Virginia Times published 33 stories on Friday, November 13, 2026 — a day that opened with Jayden Daniels rallying the Commanders past the Giants and closed with President Trump thanking the Coast Guard after a New Orleans ship collision sent 32 people to hospitals. In between, the FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop, Microsoft apologized as its 365 outage eased, the Federal Reserve debate sharpened after producer prices jumped 6.5 percent over the year, and Virginia readers got Metro weekend closures, new Fairfax police dashboards and a fight over the Dominion–NextEra deal.
In This Recap
- Daniels’ Late TD Lifts Commanders Past Giants 24-21
- Louisiana Judge Temporarily Blocks Kalshi, Other Prediction Markets
- McLean Homeowners Charged After Large Teen Party, Police Say
- Iran Guard Reports Bahrain Radar Attack; No Confirmation
- Fujairah Crash Kills 14, Injures 30 After Truck Overturns, Police Say
- Van Hollen Challenges Schumer for Senate Majority Leader
- Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Attack Killed Four in Volgograd
- Microsoft 365 Recovery Progressing in Asia Pacific
- Update: Microsoft 365 Recovery Progressing, Microsoft Says
- Texas Executes Man Who Beheaded Three Children in 2003
- Lilly Breaks Ground on $3.5 Billion Pennsylvania Obesity Drug Plant
- Senate Banking Chair Calls on Huang and Lutnick to Testify
- Producer Prices Climb 0.3% in October, Up 6.5% From a Year Ago
- Pochettino Leaves USMNT to Become Manchester United Head Coach
- Kushner Says Russia, Ukraine Agree to Include Europe in Peace Talks
- Update: U.S. Reports Two Iran Drones Downed Near Bahrain
- Update: Microsoft Apologizes, Sees Broad Recovery After Outage
- Bessent Says Fed Should Not Hike Rates Over Iran Energy Shock
- Goolsbee Says Fed Is Not on Path Back to 2% Inflation
- Update: Sixth Victim Confirmed in Logan Circle Shooting, Police Say
- Congress’s Top Doctor Resigns Amid IG Drug Findings
- France Asks EU to Examine Algeria Trade Non-Compliance
- Spy Chiefs Set Dec. 9 Deadline for Congress to Revive FISA
- FAA Orders Nationwide Ground Stop Over Communications Issue
- New “Friday the 13th” Film Set for 2027 With Steve Miner Directing
- Rosalía Wins Album of the Year for Third Time at Latin Grammys
- Darth Vader’s Lightsaber Sells for $4.875 Million, a Star Wars Record
- Five Virginia Lawmakers Ask SCC to Deny Dominion-NextEra Deal
- Metro Weekend Work Closes Two Stations, Cuts Service on Five Lines
- Fairfax County Police Put Live Calls, Drone Flights Online
- US Air Force Responds to Suspected Drones Over RAF Lakenheath
- Met Launches Investigation Into Alleged Serious Sexual Offences
- Trump Thanks Coast Guard After Louisiana Ship Collision
1 Daniels’ Late TD Lifts Commanders Past Giants 24-21
Jayden Daniels threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns, the last a 32-yarder to Stefon Diggs with 1:05 left, as Washington rallied past the New York Giants 24-21 on Thursday night.
2 Louisiana Judge Temporarily Blocks Kalshi, Other Prediction Markets
A Louisiana judge temporarily barred Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood, Coinbase and other operators from offering event contracts without a state gaming license and permit. The order covers sports, elections and awards contracts.
3 McLean Homeowners Charged After Large Teen Party, Police Say
Lisa Vaughan, 45, and Aubrey Vaughan, 55, face charges after a party for their teenage child involved underage drinking and fireworks, police said. Callers estimated 100 to 300 people attended. Both were released on $1,000 unsecured bonds each.
