BOSTON – In 1850, a Swiss-born Harvard University professor commissioned what are believed to be the earliest photos of American slaves. The images, known as daguerreotypes and taken in a South Carolina studio, are crude and dehumanizing – and they were used to promote racist beliefs. Among the ...
The Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois (AFP Photo/KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI)/ Chicago (AFP) - The Catholic Church has failed to disclose more than 200 names of clergy accused of abuse in the US state of Illinois, a law firm claimed Wednesday. The firm Jeff Anderson & Associates has previously ...
The account, unsurprisingly, makes a lot of cow jokes and puns. Its timeline is filled with cow emojis and, thanks to the lawsuit, a lot of celebrities who wanted to be part of the "mooovement." The cow reference appears to mock Nunes' family's dairy farm, which the congressman has made a ...
based training and test involved - union * First Southwest 737 MAX simulator ready for use in October * 'Very disturbing' that MCAS system not disclosed earlier - union (Adds details from union statement; paragraphs 4-8) CHICAGO, March 20 (Reuters) - Extra computer-based training will be ...
Lithuania's centrist Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is running for president in the country's May 2019 polls (AFP Photo/Petras Malukas)/ Vilnius (AFP) - Centrist Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said Tuesday he would consider moving Lithuania's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to the disputed ...
Attorneys culled the names of the clergy named in the report from legal settlements and news reports detailing claims of child sexual abuse. Although lawsuits were filed involving many of the alleged perpetrators, the majority of the claims against the individuals were settled, according to the ...
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/ GENEVA (Reuters) - Venezuelan security forces, backed by pro-government militias, have quashed peaceful ...
Apple on Monday announced a couple of new iPad models — the 2019 iPad Air and iPad mini — with prices starting at $499 and $399, respectively. Both devices share the same set of specs, and both of them are almost as powerful as the 2018 iPad Pro — the new tablets have the iPhone XS’s A12 Bionic ...
Emergency officials in Southern U.S. states kept a wary eye on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers as massive flooding that killed four people and caused more than $1 billion in estimated damages to homes, businesses and crops threatened to extend south. Floodwaters inundated a large swath of ...
Firearms are displayed at Gun City gunshop in Christchurch/ FILE PHOTO: Firearms are displayed at Gun City gunshop in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo/ WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that military style ...
