Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into a challenging reelection bid as she continues to suffer fallout from last year’s devastating wildfire. She is also fending off criticism of City Hall on issues from street paving to homelessness. Saturday is the deadline for candidates to enter the contest ahead of the June 2 primary. Bass is a first-term Democrat and the first Black woman to hold the post. She faces challenges from tech entrepreneur and nonprofit founder Adam Miller; reality television personality Spencer Pratt, who lost his home in the deadly Palisades Fire; and community organizer Rae Huang. A late entry is city council member Nithya Raman, a onetime Bass supporter.

President Donald Trump has held his first Cabinet meeting of 2026, focusing on the economy, housing, energy, health initiatives and drug prices. He painted a positive picture of his administration's accomplishments, but some claims were exaggerated. Trump mentioned $18 trillion in investments, but evidence suggests this figure is inflated. The White House website lists a lower number, $9.6 trillion, which includes commitments from the Biden era. On housing, claims of a sharp rise in home sales are overstated. The National Association of Realtors reported only a 1.4% increase in December. Additionally, Trump's statements on California wildfires and water supply were inaccurate.

A look at false and misleading claims made as President Donald Trump marks his first year back in office by highlighting accomplishments at Davos and at a White House briefing. He falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and exaggerated his role in resolving international conflicts, claiming to have settled eight wars. His statements on inflation, coal, windmills and Greenland were also incorrect.

Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left several people dead, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed sco…