Buckingham Palace said Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022 that Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms and will continue with duties. Steve Parsons/AP hide caption
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday. He proposed a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid heightened tensions between their two countries. Michael Probst/AP hide caption
Team USA's silver medalists pose during the flower ceremony of the figure skating team event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
People participate in a protest organized by truck drivers opposing vaccine mandates on Wellington St. on Saturday in Ottawa, Ontario. Alex Kent/Getty Images hide caption
It's a rematch in South Texas: Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar faces a primary challenge from progressive candidate Jessica Cisneros. Two years ago, Cuellar narrowly defeated Cisneros to hold on to his seat. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Westwood Park is one place where city officials have banned camping under a new law, though they're not enforcing it yet. Anna Scott/KCRW hide caption
Following a traumatic brain injury, veteran Michael Schneider found that art and music therapy helped him manage his epilepsy and PTSD. Schneider explains that by playing music, he can prevent a seizure. Madeline Gray for NPR hide caption
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Skier Eileen Gu of Team China has been a breakout star of the Beijing Winter Olympics. She won three medals — two gold and one silver — and has been a voice for women's equality at the Games. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images hide caption
The fight for equality in women's ski jumping is about more than ski suits
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The Wootens recently moved from red Indiana to blue Austin. Left to right: Nate, Tiffany, Mya, and Cole. John Burnett/NPR hide caption
Freida Yueh taps paddles at the end of a match with fellow pickleball players at the Meredith, Parks & Rec facility in Meredith, NH. Shannon Mullen/Shannon Mullen hide caption
What it means for sports fans' mental health when their team loses
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VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 31: A film premiere at the Palazzo del Cinema in Venice, Italy. Chris Jackson/Getty Images hide caption
Kusemererwa Jonathan Henry, Joel Joseph (left and middle) and a friend pose for a photo on their way home from school. During the lockdown, they missed spending time in school together and would walk to visit each other. Esther Ruth Mbabazi for NPR hide caption
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Susan DeFrance retired two years ago and moved to a mobile home park on the ocean to cut expenses. Now with inflation, she's worried about outliving her savings. Susan DeFrance hide caption
Inflation hits another 40-year high. It's bad, but older folks say they've seen worse
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University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas looks on after winning the 200 yard freestyle during the 2022 Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Blodgett Pool on Friday, in Cambridge, Mass. Kathryn Riley/Getty Images hide caption
Denis Pushilin, the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, an area controlled by Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, speaks to journalists on May 5, 2021. Alexei Alexandrov/AP hide caption
Jeffrey Epstein appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 30, 2008. Jean-Luc Brunel, a modeling agent who was close to late U.S. financier was found dead Saturday in his French jail cell. Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post via AP, File hide caption
Similac powdered baby formula with an expiration date on or after April 1, 2022, and a code containing K8, SH or Z2 with the first digits of 22 through 37, are part of a voluntary recall by its manufacturer, Abbott Nutrition. Bing Guan/Reuters hide caption
Richard Wilhelm drops cans into a packaging machine inside Denver Beer Co.'s production facility in the city's Sunnyside neighborhood. Feb. 8, 2022. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite hide caption
Tenor Curtis Bannister sings the role of Stan in Beethoven's Fidelio, in a dress rehearsal. Russ Rowland/Courtesy of Heartbeat Opera hide caption
These NYC kids have written the history of an overlooked Black female composer
For classical stars Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason, representation matters
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Nina Simone, in performance in 1964. Getty Images/Getty Images hide caption
Huntington High School senior Max Nibert holds signs he plans to use during a student walkout at the school in Huntington, W.Va., on Feb. 9. Now, families are suing the school district, alleging it violated students' religious freedoms. Leah M. Willingham/AP hide caption
A sign reading 'I AM AN AMERICAN,' on the Wanto Co grocery store in Oakland, California on December 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The store was closed and the Matsuda family, who owned it, was relocated and incarcerated under the US government's policy of internment of Japanese-Americans. Dorothea Lange/Getty Images hide caption
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While killer whales are known to attack blue whales, John Totterdell and his colleagues are the first to ever document a successful takedown. And they've done it more than once, publishing their findings in the journal Marine Mammal Science. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/via AP hide caption
Orcas take down a blue whale, proving they're the apex predators of the ocean
A rapid antigen test shows a positive test result for COVID-19. Odd Andersen /AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Dan Newman, left, the founder of Alaska Premier Auctions and Appraisals, and Nick Cline, a business partner, pose Friday in Anchorage with the "Americus Australis," thought to be one the largest gem-quality opals in existence. Mark Thiessen/AP hide caption
