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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Visa holders rush to board U.S.-bound flights

Posted: 04 Feb 2017 04:40 PM PST

Visa holders rush to board flights to US amid reprieveAfter a judge temporarily blocks President Trump's ban on visitors from seven countries, many hurry onto flights.


U.S. backs off bid to reopen CIA 'black site' prisons

Posted: 04 Feb 2017 02:57 PM PST

CIA headquarters (Reuters)The now-defunct CIA program used extreme interrogation techniques, including waterboarding, at overseas prisons.


The stock market's favorite Trump promise might be a dud

Posted: 02 Feb 2017 11:10 AM PST

The stock market's favorite Trump promise might be a total dudIf there was one thing investors seemed to agree on, it was that lower corporate taxes would be good for stocks.


Frenemies Trump, Ryan may be in for clash

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 02:05 PM PST

Stories to watch: The Trump-Ryan frenemy relationshipPresident Trump and Paul Ryan have gotten along thus far, but areas of discord loom.


Ballot access and voting rights at risk

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 03:02 PM PST

Stories to watch: Ballot access and voting rights at riskNow that protections of the Voting Rights Act have been lifted in some states, ballot access may be a big issue.


Trump throws D.C. into state of chaos

Posted: 04 Feb 2017 11:37 AM PST

Trump throws Washington into state of anxious uncertaintyRapid-fire pronouncements, predawn tweets, and a seemingly haphazard management style have the town on edge.


Iranian infant can now enter U.S. for surgery

Posted: 04 Feb 2017 04:46 PM PST

Iranian infant can now enter U.S. (AP)The baby, who needs lifesaving surgery to correct heart defects, had been banned because of Trump's executive order.


VP: Gorsuch will be confirmed

Posted: 04 Feb 2017 11:52 AM PST

VP: 'One way or another' Gorsuch will join the court (CNBC)Echoing President Trump's remarks, Vice President Pence pledged that the Supreme Court nominee will win confirmation "one way or the other."


New documents show Trump's ties to businesses

Posted: 04 Feb 2017 08:43 AM PST

President Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One. (Susan Walsh/AP)New documents confirm that Trump retains a connection to and profits from his business interests via a trust that he can revoke at any time.


Trump seeks unlikely ally in Democrat

Posted: 04 Feb 2017 12:18 AM PST

Trump seeks unlikely ally in W.Va. Democrat. (AP)West Virginia's only congressional Democrat is in the middle of the political hurricane sweeping through D.C.


Ivanka quietly becoming WH power player

Posted: 04 Feb 2017 05:23 AM PST

Ivanka Trump plays big role even without White House titleNo other first daughter has ever had the kind of influence on policy that Ivanka Trump is demonstrating.


Louvre reopens as Egypt identifies attacker

Posted: 04 Feb 2017 07:57 AM PST

Louvre reopens as Egypt identifies attacker. (AP)The museum reopened a day after a machete-wielding assailant shouting "Allahu akbar!" attacked French soldiers.


Trump reacts to judge's ruling on ban

Posted: 04 Feb 2017 03:50 PM PST

President Trump lashes out at 'so-called judge' (Getty Images)President Trump took to Twitter following a judge's ruling that temporarily lifted a ban on travel to the U.S. from certain countries.


GOP axes emissions, disclosure rules for energy

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 10:44 AM PST

ExxonMobil's refinery in Billings, Mont. (Matthew Brown/AP)Republicans repealed an anti-corruption rule that required companies like ExxonMobil to publicly state money paid to foreign governments.


State Department reverses visa ban

Posted: 04 Feb 2017 07:53 AM PST

State Department reverses visa ban. (AP)The reversal will comply with an opinion from a federal judge in Seattle barring Trump's executive action.


Obama alumni fight Trump tweet for tweet

Posted: 04 Feb 2017 03:57 AM PST

President Obama's Deputy National Security Adviser for strategic communications Ben Rhodes. (Charles Dharapak/AP)Ben Rhodes is just one former administration member taking to social media to rail against the new president's moves.


China blasts U.S. over comments by Mattis

Posted: 04 Feb 2017 04:48 PM PST

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, speaks as President Donald Trump, left, listens at the Pentagon. (Susan Walsh/AP)A visit to Japan by Secretary of Defense James Mattis heightens regional tension over a group of tiny uninhabited islands.


Refugee swap with U.S. is on, Australia says

Posted: 04 Feb 2017 12:19 AM PST

Men shave, brush their teeth, and prepare for the day at a refugee camp on the Island of Nauru. (Rick Rycroft/AP)A resettlement pact for detainees stranded on a Pacific island "is to be honored," a foreign minister tells reporters.


World's priciest fighter jet just got cheaper

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 12:34 PM PST

A Marine F-35 Lightning II takes off at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. (AFP)The next production run of F-35s will see the U.S. Air Force version built at a cost of $94.6 million per plane, Lockheed Martin says.


Feds could up role in Chicago crime fight

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 06:37 PM PST

Chicago Police investigate a crime scene. (Paul Beaty/AP)A plan reportedly seeks an additional 20 agents to bolster the ATF's force in the homicide-plagued city.


White House probes leaks of Trump calls

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 03:32 PM PST

President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull. (Alex Brandon/AP)Details of tense conversations with the president's counterparts in Australia and Mexico have proved embarrassing.


Seattle judge blocks travel ban nationwide

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 08:34 PM PST

Trump travel ban (Reuters)The White House says it will seek an emergency stay of a federal judge's move that temporarily halted the president's executive order.


‘Tramps against Trump!’ Marchers own their comments section

Posted: 03 Feb 2017 01:35 PM PST

Women marchers comments (Yahoo News)Women who took part in the historic march in D.C. respond to people who "feel confident enough to say anything behind a screen."


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