Oakland County travel expert shares advice for Caribbean travelers during Venezuela crisis
Read full article: Oakland County travel expert shares advice for Caribbean travelers during Venezuela crisisAfter a Livonia couple was stranded in the Caribbean due to the military operation in Venezuela affecting travel, Local 4 spoke to a Royal Oak travel agent about what people should know if they are traveling to the Caribbean in the coming months.
Livonia couple stranded in Antigua after Venezuela military operation disrupts travel
Read full article: Livonia couple stranded in Antigua after Venezuela military operation disrupts travelA Livonia couple is stranded in Antigua after the military operation in Venezuela upended travel in the Caribbean.
What to know about Venezuela’s oil infrastructure and what this means for the U.S.
Read full article: What to know about Venezuela’s oil infrastructure and what this means for the U.S.President Donald Trump vowed to tap into Venezuela’s oil reserves. He wants American oil firms to put billions of dollars into Venezuela, which has the largest crude oil reserves on the planet.
Detroit’s Venezuelan community celebrates Maduro’s ouster with hope for future
Read full article: Detroit’s Venezuelan community celebrates Maduro’s ouster with hope for futureThe ouster of longtime president Nicolas Maduro sparked wild celebrations across Venezuela and around the world, including in Detroit.
Detroit man stuck in Caribbean after military operation in Venezuela
Read full article: Detroit man stuck in Caribbean after military operation in VenezuelaA man from Brush Park was supposed to be making his way home from Guana Island on Saturday. Following the overnight military operation in Venezuela, he woke up to check his flight and found it was canceled.
Morning 4: ‘Lots of emotions’: Detroit woman says family witnessed military operation in Venezuela -- and more news
Read full article: Morning 4: ‘Lots of emotions’: Detroit woman says family witnessed military operation in Venezuela -- and more newsMorning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
‘Lots of emotions’: Detroit woman says family witnessed military operation in Venezuela
Read full article: ‘Lots of emotions’: Detroit woman says family witnessed military operation in VenezuelaA Detroit woman has family who live just a few minutes away from Nicolás Maduro’s home in Venezuela. They watched the military operation unfold from their window.
US military says 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific
Read full article: US military says 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern PacificThe U.S. military says that it conducted two more strikes Thursday against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people.
Rubio hits 2 more International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over Israel prosecutions
Read full article: Rubio hits 2 more International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over Israel prosecutionsPresident Donald Trump's administration has imposed sanctions on two more International Criminal Court judges over their role in investigating Israeli officials for possible war crimes.
Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman
Read full article: Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New RomanSecretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using the Calibri font and return to the more traditional Times New Roman.
Chile's most polarized presidential race in decades boosts the right and divides immigrants
Read full article: Chile's most polarized presidential race in decades boosts the right and divides immigrantsChileans face perhaps the starkest choice in the history of their country’s young democracy when they vote next month in a presidential runoff between hard-right José Antonio Kast and communist Jeannette Jara.
US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting more pressure on Venezuela
Read full article: US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting more pressure on VenezuelaA U.S. warship has docked in Trinidad and Tobago's capital as the Trump administration increases military pressure on Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro.
US kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump says
Read full article: US kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump saysPresident Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.
Venezuelans in 'reverse migration' pushed to new perils in effort to return home
Read full article: Venezuelans in 'reverse migration' pushed to new perils in effort to return homeVenezuelan migrants are attempting a "reverse migration" back to South America after facing challenges in the U.S. Thousands have returned since immigration policies tightened under President Donald Trump.
US military strike off the coast of Venezuela disrupts life in impoverished fishing communities
Read full article: US military strike off the coast of Venezuela disrupts life in impoverished fishing communitiesA U.S. military strike on a boat off Venezuela's northeastern Caribbean coast has disrupted a flow of money that helps impoverished communities.
Judge blocks Trump administration's ending of legal protections for 1.1M Venezuelans and Haitians
Read full article: Judge blocks Trump administration's ending of legal protections for 1.1M Venezuelans and HaitiansA federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela the right to live and work in the United States.
