JOSHUA GOODMAN

Nitza Rubenstein, owner of Julia's Tienda Latina, a grocery store selling products from Latin America poses for a photo in Flandreau, S.D., Jan. 16, 2025. Rubenstein, who came to the U.S. from Honduras decades ago, is a community activist who assists younger generations of migrants, many in the U.S. illegally, who have flocked to this rural state seeking a brighter future. (AP Photo/Joshua Goodman)

On Dakota prairie, home of Trump’s DHS pick, immigration crackdown threatens way of life, economy

Gov. Kristi Noem’s heated rhetoric on immigration belies a stark economic reality in her own state: With unemployment at 1.9% — the lowest in the country — South Dakota faces an acute labor shortage and has grown increasingly dependent on the same migrants she may be tasked with deporting as Preside

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addresses government supporters on his inauguration day at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

An ex-Green Beret behind a failed Venezuela raid in 2020 lashes out at CIA and FBI

A former Green Beret behind a clandestine invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try and overthrow Nicolás Maduro says in court filings that he had authority from the highest levels of the government for the amphibious raid that ended with several combatants killed and two of his U.S.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro talks to high-ranking officers during a military ceremony on his inauguration day for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s Maduro takes new oath amid protests and international rebuke

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been sworn in to serve a third term despite credible evidence that his opponent won the July 2024 election.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters at a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, the day before his inauguration for a third term. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s opposition leader defies Maduro to lead protests that end in confusing arrest claims

Aides to Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado say she was detained but they’ve been contradicted by authorities who accuse government opponents of trying to spark an international crisis.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a news conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, July 31, 2024, three days after his disputed reelection. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose a test of Trump’s deal-making foreign policy

As many as 10 Americans are behind bars in Venezuela as President Nicolas Maduro prepares to be sworn in for a third term.

Ibrahim Almadi holds a photo of his father Saad Almadi graduating from college in 1984, in Washington Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Saad Almadi, a dual U.S.-Saudi citizen was jailed for social media posts critical of the kingdom's crown prince. He was released from a Saudi prison in March 2023 and banned from returning to his home in south Florida. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Saudi Arabia presses Florida man to give up US citizenship over critical tweets, family says

The son of a Florida retiree says Saudi Arabia has forced his father to take steps to renounce his American citizenship after jailing him over social media posts critical of the kingdom’s crown prince.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro waits to receive attendees at the start of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) Summit in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas, File)

Americans sue Venezuela’s Maduro for anguish caused by imprisonment, alleged torture

A former U.S. Marine and a Florida man who were imprisoned in Venezuela have sued President Nicolás Maduro for allegedly heading a vast “criminal enterprise” that uses American citizens as bargaining chips in negotiations with the U.S.

This combo image made with photos released by National Marine Fisheries Service purport to show marine mammals — clockwise from top left: a humpback whale, orca, walrus and Stellar sea lion — killed in U.S. trawl fisheries. The photos have been heavily altered to obscure their content, and on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, activists sued the federal government to release the unaltered images. (National Marine Fisheries Service via AP)

Activists sue federal government for images of dead orcas entangled by fishing boats

Activists have sued the federal government to release images of dead orca whales and other marine mammals entangled by commercial fishing boats off the U.S. West Coast. The complaints filed in Alaska and California on Thursday come after the U.S.

Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera speaks with media outside Miami federal court, in Miami, Dec. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Joshua Goodman, File)

New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

A grand jury in Washington has returned an indictment against former Congressman David Rivera for failing to register as a foreign agent of a sanctioned Venezuelan media tycoon on whose behalf the Miami Republican allegedly lobbied the Trump administration.

Antonio Ledezma, former mayor of Caracas, waves to supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido during a gathering in Madrid, Spain, April 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Son-in-law of top foe of Venezuela’s president sentenced to 30 months on money laundering charge

The son-in-law of a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for his role in a vast bribery conspiracy to siphon $1.2 billion from the state-owned oil company, some of which allegedly landed into accounts controlled by President Nicolás Maduro’s ste

Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of International Criminal Court, right, shakes hands with National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez during a meeting at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Prominent human rights attorney quits international court over failure to prosecute Venezuela

A prominent human rights attorney has quietly parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest what he sees as an unjustified failure of its chief prosecutor to indict members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government for crimes against humanity, The Associated Press has learne

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)

US officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua

FILE- This undated file photo shows Fabio Ochoa Vasquez. (AP Photo/File)

Legendary Medellin cartel drug lord released from US prison after serving 25 years

One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a U.S. prison and is expected to be deported home. Records from the U.S.

A billboard advertising concerts of Venezuelan band Rawayana stands on a main highway in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

Venezuelan pop band that embraced Maduro’s opponent cancels tour after his criticism of its lyrics

One of Venezuela’s most popular bands has canceled its homecoming tour after President Nicolas Maduro criticized the group for what he said were sexist lyrics.

