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After Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's capture, President Trump said the U.S. will be running the Latin American country for now. Charlie D'Agata reports. After their capture, former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife were flown to Stewart International Airport, 60 miles north of New York City, then will be helicoptered to Manhattan. They will be processed at the headquarters of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Ali Bauman reports. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Saturday that Nicolás Maduro and his wife "will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts." Scott MacFarlane has details on the legal case against the former Venezuelan strongman. When asked who would temporarily run Venezuela, President Trump referred to the officials standing behind him at the podium. One of them, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, joins "CBS Evening News" to discuss. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joins "CBS Evening News" to discuss why the U.S. captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joins "CBS Evening News" to discuss the U.S. capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. President Trump announced the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who landed in U.S. custody in New York on Saturday. 

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Demonstrations in Iran are now entering their third week and the death toll is surging with hundreds killed, according to a human rights group. Leigh Kiniry reports. President Trump has been briefed on new military options for a strike against Iran amid widespread protests and a government crackdown on communications for Iranians, a senior U.S. official tells CBS News. Willie James Inman has more. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says hundreds more federal agents are being sent to Minnesota as protests continue there and across the country, demanding justice after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good. Nicole Sganga has more. A suspect is in custody after the oldest synagogue in Mississippi, and the only synagogue in the city of Jackson, was set on fire in a suspected arson attack. Shanelle Kaul has more. One year after the devastating L.A. wildfires, CBS Los Angeles' Jasmine Viel remembers when she and her photographer rushed in to help a woman desperate to save her pet chickens and ducks as flames closed in on her home. Andres Gutierrez looks back at the life and career of Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir, who has died at 78.  

Protesters who support the surge of federal immigration officers in Minneapolis clashed with counter-protesters Saturday, while state officials announced that the Minnesota National Guard had been mobilized. Adding to the mayhem was the freezing January weather. Ian Lee reports. President Trump announced Saturday that he would institute 10% tariffs on eight European countries who oppose his plan to put Greenland under U.S. control. The announcement came after a bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers flew to Denmark to express support for keeping Greenland under Danish control. Ramy Inocencio has more. Iran's supreme leader blamed the U.S. for the protests against his regime that resulted in a violent crackdown. Willie James Inman has President Trump's response. Inch by inch, NASA's Artemis II moon rocket lumbered along its four-mile commute from the Vehicle Assembly Building to launch pad 39-B. Mark Strassmann is at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with more. WestJet reversed its plan to add extra seats to its planes after the idea didn't fly with many passengers. Ali Bauman has the story. For many, a trip to the dentist can be nerve-wracking. This California doctor found a solution with four legs and a tail. Itay Hod has the story. 

Soldiers with the 11th airborne unit based in Fairbanks, Alaska, are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis as protests against ICE operations continue in the city, a U.S. defense official confirmed to CBS News. Ian Lee reports. European countries held an emergency meeting in Brussels Sunday in response to President Trump's post threatening tariffs against countries that have sent military forces into Greenland amid his push to annex the Arctic island. Leigh Kiniry reports. A new CBS News poll shows only 41% of Americans approve of the job President Trump is doing, but there are wide partisan divides on his handling of specific issues like immigration. Willie James Inman has more. A winter blast brought more snow and frigid temperatures to the Midwest and East Coast this weekend. Shanelle Kaul reports on the conditions and Andrew Kozak has a look at the forecast. 

Warning: Video might be disturbing. For the second time this month, a federal agent has shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis. The moment was caught on video again, and the city's police chief is urging outraged citizens to keep the peace. Lana Zak reports. The slow-moving monster storm hit the southern plains on Saturday, and in Oklahoma City, it arrived with extreme cold. Jason Allen has more on the storm. The winter storm's impact on travel grew by the hour on Saturday. Airlines have already canceled more than 10,000 flights this weekend and counting. Ali Bauman reports from Newark Liberty International Airport. President Trump insults the Canadian prime minister, calling him "Governor Mark Carney," as he threatens new tariffs against the country. Willie James Inman has the details. President Trump shocked NATO partners in an interview with Fox News this week about U.K. veterans and fallen soldiers in Afghanistan. He walked back the comments on Truth Social. Haley Ott has more details. A 900-pound Kermit the Frog took a journey from Hollywood to Atlanta. Brian Unger has the story.