Lionel Messi scores twice in an emotional home farewell for Argentina
Read full article: Lionel Messi scores twice in an emotional home farewell for ArgentinaLionel Messi made sure he had good memories of playing a home qualifier with Argentina’s national team for the last time in his illustrious career.
World Cup tickets initially to cost $60-$6,730 but could fluctuate with dynamic pricing
Read full article: World Cup tickets initially to cost $60-$6,730 but could fluctuate with dynamic pricingTicket prices for next year’s World Cup will range initially from $60 for group-stage matches to $6,730 for the final, but could change as soccer’s top event adopts dynamic pricing for the first time.
Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
Read full article: Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 VenezuelansA federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the United States.
Messi's emotional farewell: Argentina star to play last home World Cup qualifier
Read full article: Messi's emotional farewell: Argentina star to play last home World Cup qualifierLionel Messi has not yet announced when he plans to retire, but he knows that next week’s match against Venezuela could be his last one playing at home in a World Cup qualifier with Argentina’s national team.
Lawyers say Venezuelan migrant ordered returned to US sent to home country under prisoner exchange
Read full article: Lawyers say Venezuelan migrant ordered returned to US sent to home country under prisoner exchangeA Venezuelan asylum seeker who entered the U.S. as a child has been sent back to his home country after being deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison earlier this year.
Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportation
Read full article: Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportationThe Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.
Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans
Read full article: Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for VenezuelansA federal judge is pausing plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, one week before they were set to expire.
Deeply unpopular Peruvian president calls for general elections in April 2026
Read full article: Deeply unpopular Peruvian president calls for general elections in April 2026Peruvian President Dina Boluarte says her country will hold general elections one year from now in an effort to end years of instability.
Peru declares an emergency and deploys the army as violence surges in the capital
Read full article: Peru declares an emergency and deploys the army as violence surges in the capitalPeru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital and deployed soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a popular singer.
Attorneys are suing to keep 10 migrants out of Guantanamo Bay as others say they were abused there
Read full article: Attorneys are suing to keep 10 migrants out of Guantanamo Bay as others say they were abused thereCivil rights attorneys are suing the Trump administration to prevent it from transferring 10 migrants detained in the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
They crossed the Darien Gap to reach the US. Now, boat-by-boat, migrants are returning
Read full article: They crossed the Darien Gap to reach the US. Now, boat-by-boat, migrants are returningThey once braved the jungles of the Darien Gap, trekking days along the perilous migrant passage dividing Colombia and Panama with a simple goal: seek asylum in the U.S. Now, boat-by-boat, those migrants have given up after President Donald Trump’s crackdown on asylum, and are returning to their countries they once sought to escape.
Venezuelan family in US under curtailed humanitarian protections clings to faith amid uncertainty
Read full article: Venezuelan family in US under curtailed humanitarian protections clings to faith amid uncertaintyEach Sunday, Johann Teran goes to worship at a bilingual Lutheran service in suburban Minneapolis.
US places dozens of senior aid officials on leave, citing possible resistance to Trump orders
Read full article: US places dozens of senior aid officials on leave, citing possible resistance to Trump ordersAt least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency have been placed on leave amid an investigation into an alleged effort to thwart President Donald Trump’s orders.
Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders
Read full article: Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leadersColombia’s government is offering a roughly $700,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of four leaders of a rebel group behind the deadly violence affecting a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela.
Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region wracked by rebel combat
Read full article: Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region wracked by rebel combatColombia’s president has issued a decree giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela that has been wracked in recent days by a deadly turf war among dissident rebel groups.
Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump's border crackdown begins
Read full article: Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump's border crackdown beginsMigrants in Mexico who were hoping to come to the U.S. are adjusting to a new and uncertain reality after President Donald Trump began cracking down on border security.
Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region
Read full article: Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border regionThe Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands in Colombia’s Catatumbo region.
