A shooting is reported at the Fort Hood Army Base near the US town of Killeen, Texas with reports of at least four deaths, including the gunman, and 14 injuries. (Washington Post)
More than 100 mostly elderly residents of San Francisco's Chinatown are reported as victims of fraud from a travel agency. (KGO)
Leland Yee corruption scandal:
California State Senator Leland Yee's attorney Paul DeMeester is replaced by former San Francisco assistant district attorney Jim Lassart. (San Jose Mercury News)
Government sources claim white powder in an envelope and possibly a swastika have been sent to the home of the Irish Minister for Justice and EqualityAlan Shatter, who is embroiled in multiple political controversies. An army bomb disposal unit has moved in on Shatter's estate in Ballinteer, Dublin. (Independent)