World Dec 12 Seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new U.S. crackdown on shadow fleet The recent seizure of an oil tanker known as Skipper by the U.S. off the coast of Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s campaign to choke off Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s access to oil revenues.
Nation Dec 12 Leadership of U.S. command in Latin America changes hands amid scrutiny over boat strikes A U.S. Navy admiral who oversees military operations in Latin America handed off command responsibilities Friday as scrutiny increases over the Trump administration's deadly strikes on alleged drug boats in the region.
World Dec 10 Trump says U.S. seized oil tanker off coast of Venezuela Using U.S. forces to take control of a merchant ship is incredibly unusual and marks the Trump administration’s latest push to increase pressure on Maduro, who has been charged with narcoterrorism in the United States.
Nation Nov 19 They thought they were in court for a routine immigration hearing, but walked into a deportation trap In a court system with a backlog of about 3.8 million asylum cases, families have been torn apart and lives upended. Due process seemingly is an afterthought.
World Oct 28 U.S. attempted to lure Maduro’s pilot into betraying the Venezuelan leader A federal agent had a daring plan: persuade Nicolas Maduro's chief pilot to surreptitiously divert the Venezuelan president’s plane to a place where U.S. authorities could nab the strongman.
Politics Sep 24 These federal employees were purged by DOGE. Months later, the Trump administration is asking if they want to return The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press.
Politics Aug 28 Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert Acquisition Logistics LLC has no experience running correction facilities and had never won a federal contract for more than $16 million.
World Aug 08 Trump doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s president to face U.S. drug charges The Trump administration is offering a $50 million reward for Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world's largest narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine.
World Aug 05 Antarctica’s krill fishery shut down after record catch triggers early closure Officials have shut down the krill fishery near Antarctica early after exceeding the seasonal catch limit for the first time.
Science Jul 29 Record catch of krill near Antarctica could trigger early closure of fishery Fishing for krill near Antarctica has surged to a record high, nearing a seasonal catch limit that could close the fishery early.