David Harris

The Weber Arch on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston.

David Harris: Why affirmative action matters in college admissions

June 13, 2023 at 3:08 p.m.

In the fall of 1987, my parents drove me from Ardmore, Pennsylvania, to Evanston for my freshman year at Northwestern University. At that time, people on campus would sometimes refer...

Orange County Sheriff John Mina holds a press conference on multiple shootings by the same subject,, on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.
Keith Melvin Moses has been arrested as a suspect.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Orlando TV news journalist, 9-year-old girl killed in shootings near earlier homicide scene

February 23, 2023 at 9:56 p.m.

An Orlando TV journalist and a child were shot and killed on Wednesday evening near a crime scene where a woman was found shot to death earlier in the day,...

Op-ed: Pell grants are game changers for promising college students. I should know, I was one.

September 28, 2021 at 11:03 p.m.

In 1987, during my senior year in high school, my parents and I were interviewed for a multipart newspaper series on the college search process that ran in the Philadelphia...

Tropical Storms Peter and Odette likely to form; Nicholas dumps rain as it lingers

September 17, 2021 at 12:11 p.m.

As post-tropical cyclone Nicholas drifts northwest into western Louisiana, flash flooding remains possible across parts of the central Gulf Coast Friday and Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said in its...

Damage is seen from Hurricane Nicholas Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Surfside Beach, Texas. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Nicholas, now a tropical depression, remains a flood threat; odds up for 3 other Atlantic disturbances

September 15, 2021 at 12:17 p.m.

Nicholas downgraded to a tropical depression Wednesday morning and is dragging itself over southeast Texas, leaving thousands in the dark and dumping a foot of rain. Meanwhile the National Hurricane...

This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken Monday, July 5, 2021, at 4:50 p.m. EDT, and provided by NOAA, shows Tropical Storm Elsa over western Cuba with strong rain and winds. Forecasters say it will move on to the Florida Keys on Tuesday and Florida's central Gulf coast by Wednesday. The storm is moving over mainly rural areas to the east of Havana on Monday after making landfall near Cienega de Zapata, a natural park with few inhabitants. (NOAA via AP)

Tropical Storm Elsa slightly weakens before Florida impact; Central Florida under Tornado Watch

July 7, 2021 at 10:43 a.m.

Elsa, which weakened to a tropical storm once again, is spreading across western Florida Wednesday morning and is expected to make landfall sometime during the day, the National Hurricane Center...

CORTES, HONDURAS - NOVEMBER 05: The debris of a home remain under the water after the flow of Chamelecon river increased due to the rain caused by tropical storm Eta on November 05, 2020 in Cortes, Honduras. Eta made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Nicaragua causing catastrophic winds, flash flooding and landslides across some areas of Central America. The hurricane downgraded to tropical storm while hitting Honduras. (Photo by Yoseph Amaya/Getty Images)

Tropical Storm Eta exits Florida for northern journey after leaving path of destruction

November 13, 2020 at 12:35 p.m.

Tropical Storm Eta swept through Florida Thursday, ripping roofs apart while also causing flooding and power outages on the state's west coast. Eta made landfall in Cedar Key at 4:20...

Boats that were moved inland for protection are stacked up in the Violet Canal in Violet, La., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. Hurricane Zeta is expected to make landfall in the afternoon as a category 2 storm. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Zeta, now a tropical storm, hammers Gulf Coast, bringing floods, knocking out power to 2.2 million in 8 states

October 29, 2020 at 12:38 p.m.

Zeta degenerated to tropical storm as it slammed through Louisiana and Gulf Coast states Wednesday night and into Thursday morning Forecasters predict Zeta will be absorbed into another system over...

Zeta, a hurricane once again, moves to center of Gulf, to strike US coast Wednesday night

October 28, 2020 at 4:02 p.m.

Upon entering the warm Gulf of Mexico, Zeta surged into hurricane strength once again Wednesday morning as it took aim at the U.S. Gulf Coast, which it is forecast to...

A Dirt Cheap store employee spray paints the day's business hours onto a board of plywood in anticipation of Hurricane Sally making landfall, in Bay St. Louis, Miss., on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Gulf coast residents are making last minute purchases as they prepare for the expected severe weather from the hurricane. (Lukas Flippo/The Sun Herald, via AP)

Hurricane Sally threatens Gulf Coast with 85 mph winds, 9-foot surge as tropics busy with 6 more systems

September 15, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.

Hurricane Sally lost some steam overnight, but is still a strong Category 1 hurricane with 85 mph winds as it slogs its way closer to the Gulf Coast bringing with...

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