Nov 20 - By Associated Press
Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.

Nov 11 - By Associated Press
Prosecutors have begun investigating whether to charge ex-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and a photographer for a scuffle at Los Angeles International Airport.
Nov 4 - By Associated Press
The Federal Aviation Administration has determined a runway incursion at Los Angeles International Airport last week was minor.
Oct 26 - By Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press Writer
The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday a runway incursion put a taxiing jet about 82 feet from a departing airliner — less than half the separation required by aviation rules.
Oct 19 - By Associated Press
A $1 billion plan to upgrade the Los Angeles International Airport's international terminal has been approved.
Aug 6 - By Associated Press
A suspected bird strike shortly after takeoff forced a Northwest Airlines flight to make an emergency landing Sunday at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, officials said. No one was injured.
May 18 - By Anthony Mccartney, AP Entertainment Writer
A lawyer for the man accused of killing Dolla acknowledged that his client pulled the trigger Wednesday, but said he did it in self-defense.

May 17 - By Associated Press
A small but widely felt aftershock jolted the Los Angeles region Tuesday, two days after a magnitude-4.7 earthquake struck. An apartment building in Long Beach was evacuated due to roof damage but there were no reports of serious injuries.
May 11 - By Associated Press
Authorities say a metal baggage container was sucked into an engine of a Boeing 747 at Los Angeles International Airport.
May 5 - By Raquel Maria Dillon, Associated Press Writer
A man was charged Tuesday with smuggling songbirds into the United States by hiding more than a dozen of them in an elaborate, custom-tailored pair of leggings during a flight from Vietnam to Los Angeles.
Feb 12 - By Associated Press
Authorities say fuel transfer problems prompted an Air Pacific jetliner to return to Los Angeles International Airport.
Jan 29 - By Associated Press
JetBlue says it will go forward with a plan to serve Los Angeles International Airport beginning in June.

Jan 15 - By Associated Press
Authorities detained Johnny Knoxville on Thursday for allegedly bringing an inert grenade into Los Angeles International Airport. After security screeners spotted the grenade in the "Jackass" star's carry-on luggage, a bomb squad determined it lacked a firing pin or explosive. Police say Knoxville was later released and allowed to board an American Airlines flight to Miami.
Jan 9 - By Associated Press
A motorist with more than a dozen guns — two of them loaded — and nearly 1,000 rounds of ammunition in his pickup truck was arrested Friday at a vehicle checkpoint as he entered Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.

Dec 3 - By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Writer
Federal prosecutors are seeking yet another sentencing for an al-Qaida-trained terrorist convicted of plotting to bomb Los Angeles airport at the turn of the millennium — this time without credit for helping to convict a fellow terrorist.

Sep 12 - By Raquel Maria Dillon, Associated Press Writer
Cameras flashing and films rolling, a crowd of paparazzi surrounded a police escort, trying to get the perfect shot of Britney Spears' little sister as she left the Los Angeles International Airport.

Sep 11 - By Anthony Mccartney, AP Entertainment Writer
Kanye West's notoriously fickle temper boiled over Thursday, resulting in his arrest for apparently helping smash a paparazzo's camera on the floor at Los Angeles International Airport.

Sep 11 - By Associated Press
Kanye West and one of his bodyguards were arrested Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport after an altercation with paparazzi in which the rapper allegedly smashed a camera on the floor.
Sep 10 - By Associated Press
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is in Iraq for meetings with U.S. commanders.

Sep 3 - By Associated Press
Mackenzie Phillips was charged Wednesday with felony possession of drugs for allegedly carrying narcotics at Los Angeles International Airport.
Sep 2 - By Associated Press
An American Airlines jet has landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport after apparently blowing a tire during takeoff for Toronto.

Aug 27 - By Associated Press
Former teen star Mackenzie Phillips has been charged with felony possession of drugs after she was allegedly found carrying narcotics at Los Angeles International Airport.

Jul 31 - By Robert Jablon, Associated Press Writer
Passengers were evacuated by inflatable chutes Tuesday after a Honolulu-bound airliner made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport because someone smelled smoke in the cabin.

Jul 2 - By James Beltran, Associated Press Writer
Several flights were grounded at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday after a man claimed to be a terrorist and made a bomb threat, police said.
Jun 23 - By Associated Press
An American Airlines plane carrying 180 passengers made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday after a pilot reported smoke and the smell of fuel in the cockpit, and officials said there were no injuries.