Venezuela’s autocratic president, Nicolás Maduro, has crushed the opposition, jailed judges and politicians, and even arrested U.S. citizens to use as leverage in international negotiations.

Two weeks after deadly floods swept through Texas, officials dropped the number of still-missing people in the hardest-hit ...

A 21-year-old man has been charged with setting fire to 11 New York City police vehicles in Brooklyn during a time of nationwide protests in June. Federal prosecutors say Jakhi McCray was caught ...