New Mexico residents attend a candlelight vigil to honor cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in Albuquerque, N.M. Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Hutchins was fatally shot on Thursday on the set of a Western filmed in Santa Fe, N.M. Andres Leighton/AP hide caption
In this Sept. 21, 2021, file photo, traffic moves on a street in Sudan's capital Khartoum. Military forces detained at least five senior Sudanese government figures on Monday, officials said, as the country's main pro-democracy group called on people to take to the streets to counter an apparent military coup. Marwan Ali/AP hide caption
Actor James Michael Tyler, pictured at the Central Perk pop-up celebrating the 20th anniversary of Friends in September 2014 in New York City, has died at age 59. Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images hide caption
At a meeting in Concord, New Hampshire, on Oct. 13, 2021, audience members voice opposition to federal vaccine mandates. Some employers, from state governments to hospitals to private companies, have already begun enforcing their own vaccine mandates, leading to the resignation or firing of a small percentage of workers. Holly Ramer/AP hide caption
The Dongguan Great Mosque in Xining, China, photographed in 2018. Its main green dome and minaret domes have since been removed. Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
Regine Tinsley and Fatima Kava were among two seniors at SUNY Potsdam to raft down the Hudson River. Emily Russell/NCPR hide caption
Karen Watkins is vice chair of the school board of Gwinnett County, a suburban county north of Atlanta. She is surprised that she has become a target for a political culture war. "I just didn't realize that it would impact the local school board," Watkins says. "Our main focus is towards student achievement and ensuring that we are producing children that are thriving." Johnathon Kelso for NPR hide caption
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Roman (Kieran Culkin) is trying to figure out where to put his loyalties. Macall Polay/HBO hide caption
Resettlement workers are planting Holland grass to stop the moving sand dunes on the Oregon coast from inundating forest recreation areas at Lake Sutton, Oregon in 1936 Arthur Rothstein/Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) hide caption
In this photo released by the Colombian presidential press office, one of the country's most wanted drug traffickers, Dairo Antonio Usuga, alias "Otoniel," leader of the violent Clan del Golfo cartel, is presented to the media at a military base in Necocli, Colombia, Saturday, Oct. 23. AP hide caption
In this Nov. 22, 1963, file photo, seen through the foreground convertible's windshield, President John F. Kennedy's hand reaches toward his head within seconds of being fatally shot. About 90% of the government records surrounding the assassination have been released but the release of the remaining records have now been delayed. James W. (Ike) Altgens/AP hide caption
Resembling grains of rice in this drone photo, carcasses of Chinook salmon litter the bottom the South Fork Nooksack River on Sept. 9. Gerald Gabrisch/Lummi Natural Resources Department hide caption
"This parasite detaches the fish's tongue, attaches itself to the fish's mouth, and becomes its tongue," the Galveston Island State Park says, describing the parasitic tongue-eating louse. Galveston Island State Park hide caption
The Lincoln Memorial would eventually be on an island in the Potomac River, if the world keeps burning fossil fuels. Climate Central hide caption
FDA scientists concluded that in almost every scenario the Pfizer vaccine's benefit for preventing hospitalizations and death from COVID-19 would outweigh any serious potential side effects in children. Pfizer via AP hide caption
A protester unleashes a smoke grenade in front of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Melissa Lozada-Oliva reimagines pop star Selena's legacy in Dreaming of You. Melissa Lozada-Oliva/Astra House hide caption
Jeff Tweedy, Nick Offerman and George Saunders at Glacier National Park. Jon Maret hide caption
Greensburg, Ind., pictured in April 2020, is offering incentives to move there including "grandparents on demand." Darron Cummings/AP hide caption
This Climate.gov graphic shows how La Niña generally affects weather conditions in the United States. Forecasters say there's a nearly 90% chance that La Niña conditions will be in place from December 2021 to February 2022. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hide caption
Jay Black, lead singer of the rock group Jay and the Americans, pictured circa 1965, has died at age 82. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Marvin Weeks in front of his mural of Ahmaud Arbrery. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption
An artistic portrayal of the changing demographics of the United States. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
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