Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 31: Actress Lee Grant is 100. Former CBS anchorman Dan Rather is 94. Folk singer Tom Paxton is 88. Actor Ron Rifkin ("Alias") is 87. Actress Sally Kirkland is 84. Actor ...

Although a short U.S. government shutdown would be unlikely to have much impact on air travel, a prolonged impasse could lead to disruptions for passengers and financial losses for businesses, ...