Chris and Nancy Brown embrace while searching through the remains of their home, leveled by the Camp Fire, in Paradise, Calif. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
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Kim Schrier is one of a number of Democratic House candidates who backed stronger gun regulations and flipped Republican-controlled seats in last week's midterm elections. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
Helping a spouse or parent who has dementia steer clear of hazards can include ridding the home of all guns. Nicole Xu for NPR hide caption
The circles on the map pinpoint the location of thousands of Chinese-funded development projects. The bigger the circle, the bigger the investment. The largest circles represent projects in the multibillion dollar range. Map by Soren Patterson, AidData/William & Mary/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Jemel Roberson and his nine-month-old son. Avontea Boose via AP hide caption
Supporters of ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe shout in joy Tuesday outside the Supreme Court building in the capital, Colombo. Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Miss White Mountain Apache Queen 2018-19 Zipporah Lupe greets Miss Navajo contestands Summer Jake (left), Kayla Martinez and Autumn Montoya as they get ready for the parade at the 77th Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, Ariz. on the Navajo Nation in September. Caitlin O'Hara for NPR hide caption
Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King attends a rally earlier this year on the East Front of the Capitol to highlight crimes committed by illegal immigrants in the U.S. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images hide caption
The Beatles at St. Pancras Old Church in London on July 28, 1968. Apple Corps Ltd. hide caption
Workers load ballots into machines at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections office in Lauderhill, Fla. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
Uighur security personnel patrol near the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, a city in northwestern China's Xinjiang region, in 2017. Xinjiang has detained members of the Uighur ethnic minority, who are largely Muslim, and held them in camps the authorities call "education and training centers." Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption
Families Of The Disappeared: A Search For Loved Ones Held In China's Xinjiang Region
Jeff Tweedy of Wilco performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on May 5, 2017, in New Orleans, La. Josh Brasted/Getty Images hide caption
The International prototype of the kilogram. Forged in 1879 and sanctioned by the General Conference on Weights and Measures at its first meeting, Le Grand K has been kept under lock and key in a vault outside Paris. BIPM hide caption
Democrat Kyrsten Sinema is projected to win the Arizona Senate race, according to the Associated Press. Christian Petersen/Getty Images hide caption
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Matthew Whitaker is pictured at an event in Washington in August. President Trump this month appointed Whitaker as acting attorney general. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Maryland Says Matthew Whitaker Appointment As Acting Attorney General Is Unlawful
Yoo Ah-In, Jeong Jong-seo and Steven Yeun star in Burning, a psychological thriller set in Seoul and Paju, South Korea. CGV Arthouse hide caption
Steven Yeun, A Star On Both Sides Of The Pacific, Talks Toggling Between East & West
Stan Lee, American comic book writer, editor, publisher and former president of Marvel Comics, attends the Premiere of 'Doctor Strange' in 2016. Lee, passed away today at the age of 95. Frazer Harrison/NPR hide caption
A Marvel Of A Man: Stan Lee Dead At 95
"I am sorry for the late notice, but in fact this was conveyed to me late yesterday afternoon," Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Monday, postponing moves that had been touted as concrete steps in response to the clergy sexual abuse scandal. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters hide caption