Travelers may no longer be required to remove shoes before boarding a plane

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press Business Writer
For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers may no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at certain U.S. airports.
The Transportation Security Administration is looking to abandon the additional security step that has for years bedeviled anyone passing through U.S airports, according to media reports.
FILE – In this Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, file photo, a belt and shoes sit in a trays with advertisin