A global Microsoft outage disrupted services including Outlook email, Teams and the Copilot AI tool.

Users in many countries reported problems, with some unable to send or receive emails or access files and calendars.

Microsoft said unusually heavy demand strained its infrastructure, leaving some servers unavailable and putting extra pressure on those still running.

The company ruled out a cyberattack, but its attempts to fix the disruption had so far had only limited success.

Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in a closely contested U.S. Senate race.

Election officials took several days to count absentee and provisional ballots before the race was called for Colom on November 11.

Colom will be the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction, the period after the Civil War.

The 43-year-old prosecutor campaigned on the cost of living and health care, while Hyde-Smith drew criticism after saying shoppers could choose other proteins as beef prices rose.

At a summit in Dublin, EU leaders debated who should represent Europe in future talks to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.

The United States has said European representatives could join negotiations involving Washington, Kyiv and Moscow, but Russia has not confirmed its final agreement.

The EU has not chosen a single representative, with leaders considering officials from EU institutions or a group of countries.

Foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says her role qualifies her to represent the bloc, while European Council President António Costa is also seen as a possible choice.

Donald Trump extended the Jones Act waiver for 90 days, allowing foreign-flagged ships to carry oil and other goods between US ports.

The 1920 law normally requires cargo moving between US ports to travel on ships that are built, owned and crewed in the United States.

Foreign ships still need approval for each voyage, and shippers must show that suitable US vessels are unavailable.

The administration says more shipping options could help contain fuel and fertilizer prices as the war with Iran pushes energy costs higher.

US authorities have court approval to seize or restrain more than $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency stolen from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.

The theft, which took place last month, involved about $6.3 billion in digital assets.

The FBI has blamed North Korean hackers known as TraderTraitor for the breach.

Government agencies and private-sector partners have frozen more than $2.7 billion of the stolen funds, while investigators work to trace and recover the rest.

Alabama is expected to start Austin Mack at Vanderbilt on Saturday in Nashville.

The Crimson Tide’s usual starter, sophomore Keelon Russell, is dealing with a lingering ankle injury.

He hurt it in last week’s win over LSU and played through the pain.

Russell has started every game this season and thrown for 2,263 yards and 18 touchdowns.

ABC has named Sam Hartman the next Bachelor for the show’s 30th season.

Hartman, 27, is a quarterback on the Washington Commanders’ practice squad and has not played in an NFL regular-season game.

He joined Washington as an undrafted free agent in 2024 after playing for Wake Forest and Notre Dame.

The season is scheduled to premiere on March 21, 2027, with filming planned during the football offseason.

The FDA is adding a vision-loss warning to all GLP-1 drugs used for weight loss, diabetes and other conditions in the United States.

The drugs include well-known brands such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound.

The warning concerns a rare condition that reduces blood flow to the optic nerve and can sometimes cause permanent vision loss.

An FDA analysis found about 6 cases per 100,000 patients taking a GLP-1 for at least a year, compared with fewer than 4 per 100,000 among people taking a placebo or other glucose-lowering medicines.