Hundreds of flights canceled after fire at Chicago facility

Passengers were seen waiting at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on Friday.

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Delays and cancellations rippled throughout the nation after an employee allegedly set a fire at an air traffic control facility.

opinion | John F. Kerry

Under US leadership, world will defeat ISIS

The evil that the terrorist group represents is not something that Iraq or the region can take on alone.

SPORTS MEDIA

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/d0273e53a8244966862162d1a4a7eb99-d0273e53a8244966862162d1a4a7eb99-0--90x90.jpg Bill Simmons gave ESPN no choice

Simmons dared his bosses to punish him for blasting NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. They had to take him up on the offer.

Phil Mickelson, center, celebrated his morning victory with US captain Tom Watson.

US leads Ryder Cup after morning matches

A win by Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley over Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia gave the US a 2½-1½ advantage.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/sacra-big.jpg Mass. doctor says he?s likely to return to Liberia

Dr. Rick Sacra fought off the Ebola virus, which he contracted while working at a hospital delivering babies in Liberia.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/gill150-10366.jpg Winchester mourning high school student Patrick Gill

The Winchester High football captain was killed in an accident last Saturday when his vehicle hit a tree.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lucky-life.jpg Ware man claims major lottery prize hours before ticket expires

Dennis Cote claimed his winning $390,000 ticket just hours before it was set to expire.

Electric rates in Mass. set to spike this winter

A persistent shortage of natural gas for generating plants will drive power prices to record levels.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/hyatt150-4509.jpg Hyatt to pay ousted workers $1m in boycott-ending deal

The 98 Boston-area housekeepers were fired five years ago and replaced by lower-paid, outsourced workers.