Boston could see 18 inches of snow as the powerful winter storm impacting much of the country rolls through the Northeast. Shanelle Kaul and Tom Hanson report. The South was not spared from winter weather conditions this weekend, with heavy ice and snow contributing to widespread power outages. Jason Allen and Dave Malkoff have more. CBS News meteorologist Rob Marciano takes a look at the latest forecast as extreme winter weather continues across much of the country. Shanelle Kaul, Tom Hanson, Jason Allen, Dave Malkoff and Rob Marciano provide the latest updates on the massive winter storm that's brought heavy snow and ice to large swaths of the nation. Details are emerging about the fatal shooting of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis by federal agents on Saturday. The shooting was caught on video by several eyewitnesses, but local, state and federal officials are providing starkly different accounts of what happened. Lana Zak has more. President Trump addressed Border Patrol's killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, writing, "Let our ICE patriots do their job." He also accused the mayor of Minneapolis and governor of Minnesota of "inciting insurrection." Willie James Inman reports. American Alex Honnold climbed a 101-story skyscraper in Taipei without ropes or protective gear on Saturday. Honnold usually climbs cliffs like Yosemite's El Capitan. Leigh Kiniry reports. After more than 40 years, the Sundance Film Festival is leaving its longtime host of Park City, Utah, and heading to Boulder, Colorado. Sarah Horbacewicz reports. 

Extreme winter weather hit parts of the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday, with the Carolinas bearing the brunt. Skyler Henry reports from Norfolk, Virginia. A federal judge ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Texas. The boy was detained last week while on his way home from preschool, sparking an international outcry. Ian Lee has more. The federal government is partially shut down this weekend. Congress failed to fund some of the largest agencies and departments before a Friday night deadline. Caitlin Huey-Burns has more. The U.S. military has assembled a formidable force within striking distance of Iran. Meanwhile, Iran said it would be starting live fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz this weekend as tensions in the region are sky high. Haley Ott reports. Actor Demond Wilson died in his California home due to complications from prostate cancer, CBS News learned on Saturday. He starred alongside Redd Foxx in "Sanford and Son," one of the biggest TV hits of the 1970s. Extreme cold has forced NASA to reschedule its next moon mission. On Saturday, the massive Artemis II rocket stands on launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. Like Apollo 8 in 1968, it won't land on the lunar surface. Mark Strassmann has more on why the latest mission is considered groundbreaking. 

Saturday marks one week since Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen by her family. Andres Gutierrez has the latest on the investigation. President Trump refused to apologize after sharing a racist video on Truth Social and then later taking it down. Willie James Inman has more. The political fallout in Britain following the latest Epstein documents release became so intense that on Saturday, there were growing calls for the U.K.'s prime minister to step down. Saturday marked the first full day of the Olympic Winter Games in Italy. Switzerland took the first gold medal in men's downhill skiing. In all, five medal events were held, but no gold yet for Team USA. Seth Doane has the latest details from Cortina, Italy. The countdown is on for the big game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Kris Van Kleave is outside what's been called the Field of Jeans. Ice hockey forward Hilary Knight showed the world why she's one of the greatest players ever. With her 14th goal, the captain of Team USA moved into a tie for the most goals scored by a U.S. Women's hockey player at the Winter Olympics. Andres Gutierrez reports on her career and her last Olympic run. 

The desperate search for Nancy Guthrie has stretched into an eighth day with a second ransom deadline fast approaching. The case has, so far, confounded authorities. Andres Gutierrez has more. A federal judge ruled Department of Justice records related to the recent seizure of 2020 ballots and documents in Fulton County, Georgia, must be unsealed by Tuesday. Willie James Inman has more. Lindsey Vonn's Olympic hopes were dashed Sunday by a devastating crash that forced her to undergo surgery for a broken leg. Seth Doane is in Cortina with the latest on her recovery and other news from the 2026 Winter Games. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft started a campaign in 2023 encouraging people to wear a small blue square with a hashtag. It's a symbol that started off challenging people to stand up to Jewish hate, but these days Kraft says it's meant to call out hate, in all of its forms. Jericka Duncan reports. Curling is the only sport played every day at the Winter Olympic Games and unlike other sports, the competitors usually are not full-time athletes. Ren Clayton catches up with two Minnesota sisters leading the U.S. team while balancing day jobs and their growing families. 

