Machado says

little of her plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she’s confident of her country’s eventual transition to democracy after the U.S. military ousted former President Nicolás Maduro. But when pressed, she took pains to avoid giving details on her plans to return home or any timetable for elections in Venezuela.

Her remarks on Friday reflect how President Donald Trump’s endorsement of a Maduro loyalist to lead Venezuela for now has frozen out the nation’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning crusader for democracy. Still, Machado has looked to get closer to Trump, presenting her Nobel medal to him a day earlier at the White House.

Accounts differ

on jail death

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban immigrant who lived in the U.S. for nearly three decades died in a Texas immigration facility during an altercation with guards. While the local medical examiner has indicated his death will likely be classified as a homicide, the federal government has given a different account of Geraldo Lunas Campos’ death, saying he was attempting suicide and staff tried to save him.

But a witness tells The Associated Press the man died after being handcuffed, tackled and placed in a chokehold until losing consciousness. The death and different accounts have intensified scrutiny of immigration jails, especially as the government detains more immigrants nationwide.

Court to hear

Roundup appeal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.

The justices said Friday they’ll consider whether the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the Roundup weedkiller without a cancer warning should rule out state court claims. The justices will hear a case from Missouri, where a man developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after spraying Roundup on a community garden. The Trump administration has weighed in on Bayer’s behalf, reversing the Biden administration’s position.

Some studies associate Roundup’s key ingredient, glyphosate, with cancer. The EPA has said it’s unlikely to be carcinogenic to humans when used as directed.