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The homeland security secretary said he did not know what caused the outage.

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin spoke to at the White House on Friday afternoon after the FAA issues a total ground stop. NPR was there for the briefing.

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Passengers stuck on airplanes on tarmacs across the country during the FAA ground stop on Friday share their stories.

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Airlines don’t have to pay for hotels when the FAA halts flights, but some travel cards reimburse delay costs. Here’s what to check.

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Contracts that sell power to a 4% slice of the world’s bitcoin mining at $44 a megawatt-hour expire on Dec. 31, 2027. Paraguay’s state utility calls the date final, and it has just signed a 15-year deal to power a Founders Fund-backed AI campus.

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All passengers have been accounted for after a cargo ship collided with a docked cruise ship.

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The Trump administration announced a six-month delay Friday in enforcing the Medicaid work requirements that were scheduled to take effect in January.

Why it matters: The announcement pauses a set of rules that state officials have warned they're not ready to handle — and that could cause millions of people to lose their health coverage.

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Driving the news: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said there will be an "optional hold harmless period" through June 30 that will give states "a transition period to further modernize systems, improve processes, and streamline the applicant and beneficiary experience.

• Hospitals have been so worried about the impact of the work requirements that they've created their own outreach campaign to prepare people on Medicaid, per the New York Times.
• The concern is not that people will be kicked out of the program for not working, but that they'll be kicked out because they don't understand the reporting rules and won't be able to prove they've met the requirements.

This is breaking news. Check back for updates.

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Black Friday is still weeks away, but AirPods discounts are dropping early.

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A district attorney called the crash a tragedy but said that it did not meet the criteria for criminal prosecution.

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The request to extend a high-profile warrantless surveillance law would add a thorny issue during waning Republican control.

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The federal government had planned to require poor adults to prove they were working or lose insurance coverage starting Jan. 1. Now, it will let states wait until July.

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The 46th president defends his decision to run for re-election, which many in his party now regard as a mistake, and revisits the disastrous debate that forced him to end his campaign.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said he wouldn’t run for president to focus on his leadership challenge to Senator Chuck Schumer, who remained confident he would prevail.

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Travelers are entitled to a refund if your flight is canceled, regardless of the reason, or if a flight is significantly delayed or changed and you decide not to take it.

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To win a Senate seat in a highly polarized, deeply Republican state, Scott Colom needed a perfect storm. He got it.

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The emergency ground disrupted travel plans across the country.

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The outage that year lasted around 90 minutes.

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mark Waye Mullin spoke to at the White House on Friday afternoon after the FAA issues a total ground stop. NPR was there for the briefing.

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Democrats say they have a mandate to deliver change, but as the party gets ready to retake the majority in both the House and Senate, there are divides over who should lead it.

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Federal judge Ana Reyes grilled the government on Friday about its plans for East Potomac Park, and indicated she could order it to remain open despite President Trump's renovation wishes.

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Looking to reduce waste and save money? NerdWallet writers and editors share their favorite ways to use less stuff.

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“Keeps your feet dry.”

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This small but mighty toy makes every position feel better.

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Consider this your sign to binge-watch 'The Body' over the weekend.

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News on the nationwide ground stop that the FAA put into action on Friday, Nov. 13.

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Stop spending your days on autopilot.

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Transition talks are underway, but questions remain about when elected trustees could regain control and what happens to Superintendent Mike Miles.

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The U.S. has imposed sweeping travel restrictions affecting dozens of countries under proclamations issued during Trump’s second administration.

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Trump’s bold remarks about Obama came as he boasted that he could have beaten his predecessor in a hypothetical presidential race.

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A Washington Post report found the secretary of state has flown to at least 10 University of Florida football games to watch his son play since being sworn in.