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A timeline of the US military's buildup and strikes against Venezuela leading to Maduro's capture 01/03/2026 10:59am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after months of attacks on boats accused of carrying drugs from the South American country. President Nicol��s Maduro of Venezuela said the U.S. military operations WATCH LIVE: President Trump gives update on the US operation in Venezuela 01/03/2026 10:19am • President Donald Trump held a news conference Saturday to address the U.S. military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Trump confirmed in a Truth Social post that the U.S. had "successfully carried out a large scale strike against Justice Department releases new indictment of Maduro and his wife for alleged role in narco-terrorism conspiracy 01/03/2026 10:12am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Justice Department releases new indictment of Maduro and his wife for alleged role in narco-terrorism conspiracy. Today in Sports - Michael Jordan becomes 4th player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points 01/03/2026 10:10am • Jan. 4 1970 ��� The Minnesota Vikings become the first expansion team to win the NFL title by beating the Cleveland Browns 27-7 in 8-degree temperatures in Bloomington, Minn. 1970 ��� Kansas City���s defense, highlighted by four interceptions, three in the final quarter, carries the Chiefs to a 17-7 Sports on TV for Sunday, Jan. 4 01/03/2026 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Jan. 4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN���S) Noon PEACOCK ��� Creighton at Seton Hall USA ��� Richmond at Fordham 1 p.m. ESPN2 ��� Florida Atlantic at Tulane ESPNU ��� UAB at South Florida 2 p.m. NBC ��� Marquette at UConn 5 p.m. ESPN2 � What happened in Venezuela? Breaking down the U.S. military operation 01/03/2026 10:08am • President Donald Trump confirmed early Saturday in a social media post that Venezuelan President Nicol��s Maduro had been taken into U.S. custody, just hours after reports of multiple explosions ringing out across Caracas surfaced. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the U.S. carried out a "large- AP Top 25 Schedule 01/03/2026 10:05am • All Times EST Tuesday, Dec. 30 Alamo Bowl at San Antonio: TCU (9-4) vs. No. 16 Southern Cal (9-4), 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 Cotton Bowl at Arlington, Texas: No. 3 Ohio St. (12-2) vs. No. 10 Miami (12-2), 7:30 p.m. ReliaQuest Bowl at Tampa, Fla.: No. 13 Vanderbilt (10-3) vs. Iowa (9-4), Noon Citrus Trump says some US forces injured in Venezuela strike but he believes 'we had nobody killed' 01/03/2026 09:57am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Trump says some US forces injured in Venezuela strike but he believes 'we had nobody killed.' 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. Trump says Maduro and his wife are aboard a US warship and will face prosecution in New York 01/03/2026 09:31am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Trump says Maduro and his wife are aboard a US warship and will face prosecution in New York. US now deciding what's next for Venezuela after Maduro capture, ���we���ll be involved in it very much' Trump tells Fox 01/03/2026 09:21am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� US now deciding what's next for Venezuela after Maduro capture, ���we���ll be involved in it very much' Trump tells Fox. Ruling Venezuelan party leader tells AP Maduro was at home on a military base when he was captured in US operation 01/03/2026 09:14am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� Ruling Venezuelan party leader tells AP Maduro was at home on a military base when he was captured in US operation. Dimitar Penev, coach who led Bulgaria to 1994 World Cup semifinals, dies at age 80 01/03/2026 08:59am • SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ��� Dimitar Penev, the Bulgarian coach who guided his country���s team to the semifinals at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, has died. He was 80. The Bulgarian Football Union announced Penev's death on Saturday saying he died after a prolonged illness. Penev, who was nam From bus driver to president: Venezuela's Maduro never escaped his predecessor's shadow 01/03/2026 08:53am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� Nicol��s Maduro, who rose from unionized bus driver to Venezuelan president and oversaw his country���s democratic undoing and economic collapse, was captured Saturday during an attack by U.S. forces on his capital. U.S. President Donald Trump, in an early morning soci Conservationists in Kenya pay tribute to beloved 'super tusker' elephant Craig, who died at age 54 01/03/2026 08:45am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Kenyans are mourning the death of a beloved ���super tusker��� elephant whose long life in the wild came to symbolize the country's increasingly successful efforts to protect the mammals from ivory poachers. The bull elephant who died on Saturday was named Craig. He lived in