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Passengers at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas will be the first to use the new system, which has been compared to the self-checkout at a grocery store.

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TSA unveils a prototype self-service airport checkpoint security screening system

6:45pm March 07, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

Passengers at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas will be the first to use a new prototype airport security system, which has been compared to the self-checkout at a grocery store.

If it's a Rolex you're after, you're in luck. There are almost always a few available at Unclaimed Baggage. In fact, the most expensive item ever sold here was a platinum Rolex that was appraised for $64,000 and sold for $32,000 in 2014.

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U.S. airlines lose 2 million suitcases a year. Where do they all go?

4:10pm November 24, 2023

by Melanie Peeples

When luggage and its owner can't be reunited, airlines sell it to a store in Alabama, where its contents are sold to the public. The result is a grab bag of normal and odd things people travel with.

Eebbers, an 11-year-old explosive detection canine, has retired after nearly a decade of service.

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Eebbers, TSA's oldest and cutest bomb-sniffing dog, retires after a decade of service

8:58am September 07, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The 11-year-old vizsla-Labrador mix screened passengers at a Minnesota airport and helped with security at major sporting events. He celebrated his last day at work with toys, cake and pets.

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A JetBlue pilot was removed from the cockpit and registered 0.17% on a breathalyzer

9:08pm March 02, 2022

by Jeff Dean

The pilot was passing through airport security when a Transportation Security Administration officer noticed he was acting drunk. He was given a breathalyzer test.

Air passengers heading to their departure gates enter TSA PreCheck at Orlando International Airport. Access to PreCheck could now be revoked for unruly passengers.

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Passengers could lose their TSA PreCheck privilege over unruly behavior on flights

4:03pm December 21, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will share information of passengers who are being fined for unruly behavior with the Transportation Security Administration.

TSA agents clearing passengers at Denver International Airport, June 2020. TSA found twice as many weapons on passengers per million in 2020 than they did the year prior.

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2020 Firearm Catch Rate At Airports Doubled From Previous Year

4:54pm January 26, 2021

by Dustin Jones

TSA agents found 3,257 firearms in carry-on bags at airport security checkpoints in 2020 — about 10 per million travelers. About 83% of those firearms were loaded, a TSA news release said.

A lone passenger walks past the north checkpoint at Denver International Airport on April 1, which was closed because of a lack of traffic as a statewide stay-at-home order remains in effect to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

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To Stay Aloft With Federal Aid, Airlines Must Keep Flying

4:12pm April 02, 2020

by David Schaper

To get a share of $50 billion in aid, airlines must maintain minimal service to where they fly now, and no consolidating flights between carriers.

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A U.S. Department of Homeland Security seal is seen as a TSA official moves a bin for additional screening at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

3 TSA Screeners In San Jose, Calif., Have Contracted Coronavirus, Agency Says

9:20pm March 11, 2020

by Andrew Becker

The security officers, all of whom work at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, are the first confirmed cases of the virus within the Transportation Security Administration, officials say.

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TSA wants to remind passengers that rocket launchers and other military paraphernalia are not permitted in checked or carry-on bags, even when the weapon in question is not a live device.

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TSA Officials Find Missile Launcher In Texas Man's Luggage

5:12pm July 30, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The traveler who said he is an active member of the U.S. military told authorities the Griffin rocket launcher was a memento from Kuwait, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

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Delta Airline Pilot Leaves A Handgun In The Cockpit Of A Jet

8:47pm March 01, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Pilots are issued handguns and are deputized after receiving special training from the Transportation Security Administration.