The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), seen here in a 2016 U.S. Navy photo, shot down an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, President Trump said. Getty Images hide caption
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Donald Trump, left, directed then-lawyer Michael Cohen, center, to help arrange payments to Stormy Daniels, right, and another woman, to silence them about alleged sexual relationships with Trump. AP hide caption
A sophisticated mix of digital imagery and virtual-reality techniques give Disney's Lion King remake the feel of a live action film. The result plays like a Hollywood blockbuster disguised as a National Geographic documentary. Disney Enterprises, Inc. hide caption
In this courtroom artist's sketch, defendant Jeffrey Epstein (left) and his attorney Martin Weinberg listen during a bail hearing Monday in federal court in New York. On Thursday, a judge said Epstein should remain in detention. Elizabeth Williams/AP hide caption
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan testifies on security at the border and migrant detention during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Thursday. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli must remain in prison for securities fraud, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. Shkreli is seen here in 2017, speaking after the jury reached a verdict in his case at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
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In less than a hundred years, thousands upon thousands of Diamondback Terrapins had succumbed to the American appetite, depleting the species. Jesse D. Eriksen/Getty Images hide caption
Thousands of Iranians chanting "Death to America," participate in a mass funeral for 76 people killed when the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655, in Tehran, Iran, July 7, 1988. They hold aloft a drawing depicting the incident. 290 people were killed in the July 3, 1988 incident. Mohammad Sayyad/CP/AP hide caption
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a religious freedom summit at the Department of State Tuesday. Pompeo is headed to Argentina, which is expected to announce it's joining an international coalition to counter Iran. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Smoke rises from an animation company building after a fire in Kyoto on Thursday. Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Hashem Abedi, seen in this undated photo, is the younger brother of Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi. On Thursday, Hashem Abedi appeared in court and, through his lawyer, denied any involvement in the 2017 attack. Force for Deterrence in Libya/AP hide caption
President Trump gestures to the crowd during a Keep America Great rally in Greenville, N.C. on Wednesday. Zach Gibson/Getty Images hide caption
New York City is one of the many cities expected to be hit hard by this weekend's heat wave. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, pictured here in 2014, has announced this year's class of Kennedy Center Honors recipients. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Demonstrators and police face off during a protest against Ricardo Rosselló, the Governor of Puerto Rico, on Wednesday in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
American aerospace engineer John Houbolt as he stands at a chalkboard in July 1962 showing his lunar orbit rendezvous plan for landing astronauts on the moon. NASA/LARC/Bob Nye/PhotoQuest/Getty Images hide caption
Elijah "Pumpsie" Green was the first black player in Boston Red Sox history. Harry L. Hall/Associated Press hide caption
Trash piles in Monteverde, a residential neighborhood in Rome. During this scorching hot summer, the city's residents and visitors are being tested by a massive trash crisis that has prompted doctors to warn of the possible spread of diseases as birds, vermin and wild animals scavenge amid the rotting refuse. Sylvia Poggioli/NPR hide caption
In this playlist, musicians imagine what it might be like to take a step on that bright glowing ball in the sky. A. Dagli Orti/De Agostini via Getty Images hide caption
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