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A Transportation Security Administration agent stands at a security checkpoint at Miami International Airport on Dec. 20, 2024. The federal government is preparing to begin implementing Real ID rules in May.

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What you need to know as the May 7 Real ID deadline approaches

Driver's licenses and IDs that are not Real ID-compliant will no longer get you through U.S. airport security once the law takes effect in a few weeks, but full enforcement may not start right away.

April 10, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
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

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.

March 07, 2024
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  • Diba Mohtasham
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?

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.

November 25, 2023
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  • Melanie Peeples
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

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.

September 07, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
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A JetBlue pilot was removed from the cockpit and registered 0.17% on a breathalyzer

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

March 02, 2022
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  • Jeff Dean
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

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

December 21, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
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

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.

January 27, 2021
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  • Dustin Jones

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