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Iran's leader says rioters 'must be put in their place' as protest death toll reaches at least 15 01/03/2026 08:53pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Iran's supreme leader insisted Saturday that ���rioters must be put in their place��� after a week of protests that have shaken the Islamic Republic, likely giving security forces a green light to aggressively put down the demonstrations. The first comments by 8 The Latest: Trump says US will run Venezuela at least temporarily after military option 01/03/2026 08:48pm • Hours after a dramatic military operation ousted Venezuelan leader Nicol��s Maduro from power and removed him from the country Saturday, President Donald Trump said the United States would ���run��� Venezuela at least temporarily and tap its vast oil reserves to sell to other nations. U.S. operation FACT FOCUS: Trump repeats false claims as he discusses US raid to extract Venezuela's president 01/03/2026 06:45pm • President Donald Trump on Saturday held an extended news conference to explain the U.S. raid on Venezuela to extract President Nicol��s Maduro and his wife, at times veering off topic and repeating false claims around his initiatives. In praising the military, Trump highlighted National Guard deploy Investigation is opened into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40 01/03/2026 11:04am • CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) ��� Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year���s party left 40 people dead, authorities said Saturday. The two are suspected of involuntary homicide, involuntary bodily harm and involuntarily causin Investigation opened into the managers of the bar where a fatal fire killed 40, Swiss police say 01/03/2026 09:37am • CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) ��� Investigation opened into the managers of the bar where a fatal fire killed 40, Swiss police say. ���2026 difference maker���: How a drone is helping Fairfax Co. police respond to emergencies faster 01/03/2026 06:41am • Fairfax County police responded quickly when a recent 911 caller said they saw a man armed with a bow and arrow standing along a median near the Fair Oaks Mall. While a number of officers were dispatched to the scene, Police Chief Kevin Davis said the department���s drone arrived first. It got to Military-backed party leads in early election results in Myanmar 01/03/2026 03:02am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Myanmar���s military-appointed election body has begun announcing the winners of the first phase of its three-part general election, saying that the military-backed party has won the majority of seats, as widely expected. Critics of the current system say that the election is design What to know about the Uvalde school shooting's first trial over police response 01/03/2026 12:09am • HOUSTON (AP) ��� Former Uvalde, Texas, schools police Officer Adrian Gonzales was among the first officers to arrive at Robb Elementary after a gunman opened fire on students and teachers. Prosecutors allege that instead of rushing in to confront the shooter, Gonzales failed to take action to protec Trial to begin for police officer charged in delayed response to Uvalde school shooting 01/03/2026 12:03am • Families who lost loved ones in the 2022 attack on an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, have sought for nearly four years to hold accountable the police who waited more than an hour to confront the shooter while children and teachers lay dead or wounded in classrooms. Now one of the first officers Rifle-toting police will patrol the 5th Ashes cricket test in Sydney following Bondi shootings 01/02/2026 11:55pm • SYDNEY (AP) ��� Police with long-armed rifles, a rarity at sporting events in Australia, will patrol the final Ashes cricket test in Sydney starting Sunday as part of heightened security measures following the Bondi Beach terror attack in the city. Uniformed and mounted police along with public orde Firefighters battle major blaze at Denver apartment complex under construction 01/02/2026 11:53pm • DENVER (AP) ��� More than 100 firefighters battled a large blaze Friday evening as it tore through a three-story apartment complex under construction in southeast Denver, officials said. Firefighters were continuing to work to extinguish the blaze more than two hours after it started, said Robert Mu FBI says it disrupted a New Year's Eve attack plan inspired by Islamic State group 01/02/2026 10:50pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� The FBI said Friday it disrupted a New Year���s Eve attack plot targeting a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in North Carolina, arresting an 18-year-old man who authorities say pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group. Christian Sturdivant was charged with attempting Former baseball player Lenny Dykstra faces drug charges after New Year's Day traffic stop 01/02/2026 09:24pm • Retired professional baseball player Lenny Dykstra faces charges after Pennsylvania State Police said a trooper found drugs and paraphernalia in his possession during a traffic stop on New Year's Day. Dykstra, 62, was a passenger when the vehicle was pulled over by a trooper with the Blooming Grove Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran 01/02/2026 08:52pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June. At least Transport Canada warns Air India on drinking rules after pilot's Vancouver arrest 01/02/2026 08:44pm • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) ��� An Air India pilot was arrested at Vancouver International Airport last week as he was preparing for a flight, with Canada's transportation agency warning the airline that it faced loss of its flight authorizations if it did not comply with rules about alcohol co