Nick McMillan

Homes are engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in the Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 8. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

The State Department seal is seen on the briefing room lectern at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 31, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AP hide caption

MARYSVILLE, WA -­ SEPTEMBER 20, 2024: Loni Long, a cousin of Benita Long, photographed on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Marysville, Wash. Benita Long, from the Yakama Nation, has been missing since March 2022. CREDIT: Jovelle Tamayo for NPR Jovelle Tamayo for NPR hide caption

Dan Bongino speaks onstage during Politicon 2018 at Los Angeles Convention Center. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Politicon hide caption

Los Angeles County firefighters pull a hose in front of a burning home as the Eaton Fire moved through the area in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 8. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

A Super Scooper plane drops water on the Palisades fire on Jan. 7 in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption

Wildlife Services kills hundreds of thousands of noninvasive animals a year. This photo, obtained from the USDA via the Freedom of Information Act, shows a gray wolf in a trap laid by a Wildlife Services employee. Obtained from the USDA via FOIA/Obtained from the USDA via FOIA hide caption

Karen McDonough sits inside her home in Quincy, Massachusetts. Vanessa Leroy for NPR hide caption

The historical marker that omits parts of the Young-Dent family's past is on the grounds of Fendall Hall in Eufaula. The back side of the marker says Edward Brown Young was a "banker, merchant and entrepreneur." The back side also says that he "organized the company which built the first bridge" in Eufaula and that his daughter married a Confederate captain in the "War Between the States." Andi Rice for NPR hide caption

Police recovery crews work near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by the container ship Dali in Baltimore. Eight members of a construction crew repairing potholes were on the bridge when the structure fell into the Patapsco River at around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Rice's whales are one of the most recently discovered whale species in the world — and already one of the most endangered. But protections for the Gulf of Mexico species have been repeatedly delayed. KL Murphy for NPR hide caption

Delores Lowery was diagnosed with diabetes in 2016. Her home in Marlboro County, S.C., is at the heart of what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls the Diabetes Belt. Nick McMillan/NPR hide caption

A selection of the 1000 people who have been charged for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021. Getty Images and Department of Justice hide caption

Portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 3 remained on fire the next day. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption

Map: NPR tracked four key influencers who appeared at least 308 events in 45 states and the District of Columbia, often with elected officials, candidates, and grassroots organizations. Nick McMillan/NPR hide caption