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Troy King navigates his boat through a flooded portion of Highway 90 in Houston on his way to rescue the Galvan family. Katie Hayes Luke for NPR hide caption
Christine Garcia relaxes with her 8-year-old daughter Mia in the Channelview High School gym. It's been turned into an evacuation shelter for victims of flooding from Harvey. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Houston School Superintendent Says A Lot Of Work Ahead To Open Schools
President Donald Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, listens to a question during a meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in the Oval Office on Monday. Tillerson, when asked Sunday whether Trump's response to violence in Charlottesville, Va., represented American values, said that "the president speaks for himself." Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Are Trump's Foreign Policy Stumbles First-Year Growing Pains Or A Reason For Worry?
Tanzanian superstar Diamond Platnumz performs onstage during the 2016 BET Experience in Los Angeles. Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET hide caption
Songs Of The Summer 2017
Love In A Time Of Urbanization: The Twofold Vulnerability Of An East African Pop Hit
Love In A Time Of Urbanization: The Twofold Vulnerability Of An East African Pop Hit
Workers begin repairs to a wall that was lost in the wake of Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday in Rockport, Texas. Most insurance policies don't cover flooding damage. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
In Storm-Tossed Houston Area, Most Homeowners Lack Flood Insurance
Parts of Houston remain flooded, but most hospitals are up and running, according to Darrell Pile, CEO of the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council, which manages the catastrophic medical operations center in Houston. Marcus Yam/LA Times/Getty Images hide caption
Researchers Explore New Methods To Quantify Power Of Storms After Harvey
Aboard the fishing vessel Marathon, Nicholas Cooke (left) and Nathan Cultee unload 16 farm-raised Atlantic salmon into a container in Bellingham, Wash. Megan Farmer/KUOW hide caption
Salmon Fisher: Spill Is Dangerous And 'We Shouldn't Have To Deal With It'
Emergency Officials Begin Responding To Calls For Help As Harvey Hits Louisiana
Troy King navigates his boat through a flooded portion of Highway 90 in Houston on his way to rescue the Galvan family. Katie Hayes Luke for NPR hide caption
Riding With A Rescue Mission In The Surreal, Perilous Texas Floods
Scientists have created a treatment in which genetically modified T cells, shown in blue, can attack cancer cells, shown in red. Steve Gschmeissner/Science Source hide caption
Planes are parked at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Tuesday. The airport, which had been closed since Hurricane Harvey made landfall, opened with limited service on Wednesday. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
Sentinel Awards Celebrate TV Depictions Of Health, Climate Change And Security
Soprano Katharine Gunnink sings the aria "Ch'il Bel Sogno" by Puccini at Adobe Headquarters in San Jose, Calif. for Arias in the Office. James Tensuan/KQED hide caption
New Pop-Up Series Treats Silicon Valley Workers To Opera At The Office
'What's Good': Bobbito Describes How Stevie Wonder 'Speaks To One's Soul'
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