Following the capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright laid out a plan in Miami on Wednesday for the U.S. government to sell Venezuelan oil and administer the proceeds for the “benefit” of the United States and Venezuela.

“We’re going to market the crude coming out of Venezuela, first this ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Famed defense attorney Alan Jackson stepped down Wednesday as counsel for Nick Reiner, who faces two counts of murder in the brutal December stabbings of his parents, Hollywood couple Rob and Michele Reiner.

“Circumstances beyond my control, but more importantly circumstances beyond Nick’s control, have made it impossible ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A crowd of people gathered in sorrow and anger Wednesday, shouting at local law enforcement, “Go arrest ICE,” in the hours after a federal agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Wednesday their agents are investigating jointly with the FBI.

Crime scene tape and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to address Congress for the first State of the Union address of his second term on Feb. 24.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Wednesday he had formally invited the president to the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue to address Congress next month, after previously teasing the date to ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz has put the Minnesota National Guard on notice in the event of unrest following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

Walz says he’s issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard in the event of civil unrest. It’s a first ...Read more

Multi-Grammy-winning banjo player Béla Fleck has become the latest artist to cancel planned performances at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after President Donald Trump’s hand-picked board of directors added their boss’ name to the storied venue.

The development appears to have infuriated the center’s interim president...Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he will meet with Danish officials about Greenland after President Donald Trump rattled Europe with fresh comments about taking control of the vast Arctic territory.

Speaking on Capitol Hill after briefing US lawmakers about Venezuela on Wednesday, Rubio downplayed alarm over the president’s comments ...Read more

The United States is preparing to take control of tens of millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil as part of a sweeping, three-phase strategy aimed at stabilizing the country, jump-starting its economy and steering toward a political transition, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday.

Under the plan described by Rubio, the first phase ...Read more

PASADENA, Calif. — The Eaton fire tore through the historic Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center one year ago, destroying its synagogue, preschool and thousands of books. A hidden mural initially survived, offering inspiration to congregants, but even that had to ultimately be removed.

Yet amid the loss, in the year since the devastation, the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday was identifed by her mother as Renee Nicole Good, 37.

Donna Ganger told the Minnesota Star Tribune that her daughter lived in the Twin Cities with her partner. Ganger declined to say whether she lived in Minneapolis.

Ganger said the family was notified of the...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman Tuesday morning during an enforcement operation in south Minneapolis, prompting protests, sharp rebukes from city leaders and calls for an independent investigation.

The Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were making ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The unexpected death of California Republican Doug LaMalfa is a sad reminder of the fragility of the GOP’s House majority on Capitol Hill.

In 2024, House Republicans won a 220-215 majority. But that’s with all of the seats filled, and that margin has fluctuated over the past 12 months with four deaths and four departures. In ...Read more

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors acknowledged for the first time Wednesday they have no direct evidence that a Chicago man accused of putting a bounty on the head of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino is actually in a street gang, let alone a “ranking” member as originally alleged when the high-profile case was filed at the peak of Operation ...Read more

BEIRUT — Nabbing Nicolás Maduro — a Hollywood-esque operation in President Donald Trump's telling that saw Delta Force spirit the Venezuelan leader out of Venezuela — shocked U.S. friends and foes alike, with governments from Colombia to China to France sputtering condemnations.

Yet perhaps no nation is alarmed as Iran. Its leaders, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman Tuesday morning during an enforcement operation in south Minneapolis, prompting protests, sharp rebukes from city leaders and calls for an independent investigation.

The Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were making ...Read more

Colorado measles vaccination rates are falling behind other states, leading to a lower herd immunity among children.

A recent data analysis by The Washington Post found that Colorado has an 88% herd immunity status regarding the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine between 2023 and 2024 — well below the 95% threshold set by doctors across the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to address Congress for the first State of the Union address of his second term sometime in February.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters on Wednesday: “I think the date—and this is off the top of my head—is, like, February 24th that we’re looking at, okay? It’ll be soon....Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will leave the mundane matters of running Venezuela to its remaining leaders, a senior official said, as White House officials begin to espouse more hawkish goals for American hegemony in the Western Hemisphere.

In the immediate hours and days following a bold U.S. military and law enforcement operation ...Read more