Containers of mifepristone and misoprostol — medications used to end a pregnancy — sit on a table inside of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Fairview Heights, Ill. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
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A woman representing a rape victim leads protesters in Berlin demonstrating in an April 16 march against Russian military aggression in the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Syria. Adam Berry/Getty Images hide caption
In an undated photo, Melissa Lucio is pictured with one of her young children. Legal team for Melissa Lucio hide caption
Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury appears during pregame warmups at Footprint Center in Phoenix last fall. Mike Mattina/Getty Images hide caption
Vladimir Putin's daughter Katerina Tikhonova speaks via video link during a panel session last year at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum — Russia's version of Davos. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A Sacramento city police officer stands near a field of evidence markers after a mass shooting that left six people dead over the weekend. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Customs and Border Protection agents apprehend a group of Brazilian migrants in Otay Mesa, Calif., in August 2021. Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Lothar Matthaus draws the card of USA in Group B during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final Draw on Friday in Doha, Qatar. David Ramos/Getty Images hide caption
Tugboats pull on the Ever Forward near Pasadena, Md., on Tuesday, trying to free the ship as it sits in the Chesapeake Bay after running aground near Baltimore. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Intuit's 2018 homepage for TurboTax failed to adequately disclose the limits of the "free" offer, the Federal Trade Commission says. Federal Trade Commission hide caption
Leaders of NATO member nations pose for a photo at NATO headquarters in Brussels on March 24. John Thys/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A truck drives out of a Wisconsin farm on Thursday where avian flu was detected, forcing the commercial egg producer to destroy more than 2.7 million chickens. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
A man walks with a bicycle on a street damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, last month. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP hide caption
A single lot of Great Value Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix, sold at Walmart, is being recalled due to "possible foreign material contamination." U.S. Food and Drug Administration hide caption
Actor Alec Baldwin, seen here in 2019, argues in a new legal filing that terms in his producer contract protect him from liability related to the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption