Two boys hold signs at an April 6 press conference, days after a Chicago police officer fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo. Shafkat Anowar/AP hide caption
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Fatal Police Shootings Of Unarmed Black People Reveal Troubling Patterns
Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown at a meeting on Wednesday. The U.S. is imposing new sanctions against a group of Russian entities and personnel. Alexei Druzhinin/AP hide caption
Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter was arrested Wednesday and released later that day on $100,000 bond. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office hide caption
Hassan Shibly, once the prominent head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations' Florida chapter, resigned after allegations of domestic abuse were made against him. Since then, other women have come forward with accusations of their own. Shibly has denied the allegations. Chris O'Meara/AP hide caption
Johnson & Johnson was mentioned roughly the same amount every hour online Tuesday as it was in entire weeks prior, according to the tracking firm Zignal Labs. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin told the judge on Thursday he will not testify on his own behalf in his trial for the death of George Floyd. His defense attorney, Eric Nelson, is seen at left. Court TV via AP hide caption
A health worker treats a COVID-19 patient at a field hospital in Ribeirao Pires, greater Sao Paulo area, on Tuesday. Andre Penner/AP hide caption
From left, Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., hold a news conference outside the Supreme Court to announce legislation to expand the number of seats on the high court. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Making of Biblical Womanhood, by Beth Allison Barr Brazos Press hide caption
'The Making Of Biblical Womanhood' Tackles Contradictions In Religious Practice
Jamel Hill, a fourth year medical student, confronted a stark reality when he went into medical school. But through the racial microaggressions, he also found mentors who guided him through the hardest times. He just matched in a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at the University of Kentucky. "It's a dream I've had since high school," he says. Farah Yousry hide caption
Fresh Air For April 15, 2021: 'Resistance' Podcaster On The Black Lives Matter Movement
Ajo, a former copper mining town more than 100 miles from Phoenix, is unincorporated. The U.S. government began dropping off migrants on the historic plaza in Ajo in March. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
Fewer Migrant Children Held In Border Detention Facilities, But Challenges Remain
A city street is closed this month for repairs and upgrades in Orlando, Fla. As part of an infrastructure proposal by the Biden administration, $115 billion is earmarked to modernize bridges, highways and roads. John Raoux/AP hide caption
What Is Infrastructure? It's A Gender Issue, For Starters
For Biden, China Rivalry Adds Urgency To Infrastructure Push
U.S. Marines conduct an operation to clear a village of Taliban fighters on July 5, 2009, in Mian Poshteh, Afghanistan. The U.S. and NATO forces plan to withdraw their remaining troops from Afghanistan by September. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Blinken Visits Afghanistan After Biden Announces Troop Withdrawal
'It's Time To End This Forever War.' Biden Says Forces To Leave Afghanistan By 9/11
New Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Wants To Keep Capitol Secure And Open To The Public
Capitol Police Needs Help To Address Insurrection Failures, Inspector General Testifies
An ash plume rises over La Soufriere on St. Vincent on April 13. The volcano is expected to continue erupting and has caused a humanitarian crisis. Orvil Samuel/AP hide caption
Fears are rising about whether supplies of batteries can keep up with the expected surge in the production of electric vehicles. Pictured here is a close-up of individual battery cells contained in a battery pack module for a Lucid Motors electric vehicle. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A car parked in a Fresno Gurdwara, or Sikh temple, parking lot with a bumper sticker showing support for Indian farmers protesting new agricultural laws. Jonaki Mehta/NPR hide caption
For Calif. Sikh Farmers, India Protests Cast 'Dark Cloud' Over Vaisakhi Festival
Hartsville resident Rick Bradley, 62, received his first COVID-19 vaccine dose at the end of March at the local Walgreens, saying "this is not a summer cold or a conspiracy." He says some of his neighbors have become so used to COVID-19, that getting vaccinated has fallen off the priority list. Blake Farmer/WPLN hide caption
'It's Not A Never Thing' — White, Rural Southerners Hesitant To Get COVID Vaccine
Ex-FDA Chief Sees 'Struggle' To Vaccinate More Than Half U.S. Population
Some researchers are optimistic that vitamin D supplements may prove helpful in preventing COVID-19. Others are skeptical. Michele Abercrombie/NPR hide caption
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