Laurie's mother, Stephanie, 75, died of COVID-19 in December. "I don't believe she was supposed to die," Laurie says. "I blame the misinformation." Stephanie had been wrapped up in a world of conspiracy theories online, which led her to refuse treatments for COVID. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption
Residents and a rescue worker watch workers remove rubble from the residential building which was hit by a rocket the previous day on April 24, 2022 in Odessa, Ukraine. Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images hide caption
Prashant Baid's search engine finds stores selling half-loaves of bread, in some of India's largest cities. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption
Ukrainian refugees wait in a bus stop near the Mexico border in early April. The arrival of hundreds of Ukrainians at the border since the war began has added more pressure on the Biden administration to lift Title 42. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption
Presidential campaign posters of French President and centrist candidate for reelection Emmanuel Macron, left, and French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, in Salies de Bearn, southwestern France, Saturday, April 23, 2022. Bob Edme/AP hide caption
Red wolves have been on the brink of extinction since the 1970s. The new six-pup litter gives conservationists a sense of hope for the future of the species. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services hide caption
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The initial procedure involved an IV in each of Mick Chivers' arms, but veins in his right side refused to take the needle over 13 attempts. As a result, the nurses had to consider more invasive options. Mick Chivers hide caption
In a new CDC survey, almost half of teens reported consistently feeling sad or hopeless, with certain groups showing a tougher impact from the pandemic. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Then Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is seen at a news conference with Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in 2018. A longtime senator known for working across party lines, Hatch died Saturday at age 88. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Kylee Moberg tries to get through a road block on N.M. 94 to get to her friend and horses on Friday. Destructive Southwest fires have burned dozens of homes in northern Arizona and put numerous small villages in New Mexico in the path of danger. Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP hide caption
Talha Rafique picks up his to-go suhoor box from a campus dining hall at the University of Southern California. "My friends and I actually look forward to Ramadan," he says. Roxanne Turpen for NPR hide caption
Greg Tate (right) levitates while conducting Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber. Laura Williams/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kristina Karamo, who is headed towards becoming the Republican nominee for secretary of state in Michigan, gets an endorsement from Trump during his April 2 rally. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Firefighters transfer a rescued person in Shari, in the northern island of Hokkaido on Sunday. Koki Sengoku/AP hide caption
A discarded mask is seen on the floor inside New York's John F. Kennedy Airport on Tuesday, a day after a federal judge in Florida struck down the CDC's mask mandate for public transportation. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Peter Lyoya holds up a picture of his son Patrick Lyoya, 26, in his home in Lansing, Mich., on April 14. Patrick was facedown on the ground when he was fatally shot in the head by a Grand Rapids police officer this month. Anna Nichols/AP hide caption
In an inclusive guide for pre-teens going through puberty, girls, boys and nonbinary youth are shown navigating topics from feelings to body parts to puberty gear. Girlology hide caption
Yup'ik spelling bee first place winner Pasrataar Alayna Canoe (from left), second place winner Maqaruaq Tieran Ignatius and third place winner Naaqista Blaine Paje. Katie Anastas/Alaska Public Media hide caption
April is National Poetry Month. In step with NPR tradition, we're asking readers to help celebrate. We supply the hashtag — you fill our feeds with your mini works of art. bortonia/Getty Images hide caption
