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The TSA says Tuesday a passenger who brought a large-caliber weapon to the San Antonio Airport did declare the weapon with the airline but that they weren’t told.

The Transportation Security Administration is raising the fine for people caught with a firearm in their carry-on bag.

The incident occurred at the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wis.

The bizarre discovery took place at the Dane County Regional Airport in December, when the dog was “accidentally” left in the backpack by its owner during a security scan.

Of the 5,832 firearms stopped so far this year, as of Monday, nearly 88% were loaded, according to the TSA. That’s about 17 guns a day.

Thanksgiving travel is expected to ramp up this coming week at Boston’s Logan International Airport, with nearly 64,000 travelers anticipated during peak days. That’s about 20,000 more travelers per day than at the same time in 2021. The TSA has issued a warning for travelers, saying they should expect long lines at Logan, particularly next Tuesday and Wednesday, and the…

TSA officials released a list of Thanksgiving dishes that are allowed through airport security checkpoints. See the latest food and liquid rules.

TSA officers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport were stunned Monday when they found that one passenger got the “greasy” idea to pack a firearm inside a raw chicken for their flight out of Florida.

“The plot chickens as we barrel our way closer to Thanksgiving,” the TSA winked in its Instagram post Monday after finding a firearm inside a raw chicken at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

A man with a dozen sharp weapons in his bag at Boston’s Logan International Airport this weekend was informed that he couldn’t bring them in his carry-on bag, according to the TSA, in what the agency deemed a “#travelfail.” An image of the weapons shared by TSA New England Monday shows a wide variety of throwing stars, with between...

American Airlines said Wednesday that customers with PreCheck can go through security checkpoints at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport with a face scan and phone app instead of showing their driver’s license or passport.

Masks will no longer be required on MBTA vehicles and properties, Massachusetts Department of Transportation officials announced Tuesday afternoon, a day after a federal judge in Florida struck down a nationwide masking mandate on public transportation systems. “The commonwealth has followed federal guidance in terms of face coverings and to be consistent with that, we are lifting the face covering…

Masks are no longer required on airplanes, trains and rideshare services in Massachusetts after a federal judge in Florida struck down the mandate for methods of public transportation. The Biden administration’s mask requirement covered airlines, airports, mass transit and taxis, and was the biggest vestige of pandemic restrictions that were once the norm across the country. “What this court...

A decision by a federal judge in Florida to throw out a national mask mandate in public transportation across the U.S. created a patchwork of rules Monday that vary by city and mode of transit.

Travelers will now have to check with their airlines because it’s now up to each company to decide whether or not to require masks — at least for now.

The announcement from the TSA came hours after a federal judge in Florida ruled that the CDC overstepped its authority when it issued a mask mandate for public transportation.

A federal judge in Florida struck down the national mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation Monday, and the Biden administration said the rule would not be enforced while federal agencies decide how to respond to the judge’s order.

The CDC announced Wednesday that it was extending the national mask requirement for public transportation systems through May 3 as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases in parts of the country.

American citizens are now able to select a new “X” gender marker on U.S. passport applications, even if it doesn’t match the gender on their birth certificate or other documents.

The Biden administration says U.S. airport security procedures will become more gender-neutral.