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28 More Airports Will Test Lower-Hassle Screening
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being expanded to 28 more major U.S. airports, the government said Wednesday. There will be...
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DC Independent Film Festival Preview
DC Independent Film Festival Feb. 29 to March 4 3115 44th St. Northwest Washington, D.C. 20016 (202) 338-1198 dciff-indie.org D.C’s famed Independent Film Festival gained notoriety early on — it was...
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Family Misses Flight After TSA Gives Pat-Down To Girl With Cerebral Palsy
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) – The Transportation Security Administration is once again the subject of national scrutiny, this time after aggressively screening a 7-year-old female passenger with cerebral palsy...
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TSA Defends Pat-Down Of 4-Year-Old Girl At Kansas Airport
WICHITA, Kan. (CBSDC/AP) — The grandmother of a 4-year-old girl who became hysterical during a security screening at a Kansas airport said Wednesday that the child was forced to undergo a pat-down...
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New Push To Make AIDS Virus Testing Common During Routine Check-Up
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s a new push to make testing for the AIDS virus as common as cholesterol checks. Americans ages 15 to 64 should get an HIV test at least once — not just people considered at...
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Md. Recommends Better Screening of Organ Donors
WASHINGTON — Maryland health officials are recommending enhanced screening of potential organ donors in response to a rare case in which a patient died of rabies after receiving a kidney from an...
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Lawmakers Urge Medicare Coverage For Cancer Test
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 130 lawmakers are urging the Obama administration to expand coverage for a lung-cancer test under Medicare that could cost the program billions, calling the preventative...
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Public Health Expert: ‘You Don’t Get To Come Into The Country’ If You Refuse...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s plans to screen certain airline passengers for exposure to Ebola are based on the Constitution and long-established legal authority that would almost...
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Mental Health Vetting Of Pilots Ineffective, US Experts Say
WASHINGTON (CBS DC/AP) — There is little effective, real-world screening of airline pilots for mental problems despite regulations in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere that say mental health should be...
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