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The USS Albacore is pictured in Groton, Conn., on May 9, 1942.

World News

An American submarine that went missing in World War II is found off of Japan's coast

5:00am February 19, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The wreckage of the USS Albacore, credited with sinking at least 10 enemy vessels during the war, was identified, the Navy said — almost 80 years after it was presumed lost.

A visitor enters the Officers Casino building at ESMA on March 19, 2016. The windows are filled with images of civilians who were tortured and killed here.

'El Juicio (The Trial)' details the 1976-'83 Argentine dictatorship's reign of terror

4:25pm February 17, 2023

by Bob Mondello

Forty years after the fall of an Argentine military dictatorship that tortured and murdered tens of thousands of civilians, a video record of its trial will be shown to the public for the first time.

Un visitante entra en el edificio del Casino de Oficiales de la ESMA el 19 de marzo de 2016. Las ventanas están repletas de imágenes de civiles que fueron torturados y asesinados allí.

'El Juicio' detalla el régimen de terror de la dictadura argentina 1976-'83

12:52pm February 17, 2023

by Bob Mondello

Cuarenta años después de la caída de la dictadura militar argentina que torturó y asesinó a miles de civiles, se muestra una grabación del juicio de los militares responsables por primera vez.

Publicity still portrait of American actors Raquel Welch and Jim Brown in the western drama '100 Rifles' (20th Century Fox), 1969.

Six must-see films with Raquel Welch, from 'Fantastic Voyage' to 'Myra Breckinridge'

10:21pm February 16, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The veteran film, television and stage actress died Wednesday morning at the age of 82, after a brief illness.

Austin Hunt holds a sign with current and former Michigan State University students during a rally at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Wed., Feb. 15, 2023, after a gunman opened fire on the Michigan State University campus Monday night.

Democrats control Michigan for the first time in 40 years. They want gun control

7:09am February 16, 2023

Having been blocked by Republican legislatures on regulation in the past, Michigan Democrats are forging ahead on tighter gun restrictions after the shooting at Michigan State.

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Actress Raquel Welch at the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2005.

Raquel Welch, actress and Hollywood sex symbol, dead at 82

9:16pm February 15, 2023

by Ciera Crawford

Welch is best known for her roles in Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years B.C. She is survived by her son and daughter.

World News

The violent and murky beginnings of Valentine's Day

4:48pm February 14, 2023

A very brief look at the dark and murky beginnings of Valentine's Day.

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Since candy is popular on Valentine's Day, let's find out where chocolate comes from

5:09am February 14, 2023

by Susan Stamberg

LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, a museum in Los Angeles, is honoring the Latin American roots of chocolate. The exhibition is called: The Legacy of Cacao.

The oldest existing U.S. schoolhouse for Black children has been moved to a museum

6:06pm February 13, 2023

by Jahd Khalil

A building in Virginia that's believed to be the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children has been moved to a museum.

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Russian-born violinist Nataly Merezhuk's new album 'Jazz on Bones' explores the history of jazz in the former Soviet Union.

Music & Culture

Violinist's album honors the underground effort to keep jazz alive after Stalin's ban

3:14pm February 13, 2023

Russian-born violinist Nataly Merezhuk explores the history of jazz in the former Soviet Union in her new album: Jazz on Bones.

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