On Thursday, people in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, pass election posters of chancellor candidates Armin Laschet (from right) of the Christian Democratic Union, Annalena Baerbock of the Greens, Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party and Christian Lindner of the Free Democratic Party. Martin Meissner/AP hide caption
An ambulance is parked at the scene of an Amtrak train derailment on Saturday, in north-central Montana. Kimberly Fossen/AP hide caption
A view of the border bridge in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, Friday evening, Sept. 24, 2021, across the Rio Grande river from Del Rio, Texas. Felix Marquez/AP hide caption
The FBI's El Paso, Texas, office received a report of an assault of a female service member by male Afghan evacuees at a complex in New Mexico. Adria Malcolm/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A health care worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a resident at the Jordan Valley Community Health Center in Springfield, Mo. Liz Sanders/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Uncollected or duplicate photographs found in boxes and drawers in backrooms of Kabul's photo studios. Lynzy Billing hide caption
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Philanthropist Walter Scott, left, sits next to Leslie Jackson, wife of glass artist Dale Chihuly during a ceremony at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha, Neb., in 2017. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption
A JetBlue aircraft sits on the tarmac. The company is one of many commercial airlines to experience unruly passenger incidents over the past year. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
The nation is preparing for COVID vaccine boosters, though exactly who needs one is not entirely clear. Emily Elconin/Getty Images hide caption
A student arrives for the first day of class at Brooklyn's PS 245 elementary school in New York on Sept. 13. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
It's a stack of COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They provide proof that you've had your shot — but aren't exactly wallet-size at 4-by-3 inches. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group via Getty Images hide caption
Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey is offering $7,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funds to send children to schools without mask mandates. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
Lava from a volcano eruption surrounds a house on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands on Thursday. Emilio Morenatti/AP hide caption
Rapper Gunna and Goodr CEO Jasmine Crowe pose for a photo in the first ever Goodr grocery store at an Atlanta middle school he formerly attended. Jasmine Crowe hide caption
Spinning on the hamster wheel allows Mr. Goxx to select a cryptocurrency to trade. Choosing one of two tunnels to run through allows him to buy or sell. YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
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Actor Michael K. Williams died of acute drug intoxication, New York City's medical examiner said Friday. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
The Haunted Mine Drop is shown in this July 2017 file photo at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Colo. A recent investigation revealed a 6-year-old girl on vacation with her family died earlier this month after operators of the vertical drop ride did not properly check her seatbelts. Chelsea Self/AP hide caption
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, smiles as she leaves her home in Vancouver on Friday. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP hide caption
Elizabeth Holmes leaves the federal courthouse in San Jose, Calif., on Sept. 8. Nic Coury/AP hide caption
Shoppers line up to buy supplies at Costco Wholesale in New Jersey last year as fears over COVID-19 grew around the world. The company recently reintroduced limits on toilet paper, cleaning supplies and other products as it copes with supply chain challenges. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
A house is seen burning in September 2020 in the Zogg Fire near Ono, Calif. Pacific Gas & Electric was charged with manslaughter and other crimes on Friday in the Northern California wildfire last year that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes. Ethan Swope/AP hide caption
People look up at a dead body hanged by the Taliban from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan, on Saturday. AP hide caption
Memorial to poet José Martí in Old Havana Keren Su/Getty Images hide caption
Perfume flower grower Pierre Chiarla picks jasmine flowers in his field in Grasse, France. Bénédicte Desrus for NPR hide caption
Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) and her mother Deborah (Harriet Walter) do their best to comfort each other in a difficult moment. Apple TV+ hide caption
Noel, Prue, Paul and Matt with the bakers. The new season of The Great British Baking Show is on Netflix now. Mark Bourdillon/Love Productions hide caption
Laura Kariuki, Elisha Williams, Saycon Sengbloh and Dule Hill star as the Williams family. Erika Doss/ABC hide caption
Isabelita Vinuya, 88, reflected in mirror, bids farewell to Perla Bulaon Balingit in the village of Mapaniqui in Pampanga. They are two of the last living "comfort women" of the Philippines. On Nov. 23, 1944, Vinuya, Balingit and some 100 other girls and women were taken to the Red House and systematically raped by the Japanese Imperial Army. Cheryl Diaz Meyer for NPR hide caption
Shelley Ross, a veteran TV news executive, said in an opinion piece in the New York Times that Chris Cuomo sexually harassed her by squeezing her buttocks at a party in 2005. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
A Haitian woman crosses the Rio Grande into the U.S. from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR hide caption
Dan Savage, pictured in 2016, has a new book of essays. He talked with NPR about what he's learned over 30 years of writing sex advice. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Tiffany & Co. hide caption
Linda Diaz is the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest winner. Lærke Rose Møllegaard/NPR hide caption
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