The possibility that terrorists will attack the US has now diminished to the point where the Department of Homeland Security has lowered the terror threat assessment level a notch -- down from Orange to Yellow. Ironically, the move came on the very day when two commercial passenger aircraft were targeted by bomb threats.

Jeez, what does it take to get through airport security these days? First, they want you to take off your shoes. Then they want you to take off your belt. But when Kent Hoffman showed up at the security checkpoint leading to Louis Armstrong International Airport's passenger concourses Tuesday wearing nothing but a smile, he might have gone just a little too far. The 34-year old man from Springfield (MO) was naked as a jaybird when he arrived at the Concourse C checkpoint, just before 5:00 am Tuesday morning.

Mesaba has published the following statment in anticipation of possible labor issues that could be taking place as you read this. "We are continuing our negotiations with our pilots' union and remain committed to the goals of reaching agreement on a new contract and continuing operations. In order to focus our full attention on negotiations and our operations, we will have no further comment on the status of discussions or related matters. "As a precaution, we have advised Northwest Airlines that we have pre-cancelled a small number of flights scheduled to operate this evening. Passengers holding tickets on Mesaba flights (Northwest Airlink flight numbers 2700-3699) scheduled to depart after 4 p.m. CST (5 p.m. EST) should call Northwest Airlines at 1-800-225-2525 to check th