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Lead Venezuelans woke to uncertainty on Saturday after U.S. military forces captured President Nicolás Maduro, leaving the country’s 29 million people unsure who now holds authority. Venezuela’s high court ordered Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to assume the interim presidency, while President Donald Trump said Rodríguez had been in direct contact with U.S. officials and indicated … Read more

Lead About 20 U.S. investors are organizing a March trip to Venezuela after reports that President Nicolás Maduro was taken into U.S. custody. Charles Myers, chairman of Signum Global Advisors, said he is preparing to visit the country in March and described investor sentiment as one of “cautious optimism.” Myers told Business Insider that foreign … Read more

Lead: In San Francisco on Jan. 3, 2026, Stephen Curry returned from a one-game absence and scored 31 points, including six 3-pointers, to power the Golden State Warriors to a 123-114 victory over the Utah Jazz. The Warriors, back to a fuller rotation after a 37-point loss the night before, overcame late-game discipline issues to … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 3, 2026, Delta Air Lines announced it will restart service to 13 Caribbean airports after the Federal Aviation Administration indicated a regional airspace-closure directive would expire early on Sunday, Jan. 4. Delta said it expects to operate its normal Caribbean schedule on Jan. 4, while noting some schedule adjustments may be required … Read more

Lead: Saturday’s first two games of NFL Week 18 produced decisive moves in the NFC playoff race: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Carolina Panthers, while the Seattle Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers. The Buccaneers’ win keeps Tampa’s division hopes alive but leaves them dependent on New Orleans losing to Atlanta on Sunday to … Read more

Lead North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, South Korean and Japanese authorities reported, detecting the launches from the capital region at about 7:50 a.m. The missiles traveled roughly 900 kilometers, and Seoul, Washington and Tokyo said they are analyzing flight data and other details. The strikes occurred hours before South … Read more

Lead Leonardo DiCaprio will not attend the Palm Springs International Film Festival gala on the evening of Jan. 2, 2026, after travel disruptions tied to restricted Southern California airspace. The festival is still presenting him with the Desert Palm Achievement Award for his role in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. Organizers said the … Read more

Lead On Jan. 3, 2026 in San Antonio, the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Spurs 115-110 as Deni Avdija recorded a 29-point triple-double and Donovan Clingan posted a career-high 24 points. Portland led virtually the entire game, holding the edge for all but 18 seconds, and closed out a second straight victory. San Antonio, missing … Read more

Jan 03, 2026 — At Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Saturday night, the Seattle Seahawks closed their regular season with a 13-3 victory over the San Francisco 49ers to secure the NFC West crown and the conference’s No. 1 seed. Seattle’s defense smothered a red-hot 49ers offense while the Seahawks’ ground game controlled tempo … Read more

Lead Saturday’s Powerball drawing on Jan. 3, 2026 produced the numbers 18-21-40-53-60 with the red Powerball 23. The advertised jackpot for that drawing was $64 million, with a stated cash option of $28.9 million. Separately, the $1.817 billion Christmas Eve prize sold in Cabot, Arkansas remains unclaimed; state rules give that ticket until June 22, … Read more

Lead Warhammer Community has opened Saturday pre-orders for a major Maggotkin of Nurgle release, centring on a new Battletome, a gamer-friendly edition, multiple miniatures boxes and Spearhead detachments. Key new models include Festus the Leechlord, Sloven Knights, Putrid Blightkings and a return of fan-favourite kits such as the Spoilpox Scrivener and Pox-Wretches. The package also … Read more

Lead: María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition figure and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has emerged at the center of a power vacuum after the overnight capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas. Machado has publicly urged recognition of Edmundo González, whom many observers and opposition groups view as the legitimate winner … Read more

This winter’s short, sweet citrus — the clementine — is in season from October through January and packs a surprising nutritional punch. At roughly 35 calories each, a single clementine supplies about 36.1 mg of vitamin C, close to 40% of the recommended daily intake, along with water, fiber and bioactive flavonoids. Nutrition and lab … Read more

Lead: Last month, investor Mark Cuban posted a single, pointed hypothetical on X asking whether Americans would back universal healthcare if the cost of caring for every person dropped to $10 per year and every clinician earned twice their current pay. The provocation landed on a familiar fault line: if money and provider compensation were … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 3, 2026, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that California’s law barring open carry in counties with populations above 200,000 violates the Second Amendment. The decision, issued by two judges with one dissent, said the policy effectively prohibits open carry in urban areas that house roughly … Read more