November 14, 2026 3:24 am
A former youth football director who pleaded guilty to stealing nearly a quarter of a million dollars from the organization has received his sentence. William Spencer, 57, of Washington, was sentenced to a decade on probation and was ordered to pay the Washington/Greene Youth Football League at least $1,500 a month. His first six months of probation will be served on house arrest. Spencer was charged with defrauding the organization of more than $230,000 while he served as the director between 2020 and 2025.
November 14, 2026 11:08 am
Authorities have found a bomb near an ethanol plant in central Illinois, leading to evacuations. The bomb was discovered Friday afternoon at the BioUrja Renewables plant in Peoria. Officials say the bomb has been “rendered safe,” but residents within a 1-mile radius remain evacuated as the search for more bombs continues. Shelters have been set up for those displaced. Peoria Police Chief Brad Dixon called it a “credible threat” and emphasized the need to take the blast radius seriously. The FBI is investigating, but no arrests have been made.
November 14, 2026 8:12 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Airlines across the U.S. are working to dig out from the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years. More than 2,000 flights were cancelled Saturday. The more than four-hour ground stop has stranded passengers and forced professional and college sports teams to scramble to find alternate transportation to games. Trump administration officials say new technology being added to the nation’s air traffic control system overloaded antiquated equipment and caused intermittent communications and radar gaps. A limited number of domestic flights have departed since the stop was lifted but the effects could be felt for days.
November 14, 2026 8:14 am
Microsoft says services are fully restored after a massive, global outage that lasted for hours. The company announced Saturday that it had addressed the underlying issue and restored service to affected customers and regions. Users reported interruptions to Microsoft 365 services like Outlook, Teams and AI assistant Copilot. Downdetector said it received outage reports from over 70 countries. The outage affected governments, courts, healthcare services, businesses and banks. Microsoft apologized Friday, saying the outage was not related to a cyberattack.
November 14, 2026 3:45 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of the United States, China and Russia are set to meet next week on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China. This unprecedented gathering of Presidents Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin comes amid complex relations between their countries. But analysts say expectations are low that the talks will lead to major breakthroughs. Trump has embraced Xi after a trade truce and sought to build ties with Putin despite ongoing tensions. Trump does plan on discussing the Iran war with Xi and Putin, but will steer away from discussing Ukraine, a U.S. official says.
November 14, 2026 3:49 am
(AP) — SpaceX has lost out on its attempt to recover its entire Starship back at the Texas launch pad. The first-stage booster was diverted into the Gulf of Mexico shortly after Friday’s liftoff and exploded. But the spacecraft still soared into orbit, delivering 26 Starlink satellites. If all goes well, Elon Musk’s SpaceX will try to grab the spacecraft back at the pad on Saturday. The test flight, planned to last 22 hours, is the boldest yet for Starship. The spacecraft will complete 15 laps around Earth before tackling the grand finale.
November 14, 2026 3:46 am
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and the U.S. are making progress on a trade deal after talks collapsed in August. Carney was in the Philippine capital on Saturday ahead of a key three-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their Asian and Western counterparts. He says he spoke with President Donald Trump and senior officials before leaving for Europe and Asia. His aim is to reduce Canada’s reliance on the U.S. amid Trump’s trade war. Canada suspended negotiations in August due to U.S. demands. The countries have resumed discussions, with a focus on reducing tariffs on key sectors like steel and aluminum.
November 14, 2026 3:51 am
(AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says further U.S. military action against Iran is unnecessary because the economic pain inflicted on a weakened Islamic Republic is so great. The U.S. military has intercepted two Iranian attack drones headed toward Bahrain. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has claimed it struck a U.S. radar system in Bahrain, but this couldn’t be independently verified. Iran also reports a tanker struck a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz. In Iran, thousands mourned 350 unidentified soldiers from the Iran-Iraq war. In Gaza, a 9-month-old boy died from hypothermia, raising concerns about the winter ahead. And Iran told the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog that discussions on monitoring cannot proceed while the country faces military threats.
November 14, 2026 3:47 am
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says the world must immediately and drastically cut fossil fuel emissions to avert the most catastrophic effects of climate change. Speaking to reporters Friday at the U.N.’s climate summit in Turkey, he said global warming contributes to geopolitical instability by driving hunger and displacement, pushing countries into debt and fueling competition for land and water. He urged the world to “follow the science” and face hard facts. “You cannot build peace on a burning planet,” he said. World leaders are trying to reach consensus on actions to address climate change and help vulnerable countries.
November 13, 2026 4:52 pm
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop on all departing flights Friday afternoon. According to reports from NBC News, the FAA says the order happened because of “extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy added that a “communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers.” The order was lifted at approximately 8:15 pm ET on Friday after systems were tested and confirmed stable, though lingering delays and cancellations continued. Pittsburgh International Airport listed delays for at least 43 flights with at least four flights canceled.
