With the midterm elections nearing, President Trump has found himself in the uncomfortable position of backtracking, even if only by degrees, at key moments.

Southeast Asia Navigates Trumpian Storms: Disruptions, Recalibrations And Adaptations – Analysis  Eurasia Review

Los Angeles protester flashes gun at feds, escapes from hail of pepper balls: cops  New York Post

Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account.

Pasadena Fire Captain Arrested in Los Angeles on Suspicion of Continuous Child Sexual Abuse  Pasadena Now

Boil water advisory notice issued for Allegheny and Washington counties  cbsnews.com

Nicki Minaj fans are reportedly switching to the Republican party after her Trump support, with viral social media posts showing "Barbz" leaving the left.

New England bar in San Francisco is a home away from home for Patriots fans ready for Super Bowl LX  cbsnews.com

New research shows that you can lengthen your own life by improving someone else’s. As 65-and-over super-volunteers find their postretirement purpose in service, they are also discovering that it improves their health and well-being. https://wapo.st/46bwK1p  Facebook

Becca Good attended a memorial for Renee Good, offering words of compassion and resilience to the crowd gathered in a snow-covered Minneapolis park.

The Washington Post announced its CEO and publisher Will Lewis stepped down following intense backlash over the paper's mass layoffs, with CFO Jeff D’Onofrio tapped to take over.

Only one monstrous victory could rival — or top — US hockey’s 1980 Olympic glory  New York Post

National archives to be shown in 8 cities, including Seattle, for America's 250th birthday  KOMO

Kristi Noem faces mounting criticism as DHS secretary amid ICE operations that sparked riots and deaths, but Trump defends her border security record.

Another ‘Political Earthquake’? Los Angeles Councilmember Nithya Raman Enters Mayoral Race  American Kahani

Multiple measles cases confirmed in DC: Check potential exposure sites and dates  NBC4 Washington

Wendy Weiser, the vice president for democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice, discusses the impact of President Trump's recent urging of Republicans to "nationalize" voting.

Rachel Goes to the Games newsletter writer recounts the thrill of attending an Olympics opening ceremony for the first time.

The magnitude of the opportunity doesn’t escape Tirico, even with all of the success and fulfilled broadcasting dreams he has already enjoyed in his career. The post For all he’s done, Mike Tirico will experience ‘thrill of a lifetime’ calling first Super Bowl for NBC appeared first on Boston.com.

The Patriots are 4.5-point underdogs for Super Bowl LX, but that's just one of the many things you need to know ahead of Sunday's game. The post 60 fun facts, stats, and things to know about Super Bowl LX before Patriots take on Seahawks appeared first on Boston.com.

CWG Live: High wind warning expires this evening; dangerous wind chills into Sunday morning  The Washington Post

'M. Butterfly' opens at San Francisco Playhouse exploring love, power and identity  KTVU

M. Butterfly opens at San Francisco Playhouse exploring love, power and identity  KTVU

S.F.’s Castro Theatre reopens after $41M renovation, putting controversial seating to the test  San Francisco Chronicle

Seahawks Elevate Running Backs Cam Akers & Velus Jones Jr. For Super Bowl LX  Seattle Seahawks

Team USA improves to 2-0 and extends Olympic winning streak against Finland with a 5-0 victory. Megan Keller recorded a goal and two assists the at Milan Cortina Games.

Cherokee chief issues statement following Oklahoma Governor's State of State address  WLOS

Hilary Knight and U.S. women’s hockey routs Finland, works to avoid norovirus  latimes.com

GQ and Legion of Honor Museum host San Francisco’s biggest night of pre-Super Bowl fashion  The San Francisco Standard

San Francisco 49ers stars Christian McCaffrey and Brock Purdy credited the Seattle Seahawks’ dominance after falling to them twice, with Seattle now set to face the New England Patriots.

Commentary: A political earthquake in mayor's race makes election a referendum on L.A.’s future  latimes.com

Commentary: New twist in mayor's race makes election a referendum on L.A.’s future  latimes.com

‘Pushing the limits’: Zack DiGregorio, Ansel Haugsjaa complete Winter Olympics quest  Boston Herald

Teyana Taylor, François Arnaud, Queen Latifah, and More Celebrate Thom Browne in San Francisco  Vanity Fair

Netanyahu Announces Wednesday Meeting With Trump In Washington To Discuss Iran  i24NEWS

Olympics live updates: Ilia Malinin debuts; USA women's hockey dominates  NBC Los Angeles

Critics urge sports organizations to ban Iran after regime allegedly executed thousands of anti-government protesters, including young wrestlers.

