Thousands of U.S. troops and dozens of tanks and helicopters are participating in a high-profile military spectacle in Washington, D.C. The parade started earlier than originally planned due to storms expected in the region.

By Idrees Ali, Tim Reid, Brad Brooks and Karen FreifeldWASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of Americans protested President Donald Trump at rallies and marches in major cities from New York to Los Angeles on Saturday,

The largest military parade in Washington in decades unfolded Saturday alongside hundreds of protests against it, and its chief organizer