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Photos of tributes that honor César Chavez. Some are under review after sex abuse allegations
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Photos of tributes that honor César Chavez. Some are under review after sex abuse allegations

2026-03-20 08:09 Last Updated At:08:10

Monuments, streets, schools and other sites across the U.S. honoring César Chavez are being reconsidered after sexual abuse allegations against the labor leader.

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City worker Zak Merten removes a bust of César Chavez at César E. Chavez Park in Denver on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

City worker Zak Merten removes a bust of César Chavez at César E. Chavez Park in Denver on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

A worker covers a mural by Emigdio Vasquez depicting Cesar Chavez, at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A worker covers a mural by Emigdio Vasquez depicting Cesar Chavez, at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A worn sign identifies Cesar Chavez Boulevard in Dallas, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A worn sign identifies Cesar Chavez Boulevard in Dallas, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Museum attendees walk past a painting of individuals including César Chavez at the National Portrait Gallery on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Museum attendees walk past a painting of individuals including César Chavez at the National Portrait Gallery on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

A view of the César E. Chavez National Monument in Keene, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A view of the César E. Chavez National Monument in Keene, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

FILE - United Farm Workers President Cesar Chavez talks to striking Salinas Valley farmworkers during a large rally in Salinas, Calif., on March 7, 1979. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

FILE - United Farm Workers President Cesar Chavez talks to striking Salinas Valley farmworkers during a large rally in Salinas, Calif., on March 7, 1979. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Students sit in front of a covered mural of Cesar Chavez at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Students sit in front of a covered mural of Cesar Chavez at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A bicyclist waits to cross SE César E Chávez Boulevard on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

A bicyclist waits to cross SE César E Chávez Boulevard on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Cesar Chavez Academy is seen in Detroit, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Cesar Chavez Academy is seen in Detroit, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

A woman and her dog walk past a mural of Cesar Chavez outside the Cesar Chavez Foundation office in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A woman and her dog walk past a mural of Cesar Chavez outside the Cesar Chavez Foundation office in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A statute of César Chavez stands in the middle of a plaza at Cesar Chavez Park, honoring the United Farm Workers union founder, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Laveen, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

A statute of César Chavez stands in the middle of a plaza at Cesar Chavez Park, honoring the United Farm Workers union founder, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Laveen, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Students sit near a covered painting of Cesar Chavez at the Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Students sit near a covered painting of Cesar Chavez at the Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A sign is seen outside Cesar Chavez School on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

A sign is seen outside Cesar Chavez School on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Plywood panels encapsulate a statue of César Chavez at California State University, Fresno in Fresno, Calif., Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Plywood panels encapsulate a statue of César Chavez at California State University, Fresno in Fresno, Calif., Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A marker in honor of César Chavez along the Points of Light: Volunteer Pathway on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

A marker in honor of César Chavez along the Points of Light: Volunteer Pathway on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Pedestrians walk below a mural outside of César Chavez Elementary School in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Pedestrians walk below a mural outside of César Chavez Elementary School in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

A sign for the Cesar Chavez Foundation sits in the lobby of its office in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A sign for the Cesar Chavez Foundation sits in the lobby of its office in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A sanitation worker picks up trash next to a mural of César Chavez in Bakersfield, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A sanitation worker picks up trash next to a mural of César Chavez in Bakersfield, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A man walks his dogs past a covered bust of César Chavez at César E. Chavez Park in Denver on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

A man walks his dogs past a covered bust of César Chavez at César E. Chavez Park in Denver on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Workers cover a mural by Emigdio Vasquez featuring Cesar Chavez and other figures at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Workers cover a mural by Emigdio Vasquez featuring Cesar Chavez and other figures at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

City worker Zak Merten removes a bust of César Chavez at César E. Chavez Park in Denver on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

City worker Zak Merten removes a bust of César Chavez at César E. Chavez Park in Denver on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

A worker covers a mural by Emigdio Vasquez depicting Cesar Chavez, at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A worker covers a mural by Emigdio Vasquez depicting Cesar Chavez, at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A worn sign identifies Cesar Chavez Boulevard in Dallas, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A worn sign identifies Cesar Chavez Boulevard in Dallas, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Museum attendees walk past a painting of individuals including César Chavez at the National Portrait Gallery on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Museum attendees walk past a painting of individuals including César Chavez at the National Portrait Gallery on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

A view of the César E. Chavez National Monument in Keene, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A view of the César E. Chavez National Monument in Keene, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

FILE - United Farm Workers President Cesar Chavez talks to striking Salinas Valley farmworkers during a large rally in Salinas, Calif., on March 7, 1979. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

FILE - United Farm Workers President Cesar Chavez talks to striking Salinas Valley farmworkers during a large rally in Salinas, Calif., on March 7, 1979. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Students sit in front of a covered mural of Cesar Chavez at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Students sit in front of a covered mural of Cesar Chavez at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A bicyclist waits to cross SE César E Chávez Boulevard on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

A bicyclist waits to cross SE César E Chávez Boulevard on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Cesar Chavez Academy is seen in Detroit, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Cesar Chavez Academy is seen in Detroit, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

A woman and her dog walk past a mural of Cesar Chavez outside the Cesar Chavez Foundation office in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A woman and her dog walk past a mural of Cesar Chavez outside the Cesar Chavez Foundation office in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A statute of César Chavez stands in the middle of a plaza at Cesar Chavez Park, honoring the United Farm Workers union founder, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Laveen, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

