Pvt. E-2 David Mangold crawls under barbed wire during a series of obstacles in a training course. For the first time in 30 years, the U.S. Army has changed the way it trains new recruits. Core exercises and sprints have replaced bayonets and long runs. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption

Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado (left) and Republican challenger Ken Buck appear on NBC News' Meet the Press, on Oct. 17. William B. Plowman/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images hide caption

Fishmonger Esi Dede slices a fresh catch on the beach at the village of Apewosika, near Axim in central Ghana. Locals complain that the burgeoning offshore oil industry on the Atlantic coast means dwindling fish hauls. Eric Don-Arthur for NPR hide caption

Jordi Savall has long been a major figure of early music. His new album focuses on the musical interchange between Spain and the New World. Getty Images hide caption

Beth Accomando has a grisly wound applied to her shoulder with makeup. Joseph Perez hide caption

A crowd of New York-bound train passengers stands on the platform at the Trenton, N.J., train station as a full Amtrak train prepares to depart. Mel Evans/AP hide caption

Sick cholera victims and families wait at St. Nicolas Hospital in Saint-Marc, north of Port-au-Prince. Saint-Marc residents burned down nearby tents Wednesday that were supposed to relieve pressure on the hospital. Thony Belizaire/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

The contrast between Mogadishu and the Somaliland capital of Hargeisa is striking. In Hargeisa, people wave at foreigners, but in Mogadishu, foreigners are more likely to be shot or kidnapped. Frank Langfitt/NPR hide caption

No Age's new album, Everything in Between, touches on the duo's speedy skate-punk roots. Courtesy of the artist hide caption