President Trump takes questions from reporters at the White House on Thursday about the collision of an American Airlines flight with a military Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
The control tower at the Reagan National Airport after the crash of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River on approach to the airport on Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
Protesters hold flags as they are pushed back by police on Jan. 6, 2021, after President Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Trump pardoned almost every person who participated in the riot. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
A Super Scooper plane drops water on the Palisades fire on Jan. 7 in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
President Biden will leave office with a mixed legacy on Guantánamo. The prison, down to now down to just 15 prisoners, remains open. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Wang Jingyu speaks during an interview in Ukraine on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Wang told reporters that the Chinese government constantly harassed and threatened him. But an NPR investigation linked Wang to an elaborate con involving false claims of Chinese Communist Party repression. Wang insists he is a genuine victim and had no involvement in the scheme. AP/AP hide caption
Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell watches a video of rioters during a hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on July 27, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Brendan Smialowski/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
EasyKnock says its sale-leaseback deals have helped hundreds of people improve their finances. An NPR investigation found some homeowners who enter into these deals lose tens of thousands of dollars and few buy their houses back. Sylvia Jarrus for NPR hide caption
Wang Jingyu speaks during an interview in 2021. At least 10 news organizations have amended or retracted stories that used him as a source. AP/AP hide caption
Randee Noggle stands in front of her home in Taylor, Mich., on June 30, 2024. She sold the house to the sale-leaseback company EasyKnock, which announced Thursday it's going out of business. Sylvia Jarrus for NPR hide caption
Gaia Ferrency, 17, of Swissvale, Pa., waits to participate in a long-sword tournament as part of Friday Night Fights, hosted by Pittsburgh Sword Fighters, on Oct. 4 at a former Catholic church northeast of Pittsburgh. Justin Merriman for NPR hide caption