An alligator is seen at the Everglades National Park, Fla. On Friday, a gator was reportedly spotted with human remains in its mouth in a canal in Largo, Florida. Alan Diaz/AP hide caption
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Light shines through new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the windows on Saturday, Sept. 23 in Washington. Nick Wass/AP hide caption
Surfers ride the waves Saturday as the ocean is whipped up by Tropical Storm Ophelia at Wrightsville Beach near Wilmington, N.C. The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression by evening. Eros Hoagland/Getty Images hide caption
A family of five who said they were from Guatemala and a man in a pink shirt from Peru walk through the desert after crossing in the Tucson Sector of the U.S.-Mexico border last month. Matt York/AP hide caption
Despite efforts of 3 U.S. administrations, migrant families keep crossing the border
A photo of Jeffrey Ramirez is seen at his parents' home in Vista, California. He was diagnosed with cancer while in prison and died at age 41. Ariana Drehsler for NPR hide caption
In this image from Baton Rouge Police Department body camera video, officers interact with Jeremy Lee inside a warehouse in Baton Rouge on Jan. 9, 2023. Lee sued the department in August 2023 alleging officers abused him in the police warehouse nicknamed the "Brave Cave." Baton Rouge Police Department via AP hide caption
Margarita Ramirez stands in front of an altar in her home that honors her son Jeffrey, who died earlier this year. He was diagnosed with cancer while in prison and died at age 41. Ariana Drehsler for NPR hide caption
Jon Hetherington, 34, from Oregon, originally planned to attend the Seattle show of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour, but couldn't fly because his wheelchair exceeded the plane's cargo dimensions. He posted about the saga on TikTok and a representative for Beyoncé arranged for him to attend her Dallas show. Jon Hetherington hide caption
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell (left) along with NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson (right) signed an agreement this week outlining ways in which the two organizations will work together to center equity in disaster preparedness and response efforts. NAACP hide caption
The Amazon Prime Video logo is displayed in a Jeep Grand Wagoneer SUV taken on Jan. 7. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who is running for governor, called his opponent's latest campaign ads "despicable". Timothy D. Easley/AP hide caption
Darryl George, a 17-year-old junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, has been suspended for not cutting his hair. Michael Wyke/AP hide caption
Republican senator Rick Scott (pictured here in January) is not happy about something that changed this week. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Emergency responders work the scene of a fatal bus crash, in Wawayanda, N.Y., Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. NBC New York/AP hide caption
In this photo provided by the New York City Police Department, a trap door leans open over narcotics, including fentanyl, and drug paraphernalia stored in the floor of a day care center, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in New York. AP hide caption
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II takes part in an aerial display during the Singapore Airshow 2022 on Feb. 15, 2022. Suhaimi Abdullah/AP file photo hide caption
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Ophelia making landfall in North Carolina on Saturday morning. NOAA via AP hide caption
Two bear cousins became siblings this summer — and the new family fishes and lives together, led by 910. Felicia Jimenez/NPS Photo hide caption
The practice known as tail docking artificially shortens a horse's tail. Budweiser says it has stopped the practice on its signature Clydesdales, seen here in 2012. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
Anti-abortion demonstrators gather outside Planned Parenthood's Water Street Health Center in Milwaukee on Monday, Sept. 2023. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin began offering abortions at the clinic that day after not doing so for more than a year. Margaret Faust/ WPR hide caption
Abortions resume in Wisconsin after 15 months of legal uncertainty
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A PEN America report found that the number of books permanently removed from U.S. school libraries and classrooms has quadrupled — to 1,263 books in the last school year from 333 the year before. Harkim Wright Sr./AP hide caption