January 4, 2009 - You're traveling by train. Suddenly, it slows and comes to an unscheduled stop. Armed, uniformed men come aboard with dogs. They question passengers, search luggage and remove one of your fellow travelers for further interrogation. Is this some Cold War-era movie? Nope. It’s New Year's Eve on an Amtrak train in California.

WASHINGTON - January 3, 2009 - AirTran Airways apologized Friday to nine Muslims kicked off a New Year's Day flight to Florida after other passengers reported hearing a suspicious remark about airplane security. One of the passengers said the confusion started at Reagan National Airport just outside Washington, D.C., when he talked about the safest place to sit on an airplane.

BELLEVILLE, Illinois - December 31, 2008 - The city of Belleville and a Belleville police officer are being sued by a man who claims he was wrongfully arrested and charged with falsely impersonating a police officer after wearing a T-shirt with the word “POLICE” written across the front and back.

December 30, 2008 - Count Washington Redskins season-ticket holder Rick Cable as a big supporter of the NFL’s new Fan Code of Conduct.

PHOENIX, Arizona - December 30, 2008 - Brutis the cat is back home with his owner after going through a bit of a pickle. He had been stuck in a neighbor's tree for nine days, according to the owner.

LONDON, England - December 29, 2008 - Schools have installed CCTV cameras and microphones in classrooms to watch and listen to pupils as young as four.

SALEM, Oregon - December 29, 2008 - A year ago, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced it had demonstrated that a new way to pay for roads - via a mileage tax and satellite technology - could work.