Eva relaxes in a puddle in 2020. Erin Wilson hide caption
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Should 18-year-olds be allowed to buy semi-automatic rifles? State and courts debate
Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidates David McCormick, left, and Mehmet Oz are seen during campaign appearances in May 2022 in Pennsylvania. AP hide caption
This satellite image shows the active fire lines of the Hermits Peak wildfire, in Las Vegas on May 11, 2022. Maxar Technologies/AP hide caption
Roger Angell, a renown baseball writer, has died at 101. Brigitte Lacombe/Doubleday hide caption
Photos of people killed in the mass shooting at Tops grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., are part of a memorial near the store. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
This undated photo provided by Trapp Family Lodge shows Rosmarie Trapp. Trapp Family Lodge/AP hide caption
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
Marcus Kuilan-Nazario's "Macho Stereo" is an homage to his late father, an audiophile. He says his father used to record on this reel-to-reel player. Mandalit del Barco/NPR News hide caption
Spoken word and sonic rituals: East LA exhibit features Latinx artists using sound
A poster advertising the anniversary collector's edition of the movie Jaws is posted on a lifeguard tower in 2000 on Zuma Beach in Malibu, Calif. Dan Callister/Getty Images hide caption
After a report alleged SpaceX paid a flight attendant to settle a sexual misconduct case against Elon Musk, the tech billionaire called it a politically motivated attack. Musk is seen here in March, at a new Tesla factory in Germany. Christian Marquardt/Getty Images hide caption
People gather at the scene of a mass shooting at Tops Friendly Market at Jefferson Avenue and Riley Street on Monday, May 16, 2022 in Buffalo, NY. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
A Ford logo is seen on a sign at Country Ford in Graham, N.C. The auto manufacturer has issued a recall that affects about 39,000 SUVs. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption
A wandering delivery robot found its way into the woods of Northampton in the United Kingdom. Matthew McCormack, Twitter hide caption
Chicago police work at the scene of a shooting Thursday near East Chicago Avenue and North State Street in the Near North Side neighborhood. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP hide caption
A satellite image shows a natural color view of active fire lines from the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires, near Las Vegas, New Mexico, on May 11. MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/REUTERS hide caption
Abortion-rights demonstrators yell as they walk down Constitution Avenue during the Bans Off Our Bodies March on Saturday in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Much of the U.S. could criminalize abortion. But how will those laws be enforced?
Body armor on display at a store in Pennsylvania in 2011. Ryan McFadden/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images hide caption