May 23 Americans leave a huge chunk of change at airport security checkpoints − here's what it means for the penny debate By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation Should the U.S. get rid of pennies, nickels and dimes? The debate has gone on for years. Many people argue for keeping coins on economic-fairness grounds. Others call for eliminating them because the government loses money minting low-value coins. Continue reading
May 02 Senators want limits on TSA use of facial recognition technology for airport screening By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press In a letter Thursday, 14 lawmakers are calling on Senate leaders to use the upcoming reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration to limit use of the technology so Congress can put in place some oversight. Continue reading
Apr 03 How new technology is being used at U.S. airports as international travel grows By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press During fiscal year 2023, the agency processed nearly 400 million travelers at the ports of entry. That's a 24% increase over the previous year. Continue reading
May 18 Here's why a government default could be worse than a government shutdown By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press All the hand-wringing over a potential government default if Congress doesn't increase the national debt limit has conjured up images of past government shutdowns. Continue reading
May 15 TSA is testing facial recognition technology at more airports, raising privacy concerns By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The Transportation Safety Administration says the technology is an effort to more accurately identify the millions of passengers traveling through its airports every day and that passengers can opt out. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: New earthquake shakes Turkey-Syria border region In our news wrap Monday, a new earthquake touched off more terror across the Turkey-Syria border region, the far-right government in Israel advanced an overhaul of the courts amid mass dissent, the UN nuclear watchdog says it's asking Iran about… Continue watching
Feb 20 Record 6,542 guns intercepted at U.S. airport security checkpoints in 2022 By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Last year saw a record number of guns intercepted at airport checkpoints across the country. The numbers have been steadily climbing and hit 6,542. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 6:25 TSA tests controversial facial recognition technology at major airports People traveling across the country this holiday season may come across a new component of airport security. The Transportation Security Administration is now testing facial identification scanners at 16 major airports. Washington Post columnist Geoffrey Fowler joins William Brangham to… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 4:03 'This chair gives me my life back' : Disabled passengers beg airlines to handle with care By Karina Cuevas Millions of Americans are traveling this week for the holidays. But for passengers with disabilities, the challenges of air travel can be significantly heightened. People continue to report embarrassing security pat downs, damaged and even lost mobility devices. In July… Continue watching
Jan 15 TSA looking into adding Capitol rioters to U.S. no-fly list By David Koenig, Associated Press The Transportation Security Administration say they are increasing security at Washington-area airports leading up to next week's presidential inauguration. Continue reading