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The Department of Transportation wants to formally ban in-flight phone calls. 

A recent study said that almost three-quarters or 70 percent of all Internet of Things (IoT) devices are vulnerable to hacking.

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation designed to curb the number of sexual assaults on college campuses.

Two large airline trade groups are suing the TSA over how it collects higher federal security fees on airline tickets.

 The body of a boy of unknown nationality was found in the wheel well of an American C-130 aircraft after it landed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. 

International aviation officials agreed to form a task force aimed at better coordinating government security information to prevent another airliner from getting shot down like Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.

Hilton announced an initiative that will let guests access their rooms using their smartphones instead of key cards.

The Massachusetts Senate voted to pass a bill that makes it illegal for employers and school administrators to demand access to employees’, applicants’, and students’ social media accounts.

 At most colleges, campus police refer students involved in alcohol-related incidents to school officials for discipline rather than taking legal action, according to a study of 343 U.S. schools. 

 A federal judge has declared that one of the District’s principal gun control laws is unconstitutional.