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FAA grounds all US flights due to air traffic control issue

1 day 6 hours ago
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all flights in the United States on Friday due to communication problems. Air space opened up again at about 8:15 p.m. Eastern, officials said in in a White House briefing Friday night. In a statement, the FAA said all flights were grounded “due to extraordinary […]
Alex Brown

Alton Felon Charged With Firing Handgun In Granite City Neighborhood

1 day 7 hours ago
GRANITE CITY – A convicted felon from Alton accused of firing a handgun in a Granite City neighborhood while on probation is now awaiting trial in Madison County custody. 18-year-old Kayden C. Robertson of Alton was charged on Nov. 9, 2026, with one count each of the following offenses: Unlawful possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony) Felon in possession of a weapon (Class 3 felony) Aggravated unlawful possession of weapons (Class 4 felony) Reckless discharge of a firearm

Update: Flights Resume: FAA Halts Departing Flights Nationwide After Communications Failure

1 day 8 hours ago
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide halt to departing flights at U.S. airports Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, after a communications failure affecting air traffic control centers prompted safety concerns, according to reports citing Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. The ground stop was initially scheduled to run from 3:53 p.m. to 10 p.m. Central time while FAA technicians investigated the failure. A limited number of domestic flights departed after th

The Federal Aviation Administration says airplane departures can resume

1 day 8 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says airplane departures can resume after the agency lifted a nationwide ground stop caused by communications problems. The FAA had grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon, causing hundreds of flights to be diverted. Officials cited “extraordinary circumstances” caused by communications problems at regional air traffic control centers. The [...]
Michael Bartiromo

Commonwealth house saved from demolition changes hands, now being renovated

1 day 8 hours ago
Maplewood City Council last year voted to save 3432 Commonwealth Avenue from demolition by developer, Tailored Properties, which has consequently sold it to a second developer, PRP Properties LLC. Tailored Properties LLC was denied permission to demolish the house in order to build a larger one, and ended up selling it to PRP Properties LLC […]
Doug Miner

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: When The Chips Are Down

1 day 8 hours ago
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. To get extended episodes with additional coverage, support us on […]
Mike Masnick