4 Iran Guard Reports Bahrain Radar Attack; No Confirmation
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it destroyed a U.S. early-warning radar in Bahrain early Friday. The claim, published by Pars Today, had not been independently verified, and U.S. and Bahraini officials had not responded.
5 Fujairah Crash Kills 14, Injures 30 After Truck Overturns, Police Say
Fourteen people died and 30 were injured after a truck overturned, struck vehicles in congested traffic and caught fire in Fujairah, police said. Fifteen injured people remained in hospital at the time of the police update.
6 Van Hollen Challenges Schumer for Senate Majority Leader
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Thursday he will run for Senate majority leader, challenging Chuck Schumer after Democrats won back the Senate. Schumer said he has the votes to stay leader. The caucus votes Dec. 1.
7 Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Attack Killed Four in Volgograd
Russian officials said four industrial workers were killed and two hospitalized in Volgograd. Authorities also reported damaged apartment buildings and heating outages in Rostov-on-Don. Russia’s claimed total of 1,198 intercepted drones could not be independently verified.
8 Microsoft 365 Recovery Progressing in Asia Pacific
Microsoft said on Friday that recovery actions were completed across portions of the affected Asia Pacific infrastructure after Thursday’s Microsoft 365 outage, with mailbox access improving, though service health remained variable.
9 Update: Microsoft 365 Recovery Progressing, Microsoft Says
Microsoft said on Friday it is seeing encouraging recovery progress after Thursday’s Microsoft 365 outage, with availability and email delivery improving across a growing portion of the affected infrastructure, though some users may still face intermittent issues.
10 Texas Executes Man Who Beheaded Three Children in 2003
Texas executed John Allen Rubio on Thursday evening for the 2003 stabbing and beheading of three young children in Brownsville. His first conviction was overturned in 2007; a second jury sentenced him to death again in 2010.
11 Lilly Breaks Ground on $3.5 Billion Pennsylvania Obesity Drug Plant
The $3.5 billion Lehigh Valley facility will make injectable obesity medicines, including retatrutide, and is expected to create 850 permanent jobs and about 2,000 construction jobs.
12 Senate Banking Chair Calls on Huang and Lutnick to Testify
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott has asked former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify over recent developments at the company, and said he would consider subpoenaing Huang if he does not appear voluntarily.
13 Producer Prices Climb 0.3% in October, Up 6.5% From a Year Ago
U.S. producer prices rose 0.3% in October after September’s revised 1.4% increase. The annual gain reached 6.5%, the largest since November 2022, as food and freight trucking prices increased.
14 Pochettino Leaves USMNT to Become Manchester United Head Coach
Mauricio Pochettino will leave the U.S. men’s national team after this month’s Haiti matches to become Manchester United head coach from Nov. 18, both sides announced Friday. He succeeds Michael Carrick with United 18th in the Premier League.
15 Kushner Says Russia, Ukraine Agree to Include Europe in Peace Talks
Jared Kushner says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to include European partners in their next round of peace talks. Negotiators are also working toward a potentially record prisoner exchange, though no final number or release date was announced.
16 Update: U.S. Reports Two Iran Drones Downed Near Bahrain
U.S. Central Command said American forces shot down two Iranian attack drones headed toward Bahrain without injuries or damage, disputing Iran’s claim that it destroyed a U.S. radar.
17 Update: Microsoft Apologizes, Sees Broad Recovery After Outage
Microsoft apologized on Friday for the Microsoft 365 outage, reported broad recovery and stability across its services, and blamed a technical issue from an earlier network capacity upgrade, promising a full post-incident report after its review.
18 Bessent Says Fed Should Not Hike Rates Over Iran Energy Shock
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday the Fed should not raise interest rates over an energy supply shock tied to the Iran war.
19 Goolsbee Says Fed Is Not on Path Back to 2% Inflation
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said Friday the Fed is not on a path back to 2 percent inflation, pointing to services, health care and AI data center demand.
