President Biden gave his first State of the Union address on March 1, 2022. On Tuesday, he is set to give his second. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
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The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, S.C., on Saturday. Randall Hill/Reuters hide caption
Eye-popping egg prices have finally started to fall. Wholesale eggs in the Midwest market dropped by 58 cents to $3.29 a dozen at the end of January, according to USDA data. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Kaitlyn Arland drives in her car in Junction City, Kan. Two years ago, when she tried to buy her first car, the dealership called her back and demanded she sign a new deal with a higher down payment after she had taken the car home. This tactic is often referred to as a yo-yo deal. Arin Yoon for NPR hide caption
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., waits for the start of a session in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, D.C., Friday, Jan. 6. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
World leaders recently announced a $20 billion climate deal to help get Indonesia off coal power. But there are doubts about the deal because - for one thing - the country is planning to build new coal plants, including here in Kalimantan. Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Diakine Sambou, queen of the sacred forest of Kaoupoto, on Feb. 23, 2021, in Mlomp, Senegal. Ricci Shryock hide caption
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Beyoncé, accepting the Best R&B Performance award during the 63rd annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles in March 2021. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
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People look at a dead gray whale at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, Calif., in May 2019, a year when 122 gray whales died in the U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Last year, 47 of the whales died. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
The Chinese balloon became the subject of a sketch in the most recent episode of "Saturday Night Live" on Feb. 4. Larry Mayer/AP hide caption
Emma Alexander was recently laid off from Goldman Sachs, along with over 3,000 other employees. Although the layoffs were unusually large this year, they are an ever-lurking prospect for people who work in finance. Allison V. Smith hide caption
Gas utilities and cooking stove manufacturers knew for decades that burners could be made that emit less pollution in homes, but they chose not to. That may may be about to change. Sean Gladwell/Getty Images hide caption
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FILE - Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Nov. 10, 2001, at the United Nations headquarters in New York. An official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan military ruler who backed US war in Afghanistan after 9/11, has died. Beth Keiser/AP hide caption
Arctic sea smoke rises from the the Atlantic Ocean as a passenger ferry passes Spring Point Ledge Light, on Saturday, off the coast of South Portland, Maine. The morning temperature was about minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption
Kansas City Chiefs fans do the "tomahawk chop" during the second half of the NFL AFC Championship football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 30, 2022 in Kansas City, Mo. Reed Hoffmann/AP hide caption
Rachel Maryam Smith fell in love with the ethereal beauty of giant soap bubbles several years ago and began creating them at sunset events in Santa Cruz, Calif. When enjoying bubbles together, "there is a euphoric point I have observed my participants reach," she says. Carolyn Klein Lagattuta hide caption
A field researcher holds a male bat that was trapped in an overhead net as part of an effort to find out how the animals pass Nipah virus to humans. The animal will be tested for the virus, examined and ultimately released. Fatima Tuj Johora for NPR hide caption
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First graders from The Friends School of Atlanta share their hopes for the world. The Friends School of Atlanta hide caption
People cheer during the Democratic National Committee 2023 Winter meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 3, 2023. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
LeBron James is on the cusp of overtaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for most points scored. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images hide caption
Southwest Airlines planes are seen at the Austin Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas on Jan. 22. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
More than 19,600 people have been arrested during the recent wave of anti-government protests in Iran, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that's been tracking the crackdown. AP hide caption
Pope Francis arrives to celebrate mass at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Francis is in South Sudan on the second leg of a six-day trip that started in Congo, hoping to bring comfort and encouragement to two countries that have been riven by poverty, conflicts and what he calls a "colonialist mentality" that has exploited Africa for centuries. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption
Bobbi Wilson holds her collection of spotted lanternflies as she is honored at the Yale School of Public Health on Jan. 20. Andrew Hurley/Yale University hide caption
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Jan. 18, 2023. Stocks have rallied this year on hopes about the economy, but some fear that optimism is misplaced. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Muni Long takes her Grammy nominations to heart. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption
J. Ivy, onstage during at the Grammy Museum on Dec. 11, 2022 in LA. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images hide caption