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During the Civil War, when soldiers were shooting primitive muskets, the United States Navy was building its very first submarine: the USS Alligator. It disappeared in 1863, but historians now think they know where it is. Nell Boyce reports from the waters off North Carolina.

Also: Storm cleanup in the East, while a blizzard hits the Plains; President Trump meets Israel's leader today; and West Virginia teachers are still off the job.

In Sri Lanka, government forces say they've won crucial victories, allowing them to cut off the rebel Tamil Tigers' supply line and secure terrain used to shell a naval base. But for 40,000 Tamil refugees displaced by civil war and a tsunami, the question is when — and how — they'll be able to return home.

Shaun Tan's illustrations run the emotional gamut, from oddly whimsical to deeply introspective. Tan is best known for his graphic novel The Arrival and his Oscar-winning short film The Lost Thing.

A special task force of NYPD and New York Fire Department members are assisting in efforts to save people caught up in the wind and waters of Hurricane Florence. They left New York on Sept. 11.

Will Hunt approaches the universe of underground caves and bunkers, death and life, with an unusual dedication and open-mindedness — and some striking photography — that is difficult to resist.

The president's statement on Monday called out racist groups, including the KKK, for violence in Charlottesville, Va. He reversed that position on Tuesday, blaming "both sides."

In this Guest DJ session, the off-the-wall singer talks about living out of his car and working at a warehouse before his Tiny Desk Contest entry went viral. He's since signed with Warner Records.

Oregon's oldest political gathering will begin Friday at the Resort at the Mountain in Welches, about an hour east of Portland. For decades, Dorchester was held in Seaside, but it was moved to Salem in 2017.

The National Weather Service says multiple tornadoes touched down in southern Louisiana on Tuesday, and severe weather moving east threatened other Southern states.