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María Corina Machado released a letter addressing the Venezuelan people after leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured in a U.S. operation overnight Saturday. Machado, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, wrote in the letter posted on X. It was not clear on Saturday if Machado, who escaped to Norway in a secret mission last month, was in Venezuela. Read the full text of her letter, translated by CBS News, below. Nicolás Maduro from today will face international justice for the atrocious crimes committed against Venezuelans and against citizens of many other nations.

President Donald Trump said the United States will be “very strongly involved” in Venezuela’s oil industry in an interview just hours after he announced that the military had conducted a strike against the country and captured its leader, President Nicolas Maduro. Speaking to “Fox & Friends” by phone Saturday morning, Trump was asked about “the future” of the oil industry in the South American country, which houses the world’s largest oil reserves. “Well, I see that we’re going to be very strongly involved in it, that’s all,” the president responded. The Justice Department released an indictment Saturday morning of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on narco-terrorism conspiracy charges. In previous weeks, the Trump administration has killed at least 115 people in military strikes on boats it said were involved in drug smuggling.

Demonstrators held a pro-U.S. rally in the center of Bogotá, Colombia, today, in an event that had a celebratory atmosphere. Some waved or draped Venezuelan flags around themselves in the capital city of Colombia, which borders Venezuela. "As a Colombian, we are very happy for our neighbors — because this moment represents freedom and a milestone in their history,” one woman, Daniella, said. “This is epic, this is very happy for everyone of us and our neighbors in Venezuela. "In a way, I do feel that Trump has fulfilled his promise to create a united America, because America isn’t just the United States but an entire continent," she said.

Beyoncé has officially joined the billionaires club, according to Forbes, becoming the fifth musician to reach the milestone. The superstar was backed by a blockbuster year driven largely by touring and music-related revenue. Beyoncé crossed the $1 billion mark following the success of her Cowboy Carter tour, which generated more than $400 million in ticket sales and an estimated $50 million in merchandise revenue. Other artists on the Forbes list include Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Bruce Springsteen. Cowboy Carter, released in 2024, won Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards, marking Beyoncé's first win in the category.

Maduro ‘captured’ amid US strike against Venezuela, Trump says President Trump said the U.S. successfully carried out a "large scale strike" against Venezuela and that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were "captured and flown out of the Country."

That’s how I found myself, earlier this summer, putting a safe-enough-looking black plastic tub of micronized creatine monohydrate powder in my Amazon cart. “I’m a big, big proponent of creatine,” Fredericson said. There are even some early studies, Fredericson told me, that suggest creatine could be helpful in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, though he cautioned there aren’t enough studies to say so conclusively. I was reminded of the main downside of taking creatine: You kind of have to take it forever. To achieve the arms that launched a thousand home-workout magazine articles, you need a lot more than creatine and CrossFit.)

Messina used his phone to snap a quick photo before a mountain lion rushed him. The woman whose body was found Thursday on the same Crosier Mountain trail had “wounds consistent with a mountain lion attack,” said Kara Van Hoose with Colorado Parks and Wildlife. A search for a third mountain lion reported in the area was ongoing Friday, Van Hoose said. A mountain lion was nearby and they threw rocks to scare it away. Thursday's killing would be the fourth fatal mountain lion attack in North America over the past decade, and the 30th since 1868, according to information from the California-based Mountain Lion Foundation.

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California’s ban on the open carry of firearms in most parts of the state is unconstitutional, a San Francisco-based federal appeals court ruled Friday. “The historical record makes unmistakably plain that open carry is part of this Nation’s history and tradition,” he wrote. He wrote that open carry has been the “default lawful means” to carry a firearm for most of American history and that more than 30 states, including those with significant urban populations, currently allow the open carry of firearms. The state had argued that changes in technology make modern handguns more dangerous, thereby justifying the open carry ban. While the appeals court ruled the open-carry ban unconstitutional, it upheld the state’s open-carry permit process.

He is the latest in a line of personal physicians who have praised Trump’s physical health and cognition. But he withdrew his nomination a month later amid allegations about his professional conduct while in the White House. President Trump waves from the back of a car in a motorcade outside of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on October 4, 2020. Alex Edelman/AFP/Getty ImagesThe White House physicians were preceded by Dr. Harold Bornstein, Trump’s longtime personal physician in New York City. However, Trump told the Journal that he had a CT scan.

Venezuela’s vice president demanded in a speech that the U.S. free Maduro and called him the country’s rightful leader. FUERTE TIUNA, CARACAS, VENEZUELA -- JANUARY 03, 2026: 02 -- Vantor satellite image shows an overview of the Fuerte Tiuna military complex and surrounding areas after strikes in Caracas. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a government-organized civic-military rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. Smoke is seen over buildings after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard on January 03, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela. If you can hear us, we are here!”AdvertisementVenezuelans living in Argentina celebrate at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

“Top lawmakers on congressional intelligence committees split along sharp partisan lines Saturday on the U.S. seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Republicans and Democrats agreed that Maduro was not the country’s rightful leader, but broke over President Donald Trump’s unilateral action and the question of what’s next for Venezuela,” the Washington Post reports. Politico: Democrats seethe at Trump’s surprise Venezuela strike. Wall Street Journal: Congressional committees not notified before Maduro raid.

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The rioters lost, and so did Mr. Trump, who had summoned them to Washington and urged them to march to the Capitol. It was a turning point toward a version of Mr. Trump who is even more lawless than the one who governed the country in his first term. Convicting Mr. Trump would have required 17 Republican votes in the Senate, and seven senators courageously voted for conviction. agents, prosecutors, congressional aides and others investigated the day’s events and created a historical record that Mr. Trump cannot erase. Lower-court judges, including some appointed by Mr. Trump, have blocked some of his policies and called out his brazen disregard for truth.