AIRPORT SCREENING -  It's a special kind of underwear - with a strategically placed fig leaf design - and a Colorado man says it'll get you through the airport screeners with your dignity intact. Jeff Buske says his invention uses a powdered metal that protects people's privacy when undergoing medical or security screenings. Buske of Las Vegas, Nev.-Rocky Flats Gear says the underwear's inserts are thin and conform to the body's contours, making it difficult to hide anything beneath them. The mix of tungsten and other metals do not set off metal detectors. The men's design has the fig leaf, while the one for women comes in the shape of clasped hands. It's unclear whether it would lead to an automatic, more intrusive pat down by federal Transportation Security Administration officials.

A LIKELY STORY - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Soldiers accused of breaking into a Colorado medical marijuana dispensary and then accidentally locking themselves inside told police they planned to destroy the marijuana - not smoke or sell it.
The Gazette in Colorado Springs reports a police affidavit says two of the three Fort Carson soldiers told officers they were trying to steal the marijuana so they could get rid of it. Officers were on an unrelated call at a nearby business around 2 a.m. when they heard someone banging on glass inside the dispensary. The three were arrested on second-degree burglary charges.

POWER VEGANS - It seems that more and more celebrities and executives are becoming vegans. In case you're wondering, a vegan (pronounced VEE-gun) is someone who, for various reasons, chooses to avoid using or consuming animal products. While vegetarians choose not to use flesh foods, vegans also avoid dairy and eggs, as well as fur, leather, wool, down, and cosmetics or chemical products tested on animals. Bill Clinton recently showed of his lean vegan physique at daughter Chelsea's wedding. Power bosses Steve Wynn, Mort Zuckerman, and Russell Simmons are now vegans. Ford Chairman Bill Ford, Twitter founder Biz Stone, and Whole Foods CEO John Mackey are vegans. Some of the newer converts include ex-NBA star John Salley, Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez, former NHL brawler Georges Laraque, pro poker player Daniel Negreanu, and (less recently) pop star and part-time amateur bodybuilder Madonna. My two favorite celebrity vegans are Mike Tyson and Alec Baldwin. Yes, Mike Tyson, a man who once chewed on a human ear, is now vegan. But in my book, Alec Baldwin takes top honors. Because Alec has found a way to be both vegan and fat at the same time.