Image: Skippy Peanut Butter Peanut butter is my happy place. Pretty much every carb-based foodstuff and non-citrus fruit can be improved by a squirt of goober peas nut butter. Everyone knows it’s a loose sweet and creamy treat, and I often enjoy pouring a refreshing glass of Jif Reduced Fat and slurping it into my … Read more
Picture this: You push the speed limit a bit, and suddenly those red and blue lights pop up in your rear view. You, a future-minded tech enthusiast, proudly hand the cop your digital driver’s license on your cell phone. Yet that grin fades when the cop starts switching apps, and finds all those Venmo transactions … Read more
Photo: Leonhard Simon (Getty Images) Many frequent fliers might think the current airline travel experience isn’t worth paying for, but they aren’t trying to hop on a plane without buying a ticket. A 39-year-old Norwegian man found a way past security and onto a flight without a ticket at Munich Airport twice earlier this month. … Read more
Photo: Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times With airlines expecting this to be the busiest summer travel season ever, millions of passengers will likely experience the Transportation Security Administration’s facial recognition technology for the first time. Flyers could also be unaware that they can opt out of having their photo taken by a security officer. … Read more
Photo: Ting Shen/Bloomberg (Getty Images) The Transportation Security Administration is seeking to significantly expand the use of facial recognition technology at airport checkpoints and legislators are rightfully concerned. A letter signed by a bipartisan group of 14 senators was sent to Senate leadership on Thursday and calls for restrictions on the TSA. The lawmakers claim … Read more
A Delta passenger from Texas somehow managed to use a child’s boarding pass to get on a flight from Salt Lake City, Utah to Austin, Texas; flight attendants caught onto his little scheme after he hid in multiple bathrooms shortly before takeoff. Salt Lake City police arrested Wicliff Fleurizard on March 17 after he was removed … Read more
Photo: Al Drago (Getty Images) The Transportation Security Administration is testing new self-screening checkpoint lanes at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. The new process promises passengers shorter wait lines without the hassle of taking off shoes and outerwear or removing electronics from carry-on bags. While the smoother procedure will be welcomed, it raises … Read more
Image: Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times (Getty Images) The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it found 6,737 firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2023, beating a record that was only set in 2022. While it’s not illegal to fly with a firearm, there are strict guidelines that gun owners must adhere to, and … Read more
