The Latest Politics TSA chief tells Congress unpaid airport workers face mounting hardships The acting chief of the Transportation Security Administration told lawmakers Wednesday of mounting hardships for unpaid TSA workers, with hundreds quitting since the DHS shutdown began last month. Meg Anderson National A shelter village provides a bridge to permanent housing Shelter villages offer temporary and private places for the unhoused to sleep and store belongings. One of the newest, The Bridge, opened recently in central Illinois. Emily Bollinger Sen. Cory Booker stood for 25 hours — now he takes a 'Stand' NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat of New Jersey, about Stand — his new book on American civic ideals — and his political future. Juana Summers National Travelers are facing the longest TSA wait times in history Wait times are exceeding four hours at some major airports, leading TSA officers to call out at rates of 40 to 50%, according to TSA Deputy Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill. Ayana Archie Arts & Life Stephen Colbert's next epic quest? Writing a new 'Lord of the Rings' movie The film will focus on chapters in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring that were left out of the first movie in the trilogy. Ivy Buck National Jury orders Meta and Google to pay woman $3 million in social media addiction trial The verdict marks the end of the first-ever jury trial over whether tech giants should be held accountable for social media addiction. It may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits. Bobby Allyn World For the first time in more than 1,400 years, Church of England gets a woman leader A new archbishop of Canterbury has been installed in a historic ceremony. Sarah Mullally is the 106th person to hold the job, and the first woman. Robbie Griffiths National Savannah Guthrie's first interview since mother Nancy vanished: 'I imagine her terror' Nearly two months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared, her daughter Savannah discusses the toll on her family in an emotional interview with her Today show colleague Hoda Kotb. Bill Chappell Books Books vs. movies: Why adapting a hit novel can be a real 'Hail Mary' For nearly as long as movies have been made, books have served as inspiration — for better or worse. Katie Campbell Health A leadership vacuum adds to strains on the CDC Low morale, staff turnover and budget issues have sapped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The administration is expected to soon name a new director, who will have their hands full. Pien Huang Prev 113 of 1649 Next Sponsored
Politics TSA chief tells Congress unpaid airport workers face mounting hardships The acting chief of the Transportation Security Administration told lawmakers Wednesday of mounting hardships for unpaid TSA workers, with hundreds quitting since the DHS shutdown began last month. Meg Anderson
National A shelter village provides a bridge to permanent housing Shelter villages offer temporary and private places for the unhoused to sleep and store belongings. One of the newest, The Bridge, opened recently in central Illinois. Emily Bollinger
Sen. Cory Booker stood for 25 hours — now he takes a 'Stand' NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat of New Jersey, about Stand — his new book on American civic ideals — and his political future. Juana Summers
National Travelers are facing the longest TSA wait times in history Wait times are exceeding four hours at some major airports, leading TSA officers to call out at rates of 40 to 50%, according to TSA Deputy Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill. Ayana Archie
Arts & Life Stephen Colbert's next epic quest? Writing a new 'Lord of the Rings' movie The film will focus on chapters in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring that were left out of the first movie in the trilogy. Ivy Buck
National Jury orders Meta and Google to pay woman $3 million in social media addiction trial The verdict marks the end of the first-ever jury trial over whether tech giants should be held accountable for social media addiction. It may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits. Bobby Allyn
World For the first time in more than 1,400 years, Church of England gets a woman leader A new archbishop of Canterbury has been installed in a historic ceremony. Sarah Mullally is the 106th person to hold the job, and the first woman. Robbie Griffiths
National Savannah Guthrie's first interview since mother Nancy vanished: 'I imagine her terror' Nearly two months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared, her daughter Savannah discusses the toll on her family in an emotional interview with her Today show colleague Hoda Kotb. Bill Chappell
Books Books vs. movies: Why adapting a hit novel can be a real 'Hail Mary' For nearly as long as movies have been made, books have served as inspiration — for better or worse. Katie Campbell
Health A leadership vacuum adds to strains on the CDC Low morale, staff turnover and budget issues have sapped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The administration is expected to soon name a new director, who will have their hands full. Pien Huang
