Cut The Airport Security Line -- TSA Announces New Travel Program!

Travelers may soon be able to avoid some of the hassles of airport security -- but not without giving up some privacy and of course a hefty fee!

You can now avoid the long lines, taking off your shoes and hauling your computer out of its case. That is, if you're willing to pay and hand over a lot of personal information.

The Transportation Security Administration announced last week that, starting this fall, it will be testing a "trusted traveler" program that will offer special security lines for travelers willing to undergo a background check and pay for the privilege. Those travelers won't have to remove their shoes or take computers out of their cases, and won't routinely face a body scanner.

The pilot will be open to select frequent fliers on Delta in Atlanta and Detroit and on American Airlines in Miami and Dallas, as well as some people in those locations who already participate in U.S. Customs and Border Protection's trusted traveler programs. Eligible travelers will be invited to join in coming weeks. The TSA plans to expand the program to include more airports and airlines but has not said how long that will take to implement.

The pilot program will begin this fall.

SAVE LIVES: Justin Bieber Launches "No Texting While Driving" App (VIDEO)

Like any teenager today, you can find Justin Bieber texting, but one place he won't answer his texts (even Selena Gomez's) is in his car!

Today, Justin announced the launch of a campaign dedicated to encouraging responsible texting, through PhoneGuard's acclaimed Drive Safe™ software application, which disables the texting, emailing and keyboard functions of your phone while a vehicle is moving faster than 10 miles per hour.

Justin's don't text and drive crusade will also work closely with the Remember Alex Brown Foundation, organized by the family of teenager Alex Brown who tragically lost her life because of texting and driving.

"As a 17-year-old driver, I am aware of the countless distractions that we teenagers face on the road, and texting is one that is preventable,"

reveals Justin.

"There are too many young people, like Alex Brown, whom we've lost because of texting while driving, and it is my hope that, through this partnership with PhoneGuard, we will raise awareness of this issue and create safer conditions for everyone on the road."

Texting and driving has cost over 16,000 lives in the past three years alone! Please reconsider picking up that phone while driving....you might have just saved a life.




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TSA Agent Stuffs 50K Worth Of Electronics Down Pants At Airport!

And these are the people we are supposed to trust?!

30-year-old Nelson Santiago-Serrano, a former Transportation Security Administration worker at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, has been charged with two counts of grand theft. The Broward Sheriff’s Office accuse Santiago of stealing more than $50,000 worth of electronics from passenger luggage over the past six months.


How was he finally caught, you might be wondering? Apparently a Continental Airlines employee caught him in the act of extracting an Apple iPad from a passenger’s luggage and stuffing it down his pants. Somehow the former TSA agent thought that nobody would notice that he had a 9.5-inch tablet stuck in his trousers.

Broward detectives say that Santiago would immediately take a photo of his stolen electronics and put them up for sale online, even before his shift ended. The devices include computers, GPS devices, cameras and, of course, trouser-sized iPads.

This isn’t the first time a TSA agent has been caught stealing from passenger luggage, so we suggest locking your bags and checking your inventory throughout your trip.