U.S. citizens use ropes to cross the Rio Grande from San Antonio del Bravo, Mexico, into Candelaria, Texas. U.S. citizens depend on the free health clinic in San Antonio del Bravo. Lorne Matalon for NPR hide caption
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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos arrives at a White House event with Wounded Warrior Project veterans in April 2018. On Friday, 51 attorneys general called on her to institute automatic student loan forgiveness for veterans who are permanently disabled. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
"I had one day, I worked six hours and made $50. It really wasn't worth it. ... But it doesn't happen that often," says Hilary Gordon, who works as a shopper for the grocery-delivery app Instacart in Sacramento, Calif. "The other day I worked 11-and-a-half hours and made $265. Great? No. But good." Alina Selyukh/NPR hide caption
President Trump and first lady Melania arrive in Tokyo, Japan, for an inaugural state visit. Koji Sasahara/AP hide caption
From left to right: Jacky St. James, David Cruz, Danielle Brinkley, Shira Tarrant, Isiah Maxwell, Lisey Sweet. Liz Kuball for NPR hide caption
The Martinez family stands in front of their home in New Jersey. During a speech at her graduation, Alondra said to her parents: "Mamá, papá, lo logramos." Mom, dad, we made it. Mohamed Sadek for NPR hide caption
Hispanic Unemployment Has Hit Record Lows. But Does That Mean Progress?
U.S. Marine Tim Chambers salutes to participants in last year's Rolling Thunder motorcycle demonstration. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott answers questions during a May 21 news conference. Scott has apologized for a raid on a freelance journalist's home. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption
An imbalance between matter and antimatter in the universe produced all the things in existence, including corned beef sandwiches. Erik Rank/Getty Images hide caption
The Iowa State Fair in Des Moines is a regular stop for candidate speeches, hand-shaking and fried-food consumption. It takes place for about two weeks every August, with the years just before the Iowa caucuses especially busy. Don Gonyea/NPR hide caption
Having a purpose in life, whether building guitars or swimming or volunteer work, affects your health, researchers found. It even appeared to be more important for decreasing risk of death than exercising regularly. Dean Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption
A man walks past a board announcing elections at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday. Some 400 million Europeans from 28 countries are eligible to vote. Francisco Seco/AP hide caption
European Elections Will Be A Test For Nationalist Parties Hoping To Remake The EU
A young Gilbert Seltzer in uniform in October, 1942, after graduating from Officer Candidate School in Fort Belvoir, Va. Courtesy of Gilbert Seltzer hide caption
He Led A Platoon Of Artists Who Fooled The Germans: 'Imagination Is Unbelievable'
Renee Zellweger plays the rich venture capitalist Anne Montgomery in the Netflix series What/If. Erik Voake/Netflix hide caption
President Trump issued the first veto of his presidency in March, rejecting Congress' vote against his emergency declaration for border wall funding. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
President Trump tells reporters in Washington on Friday that the United States intends to send about 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Debris is piled outside of an apartment complex that was damaged by Hurricane Michael on May 10 in Panama City, Fla. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, blocked a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill Friday after the Senate approved it and President Trump agreed to sign it. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Jasmine (Naomi Scott) from the new live action "Aladdin." The character was the first official Disney princess of color in the 1992 animated version of the film. Daniel Smith/Disney Enterprises, Inc. hide caption
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, pictured in January, signed a bill into law on Wednesday placing a $100 per month cap on insulin co-payments starting next year. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation outside No. 10 Downing St. in London on Friday. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption
U.K.'s Theresa May Resigns Acknowledging Failure To Deliver Brexit
Civil rights "foot soldier" Theresa Burroughs in 2016, in front of a photo of the day she was arrested in 1965. Burroughs has died at age 89. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption
Zolgensma, a new drug approved by the FDA Friday, costs more than $2.1 million. It's made by AveXis, a drugmaker owned by pharmaceutical giant Novartis. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A protester waves the European Union flag during the pro-Europe demonstration "One Europe for All: Your voice against nationalism," a week before Sunday's European elections in Berlin, on May 19. Omer Messinger/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Threat Of Nationalist Wins In EU Vote Tests Germany, A Country Built On Alliances
The drug buprenorphine blocks the cravings associated with addiction. It comes in tablets and dissolvable film. The only injectable form available is a drug called Sublocade; a rival drug is ready for market but may be blocked for several years by the FDA. Tetra Images/Getty Images/Tetra images RF hide caption
New research confirms what we've been hearing for years: Cooking from scratch and eating "real food" is healthier than consuming the highly processed foods that make up the majority of calories in the American diet. The problem is that knowing this doesn't make it any more doable for the average family. Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd./Getty Images hide caption