A black glove discovered near the Arizona home of Nancy Guthrie contains DNA evidence that is being tested, and appears to match the gloves worn by the suspect seen in a doorbell camera video, the FBI says. Andres Gutierrez has more. Sunday marked the second day of a partial government shutdown impacting more than 260,000 government workers under the Department of Homeland Security across multiple agencies, including TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard. Democrats are calling for a ban on face coverings for immigration agents and for officers to display identification and wear body cameras. Willie James Inman has more. Revelations from the latest release of Epstein files have forced resignations and sparked new investigations around the globe. Leigh Kiniry has more. Authorities are monitoring a threat in the skies: sexual assaults on airplanes. There's fear the crime is underreported. Scott MacFarlane investigates. 

New York City is loading up more than 700 salt spreaders and turning over 2,000 garbage trucks into snowplows for the snowstorm expected to start falling on Sunday morning. More than 30 million people on the East Coast are under blizzard warnings. Ali Bauman reports and Andrew Kozak has the forecast. In Northern California, authorities said they have recovered the bodies of all nine skiers killed in a backcountry avalanche earlier this week near Lake Tahoe. Severe weather prevented recovery teams from reaching the bodies sooner. Iranian Revolutionary Guards held live fire exercises alongside Russian forces this week. This is an annual drill, but it was conducted in the shadow of the largest U.S. military buildup in the region since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Charlie D'Agata reports. President Trump raised his new, global tariffs to 15%, one day after the Supreme Court struck down many of his punishing taxes. Willie James Inman reports on the impact on American businesses and whether there could be refunds issued. Former Prince Andrew's arrest in connection with the Epstein files was still making waves in the U.K. on Saturday, as the police investigation was widening. Elizabeth Palmer has more details. Team USA on Saturday soared to its eleventh gold medal when Connor Curran and Chris Lillis won the mixed team aerials title. In the process, the U.S. set a record for its most gold medals at a Winter Olympics with 11. On the final day of the Games, Sunday, the U.S. can add to its count when the men's hockey team faces off against Canada in the much-anticipated gold medal game. Seth Doan has the latest on all the action. A growing, aging population and an acute caregiver shortage are pushing adult care centers to think outside the box. Itay Hod introduces a new, high-tech helper.  

More than 40 million people in the Northeast are under blizzard warnings as a dangerous, rapidly strengthening winter storm moves up the coast. Emergency declarations have been made in several states. Shanelle Kaul reports on the deteriorating conditions and Andrew Kozak has a look at the forecast. More than 8,000 flights have already been canceled through Monday due to the winter storm impacting the Northeast. More delays and cancellations are expected. Jason Allen reports from Boston Logan Airport and Willie James Inman has more on reversed changes to airport security amid the partial government shutdown. A massive winter storm has begun to impact the East Coast, with heavy snow, brutal wind and dangerous flooding expected for several states. Shanelle Kaul, Andrew Kozak and Jason Allen have the latest. Mexican security forces killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho," during an operation in the western state of Jalisco, Mexico's Ministry of Defense said Sunday. Violent clashes erupted in parts of western Mexico amid the operation. Americans caught in the chaos have been told to shelter in place. Willie James Inman reports. The United States stands at the brink of a major conflict in the Middle East with the Iranian regime grappling with domestic discontent and the threat of U.S. strikes. Charlie D'Agata reports. Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine Sunday. Holly Williams is in Kyiv with more. The U.S. men's hockey team beat Canada on Sunday to win its first Olympic gold medal since the "Miracle on Ice" in 1980. Kelly O'Grady reports. The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics came to a spectacular close Sunday night in a historic Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy. Seth Doane in Cortina covered all 19 days of competition and reflects on its impact. 

