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Maduro's case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial
Joshua Goodman And Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 4 - 1:44 p.m. | Save Story
When Nicolás Maduro appears in a New York courtroom to face U.S. drug charges, he'll be following follow a path taken by Panama's Manuel Noriega, another strongman who was toppled by American forces.
Venezuela's interim government says it remains united behind Maduro after his US capture
Reuters | Posted Jan. 4 - 12:43 p.m. | Save Story
A top Venezuelan official declared on Sunday that the country's government would stay unified behind President Nicolas Maduro, whose capture by the U.S. has sparked deep uncertainty about what is next for the oil-rich South American nation.
Former Israeli hostage recounts sexual abuse in Hamas captivity and fear of becoming 'sex slave'
Tal Shalev, Dana Karni, CNN | Posted Jan. 4 - 12:35 p.m. | Save Story
Former Israeli hostage Romi Gonen said she endured repeated sexual assault, harassment and intimidation during her 471 days of Hamas captivity, speaking publicly for the first time about her experience and her fear of becoming a "sex slave" in Gaza.
Teenagers as young as 14-15 among victims of Swiss bar fire, raising questions about ID checks
Billy Stockwell, CNN | Posted Jan. 4 - 10:31 a.m. | Save Story
Teenagers as young as 14 and 15 were among the victims of the deadly fire at a ski resort bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, police said Sunday, raising questions about whether sufficient age checks were in place.
10 years after end of '1-child' policy, China's push for more babies isn't winning its citizens over
Simone McCarthy, Rosa de Acosta and Joyce Jiang, CNN | Posted Jan. 4 - 8:35 a.m. | Save Story
Jan. 1 marks 10 years since China scrapped its notorious "one-child" policy, but the landmark change — and a raft of other measures to encourage couples to have more kids — have failed to boost the population.
US lifts Caribbean airspace curbs after attack on Venezuela
Dan Catchpole, Reuters | Updated Jan. 3 - 9:54 p.m. | Save Story
The United States has told airlines its curbs on Caribbean airspace will expire at 10 p.m. MST, and flights could resume as schedules are quickly updated, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Saturday.
UN Security Council to meet Monday over US action in Venezuela
Michelle Nichols, Reuters | Updated Jan. 3 - 9:52 p.m. | Save Story
The United Nations Security Council is due to meet on Monday after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed President Nicolas Maduro, a move that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres views as "a dangerous precedent."
Venezuela's Maduro captured, in US; Trump says US will run Venezuela
Idrees Ali and Jasper Ward, Reuters | Updated Jan. 3 - 7:20 p.m. | Save Story
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro landed in the United States on Saturday after his capture in an overnight U.S. operation, even as Venezuelan officials vowed defiance.
'We're so happy': Venezuelans in Utah elated at President Maduro's removal
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Updated Jan. 3 - 3:55 p.m. | Save Story
Venezuelans in Utah are expressing relief and elation at the removal by U.S. forces of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro but wonder what comes next.
11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2026
Oscar Holland, CNN | Updated Jan. 3 - 11:26 a.m. | Save Story
Bigger, blockbuster buildings may shape architecture in 2026. Among them are long-awaited museums, record-breaking skyscrapers and a soaring Catholic basilica almost 150 years in the making.
Strong earthquake shakes Mexico's independence monument, hits roads and hospitals
Nilutpal Timsina, Reuters | Updated Jan. 2 - 9:44 p.m. | Save Story
A powerful earthquake shook southern Mexico on Friday morning, damaging roads and hospitals and briefly interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum's first press conference of the new year.
Coast Guard suspends search for survivors after strike on suspected drug vessels
Anusha Shah, Reuters | Posted Jan. 2 - 9:32 p.m. | Save Story
The United States Coast Guard said on Friday it had suspended a search for people in the water in the aftermath of a military strike earlier in the week on a convoy of suspected drug vessels in the Pacific Ocean.
Trump threatens Iran over protest crackdown as deadly unrest flares
Jana Choukeir, Reuters | Posted Jan. 2 - 7:44 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fired on them, days into unrest that has left several dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian authorities in years.
Swiss investigators believe sparkling flares atop wine bottles ignited fatal bar fire
Jamey Keaten, Stefanie Dazio and John Leicester, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 2 - 9:26 a.m. | Save Story
Swiss investigators believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a ski resort when they came too close to a crowded bar's ceiling.
Queen Camilla speaks publicly for first time about train attack as teenager
Billy Stockwell, CNN | Posted Jan. 2 - 8:17 a.m. | Save Story
Britain's Queen Camilla has spoken publicly for the first time about how she had to "fight back" after being assaulted by a stranger on a train when she was a teenager.
Neuralink plans 'high-volume' brain implant production by 2026, Musk says
Rishabh Jaiswal, Reuters | Posted Jan. 1 - 10:17 p.m. | Save Story
Elon Musk's brain implant company , Neuralink, will begin "high-volume production" of brain-computer interface devices and transition to an entirely automated surgical procedure in 2026, Musk said in a post on X on Wednesday.
Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 24 people in New Year's drone strike
Reuters | Posted Jan. 1 - 5:54 p.m. | Save Story
Russia accused Ukraine on Thursday of killing at least 24 people, including a child, in a drone strike on a hotel and cafe where civilians were seeing in the New Year in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's southern Kherson region.
About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year's celebration
Jamey Keaten, Stefanie Dazio and John Leicester, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 1 - 3:20 p.m. | Save Story
About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, during a New Year's celebration in a Swiss Alpine bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, police said.
