Facing gusts of up to 140km/h (90mph), Germany's train operator Deutsche Bahn cancelled all long-distance services for the rest of Thursday. By mid-afternoon, the storm had passed over Belgium and the Netherlands and into Germany , where police reported several injuries. Read More »

In less than two weeks since its release, combined e-book, audio, and hardcover sales now top 500,000 for Wolff's sensational account of a dysfunctional Trump administration. More than 1 million hardcover copies are in print. While the book wasn't even announced until November of a year ago, it started making waves in the news when excerpts published prior to its 2018 release date revealed that former White House adviser Steve Bannon-a major source for Wolff-suggested that he considered ... Read More »

Raisman is one of the nation's most elite gymnasts and a six-time Olympic medalist. Aquilina later went on to say she would extend the hearing if it meant allowing additional victims the opportunity to speak. The 54-year-old could face life in prison when he is sentenced. Nassar is now serving a 60-year sentence in federal prison for possession of child pornography. Read More »

Employees Retirement Association Of Colorado invested 0.02% of its portfolio in Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU ). Kansas City Southern's Williams Percent Range or 14 day Williams %R now sits at -34.78. Hbk Sorce Advisory Ltd Liability Corp reported 0.06% stake. Narrowing in a bit closer, the 5 month price index is 1.03219, the 3 month is 1.02418, and the 1 month is now 0.97924. Read More »

Earlier this week, the rival Koreas agreed on the North's 140-member art troupe performing twice in South Korea during next month's Pyeongchang Winter Games amid signs of warming ties between thems. Her visit would have made her the highest-profile North Korean to visit South Korea since its International Olympic Committee representative, Chang Ung, came last July. Read More »

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has said establishing a Palestinian state through the two-state solution is the only way to achieve stability, peace, prosperity and development in the region. Candidates must register between January 20 and 29. Egyptian rights and opposition lawyer Khaled Ali announced in November a year ago his intention to join the presidential race. Read More »

Just as Pyongyang frequently threatens to rain down fire on Seoul in response to perceived military threat from the South and the U.S., rapprochement between the two Koreas is also a threat it holds out against another country - China. Iran's funding of North Korea's nuclear program serves two purposes. The third session of inter-Korean talks in a week signalled a significant breakthrough in the frosty ties between the two Koreas. Read More »

The bullets were found around 11 a.m. near the school's college and careers office, police said. Police then determined it was safe to lift the lockdown. Principal Jack Dellapiano says one of the students involved left the building. There was no information immediately available on the charges the two involved in the fight would face or if they were juveniles. Read More »

Moore, said Flake, would be a "lasting" stain on the Republican Party. At the time, the Arizona senator said his decision was based exclusively on a desire to not be "complicit" in the age of Trump. Flake, who's emerged as one of the president's most vocal critics in the party and has drawn sharp criticism from Trump as a result, demurred when asked if he might mount one himself. Read More »

CHIP is a bipartisan program that provides health insurance to 9 million children. If no action is taken, the program's funding is due to expire on March 31. Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is waiting to see what comes before the Senate before taking a stand on the bill, his office said. "I'm more than puzzled why they would threaten to turn their backs on those children and shut down the government while they're at it over the entirely unrelated issue of illegal immigration", Mr. Read More »

In the Senate , Republicans were clearly preparing to blame Democrats for stopping the stopgap budget - known as a "CR" or "Continuing Resolution", even though there may not even be a majority ready to vote for the funding plan. The spending package being voted on did not include enough military spending to please some Republicans, it had no protections for the Dreamers and its children's insurance provisions were less than what Democrats wanted. Read More »

A shutdown would be the first since 2013, when tea party Republicans — in a strategy not unlike the one Schumer is employing now — sought to use a must-pass funding bill to try to force then-President Barack into delaying implementation of his marquee health care law. Read More »

Weather Service officials say that a Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Strong northerly winds are expected to cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. Snow accumulations of 6 inches or more are possible, along with icing up to 1/10 of an inch. Read More »

Giving an insight into the planning objective, Mulvaney said military will still go to work; the border will still be patrolled; fire folks will still be fighting the fires; and the parks will be open. Both former House Speaker John Boehner , R-Ohio, and current Speaker Paul D. Ryan , R-Wis., have had to thread a narrow gap between convincing either Democrats or Freedom Caucus members to join their side to form a majority. Read More »

The second attempt was a temporary, but the Supreme Court had agreed to rule on its validity after lower courts concluded that it was likely to be struck down after full review in court was completed. Trump signed the latest ban on September 24 after what Francisco called an "extensive, worldwide review" to determine which foreign governments provide information required by the United States to vet those seeking entry. Read More »

It is wrong. It has to change", likely meaning torn instead of born. Trump will become the first president to address the pre-rally march via live video, The Hill reported . Mr. Trump has also revived and expanded a ban on sending US aid to groups overseas that provide abortion counseling, and he signed legislation allowing states to withhold federal family planning funds from clinics that provide abortion services. Read More »

President Donald Trump's doctor, Dr. Ronny Jackson , characterized the president's health as " excellent ", but like the majority of Americans, Trump is overweight and he doesn't get enough exercise . "Trump 6'3" Obama 6'1" #Girther #AlternativeFacts", Bill Jack wrote along with an image of Obama and his successor standing side by side.Also questioning his official height: "his driver's license . Read More »

