A Powerball ticket purchased at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, won a $1.817 billion jackpot just before Christmas. | AP

The director of ABC Learning Center says the viral video alleging fraud by right-wing influencer Nick Shirley is part of a political campaign against Somali Minnesotans. | AP

A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, sending people into the streets. The epicenter of the quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, was about 60 miles from Acapulco in the state of Guerrero. | AP

Trump says U.S. is ‘going to run’ Venezuela until transition of power. There are no visible signs the U.S. is controlling the country. | AP

The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country in a stunning military operation early Saturday that plucked a sitting leader from office — the culmination of months of escalating Trump administration pressure on the oil-rich South American nation. | AP

As uncertainty simmers in Venezuela, interim President Delcy Rodríguez has taken the place of her ally President Nicolás Maduro, captured by the United States in a nighttime military operation. | AP