Christmas brought US hellfire on Isis in Nigeria as President Trump orders airstrikes against terrorists who have been slaughtering Nigerian Christians. The action was swift and severe, and forewarned. That same strong deterrence against crime has US murders on pace for the biggest one-year drop in history. More fraud schemes are uncovered in Minnesota as California now is in the taxpayer abuse spotlight. A state auditor identifies 8 California agencies that are ripe for fraud as the state reels from rampant corruption and mismanagement.