Travelers racing to catch a flight at U.S. airports no longer are required to remove their shoes during security screenings, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday. Noem said the end of ...

For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers may no longer have to take off their shoes during security screenings at certain U.S. airports.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday announced that all passengers going through airport security around the country will no longer have to take off their shoes.

A 20-year rule requiring airline passengers to take off their shoes before going through TSA security checks has been removed, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

For the first time since 2006, passengers at U.S. airports are allowed to keep their shoes on at security. “I like that rule,” said Mark Galimberti, who was flying from Pittsburgh to Seattle.

Noem said new screening technology is allowing them to get rid of the shoe removal policy that was introduced in 2006 over bombing concerns. The TSA will now use “multiple layers of screening,” ...

The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) is allowing people to keep their shoes on at airport security checkpoints.

Taking off your shoes and placing them in a bin has been the norm for flyers for nearly 20 years, but it won't be much longer.

TSA first implemented the no-shoes policy in 2006 after a passenger tried and failed to ignite a homemade shoe explosive on ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the change on Tuesday, saying it will enhance the travel experience while ...