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HONOLULU (AP) -- It took eight years of backbiting and pretending they got along for relations between President Barack Obama's administration and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to finally hit rock bottom....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. senators visiting eastern European allies to discuss security issues called for sanctions against Russia for interfering in the presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. Their demands came amid ongoing discussions among U.S. officials on an imminent response to alleged Russian meddling that would ensure the U.S. takes action before President-elect Donald Trump takes office....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to name China a currency manipulator on his first day in the White House....

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump applauded the return of 8,000 jobs to the U.S. and hailed his transition discussions with President Barack Obama in a series of comments that amounted to the most detailed interaction he's had with journalists since before the election....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Debbie Reynolds embodied the sunshine of postwar America on the screen as she matched steps with Gene Kelly in "Singin' in the Rain."...

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- After weeks of giving only brief comments to the media, Donald Trump made a series of public statements Wednesday, applauding the return of 8,000 jobs to the U.S. and hailing his discussions with President Barack Obama....

Reaction to the death of actress Debbie Reynolds Wednesday at 84, a day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher, died:...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Debbie Reynolds, who lit up the screen in "Singin' in the Rain' and other Hollywood classics despite a tumultuous life, has died a day after losing her daughter, Carrie Fisher. Reynolds was 84....

By Rhina GuidosWASHINGTON (CNS) -- New York's Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan willtake part in the upcoming presidential inauguration of Republican Donald Trump."I am honored to have been asked to offer a reading fromScripture at the upcoming presidential inauguration, and look forward to askingalmighty God to inspire and guide our new president and to continue to blessour great nation," Cardinal Dolan said in an email to Catholic News Service.Trump, a lifelong New Yorker, will be sworn in as the 45thpresident of the United States Jan. 20.According to the president-elect's inauguralcommittee, other faith leaders who are scheduled to be present include the Rev. SamuelRodriguez of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference; PaulaWhite of New Destiny Christian Center; Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean and founder ofthe Simon Wiesenthal Center; the Rev. Franklin Graham of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association; and Bishop Wayne T. Jackson of GreatFaith Ministries In...

Children whose moms took high doses of fish oil during their last three months of pregnancy were less likely to develop chronic wheezing problems or asthma by age 5, finds a study that suggests a possible way to help prevent this growing problem....