People walk into the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, the day that the court's majority rejected the once-fringe idea that state legislatures' power over congressional elections cannot be checked or balanced by state constitutions or state courts. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
A plume of smoke stretches from North America across more than 2,000 miles of the Atlantic Ocean in the latest international impact from Canada's large and persistent wildfires. NASA Earth Observatory hide caption
Julian Sands is best known for starring opposite Helena Bonham Carter in the 1985 film A Room with a View. He's pictured above in Mexico City in May 2012. Alexandre Meneghini/AP hide caption
An airport worker died after being ingested into the engine of this Delta Airbus A319 in San Antonio on Friday. Michael Braun/NPR hide caption
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In this photo provided by the National Police of Ukraine, a police officer and a rescue worker walk in front of a restaurant RIA Pizza destroyed by a Russian attack in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. National Police of Ukraine/AP hide caption
Bud Light sales fell earlier this year after a promotion featuring a transgender social-media influencer led to boycott calls from conservative groups. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
This handout image provided by Greece's coast guard on June 14 shows scores of people on a battered fishing boat that later capsized and sank off southern Greece, drowning hundreds of migrants. Hellenic Coast Guard via AP hide caption
L holds her baby at Casa Mía in San Antonio, which provides housing and support for pregnant people and new mothers struggling with addiction. Her son, who's now 2 months old, was born healthy despite L's history of substance abuse. NPR is not using L's full name out of concern for her safety; L says she was in an abusive relationship when she became pregnant. Ilana Panich-Linsman for NPR hide caption
Barbara Romero and her son Daniel. Barbara Romero hide caption
Virginia Johnson, 73, the outgoing artistic director of Dance Theatre of Harlem poses in one of the company's ballet studios at 466 West 152nd street in New York City, N.Y. on Thursday, June 22, 2023. She joined the company in 1969 as a founding member and prima ballerina, returning to it as the Artistic Director from 2009-2023. Nicky Qumaina-Woo for NPR hide caption
This picture provided on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, by the Pompeii Archaeological Park shows the wall of an ancient Pompeian house with a fresco depicting a table with food. Pompeii Archaelogical Park/AP hide caption
March 1944: A cloud of ash hangs over Vesuvius during its worst eruption in more than 70 years. In the foreground is the city of Naples. The nearby towns of Massa and San Sebastiano were destroyed by the flow of lava. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) Keystone/Getty Images hide caption
A camp counselor plays the guitar and leads children in singing at Camp Butwin in Minnesota in 1962. University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives hide caption
A dust storm blows over cotton fields ahead of a late summer thunderstorm in Terry County, Texas, in August 2022. A Texas Tribune analysis shows that extreme heat is becoming more common across the state due to climate change, but the effects aren't being felt the same everywhere. Justin Rex/The Texas Tribune hide caption
Houstonians cool off at the Emancipation Swimming Pool on July 19. Texas is one of many places in the U.S. under excessive heat warnings. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Jaime Esparza, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, announces the arrest of four more people in connection with the death of 53 migrants in San Antonio on June 27th, 2022. Joey Palacios/Texas Public Radio hide caption
A U.S. Naval officer stands at the entrance of the U.S. prison at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Oct. 22, 2016. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Ryan Seacrest will become the host of the famous Wheel of Fortune game show in 2024. He's seen here at this year's Academy Awards in Hollywood. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images hide caption
Michael is Killer Mike's first solo album since 2012, after over a decade of focusing on his duo Run the Jewels. Jonathan Mannion/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jimmie Johnson and his wife Chandra Janway pose on the red carpet before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto racing awards in Las Vegas, Dec. 2, 2016. John Locher/AP hide caption
The popular restaurant chain Hamburger Mary's, which features drag waitresses and family-friendly drag performances, has won a legal battle after filing a lawsuit against Florida's drag show ban. The chain's Orlando, Fla., restaurant is seen on June 13. Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption
A woman walks past a personal finance loan office in October 2020 in Franklin, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption
Bethany Birch paid more than $5,200 toward her medical debt after getting sued by Ballad Health in 2018. Owing to a Tennessee court judgment, she accrued an additional $2,700 in interest over that time. Maddy Alewine/KFF Health News hide caption
