As It Happens: Wednesday Edition

Part One

Arlington cemetery
Today, the ashes of Second World War pilot Elaine Harmon were buried in Arlington Cemetery -- but only after her family fought for her right to be there. 

Minnesota cold case
He was missing for 27 years -- but now, the remains of eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling have been found, and the man who killed him has confessed. 

Clickbait professor
A college prof in Maine issues her course syllabus as a series of clickbait tweets -- and you won't believe what happens next! 

Part Two

Wage gap study
A new study on the wage gap finds that women do  request raises as much as men -- they're just not as likely to get what they ask for.

Hot TTC
A Toronto woman's persistent inquiries about whether the mayor had travelled in the sweltering subway finally led to the two of them going underground together. 

Part Three

UK weapons sales
The Saudis made a last-ditch defence of their human rights record -- but a British MP says arms sales to the kingdom should be suspended pending an investigation into reports of abuses. 

Maine mural
A mural depicting the state's controversial Republican governor dressed like a Ku Klux Klan member appears on a public wall in downtown Portland. The city's Democratic mayor tells us why -- politics aside -- he wants the image removed.

Engine cat
How a cat from London made the journey to Reading in the least comfortable way possible: crammed up against a roaring engine.