• Assange granted conditional bail.
• If at first you don't succeed: South Korea back to holding live-fire artillery drills on disputed Yeonpyeong island.
• DOJ files civil suit against nine companies related to BP oil spill.

Get ready for your close up! It looks like Austin-Bergstrom is set to be the 10th Texas airport to install those infamous full-body scanners (accompanied by pat-downs)! more ›

American Airlines' new daily nonstop between New York City's JFK Airport and Austin-Bergstrom starts July 2nd. The AUS-JFK leg departs at 9:35 a.m. and lands at 2:30 p.m., while the returning flight from JFK-AUS leaves at 3:40 p.m. and gets back here at 6:50 p.m. Like most of their domestic flights, this one will be flown on an MD-80 plane. more ›

The latest Airport Service Quality passenger survey ranks Austin-Bergstrom International Airport the best airport in North America. more ›

• U.S. envoy's N. Korea trip brings no commitment on nuclear talks.
• Defense Secretary Robert Gates predicts new sanctions against Iran.
• Obama garners rare unified praise for Nobel speech.

Bloomberg reports that Virgin America, Richard Branson's sexy low-cost domestic airline, is considering Austin as a possible city to add to its dozen or so destinations. The company, whose hub is in San Francisco, mostly services California and the East Coast, and recently added Fort Lauderdale as its tenth market. more ›

Discount airliner VivaAerobus, which launched last year amidst a splashy ad campaign touting flights to Cancun for less than ten bucks, announced today that it is axing all flights to and from Austin at the end of the month and abandoning the city altogether. more ›

Making bomb jokes at the security checkpoint at ABIA is not a bright idea. 50-year-old woman charged with impersonating an officer to steal a stereo. Federal judge in Houston pleads guilty to obstruction of justice, retires from bench; now he doesn't have to face trial over sexual abuse accusations. Car accident this morning on E. 51st Street leaves one driver dead and another injured. Gov. Perry picky about which parts of the stimulus package he plans to accept. Spansion announces layoffs. Two State Reps propose changes for state schools. more ›

State Board of Education holding a hearing today in Austin on the teaching of evolution. In these troubled economic times, don't our state legislators deserve to spend $140,000 on chandeliers and expensive granite countertops for their members-only lounge? Progress Coffee is selling food for donations tomorrow (from 6:30am-7pm); all proceeds will go to Bread for the World and Capital Area Food Bank. Family security lanes now in use at ABIA. Federal officials holding a hearing on the South Texas border fence. Seven Katy varsity cheerleaders indicted for hazing charges. Will Smith and Tony Romo stopped by a pep rally at Lake Highlands High School yesterday. more ›

In the last week there have been not one but two arrests at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport for attempts to pass through security with a weapon. Though Texans sure love their handguns, the Transportation Safety Administration isn’t having it. more ›