Jacob Saylors, 11, walks through the burned remains of his home in Paradise, Calif., Sunday. His family lost a home in the same spot to a fire 10 years prior. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Serving Time, And Fighting California Wildfires For $2 A Day
Trump Blames Forest Management For Wildfires Again During California Visit
Members of the migrant caravan walk to make requests for political asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border last week in Tijuana, Mexico. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is donating $1.8 billion to his alma mater to help students with financial aid. Monica Schipper/Getty Images hide caption
Kathy Klute-Nelson takes a break with her dogs Kona (left) and Max. Morgan Walker for NPR hide caption
As Insurers Offer Discounts For Fitness Trackers, Wearers Should Step With Caution
Door hangers are stacked after a rally with Jacky Rosen, a Democrat who later won her Senate race, at the Culinary Workers Union Hall Local 226 on Nov. 5 in Las Vegas. Organizations like the Culinary Workers Union made a big push to engage Latinos in 2018. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
Trump Says Of Midterm Losses, 'My Name Wasn't On The Ballot'
Even before the recounts were done, Gov. Rick Scott attended freshman orientation this past week at the Capitol. Scott is seen here at a rally in Orlando on Nov. 2. Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption
Democrat Andrew Gillum Concedes Florida Governor's Race To Ron DeSantis
After Nearly 2 Weeks and 2 Recounts, Florida Senate Race Ends
A bookstore in England has sold a children's book that has been on the shelf for 27 years. The bookstore's tweet about the sale has since gone viral. Gulfiya Mukhamatdinova/Getty Images hide caption
dvsn performs a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR headquarters on Oct. 24, 2018. (Cameron Pollack/NPR) Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption
An image shows the paintings stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal in 2012 — including Picasso's Tête d'Arlequin at bottom right. Two Dutch citizens claim to have found the missing Picasso work, Romanian prosecutors said on Sunday. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
"Honk if you love equality," reads the side of the bus lawmakers, like Virginia Del. Jennifer Caroll Foy (pictured speaking), have taken around the state to promote ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment. Whittney Evans/WCVE hide caption
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was last seen visiting Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2. MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Then-candidate Chrissy Houlahan during a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, 2018. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
A Boatload Of Ballots: Midterm Voter Turnout Hit 50-Year High
What 2018 Elections Could Tell Us About The 2020 Presidential Map
In a new segment, "Help, I'm Hosting," on this week's Weekend Edition with Lulu Garcia-Navarro on NPR, Ted Allen offers advice for people hosting family and friends over the holidays. Monica Schipper/Getty Images for NYCWFF hide caption
'Help, I'm Hosting': Ted Allen Dishes On Vegetarian Thanksgiving, Cooking Wild Turkey
Last week J.D. Kleopfer, a state herpetologist, announced the death of a two-headed copperhead snake in Northern Virginia on social media. He said it was a discovery that few of his colleagues have seen. J.D. Kleopfer/Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries hide caption
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could soon be facing criminal charges from the Department of Justice, according to language discovered in an unrelated court document by terrorism researcher Seamus Hughes. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption
How A 'Court Records Nerd' Discovered The Government May Be Charging Julian Assange
Court Filing Suggests Prosecutors Are Preparing Charges Against Julian Assange
Experts agree that the image on the left urges toilet users to flush toilet paper in the bowl rather than toss it in a trash can. As for the image on the right, it appears to offer a double warning: Don't stand on the seat, don't relieve yourself in the upper tank. Jennifer Wood/Courtesy of Doug Lansky hide caption
A crowd lines up to enter the Tennessee State Fair, which has come to Nashville for more than 150 years. The fair is usually held in the early fall. Heidi Ross hide caption