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The final image was of the woman's hand blocking the lens of the reporter’s camera as he tried to get answers from the man who told the story of Erebus to Canada and the world.
John Geiger today at Polar Medals ceremony: Declined to explain Geographic Society's role in finding HMS Erebus.
Journalist Paul Watson has been a war correspondent working for the Los Angeles Times and The Toronto Star. He won the Pulitzer Prize for spot photography in 1994.
Contact Paul Watson at craig.silverman+watson@buzzfeed.com.
President Trump introduced his new Homeland Security secretary nominee Thursday, saying former Bush administration official and current deputy White House Chief of Staff Kirstjen Nielsen is the right person to carry out his campaign promises.
“There will be no on-the-job training for Kirstjen,” Mr. Trump said, urging backing for his pick.
Ms. Nielsen has been a top aide to John F. Kelly, both when he was Homeland Security Secretary and then when he was tapped to be White House chief of staff.
“She was critical to his success,” Mr. Trump said.
Reaction on Capitol Hill has been muted, though Republicans signaled they’re willing to defer to the judgment of Mr. Kelly.
Mr. Trump said he wants to see quick action on Capitol Hill, where the Senate must act to confirm her. Democrats have slow-walked a number of Mr. Trump’s nominees, and Ms. Nielsen could face a difficult nomination process as she becomes the focal point for a debate over Mr. Trump’s immigration policies.
Ms. Nielsen served as a member of President George W. Bush’s homeland security council, overseeing preparedness. She also has a background with cybersecurity.
But little is known about Ms. Nielsen’s thoughts on immigration policy, where she will be called upon to oversee the president’s aggressive enforcement approach.
Homeland Security encompasses everything from the Coast Guard and Secret Service to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Transportation Security Administration to the three immigration agencies.
In brief remarks Thursday, Ms. Nielsen promised to remain engaged in disaster recovery from the hurricanes that have battered Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, but offered little else for those looking to get a sense for her priorities.
She would be the first department secretary to have had previous experience in the department, though, having served as a policy adviser in the TSA under Mr. Bush, and again as chief of staff at the full department under Mr. Kelly.
Paul Heckingbottom says Yosuke Ideguchi must up his game to ensure a spot at this summer's World Cup with Japan.
Leeds United manager Paul Heckingbottom believes it is up to Yosuke Ideguchi to prove himself at Cultural Leonesa with the Japanese international's World Cup place on the line.
The 21-year-old midfielder has struggled for game time since he made the move to Spain in January featuring just a handful of times and notching only 109 minutes of action.
Yosuke Ideguchi in action for Japan last year.
Japan manager Vahid Halilhodzic's has omitted Ideguchi from his latest squad for their friendlies against Mali and Ukraine later this month and cited the lack of first team action as a major factor in his decision making.
"They are now in a difficult situation," Halilhodzic told the Japan Times.
After acquiring Ideguchi two months ago, United decided to send the youngster to the Spanish second division in the hope he would acclimatise to his new European surrondings and find the game time required to secure his spot on the plane to Russia.
But, after moving from J League's Gamba Osaka, it now appears that Ideguchi is on the outside looking in for this summer's Japanese World Cup squad and Whites boss Heckingbottom has issued somewhat of a rallying cry to the youngster.
"That's down to the manager and the player," revealed Heckingbottom.
"The player has to perform well enough to get picked, it doesn't matter where you are or what club you're at, that has to be the case. It's just the same as I'd say to any player who was here daily, it's down to yourself.
"You can force a manager to pick you through performance, through understanding and getting a clear idea of what the manager wants from you and going out and delivering.
"We've sent a player there and does he need game time? Yes, but it's down to him.
"If that impacts on his international career then so be it but it's no different to any other player. We could have one of our players who're going away next week and if they weren't performing well enough for us then their international place would be in doubt.
"From our point of view of course we want him to play and we want the move to work so he's got more game time in Europe. He's due to come back to us in the summer and we'd like him to get as much exposure as possible at that level."
The Leeds manager did also concede that he wasn't totally sure as to why Ideguchi hadn't found playing time easy to come by but reiterated that if he wanted to feature for Japan this summer the time was now for him to knuckle down and get to work.
"We don't know the reasons," admitted Heckingbottom.
"At some clubs there's stipulations where you can, not force a club to play them, but heavily weight it in your favour.
"There's plus' and minus' for that. My experience is if there was any such agreement with our player and that was in place, what are they really learning? Because they know they're going to be getting away with all the bad habits.
"From my point of view I'd rather players knuckle down and give everything to get back in the team. Then you can learn a lot more about them."
PARIS — Photos from inside Notre Dame Cathedral have been released after a massive blaze tore through the treasured Parisian landmark.
The stunning images show flames and smoke visible from inside the cathedral’s iconic architecture.
