Scenes from a Youth Day march in Caracas, where demonstrators demanded that acting president Delcy Rodríguez release political prisoners.

Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was defiant during a federal court arraignment on Monday in Lower Manhattan, where he appeared for the first time in public since he was captured two days earlier during a surprise U.S. military raid in Caracas.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro declared himself “innocent” and a “decent man” as he pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. courtroom on Monday.

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty Monday during a contentious and unusually animated arraignment in federal court in Manhattan, where Maduro declared himself a “prisoner of war” and claimed he had been ...

Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured by U.S. forces in Venezuela and were being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Maduro faces four federal charges, including narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation ...

Jhovanny, a 44-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker in Chicago, looked on in shock and hope as news reverberated around the world of the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro. Even though Maduro now sits in a jail in New York City, Jhovanny still lies awake at ...

Anchor and Correspondent, "CBS News 24/7" Lilia Luciano is an award-winning journalist and CBS News 24/7 anchor and correspondent based in New York City. Luciano is the recipient of multiple journalism awards, including a Walter Cronkite Award, a regional ...

Nicolás Maduro, the ousted president of Venezuela, pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges in a U.S. federal court in Manhattan today. In a brief appearance, Maduro told the judge, quote, "I'm innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Maduro pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and conspiracy charges. Legal experts said it could take years to reach a trial. Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro ...

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife, politician and attorney Cilia Flores, made their first court appearance at a federal court in New York City Monday afternoon, when they both pleaded not guilty to all charges. Maduro is facing charges of narco ...

Defense attorneys for former Congressman David Rivera and political consultant Esther Nuhfer wanted to subpoena Venezuela's former president to be a witness.