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Flights are halted at airports across the United States

International News November 13, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon because of communications problems at regional air traffic control centers. The FAA notice said the ground stop was being imposed “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there is a communications issue affecting the 22 regional air traffic control centers that direct planes en route between airports nationwide. He said FAA technicians are investigating. This is the first nationwide ground stop since January 2023 ...

Microsoft reports progress as it works to recover email and other services in a global outage

Business News November 13, 2026

Microsoft said progress is being made in bringing its popular workplace software back online as a global outage enters its second day, disrupting business communications, police emergency calls, court operations and AI tools. The outage, which affected a wide range of Microsoft 365 services including Outlook, Teams and AI assistant Copilot, left many complaining they couldn't access their emails. Microsoft indicated that it was making some headway as it tried to restore services, in fresh updates posted Friday on social media. “We’re seeing encouraging recovery progress, with ...

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Liberty woman scammed out of thousands

Local News November 13, 2026

LIBERTY - A Liberty woman realized she was out thousands of dollars after a phone call concluded with a mysterious individual, according to a police report. A Liberty officer spoke with a woman Nov. 5 about being scammed out of $2,000 days prior, and she explained to the officer that she had received an email from someone she knew, with the email containing pictures of acquaintances. The report states the woman was rerouted to an unknown domain upon clicking the image, and the IP address warned her that she was locked out of her cell phone and her laptop was hacked, with a number being ...

7,500-pound Christmas tree arrives downtown

Local News November 13, 2026

The 2026 official Christmas tree for downtown Youngstown arrived in Central Square in downtown Youngstown on Thursday. The 65-foot-tall Norway Spruce was donated by Perry Marlowe from Hillman Street and weighs 7,500 pounds. Diamond Steel Construction assisted the city's Parks and ...

Nov. 13 Community News: Hits for Hearing set

Community News November 13, 2026

HITS FOR HEARING: Youngstown State University's Delta Zeta sorority will host its fourth annual Hits for Hearing benefit concert 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Penguin City Brewing Co. in Youngstown. The family-friendly event is open to the public and will feature live performances by Potentia, Hard Knox, Riley Burke Band and No Funk, No Justice. Attendees can also enjoy more than 15 local vendors, T-shirt sales and raffle baskets featuring items donated by community organizations and Delta Zeta members. Proceeds from the event will benefit Delta Zeta's global philanthropy partner, Starkey ...