Every frequent flyer has a version of the same story. You shuffle forward in the security line, shoes off, laptop out, jacket ...

If you've flown recently, you may have seen them: new scanning booths that produce full-body images of airline passengers in order to detect hidden weapons, liquids, narcotics and other contraband.

Before they were removed following an outcry over privacy, backscatter X-ray security scanners at airports also raised worries among some travelers and scientists about exposure to potentially harmful ...

If you're pregnant and worried about the safety of those full-body scanners at the airport, you can rest easy. These scanners, which first emerged in US airports after the attempted terrorist attack ...

Body scanners have been a part of getting through airports for decades now, but they have long raised concerns about the ...

Remember all the outrage when the TSA began using full-body scanners at the airport? Well, now they’re quietly pulling the plug. Here’s the story behind the story: Full-body scanners became big news ...

CHICAGO — Just in time for holiday travel, Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport is receiving a new type of body scanner that should help speed up the lines at security checkpoints and that displays ...

The Transportation Security Administration says the scanners that used a low-dose X-ray will be gone by June because the company that makes them can’t fix the privacy issues. The other airport body ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Before they were removed following an outcry over privacy, backscatter X-ray security scanners at airports also ...

Those airport scanners with their all-too revealing body images will soon be going away. The Transportation Security Administration says the scanners that used a low-dose X-ray will be gone by June ...