Uncertainty lingers from Venezuela to South Florida after Maduro
As Nicolás Maduro's removal fuels hopes for change, Venezuelans inside the country and leaders in South Florida warn that fear and uncertainty remain.
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As Nicolás Maduro's removal fuels hopes for change, Venezuelans inside the country and leaders in South Florida warn that fear and uncertainty remain.
Months of planning led to a covert operation that caught the Venezuelan leader completely off guard.
Political experts say the Trump administration’s decision to work with members of Maduro’s inner circle may offer short-term stability but carries serious risks, as Venezuelans remain fearful and concerned about who truly holds power and the fate of political prisoners.
As South Florida leaders urge the return of TPS for Venezuelans, the Trump administration is standing by its decision and pointing to asylum and refugee options.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism and drug trafficking charges during their first court appearance in New York.
South Florida lawmakers will speak on Monday after the U.S. captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend.
President Trump said "we're going to get the oil flowing the way it should be" after the surprise U.S. attack. Here's what to know about Venezuela's oil sector.
South Florida leaders, including the Miami mayor, are calling on the Trump administration to restore Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans, arguing refugee pathways won’t protect the roughly 600,000 people now at risk of deportation.
While many Venezuelans in South Florida welcome the end of Nicolás Maduro’s rule, community members and local lawmakers say major questions remain about Venezuela’s future as the U.S. steps in, including political stability, lingering loyalists, and how the country’s vast oil resources will be handled.
As Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty in New York, U.S. stocks posted moderate gains and experts said investors are reacting carefully to the potential long-term economic and oil-sector impact of Venezuela’s political shift.
As many as 80 people were killed in this weekend’s strikes, including 32 Cuban officers who were carrying out requests from Nicolás Maduro’s government.
Exiled Cuban activist Rosa María Payá says the capture of Nicolás Maduro is a major blow to Cuba’s government, cutting off a key lifeline and raising new hopes for democratic change on the island.
While celebrations have played out in South Florida and elsewhere, people inside Venezuela describe a tense quiet marked by fear, shuttered businesses, and uncertainty as residents clean up from recent strikes and brace for what comes next.
Venezuela’s National Assembly formally swore in Delcy Rodríguez as interim president, demanded the return of Nicolás Maduro, and drew warnings from Donald Trump as Rodríguez struck a more conciliatory tone toward the U.S.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro "deserves to be brought to justice."
At an emergency U.N. meeting on Monday, U.N. ambassador Mike Waltz repeated the Trump administration's argument that the air and ground assault was not an attack.
Many U.S. adversaries condemned the U.S. strikes on Venezuela, while other governments called for de-escalation.
CBS News analyzed circulating images of President Nicolás Maduro by comparing dubious photos to verified content and using publicly available tools such as reverse image search.
Nicolas Maduro and his wife are expected to face federal charges related to drug trafficking and working with gangs designated as terrorist organizations.
A second night of celebrations unfolded in Doral as Venezuelan Americans gathered at El Arepazo, reflecting on decades of hope, fear, and what the future may hold after the arrest of Venezuela's former leader.
Some Venezuelan residents and citizens living across the world celebrated the Trump administration's intervention, but others condemned what they say is an act of war.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured overnight from their home in Caracas during a U.S. military operation.
The U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in an overnight military operation, President Trump announced Saturday.
Hundreds of Caribbean-bound flights were canceled at Miami International Airport after airspace closures in Venezuela, leaving travelers stranded, separated from their luggage, and facing days-long delays.
In a special live episode, Jim DeFede brings us the latest developments and the fallout following the Saturday morning strikes.
Ronald Trayvon Kelly, 29, of Miami, was arrested and is facing charges.
The launch is being backed by the American Mexican Leadership Council, a new national organization also debuting Thursday to elevate Mexican American leadership and advance U.S.-Mexico collaboration.
Brett Blackman was convicted on charges including healthcare and Medicare fraud, and faces decades in prison.
The Senate unanimously agreed to adopt a resolution on Thursday that will withhold senators' pay during a lapse in funding for any federal agency.
More than 1,500 Russian drones and dozens of missiles were launched in the last two days, according to Ukrainian officials.
Ronald Trayvon Kelly, 29, of Miami, was arrested and is facing charges.
The launch is being backed by the American Mexican Leadership Council, a new national organization also debuting Thursday to elevate Mexican American leadership and advance U.S.-Mexico collaboration.
Brett Blackman was convicted on charges including healthcare and Medicare fraud, and faces decades in prison.
The Senate unanimously agreed to adopt a resolution on Thursday that will withhold senators' pay during a lapse in funding for any federal agency.
For the first time ever, the World Cup final will host a Super Bowl-style halftime show, with megawatt headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The launch is being backed by the American Mexican Leadership Council, a new national organization also debuting Thursday to elevate Mexican American leadership and advance U.S.-Mexico collaboration.
The Senate unanimously agreed to adopt a resolution on Thursday that will withhold senators' pay during a lapse in funding for any federal agency.
A ship was taken by unknown parties toward Iranian waters after an Indian-flagged vessel was attacked off Oman.
Several states have required their health agencies to take on another job: verifying immigration status among Medicaid recipients and reporting them to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
President Trump is in Beijing meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, with the two leaders aiming to stabilize their trading relationship after last year's trade war.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.