Pope Francis, seen here in Philadelphia in 2015, has been challenged by the widening abuse scandal, despite his own efforts to deal with it. Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Report Reveals Widespread Sexual Abuse By Over 300 Priests In Pennsylvania
Colorado School District 27J has adopted a four-day school schedule in an attempt to save about $1 million a year. James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Defendant Siraj Wahhaj sits in court in Taos, N.M., for a detention hearing, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Wahhaj and several others have been charged with child abuse stemming from the alleged neglect of 11 children found living on a squalid compound on the outskirts of tiny Amalia, New Mexico. Roberto E. Rosales/AP hide caption
Sen. Fraser Anning of the far-right Katter's Australian Party makes his maiden speech in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday. Mick Tsikas/Australian Associated Press via Reuters hide caption
Building 209 is the only building so far renovated to house chronically homeless veterans at the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center campus. The nearly 400 acres of the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center were donated in the 19th century to be a home for old and disabled soldiers. It hasn't been used that way in decades. Ina Jaffe/NPR hide caption
Overcoming A Shameful Past, VA Plans Haven For Homeless Vets In West Los Angeles
Vermont Democratic gubernatorial nominee Christine Hallquist, a transgender woman and former electric company executive, applauds with her supporters during her election night party in Burlington, Vt. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Keith Ellison Wins Primary In Minnesota, As DNC Reviews Domestic Abuse Allegations
Erykah Badu performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Aug. 6, 2018 (Morgan Noelle Smith/NPR). Morgan Noelle Smith/NPR hide caption
Cat Power's new album, Wanderer, comes out Oct. 5. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
At Coquina Beach, crews are out early using beach rakes to clear dead fish. The fish are dying because of a toxic algae bloom known as red tide. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption
Activists from Concerned Women for America make a stop on their bus tour in Indianapolis, Ind., where Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly is facing pressure from the right as he prepares to vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh just weeks before Election Day. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption
This courtroom sketch depicts defense lawyer Kevin Downing questioning of Rick Gates, as former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort listens. Dana Verkouteren/AP hide caption
Forensics officers work near the car that crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Tuesday. British media reports Salil Khater has been arrested for the crash on charges of terrorism. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, and his wife Heather Kobach, speak to supporters after last week's Kansas Republican gubernatorial primary. Steve Pope/Getty Images hide caption
A man stands at a Uritrottoir public urinal on the Île Saint-Louis in Paris. Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
In October 2017, a resident tries to connect electrical lines downed by Hurricane Maria in Toa Baja. Puerto Rican officials say electricity has returned to all residents without it after the hurricane. Ramon Espinosa/AP hide caption
University of Maryland President Wallace Loh speaks at a news conference about the death of student athlete Jordan McNair, who collapsed at football practice and later died. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
A short video posted on social media showed a police officer repeatedly punching a man on the street. @otm_lorkodak/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
In Skate Kitchen, the introverted Camille (played by Rachelle Vinberg, left) finds her tribe of skaters in New York City. Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures hide caption
Gene Graf (right) and David Kochendorfer (left) of Barron County Cheese behind their cheese table at a Wisconsin event promoting cheese for export. Maayan Silver/Milwaukee Public Radio hide caption
Romancing With Cheese: Wisconsin Cheesemakers Hope For Access To New Markets
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The logo for the Tinder app, seen on a mobile phone screen in London in November 2016. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption
Rescue crews work at the scene of a bridge that collapsed Genoa, Italy, Tuesday. Dozens of people died when a large section of the bridge, built in the 1960s, suddenly collapsed during a fierce rainstorm. Paolo Rattini/Getty Images hide caption