Venezuela said the country is in “absolute calm, peace and stability” after the U.S. urged its citizens to leave immediately on recently resumed international flights.

The U.S. advisory, issued after the capture of ousted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, is based on “nonexistent narratives aimed at manufacturing a perception of ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected this week to name global leaders for a “Board of Peace” to administer his ambitious post-war plan for Gaza, officials say, even as a standoff between Israel and Hamas raised doubts about the prospects for success.

Made up mainly of fellow heads of government or state and chaired by Trump, the board is...Read more

A new wave of immigration enforcement officers has been sent to Minnesota as protesters continue to demonstrate following Wednesday’s fatal shooting of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.

In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said more immigration and customs enforcement were being sent Sunday and...Read more

Tehran warned the U.S. and Israel against any intervention over nationwide protests in Iran while it sought to placate its citizens, as demonstrations entered their third week and fatalities mounted.

Saturday marked the third night of intensified nationwide demonstrations, following calls by Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s former shah...Read more

Ukraine overnight targeted three drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea owned by Russian oil major Lukoil in the latest move to weaken Russia’s economic capacity to fund its war effort.

The platforms, V. Filanovsky, Yuri Korchagin, and Valery Grayfe, sustained direct hits, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on its Telegram ...Read more

Following the capture of Venezuelan strongman and Cuban ally Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump said Sunday Cuba won’t be receiving any more oil from the South American country and warned the government in Havana to “make a deal BEFORE IS TOO LATE.”

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the Cuba has for many years survived ...Read more

Venezuela said the country is in “absolute calm, peace and stability” after the U.S. urged its citizens to leave immediately on recently resumed international flights.

The U.S. advisory, issued after the capture of ousted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, is based on “nonexistent narratives aimed at manufacturing a perception of ...Read more

CHICAGO — Several new state laws affecting education take effect this month, highlighting the rights of immigrant students and the growth of artificial intelligence in schools.

Here’s what you need to know.

Expansion of student rights regardless of immigration status

An amendment to the Illinois School Code prohibits public schools from ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Floridians were enraged last summer when a viral video showed men offshore Panama City capturing a giant manta ray, a federally threatened species, and hoisting the animal onto their boat.

That anger only skyrocketed when it became clear that Florida’s wildlife agency had approved the capture: The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...Read more

SEADRIFT, Texas — Aboard an aluminum skiff or one of her five kayaks, fourth-generation shrimper and fisherwoman Diane Wilson often plies the coastal bays and streams near her tiny hometown of Seadrift, Texas.

But instead of fishing for shrimp, black drum or blue crabs, these days the 77-year-old is an environmental activist looking for “...Read more

Thousands marched Saturday in Minneapolis to the site where a federal agent shot and killed Renée Nicole Good during a confrontation, heightening political divisions around the Trump administration’s immigrant crackdown.

For a fourth day since the Wednesday shooting, people in south Minneapolis marched, chanting and bearing signs, some with ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A man accused of ambushing and fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend has been extradited to Orange County to face a murder charge after eight years on the run in Mexico, authorities said.

Humberto Rodriguez Martinez, 39, is accused of working with a friend to kill his romantic rival outside his ex-girlfriend's ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — As the Trump administration increases the presence of federal agents in U.S. cities, a local group identifying as part of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense has become more active in Philadelphia.

The group says it is a resurgence of the militant Black power group dating back to the 1960s, and has been trained by some of ...Read more

Venezuela continued releasing political prisoners on Saturday, including a member of opposition leader María Corina Machado’s party, a week after President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces.

Venezuelan authorities released at least five people, including Virgilio Laverde, youth coordinator for Machado’s Vente Venezuela party in ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The city of Los Angeles violated the state's open meeting law when council members took up a plan to clear 9,800 homeless encampments behind closed doors, a judge ruled this week.

In a 10-page decision, L.A. County Superior Court Judge Curtis Kin said the City Council ran afoul of the Ralph M. Brown Act by approving the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani has two words for New Yorkers hoping for more public bathrooms across the city as he announced Saturday he’s investing $4 million into the very pressing initiative: “Let’s go!”

Mamdani, alongside other city officials, announced a new program to increase the number of public restrooms in the city and for...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — With U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations increasing in Minnesota, and following the killing of Minneapolis resident Renee Good, child care providers say learning and nurturing are being interrupted.

“We are all used to in Minnesota snow days, but we are now having ICE days, meaning that our kids are not ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A 24-year-old woman turned herself in to Long Beach police this week following two fatal collisions that occurred months apart, authorities said.

Ahkeyajahnique Owens was wanted by police after she allegedly struck a bicyclist with her car in downtown Long Beach in October, according to police. The victim, identified as Raul ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The 2026 Maryland legislative session will open Wednesday with a projected $1.4 billion budget deficit and rising energy costs, alongside debates over affordability, education, immigration, and health care.

The Baltimore Sun reached out to all 188 members of the Maryland General Assembly. 25 lawmakers responded by email or phone ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Sheriff Rochelle Bilal has garnered national headlines and condemnation for calling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “fake, wannabe law enforcement” and sending a blunt warning to immigration officers who commit crimes in Philadelphia.

“If any [ICE agents] want to come in this city and commit a crime, you will not...Read more