An American flag flies at half-staff on Wednesday near a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images hide caption
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A toddler was found alone after the Highland Park shooting. Both his parents were dead
Highland Park suspect's online history reveals a fascination with violence
Rapper Nipsey Hussle is pictured at an NBA game in Oakland, Calif., in 2018. A man he had known for years has been convicted in his 2019 murder. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
Maxwell Frost, then the National Organizing Director for March For Our Lives, speaks during a March For Our Lives Florida drive-in rally and aid event. Orlando Sentinel/TNS hide caption
Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone departs the Capitol following defense arguments in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in 2020. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
A sign calls for Britney Griner's release at a game between Portland Thorns FC and Angel City FC in Los Angeles earlier this month. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images hide caption
The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates to combat inflation. It's having a trickle-down effect, resulting in higher mortgage rates, an increase in credit card interest and more. There are steps you can take to improve your financial situation as prices continue to climb. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Firefighter Rafael Soto battles the Electra Fire burning in the Rich Gulch community of Calaveras County, Calif., on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
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Mike Grier poses for photos as he is introduced as the new general manager of the San Jose Sharks at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
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LaDonna Speiser has been working four days a week since February. She says she's not ready to give it up. Kyle Green for NPR hide caption
More companies are trying out the 4-day workweek. But it might not be for everyone
Lynn Martin started as the new CEO of the New York Stock Exchange in January. Kholood Eid for NPR hide caption
Arieann Harrison, founder of the Marie Harrison Foundation, leads a community effort in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood to protect the community from toxic contamination due to sea level rise. Beth LaBerge/KQED hide caption
John Eastman, attorney for former President Donald Trump, stands at left as Rudy Giuliani speaks in Washington at a rally in support of Trump. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, becomes emotional while testifying about how being singled out in false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump has ruined her life. Michael Reynolds/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
In this Oct. 13, 2014 file photo, Carlos Santana performs during the One Night One Show One Cause benefit concert in Baltimore. Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP hide caption
Hunky Punky Poolboy will never judge if you put ice in your wine. Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR hide caption
US Vice President Kamala Harris (R) hugs Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering (L) as she makes a surprise visit to the site of a shooting that left seven people dead in Highland Park, Illinois. KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
People holds signs as they protest Wednesday outside the Houses of Parliament in London. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption
The Energy Fuels uranium mill and waste cells at White Mesa, Utah. Bruce Gordon/Ecoflight hide caption
A U.S. uranium mill is near this tribe. A study may reveal if it poses a health risk
Five Just Stop Oil activists spray paint the wall and glue themselves to the frame of the painting The Last Supper on Tuesday at the Royal Academy in London. Kristian Buus/In Pictures via Getty Images hide caption
An electronic cigarette from Juul Labs is seen on on Feb. 25, 2020, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
A Sotheby's New York employee demonstrates the size of a Gorgosaurus dinosaur skeleton on Tuesday in New York. Julia Nikhinson/AP hide caption
A coffin is prepared to be taken to a symbolic funeral in Scenery Park, East London South Africa, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. AP hide caption
NPR used social media and news reports to track four key men spreading misinformation about the 2020 election (from left to right): MyPillow CEO and longtime Trump supporter Mike Lindell, former high school math and science teacher Douglas Frank, former law professor David Clements, and former U.S. Army Captain Seth Keshel. Chet Strange/Getty Images; David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP; Jonathan Drake and Brian Snyder/Reuters hide caption
Election deniers have taken their fraud theories on tour — to nearly every state
Pro-choice protesters react to the decision of Roe v. Wade being overturned at the U.S. Supreme Court. Dee Dwyer for NPR hide caption
Canadian abortion providers don't know how many U.S. women will now travel there
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