Los Angeles city workers working to remove the unauthorized crosswalks painted at the intersection of Romaine Street and N. Serrano Avenue. Crosswalk Collective LA hide caption
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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
Daniel Ellsberg, pictured in 2010, told NPR that anyone who chooses to take on the burden of leaking government documents in the public interest "is doing this republic a very great service and helping it to remain a republic." Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Maria Hinojosa, pictured in 2017, told NPR she encourages journalists to "Trust your gut about what's a story. But then also be prepared to bring some heart into it." Andy Kropa/Andy Kropa/Invision/AP hide caption
Tampa Bay Times reporters Corey G. Johnson, right, Rebecca Woolington, center, and Eli Murray, left, are announced as the winners of the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting on Monday. The winning series, "Poisoned," exposed dangers at Florida's only lead smelter. Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS/ABACA via Reuters hide caption
Amber Heard told a jury at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Va., that her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, slapped her and insulted her in front of others aboard a private flight in 2014. Jim Lo Scalzo/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Actress Amber Heard speaks with her legal team Wednesday during a lunch break at the Fairfax Circuit Court in Virginia. Johnny Depp, her ex-husband, is suing her for defamation. Elizabeth Frantz/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Director and actress Olivia Wilde examines an envelope reading "Personal and Confidential" while onstage during the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas on April 26. A woman from the audience had slid the mysterious envelope toward her. It turns out she had been served with legal documents in an atypically public way. Greg Doherty/Getty Images hide caption
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Southern California residents are being called on to immediately reduce water usage by 20 to 30%. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva disputed allegations that he orchestrated the cover-up of an incident where a deputy knelt on a handcuffed inmate's head last year. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Prashant Baid's search engine finds stores selling half-loaves of bread, in some of India's largest cities. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption
Actor Johnny Depp looks at a defense exhibit on a computer monitor Thursday, during his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Johnny Depp testifies during his defamation trial in the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Va., on Tuesday. Amber Heard watches the jury leave as a lunch break starts at the Fairfax County Circuit Court on Monday. Jim Watson and Steve Helber/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Johnny Depp sued Amber Heard after The Washington Post published her opinion piece, which Depp's lawyers say falsely implies that she was physically and sexually abused by Depp when the actors were married. AP hide caption