As millions of Americans hit the road and take to the skies for summer vacations, health experts are reminding travelers to take precautions to avoid getting sick while away from home.

Argentina has arrived in Kansas City, Missouri, to prepare for its World Cup title defense.

U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in making Venezuela the 51st U.S. state.

President Donald Trump has turned to naval blockades to pressure the governments of Venezuela, Cuba and now Iran to meet his demands.

The United States has formally reopened its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, after the restoration of full diplomatic relations with the South American country.

Major League Baseball plans to bring back the World Baseball Classic in 2029 or 2030 and it could eventually move to midseason.

Wilyer Abreu hit a go-ahead, three-run homer after Maikel Garcia sparked the comeback with a two-run shot, and Venezuela beat Shohei Ohtani and defending champion Japan 8-5 in the World Baseball Classic to advance to the semifinals.

Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. got the World Baseball Classic quarterfinal off to a pulsating start, combining for the first WBC game with two leadoff homers.

Vinnie Pasquantino had the World Baseball Classic’s first three-homer game, leading Italy over Mexico 9-1 to win Pool B and advance the United States to the quarterfinals as group’s second-place team.

Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Roman Anthony added a three-run drve in a big third inning to lead the United States to a 5-3 win over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic at Houston’s Daikin Park.

American Airlines received approval Wednesday to become the first U.S. airline to resume flights to Venezuela.

The Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly 2 million barrels of petroleum seized off the coast of Venezuela in December.

Six years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway’s newspapers and predicted unending declines for the industry, Berkshire disclosed a new $350 million investment in The New York Times on Tuesday.

Venezuela’s ruling party lawmakers have debated an amnesty bill that could free hundreds of people held for political reasons.

President Donald Trump says the United States is beginning to talk with Cuban leaders.

Caribbean correspondent Dánica Coto has returned to Cuba after more than three years.

TribCast dives into the potentially Texas-sized repercussions of President Trump's plan to get U.S. companies to rebuild Venezuela's oil industry.

Three U.S. Catholic cardinals have urged the Trump administration to use a moral compass in foreign policy.

A legal memo that came out days before the U_S_ military operation against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro said such a move would “not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense” and would serve “important national interests."

As some Venezuelans in the U.S. celebrate the latest military action, residents inside Venezuela describe a very different reality—one marked by explosions, empty streets, and deep uncertainty.

Industry leaders say what happens overseas can influence hiring decisions at home, even if changes don’t come quickly.

Houston oil companies, such as Chevron and ConocoPhillips, are closely monitoring the political turmoil in Venezuela following the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro.

Houston-area reaction was split after the Trump administration announced the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, with some Venezuelans celebrating at rallies and calling it a step toward freedom, while others protested, arguing the move was dangerous and illegal.

A Houston cycling instructor who grew up in Caracas says the capture of Nicolás Maduro brought a rare sense of hope after years of living through shortages, insecurity, and uncertainty — and he’s now holding onto the belief that Venezuela could be closer to change.

Venezuelans in Houston face uncertainty over asylum, TPS and deportation after Maduro’s removal; attorneys warn against social media and urge seeking verified legal help.

Ivanna Laura, an independent journalist in Caracas, describes the aftermath of a U.S. bombing targeting Venezuelan military bases and airports, highlighting the surreal and frightening experience for residents. Despite ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela, the attack was unexpected, leading to empty streets and restricted movement in Caracas while residents line up for essentials. Laura expresses complex feelings about the situation, emphasizing the need for change and a peaceful transition of power, reflecting on the unacknowledged electoral results and hoping for Venezuela's sovereignty without external intervention.

In a story published Dec. 12, 2025, about the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Windward maritime intelligence firm, erroneously reported the name of a Windward senior analyst.

Chileans face perhaps the starkest choice in the history of their country’s young democracy when they vote next month in a presidential runoff between hard-right José Antonio Kast and communist Jeannette Jara.

A U.S. warship has docked in Trinidad and Tobago's capital as the Trump administration increases military pressure on Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

Venezuelan migrants are attempting a "reverse migration" back to South America after facing challenges in the U.S. Thousands have returned since immigration policies tightened under President Donald Trump.

