Man Boarding Tampa Flight With Box Cutter Gets Probation

"TAMPA - A man arrested after trying to board a Southwest Airlines flight with a box cutter concealed inside a hardcover book was sentenced in federal court today to a year's probation. Benjamin Baines Jr., 22, of Clearwater pleaded guilty to a federal weapons violation in...

CBP Officers in Texas Find $3 Million Worth of Dope in 'Empty' Sea Container

"El Paso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working anti-terrorism operations at the Bridge of the Americas commercial cargo lot in El Paso discovered 3,343 pounds of marijuana in a sea container yesterday. The huge bales of pot were concealed in a false...

Cherie Blair strikes £1m deal for autobiography

"Cherie Blair has struck a deal to publish a "warts and all" autobiography in a deal reported to be worth £1m. Her memoirs will be published in October next year and will be awaited nervously by Gordon Brown and his allies. Although Tony Blair is now said to be on good terms...

US big business funnels hundreds of millions into presidential campaigns

"With the 2008 US presidential election still more than 17 months away, and primaries not scheduled until next year, a “money primary” is well under way to separate the “serious” candidates—those with the most support from corporate America—from the rest. Largely...

Student Finds Security Flaw, Gets Booted from ISP

No good deed goes unpunished, it would seem: one would think that BeThere (the ISP in question)would be thrilled to have one of their subscribers so on top of this, particularly since they missed the flaw. "A 21-year-old college student in London had his internet service...

$100,000 Worth of Terrornoia: Airport X-rays for People

"Sure, it only takes a minute..." "Oh, if they can catch a bad guy with it then I guess it's OK..."No. It is not OK. It is invasive, pointless, and yet another milestone in  terrornoia and bureaucrat-controlled security, where an airport is willing to even consider...