TSA finds gun-shaped toilet paper roller in bag at Newark Liberty Airport

Transportation Security Administration agents at New Jersey's Newark Liberty Airport uncovered a more decorative than deadly item when they checked a passenger's carry-on.

Capital plan cash infusion bolsters $23B road plan

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration says it will put more than $3.7 billion into highway construction next year alone. 

FBI: Nothing suspicious about all those Americans who died in the Dominican Republic

The State Department says FBI toxicology reports on the mysterious deaths of U.S. tourists in the Dominican Republic showed no evidence inconsistent with the island nation's findings of natural causes.   

Safety board: Boeing should reconsider pilots' response time

Pilots flying the two Boeing 737 Max jets that crashed in the past year were bombarded by multiple warnings that the flights were going dangerously wrong.

British Airways cancels ‘nearly 100 percent’ of flights as pilots go on strike

British Airways said Monday it has canceled almost all its flights for 48 hours, affecting as many as 195,000 travelers, due to a strike by pilots over pay.

Counterfeit alcohol, sometimes containing jet fuel, is a growing concern for tourists

(THE CONVERSATION) The news about the tragic deaths of several American tourists in the Dominican Republic in May 2019 has created an outcry and a media frenzy. As of June 30, there were at least nine deaths with similar circumstances in the past few months. The FBI and Dominican authorities are investigating, and one theory is that alcohol was the cause of these deaths.

FedEx can now get you a passport in just 24-hours

The summer is here and FedEx wants to make sure that traveling abroad is easier than ever.