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FAA grounds all flights across U.S. due to telecommunications outage

Delta Airlines and United Airlines planes are seen at Denver International Airport in Denver on Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

By Andy Belt and Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights across the U.S. Friday due to telecommunications issues and for “extraordinary circumstances” and “reasons of safety,” snarling thousands of air travelers nationwide.

Espionage arrests up while threats become increasingly complex

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the NVIDIA Rubin AI supercomputing platform during a Nvidia news conference ahead of the CES tech show in Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

The FBI’s counterintelligence operation has increased arrests for spying 53% over the past 21 months as espionage threats intensify from China, Russia and Iran pursuing American military secrets, advanced technology and intelligence about U.S. government operations.

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the NVIDIA Rubin AI supercomputing platform during a Nvidia news conference ahead of the CES tech show in Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

Espionage arrests up while threats become increasingly complex

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Border Patrol agents ask asylum-seeking migrants to line up in a makeshift, mountainous campsite after the group crossed the border with Mexico near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Supreme Court to hear case challenging Trump’s asylum ban

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Visitors listen to the introduction of NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 AI server during the Hon Hai Tech Day (HHTD 25) at the Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei, Taiwan, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

Taiwan launches joint probe with U.S. into suspected Chinese spy who ‘honey-trapped’ Nvidia boss

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Emergency personnel and crews work the scene after a tanker crashed into a river cruise in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. (Enan Chediak/The Advocate via AP)

Rescue underway after tanker hits riverboat with 129 passengers at Port of New Orleans 30 minutes ago

By Mary McCue Bell and Andy Belt - The Washington Times

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., arrives for a House GOP leadership candidate forum and elections for the 120th Congress, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

MAGA firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado loses race 55 minutes ago

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

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Rescue underway after tanker hits riverboat with 129 passengers at Port of New Orleans

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Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., arrives for a House GOP leadership candidate forum and elections for the 120th Congress, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

MAGA firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado loses race 55 minutes ago

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Former CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 23, 2017, before the House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Task Force. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Son of ex-CIA Director John Brennan charged with child pornography

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SpaceX's mega rocket Starship is stacked and prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SpaceX to use its giant ‘chopsticks’ to catch booster and spacecraft after latest space mission

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The hubris of J.D. Vance

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Republicans, prioritize permitting reform in the lame-duck session

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Virginia’s largest school district touts mediocrity

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Avril Lavigne announces birth of baby girl

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Savannah Guthrie extends contract with ‘Today’

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Stephen A. Smith says ‘no way in hell’ Trump offered him press secretary role

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U.N. report: Iran won’t allow inspectors at uranium bunker

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Iranian government supporters raise their fists, one holding a portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump, during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

U.S. denies Iran hit early warning radar system in Bahrain

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New White House lobbying rule under Stephen Miller: Staff can’t meet with lobbyists without approval

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference about law enforcement actions relating to the illicit sale of drugs on the dark web, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Hundreds arrested in dark web drug crackdown, Justice Dept. says

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Democrat Cindy Holscher is elected Kansas’ next governor, extending her party’s wave of victories

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MAGA firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado loses race 55 minutes ago

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

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Freshly elected Ohio Democrat accused of sexual harassment

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Supreme Court poised to favor Catholic schools in clash over gay, religious rights

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Bettors vs. ballots: Prediction markets correctly bet on Democratic sweep

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The Ozempic fountain of youth? Doctors wary of GLP-1 drugs’ anti-aging claims

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Gavin Newsom commutes all California death sentences to life in prison

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FAA grounds all flights across U.S. due to telecommunications outage

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Rising hospital, drug costs boost health insurance premiums at fastest pace since start of Obamacare

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French far-right leader willing to meet with Zelenskyy, despite her calls to cut off aid to Ukraine

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SpaceX's mega rocket Starship is stacked and prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SpaceX to use its giant ‘chopsticks’ to catch booster and spacecraft after latest space mission

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Demonstrators wave flags as one holds up a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a pro-government gathering in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Israeli spy chief in Washington amid talks to resume military operations against Tehran

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Air Force introduces new training aircraft for pilots

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