Zacha at the Milan Cortina Games as the Boston Bruins center will not recover in time from injury for the Olympic hockey tournament in a blow for the Czechs. 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All new use DraftKings Promo Code: Get $300 Bonus for Rockets-Thunder, NBA, Super Bowl 60 02/07/2026 10:25am • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Activate this DraftKings promo code offer to redeem a generous welcome offer that allows you to claim bonus bets that can be used House panel advances bills limiting ICE activity in Virginia 02/07/2026 10:07am • A Democratic House subcommittee early Friday morning advanced a broad slate of bills aimed at tightening how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can operate in Virginia. Lawmakers and supporters say the package of proposals is designed to protect access to courts, schools, polling places and Las Vegas-born ice dancer Diana Davis elevates Georgia at Olympics despite a hearing impairment 02/07/2026 09:03am • MILAN (AP) — Skating into Olympic medal contention despite a hearing impairment, Las Vegas-born ice dancer Diana Davis is helping make the country of Georgia a surprise contender. The team event is figure skating's ultimate test of depth. It would usually be out of reach for a country which has ne Trump turns to US military leaders for diplomatic efforts on Iran and Ukraine 02/07/2026 08:20am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken the unusual step of tapping military leaders for high-level diplomacy, sending the top U.S. commander in the Middle East to talks over Iran’s nuclear program and positioning the Army secretary as a key negotiator on ending the Russia-Ukraine war