Nicholas George planned to brush up on his Arabic vocabulary during a flight in August from Philadelphia to California, where he was to start his senior year at Pomona College. So he carried some ...

The Transportation Security Administration is defending its treatment of a California college student who was detained at the Philadelphia airport after Arabic flash cards were found in his backpack.

PHILADELPHIA — A college student handcuffed at Philadelphia International Airport and questioned about his Arabic language flash cards is suing FBI agents, police officers and others.

This is an update on a story I mentioned in 2010 ("TSA Detains Possible Terrorist Armed With Flashcards"), and today's update shows that the government's contempt for the Fourth Amendment rages on ...

A former college student who sued three federal agents for detaining him for hours at an airport after he was found with Arabic language flashcards that included the words “bomb” and “terrorist” has ...

A former college student who was detained for several hours at an airport after he was found carrying Arabic language flashcards that included the words “bomb” and “terrorist” had his bid to sue ...