WASHINGTON — It’s been five years since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, but Rep. Pete Aguilar still finds small reminders of that day all over — like when groups of people congregate in red hats, or even when the weather outside becomes “cold and crisp,” like it was last month as the anniversary approached.

“Those are ...Read more

CARACAS, Venezuela — Like many other Venezuelans, Ramón Arape said the image of ex-President Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody was a stunning — and welcome — sight.

“I confess that I felt a sense of relief when I saw the photo of Maduro in the hands of los gringos,” said Arape, 59, a welder and father of three.

Less reassuring, ...Read more

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Monday praised President Donald Trump’s order to capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, breaking with most Democrats’ messaging on the military operation that took place early Saturday without congressional authorization.

“I don’t know why we can’t just acknowledge that it’s been...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A federal court ruling has affirmed the free speech and religious rights of California teachers who want to tell parents about how their child is expressing gender identity at school, a victory for conservatives and parent-rights advocates that stands to rewrite state school policies if upheld.

In his late December decision, U.S...Read more

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday again condemned the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, criticizing the Trump administration’s aggressive foreign policy in Latin America for threatening the stability of the hemisphere.

“We categorically reject intervention in the internal affairs of other ...Read more

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., was hit with a censure letter from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday and could face a demotion and pension cut over a video message he made urging troops to refuse to carry out illegal orders.

Hegseth called the official letter to the retired Navy pilot and astronaut “a necessary process step” ahead of ...Read more

The Cuban government said 32 officers of the Cuban army and the Interior Ministry were killed in Caracas during the raid by U.S. forces to apprehend Venezuela’s strongman Nicolás Maduro early Saturday, in an acknowledgment of the presence of Cuban military and intelligence personnel in the South American country.

The statement published in ...Read more

NEW YORK — Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appeared in a federal courtroom in Manhattan on Monday, three days after his stunning capture in a night-time military operation in Caracas by the U.S. military. He pleaded not guilty.

He and his wife, Cilia Flores, who joined him in the courtroom, stand accused of narco-terrorism, ...Read more

NEW YORK — Ousted Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty Monday to U.S. charges in a narco-terrorism case against him, kicking off an extraordinary legal battle with major geopolitical ramifications.

“I am innocent,” Maduro said through an interpreter. “I am a decent man,” adding that he is the president of his ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota mistakenly claimed a 30-year high in abortions in a report it released on New Year’s Eve before discovering an error and determining the total actually declined in 2024.

The corrected total of 13,729 represents a more than 6% decline from the number of elective abortions in 2023, according to an update the Minnesota ...Read more

America’s allies offered a measured response after U.S. troops captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a raid, a move that sent shockwaves around the world and highlighted divisions among governments.

In Asia, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Thailand avoided condemning the move, instead emphasizing diplomacy, dialogue and stability. ...Read more

Saudi Arabia-backed forces in Yemen regained control of the strategic region of Hadramout over the weekend, following days of clashes with secessionist groups aligned with the United Arab Emirates.

The fighting has raised tensions between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh as the two Gulf powerhouses and U.S. allies back rival factions in the ongoing Yemeni ...Read more

The last time Denver hosted the Democratic National Convention, a not-yet-gray Barack Obama stood before 80,000 people in a stadium pulsating with excitement and chants of “yes we can” as he accepted his party’s nomination for president of the United States.

Twenty years later, Denver’s city leaders want to re-create that moment: the ...Read more

Lisa Farris worried that a nasty infection from recent liposuction and a tummy tuck was rapidly getting worse. So she phoned the cosmetic surgery center to ask if she should head to the emergency room, she alleges in a lawsuit.

The nurse who took the call at the Sono Bello center in Addison, Texas, told her she “absolutely should not” go to...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The unidentified white van slowly and stealthily pulled up outside the million-dollar-plus homes under the cover of darkness, grainy surveillance footage showed.

The thief or thieves parked on the street at such an angle that they were hidden from neighbors’ doorbell surveillance cameras. Then they went to work.

It was only ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s stunning year-end announcement that he is redirecting decades of U.S. Naval planning by re-emphasizing surface, rather than submarine warfare with construction of a new class of battleships is running into a buzzsaw of skepticism and could face a Congressional challenge.

Among the critics is U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-...Read more

Since President Trump's immigration raids began sweeping through California's cities and farm fields, state Senate President Monique Limón has carried a copy of her passport.

"Just in case," she said.

Limón is one of the most powerful politicians in the state behind Gov. Gavin Newsom, but the detainment of American citizens, including U.S. ...Read more