Headlines for today …. here they are!!
A pat down at LAX in February. (David McNew/Getty Images)
The Week
Homeland Security tightens screening for U.S.-bound flights, the season’s first hurricane heads toward the Carolinas, and more
1. Security tightened for U.S.-bound flights over bomb fears
The Homeland Security Department said Wednesday that it was increasing security screening at overseas airports with non-stop flights to the U.S. due to reports that terrorists had developed a new way to smuggle explosives onto planes. Intelligence agencies have not uncovered a specific plot, but they recently learned that a bomb maker working for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen had developed a technique for evading metal detectors and body scanners. [Los Angeles Times]
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2. Evacuation ordered for part of North Carolina coast as Arthur gains strength
Tropical Storm Arthur reached hurricane strength early Thursday, with winds of 75 mph as it churned north toward the Carolinas…
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