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Spain’s king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign?

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mud splattered the cheek of Spain’s monarch as survivors of catastrophic floods unleashed their fury in a barrage of muck and mire. Felipe VI took it, literally, on the chin, and his determination to stay and speak to the enraged crowd could redefine his reign. It instantly became an iconic moment. But what it will mean remains to be seen. Spain’s royals, prime minister and the Valencian regional president were greeted by a crowd hurling mud and other debris on Sunday when they tried to visit Paiporta, where over 60 ...

Oklahoma storms injure at least 11, leave thousands without power

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Severe storms and tornadoes battered Oklahoma early Sunday, tossing cars and ripping roofs off buildings in the middle of the night and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power. Among numerous injuries, 11 people required hospitalization, ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, increasing clouds, with a low around 41. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Extended forecast: Sunday, rain, mainly after 2 p.m. High near 53. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with ...

Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 158 lives

By ALBERTO SAIZ, JOSEPH WILSON and ALICIA LEN Associated Press BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain — Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as residents salvaged what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the eastern Valencia region alone. More horrors emerged Thursday from the debris and ubiquitous layers of mud left by the walls of water that produced Spain’s deadliest natural disaster in living memory. The damage recalled the aftermath of a ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Extended forecast: Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph. ...