As Florida's Broward County school district announces a new policy to require students carry only clear backpacks, safety experts explain why the measure amounts to "security theater." (Photo: Getty) ...

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Next Saturday, more than 165,000 people are expected at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby. Backpacks, duffel bags and large purses have been banned from the track since 2002 — part of the ...

A member of the bomb squad inspects an object after a controlled detonation at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Police have blown up two unattended backpacks ...

Florida's Broward County school district — the sixth largest school district in the U.S. — announced this week that it will require students to carry clear backpacks to school next year. "The purpose ...