Attorney General Merrick Garland, pictured on April 8 at the White House, is announcing a civil investigation into possible patterns of discrimination and excessive use of force in the Minneapolis Police Department on Wednesday. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
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People gather at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis. On Tuesday, police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of two murder charges and one manslaughter charge in the death of George Floyd. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Reverend Jesse Jackson, left, Reverend Al Sharpton, center, and Attorney Ben Crump, right, look on during a press conference following the verdict in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis. Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A crowd gathers to protest in the neighborhood where a police officer fatally shot a teenage girl on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. Jay LaPrete/AP hide caption
Chelsea fans protest outside Stamford Bridge stadium in London, against Chelsea's decision to be included amongst the clubs attempting to form a new European Super League. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., are proposing free college tuition for those from families earning up to $125,000 per year. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
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People celebrate as the verdict is announced in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A pharmacist administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a worker at a processing plant in Arkansas City, Kan., on Friday, March 5, 2021. Researchers are concerned that vaccination rates in some rural communities may not keep up with urban rates. Doug Barrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Brooke Parker, an organizer with the group Solutions Oriented Addiction Response, displays an HIV testing kit in Charleston, W.Va., in March. Outbreaks of HIV/AIDS are expected to rise as resources have been redirected to the fight against COVID-19 — delaying and sometimes cutting off HIV testing and treatment. John Raby/AP hide caption
Daniel Walker and Amy Dee Richardson, owners of Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge pose with the alien on their roof, Rick. Paige Pfleger/WPLN News hide caption
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Lauren Hough struggled to adjust after escaping a doomsday cult. "There's an aspect of trauma that's hard to explain," she says. "It's exhausting to be scared all of the time. That anxiety just starts to weigh on you." Karl Poss IV/Knopf Doubleday hide caption
If passed, two new bills in Congress would extend the reporting deadlines for 2020 census results, which are now months overdue after the pandemic and interference by Trump officials upended last year's national count. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption
Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno addresses supporters at an election campaign rally in N'djamena earlier this month. The government announced Tuesday that Déby had died at the front line during clashes with rebels. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, 18, is adding vaccine inequality to her agenda. In a speech on Monday, she said it was "unethical" to vaccinate young people in rich countries when health workers in low resource countries aren't yet inoculated. WHO/Screengrab by NPR hide caption
Calling all poets — even and especially if you don't call yourself one. Use #NPRpoetry to send us your mini poems, and we'll feature some of your submissions each week of April. bortonia/Getty Images hide caption
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