Crime scene tape is seen outside of Robb Elementary School as state troopers guard the area in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday. Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Prosecutors allege that Timothy Hale-Cusanelli is a white supremacist who breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 intent on causing a second "civil war." His defense attorney contends that Hale-Cusanelli frequently makes "bombastic" statements and uses "offensive" language, but that he entered the Capitol as a result of "groupthink." Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
In this screenshot from a Facebook Live video of the church service by Maisey Cook, a woman takes the stage at New Life Christian Church and World Outreach in Warsaw, Ind. with her husband to tell her story of how Pastor John Lowe II had sex with her she was 16 years old. Screenshot by NPR hide caption
In 2021, Hurricane Ida cut a path of destruction from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast. Vehicles parked in Philadelphia were submerged after the storm brought torrential rain. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Nancy Rose, right, who contracted COVID-19 in 2021 and continues to exhibit long-haul symptoms including brain fog and fatigue, cooks for her mother, Amy Russell, left, at their home, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Port Jefferson, N.Y. Researchers are trying to understand what causes these long COVID symptoms. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, faces a Republican primary challenge from former Sen. David Perdue, right. The winner is set to face Stacey Abrams in the general election. Stephen B. Morton/AP; Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights; Brynn Anderson/Pool hide caption
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Smoke and debris ascend after a strike at a factory in the city of Soledar, in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, on Tuesday. At the three-month point since Russia launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine, fighting has been intensifying in the east. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A composite photo shows TV anchors Hamed Bahram (left) and Nesar Nabil wearing face masks while reading the news on TOLOnews, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP hide caption
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, left, with composer John Williams, right. The pair recently released a collaborative recording, A Gathering of Friends, with the New York Philharmonic. Lawrence Sumulong/Courtesy of Sony Music hide caption
Composer John Williams and cellist Yo-Yo Ma bring together 'A Gathering of Friends'
The University School of Milwaukee says they have filed a motion in court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Craig and Kelly Robinson, the brother and sister-in-law of former first lady Michelle Obama. Here, they arrive at a state dinner at the White House in 2016. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
A cross and Bible sculpture stand outside the Southern Baptist Convention headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday. Top administrative leaders for the SBC said that they will release a secret list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse. Holly Meyer/AP hide caption
An unsold 2019 Accent sedan sits at a Hyundai dealership in Littleton, Colo. on May 19, 2019. Hyundai is recalling 239,000 cars because the seat belts can explode and injure vehicle occupants. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Taniyah Pilgrim and Messiah Young address the press at Morehouse College in Atlanta. Prosecutors filed charges against six officers involved in the couple's arrest. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
The Grand Aston la Habana, overlooking the Malecón and the sea, is the latest luxury hotel to open as part of the Cuban government's aggressive tourism building project. Carrie Kahn/NPR hide caption
Cuba hopes if it builds new hotels, tourists will come, after a long COVID shutdown
Cars pass destroyed Russian tanks from an earlier battle against Ukrainians in the village of Dmytrivka, close to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday. With Russian troops gone from the Kyiv region, life is returning to the city. But heavy fighting takes place daily in the east and the south of the country. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption
Chris Singleton speaks to business leaders May 19, 2022, at the American Theater in Charleston about stopping hate-fueled violence. His mother was murdered in 2015 at Mother Emanuel Church. Victoria Hansen/South Carolina Public Radio hide caption
Actor Johnny Depp waves to the gallery as he leaves for a break Monday during his defamation trial in Fairfax, Va., against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Steve Helber/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A federal appeals court found that a Florida law intended to punish social media platforms is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment, dealing a major victory to companies who had been accused by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured on May 9, of discriminating against conservative thought. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks Oct. 26 at the Globsec forum in Bratislava, Slovakia, during his visit to Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Vladimir Simicek/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Ukraine's stand is a model for fighting a Chinese attack, Taiwan's top diplomat says
Workers remove the final New York City pay phone near Seventh Avenue and 50th Street in Midtown Manhattan on Monday. Despite the fanfare, there are still some pay phones standing in the city. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said that the Justice Department's new use of force policy reflects the consensus views of law enforcement leadership groups and union associations. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins warms up before a game against the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 5, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., seen here waiting for the State of the Union address in March, faces allegations of insider trading related to an anti-Biden cryptocurrency and of having an inappropriate financial relationship with a staffer. Saul Loeb/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Poll workers at the Ottawa County Clerk building in West Olive, Michigan get training in assembling a machine that helps people vote. Elaine Cromie for NPR hide caption
The election system shuddered in 2020. Now, there are fears of an attack within
(Left) More than 100 people have been attending weekly anti-abortion prayer vigils outside the site of a future Casper, Wyo., clinic offering abortion and other health care services. (Right) Abortion-rights supporter Rikki Hayes holds up a sign near the site of a Wellspring Health Access clinic. Arielle Zionts/KHN hide caption
Artis Stevens, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, says MacKenzie's Scott's gift to the mentoring organization will be "transformative." Big Brothers Big Sisters of America hide caption
Stills from Made for Love, Under the Banner of Heaven, The Man Who Fell To Earth, and I Love That For You. Beth Drubber/HBO Max, Michelle Faye/FX, Showtime, Nicole Wilder/Showtime hide caption
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Elif Batuman's sequel 'Either/Or' follows a young woman's sexual awakening
Author Margaret Atwood attends the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in New York on Nov. 11, 2019. Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
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