
An atmospheric river is forecast to deliver up to a foot of rain and feet of snow to California
CNN
As people continue picking up the pieces from this weekend's deadly tornado outbreak, a new storm system is intensifying. This one is out West.
An atmospheric river -- a plume of moisture, similar to a river, that streams in off the Pacific Ocean and brings extreme rains -- is unleashing flooding rainfall of up to a foot and several feet of snow on the West Coast.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











