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Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty on drug trafficking charges

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, LARRY NEUMEISTER and JOHN HANNA
Jan 05, 2026 8:35 am - A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself "the president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty on Monday to the federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power in Venezuela.
Man who broke windows at Vance's Ohio home is detained, the Secret Service says

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and KATHY McCORMACK
Jan 05, 2026 8:29 am - A man who broke windows at Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home and caused other property damage was detained early Monday, the U.S. Secret Service said.
A Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady Brigitte Macron

By SYLVIE CORBET
Jan 05, 2026 7:39 am - PARIS — A Paris court found Monday 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, by spreading false online claims about her gender and sexuality...
Syrian and Israeli officials set to resume US-mediated talks in Paris

By ABBY SEWELL
Jan 05, 2026 7:26 am - Syrian and Israeli officials are set to resume U.S.-mediated talks in Paris in hopes of reaching a security agreement to defuse tensions between the two countries, a Syrian official said Monday.
Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade

By REGINA GARCIA CANO, MATTHEW LEE, WILL WEISSERT and ERIC TUCKER
Jan 04, 2026 4:11 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not govern Venezuela day-to-day other than enforcing an existing “oil quara...
Indictment of Maduro alleges major drug-fueled corruption

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LARRY NEUMEISTER
Jan 04, 2026 3:59 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — A newly unsealed U.S. Justice Department indictmen t accuses captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of running a “corrupt, illegitimate government” ...
Maduro’s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER
Jan 04, 2026 3:45 pm - MIAMI (AP) — When deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro makes his first appearance in a New York courtroom Monday to face U.S. drug charges, he will likely follow the ...
Friends of the Fox River urges opposition to Clean Water Act revision

By Joey Weslo
Jan 04, 2026 9:02 am - With looming changes to the federal Clean Water Act, potentially restricting protections for millions of acres of wetlands and miles of streams, environmental advcoates worry about the future of the Fox River.
Ouster of Maduro government sparks celebrations among Venezuelans in South Florida

By VANESSA A. ALVAREZ, TIM REYNOLDS and BRUCE SCHREINER
Jan 03, 2026 11:04 pm - Revelers chanted “liberty” and draped Venezuelan flags over their shoulders in South Florida on Saturday to celebrate the American military attack that toppled Nicolás Maduro’s government — a stunning outcome they had longed for but left them wondering what comes next in their troubled homeland.
Uber-wealthy Illinoisans already spending big on 2026 campaigns

By Russell Lissau
Jan 03, 2026 9:26 pm - Some uber-wealthy Illinois residents already have spent millions to get their preferred candidates elected in 2026.

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