Russian President Vladimir Putin is negotiating with the White House about a potential visit to the United States this autumn. Sergei Karpukhin/AP hide caption
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Participants at a global security conference in Moscow in April gather near a big screen showing a Russian warplane unloading its weapons over a target in Syria. Russia became involved in the Syrian civil war in 2015 in support of its ally President Bashar Assad. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption
In central Appalachia, the black lung rate for working coal miners with at least 25 years experience underground is the highest it's been in a quarter century. Don Klumpp/Getty Images hide caption
Icebergs mark the approach to the Antarctic Peninsula. Trying to catch the predawn light means being on deck well before the 3:15 a.m. sunrise, when subtler hues bathe the ice forms. Tyrone Turner / WAMU hide caption
A sign marks the entrance to a VA Hospital in Hines, Ill. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
The White House withdrew the nomination of Ryan Bounds to be a judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call,Inc. hide caption
The California state flag flies outside City Hall in Los Angeles. A bid to ask voters if they want to split California into three separate states has been stymied by the state Supreme Court. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Kathy Kraninger, President Trump's nominee to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Saudi men and women browse the annual Riyadh International Book Exhibition in 2016. Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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The Arthur Ashe Award for Courage was presented to the survivors of Larry Nassar's abuse at the 2018 ESPYS. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images hide caption
People hold up signs July 16 in Washington, D.C., as they protest the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and the recent detentions of illegal immigrants. Getting rid of the agency has become a popular rallying cry among progressives, but the House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a symbolic measure voicing support for ICE. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A coalition of groups in Washington, D.C., are attempting to count the cats in the district. Jean Flanagan/Flickr hide caption
Barnacle geese have sped up their migration to their breeding grounds because of warming Arctic temperatures. Thomas Lameris/NIOO-KNAW hide caption
President Trump looks on as his nominee for Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, takes to the podium at the White House on Nov. 2. On Thursday, Trump said he is "not thrilled" about Fed interest rate hikes. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
The Airbus BelugaXL, built to transport large aircraft pieces, took off on Thursday for its maiden flight at France's Toulouse-Blagnac Airport. A. Tchaikovsky/Airbus hide caption
Chance the Rapper, photographed on February 17, 2018 in Los Angeles. The artist and philanthropist announced his purchase of the previously shuttered news site Chicagoist on July 19, 2018. Tara Ziemba/Getty Images hide caption
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been under mounting pressure for the company's contract with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Denis Balibouse/Reuters hide caption
Comcast withdrew from the bidding for 21st Century Fox, leaving the Walt Disney Co. as the victor. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Pesto and pulled jackfruit tacos. In Southern California, working-class Mexican-American chefs are giving traditionally meaty dishes a vegan spin. Evi Oravecz/Green Evi/Picture Press/Getty Images hide caption