Weeks without pay: TSA workers at Atlanta’s airport say they’re selling plasma, sleeping in cars as staffing shortages worsen. Credits: AP| Ben Hendren/AJC
In Atlanta, chef Ali Mesghali — the owner and founder of Rumi’s Kitchen — celebrates Nowruz, the Persian New Year, as war wages on his homeland of Iran.
Travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport faced up to 4-hour TSA lines during the shutdown, with delays stretching outside terminals.