Having a purpose in life, whether building guitars or swimming or volunteer work, affects your health, researchers found. It even appeared to be more important for decreasing risk of death than exercising regularly. Dean Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump and first lady Melania arrive in Tokyo, Japan, for an inaugural state visit. Koji Sasahara/AP hide caption
An imbalance between matter and antimatter in the universe produced all the things in existence, including corned beef sandwiches. Erik Rank/Getty Images hide caption
The Martinez family stands in front of their home in New Jersey. During a speech at her graduation, Alondra said to her parents: "Mamá, papá, lo logramos." Mom, dad, we made it. Mohamed Sadek for NPR hide caption
The Iowa State Fair in Des Moines is a regular stop for candidate speeches, hand-shaking and fried-food consumption. It takes place for about two weeks every August, with the years just before the Iowa caucuses especially busy. Don Gonyea/NPR hide caption
A man walks past a board announcing elections at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday. Some 400 million Europeans from 28 countries are eligible to vote. Francisco Seco/AP hide caption
U.S. Marine Tim Chambers salutes to participants in last year's Rolling Thunder motorcycle demonstration. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Daisy, the only dog Scott Simon's kids will get, runs on the beach in France. Elise Simon /Elise Simon hide caption
President Trump issued the first veto of his presidency in March, rejecting Congress' vote against his emergency declaration for border wall funding. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, pictured in January, signed a bill into law on Wednesday placing a $100 per month cap on insulin co-payments starting next year. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
U.S. citizens use ropes to cross the Rio Grande from San Antonio del Bravo, Mexico, into Candelaria, Texas. U.S. citizens depend on the free health clinic in San Antonio del Bravo. Lorne Matalon for NPR hide caption
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott answers questions during a May 21 news conference. Scott has apologized for a raid on a freelance journalist's home. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption
President Trump tells reporters in Washington on Friday that the United States intends to send about 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Civil rights "foot soldier" Theresa Burroughs in 2016, in front of a photo of the day she was arrested in 1965. Burroughs has died at age 89. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption
Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation outside No. 10 Downing St. in London on Friday. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption
Zolgensma, a new drug approved by the FDA Friday, costs more than $2.1 million. It's made by AveXis, a drugmaker owned by pharmaceutical giant Novartis. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Jasmine (Naomi Scott) from the new live action "Aladdin." The character was the first official Disney princess of color in the 1992 animated version of the film. Daniel Smith/Disney Enterprises, Inc. hide caption
Jake Patterson at his sentencing hearing. He was sentenced Friday to two life terms for murdering James and Denise Closs. He also kidnapped their daughter Jayme. Renee Jones Schneider/AP hide caption
Debris is piled outside of an apartment complex that was damaged by Hurricane Michael on May 10 in Panama City, Fla. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, blocked a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill Friday after the Senate approved it and President Trump agreed to sign it. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
A protester waves the European Union flag during the pro-Europe demonstration "One Europe for All: Your voice against nationalism," a week before Sunday's European elections in Berlin, on May 19. Omer Messinger/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Police officials in New York said Friday they arrested a suspect who may be the "Subway Brake Bandit." The bandit disrupting trains by pulling emergency brakes without reason. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Kenya's High Court ruled on Friday to uphold the penal code criminalizing homosexual acts. An LGBTQ activist in Nairobi is seen here in February, learning that a court ruling on same-sex relationships was postponed. Khalil Senosi/AP hide caption
New research confirms what we've been hearing for years: Cooking from scratch and eating "real food" is healthier than consuming the highly processed foods that make up the majority of calories in the American diet. The problem is that knowing this doesn't make it any more doable for the average family. Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd./Getty Images hide caption
Beanie Feldstein, left, and Kaitlyn Dever, play Molly and Amy, two star students who decide they need to cram four years of high school partying into one night in Booksmart. Annapurna Pictures hide caption
The drug buprenorphine blocks the cravings associated with addiction. It comes in tablets and dissolvable film. The only injectable form available is a drug called Sublocade; a rival drug is ready for market but may be blocked for several years by the FDA. Tetra Images/Getty Images/Tetra images RF hide caption
Three generations of urbano hitmakers — Lanay, Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny — join together for the "Soltera (Remix)." YouTube hide caption
President Trump and Attorney General William Barr attend an event at White House on Wednesday. Trump has empowered Barr to investigate the origins of the special counsel probe and reveal his findings. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Ichard Oden works at an apartment complex under construction in Westland, Mich. Elaine Cromie for NPR hide caption
Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro, pictured at a forum in Las Vegas on April 27, says he wants to decriminalize illegal border crossings. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
