Should you lock in a CD now or wait?

Locking a portion of your money into a high-rate CD account can make sense this April. John Piekos/Getty Images Your savings strategy should incorporate multiple elements, but perhaps the most important one comes down to timing. And while that’s always critical to get right, it’s particularly important when considering a certificate of deposit (CD) account. … Read more

Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown

WASHINGTON — Air travelers are experiencing the highest wait times ever under the Transportation Security Administration, the agency’s acting head told Congress on Wednesday, as the latest offer to end a funding impasse and put restraints on President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda met fierce resistance. The TSA’s Ha Nguyen McNeill described the mounting hardships … Read more

Fliers navigate hours-long TSA wait times as Senate inches toward funding deal

Airports in some of the largest U.S. cities are reaching a breaking point as Congress shows signs of progress toward a deal to end the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security. CBS News’ Nicole Sganga and Taurean Small report. Source link

Senate Republicans move to reopen DHS with new plan, wait for Democratic buy-in

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans have landed on a funding framework for Homeland Security that they hope will end the shutdown. Now, they just need Senate Democrats to agree. The framework, which was developed over the weekend and finalized early this week, would reopen and fund most of the agency, … Read more

Getting ready to fly? Here are 3 ways to track TSA wait times at airports.

Wondering how early to get to the airport as some TSA officers call out sick during a partial government shutdown? There are a few ways for passengers to check security checkpoint wait times before their flights. Security lines are growing longer at some airports, with almost 12% of the TSA’s roughly 50,000 officers calling out sick on … Read more

Some travelers navigate TSA wait times as long as 6 hours as ICE agents are sent to airports

In Houston, some travelers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport dealt with wait times as long as six hours amid TSA staffing shortages. Meanwhile, security lines at Atlanta’s airport extended all the way outside of the terminal. The Trump administration has deployed ICE and other DHS agents to 14 U.S. airports. Source link

TSA wait times stretch up to 6 hours as ICE and other Homeland Security agents deployed to 14 airports

The Trump administration deployed ICE and other Homeland Security agents to 14 of the nation’s airports on Monday to help shuttle passengers through overcrowded TSA checkpoints. In one airport, the security line wait-time was up to six hours.  The agents are filling in for TSA officers in some places due to mass call-outs during the … Read more

Worried travelers arrive extra early to wait in huge security lines

Worried travelers arrive extra early to wait in huge security lines – CBS News Watch CBS News With no deal to end the partial government shutdown in sight, growing security lines at many airports often take more time to get through than the flight itself. Nicole Sganga reports. Source link