Women gather for a rally and march at Grant Park on Saturday in Chicago to urge voter turnout ahead of the midterm elections. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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A sign outside Ajo, Ariz., warns hikers to keep an eye out for people who have unlawfully crossed the nearby border with Mexico. Ryan Lucas/NPR hide caption
The barley used to make beer as we know it may take a hit under climate change, but growers say they are already preparing by planting it further north in colder locations. Dean Hutton/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
University of Oregon scientists used real dust from inside homes around Portland to test the effects of sunlight, UV light, and darkness on bacteria found in the dust. Dave G Kelly/Getty Images hide caption
Former USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny invokes the Fifth Amendment during a hearing about Larry Nassar before a Senate subcommittee in June. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
"There are issues remaining around the backstop," Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May told reporters on Thursday, referring to the debate over how to treat Ireland and Northern Ireland when the U.K. leaves the EU. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
As Brexit Deadlines Loom, May Says U.K. Considering A Longer Transition Period
As head of the police in Kandahar, Lt. Gen. Abdul Raziq was credited with bringing more security to the southern Afghan city. Raziq died in an attack Thursday; he's seen here in a photo from 2015. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
In this June 3, 2017, file photo, the coal-fired Plant Scherer stands in the distance in Juliette, Ga. Branden Camp/AP hide caption
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during the Cinema Cafe at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 21 in Park City, Utah. Robin Marchant/Getty Images hide caption
Left, White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner. Right, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Kushner and Mohammed have reportedly forged close ties focused on the Middle East peace process. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post and Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Once A Regional Stabilizer, Saudi Arabia Becomes A Disrupter
Pompeo Meets With Turkey's Leaders Amid Diplomatic Crisis Over Missing Journalist
Destra performs during Carnival in 2018 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Sean Drakes/Getty Images and Angela/Hsieh/NPR hide caption
Amy Winehouse performs at the Eurockeennes Music Festival in France in 2007. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Albert Lexie pushes his shoeshine cart at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. By the time he retired in December 2013, the hospital reported he had given $202,000 to the Free Care Fund, which provides financial assistance for under- and uninsured children. Lexie died of an undisclosed health condition. UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh hide caption
Mary Kathleen "Kathy" Tyler, an 82-year-old woman incarcerated at Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville, was sentenced to life in prison in 1978. She is an avid reader, artist and pianist; is employed as a court reporter; and has accumulated a handful of degrees since she was incarcerated. Jessica Earnshaw for NPR hide caption
Mary Kathleen "Kathy" Tyler, an 82-year-old woman incarcerated at Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville, was sentenced to life in prison in 1978. She is an avid reader, artist and pianist; is employed as a court reporter; and has accumulated a handful of degrees since she was incarcerated. Jessica Earnshaw for NPR hide caption
When one of Jose Nuñez' retinas was damaged by diabetes in 2016, the Los Angeles truck driver expected his Medicaid managed care policy to coordinate treatment. But Centene, the private insurer that manages his policy gave him the runaround, he says, and he lost sight in that eye. Heidi de Marco/KHN hide caption
Don McGahn left his position as White House counsel Wednesday, a move that had been announced in August. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Former Marine Josh Onan talks with George Kevin Flood, a staff psychiatrist at the San Diego VA. Onan is taking advantage of a year-old program that makes VA care available to people with less-than-honorable military discharges. Katie Schoolov/KPBS hide caption
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg speaks during a joint statement with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday. The following day, Solberg apologized to the "German girls" who faced government retaliation for their relationships with occupying German forces during World War II. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption
A British advertising watchdog group ruled on Wednesday that the Spotify horror ad is "likely to cause undue distress to children." Chester Bennington/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Spinney with Oscar the Grouch on the set of Sesame Street. Sesame Workshop hide caption
Laura Gibson's new album, Goners, comes out Oct. 26 on Barsuk Records. Parker Fitzgerald/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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In this photograph of a Greenland research site, arrows indicate the structures that a 2016 team of paleontologists suggested were created by microbial life. Notice that while most of the structures point in one direction, the red arrow shows that some point in the other direction. That's a hint, other scientists now say, that these structures did not all grow upward from the sea floor. Courtesy of Abigail Allwood hide caption
Seth Frotman, former student loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, poses at NPR headquarters in September. Frotman and his team reviewed thousands of complaints about the questionable practices of student loan companies. Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption
Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke, seen campaigning in Houston this month, has launched his first attack ads on Republican Sen. Ted Cruz as he tries to regain traction in the last weeks of the campaign. Loren Elliott/Getty Images hide caption
Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds poses with White House press secretary Sarah Sanders at a harvest-themed fundraiser in Des Moines on Oct. 13. Clay Masters/Iowa Public Radio hide caption
In Danger Of Losing, Iowa Governor Enlists Republican Heavy Hitters Ahead Of Midterms
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British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives to meet with EU leaders on Wednesday in Brussels. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption
Lance Erwin works with a neighbor in Mexico Beach, Fla., to repair parts of his roof after it was blown off by Hurricane Michael. Rules are looser in the Pandhandle, allowing construction that couldn't stand up to the storm's 155 mph winds. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption
After Hurricane Michael, A Call For Stricter Building Codes In Florida's Panhandle
Cottonseed is full of protein but toxic to humans and most animals. The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week approved a genetically engineered cotton with edible seeds. They could eventually feed chickens, fish — or even people. Courtesy of Lacey Roberts/Texas A&M University hide caption