Flights disrupted in DC area, across Northeast due to technical problems

Hundreds of flights were canceled in the U.S. Northeast due to technical problems at a key regional air traffic control center, halting operations at every major airport in the New York City area for several hours Monday just as numerous foreign leaders were flying in for the United Nations General Assembly. Departures from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) were delayed an average of 30 minutes and were increasing, the Federal Aviation Administration’s National Airspace System S...