Sayyid Ali Hussaini (center), his wife Mahbube and daughter Elisa sit together in the Turkish city of Trabzon. Originally from the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, the family fled Taliban advances over the summer and arrived in Turkey last month. Özge Sebzeci for NPR hide caption
Demonstrators in Austin protest on Sept. 1 against the Texas law that blocks abortions about six weeks into gestation. Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP hide caption
Police carrying out a search warrant blocked off the home of Brian Laundrie's parents in North Port, Fla., on Monday. Curt Anderson/AP hide caption
This photo made available by the Library of Congress shows a demonstration at the Red Cross Emergency Ambulance Station in Washington during the influenza pandemic of 1918. Library of Congress/AP hide caption
In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Afghan refugees line up for food on Friday in a dining hall at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village, in New Mexico, where they are being housed. David Goldman/AP hide caption
Citlaly Olvera Salazar dances with an altered image of her grandfather, Antonio Salazar, herself, and her father, Cesar Olvera, in their absence. Maridelis Morales Rosado for NPR hide caption
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Firefighters wrapped foil around the base of the General Sherman tree, to protect the gigantic sequoia from an intense wildfire. Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks hide caption
Holly Rutter collects cans from tailgaters on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing on Sept. 11, 2021. People in Michigan can get 10 cents for each can or bottle they return to a store. Sarah Lehr/WKAR hide caption
Everyday tasks — such as buttoning a shirt, opening a jar or brushing teeth — can suddenly seem impossible after a stroke that affects the brain's fine motor control of the hands. New research suggests starting intensive rehab a bit later than typically happens now — and continuing it longer — might improve recovery. PeopleImages/Getty Images hide caption
A sign for the China Evergrande Centre building, the Hong Kong home for China Evergrande Group, is shown in the Asian city on Sept. 15. Fears of a debt default at the property developer has sparked a global stock market sell-off on Monday. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Migrants at the Rio Grande near the port of entry in Del Rio, Texas, on Saturday. Charlie C. Peebles/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Mooncake fillings are almost always sweet, and can be made with different nuts, seeds or beans. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Police respond to the scene of a shooting at Heritage High School in Newport News, Va., on Monday. John C. Clark/AP hide caption
Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama's State Health Officer, discusses his state's vaccination data on June 29, 2021, in Montgomery, Alabama. He said last week that the state saw more deaths than births in 2020, for the first time in more than a century. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Actor Anthony Johnson in a scene from the movie I Got the Hook Up, circa 1998. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
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