Will artificial intelligence ever be able to reason, learn, and solve problems at levels comparable to humans? Experts at the University of California San Diego believe the answer is yes—and that such artificial general intelligence has already arrived. This debate is tackled by four faculty members spanning humanities, social sciences, and data science in a recently published Comment invited by Nature.

The United States has given Russia and Ukraine a June deadline to reach a deal to end the war according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.  Facebook

Pentagon cuts academic ties with ‘woke’ Harvard to focus on training ‘warriors’  The Washington Post

US plans inaugural meeting of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ as questions remain over group’s mandate  cnn.com

San Francisco's historic Castro Theatre reopens after $41M restoration  KTVU

12 guide dogs graduate from Los Angeles school, will help support people with disabilities  KTLA

Doctors explain how Lindsey Vonn can ski at Olympics with a ruptured ACL  latimes.com

What to know about the Super Bowl's history: Prior winners, results, MVP winners and game locations before the New England Patriots play the Seattle Seahawks.

Officer Randy Simmons, we will never forget you💙 EOW: February 7, 2008 Officer Randy Simmons was shot and killed as he and other members of the Los Angeles SWAT Team made entry into a home. Officer Simmons had served with the Los Angeles Police  Facebook

Olympics live updates: First medals awarded; USA women's hockey dominates  NBC Los Angeles

Councilmember Nithya Raman announces run for LA mayor, joins crowded field hours before filing deadline  ABC7 Los Angeles

Exploring the historic Ghirardelli Chocolate shop in San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl Sunday  cbsnews.com

Travis County District Attorney José Garza has added another police indictment to his growing list, charging a DPS trooper while the career criminal he chased — a documented gang member with multiple pending felonies — remains free thanks to the DA’s revolving‑door justice system. The post Texas DA Slammed for Indicting Trooper While ‘Career Criminals Roam Free’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Ohio man allegedly threatened to kill Vice President JD Vance during January visit. Federal agents also found that he had child sexual abuse materials.

Should United Airlines Develop a Hub in the Southeast of the United States?  Simple Flying

‘I'm so excited to watch': Mikaela Shiffrin on Lindsey Vonn racing through injury  NBC Los Angeles

Sen. Raphael Warnock defends Don Lemon amid arrest controversy, arguing journalists shouldn't face arrest for covering protests and seeking truth.

Councilmember Nithya Raman to run for L.A. mayor, challenging onetime ally Karen Bass  latimes.com

President Donald Trump says Iran "wants to make a deal very badly" after indirect nuclear talks mediated by Oman reportedly show diplomatic progress.

Boil water advisory issued to 95,000 in Allegheny, Washington counties  TribLIVE.com

CWG Live: Dangerous wind chills and the potential for damaging wind gusts today  The Washington Post

Why housing first isn't the answer to Seattle's homelessness crisis | Op-Ed  The Seattle Times

Finland and Switzerland set to play after stomach virus hits women’s Olympic hockey teams  NEWS10 ABC

Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, came to Tucson for the dedication of a Torah scroll in the memory of his son, Major Moshe Yedidya Leiter, killed in combat in Gaza in November  Arizona Daily Star

WATCH: U.S. women's hockey team to take on Finland amid their battle with virus outbreak  NBC 5 Chicago

Super Bowl sparks major spike in prostitution arrests in San Francisco as cops fire warning ahead of big game  dailymail.co.uk

This Village in Alaska Is a New Frontier in Cruise Travel—and It's Well Worth a Trip  Travel + Leisure

Member of Haiti's transitional council, Leslie Voltaire, says the end of Haitian's 'Temporary Protective Status' by the United States could lead to major economic and social disaster in his country.

Member of Haiti's transitional council, Leslie Voltaire, says the end of Haitian's "Temporary Protective Status" by the United States could lead to major economic and social disaster in his country.

