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A flashover made the Swiss blaze so deadly, authorities say. What is it?

By Tobi Raji
Jan 03, 2026 10:09 pm - The New Year’s Day inferno that ripped through a crowded bar in southern Switzerland, killing at least 40 people and injuring 119, spread so rapidly because of what is known as a flashover, local authorities have said - the near-simultaneous ignition of everything in a room.
Chicago’s Venezuelans applaud ouster of Maduro but question Trump’s motives

By Cindy Hernandez
Jan 03, 2026 5:56 pm - Venezuelans across Chicago say they’re hopeful for their homeland after U.S. military forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who now faces criminal charges.
Travelers stranded in Caribbean as FAA closes airspace for Maduro capture

By Samantha Chery and Natalie B. Compton
Jan 03, 2026 5:06 pm - The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday temporarily banned U.S. airlines from flying near Venezuela, Puerto Rico and other parts of the Caribbean “due to safety-of-flight risks associated with ongoing military activity.”
After ousting Maduro in Venezuela, Trump commits himself to another foreign policy project

By AAMER MADHANI
Jan 03, 2026 4:30 pm - President Donald Trump declared Saturday's military operation that led to the ouster of Nicolás Maduro a major success as he offered a vague plan for his administration “to run” Venezuela until a transition of power can take place.
Venezuelans wonder who’s in charge as Trump claims contact with Maduro’s deputy

By ISABEL DEBRE and JOSHUA GOODMAN
Jan 03, 2026 3:40 pm - Venezuelans on Saturday were scrambling to understand who is in charge of their country after a U.S. military operation that captured President Nicolás Maduro.President Donald Trump delivered a shocking pick: The United States, perhaps in coordination with one of Maduro's most trusted aides.
Thousands of mail-in ballots could be discounted under new post office policy

By Anna Liss-Roy
Jan 03, 2026 3:23 pm - A recent change to how the U.S. Postal Service says it postmarks letters could discount the ballots of thousands of last-minute voters.Many Americans have long assumed that tax returns, ballots and other mailed documents sent on deadline would be marked as sent the day they are dropped in a mailbox.
Iran’s leader says rioters ‘must be put in their place’ as protest death toll reaches at least 10

By JON GAMBRELL
Jan 03, 2026 9:47 am - Iran's supreme leader insisted Saturday that “rioters must be put in their place” after a week of protests that have shaken the Islamic Republic, likely giving security forces a green light to aggressively put down the demonstrations.
With capture of Maduro, Trump claims successful operation as he treads into uncharted territory

By AAMER MADHANI
Jan 03, 2026 9:41 am - With the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump and his allies are calling the audacious military operation a major success as the U.S. leader once again demonstrated a willingness to use U.S. forces for risky missions that come with a potential big payoff.
US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Jan 03, 2026 7:56 am - The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president had been captured and flown out of the country after months of intense pressure on Nicolás Maduro's government — an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Donald Trump on social media hours after the attack.
How one Swiss hospital coped with the injured from the Alpine bar fire

By JOHN LEICESTER
Jan 02, 2026 7:15 pm - SION, Switzerland — The hospital that initially took in the majority of injured victims from a fire at a Swiss bar is no stranger to emergencies: In the heart of the Alps...

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