With rubber shovels and grit, Mystic Seaport workers dig out historic whaling ship after snowstorm

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Heroic rescue team pulls unconscious man from submerged car in freezing Colorado lake
Watch as a heroic team of rescuers pull an unconscious man out from a car submerged in a freezing Colorado lake.
Drone strike in eastern Congo kills senior rebel official, escalating tensions
A spokesperson for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo has been killed in a drone strike
Photos: Chicago Cubs on photo day at spring training
Portraits of Chicago Cubs players on photo day at spring training on Feb. 17, 2026. Want the latest Cubs news? Subscribe
ANALYSIS: Ukraine war ‘signals end of Pax Americana’
Russia’s war against Ukraine, which started four years ago, is a symptom of a changing world order, says security and fo
Unless Mamdani reverses course on NYPD funding expect to see crime steadily rise
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is demanding some kind of tax hike to fund higher spending across city government — with the conspi