WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- The number of items seized from travelers by security agents at 800 U.S. airports has plummeted since 2005, USA Today reported Friday.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. transportation officials, ramping up anti-terror efforts, said background checks would be made on more than 1 million aviation workers starting in January.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- As the United States approaches its busiest travel days of the year, the government is urging air travelers to do a better job packing their carry-on bags.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Federal officials say they won't relax a new policy mandating government background checks for sales clerks, waiters and janitors at U.S. airports.

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. government shut down a scanning machine that allowed Orlando, Fla., airline passengers to keep their shoes on after it failed a recent test.

ATLANTA, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The holiday weekend will mean big deals at airport contraband resale shops across the country, including a surplus warehouse in Atlanta.

WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is moving ahead with plans to buy 200 liquid explosive detectors for the country's biggest airports this summer.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- New X-ray passenger screening machines headed for U.S. airports will no longer display detailed body parts to airport screeners.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. program to pre-register frequent fliers for faster airport check-in may never get off the ground because of rising costs, USA Today reports.