20 Update: Sixth Victim Confirmed in Logan Circle Shooting, Police Say
D.C. police have confirmed a sixth victim in Thursday’s Logan Circle shooting — an adult woman found with a graze wound she had treated herself — raising the toll to one man killed and five people wounded.
21 Congress’s Top Doctor Resigns Amid IG Drug Findings
Rear Adm. Brian Monahan has resigned as attending physician for Congress, U.S. officials said, as the Pentagon inspector general released findings warning of health and safety risks and lax oversight of controlled substances in his office.
22 France Asks EU to Examine Algeria Trade Non-Compliance
France will ask the European Commission to assess whether Algeria has failed to comply with its EU association agreement, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux said Friday, as Paris cited a near-blanket ban on French imports and a halt to urea shipments.
23 Spy Chiefs Set Dec. 9 Deadline for Congress to Revive FISA
Attorney General Todd Blanche, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton and CIA Director John Ratcliffe told congressional leaders that Section 702 collection expires March 16, and set Dec. 9 for Congress to start the renewal process.
24 FAA Orders Nationwide Ground Stop Over Communications Issue
The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop at 3:54 p.m. ET Friday over a communications issue affecting Air Route Traffic Control Centers, halting departures at all U.S. airports until further notice.
25 New “Friday the 13th” Film Set for 2027 With Steve Miner Directing
Horror, Inc. has announced a new Friday the 13th film for a global theatrical release in 2027. Steve Miner, who introduced Jason’s hockey mask in Part III, will direct the franchise’s 13th feature film from a script by David Fliegel.
26 Rosalía Wins Album of the Year for Third Time at Latin Grammys
Rosalía won Album of the Year for “Lux (Complete Works)” at the 27th Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, becoming the first woman to win the category three times as a lead artist and collecting five awards on the night.
27 Darth Vader’s Lightsaber Sells for $4.875 Million, a Star Wars Record
Darth Vader’s screen-matched hero dueling lightsaber from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi sold for $4.875 million at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, setting a world auction record for any Star Wars collectible.
28 Five Virginia Lawmakers Ask SCC to Deny Dominion-NextEra Deal
Five Virginia Democrats in the U.S. House asked the State Corporation Commission to deny NextEra Energy’s acquisition of Dominion Energy in its current form, warning of higher bills, stranded-asset risk and governance concerns. The companies say they accepted 101 of 117 proposed conditions.
29 Metro Weekend Work Closes Two Stations, Cuts Service on Five Lines
Planned track work will close Green Line stations College Park-U of Md and Greenbelt on Nov. 14-15 and trim service on five lines. Blue and Yellow line trains end short of their terminals, and Orange and Silver trains single-track downtown with 20-minute waits.
30 Fairfax County Police Put Live Calls, Drone Flights Online
The Fairfax County Police Department has launched a Calls for Service Dashboard that refreshes every five minutes, alongside dashboards logging Drone as First Responder and police helicopter missions back to Oct. 1, 2026. Police caution the call information is preliminary.
31 US Air Force Responds to Suspected Drones Over RAF Lakenheath
U.S. Air Force security forces responded to suspected unauthorised drone activity over RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk on Friday evening. No personnel, aircraft or infrastructure were affected, officials said, and Britain’s MoD said the incident was resolved.
32 Met Launches Investigation Into Alleged Serious Sexual Offences
The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into allegations of non-recent serious sexual offences involving a man now in his 50s. Specialist officers are supporting those who have come forward, and detectives are appealing for anyone with information to call 101, quoting reference 4900/10NOV26.
33 Trump Thanks Coast Guard After Louisiana Ship Collision
President Donald Trump thanked the U.S. Coast Guard on Truth Social after a tanker struck a docked riverboat in New Orleans. No one was killed, officials said, but 32 people were taken to hospitals and everyone aboard was accounted for.
Editor’s Note: This recap was prepared with the assistance of AI tools. Virginia Times gathered the source material from multiple sources and thoroughly reviewed the information before publication.