Bill Cosby departs the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. on Wednesday. Jacqueline Larma/AP hide caption
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Central American asylum-seekers ride a bus to Tijuana on Wednesday, while passing through San Luis Rio Colorado along the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds of immigrants, the remnants of a caravan of Central Americans that began almost a month ago, set out on the last leg of their journey north in Mexico. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump acknowledged on Thursday that attorney Michael Cohen had represented him in the deal Cohen concluded with pornographic actress Stormy Daniels. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Kwame Akoto-Bamfo's life-size sculpture of enslaved people in rusting shackles that evoke dripping blood is one of the first things visitors encounter at the memorial. The 800 monuments suspended from the ceiling each stand for a county where racial killings occurred. Victims' names are etched on each one. Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR hide caption
The digital marquee outside Highland Arts Elementary School, seen at the start of class Wednesday, warns of the effects of the teacher walkout Thursday in Mesa, Ariz. Matt York/AP hide caption
NPR/Ipsos Poll: Most Americans Support Teachers' Right To Strike
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, accompanied by EPA Chief Financial Officer Holly Greaves, testifies during a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Capitol Hill Thursday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, the White House physician, has withdrawn his nomination to be the next secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (L) confers with ranking member Dianne Feinstein at a committee hearing April 19, 2018. The committee has approved legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Jake Tapper is CNN's chief Washington correspondent and the host of The Lead and State of the Union. His novel, The Hellfire Club, is set in 1954 Washington, D.C. Corey Nickols/Getty Images for Pizza Hut hide caption
Tim Bergling, better known as the producer and DJ Avicii, onstage during the 22nd Annual KROQ Weenie Roast in California. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for CBS Radio Inc. hide caption
Electronic Dance Music Superstar Avicii Dies At 28
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson's proposal calls for increased rent payments by millions of people receiving housing subsidies. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Workers used a crane to install a Ten Commandments monument Thursday outside the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock. Jill Zeman Bleed/AP hide caption
South Korean officials prepare for inter-Korean summit in front of the Peace House. Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in are scheduled to meet there Friday. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images hide caption
What To Expect From Friday's Summit Between North And South Korea
Kevin Young's 2012 essay collection The Grey Album: On The Blackness Of Blackness was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Melanie Dunea/CPi hide caption
Ford will focus on SUVs and trucks — and eliminate many of its sedans — in the North American market. Here, the company's trucks were highlighted at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Garret Morgan (center) is training as an ironworker near Seattle and already has a job that pays him $50,000 a year. Sy Bean/The Hechinger Report hide caption
High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Marvel Studios. Here, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige presents at the 2015 D23 Expo in California. Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney hide caption
Space-Hopping 'Avengers: Infinity War' Raises The Stakes To Infinity — And Beyond
Here's What You Need To Know About Infinity Stones Before The New Avengers Movie
Yawkey Way, outside Fenway Park, was named for the late, former Boston Red Sox owner, Tom Yawkey, who was known for his philanthropy, but also for what was a racist ball club. Tovia Smith/NPR hide caption
Boston Changes 'Yawkey Way' To 'Jersey Street' After Concerns Over Racist Legacy
Morels growing near a dying elm tree in southeastern Ohio. Andrea Moore hide caption
Mel Brooks' office is lined with awards — he's in the elite EGOT club — having won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. Danny Hajek/NPR hide caption
Ronnie Moipolai, an artist featured on the compilation I'm Not Here to Hunt Rabbits. Johannes Vollebregt hide caption
Joseph James DeAngelo, a suspect in a series of killings in California, was arrested Tuesday. Sacramento County, Calif., Sheriff's Office via AP hide caption
Patton Oswalt On His Late Wife's Search For The Golden State Killer
Robert Hartmann meets with his tutor, Sandy DeLuck, at the public library in Winterport, Maine. Hartmann reads at about a first-grade level. Melissa Block/NPR hide caption