A U.S. military strike on a boat off Venezuela's northeastern Caribbean coast has disrupted a flow of money that helps impoverished communities.

Lionel Messi made sure he had good memories of playing a home qualifier with Argentina’s national team for the last time in his illustrious career.

Ticket prices for next year’s World Cup will range initially from $60 for group-stage matches to $6,730 for the final, but could change as soccer’s top event adopts dynamic pricing for the first time.

A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the United States.

Lionel Messi has not yet announced when he plans to retire, but he knows that next week’s match against Venezuela could be his last one playing at home in a World Cup qualifier with Argentina’s national team.

The Trump administration is deploying warships, aircraft, and additional troops to the Caribbean, describing the move as a mission to crack down on drug cartels operating in the region.

A Venezuelan asylum seeker who entered the U.S. as a child has been sent back to his home country after being deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison earlier this year.

Law enforcement officials are offering a $3 million reward for information leading to the arrest of an alleged leader of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

After more than two years of living legally in Houston under the Temporary Protected Status program, Carolina is now afraid she could be sent back.

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.

A federal judge is pausing plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, one week before they were set to expire.

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte says her country will hold general elections one year from now in an effort to end years of instability.

Peru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital and deployed soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a popular singer.

Jhoan Bastidas is just starting to make sense of it all.

Civil rights attorneys are suing the Trump administration to prevent it from transferring 10 migrants detained in the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

They once braved the jungles of the Darien Gap, trekking days along the perilous migrant passage dividing Colombia and Panama with a simple goal: seek asylum in the U.S. Now, boat-by-boat, those migrants have given up after President Donald Trump’s crackdown on asylum, and are returning to their countries they once sought to escape.

Each Sunday, Johann Teran goes to worship at a bilingual Lutheran service in suburban Minneapolis.

In recent days, the lives of over a million migrants in the U.S. have been turned upside down with the cancellation of their Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

A major shift in U.S. immigration policy is leaving thousands of Venezuelans uncertain about their future. The Trump administration has revoked the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extension that previously allowed them to stay and work legally in the U.S., putting approximately 600,000 Venezuelans at risk of losing their legal protections.

At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency have been placed on leave amid an investigation into an alleged effort to thwart President Donald Trump’s orders.

Colombia’s government is offering a roughly $700,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of four leaders of a rebel group behind the deadly violence affecting a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela.

Colombia’s president has issued a decree giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela that has been wracked in recent days by a deadly turf war among dissident rebel groups.

Migrants in Mexico who were hoping to come to the U.S. are adjusting to a new and uncertain reality after President Donald Trump began cracking down on border security.

The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands in Colombia’s Catatumbo region.

Patrick Agyemang and Matko Miljevic scored in their international debuts, Jack McGlynn got his first national team goal and the United States beat Venezuela 3-1 in a friendly between teams missing their regular starters.

Elio, a Venezuelan barber who arrived in Houston just five months ago, is one of the millions who left their homeland in search of a better life. For him, leaving Venezuela wasn’t just a choice—it was survival.

Edmundo González has become a beacon of hope for millions of Venezuelans.

Four confirmed members of a violent Venezuelan gang were arrested after attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border into Texas on New Year’s Eve.

The last meteor shower of the year peaks a few days before Christmas.

A man detained in Venezuela during the civil unrest that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election has died while in custody.

Venezuela’s political opposition is signaling a shift toward a flexible timeline for a government transition that it had long insisted would come next month when the new presidential term is set to begin.

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.

Colombia hosts the largest population of migrants and refugees from Venezuela, where more than 7.7 million have left since 2014 for economic, political and safety reasons.

More than 1 million migrants are living and working legally in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status.

Texas DPS officers say Jorgenys Robertson Cova, 32, was wanted out of Pearland for theft and captured in Houston. He was scheduled for an asylum hearing in Houston on Monday, where he was instead, put behind bars.

The organization started as a prison gang in the state of Aragua in Venezuela and has now expanded into a transnational criminal organization.

