Researchers are trying to understand why black and Latino children are more likely to die of certain cancers. FS Productions/Blend Images/Getty Images hide caption
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South Korean Han Shin-ja, 99, (right) meets with her North Korean daughters Kim Kyung Sil, 72, (center) and Kim Kyung Young, 71, on Monday at the Mount Kumgang resort in the North. O Jong Chan/Korea Pool/Getty Images hide caption
As the drought deepens, thirsty emus are flocking to the Australian outback mining town of Broken Hill in New South Wales. ELDEE STATION & OUTBACK NSW /Reuters hide caption
A woman packs crates at a weekly free food pantry in the Bronx in New York City. The Trump administration is considering penalizing legal immigrants for using government benefits such as Medicaid and food stamps. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Microplastics found along Lake Ontario by Rochman's team Chris Joyce/NPR hide caption
Amsterdam's Leidseplein Apple Store was evacuated on Sunday after an iPad battery exploded, according to local media reports. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A kilogram, or just over 2 pounds, of tomatoes sits next to the 5 million "strong" bolivars needed to buy the bunch at an informal market in a low-income neighborhood of Venezuela's capital, Caracas. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters hide caption
President Trump answers a question during a Reuters interview in the Oval Office on Monday. The president again criticized the Fed for raising interest rates. Leah Millis/Reuters hide caption
Aretha Franklin performs during Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular in Chicago in 2011. Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump with Customs and Border Patrol agent Adrian Anzaldua, whom he praised for finding around 80 immigrants in a tractor trailer. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
John Brennan is shown speaking here at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, Calif., in 2016, when he was serving as CIA director. Brennan says he's considering a legal challenge to President Trump's decision to revoke his security clearance. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption
St. Vincent performs in Park City, Utah in 2017. Photo Illustration: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images and Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption
Environmental groups opposing the Constitution Pipeline rally outside the state Capitol on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. Mike Groll/AP hide caption
The Carters, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, are among the top nominees at the 2018 MTV VMAs. YouTube/screenshot by NPR hide caption
Italian actress Asia Argento arrives at a film screening at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 19. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Pope Francis addresses the International Pilgrimage of the Ministrants last month in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A Pennsylvania Priest Responds To Sex Abuse Report
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani addresses a news conference last month at the presidential palace in the capital, Kabul, where the government was hosting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Rahmat Gul/AP hide caption
First lady Melania Trump attended a cyberbullying prevention summit in Maryland on Monday. Her remarks came as President Trump tweeted attacks at his political opponents. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Food and beverage giant PepsiCo is buying Israeli fizzy drink maker SodaStream for $3.2 billion. Dan Balilty/AP hide caption
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi Is Stepping Down After 12 Years
Miriam Davoudvandi, 26, is one of many Germans who took to Twitter to share her experiences of racism starting as early as elementary school. Davoudvandi's teachers doubted her language abilities. Today she is the editor-in-chief of a hip-hop magazine and is fluent in five languages. Esme Nicholson/NPR hide caption
Minorities In Germany Are Sounding Off Against Racism With #MeTwo Hashtag
German Star Player With Turkish Roots Says He Quit National Team Over Racism
Tourists take pictures of slogans on a wall in central Athens on Satuday. Greece's third and final bailout officially ends on Monday after years of hugely unpopular and stinging austerity measures. Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A fire helicopter takes off through smoke rising to make a drop on active fires in Yosemite National Park last week after the park reopened following a three-week closure. Gary Kazanjian/AP hide caption
A group of older boys, some of whom are gang members, joke around with a younger boy. Neighborhood children are often groomed for gang activity from the age of 6 or 7. At first they may be given small assignments — like buying snacks for gang members or monitoring who's coming in and out of a neighborhood, says Ayuso. Bit by bit, he says, they graduate into bigger responsibilities. Tomas Ayuso hide caption