Airport Security Getting Smoother, But Are We Safer?

Obama's TSA Pick Withdraws From Consideration
President Obama's nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration has withdrawn from consideration. In a statement, Erroll Southers said he was pulling out because his nomination...

Panel Seeks More Time For Detainee Policy Review
The Obama administration missed two self-imposed deadlines Monday that deal with Guantanamo prison. Two task forces were supposed to turn in reports recommending new policies for the...

Guantanamo Detainee Trial May Be Litmus Test
The Southern District of New York has been handling terrorism trials for about as long as al-Qaida has been a threat to the U.S. The trial there for Ahmed Ghailani may become the model for...

108 Years Since Women Last Boxed In The Olympics, They Prepare...
A resort in Spokane, Wash., is hosting Olympic trials for women's boxing. The last time women boxed in the Olympics, it was a "display event." But this year, it'll count.» E-Mail This ...

Snapping Sea Lion Takes Aim At Shakira
On a South African beach, the singer saw sea lions on rocks and in shallow water. As she later wrote on Facebook, "I thought to myself how cute they were so I decided to get a bit closer than...