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The latest TSA rule change, which will allow travelers to carry small pocket knives and other items previously banned on airplanes, has been receiving intense criticism. Sara Nelson of the Association of Flight Attendants talks about why this change is making flight attendants nervous. (TODAY)

In an effort to free screeners from searching for small knives and other carry-on items that they cannot bring on a plane, the TSA is changing its rules regarding certain knives, which has flight attendants concerned. NBC's Pete Williams reports. (TODAY)

Eleven years into the TSA checkpoint routine, agents continue to discover unbelievable items in travelers' luggage, from nunchucks and grenades to stun guns and an array of ammunition. NBC's Tom Costello takes a look at the weapons found at Dulles International Airport. (TODAY)

Automatic spending cuts are set to kick in just days after Congress returns from a mid-February break. NBC's Danielle Leigh reports. (NBC News)

Dolan was the 500th puppy to go through the TSA bomb-sniffing program, and is named after one of the 3,000 people who died on 9/11. "It's wonderful," said Lisa Dolan, wife of the man who the dog is named after. "I know now that he's going to go out there and he's going to work." NBC's Tom Costello reports. (TODAY)

A puppy that became the 500th dog to go through the TSA training program at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio was named after one of the people who died on 9/11. NBC's Tom Costello reports. (Nightly News)

Eighteen months ago, we met Dolan, the puppy learning to sniff out explosives for the TSA's K9 boot camp. Now, Dolan has graduated and is heading to Maui to continue the bomb detection work of his namesake, Navy Captain Bob Dolan, who died on 9/11. NBC's Tom Costello reports. (TODAY)

The full-body scanners that have become a routine part of air travel are now being replaced by millimeter wave scanners in some of the nation's largest airports. NBC's Tom Costello reports. (Nightly News)

A video posted Monday on YouTube appears to show TSA agents testing passengers' drinks that had been purchased after passing through screening checkpoints. NBC's Tom Costello reports. (Nightly News)

A man from north Texas said TSA employees in Dallas insisted upon handling his wife's feeding tube and even swabbed it for explosives. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)