US opens 2025 with 3-1 win over Venezuela in friendly missing regular starters
Read full article: US opens 2025 with 3-1 win over Venezuela in friendly missing regular startersPatrick Agyemang and Matko Miljevic scored in their international debuts, Jack McGlynn got his first national team goal and the United States beat Venezuela 3-1 in a friendly between teams missing their regular starters.
Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrest
Read full article: Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrestA man detained in Venezuela during the civil unrest that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election has died while in custody.
Venezuela's opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition
Read full article: Venezuela's opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transitionVenezuela’s political opposition is signaling a shift toward a flexible timeline for a government transition that it had long insisted would come next month when the new presidential term is set to begin.
UN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential election
Read full article: UN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential electionThe top United Nations human rights watchdog has ordered Venezuela to avoid destroying tally sheets as it opens an investigation into allegations that President Nicolás Maduro stole this summer’s election.
Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home
Read full article: Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from homeColombia hosts the largest population of migrants and refugees from Venezuela, where more than 7.7 million have left since 2014 for economic, political and safety reasons.
French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coast
Read full article: French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coastOfficials say that France’s TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of Suriname in a historic investment for the South American country.
Venezuela's government says fourth US citizen was detained in alleged plot to kill President Maduro
Read full article: Venezuela's government says fourth US citizen was detained in alleged plot to kill President MaduroVenezuela’s government has announced the arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen in connection with an alleged plot to kill President Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure Maduro
Read full article: Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure MaduroVenezuela’s main opposition coalition has urged the U.S. to cancel licenses for Chevron and other energy companies.
Striking out 12, Taiwan defeats Venezuela 4-1 in the Little League World Series semifinal
Read full article: Striking out 12, Taiwan defeats Venezuela 4-1 in the Little League World Series semifinalTaiwan beat Venezuela 4-1 in the championship game of the international bracket at the Little League World Series.
Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed election
Read full article: Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed electionVenezuela’s government will order former opposition candidate Edmundo González to provide sworn testimony in an ongoing investigation into what it considers attempts to spread panic in the South American country by contesting the results of last month’s presidential election.
Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election
Read full article: Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed electionAs thousands of people demonstrate across Venezuela, opposition candidate Edmundo González has announced that his campaign has the proof it needs to show he won the country’s disputed election whose victory electoral authorities handed to President Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuela opposition leader provides hope for many, even though she isn't on the presidential ballot
Read full article: Venezuela opposition leader provides hope for many, even though she isn't on the presidential ballotMaria Corina Machado has walked highways, sought shelter in supporters’ homes and seen her closest collaborators detained and persecuted as she crisscrossed Venezuela ahead of the upcoming presidential election.
Venezuelan opposition voters band to safeguard election, warning of the ruling party's tricks
Read full article: Venezuelan opposition voters band to safeguard election, warning of the ruling party's tricksUnlike previous elections in Venezuela, thousands of supporters of the typically fractured opposition have agreed to organize, mobilize and support voters during the highly anticipated July 28 presidential contest.
Venezuela arrests security chief for opposition leader days ahead of presidential vote
Read full article: Venezuela arrests security chief for opposition leader days ahead of presidential voteOfficials in Venezuela have arrested the head of security for the country’s top opposition leader, a little more than a week before President Nicolás Maduro faces a tough reelection.
How does Venezuela's presidential election work?
Read full article: How does Venezuela's presidential election work?Venezuela’s government faces its toughest electoral test in decades in a July 28 presidential election, which could give President Nicolas Maduro another six years in power or end the self-described socialist policies that once successfully boosted anti-poverty programs but whose sustained mismanagement later pushed the country into an ongoing economic crisis.
Millions baking across the US as heat prolongs misery with little relief expected
Read full article: Millions baking across the US as heat prolongs misery with little relief expectedA relentless heat wave continues to bake most of the U.S., with numerous areas expected to see record-breaking temperatures.
Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door
Read full article: Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next doorA cluster of tarp-covered tents in a grassy lot south of Seattle highlights the strain facing many communities are facing.
