Hazel Torres

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  'I got you': California employee recalls 'amazing selfless man'— her 'friend and hero' who took bullets to save her

  An "amazing, selfless" Christian "angel of a man" saved an officemate's life by using his body to shield her from the flying bullets during the San Bernardino mass shooting on Dec. 2, 2015.

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  Critics blast Obama for failing to denounce Islamist terrorism and focusing instead on Islamophobia in terror address

  U.S. President Barack Obama drew a heavy barrage of scathing criticism following his Oval Office address on terrorism Sunday night, with Republican presidential candidates and other political pundits describing Obama's action as "pitiful" and an indication of "total failure of leadership."

• U.S. Democratic lawmakers pray at mosque with terror ties; California massacre called 'unfortunate data point'

  Two days after two Muslim husband-and-wife shooters mercilessly sprayed bullets at a social services centre in San Bernardino, California, killing 14 people, Democratic Party lawmakers inexplicably prayed at a mosque with historical links to terrorism and vowed to fight Islamophobia, WND reported.

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  California carnage exposes open 'back door' to U.S. where terrorists using fiancé visas can enter freely

  The Dec. 2 San Bernardino, California massacre exposed an open "back door" to the United States through which terrorists can enter easily, authorities revealed.

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  California massacre: It's now a terror probe, says FBI; female shooter posted allegiance to ISIS chief on Facebook

  The husband-and-wife attackers who shot and killed 14 people in California on Wednesday had links with the Islamic State (ISIS) and the massacre is now being investigated as an act of terrorism, officials said.

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  Nevada lawmaker champions right to bear arms with Facebook Christmas photo of her family all packing guns

  At a time of mounting concern over gun violence and terrorism, a Republican state lawmaker from Nevada made known her full support for the Americans' right to bear arms when she posted a family Christmas photo on her Facebook page showing her entire family, from the youngest to the oldest, packing guns.

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  Religious, political leaders slam New York paper for mocking calls for prayers after California massacre

  A barrage of criticism from numerous religious and political leaders greeted a New York tabloid on Thursday after the latter mocked people who reacted to the San Bernardino massacre with calls for prayer for the victims.

• Numerous terrorism indicators seen in California massacre, but Obama says 'we don't know that' yet

  The California massacre was carried out on Wednesday by a heavily armed radicalised Muslim husband-and-wife team who, the FBI said, had contacts with terror suspects and who had an armoury of weapons and explosives in their home.

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  Iraqis believe U.S. is actually supporting ISIS; American military officials admit perception is real but untrue

  Although the United States is ostensibly leading a coalition of nations in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), some Iraqi soldiers and civilians believe—incredibly as it may seem—that the U.S. is actually supporting the globally despised terrorist and jihadist organisation, the Washington Post reported.

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  Obama's latest Mideast move could trigger 'devastating nuclear war' with Russia, Dem lawmaker warns

  U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to place American fighter jets equipped "to target Russian planes" on the border between Turkey and Syria could lead to a war between the U.S. and Russia that could widen into a nuclear conflict, a Democratic lawmaker warned on Tuesday.

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  Marco Rubio gets evangelical pastors' nod in Iowa as he rises to second place in latest GOP presidential poll

  Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio has been capturing the hearts of the evangelicals and other voters as pundits marvelled at the poise and intellect he showed during his recent campaign speeches in Iowa, CBN News reported.

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  ISIS has 300 supporters in U.S. — a third of them women — who interact mostly via Twitter, study shows

  The Islamic State (ISIS) has at least 300 supporters in the United States—one-third of them women—and the number is rising as these supporters spread propaganda and hunt for other recruits, a new study from the George Washington University disclosed.