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Firefighters work at Ground Zero, the site of the World Trade Center attacks, on Sept. 11, 2001. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
At Colonial Williamsburg's garden and nursery, which is open to guests, staff grow items that would have been found in gentry pleasure gardens: herbs, flowers and seasonal greens. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation hide caption
Department of State Spokesperson Heather Nauert withdrew herself from consideration for the nomination of U.S. ambassador to the U.N. on Saturday. Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S.-Mexico border barrier stands on Friday in Tijuana, Mexico. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Many Presidents Have Declared Emergencies — But Not Like Trump Has
'Donald Trump, We'll See You In Court': California To Sue Over Emergency Declaration
As Trump Declares National Emergency To Fund Border Wall, Democrats Promise A Fight
Wim Janssen, one of the musicians involved in the recording project, plays a viola made by master luthier Girolamo Amati in 1615. Courtesy of Native Instruments hide caption
Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke left the Trump administration amid unresolved ethics investigations. His department has been inundated by Freedom of Information requests and is now proposing a new rule which critics charge could limit transparency. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption
Theodore McCarrick prays in a 2011 photo. He has been accused of abusing minors and adults over a nearly 50-year clerical career. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
For The Catholic Church, A Year Of Unending Clergy Abuse Revelations
After Damaging Year, Pope Francis Calls For 4-Day Clerical Sex Abuse Summit
Most American cars run on gasoline. But analysts say that's poised to change as electric vehicles take over the market. The question is, how soon? Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
As More Electric Cars Arrive, What's The Future For Gas-Powered Engines?
Tom and Tamara Conry stand outside their home in Paradise, Calif., which was almost untouched by November's deadly Camp Fire. Their property insurer notified them in December that it would not renew their policy past January. Pauline Bartolone/Capital Public Radio hide caption
An American coot flies over Brooklyn's Prospect Park Lake on Feb. 5. Courtesy of August Davidson-Onsgard hide caption
Survivor Maryland kicks off its 12th season with a challenge where participants' arms are tied to a plastic cup of water that's resting on the top of a ledge. One wrong move and the cup (and its contents) will tumble. Olivia Sun/NPR hide caption
There May Not Be Flying, But Quidditch Still Creates Magic
Venezuelans protest against the government of Nicolás Maduro in Cúcuta, Colombia, near the border with Venezuela, on Tuesday. Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Police officers respond to a shooting in Aurora, Ill., Friday afternoon. A gunman killed five people, then wounded five police officers in a firefight. Matt Marton/AP hide caption
In 2011, Emma Hutchinson School was one of the Atlanta Public Schools identified by a state government report as part of a widespread cheating scandal. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
Former Teacher Blames Education Policymakers For Atlanta Cheating Scandal
Alexsis Rodgers, president of Virginia Young Democrats, is one of the disappointed constituents who worked hard to elect some of the officials at the center of the Virginia controversies. Now, Rodgers says, the state democratic party must develop diverse leaders before there's another crisis. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption
Virginia Democrats Now Look To Women Of Color For Leadership
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Bruno Ganz said of his signature role as an angel in Wings of Desire, "In some way I became an angel, and who except me has experienced that in his lifetime?" Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption
Thanks in part to his original songwriting, singing and guitar-playing, Physics doctoral student Pramodh Senarath Yapa beat out the remaining entrants to win this year's "Dance Your Ph.D." contest. Courtesy of Matthias Le Dall hide caption
Ph.D. Student Breaks Down Electron Physics Into A Swinging Musical
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence talk at Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Alexandra Beier/Getty Images hide caption
An artist's concept shows a NASA Mars exploration rover on the surface of Mars. The twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity were launched in 2003 and arrived at sites on Mars in January 2004. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption
Martha Hernandez (left) and Ana Suda say they were interrupted and detained because they spoke Spanish while shopping at a convenience store in Havre, Mont. They've now filed a lawsuit. Brooke Swaney/ACLU of Montana via AP hide caption
A sign outside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. The tech giant is planning to build a campus in San Jose, Calif. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
A fan-throated lizard displays his dewlap sac in front of Asia's largest wind farm in the Western Ghats mountains of India. The construction of the windmills altered the habitat of the lizards dramatically. Prasenjeet Yadav hide caption