A statute of César Chavez stands in the middle of a plaza at Cesar Chavez Park, honoring the United Farm Workers union founder, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Laveen, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Students sit near a covered painting of Cesar Chavez at the Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Students sit near a covered painting of Cesar Chavez at the Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A sign is seen outside Cesar Chavez School on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

A sign is seen outside Cesar Chavez School on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Plywood panels encapsulate a statue of César Chavez at California State University, Fresno in Fresno, Calif., Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Plywood panels encapsulate a statue of César Chavez at California State University, Fresno in Fresno, Calif., Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A marker in honor of César Chavez along the Points of Light: Volunteer Pathway on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

A marker in honor of César Chavez along the Points of Light: Volunteer Pathway on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Pedestrians walk below a mural outside of César Chavez Elementary School in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Pedestrians walk below a mural outside of César Chavez Elementary School in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

A sign for the Cesar Chavez Foundation sits in the lobby of its office in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A sign for the Cesar Chavez Foundation sits in the lobby of its office in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A sanitation worker picks up trash next to a mural of César Chavez in Bakersfield, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A sanitation worker picks up trash next to a mural of César Chavez in Bakersfield, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A man walks his dogs past a covered bust of César Chavez at César E. Chavez Park in Denver on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

A man walks his dogs past a covered bust of César Chavez at César E. Chavez Park in Denver on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Workers cover a mural by Emigdio Vasquez featuring Cesar Chavez and other figures at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Workers cover a mural by Emigdio Vasquez featuring Cesar Chavez and other figures at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

HOUSTON (AP) — Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts.

On the downside, their toilet is on the blink again.

The three Americans and one Canadian are set to reach their destination Monday, photographing the mysterious lunar far side as they zoom around. It is the first moon-bound crew in more than 53 years, picking up where NASA’s Apollo program left off.

“The Earth is quite small, and the moon is definitely getting bigger,” pilot Victor Glover reported.

Until the Orion capsule's bathroom is fixed, Mission Control has instructed the astronauts to break out more of the backup urine collection bags. The so-called lunar loo malfunctioned following Wednesday’s liftoff and has been hit-and-miss ever since. A version of the Artemis II toilet was tested on the International Space Station several years ago.

Engineers suspect ice may be blocking the line that is preventing urine from completely flushing overboard. The toilet is still open for No. 2 business.

Debbie Korth, NASA’s Orion program deputy manager, said the astronauts have also reported a smell coming from the bathroom, which is buried in the floor of the capsule with a door and curtain for privacy.

“Space toilets and bathrooms are something everybody can understand .. it’s always a challenge,” she said, noting that the space shuttle toilet was also often on the fritz.

John Honeycutt, chair of the mission management team, said it is human nature to be interested in the space commode, and even though it is “in a good state right now,” he’d like it to be working at 100%.

“They’re OK,” he said of the astronauts. “They trained to manage through the situation.”

Artemis II is poised to set a distance record for humans, traveling more than 252,000 miles (400,000 kilometers) from Earth before hanging a U-turn behind the moon and heading home without stopping or entering lunar orbit. The record is currently held by Apollo 13.

The Canadian Space Agency celebrated the country’s role in the mission, speaking from Quebec with astronaut Jeremy Hansen as he headed toward his lunar rendezvous. Hansen is the first non-U.S. citizen to fly to the moon.

“Today he is making history for Canada,” Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell said. “As we watch him taking this bold step into the unknown, let his journey remind us that Canada’s future is written by those who dare to reach for more.”

In the live televised linkup, Hansen said he has already witnessed “extraordinary” views from NASA's Orion capsule.

Hansen, Glover, Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch are the world's first lunar astronauts since Apollo 17's crew of three in 1972. Koch and Glover are the first female and first Black astronauts to the moon, respectively.

Their nearly 10-day mission — ending with a Pacific splashdown on April 10 — is the first step in NASA's bold plans for a sustainable moon base. The space agency is aiming for a landing by two astronauts near the lunar south pole in 2028.

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In this image from video provided by NASA, Artemis II astronauts, from left, Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch and Victor Glover gather for an interview en route to the moon on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (NASA via AP)

In this image from video provided by NASA, Artemis II astronauts, from left, Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch and Victor Glover gather for an interview en route to the moon on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This image provided by the Canadian Space Agency, Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen of Canada, connects live from the Orion spacecraft and speaks with Canadian media along with astronauts Victor Glover, left, and Reid Wiseman on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Canadian Space Agency via AP)

This image provided by the Canadian Space Agency, Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen of Canada, connects live from the Orion spacecraft and speaks with Canadian media along with astronauts Victor Glover, left, and Reid Wiseman on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Canadian Space Agency via AP)

This image from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew Commander Reid Wiseman, second from left, thanking the families of the crew while speaking with NASA Mission Control in a video conference while en route to the moon, Thursday, April 2, 2026, as Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, far left, looks on and mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover, far right, make hearts with their hands. (NASA via AP) CORRECTION: headed to the moon, not in moon's orbit

This image from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew Commander Reid Wiseman, second from left, thanking the families of the crew while speaking with NASA Mission Control in a video conference while en route to the moon, Thursday, April 2, 2026, as Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, far left, looks on and mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover, far right, make hearts with their hands. (NASA via AP) CORRECTION: headed to the moon, not in moon's orbit

This image from video provided by NASA shows a view of earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from one of the Orion spacecraft's four windows after completing the translunar injection burn, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This image from video provided by NASA shows a view of earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from one of the Orion spacecraft's four windows after completing the translunar injection burn, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)

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