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Bin Laden's Death Date Prompts Terror Alert At LAX

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.01.2012

LAX and other Southern California airports are on high alert today because of the one-year anniversary of the death of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden...

SEIZED AT LAX: Pig Placenta, Deer Antlers & Bird Nests

Posted 02.21.2012

Guns, drugs and your face wash aren't the only things confiscated daily at LAX. The airport regularly seizes food and sometimes specialty items such a...

Despite Security Improvements, LAX Still A Terrorist Target

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 01.02.2012

First, the good news: thanks to a $1.6 billion investment over ten years, security at LAX airport has "improved significantly" since before the 9/11 t...

Stepping Up Security After Bin Laden's Death

Posted 07.02.2011

In a press conference this morning, LA County Sheriff Lee Baca urged the public to play its part in keeping Los Angeles safe. He called attention to t...

How Vulnerable Is LA To Extremists? A Counterterrorism Expert Weighs In

Columns | Richard E. Meyer | Posted 05.25.2011

It's a good thing Brian Jenkins is on our side. For nearly three decades, first on countless index cards and now in 15,000 computer files, he has amas...

Report: Cutbacks Make LAX Vulnerable To Terror Attack

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — Security cutbacks have made Los Angeles International Airport vulnerable to a terrorist attack, its police union complained in a l...