Nearly 70 skiers were stranded in midair for five hours after a gondola malfunction at Gore Mountain ski resort in New York, requiring full evacuation by rescue teams.

Osteoporosis is largely preventable, yet many women ignore bone health until it's too late. Dr. Mary Claire Haver shares key lifestyle changes that can prevent fractures.

Ever feel run off your feet? Spare a thought for sea stars, creatures whose movement involves the coordination of hundreds of tiny tube feet to navigate complex environments—despite the lack of a central "brain."

LA taxpayers shell out $418 million a year on handouts for the homeless  New York Post

Super Bowl bingo: Spot every cringe ‘San Fran’ stereotype televised during the big game  The San Francisco Standard

AAPI’s YPS Educational Summit in Cancun Showcases the Rising Leadership of Young Indian American Physicians  theindianpanorama.news

'Walk For Peace' monks are less than 50 miles away from Washington D.C.  wral.com

Russia continues strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure as Zelenskyy confirms U.S.-mediated peace negotiations are underway with a summer deadline.

Creating fuel and chemicals from agricultural waste to revolutionize the industrial structure is the aim of the cutting-edge biomanufacturing research activity based at Kobe University. One key player in this research is Professor Ogino Chiaki, a bioproduction engineering expert at Kobe University's Graduate School of Engineering.

New England Patriots team owner Robert Kraft faced criticism for the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate group's Super Bowl advertisement campaign.

Prep talk: Servite sprinters ready to compete at winter track championships  latimes.com

3,000 miles from Boston, Patriots fans flock to this San Francisco bar  GBH

‘Pathway to nowhere’: This loophole stalled a San Francisco affordable housing project for months  San Francisco Chronicle

Meet the ‘Quad God.’ Why Olympic star Ilia Malinin might revolutionize figure skating  latimes.com

Rams castoffs Cooper Kupp and Ernest Jones ready to lead Seahawks in Super Bowl  latimes.com

On Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) discussed Iran and said that if there can be some deal “around slowing down their effort to get a nuclear weapon, that will be positive, not just for The post Shaheen: Iran Talks Important, If We Can Slow Down Nuclear Efforts, That’s Good appeared first on Breitbart.

Zelenskyy says U.S. gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war  cbsnews.com

The United States, China, and AI Competition in Africa: Lessons for the Global South  Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

Want to turn your action camera into a point-and-shoot? Insta360’s new accessory makes the Ace Pro 2 into a great pocket camera alternative.

A warming Arctic can stretch the polar vortex, a high-altitude air ribbon, one says. The “wobble” can disrupt the jet stream, causing extreme cold in the East.

Santa Clara, One of California’s Oldest Cities, Is Hosting the Super Bowl  The New York Times

Mexican Cartels Overwhelm Police With Ammunition Made for the U.S. Military  The New York Times

Mexican cartels overpower police with ammunition made for the US military  International Consortium of Investigative Journalists - ICIJ

As SS United States Inches Closer to Becoming Artificial Reef, Florida Diving Businesses Battle for Position  PHILADELPHIA.Today

Los Angeles weather: Southern California to see sunny Super Bowl Sunday before rain chances return next week  ABC7 Los Angeles

Super Bowl live updates: CA leaders urge ICE to stay away from Bay Area this weekend  ABC7 San Francisco

Super Bowl live updates: Fans flock to see Tom Brady, his new CardVault store in SF  ABC7 San Francisco

Reuters: United States to Pay Billions of Dollars in Arrears to the United Nations  8am.media

Glowing glass '12' lights up Seattle as Seahawks fans celebrate final Blue Friday before Super Bowl  king5.com

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ to convene in Washington, discuss Gaza: Report  Al Jazeera

How to Watch Patriots vs. Seahawks: Time, TV Channel and Live Stream – 2026 Super Bowl  FOX Sports

Column | Asking Eric: Boyfriend pressures teacher to reject gifts from students  The Washington Post

US, Iran hold indirect negotiations, as US aircraft carrier patrols Iran coast; Congressmember Lateefah Simon of SF urges dismantling ICE, calls it “police for president of the United States” - February 6, 2026  kpfa.org

San Francisco teachers to walk out Monday against austerity in the richest tech enclave on the planet  World Socialist Web Site