Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week following allegations of sexual assault. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
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Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said a proposed rule being submitted for public comment is designed to ensure that immigrants "are not likely to become burdens on American taxpayers." Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Then-Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before the Senate intelligence committee on Capitol Hill May 11, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Gunmen attacked a military parade in the Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 60 others. MORTEZA JABERIAN/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke makes a point as Republican Sen. Ted Cruz listens Friday during a debate at McFarlin Auditorium at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. O'Rourke is looking to unseat Cruz in November in what polls suggest has become a surprisingly close race. Tom Fox/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Because of a recent court decision, the size of the financial incentive your employer offers you in hopes of motivating you to lower your cholesterol or lose weight may soon shrink. Molly Cranna/Refinery29/Getty Images hide caption
Michel, a retired first sergeant in the U.S. Army, sits with her pet Blade and service dog Lizzy. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Veterans Struggling After Sexual Assault Increasingly Turn To Service Dogs
Then-FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe, right, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, second from left, and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein have been political targets of President Trump. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
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John Gallagher in his truck in Fayetteville, N.C. "We've just been taking dispatch calls for swift water rescues, rescuing animals, missing persons," Gallagher said. Maddalena Richards/NPR hide caption
Overflowing Hog Lagoons Raise Environmental Concerns In North Carolina
Tanzanian rescue workers search for victims after the ferry MV Nyerere capsized in Lake Victoria. STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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A message on a postcard addressed to a school in the United States. Clair MacDougall for NPR hide caption
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Resource Central employees Max Hartmann (left) and Neka Sunlin haul the MacFarland family's vintage toilet out of their Longmont, Colorado home. Luke Runyon/Freelance hide caption
The onetime home of the "Internet Research Agency" in Saint Petersburg. Its pro-gun messaging was unusually consistent as part of influence operations against the U.S. Naira Davlashyan/AP hide caption
Russia's Pro-Gun Influence Accounts Copied The NRA — And Sometimes, Vice Versa
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, whose department oversees the Census Bureau, approved adding a question about U.S. citizenship status to the 2020 census. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Eric, an endangered eastern black rhinoceros, was born and bred at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. He was recently transported to a wild animal reserve in Tanzania where he will be eventually released. Mike Veale/San Diego Zoo Safari Park hide caption
Revelers in Mumbai hoist up a statue of the elephant-headed god Ganesh and parade it toward the Arabian Sea. Lauren Frayer/NPR hide caption
The second season of Netflix's American Vandal uses several true-crime techniques, like this moody reenactment, to explore its fake-crime story. Netflix hide caption
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