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Today: December 13, 2025
Today: December 13, 2025

Americas

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María Corina Machado ready to step up as vice president when Venezuela undergoes democratic transition

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado has told CNN that the US government is preparing for a democratic transition of power in her native Venezuela. Speaking after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Machado said she stands ready to step up as Venezuela’s vice president as the country enters this “new and challenging era.”

December 12, 2025
María Corina Machado ready to step up as vice president when Venezuela undergoes democratic transition
Americas|Crime|Economy|Environment|US|World

Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington state

Record floodwaters are slowly receding in Washington state after triggering evacuations, inundating communities and prompting dramatic rescues from rooftops and vehicles

December 13, 2025
Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington state
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Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids

Nativity scenes at some churches are sparking fierce debates

December 12, 2025
Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids
Americas|Crime|Health

Body camera video shows rescue of man in crisis from Tobin Bridge

Body camera video shows rescue of man in crisis from Tobin Bridge

December 12, 2025
Body camera video shows rescue of man in crisis from Tobin Bridge
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Leadership of US command in Latin America changes hands amid criticism of boat strikes

A U.S. Navy admiral who oversees military operations in Latin America has handed off command responsibilities as scrutiny increases over the Trump administration’s deadly strikes on alleged drug boats in the region

December 12, 2025
Leadership of US command in Latin America changes hands amid criticism of boat strikes
Americas|Crime|Economy|Political|World

Chileans are divided in a presidential runoff tilted toward the far right

Chile is heading into a high-stakes presidential runoff defined by sharply contrasting visions of the country’s recent past and visions for its future

December 12, 2025
Chileans are divided in a presidential runoff tilted toward the far right
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

Judge orders Abrego Garcia freed from ICE custody; Attorney reacts: 'he now has an open runway to apply for asylum'

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man the Trump administration sent to that notorious prison in El Salvador earlier this year, has been released from ICE custody. CNN's Erin Burnett talks one-on-one with his attorney Simon Sandoval.

December 11, 2025
Judge orders Abrego Garcia freed from ICE custody; Attorney reacts: 'he now has an open runway to apply for asylum'
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Federal judge issues order to prohibit immigration officials from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has walked away after a scheduled appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office after a federal judge ordered that officials could not detain him

December 12, 2025
Federal judge issues order to prohibit immigration officials from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Americas|Political|World

Venezuelan opposition leader says she aims for a peaceful transition after Maduro

Venezuelan opposition leader says she aims for a peaceful transition after Maduro

December 12, 2025
Venezuelan opposition leader says she aims for a peaceful transition after Maduro
Americas|Crime|Education|World

Somali flag flown outside Vermont school building over Trump 'garbage' slur brings threats

A Vermont school district is receiving racist and threatening messages after raising a Somali flag at a school building last week

December 12, 2025
Somali flag flown outside Vermont school building over Trump 'garbage' slur brings threats
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Danish intelligence report warns of US military threat under Trump

A Danish intelligence agency report has warned that the United States is using its economic power to assert its will and threaten military force against both allies and adversaries

December 12, 2025
Danish intelligence report warns of US military threat under Trump
Americas|Crime|Europe|World

Cut off by their banks and even iced out by Alexa, sanctioned ICC staffers remain resolute

International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors are trying to live and work under the same financial and travel restrictions brought against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Osama bin Laden

December 12, 2025
Cut off by their banks and even iced out by Alexa, sanctioned ICC staffers remain resolute
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention on judge's order and returns home

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania following an order from a federal judge issued Thursday

December 11, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention on judge's order and returns home
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US sanctions Venezuelan President Maduro's 3 nephews as pressure campaign ratchets up

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

December 11, 2025
US sanctions Venezuelan President Maduro's 3 nephews as pressure campaign ratchets up
Africa|Americas|Crime|Political|World

Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in Congo's South Kivu kills over 400 civilians

More than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in eastern Congo, officials said

December 11, 2025
Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in Congo's South Kivu kills over 400 civilians
Americas|Crime|Political|World

Noem links the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela to US antidrug efforts

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has linked the seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela to the Trump administration's counterdrug efforts

December 11, 2025
Noem links the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela to US antidrug efforts
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Venezuelan opposition leader says US helped her travel to Norway to accept Nobel Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader says US helped her travel to Norway to accept Nobel Prize

December 11, 2025
Venezuelan opposition leader says US helped her travel to Norway to accept Nobel Prize
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Former Bolivian President Arce arrested in corruption investigation a month after leaving office

Bolivian law enforcement officials have arrested former President Luis Arce as part of a corruption investigation, opening an uncertain new chapter in Bolivia’s politics just a month after the inauguration of conservative President Rodrigo Paz ended 20 years of socialist rule

December 10, 2025
Former Bolivian President Arce arrested in corruption investigation a month after leaving office
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‘Trump Gold Card’ launches, offering expedited immigration pathway with a $1 million fee

‘Trump Gold Card’ launches, offering expedited immigration pathway with a $1 million fee

December 11, 2025
‘Trump Gold Card’ launches, offering expedited immigration pathway with a $1 million fee
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Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

President Donald Trump says the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro

December 10, 2025
Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
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Ukraine presents response to US peace plan as Trump says European leaders want a meeting

Ukraine presents response to US peace plan as Trump says European leaders want a meeting

December 10, 2025
Ukraine presents response to US peace plan as Trump says European leaders want a meeting
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McKinney's "Grandma Stand" offers holiday comfort, connection and free advice

McKinney's "Grandma Stand" offers holiday comfort, connection and free advice

December 10, 2025
McKinney's "Grandma Stand" offers holiday comfort, connection and free advice
Americas|Crime|Political|World

Bill that could reduce Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's prison time advances in Congress

Brazil's lower house of Congress has approved a bill that could reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro's prison time

December 10, 2025
Bill that could reduce Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's prison time advances in Congress
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3 separate US strikes on alleged drug boats have initially left survivors. Each time they’ve been treated differently

3 separate US strikes on alleged drug boats have initially left survivors. Each time they’ve been treated differently

December 10, 2025
3 separate US strikes on alleged drug boats have initially left survivors. Each time they’ve been treated differently