Gracie García poses for a photo in her backyard in Los Indios near San Benito, Texas. The border wall was built about ten years ago in García's property and she says she has not been paid for it. Veronica G. Cardenas/Texas Public Radio hide caption
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (right) and Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will sue President Trump over his emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Rosia Ramirez Penaloza and her children fled from gang violence in southern Mexico. They're staying in a makeshift tent in San Luis Rio Colorado as they wait for a chance to apply for asylum at the port of entry. Joel Rose/NPR hide caption
President Trump announces his emergency declaration during a Rose Garden event at the White House on Friday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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A sign outside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. The tech giant is planning to build a campus in San Jose, Calif. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
Newly sworn-in U.S. citizens rise from their seats during a 2018 naturalization ceremony in Alexandria, Va. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, pictured in 2018, has reached an agreement with the league over his allegations of collusion by teams. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
Martha Hernandez, left, and Ana Suda say they were interrupted and detained because they spoke Spanish while shopping for groceries in a convenience store in Havre, Montana. They've now filed a lawsuit. The friends are seen here in front of the store last month. Brooke Swaney/ACLU of Montana via AP hide caption
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio, pictured here at a press conference in May 2018, last week declared rape and sexual violence a national emergency. Sia Kambou /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Virginia governor Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook page, showing a photo of a man in blackface and another man in a Klu Klux Klan costume. The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption
Chaka Khan's Hello Happiness is on our short list of the best albums out on Feb. 15. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld says he is considering a GOP challenge to President Trump. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Travis Kauffman responds to questions during a news conference Thursday about his encounter with a mountain lion while running a trail just west of Fort Collins, Colo., this month. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Sharon and Larry Adams, pictured in January 2016 in the Milwaukee home where their nonprofit, Walnut Way, is based. Adam Carr hide caption
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Supporters stand on a roof with placards and banners as they attend the final campaign rally of the Nigerian opposition leader Akitu Abubakar on Thursday in Jimeta, eastern Nigeria. Luis Tato /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A mob in India set fire to vehicles on Friday, in protest of Thursday's attack on a paramilitary convoy in Kashmir. Channi Anand/AP hide caption
HIV-positive patients and their families protest against hospitals' lack of medicines and supplies in Caracas, Venezuela in April 2018. Some patients are fleeing to neighboring countries like Peru in search of lifesaving anti-retroviral drugs. Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Covington Catholic (Ky.) High School student Nick Sandmann, is seen here standing before Native American activist Nathan Phillips at the Lincoln Memorial in January. An independent report found the students did not instigate the confrontation. Kaya Taitano/Social Media via Reuters hide caption
Students hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest at the state university grounds in Manila on Thursday in support of CEO of Rappler, Maria Ressa, who was arrested a day earlier. Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
In 1993, Lorena Bobbitt made national headlines when she severed her husband's penis and threw it out a car window. She later maintained that her husband had been abusive. Amazon Prime Video hide caption
