Grandson wants remains of former US president exhumed

President Warren G. Harding throws out the first ball to open the Washington Senators’ baseball season (AP)

The grandson of President Warren G. Harding and a lover has asked a court for permission to dig up the Republican’s remains.

James Blaesing asked a court in May for the 29th president’s disinterment as a way “to establish with scientific certainty” that they are related.