Venezuelan government, allies and other groups propose more than 20 dates for presidential election
Read full article: Venezuelan government, allies and other groups propose more than 20 dates for presidential electionA proposal meant to guide electoral authorities in setting the date for Venezuela’s presidential election includes more than 20 potential options ranging from as soon as the last week of March through early December.
Collapse of illegal gold mine in Venezuela lays bare feelings of abandonment in rural communities
Read full article: Collapse of illegal gold mine in Venezuela lays bare feelings of abandonment in rural communitiesThe collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela has laid bare the sense of abandonment that plagues communities across the South American country.
At least 14 confirmed dead after an illegal open-pit gold mine collapses in Venezuela
Read full article: At least 14 confirmed dead after an illegal open-pit gold mine collapses in VenezuelaOfficials in Venezuela say at least 14 people are confirmed dead from the collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela.
Human rights groups in Venezuela demand release of prominent detained attorney and activist
Read full article: Human rights groups in Venezuela demand release of prominent detained attorney and activistRepresentatives of several human rights organizations have held a press conference demanding the immediate release of a prominent attorney and activist detained last week.
US delegation meets with Mexico's government on migrant influx, as officials clear border tent camp
Read full article: US delegation meets with Mexico's government on migrant influx, as officials clear border tent campMexican immigration officials are moving to clear a migrant encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande river, as U.S. officials met with Mexico’s president to press for measures to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.
Colombian judge orders prison for 2 suspects in the kidnapping of parents of Liverpool soccer player
Read full article: Colombian judge orders prison for 2 suspects in the kidnapping of parents of Liverpool soccer playerTwo suspects in the kidnapping of the parents of Liverpool soccer player Luis Díaz were ordered sent to prison by a judge, according to Colombia’s Prosecutor’s Office, which accused one of the men of being the link to a person close to the family who provided information about the victims.
Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increases
Read full article: Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increasesU.S. authorities say illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, following three months of big increases.
Chicago and other US cities struggle to house asylum-seekers as winter weather hits
Read full article: Chicago and other US cities struggle to house asylum-seekers as winter weather hitsVolunteers, churches and advocacy groups are scrambling to find indoor shelter for migrants in Chicago as the temperatures drop.
Venezuela's attorney general opens investigation against opposition presidential primary organizers
Read full article: Venezuela's attorney general opens investigation against opposition presidential primary organizersVenezuela’s chief prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation into organizers of a presidential primary election held over the weekend.
Venezuelans become largest nationality for illegal border crossings as September numbers surge
Read full article: Venezuelans become largest nationality for illegal border crossings as September numbers surgeVenezuelans became the largest nationality arrested for illegally crossing the U.S. border last month, replacing Mexicans for the first time on record.
Venezuela's opposition is holding primary to pick challenger for Maduro in 2024 presidential rival
Read full article: Venezuela's opposition is holding primary to pick challenger for Maduro in 2024 presidential rivalA faction of Venezuela’s opposition is set to pick its candidate for next year’s presidential election.
Migrating Venezuelans undeterred by US plan to resume deportation flights
Read full article: Migrating Venezuelans undeterred by US plan to resume deportation flightsSome migrants say the U.S. government’s plan to restart deportation flights to Venezuela in the coming days won't stop them from continuing their journeys.
Migrants pass quickly through once impenetrable Darien jungle as governments scramble for answers
Read full article: Migrants pass quickly through once impenetrable Darien jungle as governments scramble for answersRain-swollen rivers only briefly slowed the otherwise uninterrupted flow of migrants through this jungle-covered border of Colombia and Panama and by midweek another 2,000 bedraggled migrants stumbled out of the Darien jungle.
Chicago to move migrants from police stations to tent camps before winter under mayor's plan
Read full article: Chicago to move migrants from police stations to tent camps before winter under mayor's planNearly 1,600 migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. will be relocated from Chicago police stations to winterized camps with massive tents under a plan by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Small but mighty Curacao back in position to make a big run at the Little League World Series
Read full article: Small but mighty Curacao back in position to make a big run at the Little League World SeriesComing back to the Little League World Series after losing last year’s title game, Curacao doesn’t just want to be good for its size.
