An international flight from Paris to Charlotte, N.C., was diverted Tuesday after a passenger claimed to have a device surgically implanted inside her.

Cruise ship industry institutes new security and safety rules, including more physical access controls, after accident in which captain is still under house arrest.

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in California provides public transportation for more than 140,000 passengers a day. The VTA has approximately 1,700 employees supporting three bus divisions and a light rail division. The transportation system consists of about 600 low-floor buses that service 326 square miles of urbanized area daily and a light rail system which operates more than 100 low-floor light rail vehicles across 42.2 miles of rail.

Not surprisingly, the conversation about TSA privatization or opt out of federal run passenger and baggage screening usually focuses around four major concerns: customer service, customer complaint, wait time and staffing flexibility.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced several new measures that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is taking to help ensure that passengers traveling by bus are as safe as possible.

Amtrak launched a program to help bolster the railroad’s own safety, using that base as a source of information and security.