Theodore McCarrick prays in a 2011 photo. He has been accused of abusing minors and adults over a nearly 50-year clerical career. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
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After Damaging Year, Pope Francis Calls For 4-Day Clerical Sex Abuse Summit
For The Catholic Church, A Year Of Unending Clergy Abuse Revelations
The U.S.-Mexico border barrier stands on Friday in Tijuana, Mexico. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Police officers respond to a shooting in Aurora, Ill., Friday afternoon. A gunman killed five people, then wounded five police officers in a firefight. Matt Marton/AP hide caption
Firefighters work at Ground Zero, the site of the World Trade Center attacks, on Sept. 11, 2001. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Venezuelans protest against the government of Nicolás Maduro in Cúcuta, Colombia, near the border with Venezuela, on Tuesday. Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence talk at Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Alexandra Beier/Getty Images hide caption
Most American cars run on gasoline. But analysts say that's poised to change as electric vehicles take over the market. The question is, how soon? Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
As More Electric Cars Arrive, What's The Future For Gas-Powered Engines?
Alexsis Rodgers, president of Virginia Young Democrats, is one of the disappointed constituents who worked hard to elect some of the officials at the center of the Virginia controversies. Now, Rodgers says, the state democratic party must develop diverse leaders before there's another crisis. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption
Virginia Democrats Now Look To Women Of Color For Leadership
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Bruno Ganz said of his signature role as an angel in Wings of Desire, "In some way I became an angel, and who except me has experienced that in his lifetime?" Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption
Thanks in part to his original songwriting, singing and guitar-playing, Physics doctoral student Pramodh Senarath Yapa beat out the remaining entrants to win this year's "Dance Your Ph.D." contest. Courtesy of Matthias Le Dall hide caption
Ph.D. Student Breaks Down Electron Physics Into A Swinging Musical
A young man and a little girl look at the border fence from Playas de Tijuana, Mexico. Photojournalist Ariana Drehsler has been covering the caravan of migrants for weeks. In December, Customs and Border Protection agents began pulling her over for questioning each time she crossed back into the U.S. Ariana Drehsler for NPR hide caption
An artist's concept shows a NASA Mars exploration rover on the surface of Mars. The twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity were launched in 2003 and arrived at sites on Mars in January 2004. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption
Maria Butina walks with Alexander Torshin, then a member of the Russian upper house of Parliament, in Moscow in 2012. The Senate Finance Committee is now investigating a think tank linked to both of them. Pavel Ptitsin/AP hide caption
Roger Stone leaves federal court on Feb. 1. The judge in his case has imposed a gag order on attorneys and others. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Newly sworn-in U.S. citizens rise from their seats during a 2018 naturalization ceremony in Alexandria, Va. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Supporters stand on a roof with placards and banners as they attend a campaign rally of the Nigerian opposition leader Atiku Abubakar on Thursday in Jimeta, eastern Nigeria. Luis Tato /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A fan-throated lizard displays his dewlap sac in front of Asia's largest wind farm in the Western Ghats mountains of India. The construction of the windmills altered the habitat of the lizards dramatically. Prasenjeet Yadav hide caption
A sign outside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. The tech giant is planning to build a campus in San Jose, Calif. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
Comics Will Break Your Heart
Batman's Biggest Secret (No, It's Not Bruce Wayne)
Students at Betty Shabazz Academy in Chicago show off Desmond "Des Money" Owusu's new school uniform designs. Courtesy of Nolis Anderson hide caption
The border wall between San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico, and Arizona's Yuma County. Joel Rose/NPR hide caption