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Lowry Park storks get own bundle of joy
A pair of rare birds at Lowry Park Zoo are doing something no other pair have done in North America. They're raising a chick. ...more
January 8, 2010
E-reader boom kindles a variety of new options
When most people think of electronic book readers, Amazon's thin white Kindle probably springs to mind. But that could be about to change. ...more
January 8, 2010
Janet Napolitano's man-caused disaster
Janet Napolitano is impressed with Janet Napolitano's work. In an instantly notorious statement on CNN, the Homeland Security secretary said "the system worked" when a man boarded a Christmas Day flight from Amsterdam to Detroit with explosives in his underwear that he couldn't quite manage to ignite. ...more
January 6, 2010
Airport screening dare not stand pat
Terrorists have innovated, and that means airport security must respond. ...more
January 6, 2010
Cuba calls extra passenger screening a 'hostile action'
Cuba summoned the top U.S. diplomat on the island today to protest extra screening for Cuban citizens flying into the United States, calling the rule a "hostile action" meant to justify America's trade embargo. ...more
January 5, 2010
Canadian airports to add full-body scanners
Full-body scanners will be introduced in Canada in the wake of the failed Christmas Day bombing attempt of a U.S. airliner, Canada's transport minister said today. ...more
January 5, 2010
Sebring Realtor charged with kidnapping
The co-owner of Ridge Realty will be arraigned Jan. 25 on a charge of kidnapping/false imprisonment. ...more
January 5, 2010
Letters to the editor
A quieter approach I want Jack Bolen ("Two sides of fence," Letters, Dec. 30) to know there are also two sides to every issue. We did write, call and visit the offices of Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Kathy Castor to ask them to vote for health care reform. ...more
January 4, 2010
DVD with Islamic content delays London flight
A DVD with Islamic content found on a plane at a Jamaican airport led to the re-screening of dozens of passengers destined for London, an airport security official said today. ...more
January 3, 2010
After failed plot, a chance for Nigeria
"What do you have in your bags?" bellowed the customs officer at Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Dressed in plain clothes, he seemed a jovial fellow. It was Dec. 26, 1999. I was checking luggage in Lagos, Nigeria, before boarding a flight to Detroit via Amsterdam. ...more
January 3, 2010
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