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Nicholas Nicolet and his son Rocco cross-country ski on Sunday in Montpelier, Vt. A major winter storm hit the Midwest and New England this weekend. Lisa Rathke/AP hide caption toggle caption Lisa Rathke/AP Nicholas Nicolet and his son Rocco cross-country ski on Sunday in Montpelier, Vt. A major winter storm hit the Midwest and New England this weekend. Lisa Rathke/AP A major winter storm is disrupting transportation routes in parts…

The president’s proposal “strikes a fair compromise by incorporating priorities from both sides of the aisle,” Mr. McConnell said in a statement after Mr. Trump’s speech. If Mr. McConnell does indeed put a bill on the floor, as the president said he would, Senate Democrats will have to decide whether to block it or let it come up for a vote. Despite Democrats’ vow to reject the measure, it could…

Outrage was growing across the political spectrum over the weekend after dozens of teens from an all-male Catholic school in Kentucky -– some wearing bright red “Make America Great Again” baseball caps — appeared to mock and chant over the voices of a small group of Native Americans who were singing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the conclusion of a march in Washington, D.C. Friday’s inaugural Indigenous…

Jason Van Dyke was responding to a call of someone breaking into cars when he fatally shot 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times as he appeared to walk away in 2014. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’:https://bit.ly/2T1B1Nd WATCH OTHER FULL EPISODES OF WORLD NEWS TONIGHT:http://abc.go.com/shows/world-news-to…

Video Trump team slams Buzzfeed report that he instructed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office on Friday issued an extraordinary statement disputing a bombshell news report that claimed President Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie about the timing of discussions over a proposed Trump Tower project in Moscow. “BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to the Special Counsel’s Office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained…

Officials warn of flight disruptions Officials have warned of flight disruptions at airports, as well as possible changes in train schedules. By Saturday morning, 1,135 flights within, into or out of the U.S. were canceled for Saturday, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport reported that airlines there canceled nearly 470 flights “due to overnight snow and strong winds expected throughout the day.” It advised travelers to get…

Video President Trump outlines new border security proposal to end partial government shutdown President Trump, in a televised White House address Saturday, offered Democrats a compromise package on immigration in an effort to end the nearly monthlong partial government shutdown — although some prominent Democrats were dismissing the olive branch as a “non-starter” before Trump even spoke. Trump announced that he was prepared to back a three-year extension of protections for 700,000 immigrants who…

President Donald Trump thanked special counsel Robert Mueller’s office for disputing a BuzzFeed News report alleging that the president directed his former attorney, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress. “It was a total phony story, and I appreciate the special counsel coming out with a statement last night,” the president told reporters on the South Lawn on Saturday. “I think it was very appropriate that they did so. I very…

“I heard them saying ‘build that wall, build that wall,’” Phillips said while wiping away tears. “This is indigenous land, you’re not supposed to have walls here. We never did for a millennia. We never had a prison; we always took care of our elders, took care of our children, always provided for them, taught them right from wrong. I wish I could see that energy … put that energy…

Margaret Hoover asked members of the Women’s March leadership the question that no journalist dared ask them for more than two years now: Does Israel have a right to exist? Women’s March co-president Tamika Mallory, fresh off an appearance on “The View” in which she refused to condemn blatant anti-Semitism spewed by Louis Farrakhan, joined the “Firing Line” host on Thursday night. Naturally, the conversation turned to the scandal that…

The president and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., have made it abundantly clear that this is all a performance to them. Trump had two years of Republican control of the House and Senate and failed to prioritize his premier campaign promise: increased border security. A GOP-controlled Congress didn’t pass so much as an e-verify expansion bill, let alone secure funding for his wall. He waited until the eleventh hour before…

Video Is debunked Trump-Cohen report a huge blow to BuzzFeed’s credibility? President Trump on Friday night slammed a BuzzFeed News report, which alleges the president has been implicated in a crime, saying its release marked a “very sad day for journalism” after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team released a rare statement claiming the outlet got its facts wrong. Trump went to Twitter to remind his 57.5 million followers that BuzzFeed, an outlet he…

After Canadian air traffic controllers sent their U.S. colleagues pizza amid the U.S. government shutdown last week, former President George W. Bush followed suit by hand delivering pizza for his unpaid Secret Service agents on Friday. Bush uploaded an Instagram photo showing him greeting his employees with a handful of stacked pizza boxes. “@LauraWBush and I are grateful to our Secret Service personnel and the thousands of Federal employees who…

Margaret Hoover asked members of the Women’s March leadership the question that no journalist dared ask them for more than two years now: Does Israel have a right to exist? Women’s March co-president Tamika Mallory, fresh off an appearance on “The View” in which she refused to condemn blatant anti-Semitism spewed by Louis Farrakhan, joined the “Firing Line” host on Thursday night. Naturally, the conversation turned to the scandal that…

Video Is debunked Trump-Cohen report a huge blow to BuzzFeed’s credibility? President Trump on Friday night slammed a BuzzFeed News report, which alleges the president has been implicated in a crime, saying its release marked a “very sad day for journalism” after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team released a rare statement claiming the outlet got its facts wrong. Trump went to Twitter to remind his 57.5 million followers that BuzzFeed, an outlet he…

After a nasty tit-for-tat with President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump knocks BuzzFeed over Cohen report, points to Russia dossier DNC says it was targeted by Russian hackers after fall midterms BuzzFeed stands by Cohen report: Mueller should ‘make clear what he’s disputing’ MORE over the shutdown this week, Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy Patricia D’Alesandro PelosiOn The Money: Trump teases ‘major announcement’ Saturday on shutdown | Fight with Dems intensifies | Pelosi accuses…

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CLOSE Parents at Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet in South Los Angeles say that while they support the teachers, they’re struggling to keep their children home as the strike continues. USA TODAY LOS ANGELES — Skid Row is a tough place to raise kids. Hundreds of this city’s most desperately poor wander filthy streets at all hours. Tents spread across sidewalks sometimes for entire blocks, forcing walkers to thread their…