The submarine named for the state of Iowa officially will be accepted into service at 9 a.m. Iowa time April 5 into the U.S.

Days later, battered and broken, the ship founders on a mysterious ... the Tagus River and out into the broad Atlantic, flags and pennants flying and colorful silks and velvets draped from ...

Watch parties are being held around the state the first weekend in April — and not just for the Final Four of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.