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FILE - Venezuelans celebrate after President Donald Trump announced that President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of Venezuela, in Lima, Peru, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Reactions to Nicolás Maduro’s capture and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

5:48 PM on Thursday, January 8

A banner on the front end of a bus features images of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and China's Xi Jinping with a message that reads in Spanish: "An example for the world," during a government-organized rally opposing U.S. intervention, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

Trump has a China problem in Venezuela: What to do with Beijing's debt and oil stakes

5:00 PM on Thursday, January 8

President Donald Trump’s plan to control Venezuela's oil industry and counter China's influence could clash with his goal of stabilizing trade with Beijing

Federal agents and police clash with protesters outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn. on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Fatal ICE shooting sparks jurisdiction clash between state and federal authorities

4:43 PM on Thursday, January 8

Fights over which agencies will be involved in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis are roiling as calls for a thorough investigation and accountability mount

United National Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attended an event to mark the end of the U.N. political mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

UN forecasts global economic growth of 2.7% this year, down slightly from 2025

4:26 PM on Thursday, January 8

The United Nations is forecasting that the global economy will grow by 2.7% this year

Philippine police say 1 person was killed and 27 are missing after a mound of garbage collapsed on them in a landfill

4:04 PM on Thursday, January 8

Philippine police say 1 person was killed and 27 are missing after a mound of garbage collapsed on them in a landfill

Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say

4:00 PM on Thursday, January 8

Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say

Secretary Marco Rubio meets with Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot at the State Department, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 in Washington. (AP Phoro/Kevin Wolf)

Venezuela helps vault Rubio to quarterback of Trump’s foreign policy team

3:27 PM on Thursday, January 8

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a football fan, now is quarterbacking President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team as it navigates particularly turbulent global waters, notably in Venezuela

FILE - A pumpjack operates in the foreground while a wind turbine at the Buckeye Wind Energy wind farm rises in the distance, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Experts say Trump pullout from UN climate fighting will hurt world and leave US out of green surge

3:11 PM on Thursday, January 8

U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the United Nations climate framework marks a significant escalation of anti-climate policy

FILE - The xAI data center is seen, May 7, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Elon Musk's xAI to build $20 billion data center in Mississippi

3:05 PM on Thursday, January 8

Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, plans to spend $20 billion on a data center in Southaven, Mississippi

FILE- Tractor-trailers move cargo out of the Port of Savannah in Savannah, Ga., Jan. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

North Carolina may lose $50M in federal funds over flawed immigrant trucker licenses

2:59 PM on Thursday, January 8

The U.S. Transportation Department says North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn’t revoke commercial driver’s licenses from immigrants who aren't qualify to hold them

Vice President JD Vance takes questions from reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Vance calls killing of Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer 'a tragedy of her own making'

2:31 PM on Thursday, January 8

Vice President JD Vance is blaming a federal immigration officer’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman on “a left-wing network,” Democrats, the news media and the woman who was killed

President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he walks off stage after speaking to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says he wants government to buy $200B in mortgage bonds in a push to bring down mortgage rates

1:47 PM on Thursday, January 8

President Donald Trump says he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a move he said would help reduce mortgage rates at a time when Americans are worried about home prices

FILE - United States' Chloe Kim trains before the women's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

2-time Olympic champion Chloe Kim injures shoulder, 'trying to stay optimistic' for Italy

1:30 PM on Thursday, January 8

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim says she dislocated her shoulder in training and doesn’t know whether she’ll be able to compete at the Winter Games in Italy next month

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz responds to questions from reporters regarding whether he will seek a third term during a press conference following an event on the state's new Paid Family and Medical Leave program, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

ICE shooting reinforces Minnesota's grim role as Trump's target

11:49 AM on Thursday, January 8

This week's fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an immigration agent had grim echoes in Minnesota

This 2023 image provided by Shany Dror shows a labrador named Augie in Texas. (Don Harvey/Shany Dror via AP)

Some dogs can expand their vocabulary by eavesdropping on their owners

11:03 AM on Thursday, January 8

A new study finds that some gifted dogs can learn the names of new toys by eavesdropping

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks to reporters about a war powers resolution regarding Venezuela on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senate pushes back on Trump's military threats against Venezuela with war powers vote

6:02 AM on Thursday, January 8

The Senate has advanced a resolution that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela

Architect Shalom Baranes points at a map on a board during a National Capitol Planning Commission meeting discussing the White House ballroom project, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

White House says it wasn't economical to save East Wing during ballroom construction

5:22 AM on Thursday, January 8

The White House says structural issues and decay had made it unfeasible to save the East Wing

FILE - Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro watches warm ups before an NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Josh Shapiro running for 2nd term as Pennsylvania governor, trailed by talk of 2028 White House bid

9:02 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is running for a second term in the pivotal battleground state after a first term that put him on the Democratic Party’s radar as a potential presidential contender in 2028