The TSA is going to make going through airport security checkpoints a bit breezier, but only for flyers willing to be pre-screened, and then only those on certain flights on certain airlines. Yeah, airport security is still complicated. more ›

It looks like it's going to be that kind of gray day where pulling a Ferris Bueller seems to be a far more viable option than getting up and going to work. In an attempt to fool us into thinking spring is on its way, the temperature was around 71 degrees last night. Today, the high will be around 61, with some drizzle. Further fueling our dreams of spring, WTOP is relaying where to find the best cherry blossoms. But, shhh, don't tell! more ›

DCist has learned that President Bush, who has been delivering a commencement speech in friendly GOP territory at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., was not informed by emergency response authorities that a large chunk of his capital was without water during the morning and afternoon today. more ›

Doing Away With Federal Screeners: Dulles and Baltimore-Washington International airports may bring back private screeners, sending federal security personnel from the Transportation Security Administration packing. The Post reports that while nothing has been settled, Dulles and BWI are considering taking advantage of a TSA program to bring private screeners back to approved airports. more ›

A plane bound for Washington's Dulles International Airport out of London was diverted to Bangor, Maine, when a name popped up on a U.S. watch list: Yusuf Islam. The person in question is the man who used to go by the name Cat Stevens, the famed singer, who converted to Islam years ago. According to the AP, via WJLA, Mr. Islam will be put on the first available flight out of the country today because "[h]e was interviewed and denied admission to the United States on national security grounds," says a Transportation Security Administration spokesman. more ›

If you're pulled out Reagan National Airport security lines for further screening, you'll probably undergo an additional examination. National is a test stie for a Transportation Security Administration program where boarding passes will be examined for explosives residue, the Post reports. If passengers set off the metal detector or if they have been preselected for additional scrutiny, a security screener will rub both sides of the passenger's boarding pass across a small piece of cotton... more ›