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Amid fraud claims, Trump admin announces more changes to federal child care funding

Children sleep during nap time at Minnesota Child Care in Minneapolis on Dec. 30.

The Child Care and Development Fund sends money to states to help make child care more affordable for low-income families. Allegations of fraud in Minnesota have put the program under scrutiny.

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A $400,000 profit on Maduro's capture raises insider trading questions on Polymarket

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Online sleuths have tried to uncover who placed a winning bet on the Venezuelan leader's arrest to no avail. Still, prediction market watchers say the bet appears suspicious.

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Venezuela swears in interim leader, seeking to show it operates free from U.S. control

Supporters of Nicolás Maduro demand the captured Venezuelan president

Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as interim president, as the Venezuelan government sought to show its people and the world that it is being run independently.

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Health officials slash the number of vaccines recommended for all kids

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed a new vaccine schedule that would reduce the number of routine vaccinations for all kids.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the number of vaccines recommended for all children. The action follows a presidential memorandum ordering a review of the U.S. schedule.

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'Everything I knew burned down around me': A journalist looks back on LA's fires

A firefighter works as homes burn during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2025.

Jacob Soboroff was raised in the Pacific Palisades and reported live from the area as it was devastated by fire in 2025. In Firestorm, Soboroff offers a minute-by-minute account of the catastrophe.

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The NYC jail holding Maduro has a history of big names and dangerous conditions

A Venezuelan supporter of U.S. operations in Venezuela celebrates in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Saturday.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is being held in the troubled New York City jail that has housed high-profile defendants like Sean "Diddy" Combs, Ghislaine Maxwell and Honduras' former president.

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Maduro indictment hearing underway

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Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores make their first court appearance in the federal narco-terrorism case.

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Maduro and wife plead not guilty to narco-terrorism charges

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Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores have pleaded not guilty to all charges during their first court appearance in their federal narco-terrorism case.

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Wegovy obesity pill now available at pharmacies

A pill form of Wegovy, the popular obesity drug previously available only by injection, is now being stocked by pharmacies.

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk said the prescription medicine can be found at a range of pharmacies, including CVS and Costco, as well as some telehealth providers.

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Sen. Mark Kelly fires back after Hegseth threatens his rank and retirement pay

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks at a news conference in the Capitol on Dec. 1, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Kelly held the event to address what he described as intimidating actions by President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, following the release of a video in which Kelly and several lawmakers urged U.S. troops to refuse "illegal orders."

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has launched administrative action against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, which could affect Kelly's rank and retirement pay.

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Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of Anne Frank, dies at 96

Eva Schloss, the stepsister of Anne Frank and a Holocaust survivor, attends a March 2019 news conference in Newport Beach, Calif.

Schloss, who was friends with Frank in Amsterdam and whose mother later married Frank's father, was a tireless educator about the Holocaust and was honorary president of The Anne Frank Trust UK.

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Who is in charge of Venezuela? And, what to expect from Maduro's court appearance

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The U.S. forces' capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas has left many people with questions. Here's what we know so far, including who is running the country.

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Trump claims U.S. will 'run' Venezuela, but there are no troops in the country

What's next for the U.S. engagement in Venezuela? President Trump says the U.S. will run the country for now, but there are no American troops or diplomats in the country.

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One doctor's experience shows the battle for the future of addiction medicine

Dr. Elyse Stevens, left, attends a community breakfast at a New Orleans nonprofit, with her former patient Ronald Major who says Stevens treated him like family.

The experiences of one doctor in Louisiana reveal the tensions around trying to get people to engage in addiction treatment, even if they're not ready to stop using drugs.

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7 takeaways from Trump's incursion into Venezuela

President Trump, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday following U.S. military actions in Venezuela.

President Trump says the U.S. will now "run" Venezuela after capturing its leader. Here's how the politics could play out at home.

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2 police officers relive Jan. 6 through their own bodycam footage

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D.C. police officers experienced some of the most intense violence during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. We sat down with two of them to rewatch their body camera footage from that day.

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In the U.S., hunger is often hidden. But it can still leave scars on body and mind

Marilyn Vargas, who supports a household of six, gathers food donations at a pop-up food pantry held outside the Easthampton Community Center in Easthampton, Massachusetts.

In the U.S., hunger is often hidden away. It looks nothing like the stereotype of a famine happening overseas. But the physical impacts on health and the psychological scars can last a lifetime.

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New redesigned coins marking nation's 250th birthday begin circulating today

The U.S. Mint, overseen by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left), rolled out designs for new coins marking the United States

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Trump says the U.S. will run Venezuela for now after the capture of Nicolas Maduro, a look at South American country's uncertain future, Maduro and his wife to appear in court in New York Monday.

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After Venezuela attack, Cuba watches the U.S. warily

Cubans attends a rally in Havana, Jan. 3, 2026, in solidarity with Venezuela after the U.S. captured President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of Venezuela.

With his attack on Venezuela, President Trump says the Monroe Doctrine is back, reviving a more than 200-year-old foreign policy idea. In Cuba, residents brace for what that could mean for them.

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife will appear in court Monday

The U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro marks the beginning of a long court process amid questions about the legality of the extraction itself.

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The rise and fall of Nicolás Maduro

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The rise of Venezuela's deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, was slow, beginning in youth politics and shaped by the mentorship of Hugo Chávez. His fall, too, unfolded over years.

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Trial begins for officer accused of failing to protect children during Uvalde shooting

Flowers and candles are placed around crosses to honor the victims killed in a school shooting, May 28, 2022, outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

One of the first police officers to respond to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, goes on trial Monday on charges that he failed to protect children during the attack.

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Miami mayor calls for Trump to 'immediately' reinstate TPS for Venezuelans

Then-Miami Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins holds a press conference on Dec. 10. Miami is home to many Venezuelan expats.

Higgins said the Trump administration ending TPS for Venezuelans in early 2025 was "reckless, dangerous, and wrong."

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Nicolás Maduro will appear in U.S. federal court on Monday

People play basketball in front of Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in New York City on Sunday. Maduro is set to make his first court appearance on Monday.

The Venezuelan president, who was captured by U.S. forces early Saturday, is awaiting trial in New York City on federal criminal charges.

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Rubio says there's 'not a war against Venezuela' despite U.S. capture of Maduro

In this photo released by the White House, President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Molly Riley/The White House via AP)

Top Democrat calls operation 'a violation of the law' and promises Senate vote on President Trump's war powers

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Denmark's prime minister says 'stop the threats' of U.S. annexing Greenland

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The wife of Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted a photo implying a U.S. takeover of Greenland, hours after the U.S. attacks on Venezuela.

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Here's a partial list of U.S. elected officials opposing Trump's invasion of Venezuela

Protesters rally outside the White House Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Washington, after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation.

Trump's decision to depose Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has drawn praise inside the U.S., especially from Republican leaders. But the invasion also faces significant opposition from elected officials across the political spectrum.

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Venezuela is the latest in the U.S.'s long history of interventions in Latin America

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Eduardo Gamarra, professor of politics and international relations at Florida International University, about the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America.

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Wellness trends worth taking into the new year (and some that aren't)

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We reported on all sorts of products and practices promising to make you healthy last year. Here are the ones that stood up to science, and those that were mostly hype.

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