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Venezuelan leader expresses hope phone call marks beginning of ‘respectful dialogue’ between Washington and Caracas. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has confirmed speaking with United States President Donald Trump by phone late last month amid a US military buildup that has raised fears of war. Speaking to state-run Venezolana de Television on Wednesday, Maduro said he

President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he did not want Somali immigrants in the U.S., saying residents of the

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House on Dec. 2. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Trump administration is standing by its controversial campaign of targeting and killing the crews of small boats that are allegedly smuggling drugs from South

Michael and Susan Dell pose for photographs on Nov. 26 in New York. The couple said they will donate $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for 25 million U.S. children. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Franklin II/AP Michael and Susan Dell will donate $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for 25 million

A shopper pushes a cart toward the entrance of a Costco warehouse in Colorado. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP Costco is now one of the largest companies to sue the Trump administration over tariffs, hoping to secure a refund if the Supreme Court declares the new import duties illegal. The Supreme Court

A person walks a dog on a slushy street after a winter snow storm in Pottsville, Pa., on Tuesday. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Getting around could be a challenge for millions of people in the Northeastern U.S. on Tuesday as the region's first winter storm of the season intensifies. A low-pressure

Then-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez gives an speech in San Salvador, El Salvador. Marlon Gomez/CON/LatinContent/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marlon Gomez/CON/LatinContent/Getty Images Then-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez gives an speech in San Salvador, El Salvador. Marlon Gomez/CON/LatinContent/Getty Images President Trump has officially pardoned former Honduran President, Juan Orlando Hernández, who US officials said was

US Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth defends controversial second strike on alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has denied seeing any survivors from a military strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea in September, before the second deadly strike, which has prompted calls for an

Early season snow has started to accumulate at Colorado's Arapahoe Basin ski area, as seen from nearby Loveland Pass on Thanksgiving weekend. Hart Van Denburg/CPR hide caption toggle caption Hart Van Denburg/CPR WHITEFISH, Mont. — A chairlift cranks into gear as a group of ski patrollers at Whitefish Mountain Resort gets the mountain ready for

"Rage bait" edged out "biohack" and "aura farming" to become the word of the year. woocat / Getty Images hide caption toggle caption woocat / Getty Images Take a deep breath and think of your happy place: "rage bait" is the 2025 Oxford Word of the Year. After three days of online voting by more