Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross speaking during a news conference in Philadelphia on July 18. He abruptly resigned Tuesday. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
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Pathologist Robert Levy was fired from an Arkansas veterans hospital after officials said he had been impaired while on duty. AP hide caption
The exterior of the condo building at 165 Henry St. in Manhattan's Lower East Side hints at the split-level apartments inside, as air conditioners (upper left) are positioned at both the upper and lower windows of the top two floors. Google Maps/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Texas state Capitol building in Austin. This week, state officials confirmed that 22 municipalities have been infiltrated and ransom demanded. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump lays out a new immigration proposal in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 16. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Tracking Trump On Immigration: Despite Focus, Many Ideas Are Stalled Or Blocked
Residents in Ventura, Calif., believed large hilltop water tanks would provide ample water during a wildfire. But the water stopped flowing for some residents trying to protect their homes during 2017's Thomas Fire. Courtesy of Rick Ray hide caption
In surveillance video, an unarmed black man Markeis McGlockton (far left) is shot by Michael Drejka, who is white, during an altercation a the parking lot in Clearwater, Fla., in July 2018. Pinellas County Sheriff's Office via AP hide caption
Abortion protesters attempt to hand out literature as they stand in the driveway of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Indianapolis on Aug. 16. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption
Planned Parenthood Withdraws From Title X Program Over Trump Abortion Rule
California's new lethal force bill "changes the culture of policing," Assemblywoman Shirley Weber said Monday. She's seen here in April, alongside Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, the bill's co-author. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Calif. Gov. Newsom Expected To Sign Bill Limiting Police Use Of Deadly Force
Despite the stress of Ebola, Media Joice Kashamba Emmanuela and her boyfriend, Espoir Kitumaini, dance to rumba music at Ibiza, a dance club in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Samantha Reinders for NPR hide caption
Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill announced Monday at New York City Police Department headquarters that the NYPD has fired Pantaleo for his role in Garner's death. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
President Trump is downplaying the odds of a recession, but he's also calling on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
A sea of fog advances on the Golden Gate Bridge during a late winter twilight in 2016. On Saturday, the operators of FogCam said the long-running webcam at San Francisco State University will sunset "forever" at the end of August. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
U.S. officers found nearly four tons of marijuana in a shipment of peppers in San Diego. U.S. Customs and Border Protection hide caption
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced on Monday that a penalty against Huawei Technologies will be delayed for another 90 days. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption
RVs line neighborhood streets in Los Angeles, where nearly 10,000 people live in vehicles. Anna Scott/KCRW hide caption
Amid Homelessness Crisis, Los Angeles Restricts Living In Vehicles
The author's grandfather, Vicente Guerra, is pictured in a mug shot from San Quentin State Prison. He was sentenced to five years to life for the 1931 murder of Joseph Retotar. California State Archives hide caption
President Trump speaks while on a tour of Shell's soon-to-be completed Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex in Beaver County, Pa., on Tuesday. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
U.S. Attorney William McSwain criticized Philadelphia's district attorney for fostering what he called a "new culture of disrespect for law enforcement" after a gunman shot six officers during an hours-long standoff with authorities. Jacqueline Larma/AP hide caption
Antonio Basco hugs a boy at the memorial service for his wife, Margie Reckard, at La Paz Faith Memorial and Spiritual Center in El Paso, Texas. Basco, who doesn't have many local friends and family, invited the public to attend. Jonathan Levinson/OPB hide caption
El Paso Shooting: Hundreds Of Strangers Come To Mourn With Widower At Wife's Funeral
Siblings Christine Cuddy (left) and Flip Cuddy hold a photo of their mother, Susan Ahn Cuddy, the first Asian American woman in the Navy, at their StoryCorps interview in Northridge, Calif., last July. Naomi Blech/StoryCorps hide caption