Sequoia trees stand in Lost Grove along Generals Highway as the KNP Complex Fire burns about 15 miles away on Friday, in Sequoia National Park, Calif. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
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Fred Dakota died at his home in Baraga, Mich., on Monday. Here, Dakota is seen outside Federal Court in Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1997. George Gryzenia/AP hide caption
Migrants walk across the Rio Grande River carrying food and other supplies back to a makeshift encampment under the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas, on Friday. Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images hide caption
Supporters of those suspected of taking part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol attend the Justice for J6 rally near the U.S. Capitol on Saturday. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
This police camera video provided by The Moab Police Department shows Brian Laundrie talking to a police officer after police pulled over the van he was traveling in with his girlfriend, Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito, near the entrance to Arches National Park on Aug. 12, 2021. The Moab Police Department via AP hide caption
Three Chicago aldermen face criminal charges in federal court, and just since the start of 2019, nine current or former Chicago aldermen have been indicted or investigated for bribery, racketeering and tax fraud. John Walton - EMPICS/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
Opinion: Automatic Pay Raises Haven't Stopped Chicago's Corruption
People queue to enter a restaurant in New Orleans' French Quarter in early August. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Haitian migrants use a dam to cross to and from the United States from Mexico to Del Rio, Texas on Friday. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Robert Durst spins his wheelchair in place in a courtroom in Inglewood, Calif., last week. Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via AP hide caption
School administrators and police are warning parents about a trend in which students destroy objects in school bathrooms for attention on social media. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption
A sign in August informs customers that they must show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 in order to dine indoors at Carmine's Italian restaurant in Manhattan. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption
Residents Julio Orsini and Jesse Mackin share a meal together with staff during lunch break in the garden at the Mountain View Correctional Faciltiy in Charleston Maine in August of 2021. Kevin Bennett hide caption
GOP legislative leaders in North Carolina have tried for a decade to require photo IDs to cast ballots. Republican House Speaker Tim Moore is shown here gaveling in a session in April 2020. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption
Devon Erickson appears in court at the Douglas County Courthouse in Castle Rock, Colo., on May 15, 2019. The former high school student was convicted of first degree murder and other charges for a 2019 shooting attack inside a suburban Denver high school that killed one student and injured eight others. Joe Amon/The Denver Post via AP, Pool, File hide caption
Jason Reynolds: How Can We Connect With Kids Through The Written Word?
White flags stand near the Washington Monument on Tuesday during installation of a temporary art exhibit on the National Mall. More than 630,000 flags are part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's In America: Remember, honoring Americans who have died of COVID-19. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Migrants stand in line at a respite center in June after they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and turned themselves in and were released in Del Rio, Texas. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Anderson and Karen Lawson at their StoryCorps recording in Atlanta in 2015. Diana Guyton hide caption
Their Dad Transformed Video Games In The 1970s — And Passed On His Pioneering Spirit
As the nation begins its annual celebration of Latino history, culture and other achievements, it's not too late to ask why we lump together roughly 62 million people with complex identities under a single umbrella. Peter Pencil/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, is one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
City Council member Alondra Cano speaks in June 2020 about defunding the Minneapolis Police Department. Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP hide caption
A plane lands at Los Angeles International Airport on Aug. 25. The airline industry hasn't come out against a government-imposed vaccine mandate for domestic travel, but the U.S. Travel Association, which represents a broader coalition of travel-dependent businesses, has. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
With Vaccines Now Mandated For Workplaces, Will A Travel Mandate Be Next?
This photo provided by Hampton County Detention Center shows Alex Murdaugh. Murdaugh surrendered on Thursday to face insurance fraud and other charges after state police said he arranged to have himself shot in the head so that his son would get a $10 million life insurance payout. The shooter only grazed him. Hampton County Detention Center via AP hide caption
Medical professionals pronate a 39-year-old unvaccinated COVID-19 patient last month at St. Luke's Boise Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. Kyle Green/AP hide caption