Tag Archives: TSA

The Transportation Security Administration is cracking down on people who refuse to obey mask requirements. TSA will fine violators a $250 fine for not wearing a mask, and the fine goes up for repeat offenders. “Based on substantial aggravating or mitigating factors, TSA may seek a sanction amount that falls …

The United States is amending its definition of which service animals are allowed on planes.  The rules for flying with your pooch or kitty are about to change. On Wednesday, the Transportation Department issued a final rule regarding animals on airlines, Washington 4 NBC News reports. The new rule is …

A Chicago woman was arrested on Sunday after evading security checkpoints at O’Hare International Airport and illegally boarding an American Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles in an effort to meet rap mogul Jay-Z.  23-year-old Yaazmina Payton was apprehended and charged with criminal trespassing after someone spotted the woman sneaking …

Juelz Santana was released from prison back in August after the rapper served time on a weapons possession charge after he fled New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport when a firearm was discovered in his bag. Juelz sat down for Fat Joe’s Instagram Live show to discuss the details of …

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is no longer allowing its employees to use the popular social media app TikTok to create content for the agency, ABC News reports. The TSA is banning its employees from using TikTok over the app’s connections to China following concerns from lawmakers. Senator Chuck Schumer sent …

Airports across the nation are gearing up for chaos as the Real ID deadline creeps closer. Congress passed the Real ID law in 2005, in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The goal was to create a single national identification standard for all US territories. This law requires …

A TSA Agent in Rochester, New York is without a job after slipping a traveler a two-word message on a piece of paper. Traveler, Neal Strassner, was passing through a metal detector at Rochester International Airport when an agent handed him a note. According to ABC 13, Strassner didn’t think …

Over the weekend, Diana Ross took to her twitter to express frustration with security at a New Orleans airport. The 75-year-old legend tweeted about the ordeal, writing that she was “violated” and “treated like sh*t” during an aggressive search through a TSA screening. Ross claimed that the agent felt in …

An off-duty TSA agent fell to his death from a hotel balcony inside Orlando’s International airport, sending confused travelers scattering past security checkpoints unscreened and causing massive flight delays.  According to CNN, there are varying descriptions about what happened.  Orlando police said a man in his 40s jumped, in what …

Vegas Sports Daily caught up with NFL player Jared Cook, who was ready to share his unpleasant experience with TSA.  The Oakland Raider was on his way to the 2019 Pro Bowl in Orlando, Florida when he had the run-in with TSA officials at the airport. He discussed how “the …

As the government shutdown officially becomes the longest in US history at 22 days, TSA screeners in Miami International Airport have recused to work without pay, forcing the airport to temporarily close off a terminal to consolidate fewer staff members.  A spokesperson told media outlets that the security checkpoints in …

Playing with their money is like playing with their emotions. That’s pretty much what hundreds of TSA agents are saying after they were assigned to work shifts despite not being paid during the partial government shut down. This week hundreds of Transportation Security Administration officers from four major airports called …

Rapper Juelz Santana has pleaded guilty to bringing a loaded firearm into an airport. He now faces up to 20 years in prison. Back in March, Santana was arrested for attempting to bring a .38 caliber handgun in his bag through security at the Newark Liberty International airport. Realizing TSA …