Senior Trump administration officials said Saturday that there were indicators that Iran intended to use conventional missiles against the U.S. and allies in the region while President Trump weighed a strike. Weijia Jiang reports. For over 45 years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been a brutal theocracy, ruled by an ayatollah who swept aside the freedoms of Iran pre-revolution and threatened peace with the largest stockpile of missiles in the Middle East. On Saturday, there was celebration in the streets after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death. Elizabeth Palmer reports. The U.S. and Israel conducted joint strikes in Iran on Saturday and President Trump later announced that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed. Margaret Brennan explains what this could mean for the region and the world. Could Iranian so-called sleeper cells in the U.S. prepare to retaliate after the strikes on Iran? Jericka Duncan looks into security precautions. H.R. McMaster, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and national security adviser to President Trump during his first term, joins "CBS Evening News" to understand the timing and strategy of the joint attacks on Iran. Celebrations broke out in the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday as word spread that Iran's supreme leader was presumed to be killed in attacks. Carter Evans has more. The U.S. and Israel launched a historic aerial assault on Iran, hitting targets in Tehran and across the country and taking Iranian leadership by surprise. Tony Dokoupil recaps what we know. Air strikes killed Iran's Supreme Leader, according to President Trump, and may have decimated much of the country's remaining leadership. Iran fired back, but so far, there are no reports of American injuries. Charlie D'Agata reports. 

Sunday saw a new wave of U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, with the military saying at least three U.S. service members have been killed in the war so far. Charlie D'Agata reports. For a second day, Iran carried out a series of drone and missile strikes across the Gulf as the U.S. and Israel continue to target Iran. Imtiaz Tyab has more. The FBI is investigating a shooting that killed two people at an Austin, Texas, bar as a possible terror attack. Jason Allen reports. President Trump released a new statement on Iran Sunday, saying, "Combat operations continue at this time in full force, and they will continue until all of our objectives are achieved." Willie James Inman reports. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed along with about 40 other senior members of the Islamic Republic regime in the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Saturday. Matt Gutman has more on the succession plan. Airstrikes have stranded thousands of Americans who were traveling to or through the Middle East. Shanelle Kaul reports. 

As the U.S. enters its second week of war in Iran, indications show that the military is preparing for a longer fight. Sources tell CBS News that a third aircraft carrier strike group is primed to deploy to the Middle East. Charlie D'Agata reports. In Dover, Delaware, President Trump attended the dignified transfer for six U.S. service members killed in the conflict with Iran. Nikole Killion has more. The war in Iran has ignited opposition groups in the region, desperate for regime change. Holly Williams reports from northern Iraq with members of the Kurdish militia. Tensions in the Middle East have prompted tighter security in the U.S., and on Friday night, a scare led to a Southwest Airlines flight diversion. Ali Bauman has more details. Massive cleanup efforts are underway after a series of deadly storms ripped through the South and Midwest, killing at least six people. Omar Villafranca reports from hard-hit Beggs, Oklahoma. China buys nearly all of Iran's sanctioned oil, and due to the U.S. and Israeli-led conflict there, the supply line has been severely disrupted. Anna Coren has more from Beijing. A plaque honoring police and law enforcement who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been installed after years of delays. The American Freedom Train steamed across the country to mark the nation's bicentennial 50 years ago. Natalie Brand reports that this year, marking the 250th anniversary, the train is now a plane. 

Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as its new supreme leader. The news come as U.S. Central Command reports a seventh service member has died in the war. Matt Gutman reports. The White House says there are no current plans to put boots on the ground in Iran, but cautions President Trump is keeping his options on the table as the fighting enters a second week. Nikole Killion reports. The FBI is investigating two men after an explosive device with bolts and screws was thrown into a crowd Saturday during a protest that turned violent outside the New York City mayor's official residence. Shanelle Kaul has more. As gas prices rise, California is feeling pain at the pump more than any other state in the country. Andres Gutierrez in Los Angeles explains why. China's leadership is preparing for the impact of the war in Iran, including a severe disruption to its energy supplies. Anna Coren reports. There's new fear concerning the treatment of international prisoners jailed in Iran, including Americans. Haley Ott in London reports. African penguins at Boston's New England Aquarium have been given a separate, "geriatric" island that allows seven of the 38 critically endangered birds to age safely and still be with their friends. Jericka Duncan has more. 