Parisians raised their voices in song Monday night outside Notre Dame Cathedral as firefighters battled the massive blaze threatening one of France’s most revered historic sites.
The fire burned for several hours Monday, causing the collapse of the cathedral’s iconic spire and the destruction of its roof structure, which dated back to the 13th century.
By late Monday night, the fire had weakened and the cathedral’s two towers were safe, said Laurent Nunez, secretary to the interior minister.
French President Emmanuel Macron praised firefighters for saving the cathedral's iconic facade and towers: "Thanks to their bravery, the worst has been avoided." Yet he lamented the damage already done to "the cathedral of all French people" and pledged to launch an international fundraising campaign to rebuild the cat...
"Notre Dame is our history; it's our literature; it's our imagery. It's the place where we live our greatest moments, from wars to pandemics to liberations," he said. "This history is ours. And, it burns. It burns, and I know the sadness so many of our fellow French feel."
It was not immediately known what caused the fire. The cathedral is surrounded by scaffolding amid construction work.
Paris Fire Brigade Commander General Jean-Claude Gallet said the initial call to emergency services notified authorities of a fire in the attic of the cathedral.
About 400 firefighters were mobilized to deal with the blaze, the French Interior Ministry said. Firetrucks had difficulty accessing the scene, located on an island in Paris, amid the daily afternoon rush hour.
Police urged the public to avoid the area.
"When the spire fell, the crowd reacted with 'ohhh' and 'ahh,' but I guess most of them were just shocked silently," Binétruy said. "It's awful to see such a symbol disappearing in front of you. It's been there for so many years and. in a few minutes. half of it disappeared... crazy. Paris without Notre Dame, madness."
Bukalski said people are standing outside, watching and crying.
"It's horrible. It's a symbol of Paris," he said. "It's just sad. I don't know what more to say."
"In Paris, it's a monumental symbol - every person with different religions are really moved and saddened," she said. "Paris without the cathedral is not Paris anymore."
Even as it fell into disrepair over the centuries, it was the site of Napoleon Bonaparte's coronation as emperor in 1804. The central spire was built in the 19th century amid a broad restoration effort, partly buoyed by the success of Victor Hugo's novel 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame' in 1831.
Presiden Macron postponed a planned speech Monday night because of the Notre Dame fire, a spokesperson for the Elysee Palace said.
Macron arrived at the scene, accompanied by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and first lady Brigitte Macron, as well as the Paris prosecutor, who has opened an investigation into the fire.
US President Donald Trump said it was a "terrible, terrible fire" and lamented the damage done to the historic cathedral.
"That's beyond countries; that's beyond anything," he said. "It's a part of our culture."
The cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris is home to numerous artifacts, works of art and religious relics that each tell a story.
Here’s an overview of some of the revered Gothic cathedral’s most noteworthy features.
The Great Organ has been replaced and updated several times throughout history. The position of titular organist, or head organist, carries great prestige in France and around the world.
The Rose Windows are a trio of immense round windows over the cathedral’s three main portals.
Numerous sculptures, statues and paintings inside the cathedral depict Biblical scenes and saints.
One series of 76 paintings, each nearly four meters tall, commemorates the New Testament’s Acts of the Apostles, including the crucifixion of St. Peter and the conversion of St. Paul. The works were completed between 1630 and 1707 by the members or associates of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.
Another painting is from a series by Jean Jouvenet depicting the life of the Virgin Mary.
All six from the series used to be in the cathedral. They were moved to the Louvre in the 1860s, and only 'The Visitation' was returned to Notre Dame.
The twin bell towers, first constructed in the 13th century, were the tallest structures in Paris until the completion of the Eiffel Tower in the late 19th century.
The cathedral’s main bell, Emanuelle, has marked significant moments in French history, such as the end of World War II, as well as holidays and special occasions.
The cathedral’s treasury contains several artifacts sacred in Christianity, including what is believed to be the Crown of Thorns, a fragment of the True Cross and one of the Holy Nails.
On the cathedral’s exterior, a menagerie of menacing gargoyles and chimères stand guard.
David Miranda was detained for almost nine hours by British terrorism authorities as he passed through London's Heathrow Airport while traveling from Berlin to his home in Brazil. Miranda lives with Glenn Greenwald, the journalist whose stories on the secrets divulged by Edward Snowden has caused consternation to offic...
Greenwald was less measured. "This is a profound attack on press freedoms and the news gathering process," he said in a Guardian story. "To detain my partner for a full nine hours while denying him a lawyer, and then seize large amounts of his possessions, is clearly intended to send a message of intimidation to those ...
While in Berlin, Miranda had visited Laura Poitras, the US film-maker who has also been working on the Snowden files with Greenwald and the Guardian.
STANFORD - An eight-run sixth inning proved costly for Pacific, and the Tigers suffered a 10-5 loss to Stanford.
