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A passenger with seven prohibited items in his checked luggage — four pair of brass knuckles, two stun gun flashlights and a sword — was arrested Tuesday at a New York airport.

Isis Brantley, who claims her hair was searched for bombs by the TSA, joins msnbc to discuss the circumstances surrounding the incident. (msnbc tv)

Say goodbye to naked scanner images. The Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday that it will begin installing software to allow airport scanners to show objects hidden under the clothes of passengers without creating what appears to be a naked digital image of the travelers.

A TSA representative says Mihamae refused to go through passenger screening and argued with agents, when she allegedly grabbed the agent's breast with both hands and refused to let go.

A U.S. appeals court Friday upheld the use of full-body scanners to screen air travelers, but said the Transportation Security Administration should have sought public comment before deploying them.

The Transportation Security Administration announced Friday that it would retest every full-body X-ray scanner that emits ionizing radiation ...

The Transportation Security Administration is facing criticism after three box cutters were discovered aboard a JetBlue flight at New York's JFK airport on Saturday.

Officials with the Transportation Security Administration have confirmed a string of security lapses at Newark Liberty International Airport within the past month, the Star-Ledger reports.

Every spring, private security officers at San Francisco International Airport compete in a workplace "March Madness"-style tournament for cash prizes, some as high as $1,500. The games: finding illegal items and explosives in carry-on bags; successfully picking locks on difficult-to-open luggage; and spotting a would-be terrorist (in this case Covenant Aviation Security's president, Gerald L. Berry) on security videos.

U.S. authorities are warning air travelers to expect greater scrutiny of thermoses and other insulated drink containers at security checkpoints after intelligence suggested they could be used to hide explosives.