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TSA Rolls Out New Security Rules to Reduce Coronavirus Exposure
The Transportation Security Administration announced a series of new rules for summer travelers to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.
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Saw Found at Bradley Airport Makes TSA's List of 10 Most Unusual Finds of 2019
Bradley International Airport is included in the Transportation Security Administration’s Top 10 list of most unusual finds from security checkpoints in 2019. The TSA on Friday released the list and it says that an electrical circular saw seized at Bradley Airport was sixth on the list. The TSA said a traveler showed up at the Bradley International Airport checkpoint…
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Man Accused of Trying to Pass Through TSA at Bradley With Brass Knuckles
Connecticut State Police have arrested a man who is accused of trying to pass through the Transportation Security Administration at Bradley International Airport with brass knuckles on Wednesday night.
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Delta Air Lines Pilot Arrested for Allegedly Being Drunk Before Flight
A Delta Air Lines pilot who was scheduled to fly from Minnesota to San Diego, California, was arrested before the flight for allegedly being intoxicated, authorities said. Gabriel Lyle Schroeder, 37, was taken into custody by airport police at Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport on Tuesday morning, NBC News reported. Airport spokesman Patrick Hogan told NBC News that Schroeder drew suspicion...
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K9 Team Keeps Travelers Safe at Bradley International Airport
Along with sniffing out explosives in cars and baggage and on airplanes, the K9s can now pick up on moving and stationary explosive odors on passengers.
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DHS Backup Border Plan Would Take Millions From TSA, Other Agencies
The Department of Homeland Security is requesting $232 million from the Transportation Security Administration to fund border operations in the event that Congress does not agree to fund $1.1 billion of its funding request, according to documents of a contingency plan obtained by NBC News. Other components of DHS, which includes the Federal Emergency Management Administration, have also been asked...
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Diana Ross Says She Felt ‘Violated' By TSA Agent at New Orleans Airport
Diana Ross says she feels “violated” by an airport screener who touched her between her legs after she performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the Motown legend says she blames the Transportation Security Administration for a screening at the New Orleans airport that makes her want to cry.
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Man Arrested for Having Loaded Handgun in Carry-On Bag at Bradley Airport
A man was arrested at Bradley International Airport after Transportation Security Administration found a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag.
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San Francisco Airport Terminal Shuts Down After TSA Found Loaded Magazine
A security threat Saturday morning at San Francisco International Airport led to the closure of some boarding areas and grounding of flights, according to an airport spokesman.
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Local TSA Worker Warns About Dangers of Shutdown
A local Transportation Security Administration employee says the government shutdown is making the already stressful task of securing airports even more difficult — and he also believes it can come with grave consequences.
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Elizabeth Warren Rallying With Airport Workers on MLK Day
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren plans to rally with Boston airport workers to highlight the federal government shutdown and other concerns.
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Terminal at Miami International Airport Resumes Normal Operations
Miami International Airport’s Concourse G will return to normal operations Monday morning.
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FAA Bringing Back Safety Inspectors Sidelined by Shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration says it has brought about 500 furloughed safety inspectors back to work and expects more to return next week, potentially easing strains on the aviation system amid a partial federal government shutdown. Most of the FAA’s 3,000 safety inspectors have been sidelined during the 22-day shutdown . But the agency is accelerating efforts to bring them...
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Los Angeles Is First in US to Install Subway Body Scanners
Los Angeles’ subway will become the first mass transit system in the U.S. to install body scanners that screen passengers for weapons and explosives, officials said Tuesday.
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TSA Considering Ending Screening at Small Airports
The TSA is considering ending screening of passengers at smaller airports across the country to focus security efforts at the largest airports. It is unclear how advanced the proposal is and whether it will ever be adopted. Still, aviation-security experts reacted with alarm, saying that dropping security at smaller airports could make those flights an inviting target for terrorists.
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TSA's ‘Quiet Skies' Program Monitors US Citizens for Suspicious Behaviors Like Having Sweaty Hands: Report
A new and undisclosed federal program called “Quiet Skies” has armed air marshals gathering intelligence on thousands of Americans at airports and on airplanes, according to a Boston Globe report published this weekend. Meant to thwart emerging threats, the Transportation Security Administration program flags people who aren’t already under investigation or on the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database and has agents...
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There's No Snake on This Plane: Concealed Ball Python Seized at Miami International Airport
Transportation Security Administration agents seized a ball python that was carefully concealed inside of a hard drive and inside a checked bag for a flight to Barbados from Miami International Airport.
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Boy Scout's Toy Grenade Causes Bomb Scare, Evacuation at Houston Hobby Airport
A Boy Scout who packed a toy grenade in his carry-on bag caused the shutdown of a security checkpoint at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport Thursday morning, just a day after the international terminal of the city’s other major airport was evacuated due to a bomb scare. Houston Airport System spokesman Bill Begley said people were allowed to approach the...
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Boy Scout's Toy Grenade Causes Bomb Scare, Evacuation at Houston Hobby Airport
A Boy Scout who packed a toy grenade in his carry-on bag caused the shutdown of a security checkpoint at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport Thursday morning, just a day after the international terminal of the city’s other major airport was evacuated due to a bomb scare. Houston Airport System spokesman Bill Begley said people were allowed to approach the...
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US Orders Extra Air Cargo Screening for Flights From Mideast
U.S. authorities issued an emergency order Monday requiring additional screening of cargo on flights departing for the United States from five Mideast countries, citing a threat of terrorism. The Transportation Security Administration order is aimed at preventing terrorist attacks in response to “persistent threats to aviation,” TSA said in a statement. The countries falling under this order are Egypt, Jordan,...