Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Jeb Bush says he can't be 'just the brother of George W' in 2016
• NBC News' Brian Williams admits he wasn't on aircraft in Iraq
• Ferguson police test less-than-lethal gun attachment; critics fear 'moral hazard'
• Sept. 11's '20th hijacker' makes stunning claim
• Long-serving Obama senior aide Pfeiffer stepping down
• Islamic State seeks to up 'terror' ante
• At least 26 dead as plane crashes into Taiwan river
• SUV driver's behavior under scrutiny in deadly train crash
• Jordan hangs 2 Iraqi militants in response to pilot's death
• Commuter train smashes into SUV on tracks, killing 6
• Train carrying ethanol derails, one car caught fire in Iowa
• Three children rescued from padlocked, filthy Washington state home

Jeb Bush says he can't be 'just the brother of George W' in 2016 Posted: 04 Feb 2015 12:01 PM PST He has impressed many observers in public and private since jumping on to the national stage in December as a potential presidential candidate, but on Wednesday, Jeb Bush addressed how he plans to tackle what might be his biggest challenge

NBC News' Brian Williams admits he wasn't on aircraft in Iraq Posted: 04 Feb 2015 03:10 PM PST For many years the NBC Nightly News anchor has claimed he was aboard a U.S. Air Force helicopter that was hit by two rockets and grounded during the 2003 Iraq invasion. But after his latest iteration of the story prompted protest from soldiers, Williams admitted it wasn't true.

Ferguson police test less-than-lethal gun attachment; critics fear 'moral hazard' Posted: 04 Feb 2015 09:01 AM PST Police officers in Ferguson, Mo., reportedly have expressed hope that a device called the Alternative will let them incapacitate suspects while not killing them.

Sept. 11's '20th hijacker' makes stunning claim Posted: 04 Feb 2015 06:38 AM PST Zacarias Moussaoui made a statement sharply refuted by the Saudi royal family.

Long-serving Obama senior aide Pfeiffer stepping down Posted: 04 Feb 2015 04:21 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Two of President Barack Obama's highest-ranking advisers will step down from their posts in the coming weeks, White House officials said Wednesday, reshuffling the president's close-knit team for his final two years in office.

Islamic State seeks to up 'terror' ante Posted: 04 Feb 2015 06:36 AM PST Burning a Jordanian pilot alive was the group's most savage execution video yet.

At least 26 dead as plane crashes into Taiwan river Posted: 04 Feb 2015 08:20 AM PST A TransAsia flight with 53 passengers aboard clips a bridge shortly after takeoff.

SUV driver's behavior under scrutiny in deadly train crash Posted: 04 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST VALHALLA, N.Y. (AP) — Federal investigators looking into a fiery commuter train wreck that killed six people zeroed in Wednesday on what they called the big question on everyone's mind: Why was the driver of an SUV stopped on the tracks, between the lowered crossing gates?

Jordan hangs 2 Iraqi militants in response to pilot's death Posted: 04 Feb 2015 12:02 PM PST Jordan hangs two jihadists after the apparent execution of one of its own fighter pilots.

Commuter train smashes into SUV on tracks, killing 6 Posted: 03 Feb 2015 09:50 PM PST The packed train slammed into the SUV at a crossing and erupted into flames.

Train carrying ethanol derails, one car caught fire in Iowa Posted: 04 Feb 2015 04:29 PM PST (Reuters) - Six railway cars carrying ethanol fuel derailed on Wednesday in a remote location north of Dubuque, Iowa, and at least one of them caught on fire, Canadian Pacific railway said. There were no injuries or fatalities in the 11:20 a.m. accident involving an eastbound 81-car freight train, said Jeremy Berry, spokesman for the railway. Berry said information on the crash was still preliminary as access to the location was difficult. He could not confirm reports in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald that three cars had caught on fire and three had fallen into the Mississippi River.

Three children rescued from padlocked, filthy Washington state home Posted: 04 Feb 2015 02:07 PM PST Three children, including an infant, have been rescued from a crumbling home north of Seattle where they were left without food and surrounded by animal feces, with their parents arrested on suspicion of mistreating them, authorities said on Wednesday. The children, an 11-month-old infant, a 3-year-old and a 7-year-old, were found on Saturday by police investigating a report of possible child neglect at a home in Lake Stevens, a small city near Everett. "It is unknown how long the children were left unattended, but the parents did not show up at the residence and had to be tracked down by investigators," the police statement said. The children were taken to an area hospital where one was treated for hypothermia and dehydration with a core body temperature of 94 degrees Fahrenheit, police said.

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