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Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS raises conflict of interest concerns 02/02/2026 06:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Legal experts say President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax information raises a plethora of legal and ethical questions, including the propriety of the leader of the executive branch pursuing scorched-earth litigation against the ver 'They took it all from me': Victims of fraud in Montgomery County share stories to help others 02/02/2026 06:26pm • Two Montgomery County, Maryland, residents are sharing how scammers posing as federal agents wiped out their life savings. Their stories, law enforcement officials say, show the emotional toll these schemes take and the continued danger posed by fraud networks that remain active. Montgomery Count Father of 5-year-old detained in Minnesota disputes government assertion he abandoned the boy 02/02/2026 06:11pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The father of a 5-year-old boy who was detained by immigration officers and held at a federal facility in Texas denied government accounts Monday that he abandoned his son last month while being pursued by authorities. As the pair returned to Minnesota, Adrian Conejo Arias, who British politician Peter Mandelson faces pressure to quit House of Lords over Jeffrey Epstein ties 02/02/2026 05:28pm • LONDON (AP) — A year ago, Peter Mandelson was Britain’s ambassador to Washington, the latest high-profile post in a rocky but consequential political career. Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein cost him that job. Now, after new revelations, Mandelson — like other powerful men including King Charle US stocks climb as gold and silver prices keep falling 02/02/2026 05:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose on Monday following sharp swings that shook financial markets overnight, including tumbles for Asian stocks. Gold and silver prices sank further following their latest wild moves. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 added 0.5% and snapped a three-day losing streak. Th Ed Martin removed as head of Justice Department's 'Weaponization Working Group' 02/02/2026 04:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative activist Ed Martin has been removed as head of the Justice Department group tasked with scrutinizing the federal prosecutions of President Donald Trump and is no longer working out of department headquarters, according to a person familiar with the matter. Martin rem Recreational marijuana and 21 other citizen initiatives fail to qualify for Florida's 2026 ballot 02/02/2026 04:34pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A proposed amendment to Florida's constitution that would allow recreational marijuana use for adults is one of 22 citizen initiatives that failed to qualify for the 2026 ballot, state officials said. The Florida Department of State announced Sunday that none of the active NBPA says arbitrator rules Terry Rozier should receive $26.6M salary despite gambling charges 02/02/2026 03:51pm • MIAMI (AP) — An arbitrator has decided Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier should be receiving his $26.6 million salary for this season despite being on administrative leave while facing federal gambling-related charges, the National Basketball Players Association said Monday. Rozier's paychecks for thi World Athletics: 'Unconscionable' for bankrupt Grand Slam Track to look ahead before paying bills 02/02/2026 12:42pm • Track and field's international federation called it “unconscionable” for the bankrupt Grand Slam Track league to be looking into bankrolling future events before its debts from the 2025 season are settled. World Athletics released a statement Monday supporting the position taken last week by an Sports betting roundup: Seahawks start week as 4.5-point favorites over Patriots in Super Bowl 02/02/2026 11:51am • Super Bowl 60 between the Patriots and Seahawks is less than a week away. And it's one of the biggest NFL betting days of the year. Here’s a look at how things currently look at the BetMGM online sportsbook. Trends of the Week As of Monday, the Seahawks are 4.5-point favorites for the game in Sant Out with the old? Young Democrats are trying to convince voters to send a new generation to Congress 02/02/2026 11:30am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mai Vang wouldn't be born for another seven years when Bob Matsui was first elected to Congress from California in 1978. By the time Matsui died in 2005 and was replaced by his widow, Doris Matsui, Vang was still studying biology and sociology in college. Now a member of Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit against Trump administration's Medicaid cuts 02/02/2026 11:24am • PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Planned Parenthood has moved to drop its legal challenge against the Trump administration for cutting off Medicaid funding to its abortion providers across the U.S. Since July, Planned Parenthood's attorneys have been fighting to block part of President Donald Trump's tax b A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells 02/02/2026 10:36am • STELLA, Wis. (AP) — Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking private drinking water wells across Wisconsin for a widely used family of harmful chemicals called PFAS. They mailed an offer to test the well outside her ti DraftKings Super Bowl Promo Code: Get Early $300 Bonus for Patriots-Seahawks 02/02/2026 10:10am • Super Bowl week is finally here, and as the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots prepare to collide at Levi's Stadium this Sunday, eligible bettors have a massive opportunity to pad their bankroll. You don't even need to memorize a complex DraftKings Super Bowl promo code to get in on the actio A mix of hope and fear settles over Venezuela after US-imposed government change 02/02/2026 09:57am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Time in Venezuela feels like it’s moving both too fast and too slow. The pillars of the country’s self-proclaimed socialist government are falling at a dizzying pace or not quickly enough. Economic relief is finally on the horizon or already too late. Thirty days afte