The TSA’s unplanned absence rate on Monday was more than double that on the same day a year ago. As the partial government shutdown extended into its 24th day, airports and passengers are feeling the impact. WSJ's Jason Bellini reports.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have introduced proposals to restrict stock buybacks. WSJ’s Ken Brown explains the basics of buybacks and the economics of the plans. Illustration: Laura Kammermann

Visitors to a popular museum at the Grand Canyon in Arizona over the past two decades have been exposed to radiation from uranium coming from three paint buckets, the park’s safety manager has claimed in a sensational email to staff.

Emmanuel Bilodeau, whose family is at the centre of a measles outbreak in Canada, has revealed he didn’t vaccinate his children because of fears about autism.

A Facebook post has revealed Malia Obama, daughter of the former US President, has political convictions of her own.