Air marshal sidelined for 'culturally insensitive' remark
A senior administrator with the Federal Air Marshal Service has been removed from his leadership position while the agency investigates a "culturally insensitive" remark he made on a recent conference...
View ArticleReport: Lenient passport enforcement heightens border risk
The border patrol's lenient enforcement of a law requiring U.S. citizens to have passports when re-entering the country at land crossings has heightened the risk that an imposter might get in,...
View ArticleOfficials confirm 'credible but unconfirmed' 9/11 threat
[Updated at 10:05 p.m. ET] New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters Thursday night that authorities are "taking additional precautions" given "new threat information" tied to the 10th...
View ArticleFAA administrator resigns after arrest
Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt resigned Tuesday, three days after he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving near his suburban Washington home. In a brief statement released to the...
View ArticleAlaska fuel convoy back on track
A Coast Guard icebreaker and a Russian tanker trying to resupply icebound Nome, Alaska, are once again advancing on the coastal town after a nearly two-day pause in the Bering Sea. The U.S. Coast...
View ArticleAlaska fuel convoy prepares for final push to Nome
Two ships trying to break through ice to resupply ice-bound Nome, Alaska, are nearly there after a 10-day journey but have paused to identify the safest path into harbor, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman...
View ArticleFuel delivery to icebound Alaskan town complete
A Russian tanker on Thursday morning finished delivering 1.3 million gallons of fuel to icebound Nome, Alaska, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The tanker Renda, anchored more than a quarter-mile off Nome...
View ArticleNothing ruled out as NTSB studies Dreamliner battery
As Boeing and airline officials sought to assure travelers of the overall safety of the world's newest jetliner, federal safety officials Thursday painted a graphic picture of a disaster averted,...
View ArticleFAA allows Dreamliner test flights
After three weeks on the ground, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner soon will return to the skies - but only so engineers can test the plane's troubled electrical and battery systems, the Federal Aviation...
View ArticleTSA to allow small knives on flights
Beginning April 25, the Transportation Security Administration will allow knives with blades that are 2.36 inches (6 centimeters) or shorter and less than 1/2 inch in width on U.S. airline flights. Two...
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