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WASHINGTON (AP) — Police are using tear gas canisters in a confrontation with demonstrators who've gathered in downtown Washington to protest against President Donald Trump. Authorities have blocked off both sides of the street, as protesters threw bricks and concrete at police. One protester wearing a mask smashed a bank window. And demonstrators have blocked streets with newspaper boxes. Police are in riot gear, and that includes helmets and body shields.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump hasn't abandoned the themes of his campaign in his first speech as president. As President Barack Obama, the man he's replacing, sat stoically behind him, Trump painted a bleak picture of the nation -- describing shuttered factories, and streets filled with gangs and drugs. And he said "millions and millions of American workers" had been "left behind" as America helped make other countries rich. Trump said, "From this day forward, it's going to be only America First."
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's been a handshake today between November's winner and loser. Hillary Clinton was at today's inaugural luncheon at the Capitol with her husband. And when President Donald Trump arrived, he immediately walked over to Clinton's table and shook her hand. Clinton was also among those seated behind Trump as he was sworn in and as he delivered his inaugural address. She and Bill Clinton were seated with other former presidents and first ladies.
NEW YORK (AP) — Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has made an appearance in a New York City courtroom, where a federal public defender entered a not-guilty plea for him. An indictment charges Guzman with running a massive drug trafficking operation that laundered billions of dollars and oversaw murders and kidnappings. Guzman answered questions through an interpreter and said he could understand the judge's English. No bail was sought. Prosecutors agreed to not seek the death penalty as a condition of the extradition of Guzman.
FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) — Italy's civil protection chief says five of the 10 people found alive inside an avalanche-covered hotel have been pulled out and that rescue crews are working to get the other five to safety. He says four of the five who were pulled out alive were children, suggesting that all the children in the hotel at the time of Wednesday's avalanche were accounted for.
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