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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Barack Obama criticized the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, calling it an “atrocity” given the billions of dollars elected officials have thrown at the problem over the years. Obama was speaking with YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen when he touched on criticism local residents and business owners have voiced for years.”I think it is morally — ethically speaking — it is an atrocity that in a country this wealthy, we have people just on the streets, and we should insist on policies that recognize their full humanity — people who are houseless…

The TikTok Inc. sign in front of the building on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 in Culver City, CA.Kayla Bartkowski | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesTikTok’s U.S. joint venture seems to have survived a turbulent rollout with minimal change in usership, as early narratives of a mass user exodus prompted by service outages and censorship concerns now appear overstated, according to new figures.Survey data from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower show that, despite a surge in deletions following the announcement of TikTok’s U.S. joint venture on Jan. 23, the average number of TikTok’s daily active users in the U.S. remains…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A prominent surfer from California was murdered at his home in Costa Rica during an apparent break-in over the weekend, according to reports.Kurt Van Dyke, a 66-year-old expatriate who owned a hotel in the Costa Rican town of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, was found dead Saturday inside his apartment, the Tico Times reported.A preliminary exam indicated that Van Dyke’s body showed signs of asphyxiation and multiple stab wounds, the outlet reported.Van Dyke, a native of Santa Cruz, California, was in the apartment Saturday morning when two armed men stormed inside, the San…

Western Force scrum-half Nathan Hastie says they will still look to push the tempo despite coming unstuck in their Super Rugby Pacific opener.

Deep Dive!!Africa’s sovereign debt landscape is both complex and consequential. External debt, money that African governments owe to foreign lenders influences national budgets, shapes public policy, and affects social investment. By the mid-2020s, Africa’s external debt had climbed above $1.2 trillion, with the top ten countries alone accounting for more than 80 % of this total.Understanding who Africa owes money to and why these debts were contracted  reveals as much about global finance and development strategy as it does about Africa’s economic priorities and vulnerabilities today. External creditors broadly fall into three categories: multilateral lenders (World Bank, IMF), bilateral creditors…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Elana Meyers Taylor being an Olympic gold medalist is no longer a dream. It’s a reality.One of the top American Winter Olympic athletes in Team USA history finally achieved a gold medal on Monday. It came in the women’s monobob competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, as she was just able to hang on to the top spot in the event. Gold medalist Elana Meyers Taylor, left, and bronze medalist Kaillie Armbruster Humphries celebrate at the finish after the women’s monobob competition at the Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Monday,…

new video loaded: U.S. and Iran’s High-Stakes Nuclear Talks Set to Kick OfftranscriptBacktranscriptU.S. and Iran’s High-Stakes Nuclear Talks Set to Kick OffThe U.S. and Iran have been flexing their military might as negotiators from the two countries resume nuclear talks in Switzerland.I’ll be involved in those talks indirectly, and they’ll be very important. We’ll see what can happen. Typically, Iran’s a very tough negotiator. I don’t think they want the consequences of not making a deal. They want to make a deal.The U.S. and Iran have been flexing their military might as negotiators from the two countries resume nuclear talks…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump derided California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s international outreach as “inappropriate” Monday. Trump’s warning was to British leaders against partnering with the Democratic governor after Newsom signed a clean energy agreement with the United Kingdom during a European diplomacy tour.”The U.K.’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum,” Trump said in an interview with Politico, adding that it was “inappropriate for them to be dealing with him.”The president’s remarks came after Newsom stepped onto the global stage at the Munich Security Conference, signing cooperation agreements with Ukraine and the United…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The National Parks Services (NPS) is seeking public input over whether Los Angeles County’s iconic coastline should be designated as a national park. The “Los Angeles Coastal Area Special Resource Study,” which was approved by Congress in 2022, will examine a large swath of the Pacific Coast stretching from Will Rogers State Beach near the Santa Monica Bay to Torrance Beach.The study also includes the San Pedro coastline within the city of Los Angeles. It will evaluate four specific factors: significance, suitability, feasibility and the need for NPS management.The agency stated that the…

True North Copper has ramped up extension drilling at its Cloncurry copper project in Queensland to boost resource confidence ahead of a pre-feasibility study, while refining mine design and processing plans.The project, which sits just south of its namesake township, comprises several deposits, including the underexplored Great Australia Mine, alongside its Taipan and Orphan Shear prospects.Drilling is now underway, with the program set to punch out about 2700 metres across 14 combined diamond and reverse circulation (RC) holes.Six diamond holes will focus on metallurgical and geotechnical studies, while a further six RC holes will probe mineralisation extensions across all three…