Queen Elizabeth II to miss Christmas service due to illness

President-elect Donald Trump says he will dissolve his charitable foundation before taking office to avoid conflicts of interest. The Democratic Party says that's not enough and is calling for the billionaire... President-elect Donald Trump says he will dissolve his charitable foundation before taking office to avoid conflicts of interest.

Japan’s Abe to visit Pearl Harbor memorial

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will fly to Hawaii this week for the express purpose of visiting the site of the surprise attack on a U.S. naval base 75 years ago that killed 2,400 Americans and drew the country into World War II. The visit is a sign of how far public opinion in Japan has moved that Abe can make the trip to the memorial, accompanied by President Barack Obama, to offer condolences to the victims.

Netanyahu: Since Carter, Obama worst for Israelis

In a speech Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked President Barack Obama and the United Nations for the passage a day before of a resolution that criticized Israel's settlement activity in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Netanyahu said the resolution was part of the "swan song of old world bias against Israel," and he compared Obama to former President Jimmy Carter, whom the prime minister called the worst president for Israel and the last to break with a traditional U.S. commitment to support Israel.

Trump inaugural puts artists in quandary

Several months ago, before the presidential election, San Francisco poet and author Dean Rader found himself engaged in a philosophical debate with some of his fellow poets: If Donald Trump were to win the presidency, and if he asked one of them to compose a poem to be read at the inauguration, would they do it? On the one hand, none of them supported Trump for the presidency. Rader didn't know many politically conservative poets, in general, and his friends found the prospect of Trump's election to be "terrifying" and offensive.

The Latest: Doctor taking meds to Syria among crash victims

President-elect Donald Trump says he will dissolve his charitable foundation before taking office to avoid conflicts of interest. The Democratic Party says that's not enough and is calling for the billionaire... It'll be a white Christmas for the northern Plains and some Western states, but it's likely to cause troublesome travel.

Capitol Facts

Question the timing all you want, but last week's legal filing by Attorney General Lisa Madigan to stop paying state employee wages without an official appropriation is long overdue and is completely consistent with a 2016 Illinois Supreme Court ruling and with her opposition to a similar lawsuit brought by social service providers. Monday, January 30, 2017 On a fairly regular basis back in the day, state Sen. Barack Obama would walk up to the Senate press box and bum cigarettes off me.

Somalia to delay election for 4th time, official says

Travel conditions remain hazardous across much of the northern Great Plains as a winter storm continues to sweep across the region. Travel conditions remain hazardous across much of the northern Great Plains as a winter storm continues to sweep across the region.

The Latest: President Obama wishes crowd Merry Christmas

Before heading home for the night, President Barack Obama, his two daughters, and close friends unwound with some local style "shave ice" at Island Snow in Kailua. The popular Hawaiian dessert combines thinly shaved ice with different flavors of syrup and assorted toppings.

Analysis: Obama’s chosen legacy is settlement obsession

This is the legacy he wanted to leave - that he changed the more than 35-year-old US policy of protecting Israel at the UN. When US President Barack Obama took over the White House in 2009, one of the first actions he took was to ambush Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and call for a complete and total settlement freeze everywhere, including in east Jerusalem.

In US heartland, a house is made a home for Syrian refugees at Christmas

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Obama and Kerry’s Hypocrisy Burns Brightly

Yesterday, US President Barack Obama wished Jews around the world a Happy Hanukkah and released a statement about his not one, but two, Hanukka celebrations. "I want to say how much Michelle and I appreciate the opportunities to have celebrated so many Hanukkahs with you in the White House As many of you know, the name "Hanukkah" comes from the Hebrew word for "dedication."

Netanyahu: It may take time, but resolution will be rescinded

Senior diplomatic sources described the US abstention on the resolution as Obama's last act of "sticking it" to Israel. Israel reacted furiously Saturday to the anti-settlement resolution passed a day earlier in the UN, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying that he spoke with leaders in the incoming Trump administration as well as both Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress and vowed an all-out fight against the measure.

Israel’s Netanyahu lashes out at Obama over UN vote

Israel's Prime Minister lashed out at President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of a "shameful ambush" at the United Nations over West Bank settlements and saying he is looking forward to working with his "friend" President-elect Donald Trump. Netanyahu's comments came a day after the United States broke with past practice and allowed the U.N. Security Council to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem as a "flagrant violation" of international law.

Netanyahu makes major error in blasting former U.S. President Jimmy Carter

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