Jon-Erik Hexum (left) died in 1984 from injuries sustained from a prop gun on a television set. The death of American actor Brandon Lee (shown here in 1986) during the filming of The Crow garnered worldwide attention and prompted changes on how firearms are treated on sets. Wally Fong/AP; Lacy Atkins/AP hide caption
A major gathering of anti-vaccine activists will take place this weekend at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. While the hotel, seen here, encourages guests to wear masks, they are not mandatory. Andrew Woodley/Education Images/Universal Image hide caption
Timothée Chalamet is a royal heir, and Rebecca Ferguson is his mother in Dune. Chiabella James/Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption
The narrative that passengers watched a man rape a woman on a train in suburban Philadelphia last week and "filmed it for their own gratification instead of calling the police" is false, the prosecutor handling the case has said. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption
Nitin Bajaj poses for a photo inside the empty and damaged apartment unit in Los Angeles, Calif., on October 2, 2021. He is currently fixing the damages and preparing the unit in hopes of having new tenants soon. Jessica Ruiz for NPR hide caption
People protest for the release of kidnapped missionaries near the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries headquarters in Titanyen, north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Oct. 19, 2021. A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Oct. 16, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with direct knowledge of the incident. Joseph Odelyn/AP hide caption
A person sleeps on the platform of 125th Street train station on Sept. 2. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images hide caption
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Demonstrators marched during a protest against Asian hate on Times Square in New York, in March, after a troubling spike in violence against the Asian American community during the coronavirus pandemic. Michael Nagle/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images hide caption
This undated photo provided by ElephantVoices in October 2021 shows some of the tuskless elephants in the Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other elephants. But during episodes of intense ivory poaching, those big incisors become a liability. ElephantVoices via AP hide caption
Karen Watkins is vice chair of the school board of Gwinnett County, a suburban county north of Atlanta. She is surprised that she has become a target for a political culture war. "I just didn't realize that it would impact the local school board," Watkins says. "Our main focus is towards student achievement and ensuring that we are producing children that are thriving." Johnathon Kelso for NPR hide caption
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., has expressed opposition to increases in corporate tax rates, one of the key ways Democrats want to pay for their domestic policy bill. Democrats are looking at alternatives. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
"The way I talk about and think about sound and music is to think about things being shapes and colors and textures," Helado Negro tells NPR. "That's, as much as it is musical, kind of like a language." Nathan Bajar/ hide caption
A coal hauling truck with 240 tons of coal drives to the surface at the Buckskin Coal Mine in Gillette, Wyo., May 5, 2004. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images hide caption
Pharmacist LaChandra McGowan prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic operated by DePaul Community Health in New Orleans in August. Soon children ages 5 to 11 could be eligible for Pfizer shots. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Children joining the bicibus in the Eixample district of Barcelona make their way to school on a recent Friday morning. The community is hoping to build a school-friendly bike lane for a safer commute for kids. Mireia Boix/Bicibuseixample hide caption
Voting rights activist Stacey Abrams speaks during an Oct. 17 rally in Norfolk supporting Terry McAuliffe in his bid to reclaim the Virginia's governor's office. To try and drum up enthusiasm, Democrats have brought in some of their biggest names. Zach Gibson/Getty Images hide caption
A health care worker administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Thursday at Life of Hope Center in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Simone Biles performs during the Gold Over America Tour. In an interview, she says she is still not performing twists. Katharine Lotze/Getty Images hide caption
Menari, the critically endangered Sumatran orangutan, is seen climbing in her enclosure at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. The zoo announced Thursday that Menari is pregnant with twins. Susan Poag/Digital Roux Photography hide caption
A helicopter hovers over a remote area northeast of the town of Mariposa, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 18. According to the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office, the area is reported to be where a family and their dog were found dead. Craig Kohlruss/AP hide caption
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Adil Dghoughi, 31, was parked in a car in a rural neighborhood late at night. According to local reports, Dghoughi was shot through the window of the car and died on the scene. Adil Dghoughi hide caption
Supporters hold up photos of Gabby Petito following a law enforcement news conference on Wednesday about remains now identified as Brian Laundrie being found. Chris O'Meara/AP hide caption
In this photo illustration, a container of Johnson's baby powder sits on a table in 2019. Johnson & Johnson announced a voluntary recall of 33,000 bottles of the baby powder after federal regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in the product. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Rochelle dos Santos helps her daughter with physical therapy. Many children with congenital Zika disorder are physically disabled. type=/Ueslie Marcilino/Undark Magazine hide caption
Julie Green's The Last Supper is currently on view at the Bellevue Arts Museum in Bellevue, Wash. There are 800 plates in the exhibit. Emilie Smith, Bellevue Arts Museum hide caption
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 30. The Fed announced new restrictions on investments by senior officials after being rocked by a controversy involving trading by two regional Fed bank presidents last year. Sarah Silbiger/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans to launch his own social networking platform called TRUTH Social, which is expected to begin its beta launch for "invited guests" next month. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Expanded funds for in-home care can help seniors and disabled Americans stay in their homes. Here, Lidia Vilorio, a home health aide, gives her patient Martina Negron her medicine and crackers for her tea in May in Haverstraw, N.Y. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
In this July 13, 1997 file photo Lorli von Trapp Campbell attends a mass honoring her father, in Stowe, Vt. A funeral home confirmed Lorli von Trapp Campbell died Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Northfield, Vt. Craig Line/AP hide caption
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is seen leaving the U.S. Capitol after a Senate vote on Wednesday. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
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