Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Obama: 'We are not at war with Islam'
• Jeb Bush tiptoes into critique of his brother’s Iraq legacy
• UMass reverses decision to ban Iranian students from some science courses
• Ex-NFL star Hernandez's attorneys question handling of evidence
• The Fight Against Extremism: Social Media, Security & Terror at Home
• Explosion at Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance, California, injures four
• Twitter under pressure to act more aggressively against terrorists
• Scott Walker dismisses 'elitist' criticism that he dropped out of college
• How IS became a branding behemoth
• Defense to present first full day of ' Sniper' trial testimony
• Jeh Johnson: U.S. is entering ‘new phase’ of terrorist threat
• Ukraine president says troops have withdrawn from Debaltseve
• Blast at Exxon refinery in California could hike gasoline prices
• U.S. says Saudi was bin Laden's 'man in London'
• Oklahoma House panel OKs bill to punish licensing of gay marriage
• Best in Show crowned at Westminster
• Native Americans fight to keep family names on Facebook
• New defense chief vows to protect troops
• Iraq to UN: Islamic State might be harvesting organs

Obama: 'We are not at war with Islam' Posted: Katie Couric and experts analyze the president's message about the threat of extremism.

Jeb Bush tiptoes into critique of his brother’s Iraq legacy Posted: 18 Feb 2015 12:21 PM PST The former Florida governor says "there were mistakes made in Iraq for sure."

UMass reverses decision to ban Iranian students from some science courses Posted: 18 Feb 2015 09:26 AM PST The University of Massachusetts Amherst claimed federal law forced it to prohibit Iranian nationals from taking classes that focus on nuclear energy.

Ex-NFL star Hernandez's attorneys question handling of evidence Posted: 18 Feb 2015 11:58 AM PST By Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) - Attorneys for former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez questioned on Wednesday whether police followed their own rules when they gathered evidence being presented at the first of two murder trials he will face this year. Defense questioning focused on a wad of chewed bubble gum and a .45-caliber shell recovered from a rental car the former tight end had returned the day that semiprofessional football player Odin Lloyd's bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial park in June 2013. Hernandez, 25, is on trial in Massachusetts Superior Court in Fall River on charges of fatally shooting Lloyd in an industrial park near the former NFL star's North Attleborough, Massachusetts, home. North Attleborough Police Detective Michael Elliott testified that he and other officers found items including the chewed piece of gum and the shell in a dumpster after employees at a rental car agency cleaned out a car Hernandez returned on the day Lloyd's body was found.

The Fight Against Extremism: Social Media, Security & Terror at Home Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:54 AM PST Following remarks by President Obama at the White House Summit on "Countering Violent Extremism," Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric will lead a compelling discussion with experts and members of the Yahoo News team that will provide perspective and analysis on Obama's strategy, the use of social media by extremists to gain new recruits, and the threat that these terrorist groups pose to the United States.

Explosion at Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance, California, injures four Posted: 18 Feb 2015 02:30 PM PST A fire is raging at Exxon Mobil Corp's Torrance, California, refinery after an explosion.

Twitter under pressure to act more aggressively against terrorists Posted: 18 Feb 2015 01:10 AM PST Authorities are concerned about the Islamic State's prolific use of social media.

Scott Walker dismisses 'elitist' criticism that he dropped out of college Posted: 18 Feb 2015 07:15 AM PST The Republican governor is dismissing "elitist" critics who say his lack of a college degree could work against him should he run for president.

How IS became a branding behemoth Posted: 18 Feb 2015 01:07 AM PST The group has quickly evolved into a highly sophisticated multimedia organization.

Defense to present first full day of ' Sniper' trial testimony Posted: 18 Feb 2015 02:18 PM PST STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — The sister of the former Marine accused of fatally shooting "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and another man testified Wednesday that when her brother came to her home after the killings, he seemed "almost in a daze."

Jeh Johnson: U.S. is entering ‘new phase’ of terrorist threat Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:44 PM PST Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson warned Tuesday that the United States is entering a "new phase" of threats from terrorism, as the so-called Islamic State and other groups gain ground in the Middle East and spread their message online in increasingly sophisticated ways.

Ukraine president says troops have withdrawn from Debaltseve Posted: 18 Feb 2015 02:54 AM PST Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that government forces had withdrawn from the flashpoint town of Debaltseve, where pro-Russian rebels have been battling troops for weeks. "This morning the Ukrainian armed forces together with the National Guard completed an operation for a planned and organised withdrawal from Debaltseve. The Ukrainian leader said he had given the order to pull out Tuesday and was now heading to the front line to "meet those who have left Debaltseve". "These actions have confounded Russia, which only yesterday demanded that Ukrainian soldiers lay down their arms, raise the white flag and surrender," Poroshenko said.

Blast at Exxon refinery in California could hike gasoline prices Posted: 18 Feb 2015 04:45 PM PST Investigators were trying to determine the cause of the blast in Torrance, California, which occurred shortly before 9 a.m. PST (12 p.m. ET). Exxon said late on Wednesday that three of the workers had been released. Torrance Fire Captain Steve Deuel said a small ground fire that followed the explosion had been quickly extinguished. The California Department of Industrial Relations opened an investigation into the blast, agency spokeswoman Julia Bernstein said.

U.S. says Saudi was bin Laden's 'man in London' Posted: 18 Feb 2015 02:27 PM PST By David Ingram NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. prosecutor asked a jury on Wednesday to find a Saudi man guilty of conspiring with al Qaeda in the 1990s when he allegedly managed a training camp in Afghanistan and then served as Osama bin Laden's agent in London. Near the end of a month-long trial of Khalid al-Fawwaz, Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Buckley told jurors in a closing argument that they had seen enough evidence to convict al-Fawwaz of four terrorism counts. "Khalid al-Fawwaz did everything that al Qaeda asked of him," Buckley said in Manhattan federal court.

Oklahoma House panel OKs bill to punish licensing of gay marriage Posted: 18 Feb 2015 01:20 PM PST By By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - An Oklahoma bill to punish any local or state employee who issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples will be heading to a vote in the state House of Representatives after a committee approved the legislation this week. It also says that those who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples can be subject to removal from office. The bill's author, Representative Sally Kern, a Republican, said the measure is a response to U.S. courts overstepping their authority by forcing Oklahoma to recognize gay marriage. Representative Emily Virgin, a Democrat who voted against the measure in committee on Tuesday, said: "No other state in the union has seen more anti-LGBT legislation introduced during this legislative session.

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Native Americans fight to keep family names on Facebook Posted: 17 Feb 2015 03:16 PM PST Native Americans say Facebook has been blocking access to their accounts because the social media giant is overly skeptical that their traditional last names are authentic.

New defense chief vows to protect troops Posted: 17 Feb 2015 02:23 PM PST Ash Carter, sworn in Tuesday as President Barack Obama's fourth secretary of defense amid multiple global threats, pledged to offer his most candid strategic advice and carefully consider decisions about sending troops into harm's way.

Iraq to UN: Islamic State might be harvesting organs Posted: 17 Feb 2015 05:24 PM PST "We have bodies. Come and examine them," Iraq's U.N. ambassador says.

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