Vehicles sit in a nearly empty lot at a car dealership in Richmond, Calif., on July 1. The global semiconductor shortage has hobbled auto production worldwide, making it difficult to find a car to buy. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Border Patrol agents used horses to block migrants crossing the Rio Grande River near the Del Rio-Acuña Port of Entry in Del Rio, Texas, on Sunday. After agents grabbed migrants from horseback and at least one agent whirled his reins at a man, the agents' use of horses was suspended. Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
The nation is preparing for COVID vaccine boosters, though exactly who needs one is not entirely clear. Emily Elconin/Getty Images hide caption
Jelani Day went missing on Aug. 24. His body has now been identified, but police are still investigating how and why he died. His family approved the police releasing these images. Bloomington (Ill.) Police hide caption
Maricopa County, Ariz., ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined in May. Matt York/AP hide caption
Taliban leader Mullah Nooruddin Turabi in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. One of the founders of the Taliban, he says they will once again carry out punishments like executions and amputations of hands. Felipe Dana/AP hide caption
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President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations at the White House on Sept. 24. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Taro Kono, a candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and currently the minister in charge of vaccinations, delivers a speech in Tokyo on Sept. 17. Yoshikazu Tsuno/AP hide caption
Yu Aoi plays the title character in Wife of a Spy. Kino Lorber hide caption
Because of their size, goliath groupers are nearly fearless and easy prey for fishermen and divers with spear guns. Sandra Edwards hide caption
The Bitcoin logo appears on the display screen of a cryptocurrency ATM at the Smoker's Choice store in Salem, N.H. China's central bank on Friday declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
CIA Director William Burns has ramped up efforts to determine the cause of Havana syndrome, a combination of ailments that have afflicted U.S. intelligence officers and diplomats in recent years. A growing number of cases have been reported in Vienna in recent months. Ian Morton/NPR hide caption
Fossilized human footprints shown at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico. According to a report published in the journal Science on Thursday, the impressions indicate that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago. National Park Service/AP hide caption
In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, a pharmacist prepares a syringe of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19, at Queen Anne Healthcare in Seattle. On Thursday government advisers recommended booster doses of Pfizer's vaccine for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans — despite doubts the extra shots will do much to slow the pandemic. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
Created in 2018, the Our Black Girls website centers the stories of missing Black girls and women. ourblackgirls.com/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill to protect abortion rights on Sept. 24, 2021. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Isabelita Vinuya, 88, reflected in mirror, bids farewell to Perla Bulaon Balingit in the village of Mapaniqui in Pampanga. They are two of the last living "comfort women" of the Philippines. On Nov. 23, 1944, Vinuya, Balingit and some 100 other girls and women were taken to the Red House and systematically raped by the Japanese Imperial Army. Cheryl Diaz Meyer for NPR hide caption
Sen. Chuck Grassley during a news conference following a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 15. Grassley serves as the ranking member of the committee. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in courtroom video in June, intends to appeal his conviction and sentence in George Floyd's murder. Court TV via AP hide caption
Medical personnel adjust their personal protective equipment while working in the emergency department at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan in New York. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
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U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona accompanies North High School's marching band on the cowbell during a Monday pep rally in Eau Claire, Wis. Tim Gruber for NPR hide caption
Linda Diaz is the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest winner. Lærke Rose Møllegaard/NPR hide caption
Girls gather at a gender-segregated school in Kabul on Sept. 15. When older secondary students returned to classes, female students were told to wait. Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Steve Bannon is among four former Trump officials who have been issued subpoenas by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption
TK Artist conception of the James Webb Space Telescope NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez hide caption
A 3D microflier next to a pencil tip for scale. Northwestern University hide caption
House Democrats on Tuesday passed a bill that would suspend the U.S. debt ceiling through December 2022 and temporarily fund the government to avert a shutdown. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Tom (Dan Stevens) whisks a very skeptical Alma (Maren Eggert) around the dance floor as his precision-tooled algorithm tries to meet her every requirement for the perfect man. Bleeker Street hide caption
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