It doesn’t feel like Christmas in Venezuela.

Officials say that France’s TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of Suriname in a historic investment for the South American country.

Venezuela’s government has announced the arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen in connection with an alleged plot to kill President Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has urged the U.S. to cancel licenses for Chevron and other energy companies.

Taiwan beat Venezuela 4-1 in the championship game of the international bracket at the Little League World Series.

Venezuela’s government will order former opposition candidate Edmundo González to provide sworn testimony in an ongoing investigation into what it considers attempts to spread panic in the South American country by contesting the results of last month’s presidential election.

Thousands of Venezuelans, including those with ties to the United States for decades, are taking part in a global day of protest.

Venezuela is tense.

As thousands of people demonstrate across Venezuela, opposition candidate Edmundo González has announced that his campaign has the proof it needs to show he won the country’s disputed election whose victory electoral authorities handed to President Nicolás Maduro.

Maria Corina Machado has walked highways, sought shelter in supporters’ homes and seen her closest collaborators detained and persecuted as she crisscrossed Venezuela ahead of the upcoming presidential election.

Unlike previous elections in Venezuela, thousands of supporters of the typically fractured opposition have agreed to organize, mobilize and support voters during the highly anticipated July 28 presidential contest.

Officials in Venezuela have arrested the head of security for the country’s top opposition leader, a little more than a week before President Nicolás Maduro faces a tough reelection.

Venezuela’s government faces its toughest electoral test in decades in a July 28 presidential election, which could give President Nicolas Maduro another six years in power or end the self-described socialist policies that once successfully boosted anti-poverty programs but whose sustained mismanagement later pushed the country into an ongoing economic crisis.

During Johan Jose Martínez Rangel's first court appearance, prosecutors also claimed he initially denied doing anything but it was later revealed he tied the 12-year-old's legs and told Franklin Pena to dump her body in the water.

A relentless heat wave continues to bake most of the U.S., with numerous areas expected to see record-breaking temperatures.

Venezuela’s ruling party is feeling its decades-long grip on power under threat.

A cluster of tarp-covered tents in a grassy lot south of Seattle highlights the strain facing many communities are facing.

Six planets will line up in the early morning sky on June 3, but most won't be visible to the naked eye.

The Biden administration has reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela in a rebuke to President Nicolas Maduro’s attempts to consolidate his rule just six months after the U.S. eased restrictions in a bid to support now fading hopes for a democratic opening in the OPEC nation.

A proposal meant to guide electoral authorities in setting the date for Venezuela’s presidential election includes more than 20 potential options ranging from as soon as mid-April through early December.

The collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela has laid bare the sense of abandonment that plagues communities across the South American country.

Officials in Venezuela say at least 14 people are confirmed dead from the collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela.

Representatives of several human rights organizations have held a press conference demanding the immediate release of a prominent attorney and activist detained last week.

The U.S. government has pulled back part of the sanctions relief it granted Venezuela last year, following through on its threat after the South American country’s highest court blocked the presidential candidacy of an opposition leader.

A top U.S. delegation is meeting with Mexico's president about a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.

Jose Pereira joined Owen Conflenti on KPRC 2 News Today at 10am to share his thoughts.

Two suspects in the kidnapping of the parents of Liverpool soccer player Luis Díaz were ordered sent to prison by a judge, according to Colombia’s Prosecutor’s Office, which accused one of the men of being the link to a person close to the family who provided information about the victims.

U.S. authorities say illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, following three months of big increases.

Volunteers, churches and advocacy groups are scrambling to find indoor shelter for migrants in Chicago as the temperatures drop.

Border Patrol agents have cut through the state’s wire to free migrants or take them into custody. Judge Alia Moses will hear arguments from Texas and the Biden administration next week to determine whether her temporary order will continue past Nov. 13.

Venezuela’s chief prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation into organizers of a presidential primary election held over the weekend.

Venezuelans became the largest nationality arrested for illegally crossing the U.S. border last month, replacing Mexicans for the first time on record.

A faction of Venezuela’s opposition is set to pick its candidate for next year’s presidential election.