After Iran shot down a U.S. drone, President Donald Trump speculated that "it could have been someone loose and stupid" behind the surface-to-air missile strike. The president spoke about the issue Thursday, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House national security adviser John Bolton looked on in the Oval Office. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters hide caption
A woman waits in line with her child outside the migrant processing center in San Antonio. Bonnie Petrie/Texas Public Radio hide caption
Visitors look at a model of a Saturn V rocket and its launch umbilical tower, which were used during the Apollo moon-landing program, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Fifty years ago this July 20, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
THC, a key psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, is toxic to dogs, veterinarians warn. So keeping dogs away from discarded joints, edible marijuana or drug-painted poop is important. Hillary Kladke/Getty Images hide caption
A World War I memorial cross sits in Bladensburg, Md., just outside Washington, D.C. The federal government asked the Supreme Court to rule in favor of the cross. Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption
The U.S. will face its first major test in the Women's World Cup Thursday, as it plays Sweden in the final match of the group stage. U.S. forward Megan Rapinoe is seen here during the U.S. game against Thailand. Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Carla Johnson reads one of many condemned notices in the city of Newburgh, N.Y., where tenants say they need universal rent control to force landlords to maintain apartments. Charles Lane/WSHU hide caption
Former Interpol President Meng Hongwei, pictured at an Interpol conference in 2016, pleaded guilty to bribery charges on Thursday, according to Chinese state-run media. Du Yu/Associated Press hide caption
Former Vice President Joe Biden said fellow Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker should apologize for suggesting he's insensitive to racial issues after recalling how he could put aside differences to work with segregationist lawmakers. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Director of the National Police General Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte, projects a photograph taken of former Boston batter David Ortiz, second from right, on the night he was shot in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Officials say a gunman shot Ortiz after mistaking him for Sixto David Fernández, not pictured. Roberto Guzman/AP hide caption
A woman walks through La Perla, a barrio on the edge of Old San Juan, in 2017. AFP Contributor/Getty Images hide caption
Volunteers participate in a recent Healthy U leader training in Lander, Wyo. the program provides health skills training to people in rural areas. According to a recent poll, 26 percent of rural Americans said there has been a time in the past few years when they needed health care, but did not get it. Courtesy of Dominick Duhamel hide caption
Athletic Brewing Co. co-founders Bill Shufelt (right) and John Walker, here at the company's production plant in Stratford, Conn., have created a range of high-quality nonalcoholic beers to provide people more options when they're out socializing. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
New Zealand Minister of Police Stuart Nash announces government decisions around the firearms buy-back and amnesty at Parliament on Thursday in Wellington. Masanori Udagawa/Getty Images hide caption
Fannie Lou Hamer, Victoria Gray and Annie Devine, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party contestants for the state's seats, hold a telegram allowing them onto the House floor during debate. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption
A few of the great books that our listeners recommend for summer reading. Shereen Marisol Meraji/NPR hide caption
Secretary of the Army Mark Esper — seen in Ft. Bragg, N.C., in April — will now serve as acting secretary of defense, President Trump announced on Tuesday. Chuck Burton/AP hide caption
Standing on the downtown corner that was once the city's slave market, Lorna Woods holds up the rusty shackles she found under an old box spring in her grandmother's house. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption
Imogen Heap plays a Tiny Desk Conert on May 4, 2019 (Colin Marshall/NPR). Colin Marshall/NPR hide caption
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross announced on Wednesday that 72 officers have been placed on administrative duty following an investigation into inflammatory social media posts. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
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