Siamak Namazi, shown in this photo before his 2015 imprisonment, has begun a one-week hunger strike in Iran to mark seven years since he was left out of a prisoner swap that occurred when the Iran nuclear deal went into effect. Namazi Family hide caption
A bookmark with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is displayed by Lance Neiberger, a volunteer with the Natrona County Suicide Prevention Task Force, in Casper, Wyoming. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The panel on the right, from KC Green's web comic strip "On Fire," became a popular online meme by 2014. KC Green hide caption
The project's design puts automated construction to the test with complicated features, like built-in shelving. Anthony Vu/Hannah hide caption
Rescuers scour the crash site and wreckage of a passenger plane in Pokhara, Nepal, Monday, Jan.16, 2023. Nepal began a national day of mourning Monday a day after the plane crashed while attempting to land. Yunish Gurung/AP hide caption
Biden is the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Brendan Smialowski /AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Biden pictured at his home office in his private residence in Wilmington, Del., in 2021. This week, the Department of Justice announced that improperly stored classified documents had been discovered at the president's Wilmington home. Adam Schultz/AP hide caption
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An NPR analysis of data released Jan. 8 by the Small Business Administration shows the vast majority of Paycheck Protection Program loans have been forgiven, despite rampant fraud in the program. Getty Images/Mark Harris for NPR hide caption
In this photo released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, firefighters carry a wounded woman out of the rubble of a building after a Russian rocket attack on Saturday in Dnipro. Pavel Petrov/AP hide caption
A mannequin's head is covered in a woman dress shop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP hide caption
FILE - Weapons lie on the ground as Ukrainian personnel train at a base in Southern England. The U.S. military's new, expanded combat training of Ukrainian forces began in Germany on Sunday, Jan. 15th. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption
The Colossi of Memnon, two sandstone statues of Amenhotep III, are seen in Luxor in 2017. Excavators say they have discovered a new ancient tomb in the Egyptian city. Nariman El-Mofty/AP hide caption
University of Georgia running back Kendall Milton, #2, celebrates after a touchdown with offensive lineman Devin Willock, #77, during the school's spring NCAA college football game on Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Athens. Brett Davis/AP hide caption
After being laid off from Meta, Huy Tu has just 90 days to find a new job. If they don't have something lined up by Feb. 6, Tu faces having to leave the country. Courtesy of Huy Tu hide caption
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens to President Biden discuss the federal debt limit on Oct. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Rocks and vegetation cover Highway 70 following a landslide in the Dixie Fire zone on Oct. 24, 2021, in Plumas County, Calif. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
Grounded planes are seen at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Jan. 11, 2023 during a systems outage. Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Sending a text to a friend can bring a smile to your face. Now, research suggests it could also help bring long-term health benefits. guoya/Getty Images hide caption
On January 15, 2022, a gunman took four people hostage inside Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. Yfat Yossifor / KERA hide caption
Twenty contestants are sequestered in a castle in The Traitors. Three of them are designated as traitors. If all the traitors have been banished when the game ends, the remaining faithfuls split the money. If there are any traitors left, the traitors split the money. Euan Cherry/Peacock hide caption
Students walk to classes on the Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., in 2021. A student was stabbed on a bus near campus. Darron Cummings/AP hide caption
Israelis protest against the government's plans to overhaul the country's legal system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. The new government unveiled its plan this month proposing changes that critics say will weaken the country's judiciary and imperil its democratic system of checks and balances. Oded Balilty/AP hide caption
In a move that experts say is a key shift for Russia, the Kremlin has named General Valery Gerasimov as the new overall commander of the war in Ukraine. Mikhail Kuravlev/AP hide caption
In hopes of getting a better sense of which SARS-CoV-2 variants might be coming into the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently expanded its voluntary testing of some passengers exiting from international flights at certain airports. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
Medical staff in the Kansai region of Japan clean a hotel room that was used as a COVID-19 for asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients. Kazuma Obara/National Geographic hide caption
Lelac Almagor carries her son, 3-year-old Oren, and infant daughter, Tamar, in her e-cargo bike. Adam Bearne hide caption