TSA stops Alabama traveler for Civil War-era cannonballs in luggage

An Alabama traveler was stopped recently by TSA after checking luggage containing five Civil War-era cannonballs. Roll Tide.

If you’ve ever wondered whether one could—theoretically, of course— transport five stolen Civil War-era cannonballs by wrapping them in paper towels and stuffing them into checked luggage before boarding a flight, the answer is no. Whether you can bring them as a carry-on remains untested. But thanks to the folks at th