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After talks between the U.S. and Iran collapsed, President Trump said the U.S. will "blockade" the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military said it would blockade ships entering or exiting Iranian ports.

U.S. tanks re-enter Baghdad as U.S.-led warplanes continue 24-hour patrol missions over the Iraqi capital. Iraqi officials call for a nighttime curfew, but the U.S. military says troops will ignore the ban and "go wherever and whenever we want." And as U.S. forces mass on the outskirts of Baghdad, civilians flee the city. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer and NPR's Anne Garrels.

Steve Inskeep talks to retired Lt. Gen. David Barno, ex-commander of U.S. ground forces in Afghanistan, for his thoughts about the way forward in Afghanistan, and the risks of removing U.S. troops.

On Thursday in Tanzania, the bodies of 14 United Nations peacekeepers killed last week in Democratic Republic of the Congo have been honored in a ceremony.

Starting next week, states across the eastern half of the country, from Kansas to Connecticut, will return to above freezing temperatures and finally see some snow melt.

The Trump administration's immigration policies are designed to convince migrants to not cross the border illegally. But poverty and lack of opportunities in Guatemala continue to push people north.

Impeachment hearings continued Wednesday, with Gordon Sondland, President Trump's ambassador to the European Union, taking questions about his involvement pressing Ukraine for investigations.

John B. King Jr. served in President Barack Obama’s cabinet as the 10th U.S. Secretary of Education.

John B. King Jr. served in President Barack Obama’s cabinet as the 10th U.S. Secretary of Education.

The U.S. Secretary of Education made a stop in Ohio last week to promote school choice and announce more than a hundred million dollars for charter schools here.