Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now in the midst of a partial shutdown as lawmakers have yet to agree on a plan to fund the agency. Obviously, this could have ripple effects ...

It could be another slow go at airport security checkpoints this weekend as the partial federal government shutdown hits the one-month mark.

Travelers at IAH and Hobby Airport should expect long security lines due to TSA staffing shortages. Arriving early and being prepared can help you breeze through security and stay on schedule.

The reversal came in the wake of criticism by elected leaders and travelers.

As security wait times at some airports extend beyond an hour, many travellers are finding themselves in a stressful predicament, missing their flights while still waiting in Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening lines.

Airports are struggling to keep up as 50,000 TSA agents are working without pay, leading to a surge in call-outs. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.