The Transportation Security Administration is failing to ensure the security of boxed cargo in passenger planes, leaving the airplanes at risk for a terrorist attack, according to a government report obtained by USA TODAY."Air cargo is vulnerable," says a report

The Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Secure Flight is a behind-the-scenes watch list matching program designed to keep suspected or known terrorists off flights into or out of U.S. airports. This important layer of security is being phased in with airlines

The Washington Post reports that the Secret Service is investigating how an uninvited couple was admitted to U.S. President Barack Obama's White House state dinner, penetrating layers of security and mingling with VIP guests.The couple from northern Virginia was not

Pirates suspected to come from Nigeria have attacked an oil tanker off the coast of west Africa, killing a Ukrainian seaman, the commander of Benin's naval forces says.