Tag: Travel

Restrictions on allowable exports and re-exports will also be lifted, but not for agricultural products. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

National Security

Obama administration eases trade, travel rules for Cuba

Nicole Duran · January 26, 2016 8:20 pm

The transportation agency will terminate all Metro rail services at 11 p.m. Friday and remain closed through Saturday and Sunday. (AP Photo)

Metro to shut down all weekend

Anna Giaritelli · January 21, 2016 10:44 pm

Congress has since requested a report from the Obama administration on who is receiving those visa waivers. (AP Photo/ Nick Ut )

DHS: Iran travel could be exempt from tighter visa rules

Curt Mills · January 21, 2016 7:56 pm

The language in the spending bill potentially tightening travel rules on whose who have visited Iran prompted Iran to warn that its implementation could make the U.S. run afoul of its commitments under the nuclear deal. (AP file photo/Patrick Semansky)

State: Tougher travel rules could be waived for Iran

Pete Kasperowicz · December 21, 2015 9:40 pm

People flocking to see "The Force Awakens," the much-anticipated seventh installment in the "Star Wars" series, will first have to sit through an ad from the federal government warning about the dangers of drunk driving. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Government using ‘Star Wars’ to send warning on drunk driving

Daniel Chaitin · December 17, 2015 8:33 pm

According to campaign spokesman Doug Watts, Carson's week-long trip was cancelled due to "significant security concerns." The 2016 hopeful was supposed to embark on the trip two days after Christmas, with stops in Nigeria, Kenya and Zambia on the docket. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP)

Carson cancels Africa trip over ‘security concerns’

Al Weaver · December 17, 2015 4:29 pm

"At approximately 7 p.m., four Secret Service Special Agents, while on official duty in New Hampshire, were involved in a serious motor vehicle accident. They were struck by another vehicle that had crossed the double yellow lines," Clancy said. (AP file photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Secret Service sued for withholding data on security costs

Anna Giaritelli · November 25, 2015 1:14 am

The State Department issued an alert Monday evening, bumping up its message to Americans traveling abroad from a "caution" to an "alert." Among other things, that alert told people to check with local authorities and monitor local media sources in times of emergency. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

National Security

State admits: New travel alert filled with old advice

Pete Kasperowicz · November 24, 2015 9:44 pm

Americans traveling to Cuba could see huge impovements.Â (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

National Security

Cuba sees eased travel to U.S. by year’s end

Anna Giaritelli · November 11, 2015 3:41 am

China has unveiled a new hotline enabling citizens to report people they suspect of being foreign agents, according to a report in the state-owned Jilin Daily.Â (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Traveling to China? Watch out

Rudy Takala · November 3, 2015 6:17 pm

"While I cannot talk about the specifics in this setting, I am able to say ... that the test results were disappointing and troubling,"Â John Roth said of airport security across the U.S. (AP Photo)

Watchdog slams TSA: ‘Layers of security simply missing’

Pete Kasperowicz · November 3, 2015 4:38 pm

The authorization for highway and transit spending is set to expire at the end of October following its latest $8 billion bailout in July.Â (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Don’t make the highway funding problem worse

Michael Sargent · October 5, 2015 5:00 am