Updated 12:50 pm PDT, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Tamara Lanier attends a news conference near the Harvard Club Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in New York. Lanier, of Norwich, Conn., is suing the Harvard University for "wrongful seizure, possession and expropriation" of images she says depict two of her ancestors. less Tamara Lanier attends a news conference near the Harvard Club Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in New York. Lanier, of Norwich, Conn., is suing the Harvard University for "wrongful seizure, possession and ... more Photo: Frank Franklin II, AP Photo: Frank Franklin II, AP Image 1 of / 7 Caption Close Image 1 of 7 Tamara Lanier attends a news conference near the Harvard Club Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in New York. Lanier, of Norwich, Conn., is suing the Harvard University for … [Read more...] about The Latest: Harvard suit aims to spark national reckoning
Gov. JB Pritzker tours flooded areas of northern Illinois
Published 12:49 pm PDT, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Gov. J.B. Pritzker stops to survey flood maps of downtown Freeport, Ill., with state and local emergency management personnel on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star via AP) Gov. J.B. Pritzker stops to survey flood maps of downtown Freeport, Ill., with state and local emergency management personnel on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star via AP) Photo: Scott P. Yates, AP Photo: Scott P. Yates, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 Gov. J.B. Pritzker stops to survey flood maps of downtown Freeport, Ill., with state and local emergency management personnel on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star via AP) Gov. J.B. Pritzker stops … [Read more...] about Gov. JB Pritzker tours flooded areas of northern Illinois
The Latest: UN will press global community for cyclone aid
Updated 10:20 am PDT, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, center with scarf, visits Chimanimani about 600 km south east of Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Mnangagwa visited a part of Chimanimnani affected by cyclone Idai and promised assitance in the form of food and rebuilding of homes. Hundreds are dead, many more missing and thousands at risk from massive flooding in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe caused by Cyclone Idai. less Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, center with scarf, visits Chimanimani about 600 km south east of Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Mnangagwa visited a part of Chimanimnani affected by cyclone ... more Photo: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, AP Photo: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, AP Image 1 of / 23 Caption Close … [Read more...] about The Latest: UN will press global community for cyclone aid
‘There is death all over’: Cyclone Idai toll rises above 300
Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press Updated 12:50 pm PDT, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Rescuers carry a body from a military helicopter in Chimanimani, about 600 km south east of Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, March, 20, 2019. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa visited a part of Chimanimnani affected by cyclone Idai and promised assistance in the form of food and rebuilding of homes. Hundreds are dead, many more missing and thousands at risk from massive flooding in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe caused by Cyclone Idai. less Rescuers carry a body from a military helicopter in Chimanimani, about 600 km south east of Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, March, 20, 2019. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa visited a part of Chimanimnani ... more Photo: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, AP Photo: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, … [Read more...] about ‘There is death all over’: Cyclone Idai toll rises above 300
GOP senators defend the late McCain against Trump’s attacks
Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Updated 12:42 pm PDT, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 FILE - In this Nov. 3, 208 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks at a rally outside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. President Donald Trump is not backing down from his longstanding criticism of the late Sen. John McCain. Trump declared Tuesday at the White House: “I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be.” Trump drew criticism over the weekend for tweeting insults at McCain, a Vietnam war hero, Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate who died last year of brain cancer. less FILE - In this Nov. 3, 208 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks at a rally outside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. President Donald Trump is not backing down from ... more Photo: Carolyn Kaster, AP … [Read more...] about GOP senators defend the late McCain against Trump’s attacks