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Transportation Security Administration screeners check passengers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta last month. The TSA was created after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Just two months after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Congress established the Transportation Security Administration, eventually hiring some 50,000 airport screeners. Ten years and $40 billion later, screening has become a routine and often frustrating part of air travel. And some critics say the system still has holes.

An abandoned vehicle is stranded less than a mile away from the Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center in Hershey Pa. on Thursday.

Nearly 100,000 Told To Flee Flooding

Water from the Susquehanna River threatened people from New York to Maryland. Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee have dumped more rain across the Northeast, closing major highways and socking areas still recovering from Hurricane Irene.

A soda fountain in south Texas in the early 20th century. Modern mixologists are discovering old recipes and forgotten flavors of the soda fountain era.

In Soda Revival, Fizzy Taste Bubbles Up From The Past

Mixologists at cutting-edge restaurants around the country are digging up old recipes from the soda fountains of the past. The renaissance in beverages made with mineral water and unique blends of sweet syrups and bitters reflects a shift away from industrial soft drinks.

A motorboat passes a submerged pickup truck on Main Street in Washingtonville, N.Y., on Sunday following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Irene.

East Coast Starts To Add Up Irene's Economic Blow

It's still early to make exact pronouncements about how much damage Irene caused, and President Obama says the cleanup in many areas will be tough. But overall, the storm appears to have caused much less damage than forecasters said was possible.

Did The DEA Work With Mexico's Sinaloa Drug Cartel?

“To me that is by far the most interesting allegation made in this motion...because the motion makes representation that a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel was in fact promised immunity by the federal government,” said Lawrence Rosenthal, a law professor.

Eric Rebolledo, a repairman for AllTemp heating and air conditioning in Chicago, works on an air-conditioning unit on the roof of an apartment building. "I don't remember it being this hot for at least 10 years that I can recall," he says. "This is unusual, man, so it's gonna create some havoc with the air-conditioning systems."

Hot, Hotter, Hottest: Nation Sweats It Out

A combination of stagnant heat and humidity has prompted some type of heat advisory in more than 30 states. Temperatures will reach well into the 90s or even top 100 degrees in much of the U.S. Thursday and Friday — and overall temperatures are likely to be the hottest since 1950, one expert says.

Edie Falco with Embeth Davidtz in "3 Backyards."

Review: '3 Backyards'

More Than White Picket Fences

Drug War Critics Rally On 40th Anniversary

At rallies against the nation's longest war in San Diego and elsewhere, critics say Obama Administration's shift in approach is too little, and far too late.

Conservationists feared most of South Sudan's wildlife had been killed during more than two decades of civil war. But a survey several years ago found many animals had survived, including hundreds of thousands of white-eared kobs.

South Sudan Works To Aid Wildlife That Survived War

Two decades of civil war wiped out much of South Sudan's wildlife — but not all of it. Surprisingly, large herds of antelope and elephant remain. Now conservationists are tracking animals across the lush landscape to try to save them from poachers and the impact of development.

Orange County Soldier One of Five Killed in Iraq This Week

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