Last Monday, two British tourists landed at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and were greeted with handcuffs. The reason for their detainment did not stem from inappropriate behavior during their flight to the U.S. Rather, Homeland Security had flagged two of the male tourists' tweets leading up to his trip as potential threats to America. more ›

Hundreds of airport workers will descend on LAX this afternoon to march and rally for healthcare. Aviation Safeguards, the contractor providing passenger services at LAX, recently announced plans to terminate its contract with employees. As a result, workers will lose their healthcare benefits on February 1. more ›

Customs inspectors at LAX busted a dude that tried to smuggle in 63 pounds of an erectile dysfunction drug. Inspectors noticed a white, powdery substance inside the carry-on of a 40-year-old Korean man last week. more ›

Someone aboard Delta flight #2321 was kind enough to take a video of a wasted airline passenger being dragged off a plane for your own viewing pleasure. more ›

A light rail line connecting Metro's Green Line and Expo Line through a busy corridor has received a crucial approval from the Federal Transit Administration. more ›

Is your flight headed out of Los Angeles International Airport today? Or are you picking someone up from the airport? If so, bring a heaping pile of patience, because today happens to be one of the busiest travel days of the year at LAX. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: A classic L.A. deli has landed at LAX, MexiKosher is getting into the holiday spirit of giving (and tamales), and a few great restaurant bars have some new cocktail menus. more ›

The U.S. economy, agricultural industry, and native flora and fauna have all been spared the damage of one of the world's most destructive crop pests thanks to an interception by federal border agents working at Los Angeles International Airport. more ›

A man accused of shooting two men 12 years ago was caught and arrested at LAX after returning to Los Angeles on a flight from Korea. more ›

Travelers who check in for flights at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) are also checking in to the venue via Facebook. LAX has just been deemed the "most social airport" by social networking site Facebook, since more people "share" that they are there than at any other global airport. more ›

Without naming names, American Airlines has responded via a statement issued today about yesterday's incident on board a New York-bound flight parked at its Los Angeles International Airport gate involving actor Alec Baldwin, some Words With Friends, and some words with AA personnel. more ›

It seems that actor, and future mayor of New York, Alec Baldwin has been booted from his flight out of LAX. So far the only confirmations are from fellow passengers. Blame Words With Friends! more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department may have misused funds paid to them by Los Angeles International Airport to provide security at the facility, and now a federal probe aims to get to the bottom of the allegation, says KTLA. Millions of dollars are in question, per the complaint. more ›

Were you planning on avoiding the masses at LAX this weekend by booking a flight back home this Monday? It turns out at least 167,000 of you had the same idea. Tomorrow will be the busiest day of the year at LAX, officials say. more ›

Travelers braving the sky today may catch a glimpse of an unusual group of passengers. The Studio City-based Beagle Freedom Project has successfully rescued 40 beagles from a lab in Spain and is currently flying them to safety in Los Angeles. more ›

Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel holidays of the year, so for those of you braving the roads and/or sky this November 24, we applaud you. Though hostile travelers will undoubtedly cross your path, LAX is taking extra efforts this year to make sure everyone plays nice. more ›

It's time to haul yourself and your family to Los Angeles International Airport and take to the skies to go visit relatives around the country for the big Thanksgiving holiday. Big holidays often equal big headaches for travelers, and it's looking like LAX is going to be the busiest airport in the nation this year. more ›

The limited program has already been implemented at four other U.S. locations and will be introduced to LAX come early 2012. The process is voluntary; volunteers are questioned and screened by federal officials prior to flying domestic. Successful participants may then be referred to a shiny, empty lane for expedited screening at the terminal. more ›

Destructive insects called Kharpa beetles were found in two different shipments entering Los Angeles from abroad, reports CBS News. Two dead adult beetles were found in a carton of beans coming into the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex from the United Arab Emirates, and five dead larvae were found in some basmati rice on its way to the U.S. from India, entering through LAX. more ›

LAX is a safer airport than it was on September 11, 2001 thanks to $1.6 billion in improvements, according to a study released today. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa assembled a panel to review safety and security at LAX, which — as the third-busiest airport in the nation — is viewed as a potential terrorist target. more ›

He's back, again! President Barack Obama returns to Los Angeles Monday for another one of his less-than-24-hour-long visit to raise some funds and shake some hands and secure some votes for the 2012 election. more ›

The TSA missed a loaded handgun that was packed in the luggage of a passenger bound for Portland. The airport ramp crew found the gun when it tumbled out of the unzipped compartment of a bag. more ›

Southwest Airlines Flight 3683 to Kansas City, Mo., out of LAX made an unplanned landing at Houston Tuesday, after the crew reported that a passenger became unruly and was allegedly trying to break into the cockpit. Upon landing, 29-year-old Ali Reza Shahsauri was taken into custody "by federal authorities on a charge of interference with a flight crew." more ›

After Sunday's arrest of Millage Jonathan Peaks, son of former Los Angeles Fire Chief Millage Peaks, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), officials released text messages between Peaks and Dianna Perez, the TSA officer who was also arrested. Peaks, 23, was detained on charges that he allegedly bribed Perez to help him smuggle approximately 14 pounds of marijuana on nine separate flights. more ›

23-year-old Millage Jonathan Peaks, son of former Los Angeles Fire Chief Millage Peaks, was arrested early Sunday morning at Los Angeles International Airport, on charges he allegedly bribed a Transportation Security Administration agent so he could take several pounds of marijuana with him on a flight to Boston. more ›

Celebrating the progress in L.A.'s struggle to transform poverty-level jobs into good jobs, 500 service workers will descend upon LAX today at noon. Their message? "Don't reverse our progress." The march and rally event also supports East Coast janitors whose contracts are expiring soon and is part of a national day of actions. more ›

President Obama is set to fly out of Los Angeles International Airport this morning at 10:30 a.m., on a flight bound for Denver, Colorado. The Commander-in-Chief still needs to get from the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, however, to his flight, and that means traffic will be affected. more ›

It was a twofer last night for a 27-year-old (i.e. grown up) woman was arrested for pointing a laser beam not only at a commercial jet landing at Los Angeles International Airport, but also at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's chopper called out to investigate the report of the former. more ›

Sometimes the language of Facebook struggles to accurately describe our relationships — and that's certainly a dilemma posed by LAX's revamped Facebook page. You may not "like" LAX, but you might appreciate the page if you're a frequent flier, a Facebook check-in junkie or you want to know why those trippy pylons outside the airport were purple (it was Alzheimer's Action Day). more ›