Your Morning: US captures Maduro in military strike on Venezuela

President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.

President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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Maduro indicted in US after Trump orders his capture, strikes Venezuela

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Congress reacts to US strikes on Venezuela, Maduro’s capture

Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro embrace in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country.
Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro embrace in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

Was the arrest of Nicolás Maduro legal?

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addresses civilians taking an oath to join a state-organized defense network in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addresses civilians taking an oath to join a state-organized defense network in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Student loan debt: Which age group carries the biggest balances?

Graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio, May 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio, May 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Swiss fire caused by sparklers on champagne bottles, officials believe

Crans-Montana lodge
CRANS-MONTANA, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 1: In this screenshot from a video provided by the Valais Cantonal Police, emergency workers respond to a scene where a fire broke out overnight at Le Constellation bar on January 1, 2026 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. According to authorities, the fire began around 1:30 AM local time. As of later that morning, authorities were reporting that several dozen people had died. (Handout photo by Valais Cantonal Police via Getty Images)

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A hand holds the chin of a scared puppy who was saved by a police officer from a compacting trash can
A one-year-old terrier mix tossed into a self-compacting trash can in Los Angeles County was rescued just in time by a police officer, who days later returned to give the puppy a forever home. (KTLA)

Officer rescues puppy from compacting trash can, then adopts him

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