Tahawwur Rana, the Chicago man accused of participating in the plotting of both the 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai as well as a foiled attack in Denmark, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges today. His alleged co-conspirator, David Coleman Headley, will be arraigned tomorrow. Rana faces life in prison if convicted. [Tribune] more ›

A pair of incidents on board airplanes bound from Amsterdam to Detroit - one serious, the other not - over the weekend have caused a new round of terror fears and, as a result, a new set of guidelines for those boarding plans during one of the busiest travel times of the year. By now, everyone has heard of the Christmas Day incident when a Nigerian man on board Northwest Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit tried to set off an "incendiary device" only to be stopped by other passengers. Another incident yesterday proved to be a false alarm when a Nigerian man on the same flight - Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit - became ill and spent an hour in the plane's bathroom, causing the flight crew to issue an alert. Authorities say there was no threat and that the man was legitimately sick. more ›