TSA Headlines
A list of the most recent stories about Tsa.
Former TSA worker in NH faces child porn charges
A former Transportation Security Administration worker at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport has been arrested on several charges of child pornography. Police said more than 1,000 images and one video of what appeared to be child pornography were found on a laptop and thumb drives that in a personal locker at ...
TSA agents stop Chewbacca actor over light saber
Not even Chewbacca and his light saber get a free pass with airport security before being cleared to travel. Transportation Security Administration agents in Denver briefly stopped "Star Wars" franchise actor Peter Mayhew recently as he was boarding a flight with a cane shaped like one of science-fiction's most iconic ...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Report: Government secretly scooping up phone records of millions of Verizon customers WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency has been collecting the telephone records of millions of U.S. customers of Verizon under a top secret court order, according to a report in Britain's Guardian newspaper. The order was granted ...
TSA drops plan to allow small knives on planes
The Transportation Security Administration is abandoning a plan to allow passengers to carry small knives, souvenir bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes in the face of fierce congressional and industry opposition, the head of the agency said Wednesday. By scuttling the plan to drop the knives and ...
US drops plan to allow small knives on planes
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is abandoning a plan to allow passengers to carry small knives, souvenir bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes in the face of fierce congressional and industry opposition, the head of the agency said Wednesday. By scuttling the plan to drop the knives ...
Former TSA worker arrested on bank robbery charge
Police in Gresham, Ore., have arrested a former Transportation Security Administration employee indicted in a March 12 bank robbery in the east Portland suburb. Lt. Claudio Grandjean said 30-year-old Trevor Lee Schindler was arrested Tuesday at his home. The spokesman says several TSA employees identified Schindler as the man visible ...
REPORT SAYS TSA SCREENING IS NOT OBJECTIVE
c.2013 New York Times News Service The Transportation Security Administration has little evidence that an airport passenger screening program, which some employees believe is a magnet for racial profiling and has cost taxpayers nearly a billion dollars, screens passengers objectively, according to a report by the inspector general for the ...
NATIONAL NEWS AT A GLANCE
c.2013 New York Times News Service CHRISTIE CALLS ELECTION IN OCTOBER TO FILL SENATE SEAT New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Tuesday a special election that was criticized for costing the state $24 million and setting up a schedule that may confuse voters. Voters will go to the polls on ...
TSA finds man gun carrying gun on prosthetic leg
Police have arrested a man who went through Salt Lake City airport security with a loaded gun strapped to his prosthetic leg. The Transportation Security Administration says airport police arrested the man Thursday night after security detected the .22 pistol. TSA spokeswoman Lorie Dankers says the gun was strapped to ...
Behind response to airport bomb threat that wasn't
Thickly wrapped in newspaper and duct tape, several packages stowed in a man's luggage as he passed through Detroit Metropolitan Airport security last month had local and federal law enforcement officers believing they'd detected an explosive. As the terminal was partially evacuated and a bomb squad called, officers' suspicions grew ...
8 ways to save big on summer travel
Budget Travel is second to none when it comes to practical tips to take the hassle-and the expense-out of a summer vacation. Here, our favorite insider secrets and online tools to get you where you want to be. PLUS: Our top must-have summer gear. Save on: Lodgings How: Look beyond ...
8 common vacations: Surprising things you'll need
Sunscreen? Check. Extra socks? Double-check. There are some things you'll never forget to pack, whether you're headed to the Swiss slopes or the wilds of Africa. But your go-to packing checklist will only get you so far. Each unique vacation type—from a rugged eco-tour to a weekend getaway to a ...
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