Good morning.
Nicholas Maduro rejects the charges against him and says he remains Venezuela's leader.
The Associated Press breaks down for us what we learned from his opening court hearing.
The fact that he was arrested in a way that a lot of legal experts including the defense team believes was illegal,
that's clearly going to be part of the case,
but I'm not sure that that's going to work as an argument.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is leaving politics barely a year after missing out on the vice presidency.
The Minnesota Star Tribune explains the fraud scandals that led him to drop his reelection bid.
And Florida loses its title as the country's lightning capital.
It's Tuesday, January 6th.
I'm Shamita Basu.
This is Apple News Today.
Let's start with Maduro.
Crowds of onlookers were in New York outside the courthouse for his arrival,
some of them there to condemn and others celebrating.
As expected, Maduro and his wife Celia Flores pled not guilty,
and Maduro described himself as a prisoner of war.
Eric Tucker covers the Justice Department for the Associated Press and talked us through the unsealed charges.
It effectively accuses Maduro of...
helping facilitate vast large shipments of cocaine into the United States and providing cover for the people who were involved in those.