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Trump’s racist post about Obamas is deleted after bipartisan backlash. The White House initially defended it, then blamed a staffer

A rare admission of a misstep by the White House, the deletion came hours after press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed “fake outrage” over the post.

By Bill Barrow, Josh Boak and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
Minneapolis fourth grader says ICE fears leave his 30-person class with just 7 students: ‘The teachers cry’
By Bianca Vázquez Toness and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
USAID division killed by Trump is reborn after 2 mysterious donors give $48 million
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
Trump administration accuses China of secret nuclear tests as Obama’s Kremlin pact expires
By Vladimir Isachenkov, Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
Trump boasts that tariffs are an American economic miracle. The real data tells a different story
By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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North AmericaU.S. births dropped last year, offsetting 2024’s increase and dashing hopes for an upward trend
By Mike Stobbe and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
CryptoWhat caused the massive Bitcoin crash? Clues point to a blow-up at Hong Kong hedge funds
By Jeff John RobertsFebruary 6, 2026
InvestingDow soars by 1,200 points to top 50,000 for the first time as chipmakers and airlines lead ferocious stock market rebound
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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AIAnthropic’s newest model excels at finding security vulnerabilities—but raises fresh cybersecurity risks
By Beatrice NolanFebruary 6, 2026
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By Glen Luke FlanaganFebruary 6, 2026
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Personal FinanceChase CD rates February 2026
By Joseph HostetlerFebruary 6, 2026
LawTrump torpedoed Biden’s $1 billion plan to save American salmon, leaving species ‘on the brink of extinction’
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
Arts & EntertainmentMany 2026 Super Bowl ads share a common theme, revealing a truth about America’s current mindset
By Mae Anderson and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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Economy‘RIFs have begun’: Trump’s budget office escalates government shutdown with mass firings of federal workers
By The Associated PressOctober 11, 2025
PoliticsTrump ally Laura Loomer calls a Qatari facility at a U.S. Air Force base an ‘abomination’ — Here’s what it will actually do
By Rebecca Boone and The Associated PressOctober 11, 2025
PoliticsBefore Bill Pulte targeted Trump’s political enemies, he practiced on his own family
By Brian Slodysko, Chris Megerian and The Associated PressOctober 11, 2025
EconomyTrump to hike China tariffs to 130% and impose software export controls next month, as trade war reignites to nearly ‘Liberation Day’ levels
By Jason MaOctober 10, 2025
AsiaThe U.S. and South Korea need to salvage their tariff and investment agreement—for the sake of the alliance
By Victor ChaOctober 10, 2025
EconomyKevin O’Leary says the best time to start a business is during chaos
By Jason MaOctober 10, 2025
A Chinese national flag is seen in the foreground with container ships, cranes, and stacked shipping containers at the Yantian International Container Terminal under cloudy skies, on April 12, 2025 in Shenzhen, China.
AsiaXi and Trump’s trade war sets off retaliatory, escalating dock fees for American ships at Chinese docks, and vice versa
By The Associated PressOctober 10, 2025
Maria Corina Machado raises a fist in celebration
Success‘Oh, my God’: Watch the emotional moment Venezuela’s ‘Iron Lady’ María Corina Machado discovers she won the Nobel Peace Prize
By Dave SmithOctober 10, 2025
Donald Trump
PoliticsTrump snub prompts furious White House response: ‘The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace’
By The Associated PressOctober 10, 2025
Photo: A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on October 7, 2025. Wall Street stocks edged higher early Tuesday, extending an upbeat stretch as markets continue to look past a US government shutdown that has curtailed economic data releases. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
InvestingGlobal selloff underway as traders sour on U.S. government shutdown and doubts about the Fed grow
By Jim EdwardsOctober 10, 2025
AsiaTrump, Xi maneuver for leverage as talks, truce expiry loom
By BloombergOctober 10, 2025
Dominion Voting
PoliticsFormer Republican elections official buys Dominion Voting, the company at the center of false 2020 conspiracy theories
By Nicholas Riccardi and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2025
Elizabeth Warren
EconomyWarren asks hedge fund group if it played Argentina bailout role
By Daniel Flatley and BloombergOctober 9, 2025
Trump
Economy$1.8 trillion deficit revealed during ‘pointless and wasteful government shutdown,’ budget watchdog says
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 9, 2025
Elizabeth Warren
EconomyElizabeth Warren accuses Trump of betraying farmers and ‘putting himself and his billionaire buddies first’ with $20 billion Argentina bailout
By Fatima Hussein, Isabel Debre and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2025
Scott Bessent, Javier Milei
EconomyU.S. launches financial rescue of Argentina, Treasury buys pesos
By Daniel Flatley, Patrick Gillespie and BloombergOctober 9, 2025
InvestingAI isn’t in a bubble—the cash (and the hype) are real, these analysts say
By Jim EdwardsOctober 9, 2025
Internal Revenue Service
North AmericaIRS to furlough almost half its workforce under contingency plan for government shutdown
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressOctober 8, 2025
Donald Trump
Personal FinanceTrust funds that finance Medicare and Social Security are at risk of insolvency within 7 years, cutting benefits up to 24%, a new report warns
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 8, 2025
Big TechJensen Huang shrugs off Trump’s $100K visa fee, says Nvidia will foot the potential $147 million bill anyway: ‘Legal immigration remains essential’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 8, 2025
European Parliament
Europe‘Let’s trust consumers and stop this hot dog populism’: European politicians up in arms over vote to ban ‘steak’ and ‘meat’ reference to veggie protein
By The Associated PressOctober 8, 2025
US President Donald Trump, right, and Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.
North AmericaTrump jokes about a U.S.-Canada ‘merger’ as he reaches a trade deal and predicts a wave of southbound tourists
By Rob Gillies and The Associated PressOctober 8, 2025
InvestingGold’s record price is driven by the ‘debasement trade,’ China, and fear of an AI bubble, analysts say
By Jim EdwardsOctober 8, 2025
EconomyInside the Trump team’s secret talks to rescue Argentina—with the help of the ‘Money Doctor’ who wants to stop the ‘pink tide’ sweeping Latin America
By Shawn TullyOctober 8, 2025
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AIDeloitte was caught using AI in $290,000 report to help the Australian government crack down on welfare after a researcher flagged hallucinations
By Nino PaoliOctober 7, 2025
AIMIT researchers studied 16 million election-related AI responses. They found chatbots are ‘sensitive to steering,’ raising questions about LLMs’ neutrality
By Patrick Kulp and Tech BrewOctober 7, 2025
Air traffic control room
SuccessAmerica’s air traffic controller shortage is even worse during the government shutdown—but job candidates can make $145,000 per year
By Emma BurleighOctober 7, 2025
Ned Lamont
PoliticsConnecticut’s Lamont concerned Mamdani may dull NY finance edge
By Aashna Shah, Lisa Abramowicz and BloombergOctober 7, 2025
Host Bad Bunny during the Monologue on Saturday, October 4, 2025
North AmericaTrump tries to cool off MAGA’s rage over the Puerto Rican rap superstar headlining the Super Bowl: ‘I don’t know who he is’
By Eva RoytburgOctober 7, 2025
President Donald Trump listens as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Washington.
Workplace CultureTrump is greenlighting an Alaska megamine—and taking a government stake in the company digging it up
By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressOctober 7, 2025
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