After years of reminders, the REAL ID requirement is upon us, well most of us. Starting this Wednesday, May 7, most U.S. adults will need a REAL ID to board federally regulated commercial aircraft ...

By Christine Chung and Debra Kamin For years, the U.S. government has been warning travelers that they will soon need to show a Real ID at airport security, only to keep pushing back the deadline.

The Real ID deadline is in three weeks. So, it would probably help to know whether or not you have a Real ID driver's license already. Starting May 7 of this year, people 18 years old and older ...