Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• IS trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed
• Three Brussels attackers identified as nation mourns
• Actor Ken Howard, TV actor and acting union leader, dies
• Paul Ryan is trying to save the GOP from Donald Trump
• Not so fast: Alex Rodriguez backs off retirement plans
• Obama: US will go after the IS group aggressively
• Tintin weeps as world puts an arm around Belgium
• Nia Vardalos reveals the inspiration for her new film
• Officials: Brussels bombers may have rushed attack
• Live coverage: Manhunt for suspect in Brussels attacks
• Trump wins Arizona, but Cruz captures Utah and a Jeb Bush endorsement
• Obama considering visit to Hiroshima: official
• Clinton edges closer to nomination with Arizona win
• Belgium bombings raise security alerts at U.S. airports
• Obama, new Argentine leader work to break from past tensions
• How Belgium Tried and Failed to Stop Jihadist Attacks
• Trump, Clinton win big in Arizona, but Cruz, Sanders show fight

IS trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed Posted: 23 Mar 2016 04:13 PM PDT The Islamic State group has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, place and method for maximum carnage, officials have told The Associated Press.

Three Brussels attackers identified as nation mourns Posted: 23 Mar 2016 03:35 PM PDT Three suicide bombers who struck Brussels airport and a metro train in attacks claimed by the Islamic State were identified Wednesday, as a grieving nation observed a minute's silence for victims of the carnage. As hundreds of mourners gathered in the city in a show of solidarity with the 31 people killed and 300 injured, prosecutors said brothers Ibrahim and Khalid El Bakraoui had carried out attacks at Zaventem airport and Maalbeek station. Bomb-making expert Najim Laachraoui was identified by police sources to AFP as the second airport bomber, while police stepped up a huge manhunt for a third airport attacker whose suitcase bomb failed to detonate.

Actor Ken Howard, TV actor and acting union leader, dies Posted: 23 Mar 2016 03:36 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Ken Howard, the strapping , versatile character actor who starred in the 1970s drama "The White Shadow" and served as president of SAG-AFTRA, has died at age 71.

Paul Ryan is trying to save the GOP from Donald Trump Posted: 23 Mar 2016 03:01 AM PDT Three weeks ago, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., criticized a remark by Donald Trump, frontrunner for the GOP nomination, about the Ku Klux Klan. He expressed the hope then that he would not have to speak out again in the race for the presidency. He has had to rethink that aspiration.

Not so fast: Alex Rodriguez backs off retirement plans Posted: 23 Mar 2016 04:36 PM PDT Alex Rodriguez says he'll retire once his current contract with the Yankees expires after the 2017 season.

Obama: US will go after the IS group aggressively Posted: 23 Mar 2016 02:13 PM PDT A day after bombs ripped through Brussels, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that fighting the Islamic State is his "No. 1 priority" and blasted Republican calls for surveillance of Muslim ...

Tintin weeps as world puts an arm around Belgium Posted: 22 Mar 2016 10:24 AM PDT Tintin wept. Within hours of the attacks on Brussels Tuesday, tens of thousands of people were sharing images on social media of the country's most famous creation in tears. With many invoking Herge's cub reporter -- who always got the better of the baddies in the end -- one Twitter user put words into the boy hero's mouth: "Let's be strong, together and humane faced with these crazies.

Nia Vardalos reveals the inspiration for her new film Posted:

Officials: Brussels bombers may have rushed attack Posted: 23 Mar 2016 03:14 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — As police hunted for the surviving Brussels bomber, evidence mounted Wednesday that the same Islamic State cell carried out the attacks in both Paris and Brussels, and that the militants may have launched this week's slaughter in haste because they feared authorities were closing in on them.

Live coverage: Manhunt for suspect in Brussels attacks Posted: 23 Mar 2016 11:22 AM PDT Belgian police say a man seen in surveillance footage pushing an airport baggage trolley alongside a pair of suicide bombers remains at large.

Trump wins Arizona, but Cruz captures Utah and a Jeb Bush endorsement Posted: 22 Mar 2016 09:47 PM PDT

Obama considering visit to Hiroshima: official Posted: 23 Mar 2016 07:03 AM PDT The White House is considering a possible visit by President Barack Obama to Hiroshima, the Japanese city devastated in history's first atomic bombing at the close of World War II, a US official told AFP. The official, who asked not to be named, said the details of Obama's visit to Japan for a Group of Seven summit in late May had yet to be finalized, but a trip to Hiroshima had not been ruled out. Obama is scheduled to participate in the summit of leading democracies in central Japan's Mie prefecture.

Clinton edges closer to nomination with Arizona win Posted: 22 Mar 2016 08:30 PM PDT

Belgium bombings raise security alerts at U.S. airports Posted: 22 Mar 2016 09:17 PM PDT By Barbara Goldberg and Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major U.S. transportation hubs were placed on alert on Tuesday and Denver International Airport briefly evacuated part of its main terminal in a false alarm there hours after suicide bombings in Brussels killed at least 30 people. Despite public safety concerns unleashed by the violence in Belgium's capital, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the agency had no intelligence that would point to a similar attack being plotted against the United States.

Obama, new Argentine leader work to break from past tensions Posted: 23 Mar 2016 05:00 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — On a fence-mending mission, President Barack Obama held up Argentina on Wednesday as an emerging world leader worthy of U.S. support, as he and Argentine President Mauricio Macri broke with years of tensions between their countries.

How Belgium Tried and Failed to Stop Jihadist Attacks Posted: 22 Mar 2016 04:02 PM PDT Since November's carnage in Paris, Belgian authorities have rushed to grapple with Islamist violence, but were stymied by institutional failures, short staffing, and communication struggles.

Trump, Clinton win big in Arizona, but Cruz, Sanders show fight Posted: 23 Mar 2016 12:04 AM PDT By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican front-runner Donald Trump swept to victory in Arizona on Tuesday but rival Ted Cruz showed some fight with a win in Utah that gave hope to establishment Republicans who fear Trump would lead the party to ruin in the presidential election. On the Democratic side, favorite Hillary Clinton routed challenger Bernie Sanders in Arizona to stretch her advantage in the race for her party's presidential nomination. Sanders, however, won contests in Utah and Idaho to bolster his case that he still has a chance despite Clinton's big lead.

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