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A list of the most recent stories about Tsa.

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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 ...

FILE - In this April 1, 2013, file photo a bomb squad removes a piece of luggage after Detroit Metropolitan Airport was shut down by authorities who believed they had found an improvised explosive device in someone’s luggage. It turned out to be an electric Big Ben-style clock, a desktop wave machine and digital picture frame wrapped in newspapers and duct tape, according to police reports obtained by The Associated Press. The  passenger, John Wheeler, 66, told authorities he couldn’t immediately recall each item because he had been packing for two months for a move to the Philippines.  (AP Photo/Detroit News, David Coates, File)  DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT

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 ...

Ore. airport stripper contests $1,000 fine

An Oregon man who stripped naked at Portland International Airport to protest a security check — and became an Internet celebrity because of the disrobing — went to court Tuesday to contest the federal government's proposal to fine him $1,000. The Transportation Security Administration is fining 50-year-old John Brennan for ...

FILE - In this July 18, 2012, file photo, John Brennan, the man who stripped at Portland International Airport to protest TSA screeners, testifies during his trial in Portland, Ore.  Brennan faces a $1,000 federal fine, an administrative hearing next week and he expects to lose.  But he plans to press his free-speech argument into the federal courts. He says he wants more effective security checks that aren’t so invasive. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Portland airport stripper fights $1K federal fine

John Brennan, who stripped naked last year to protest a security check at Portland's airport, said he expects to lose the first round of his legal fight against a $1,000 fine. Still, he plans to press his free-speech argument in an appeal and push for effective security checks that aren't ...

Columbia airport worker arrested in theft probe

The Department of Homeland Security says it has fired a TSA airport screener who was arrested on suspicion of theft at Columbia Regional Airport. A city of Columbia spokesman told the Columbia Missourian (http://bit.ly/ZSslFU ) on Friday that airport passengers had complained about missing items from their luggage on Thursday. ...

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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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