Shannon Van Sant
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As executive chef and co-owner of Dooky Chase's restaurant, Chase made the eatery a hub for the African American community of New Orleans and a meeting place for pioneers of the civil rights movement.
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It lost control after engine failure and slammed into a tourist boat and dock. The crash adds to growing criticism of cruise ships in the historic Italian city, risking harm to its infrastructure.
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The billionaire founder of investment firm Vista Equity Partners made the surprise announcement in front of about 400 students while delivering the college's commencement address on Sunday.
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Morgan led the Border Patrol during the final months of the Obama administration, but he has emerged as a vocal supporter of the president's immigration policies.
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Progressive Christian writer and speaker Rachel Held Evans has died at the age of 37.
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Over the past few months shootings and bombings have targeted churches, mosques and synagogues spanning three continents.
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White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said a threat by President Trump to send detained immigrants to sanctuary cities should not be seen as a form of "political retribution."
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President Vladimir Putin signed the new law, which allows punishment of individuals with fines and jail time for the spread of "fake news."
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Since da Vinci's death, no three-dimensional work of art by him has ever been identified. That is, until now, say curators in Italy.
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"I do not believe that I am either of the people in the photo," Gov. Northam said of the image, which shows two individuals, one dressed in blackface, and another as a member of the Ku Klux Klan.