FILE - Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds up tally sheets during a protest against the reelection of President Nicolás Maduro one month after the disputed presidential vote which she says the opposition won by a landslide, in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

UN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential election

The 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. The U.N.

FILE - Public Prosecutor Karim Khan prepares for the trial of Mahamat Said Abdel Kani at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Sept. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)

UN watchdog to conduct probe into sexual misconduct allegations against top international prosecutor

The Associated Press has learned that a United Nations watchdog has been selected to lead an external probe into allegations of sexual misconduct against the top prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.

FILE - Trump co-campaign manager Susie Wiles is seen at Nashville International Airport as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives, July 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump’s incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She’ll face a raft of special interests

As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, his election victory is likely to embolden those who think they can get his ear.

FILE - Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., pauses while talking with reporters at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump’s pick of Rubio as America’s top diplomat could reshape US policy in Latin America

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Sen. Marco Rubio to become U.S. secretary of state is likely to jolt Latin America after decades of neglect from Washington.

FILE - Karim Khan, center, prosecutor of International Criminal Court, greets members of delegations as he arrives for a Security Council meeting on the situation in Sudan, Thursday, July 13, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

International court to launch external probe into misconduct accusations against top prosecutor

The International Criminal Court will launch an external probe into sexual misconduct accusations against its top prosecutor, keeping alive a case the court’s internal watchdog had closed within five days.

FILE - The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., April 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

A Virginia jury acquits an ex-CIA recruit in an assault case that led to sexual misconduct reforms

A former CIA officer-trainee has been acquitted of charges that he attacked a female colleague in a stairwell at CIA headquarters. A Virginia jury on Wednesday acquitted Ashkan Bayatpour of assault and battery charges in a 2022 case.

In this photo made by a CCAMLR observer, fishermen aboard the Chilean krill trawler Antarctic Endeavour prepare to release a humpback whale caught in a net in waters between Chile and Antarctica on Feb. 1, 2024. (CCAMLR via AP)

Recent whale deaths highlight risks from Antarctica’s booming krill fishery

The Associated Press has learned that two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and human dietary supplements near Antarctica.

FILE - Karim Khan, prosecutor of International Criminal Court, addresses a Security Council meeting on the situation in Sudan, Thursday, July 13, 2023 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

International prosecutor who charged Netanyahu vows to cooperate with sex misconduct investigation

The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor has called for an internal investigation into allegations he tried to coerce a female aide into a sexual relationship.

FILE - Public Prosecutor Karim Khan, center, enters the courtroom for the trial of Mahamat Said Abdel Kani at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)

Takeaways from AP investigation into misconduct allegations against prosecutor who charged Netanyahu

As the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor weighed war crimes charges this year against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he was engulfed in a behind-the-scenes personal crisis.

FILE - Karim Ahmed Khan, International Criminal Court chief prosecutor, speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Justice in the Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)

International court prosecutor who charged Netanyahu faces sexual misconduct accusation

As the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor sought war crimes charges this year against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he was engulfed in a behind-the-scenes personal crisis.

A Venezuelan media tycoon is charged in a bribery conspiracy in Florida

A Venezuelan media tycoon has been charged in federal court in Florida for what authorities say was his role in laundering money in a conspiracy to siphon more than $1 billion from Venezuela’s state oil company.

FILE - Drug Enforcement Administration agents are seen in Florida, June 13, 2016. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

Watchdog blasts DEA for not reporting waterboarding, torture by Latin American partners

A federal government watchdog is blasting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for failing to timely report human rights violations committed by Latin American law enforcement partners who admitted to torturing crime suspects.

FILE - Soldiers raid the Tocorón Penitentiary Center, in Tocorón, Venezuela, Sept. 20, 2023. The Tren de Aragua gang originated at the prison. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Tren de Aragua gang started in Venezuela’s prisons and now spreads fear in the US

Law enforcement authorities across the U.S. are increasingly focused on a Venezuelan gang behind a spate of violent crimes. The Tren de Aragua traces its origin more than a decade ago to an infamously lawless prison.

FILE - This photo provided by the FBI on Oct. 25, 2023 shows Brian Jeffrey Raymond, a former CIA officer. (FBI via AP)

Veteran CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women gets 30 years in prison

A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings around the world has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.

FILE - A bag of 4-fluoro isobutyryl fentanyl which was seized in a drug raid is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va., on Aug. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

DEA closing 2 offices in China even as the agency struggles to stem flow of fentanyl chemicals

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is closing two of its offices in China, a move that comes even as the agency struggles to disrupt the flow of precursor chemicals from the country that have fueled a fentanyl epidemic.

Documents related to the sexual assault case against CIA officer Donald Asquith are arranged for a photograph in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

New CIA workplace assault case emerges as spy agency shields extent of sexual misconduct in ranks

A veteran CIA officer is facing assault and battery charges accusing him of drunkenly groping a woman and forcibly kissing her during an impromptu party in the office last year celebrating his 50th birthday.