President Trump called on countries like the U.K., France, South Korea, Japan and even China to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open as Iran tries to strangle the flow of oil from the region. Charlie D'Agata reports. Iran urged Middle East countries to expel the U.S. military on Saturday. Nations in the Persian Gulf are reporting new attacks by Iranian drones and missiles, but the pace has slowed. Imtiaz Tyab has more from Doha, Qatar.. The economic risks of the war in Iran are getting real for Americans at home. Stock markets ended the week down again as the conflict dragged on. This as U.S. crude oil costs are pumped up. Andres Gutierrez has more on the energy shock. Two former federal workers are turning their firings into a movement to help others. Nikole Killion has their story. y shock. Fliers in the U.S. experienced long lines at security as TSA agents worked without pay. Tim McNicholas has more on the major problems looming this spring break. 

With week three of the war underway, Iran launched one of the heaviest waves of missile strikes in a 24-hour period since fighting began. Charlie D'Agata reports. Pain from the Iran war's oil supply shock is being felt across the United States. Willie James Inman reports. A major snowstorm is blasting the Midwest and Great Lakes with blizzard conditions and what could be record snow. Ian Lee has a report on the conditions and Andrew Kozak has a look at the forecast. The CEOs of ten major U.S. airlines are demanding Congress end a funding standoff and pay TSA workers. In a letter, they claim 93% of Americans support paying aviation workers during government shutdowns. Tim McNicholas has more. The North American box office grossed $9 billion last year, far below pre-pandemic numbers. One survey found only half of Americans said they saw a movie in theaters last year. Gwen Baumgardner reports. Resorts nationwide are dealing with a big drop in international visitors. That's being felt especially hard in Whitefish, Montana, about 60 miles south of the U.S.-Canada border. Andres Gutierrez reports. Richard Pulley, 78, says he was forced out of retirement and had to pick up a DoorDash gig after his wife unexpectedly lost her job. Jericka Duncan reports on what happened when one person saw him dropping off her delivery. 

The Trump administration says ICE officers will be stationed at hotspot U.S. airports starting Monday to assist with TSA screenings. They will undergo some training before then. Skyler Henry reports. The Senate was in session Sunday but there is no end in sight to the partial shutdown fight, or the blame game, with Democrats and Republicans still far apart on a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Cristian Benavides reports. Iranian ballistic missiles struck Israel overnight, inflicting damage on a scale not seen there since the beginning of the war. Charlie D'Agata reports. Hawaii is under a flood watch after weeks of heavy rain triggered the worst flooding there in 20 years. Carter Evans reports and Andrew Kozak has a look at the national forecast. Thousands of miles from the Middle East, the Iran war has triggered a crisis in Asia with energy shortages hitting almost every country on the continent, all dependent on the Persian Gulf for supply. Anna Coren reports. NASA's Artemis II rocket is back on the launch pad after repairs inside the massive Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. Early next month, NASA will try, for a second time, to send a crew of four on a flyby of the moon. Mark Strassmann has more. 

With long TSA lines stretching into another week at airports across the U.S., travelers' patience is wearing thin. Meanwhile, members of Congress traveled home for their two-week recess without passing a funding bill. Ali Bauman reports. Protesters across the U.S. and the world took to the streets as part of the latest "No Kings" rallies against President Trump and his administration. Among the biggest was in St. Paul, Minnesota. Cristian Benavides reports. The Houthis, an Iranian-backed militant group in Yemen, entered the widening conflict in the Middle East Saturday, launching an unsuccessful missile attack on Israel. Meanwhile, about 3,500 more U.S. troops have arrived in the Middle East. Holly Williams reports. Golf legend Tiger Woods was charged with driving under the influence after a vehicle crash in Florida on Friday, prompting new questions about what comes next for his career. Nicole Valdes has more details. The 322-foot rocket set to launch Artemis II stood ready on the pad at the Kennedy Space Center on Saturday. It will be the first crewed moonshot in over a half-century. Mark Strassmann is there. Dr. Henry Lee, a renowned forensic scientist who testified for O.J. Simpson's defense during his murder trial, has died at 87. In Altadena, California, Rene Amy is walking the empty lots of the Eaton Fire burn scar, scattering poppy seeds. He hopes for growth in a community with so much loss. Joy Benedict has the story. 

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