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7 Things Travelers Over 60 Should Stop Packing in Their Checked Luggage

You arrive at your vacation destination, head to baggage claim, and wait for your suitcase to appear. Twenty minutes pass, then forty, and eventually the...

Saving Advice · 17h ago

Still Keeping Your Passport in Your Carry-On? Here’s Why You May Want to Move It

You’ve packed your suitcase, organized your travel documents, and tucked your passport safely into the front pocket of your carry-on bag. It seems like the...

Saving Advice · Oct 25

Arizona Man Awarded $67,500 on Behalf of Aborted Embryo

The ex-husband of an Arizona woman who voluntarily took abortion pills in 2018 has won a civil lawsuit against the clinic that prescribed them.

Reason · Oct 21

A teenager stole five Civil War cannonballs from a historic Alabama fort and tried to fly home with them in a suitcase, but TSA caught the unusual haul

A routine baggage screening at an Alabama airport turned into an extraordinary security incident after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers discovered five Civil War-era cannonballs hidden inside a checked suitcase. The rusted artillery relics, some as large as grapefruits and wrapped individually in paper towels, had allegedly been taken by…

The Times of India · Jul 30

House committee discusses modernizing the TSA as Trump seeks to privatize airport screening

A House committee has discussed the future of the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump administration lobbies to replace TSA officers with private contractors

AAP · May 20

Funding bill to end Homeland Security shutdown signed into law

President Donald Trump signed a bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security within hours of it clearing the House on Thursday, effectively ending an 11-week partial shutdown. The bill, which the House cleared on a voice vote, funds all of the vast department — covering the Secret Service,…

Roll Call · Apr 30

US Marine detained after live explosive round found in his bag at airport

A bomb squad took it to a desert area where it was destroyed

The Independent UK · Mar 31

TSA Workers Finally Get Paid After Missing 2 Paychecks During DHS Shutdown

Most Transportation Security Administration workers received pay on Monday for at least two missed paychecks after weeks of no pay tied to the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

International Business Times · Mar 30

John F. Kennedy International Airport Wait Times Today: Long Lines Persist Exceeding 40 minutes

Travelers at John F. Kennedy International Airport faced variable but often extended TSA security wait times Monday as a federal funding lapse continued to strain Transportation Security Administration staffing, with general lines at some terminals exceeding 40 minutes during morning hours.

International Business Times · Mar 30

When TSA agents will be paid and what it means for airport wait times

One expert estimates longer lines could linger for another week or two

The Independent UK · Mar 29