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Pepsi Beverages will pay $3.1 million to settle federal charges of race discrimination for using criminal background checks to screen out job applicants — even if they weren't convicted of a crime.

Old Dominion University's Board of Visitors approved a regulation Thursday that prohibits everyone except law enforcement officers from bringing a gun to campus buildings or events.

A British tabloid reported today that it had been handed documents about security arrangements for the London Olympics that were left on a train by a police officer.

 MoneyGram International has appointed Peter Caddigan vice president for global security and investigations.

The year 2011 was another banner year for employee theft in the United States, experiencing only a slight drop in frequency from the pace set in 2010, says a new report.

North Forest High School in Houston is requiring students to wear transparent backpacks after one student was shot recently.

The security director for the 2016 Olympic Games allegedly committed fraud when he occupied the same position during the Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro four years ago.

The City of Cincinnati's Public Safety Committee is considering a proposed ordinance aimed at combating scrap metal theft.

The National Association of Security Companies (NASCO) has named Roy Rahn Deputy Executive Director. 

NTI, a Washington-based group, has released a report ranking 32 countries on nuclear security.