The Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall is one of four sites selected as possible locations for two new museums. Ron Blunt Architectural Photography hide caption
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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard attending the trial in Fairfax, Va. Jim Watson/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Korean group BTS appears at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022. Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption
Dave Smith, center, photographed attending the 2015 North American Music Merchants convention in Anaheim, Calif. Pete Brown/Wikimedia Commons hide caption
Remembering Dave Smith, inventor of MIDI and the Prophet-5 synthesizer
Sotheby's is auctioning a special, fireproof copy of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale. Proceeds will go to support PEN America's work opposing book bans. Sotheby's hide caption
The Tampa Bay Rays' logo got a rainbow makeover to celebrate Pride, which most players sported at a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field on June 4. Julio Aguilar/Getty Images hide caption
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, written by Judith Viorst with illustrations by Ray Cruz, was published 50 years ago. Simon & Schuster hide caption
For 50 years, Alexander's been having terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days
Korean band BTS appears at the daily press briefing with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, to discuss Asian inclusion and representation, and addressing anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Artis Stevens, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, says MacKenzie's Scott's gift to the mentoring organization will be "transformative." Big Brothers Big Sisters of America hide caption
Petra Mayer in 2019. Allison Shelley/NPR hide caption
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks via video during the opening of the Cannes film festival on Tuesday. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images hide caption
Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and The Olympians. Rick Riordan hide caption
Runaway Bunny, Horton Hatches The Egg and Happy Dreams, Little Bunny are three examples of how writers have portrayed moms to young readers. NPR hide caption
Skylar Tang, a 16-year-old from the San Francisco Bay area, is the winner of the Dr. J. Douglas White Composing & Arranging Contest. John Clayton/ Skylar Tang hide caption