Airport wait times improve as TSA agents begin to get paychecks

Travelers have faced hours-long security lines and missed flights as a partial government shutdown has continued for weeks. Wait times for security lines at major U.S. airports appeared to be decreasing Monday as the Transportation Security Administration began paying its beleaguered workforce, delivering a reprieve to travelers who had contended with hours-long lines and missed flights during a partial government shutdown that has stretched for weeks.