A shutdown would be the first since 2013, when tea party Republicans - in a strategy not unlike the one Schumer is employing now - sought to use a must-pass funding bill to try to force then-President Barack into delaying implementation of his marquee health care law. Read More »

It was a sixth win in seven games for Philadelphia, who also benefited from Dario Saric's 16 points. CLEVELAND LeBron James never imagined the view from 30,000 - points. Joel Embiid , who got named as an NBA All-Star, curved Rihanna on national television after having 26 points, 16 rebounds and six assists in a win against the Boston Celtics . Read More »

He has endorsed protecting so-called "Dreamers", making permanent the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but he also reportedly has demanded $20 billion in funding for construction of his proposed wall along the U.S. Trump dismissed that bill when it was presented to him at the White House, and in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday, said that the plan was "horrible" on border security and "very, very weak" on other reforms that he has called for. Read More »

His trial was scheduled to start on Monday, but the CPS reportedly contacted his lawyers on Wednesday to say they would not be putting forward any evidence. Two police forces - Met Police and Surrey Police - are now reviewing all their sex offence cases where someone has been charged following the errors. Read More »

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said special forces raided the camp in Jame'o village in Middle Shabelle region. Al-Shabab has been fighting to overthrow successive internationally backed governments in Mogadishu for a decade and frequently deploys vehicle and truck bombs against military, government and civilian targets. Read More »

Hestrin said the abuse "started out as neglect" but became more severe. David , 57, and Louise, 49, are each charged with nine counts of torture and 10 of child endangerment at the home in Perris, near LA. "Several of the victims have cognitive impairment and neuropathy which has nerve damage as a result of this extreme and prolonged physical abuse", he said at a press conference, adding, "None of them was allowed to shower a few times a year". Read More »

January 17 (ANI): North and South Korea have agreed to field a joint women's ice hockey team and march together under a unified Korea flag at the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Outside critics dismissed Kim's overture as a tactic to use improved ties with Seoul as a chance to weaken USA -led global sanctions over its nuclear and missile tests. Read More »

Sen. Lindsey Graham , R-S.C., is one of those senators who said he's oppose the spending measure. The minority leader has warned Republicans that they will not have enough Democratic votes to break the 60-vote filibuster threshold. Still, he said that he's open to that. The president sowed confusion on Thursday morning when he tweeted: "CHIP should be part of a long term solution, not a 30 Day, or short term, extension!" The House budget patch would fund CHIP but notably excludes ... Read More »

Trump has said he'll end the program on March 5 unless Congress can come up with a fix. "I want to make sure that I can keep talking to the president", Graham said. Jackson said he didn't feel the test was necessary. Jackson said he would increase that dose in an effort to get Trump's so-called "bad" cholesterol, or LDL level, below 120; it now is 143. Read More »

Trump stands accused of using "s--hole" to describe African countries during an immigration meeting with a bipartisan group of six senators. Trump asked that a cognitive test be included as part of his first physical exam, and Jackson said the president achieved a ideal score on the test. Read More »

Trump's track record is still strong, he said . He is not alone. To say that his health is excellent, it's like medicine is gaslighting us now. He gets plenty of exercise on the golf course and at the White House complex, the president told Reuters on Wednesday. Read More »

USA officials said the anti-ISIS coalition did not carry out any airstrikes in the area, even though it was reported in some places that it had been a US airstrike. Court records suggest that they began their romance in secret using a clandestine Skype account. Greene said she was heading to Germany to see her parents, but instead flew to Turkey, according to The Guardian. Read More »

Jackson was appointed to be the official White House doctor by Obama in 2013. The initial study by McGill University researchers showed that people with good cognitive function scored an average of 27.4; those with MCI got an average of 22.1 and people who had Alzheimer's had an average score of 16.2. Read More »

Asked if there was going to be a shutdown, he said "it could happen, it's up to the Democrats". "The only people standing in the way of keeping the government open are Senate Democrats", House Speaker Ryan told reporters. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, also said that staying was a wise choice, and said that he will skip his planned visit to the Davos forum if the government does shut down. Read More »

They are Maggie Hassan, N.H., Martin Heinrich, N.M., Tim Kaine, Va., Angus King, I-Maine, Patrick Leahy, Vt., Jeanne Shaheen, N.H., Jon Tester, Mont., Tom Udall, N.M., and Mark Warner, Va. Still, McConnell was drawing up contingency plans to keep the Senate in session through the weekend if Senate Democrats block a short-term spending bill before the Friday deadline, according to two GOP aides. Read More »

One of the main reasons as to why Bitcoin (rather all of cryptocurrency ) took a hit because Bitconnect, a platform for virtual currencies, announced that it's shutting down its exchange platform because of bad press, DDoS attacks, and two cease and desist letters sent to them. Read More »

President Donald Trump says Senate Democrats are focused on "illegal immigration and weak borders" as a government shutdown looms. Shutdown coming? We need more Republican victories in 2018!" Trump tweeted at 7:04 a.m. In September, Trump announced he was ending the program and giving Congress until March 5 to come up with a legislative replacement. Lindsey Graham, a Republican, and Illinois Democratic Sen. Read More »

Maria Sharapova continued her Australian Open march, beating Latvia's 14th seed Anastasija Sevastova in straight sets to reach the third round. Kerber's match against five-times grand slam champion Sharapova will be a duel of thirty-something players, and the German said she took heart from the longevity of tour veterans like Serena Williams and Roger Federer . Read More »