The Weekly Observer — US & World News

Machado Returns to Venezuela After Months in Hiding, Ready to Face Rodríguez

Nobel laureate María Corina Machado slips back into Venezuela after nearly a year away and at least seven failed attempts — and says she's ready to sit down with the US-backed government that replaced Maduro.

BY OBSERVER NEWSDESK

POLITICS · MIDTERMS

Trump Rushes to Deep-Red Mississippi as GOP Senate Seat Suddenly Looks Shaky

YESTERDAY

ENERGY

EQT Swallows Range Resources in $50 Billion Deal to Build America's Natural Gas Giant

YESTERDAY

US News

SEE ALL →

US · AURORA, COLO.

79-Year-Old Pastor Carried Out of Colorado ICE Jail in Detainees' Arms After 13 Months — No Wheelchair in Sight

YESTERDAY

US · CONSUMER WATCH

Dollar General Busted Overcharging Shoppers Coast to Coast — Again

YESTERDAY

US · WASHINGTON

DOJ Says Violent Crime Plunged 25% in 2025 — Biggest Drop Since 1973

YESTERDAY

World

SEE ALL →

WORLD · CHINAYESTERDAY

China's Secret Four-Day Meeting Just Cleared Xi Jinping's Path to an Unprecedented Fourth Term

Behind closed doors in Beijing, Communist Party leaders opened a four-day session billed as a crackdown on corruption — but insiders say its real business is locking in Xi Jinping's path to a fourth term in power.

EUROPE · DEBT CRISIS

France's Borrowing Costs Rocket Toward Crisis Territory as Budget Fight Drags On

YESTERDAY

MIDDLE EAST

Israel's Knesset Showdown: Netanyahu Fights for Survival as Nation Votes Tomorrow

YESTERDAY

WORLD · BRAZIL

Lula Pulls Off Historic Comeback, Beats a Bolsonaro Son to Win Brazil's Runoff

SUNDAY

The WeeklyObserver

Machado Returns to Venezuela After Months in Hiding, Ready to Face Rodríguez

Trump Rushes to Deep-Red Mississippi as GOP Senate Seat Suddenly Looks Shaky

EQT Swallows Range Resources in $50 Billion Deal to Build America's Natural Gas Giant

US News

79-Year-Old Pastor Carried Out of Colorado ICE Jail in Detainees' Arms After 13 Months — No Wheelchair in Sight

Dollar General Busted Overcharging Shoppers Coast to Coast — Again

DOJ Says Violent Crime Plunged 25% in 2025 — Biggest Drop Since 1973

World

China's Secret Four-Day Meeting Just Cleared Xi Jinping's Path to an Unprecedented Fourth Term

France's Borrowing Costs Rocket Toward Crisis Territory as Budget Fight Drags On

Israel's Knesset Showdown: Netanyahu Fights for Survival as Nation Votes Tomorrow

Lula Pulls Off Historic Comeback, Beats a Bolsonaro Son to Win Brazil's Runoff

Celebrity & Entertainment

White House Floats Nicki Minaj for Press Secretary After Staged Air Force One 'Interview'

Amy Schumer's Divorce From Chris Fischer Is Finally Almost Official

Chris Brown Avoids Jail, Handed Suspended Sentence for London Bottle Attack on Producer

Rob Reiner's Son Wins Small Victory — But Not the Big One — In Fight Over Slain Parents' $1.5M Trust

'He's a Jihadist': Trump's Attacks on Muslim Senate Candidate Escalate as Michigan Vote Nears

Ohio Governor Hopeful Amy Acton Demands Trump, Vance 'Look At The Facts' As $4M Attack Ad Featuring Her Estranged Mother Rips Through Race

GOP's Redistricting Gambit Backfires: Republicans Pour Millions Into Districts They Just Redrew

Meta Launches $35 Billion Wall Street Raise to Keep Feeding Its AI Habit

Verizon Posts Record Profits, Raises Guidance Again — Then Drops a $2 Billion AWS Bombshell

IBM Beats The Street — Wall Street Sells Anyway

Netflix Beats Earnings Estimates — But Shares Slide as Ad Business Guidance Craters

Sports

Brewers Blow Up World Series Game 3 With Historic 8-Run Rally, Bury Rays 10-0

Brewers One Win From a Sweep as World Series Shifts to Tampa

Doncic Erupts for 52 as Lakers Roar Back From 18 Down, Stay Perfect at 3-0