Vermont Democratic gubernatorial nominee Christine Hallquist, a transgender woman and former electric company executive, applauds with her supporters during her election night party in Burlington, Vt. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
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Keith Ellison Wins Primary In Minnesota, As DNC Reviews Domestic Abuse Allegations
Defendant Siraj Wahhaj sits in court in Taos, N.M., for a detention hearing, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Wahhaj and several others have been charged with child abuse stemming from the alleged neglect of 11 children found living on a squalid compound on the outskirts of tiny Amalia, New Mexico. Roberto E. Rosales/AP hide caption
Defendant Siraj Wahhaj sits in court in Taos, N.M., for a detention hearing, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Wahhaj and several others have been charged with child abuse stemming from the alleged neglect of 11 children found living on a squalid compound on the outskirts of tiny Amalia, New Mexico. Roberto E. Rosales/AP hide caption
Colorado School District 27J has adopted a four-day school schedule in an attempt to save about $1 million a year. James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
At Coquina Beach, crews are out early using beach rakes to clear dead fish. The fish are dying because of a toxic algae bloom known as red tide. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption
Overcoming A Shameful Past, VA Plans Haven For Homeless Vets In West Los Angeles
Sen. Fraser Anning of the far-right Katter's Australian Party makes his maiden speech in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday. Mick Tsikas/Australian Associated Press via Reuters hide caption
The sun sets behind the steeple of St. Benedict The Moor Catholic Church in Pittsburgh in 2011. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Activists from Concerned Women for America make a stop on their bus tour in Indianapolis, Ind., where Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly is facing pressure from the right as he prepares to vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh just weeks before Election Day. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption
Cat Power's new album, Wanderer, comes out Oct. 5. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Forensics officers work near the car that crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Tuesday. British media reports Salil Khater has been arrested for the crash on charges of terrorism. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption
What's In Your Shopping Cart? A Battleground For Global Trade
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, and his wife Heather Kobach, speak to supporters after last week's Kansas Republican gubernatorial primary. Steve Pope/Getty Images hide caption
A man stands at a Uritrottoir public urinal on the Île Saint-Louis in Paris. Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
In October 2017, a resident tries to connect electrical lines downed by Hurricane Maria in Toa Baja. Puerto Rican officials say electricity has returned to all residents without it after the hurricane. Ramon Espinosa/AP hide caption
University of Maryland President Wallace Loh speaks at a news conference about the death of student athlete Jordan McNair, who collapsed at football practice and later died. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
A short video posted on social media showed a police officer repeatedly punching a man on the street. @otm_lorkodak/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Erykah Badu performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Aug. 6, 2018 (Morgan Noelle Smith/NPR). Morgan Noelle Smith/NPR hide caption
In Skate Kitchen, the introverted Camille (played by Rachelle Vinberg, left) finds her tribe of skaters in New York City. Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures hide caption
Gene Graf (right) and David Kochendorfer (left) of Barron County Cheese behind their cheese table at a Wisconsin event promoting cheese for export. Maayan Silver/Milwaukee Public Radio hide caption
Romancing With Cheese: Wisconsin Cheesemakers Hope For Access To New Markets
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The defense team for Paul Manafort, shown here walking into federal court on Tuesday, rested without presenting any witnesses. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
The logo for the Tinder app, seen on a mobile phone screen in London in November 2016. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption
The Trump campaign claims that former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman violated an agreement she signed not to disparage Trump or disclose proprietary information. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Rescue crews work at the scene of a bridge that collapsed Genoa, Italy, Tuesday. Dozens of people died when a large section of the bridge, built in the 1960s, suddenly collapsed during a fierce rainstorm. Paolo Rattini/Getty Images hide caption