Just days before airport security checkpoints will require Real IDs or passports for anyone 18 or older flying in the U.S., ...

May 7 is the implementation date for when REAL IDs will be needed to fly domestically, but the identification can be obtained any time.

According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the May 7 deadline is only the federal enforcement date meaning citizens can still obtain a Star ID afterwards.

After the REAL ID law becomes enforceable on May 7, it may be harder, and for some, impossible, to fly without a compliant ...