Obama presses security overhaul, Nigerian indicted (Reuters)

 
Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama is "not patient" and is demanding immediate changes in airline security, the top U.S. military officer said on Wednesday, as a grand jury indicted a Nigerian man for trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day.

One dead, two wounded in Vegas courthouse shootout (AFP)

 
AFP - A suspected gunman was shot dead after he opened fire inside a federal court building in Las Vegas early Monday, wounding two personnel, officials said.

Family: Calif. school board member slain in Mexico (AP)

AP - A Southern California school board member was abducted and killed by gunmen while visiting family in Mexico for the holidays, his family said.