Democrats' opening offer in border security negotiations doesn't include money for wall

The offer included $1 billion in border tech, $502 million in humanitarian aid, 1,000 new customs agents and $150 million for new boats, and planes.

Venezuela's Guaido says police agents visited his home

"I will hold you responsible for any threat to my baby," Guaido said at the end of a public event in Caracas. Guaido, the 35-year-old leader of the National Assembly, then left for home, asking diplomats to accompany him. The United States, which backs Guaido, has warned of "serious consequences" if Maduro's government harms him.

To Florida's Venezuelan exiles, Pence vows more pressure on Maduro

In a visit to the largest community of Venezuelan exiles in the United States - and flanked by four prominent Florida Republican politicians - Pence rejected calls for talks with Maduro, and said all options were on the table to force him to leave. This is time for action," Pence told a few hundred people at a rally in a local church, many of whom waved Venezuelan flags and shouted "Libertad!" "The time has come to end the Maduro dictatorship once and for all," said Pence, who has emerged as one of the strongest voices against the Venezuelan leader in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.S. government has recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president.

El Chapo defense to US jury: Don't believe 'garbage' testimony

Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's defense team on Thursday urged a US jury not to believe "garbage" testimony of government witnesses, insisting their client was not the real mastermind of the Sinaloa cartel. The 14 ex-associates of Guzman who took the stand during the trial in a federal courtroom in Brooklyn did so to get reduced sentences, attorney Jeffrey Lichtman told the jury.

Is Eddie Lampert set to 'steal' Kenmore brand? Courtroom clash will decide fate of Sears

The U.S. government's pension agency and major creditors are lining up to block a last-minute bid to save Sears Holdings from liquidation.

Girl's wild frozen hair shows the power of the polar vortex

Alright, Mother Nature, you've done your thing -- and we're all very impressed -- but this is getting out of hand.  In recent days, extremely cold temperatures have caused everything from 2,600 flight delays to the halting of U.S. postal service delivery (and they never stop for anything). But if there's anything we can learn from cold Midwesterners, it's that this polar vortex doesn't need to be a polar snorefest.  Iowa native @taylor_scallon showed the power of negative temps when she shared a video of herself  outside with a very interesting hairstyle. She managed to get her hair to defy gravity and freeze straight up when she went outside with wet hair.   SEE ALSO: Bored Midwesterners are throwing boiling water into the frigid wind during the polar vortex While it might be fun to make yourself look like a Who from Whoville, it's important to remember that these temps are no joke. So stay warm inside and leave the winter pranks for when Mother Nature has left town.  ## WATCH: Watch this drag Elsa push a police van stuck in the snow during a blizzard in Boston

Big storm sets sights on California, evacuations ordered

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A powerful storm bearing down on California on Friday was expected to produce heavy rainfall, damaging winds, localized stream flooding and heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada, forecasters said.