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Air travel started picking up across the U.S. before Memorial Day, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain flew cross-country and has tips for what to expect.

The Transportation Security Administration announced a series of new rules for summer travelers to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Five hundred people who work for the Transportation Security Administration have tested positive for COVID-19, including four people who died from the disease, the agency said Wednesday. Of the 500 who tested positive, 208 TSA employees recovered from the illness, the agency said in a statement. Almost 40 percent of positive cases were found in employees working in the three major…

The nation’s airports are warning of chaos for passengers if the White House doesn’t postpone the looming Real ID deadline, NBC News reports.

A Massachusetts woman has filed a class action lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Transportation Security Administration. Rebecca Brown says she had taken about $82,000 in cash from her father’s Pennsylvania home and was bringing it to Massachusetts because the time had come for her to take charge of his finances. The money was confiscated before her flight…

Transportation Security Administration agents are finding more guns than ever before in carry-on bags at airport checkpoints nationwide, according to TSA data obtained by NBC 7 Investigates.

A man’s day went down the toilet when her “rolled” up to one of the security checkpoints at Newark Liberty International Airport earlier this week.

A U.S. appeals court says travelers can sue the government over mistreatment by federal airport screeners because the agents can act like law enforcement officers, including when they conduct invasive searches.

The man said he was returning from active duty and wanted to keep the missile launcher as a souvenir.

With the government shutdown continuing to drag on, one area organization isn’t waiting for federal workers to reach out for help. Instead, the Chicago Food Depository is taking matters into its own hands and taking the help to them.

One area organization isn’t waiting for federal workers to reach out for help, as the Chicago Food Depository will take matters into its own hands. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the story. 

As the government shutdown continues to drag on, TSA screeners at O’Hare International Airport are still required to show up for work, even as they continue to go without paychecks.

Local TSA agents are feeling the pinch because of the government shutdown, and NBC 5’s Ash-har Quraishi has the latest on what it all means for travellers. 

A routine TSA screening turned into a dance battle after a young boy showed off his moves as he passed through a checkpoint at Newark Airport.

The TSA is implementing new scanners for carry-on bags that utilizes 3D images of contents to help TSA agents identify packed items. The scanners will allow passengers to keep electronics and liquids inside their carry-on bags while they’re being scanned. The TSA plans to install up to 40 of the new scanners in airports around the country before the end…

A federal appeals court is being asked to decide whether to place limits on the government’s ability to search electronic devices at airports.

The Transportation Security Administration is rolling out new and stronger screening methods for carry-on baggages at airports across the United States.

If the Trump administration gets its way, U.S. citizens boarding international flights will have to submit to a face scan, a plan privacy advocates call an ill-advised step toward a surveillance state. The Department of Homeland Security says it’s the only way to successfully expand a program that tracks nonimmigrant foreigners. They have been required by law since 2004 to...