Analysis: Why the US is interested in Venezuela’s oilVenezuela is sitting on the biggest known oil reserve in the world - so why hasn't that translated into production, and why is the US so interested? CNN's Rafael Romo explains.

Children play in the waves near an oil tanker docked at a pier of the El Palito refinery of the state oil company in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Like many other Venezuelans, Ramón Arape said the image of ex-President Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody was a stunning — and welcome — sight. Like many other nations, Venezuela nationalized its oil industry in the 20th century, a process begun in the 1970s under a U.S.-allied government in Caracas. “This is all a farce if they get rid of Maduro just to appropriate and sell the oil,” he said. “We didn’t go through all this so that Trump can name his people and take over our oil,” he said.

President Donald Trump on Sunday told reporters on Air Force One that he didn't believe Ukraine had attacked a residence owned by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump said that “something happened nearby” Putin’s residence but that Americans officials didn’t find the Russian president’s residence was targeted. “I don’t believe that strike happened,” Trump told reporters as he traveled back to Washington on Sunday after spending two weeks at his home in Florida. He told reporters last Monday that Putin had also raised the matter during a phone he had with the Russian leader earlier that day. Both Trump and Zelenskyy said last week they made progress in their talks at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.

Maduro jailed in NYC to face narco-terrorism charges after daring raid New details have emerged about the U.S. military operation to extract Venezuelan Pres. Nicolas Maduro and his wife from Caracas.

President Trump said the US will ‘run’ Venezuela temporarily Retired Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, senior director and senior fellow at CCTI, joins ABC News Live to discuss what the challenges for leadership in Venezuela after Maduro capture.

Analysis: Why the US is interested in Venezuela’s oilVenezuela is sitting on the biggest known oil reserve in the world - so why hasn't that translated into production, and why is the US so interested? CNN's Rafael Romo explains.

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Vance began his post by dismissing the idea Venezuela “has nothing to do with drugs,” a criticism undermining the Trump administration’s reasoning for its aggression against the South American nation. “First off, fentanyl isn’t the only drug in the world and there is still fentanyl coming from Venezuela (or at least there was),” Vance said, going on to claim that cocaine was the “main drug” being trafficked through Venezuela. You see a lot claims that Venezuela has nothing to do with drugs because most of the fentanyl comes from elsewhere. I want to address this:First off, fentanyl isn't the only drug in the world and there is still fentanyl coming from Venezuela (or at least there was). Vice President JD Vance speaks at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest on Dec. 21, 2025.

Key FactsNetflix’s massive hit “KPop Demon Hunters” was one of this year’s biggest pop culture phenomena, partially thanks to the inescapable hit “Golden,” while this year’s other biggest winners in entertainment include Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” tour, billionaire Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” and top-grossing box office smash “A Minecraft Movie.”Top Grossing Movies Of 2025 (u.s.)The total domestic box office gross from Jan. 1 to Dec. 16 is $8.14 billion, according to Comscore, a 0.5% increase from this point last year. Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst and head of marketplace trends at Comscore, said this year will likely outgross 2024 with $8.8 billion total, though if some late-year releases (like “Avatar: Fire and Ash”) over perform, it could tick closer to $9 billion.

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The next two days will be lighter, said Robbie Munroe, a meteorologist at the weather service office in Oxnard. California Southern California storms slam Santa Barbara, Ventura. While the Bay Area faces King Tide flooding, Southern California braces for debris flows in burn scarred areas. Rains in Southern California have broken records this season, with some areas approaching average rain totals for an entire season. An average rain season, which goes from July 1 to June 30, is 14.25 inches, officials said.

And get ready for another wild year of political chaos that could very well spill over into financial markets’ chaos. You might literally wonder if there was a Silver lining to financial markets in 2025. Gold was also strong, but its all-time high of $4584 was recorded on the Friday before, December 26, thus creating a case of intermarket bearish divergence last week. They are also associated with outer planet aspects involving Uranus or Neptune, the planets symbolizing bubbles in financial markets. However, another market that made a new all-time high in 2025 but did not keep its gains was Bitcoin.

New England Patriots passing game coordinator Thomas Brown could soon be in line for a promotion. Dianna Russini of The Athletic recently reported on a number of assistant NFL coaches who may earn new titles in the upcoming offseason, including Brown. “Several young coaches are generating real momentum in league circles, including: – #Broncos Davis Webb – #Jaguars Grant Udinski – #Patriots Thomas Brown,” the senior NFL insider posted on Bluesky. Brown served as the Carolina Panthers’ offensive coordinator during the 2023 campaign and was the Chicago Bears’ passing game coordinator at the start of the 2024 season. “Several young coaches around the league are generating real momentum as potential candidates for larger roles.