Pollution in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo threatens life in one of the world's oldest lakes
Read full article: Pollution in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo threatens life in one of the world's oldest lakesThe fishermen of Lake Maracaibo say they face their worst nightmare everyday as fish stocks decline and pollution degrades the health of this great freshwater lake, one of the oldest — and largest — in the world.
Opponents compete to square off against Venezuela's powerful leader
Read full article: Opponents compete to square off against Venezuela's powerful leaderLeaders of Venezuela’s fractured opposition are shaking voters’ hands and promising — yet again — that they will defeat President Nicolás Maduro at the ballot box.
'Risk it all': Migration rises ahead of end to asylum rules
Read full article: 'Risk it all': Migration rises ahead of end to asylum rulesA recent increase of migrants in the Brownsville, Texas, area of the U.S.-Mexico border is highlighting immigration challenges as the U.S. prepares for the end of a coronavirus pandemic-era policy that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants.
Astros' Jose Altuve has broken right thumb, needs surgery
Read full article: Astros' Jose Altuve has broken right thumb, needs surgeryHouston Astros star Jose Altuve has a broken right thumb and needs surgery after getting hurt in Venezuela’s 9-7 quarterfinal loss to the United States at the World Baseball Classic.
Cuba beats Australia, reaches 1st WBC semifinal since 2006
Read full article: Cuba beats Australia, reaches 1st WBC semifinal since 2006Cuba advanced to the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time since 2006 with a 4-3 win over Australia as Alfredo Despaigne hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and Yoelkis Guibert followed with a two-run single in three-run fifth inning.
Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, Nicaraguans
Read full article: Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, NicaraguansThe Biden administration says U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico began accepting those expelled under a public health order.
Business trusted most in a more polarized world, report says
Read full article: Business trusted most in a more polarized world, report saysPeople worldwide are more gloomy about their economic prospects than ever before and trust business far more than governments, nonprofits and the media in an increasingly divided world.
How will asylum work after Title 42 ends? No one knows yet
Read full article: How will asylum work after Title 42 ends? No one knows yetThe Biden administration has been conspicuously silent about how migrants who plan to claim asylum should enter the United States when Trump-era limits end, fueling rumors, confusion and doubts about its readiness.
Biden eases Venezuela sanctions as opposition talks resume
Read full article: Biden eases Venezuela sanctions as opposition talks resumeThe Biden administration is easing some oil sanctions on Venezuela in an effort to support newly restarted negotiations between the Venezuelan government and its opposition.
Small town in southern Mexico hosts thousands of migrants
Read full article: Small town in southern Mexico hosts thousands of migrantsAs migrants, especially Venezuelans, struggle to come to terms with a new U.S. policy discouraging border crossings, one small town in southern Mexico is unexpectedly playing host to thousands of migrants camped far from the U.S. border.
US migrant policy 'bucket of cold water' to some Venezuelans
Read full article: US migrant policy 'bucket of cold water' to some VenezuelansVenezuelan Gilbert Fernández still plans to cross the dangerous Darién jungle into Panama headed over land toward the U.S. despite Washington's announcement that it will grant conditional humanitarian permits only to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants arriving by air.
Survivors of Venezuelan mudslide bury dead, look for missing
Read full article: Survivors of Venezuelan mudslide bury dead, look for missingA day after burying his mother, Rafael Negrín has carried the coffin of his aunt who also died in floods and landslides in central Venezuela that killed at least 43 people and left dozens missing.
Rain-fueled landslide sweeps through Venezuela town; 22 dead
Read full article: Rain-fueled landslide sweeps through Venezuela town; 22 deadAuthorities say a landslide fueled by flooding and days of torrential rain has swept through a town in central Venezuela, leaving at least 22 people dead as it dragged mud, rocks and trees through neighborhoods.