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It's been a year of heartbreak and worry since the most destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area's history scorched neighborhoods and displaced tens of thousands of people.

When Nicolás Maduro appears in a New York courtroom to face U.S. drug charges, he'll be following a path taken by Panama's Manuel Noriega, another strongman who was toppled by American forces.

President Donald Trump's military intervention in Venezuela will pose a fresh test of his ability to hold together a restive Republican coalition during a challenging election year.

Through a combination of tariffs, sanctions and military force, he has pressured Latin American leaders to advance his administration's goals of combating drug trafficking, halting immigration, securing strategic natural resources and countering the influence of Russia and China.

Venezuela's oil industry is in disrepair after years of neglect and international sanctions, so it will likely take years and major investments before production can increase dramatically.

His lawyers are expected to contest the legality of his arrest, arguing he is immune from prosecution as a sovereign head of a foreign state.

The election has been held under a new constitution that revokes a ban on military leaders running for office. The change also extends the presidential mandate from five years to seven years.

Police said 83 of the injured were still in hospitals.

This will be the most spread-out Winter Games in history, with events in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, over 400 kilometers apart.

Some 100 members of Congress, mostly Democrats, have mounted poster board-style replicas of the Jan. 6 plaque outside their office doors.

The Paris talks, set for Tuesday, are expected to include leaders from about 30 countries, known as the "Coalition of the Willing."

Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has taken the place of her ally President Nicolás Maduro, captured by the United States in a nighttime military operation, and offered "to collaborate" with the Trump administration in what could be a seismic shift in relations between the adversary governments.

Schloss made it her mission to educate younger generations about the Nazi genocide.

Hegseth said that the censure was "a necessary process step" to proceedings that could result in a demotion from Kelly's retired rank of captain in the U.S. Navy.

Vance and his family were not in Ohio

Walz, Democrats' 2024 candidate for vice president, said in a statement Monday that he believes he would have won another term but decided "that I can't give a political campaign my all" after what he described as an "extraordinarily difficult year for our state."

Maduro's lawyers are expected to contest the legality of his arrest, arguing he's immune from prosecution as a sovereign head of state.

A threat by U.S. President Donald Trump warning Iran that if Tehran "violently kills peaceful protesters" the U.S. "will come to their rescue," has taken on new meaning after American troops captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a longtime ally of Tehran.

President Donald Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing President Nicolás Maduro in a raid isn't likely to have a significant immediate impact on oil prices.

The world's eyes are on Venezuela one day after the U.S. military captured Venezuelan President Maduro and brought him to the U.S. on drug trafficking charges. Profound questions remain after Trump's repeated statements that the U.S. will "run" Venezuela, while Rubio on Sunday described a more indirect but intense pressure campaign. Feature Story News reporter Mary Triny Mena reports from Caracas.