The Cardinal scored eight runs on seven hits, including a three-run home run from Michael Taylor in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 10-1 lead.
Pacific scored four runs on four hits in the eighth inning, but were unable to close the gap anymore.
Pacific starter Jason Haar (2-4) suffered the loss after allowing seven runs on nine hits and two walks in 52/3 innings.
Matt Fuson led the Pacific offense, finishing 4 for 5 with two runs scored.
The Tigers conclude their season next weekend in Northridge. Pacific opens the three-game series at 3 p.m. on Friday.
Judge Orders Trump Administration To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question A federal judge in New York has issued the first ruling out of multiple lawsuits over a question about U.S. citizenship status. The ruling is expected to be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, approved adding a question about U.S. citizenship status to the 2020 census.
A federal judge in New York has ruled against the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ordered the administration to stop its plans to include the controversial question on forms for the upcoming national head count "without curing the legal defects" the judge identified in his 277-page opinion released on Tuesday.
The question asks, "Is this person a citizen of the United States?" All U.S. households have not been asked such a question on the census since 1950, although it has been asked of a sample of households for past head counts and for the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Furman found that the decision by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to add the citizenship question to the 2020 census was "unlawful" because of "a veritable smorgasbord of classic, clear-cut" violations of the Administrative Procedure Act, including cherry-picking evidence to support his choice. Ross oversees the Census ...
"To conclude otherwise and let Secretary Ross's decision stand would undermine the proposition — central to the rule of law — that ours is a 'government of laws, and not of men,' " Furman wrote, quoting one of the country's Founding Fathers, John Adams.
Ross, Furman added, "ignored and violated a clear statutory duty" to use existing government records about people's citizenship status as much as possible rather than using the census to ask a citizenship question. In another violation of the law, Ross "announced his decision in a manner that concealed its true basis r...
Furman left open the possibility that Ross might be able to move forward with the question if he were to meet a series of specific requirements, including providing his "real rationale" that would support his decision to add the question.
The judge also ruled that the plaintiffs did not provide enough evidence to prove their claim that Ross' decision was intended to discriminate against Latinos, Asian-Americans, Arab-Americans and immigrant communities of color in general. Such a claim, Furman noted, would need to be backed up with testimony from Ross a...
The issue of questioning Ross, however, has been put on hold after the Supreme Court agreed to weigh in on a dispute over what evidence can be considered for the lawsuits. The justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments in February on that issue, as well as on whether Ross can be questioned under oath by the plaintif...
Furman's decision marks a significant milestone in a legal battle that began shortly after the Trump administration announced last year that the 2020 census would include a controversial question about U.S. citizenship status.
"Today's ruling is a win for New Yorkers and Americans across the country who believe in a fair and accurate count of the residents of our nation," said New York State Attorney General Letitia James, whose office represented some of the lead plaintiffs under the state's former attorney general, Barbara Underwood.
Dale Ho, one of the lead plaintiffs' attorneys at the ACLU, called Furman's opinion a "forceful rebuke" of the Trump administration's actions.
"These are not the acts and statements of government officials who are merely trying to cut through red tape," Ho said during a press call, referring to the way Ross pushed to get a citizenship question onto the census. "Instead, they are the acts and statements of officials with something to hide."
The Census Bureau's public information office referred NPR's request for comment to Commerce Department spokesperson Rebecca Glover, who deferred to the Justice Department for comment.
"We are disappointed and are still reviewing the ruling," said Kelly Laco, a Justice Department spokesperson, in a written statement. "Reinstating the citizenship question ultimately protects the right to vote and helps ensure free and fair elections for all Americans."
Furman has noted that he does not expect his order to be the final word on the question's fate. The district court ruling in New York is expected to be appealed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and, ultimately, to the Supreme Court.
"If a higher court disagrees with this Court's ruling, the citizenship question may well end up on the questionnaire," Furman wrote in his opinion, adding that the administration should be allowed to prepare for that scenario.
He specified that the Trump administration can continue to "study" using the census to collect citizenship data and to test a citizenship question, as the bureau plans to do beginning in June.
In addition to the two lead cases before Furman at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the administration is fighting five more lawsuits across the country filed by dozens of states, cities and other groups that want the question removed. A second trial over the question began earlier this mo...
The administration has maintained that the citizenship question was added because the Justice Department wants to use the responses to better enforce Voting Rights Act provisions that protect racial and language minorities from being discriminated against.
The lawsuits' plaintiffs, however, have argued that the administration has been misleading the public. Ross, the plaintiffs insist, misused his authority over the census and, by adding the citizenship question, discriminated against immigrant communities of color. Research by the Census Bureau suggests asking about cit...
Lanterns On The Lake are one of the country's most under-stated gems.
A band to be absorbed slowly, the subtle hues of their songwriting gently contrasting yet reaching austere emotional peaks.

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