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A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) spokesperson said officers found a suspected grenade in someone’s checked baggage at Bradley Airport on Tuesday. The grenade was found in a passenger’s bag during the screening process at about 1:30 p.m. Bradley officials said no airport operations were affected. Connecticut State Police and Transportation Security Specialists-Explosives responded. The spokesperson said officials confirmed the...

American Airlines said Wednesday that customers with PreCheck can go through security checkpoints at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport with a face scan and phone app instead of showing their driver’s license or passport.

A man has been arrested after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on bag at Bradley International Airport last week. Officials from the Transportation Security Administration said a 26-year-old man had a loaded 9 millimeter Arex Zero 1 gun and 17 rounds in his carry-on bag on Friday. Connecticut State Police responded to Delta Airlines at the airport and…

Masks are no longer required on airplanes, trains and rideshare services in Massachusetts after a federal judge in Florida struck down the mandate for methods of public transportation. The Biden administration’s mask requirement covered airlines, airports, mass transit and taxis, and was the biggest vestige of pandemic restrictions that were once the norm across the country. “What this court...

A decision by a federal judge in Florida to throw out a national mask mandate in public transportation across the U.S. created a patchwork of rules Monday that vary by city and mode of transit.

The announcement from the TSA came hours after a federal judge in Florida ruled that the CDC overstepped its authority when it issued a mask mandate for public transportation.

The CDC announced Wednesday that it was extending the national mask requirement for public transportation systems through May 3 as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases in parts of the country.

American citizens are now able to select a new “X” gender marker on U.S. passport applications, even if it doesn’t match the gender on their birth certificate or other documents.

The Biden administration says U.S. airport security procedures will become more gender-neutral.

As the spring break season begins and travelers depart on getaways, questions have surfaced about the nation’s public transportation mask mandate, including how long it will remain in place, despite a dramatic drop in COVID-19 metrics nationwide.

With delays expected, the TSA complied a list of its annual spring break tips for passengers to get through security checkpoints most efficiently.

The Transportation Security Administration is extending the mask mandate on public transportation until April 18.

The agency compiled a list of its “Top 10 Catches,” and shared in a video posted to Twitter the strange things people tried to get through security.

Airlines have canceled more than 10,000 flights over the year-end holidays after the omicron variant sidelined crews.

The mother was screaming and Cecilia Morales, who joined the TSA in October, tried to tell her what to do. She was too panicked — so Morales quite literally leaped into action.

A man carrying a fully loaded gun boarded a commercial flight in Barbados and flew to Miami with the firearm in the plane’s cabin after a security lapse at the Grantley Adams International airport, where he took off from, NBC 6 Investigators learned.

If you want to fly home with your favorite Thanksgiving dish and don’t know if you should pack it or not, here are a few tips from the TSA on getting through security.

A vaccine mandate for Transportation Security Administration employees is not expected to impact security staffing at New England’s airports, including Bradley International, during the Thanksgiving holiday, a spokesperson for the agency tells NBC Connecticut. According to the TSA, 93% of the agency’s employees are in compliance with the vaccine mandate, including vaccine and exemption requirements. The mandate goes into...

The Thanksgiving travel rush is already underway. Some have been worried screening might take longer with more passengers flying and a looming Monday deadline for federal workers to be vaccinated. The TSA federal security director in Connecticut told us recently that while he couldn’t provide an exact number, they had a very high compliance rate with TSA agents at...

For those jumping on a flight, many are arriving early to the airport amid concerns there could be long lines with a vaccination rule about to kick in for federal workers.