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Southeast storm brings high winds and tornado warnings as Northeast begins to thaw

By Associated Press

Some of the fiercest weather in the South was reported near Lake Charles, Louisiana, where high winds from a thunderstorm overturned a horse trailer and a Mardi Gras float, damaged an airport jet bridge and flung the metal awning from…

Wreck of steamer lost in 1872 discovered in Lake Michigan

By Todd Richmond, Associated Press

A group that works to discover shipwrecks around the world, announced Friday that a team led by shipwreck hunter Paul Ehorn found the Lac La Belle about 20 miles offshore between Racine and Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Partial government shutdown drags on amid immigration oversight battle

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

A partial government shutdown began Saturday after congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump’s team failed to reach a deal on legislation to fund the department through September.

Iran's state media reports foreign minister will attend indirect talks with the U.S.

By Associated Press

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation left for the Swiss city of Geneva after the first round of indirect talks took place in Oman last week.

Trump's border czar says smaller force of ICE agents will remain in Minnesota amid drawdown

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

He also said agents will keep investigating fraud allegations as well as the anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a church service.

U.S. forces board another sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean

By Associated Press

The Defense Department says U.S. forces boarded the Veronica III overnight. It is a Panamanian-flagged vessel under U.S. sanctions related to Iran, according to the website of the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Europeans reject U.S. claims after Rubio's address in Munich

By Emma Burrows, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

A top European Union official has rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration. It came a day after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a somewhat reassuring…

Four astronauts arrive at International Space Station to replace NASA crew

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Last month’s medical evacuation was NASA’s first in 65 years of human spaceflight. One of four astronauts launched by SpaceX last summer suffered what officials described as a serious health issue, prompting their hasty return.