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TSA confiscates baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Here's an air travel tip, read the rules before trying to put Jaws in your carry-on luggage.
US sees busiest day for air travel since the start of COVID-19
Travelers are returning to the skies. Last weekend was the busiest in the US for air travel since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Transportation Security Administration....
Long airport waits are the norm for this bin Laden niece
It's not easy being bin Laden Almost 20 years after the 9/11 attacks that devastated New York City, the terror boss' niece said she often finds herself detained in interrogation...
When can we travel again? Your wanderlust questions answered
Private jet not an option? Here's a comprehensive guide to getting the heck out of Dodge.
200 NYC-area TSA workers among 500 who have coronavirus
More than 500 Transportation Security Administration employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said.
Rate of guns found by TSA jumps, even as fewer people fly
With far fewer people flying because of travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, airport security screeners are naturally finding fewer guns in carry-on baggage. But the ratio of guns to...
2nd TSA worker dies of coronavirus as agency hit with hundreds of cases
A Transportation Security Administration branch manager has died from the coronavirus, the second agency employee to succumb to the deadly illness, officials said.
Schumer: Chinese-owned TikTok app could lead to TSA data breach
The US Transportation Security Administration said Sunday it was barring employees from using the Chinese-owned video app TikTok to post on the agency's website. The announcement came in the wake...
Renowned Mali musician at odds with TSA over broken instrument
An internationally renowned musician claims TSA agents at JFK airport destroyed his custom-made instrument during a flight to Paris following a US tour. Ballaké Sissoko, one of Mali’s famous kora...
From snakes to samurai swords — TSA's 'top 10 finds of 2019' are insane
There's a good reason you're waiting forever on security lines at airports. People are trying to bring some weird stuff -- from weapons to creepy crawlers -- on their flights....
TSA let missing autistic teen through security with stranger's boarding pass
A missing Florida teen with autism made it through a TSA checkpoint at the Orlando International Airport with a stranger’s boarding pass -- and told authorities that “she just wanted...
Airport erects Christmas tree made from confiscated items
That's one killer Christmas tree. Officials at a Lithuanian airport had an unusual take on the festive holiday tradition -- a massive tree made up entirely of dicey items confiscated...
Crappy travels: Man busted at Newark Airport for packing toilet paper 'gun'
"Yes, this most unusual revolver was not designed to spin bullets," the Transportation Security Administration said in a press release. "It was designed to spin toilet paper."
Professor forced to strip down to 'scrappy undies' at Heathrow Airport
A Cambridge University professor says she had to strip down to her "scrappy undies" while going through airport security. Classics Professor Mary Beard took to social media on Wednesday to...
Woman who snuck on flight using phone selfies denies wrongdoing
An Orlando woman who delayed an Oct. 5 Delta flight for three hours after she snuck on using selfies instead of government-issued identification blames the incident on airport staff and...
LaGuardia passenger busted for packing 'razor sharp' throwing star
Jet-setting samurais beware: You can't take that ninja star on the plane. Port Authority police arrested a Florida-bound man on Tuesday after LaGuardia Airport security caught him with a "razor...
TSA flags woman with 20 bags of Flamin' Hot Cheetos in duffel
The TSA clearly takes the Cheetos slogan "dangerously cheesy" seriously. A social-media star says she was flagged by a Transportation Security Administration agent for transporting multiple bags of Flamin' Hot...
Woman who snuck on Delta flight claimed pics on her phone were 'just as good' as photo ID
The woman who snuck on a Delta flight without a boarding pass had shown staff photos on her phone — insisting it was "just as good" as a government-issued ID,...
Woman dragged off flight after boarding without ID, ticket
A woman somehow managed to get on a Delta flight without identification or a boarding pass, causing a three-hour delay in Florida over the weekend, officials said. The airline apologized...
TSA makes you suffer because it's afraid to do security right
Two airport experiences over 24 hours tell us all we need to know about America’s misplaced security priorities. On Sunday, a multiple-sclerosis-afflicted friend in her 60s who walks with a...