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WASHINGTON — Travelers who haven’t obtained a REAL ID by this week’s deadline received assurances from the head of Homeland Security that they will be able to fly after additional identity checks. Her ...

When it comes to phone security, Face ID and fingerprint scanning are common biometric measures. But one comes out on top as ...

In recent weeks, the combination of spring break travel and the month-long government shutdown have increased wait-times at airports across the nation, but even travelers without REAL ID can take ...

Do you have REAL ID yet? If the answer is no, and if you plan to fly anywhere in 2026, be ready to pay $45 to get through airport security. But as of Feb. 1, a new TSA policy may require you to pay a ...

It's a nightmare for any traveler: getting to the airport and not having their ID. For many Americans, a version of that headache will become a reality starting today when the federal government ...

Next week, Americans will be barred from flying with driver's licenses that haven't been upgraded to Real IDs. The deadline has been decades in the making, but as the years have passed, experts are ...

Thousands of Brevard County residents are among those without a "Real ID-compliant" driver license or state-issued identification card — meaning they will face added hurdles if they want to take a ...

The U.S. government is now enforcing the use of Real ID, which requires users to have federally compliant identification to board flights, among other uses. The Real ID is a product of the Real ID Act ...