TSA has confirmed that perspiration can cause Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) machines to alarm, which may require a pat-down.

As travelers complain about a new, more aggressive pat-down procedure implemented at airports, security experts say it may be necessary to thwart possible terrorist threats on airplanes. The ...

She was scanned with a wand and quickly patted down. The uproar about a video recently posted on YouTube, which depicts a TSA agent at a New Orleans airport giving a similar pat-down to a 6-year-old ...

When Barbara Leary went through the full-body scanner at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport recently, her hip replacements set off the alarm. She was directed to another line, where she underwent a ...