And while much of the current focus is on airplane safety, air traffic control shortages and IT breakdowns amid a flurry of ...

The Transportation Security Administration did not officially start requiring travelers to take off their shoes at the airport until August 2006. That was nearly five years after Richard Reid unsucces ...

In her book, Karen Swanson takes a look at Toni “Tomboy” Stone, the first woman (and the first Black woman) to break into professional baseball taking over Hank Aaron`s roster spot. In ...

Covering your luggage in plastic might give you some peace of mind, but doubts remain about how effective it really is.

The TSA no longer requires travelers to remove their shoes at security checkpoints. Passengers must still adhere to the 3.4-ounce liquid limit and present valid identification. TSA PreCheck offers ...

There's some good news for travelers going through TSA screening areas at Jacksonville International Airport: your shoes can stay on. Here's why.

Reid, a British-born al-Qaeda terrorist, tried to blow up a Miami-bound American Airlines flight from Paris on Dec. 22, 2001, by igniting a fuse connected to powerful explosives stashed in his left ...

Could it be real? Did the TSA actually remove its almost 20-year shoes-off requirement for airport security checkpoints?

Now that the much-hated "shoes off" policy has been officially ended, Bruce Schneier sees other parts of the TSA's "security theater" that serve little to no purpose.

The TSA’s controversial shoe removal rule, introduced after a 2001 failed bombing attempt, is finally being phased out after ...

TSA screened nearly 3.1 million travelers at US airports on Sunday, June 22, making it the busiest single day in the agency’s history.