Sunday, January 4, 2026

Is Greenland next? Trump renews takeover calls after Venezuela strike

President Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about annexing Greenland. He reupped those calls hours after the U.S. captured Venezuela's leader. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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A view shows traditional Greenlandic houses illuminated by a beam of sunlight during sunset in Nuuk, Greenland, on September 23, 2025.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about annexing Greenland. He reupped those calls hours after the U.S. captured Venezuela's leader.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. speaks during the first day of the Republican National Convention, July 15, 2024.
 

'Sick and tired.' MTG calls Venezuela strike anti 'America First'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments reflect a growing chasm in Congress over the president's actions in Venezuela.

Evangeline Lilly attends the UK Gala Screening of Marvel's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" at BFI IMAX Waterloo on Feb. 16, 2023, in London.
 

Evangeline Lilly has brain damage after falling face first on boulder

"Lost" star Evangeline Lilly revealed she has brain damage after an accident in Hawaii, where she fainted and landed face-first on a boulder.

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 12: Head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers talks with head coach Kevin Stefanski of the Cleveland Browns before the game at Acrisure Stadium on October 12, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
 

Four predictions as NFL's annually brutal Black Monday approaches

Expect NFL coaching changes to start Sunday as teams in need of change won't wait for the traditional post-Week 18 Monday to shift directions.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores in Caracas on Dec. 10, 2024.
 

Trump's Venezuela invasion is absurd. Nobody asked for this.

President Donald Trump didn't ask anyone's permission to take military action against Venezuela. He just did it, and it helps nobody.

President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks at him during a press conference following a U.S. strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, from Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026.
 

What is the Monroe Doctrine? Trump calls it the 'Donroe Doctrine'

In remarks following the early morning capture of Venezuela's leader and his wife, Trump referred to a nearly 200-year-old foreign policy doctrine.

Leonardo DiCaprio attends the 16th Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 16, 2025.
 

Leonardo DiCaprio misses Palm Springs Film Awards amid travel issues

Leonardo DiCaprio was forced to address the Palm Springs International Film Awards virtually because of "travel disruptions and restricted airspace."

President Donald Trump and Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro
 

Maduro in NYC, what's next for Venezuela: Live updates

After a whirlwind Saturday ending in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, the pair is in U.S. custody awaiting arraignment.

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Where did US attack Venezuela? See maps, timeline of Maduro's capture

Where did US forces strike in Venezuela? Maps show where the attack unfolded.

Pope Leo XIV looks on after delivering the traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi speech to the city and the world from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Dec. 25, 2025.
 

Pope Leo XIV says he's watching Venezuela with 'deep concern'

Pope Leo XIV's statement comes a day after the United States conducted an early morning strike and captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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