Saturday, November 14, 2026

Top Stories: What halted thousands of US flights? Probe focuses on a single router

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said work on an individual router being done by contractor L3Harris led to the air traffic shutdown. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Flight delays, cancellations persist Saturday after FAA ground stop

Transportation secretary says ground stop began with a contractor replacing copper wire with fiber at one site. Thousands of flights are delayed. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Sat Nov 14 2026

 
People rest in a hallway at Newark Liberty International Airport after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted a nationwide ground stop issued earlier due to "extraordinary circumstances and safety reasons," following reports of serious air traffic control communication issues, Newark, New Jersey, US, November 14, 2026.

Transportation secretary says ground stop began with a contractor replacing copper wire with fiber at one site. Thousands of flights are delayed.

US senator-elect James Talarico (D-TX) waves during the "What's Next" post-midterm election conference by the Democratic Party in Denver, Colorado, US, November 12, 2026.
 

'Slapping Trump's name on it.' Democrats pitch Trump on working together

 

With two years left in President Donald Trump's second term, some Democrats suggest appealing to his desire to leave a legacy as they try to pass new bills.

US Sen. Dan Sullivan (L) and Democrat Mary Peltola (R) are in a tight race for Alaska's US Senate seat.
 

Alaska Senate race still uncalled, Dem Peltola's lead expands

 

Democrat Mary Peltola is leading by four points against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in the latest estimates in the uncalled Alaska Senate race.

An American Cruise Lines passenger ship that was docked lays sideways in the Mississippi River after a tanker ship collided with it in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Nov. 13, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.
 

'Miracle on the Mississippi': No one missing in ship collision, mayor says

 

A tanker collided with a docked riverboat on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Nov. 13, prompting a water rescue effort.

"The science tells me I can live a long time now," says Richard Graham, pictured.
 

This is the secret to aging well, according to these 80-year-olds

 

Two 80-somethings participated in the inaugural longevity competition the Super Age Games. They have plenty of insight.

Florence Pugh, left, Anne Hathaway and Colman Domingo are among the most in-demand actors working today.
 

Anne Hathaway and Robert Pattinson are in every movie now. Here's why.

 

Tom Holland, Pedro Pascal and Olivia Colman are inescapable at the multiplex this year. Here's where you'll see them next.

Former President Joe Biden speaks on June 5, 2026, in Sioux Falls, SD.
 

Biden settles scores in memoir. Were there 'two Donald Trumps'?

 

From his 'obligation' to run in 2024 to the pleasures of being an ex-president in Biden's book. (Think Amtrak.)

Ben Mora, host of "Interior Motives."
 

What does your bedroom say about you? This YouTuber knows the answer

 

Getting fired from the Bernie Sanders campaign was the best thing that happened to Ben Mora, who now hosts the internet game show “Interior Motives.”

Members of the New York City Fire Department and first responders work at the scene one day after a building collapsed in Brooklyn in New York on Nov. 12, 2026. New York City's fire department reported Thursday that more victims had been found after a three-story residential building collapsed a day earlier, raising the death toll to at least six, with 19 injured. Search efforts were continuing in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, the agency said, with approximately 250
 firefighters and rescue workers deployed to the site.
 

'Where is my wife?': Building collapse survivors recall a horrific day

 

Neighbors felt the shaking for months. Now families of 8 killed in a Brooklyn collapse, with roots across four countries, mourn and demand answers.

Stranded passengers wait at Cancun International Airport after aircraft at Mexican airports with US-bound flights were asked to stay on the ground until US aviation authorities authorize flights to resume, in Cancun, Mexico, November 13, 2026.
 

Thousands were stranded at America's airports. What went wrong?

 

Homeland security officials say the FAA system failed because new technology overwhelmed the agency's older infrastructure.

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