NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to a man in Caracas about life in the city following the U.S. removing former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Multiple explosions rocked Venezuela's capital Caracas early on Saturday and columns of black smoke and aircraft could be seen, according to Reuters witnesses and images circulating on social media. A power outage affected the southern area of the city,

Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured by the U.S. amid a "large scale strike" in Venezuela, President Donald Trump said.

The Trump administration is counting on U.S. oil companies to revive Venezuela's creaky energy production and tap its massive reserves.

It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts. The United States has been building pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian president, for months.

Venezuela accused the United States of attacking its capital, Caracas, and surrounding areas after a series of explosions hit the country early Saturday. NBC News' Peter Alexander speaks with correspondents Gabe Gutierrez and Richard Engel about the explosions and what could happen next.

CARACAS (AP) — Un apagón dejó el viernes sin electricidad a la capital venezolana y a varios municipios de los estados vecinos de Miranda y La Guaira producto de las tormentas de lluvia y viento que azotan a la región central del país. El ministro de ...