Saturday News: President Obama Thanks U.S. Troops in Hawaii; Bill McKibben’s Paris Climate Conference Takeaways

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, December 26. Also check out the great Bill McKibben’s takeaways from the Paris climate conference; in short, it’s a start, but it’s “weaker than it should be…because the fossil fuel industry continues to hold the cards; we need to understand that these guys are not just filthy rich, they are filthy…it’s basically purchased one of our political parties…if they carry out their stated business plan, then the planet tanks…We just have to keep building a movement that can somehow balance their money…Whether we’re going to get there in time is an open question.”

• President Obama Thanks US Troops in Hawaii on Christmas
• In Pakistan, Modi’s Surprise Visit Aims to Ease Tensions
• In Blow to Syrian Rebels, Airstrike Is Said to Kill Leader
• Bill Clinton’s first home damaged in suspected arson
• Pope urges Christmas prayers for Syria, Libya peace
• Only Virginia and California say Guard could house immigrant children
• Virginia’s mental-health merry-go-round
• After last year’s horse mishap, McAuliffe will stick to the slopes for vacation
• Goodbye 70s, hello 50s. The region’s temperatures head downward.