Pennsylvania's Republican Senate primary is too close to call between David McCormick, left, and Mehmet Oz. Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn addressed the crowd at a rally for former President Donald Trump on April 9 in Selma, N.C. Allison Joyce/Getty Images hide caption
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is bringing back "The Greatest Show on Earth" — but without animals. The circus has been closed down since 2017. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption
Traders work on the floor during the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on May 16. Stocks slumped on Wednesday as earnings from major retailers such as Target reinforced concerns about the U.S. economy. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Tina Kotek speaks during Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 25, 2016. On Tuesday, she won Oregon's gubernatorial Democratic primary. If she wins in November, Kotek will be the nation's first openly lesbian governor. ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Russian army Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday. Shishimarin pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed Ukrainian civilian. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption
People participate in a vigil to honor the 10 people killed in Saturday's shooting at Tops market in Buffalo, New York. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Ukrainian Col. Roman Kostenko stands in a redbrick farmhouse with a gaping hole in one of the walls. This is where Kostenko taught soldiers how to set explosives. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
A member of Ukraine's parliament now trains a recon and sabotage unit to fight Russia
Eric Clapton performs at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival in New York on April 14, 2013. Clapton, a critic of coronavirus vaccines and pandemic restrictions, has tested positive for COVID-19 and canceled two upcoming European gigs. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP hide caption
Dr. Denis Mukwege is a gynecologist, Nobel Peace Prize winner and advocate against sexual violence in conflict zones like his homeland, the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is now speaking out against the reports of rapes committed by Russian soldiers during the war in Ukraine. Fabian Sommer/Picture Alliance via Getty Images hide caption
Jersey is a one-year-old female mixed breed. She is available for adoption at the Pike County Animal Shelter. Maggie Epling/Maggie Epling hide caption
President of Finland Sauli Niinisto, left, and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson attend a joint news conference in Stockholm, Tuesday May 17, 2022. Anders Wiklund/AP hide caption
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP hide caption
Tony Johnson sits on his bed with his dog, Dash, in the one-room home he shares with his wife, Karen Johnson, in a care facility in Burlington, Wash. on April 13, 2022. Johnson was one of the first people to get COVID-19 in Washington state in April of 2020. His left leg had to be amputated due to lack of wound care after he developed blood clots in his feet while on a ventilator. Lynn Johnson for NPR hide caption
Protesters carry images of disappeared people on Mother's Day during an annual march by the mothers of missing people to demand the Mexican government step up efforts to locate the missing and prevent further disappearances, in Mexico City, May 10. Eduardo Verdugo/AP hide caption
Mexico's official list of missing people passes 100,000, with few cases ever solved
Urvashi Vaid, then-executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, protests at then-President George H.W. Bush's address on AIDS in March 1990 in Arlington, Virginia. The pioneering LGBTQ activist and attorney died last week at age 63. Dennis Cook/Associated Press hide caption
Players on the U.S Women's National Team celebrate their victory in the penalty shootout over the Netherlands in the Women's Quarter Final match of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images hide caption
Investigators work the scene of a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y. on Monday. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Ncuti Gatwa attends the Critics Choice Awards in March. Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Critics Choice hide caption
A mother helps her malnourished son stand after he collapsed near their hut in the village of Lomoputh in northern Kenya on Thursday. A severe drought and spiking food prices are causing a humanitarian emergency in the Horn of Africa. Brian Inganga/AP hide caption
From left: Tomek Mądry, Basia Olszewska and Lilia Nguyen all say the war in Ukraine has made them reassess their own lives in Poland. Adam Lach for NPR hide caption
A mural of George Floyd at the intersection where he was murdered in Minneapolis, Minn. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers is the first album from Kendrick Lamar since DAMN., the 2017 release that made him the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize. Renell Medrano/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dinesh D'Souza, seen here at a premiere of one of his films in 2018, has released a new film alleging voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Fact checkers have cast doubt on many of the film's claims. Shannon Finney/Getty Images hide caption
Andrew "Skip" Carter was a radio engineer and trailblazer who tried for years to break through into broadcast, and finally got KPRS AM off the ground in 1950. Carter Broadcast Group hide caption
