Left: 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Aug. 6. Right: Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance speaks at a campaign rally at VFW Post 92 on Aug. 15 in New Kensington, Pa. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images; Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Tony J. Daniel hands out bottled water in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sunday in Old Fort, North Carolina. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images hide caption
Bear 402 was "the mother of at least eight litters, more than any other bear currently at Brooks River," according to the National Park Service. The bear, seen here fishing with her yearlings in 2019, was killed in a fight with another bear on Monday. N. Boak/NPS Photo hide caption
Israelis shelter on the highway during a massive missile barrage from Iran on Tuesday. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption
Nancy Chavez Florez and Mauricio Baena, a kitchen worker and food runner, are members of the Culinary Workers Union. They have been knocking on doors in Latino and minority neighborhoods in Las Vegas in support of Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Benjamin Mizer, with Attorney General Merrick Garland (left), speaks during a press conference announcing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple in March 2024. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former President Jimmy Carter speaks to the congregation at Maranatha Baptist Church before teaching Sunday school in his hometown of Plains, Ga., in April 2019. He taught Sunday school at the church on a regular basis after leaving the White House in 1981, drawing hundreds of visitors who would arrive hours early to get a seat. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
When Nora Durkin called 311 she found the validation she had needed for years. Nora Durkin/Nora Durkin hide caption
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent checks pedestrians' documentation at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Ysidro, California. A growing number of experts believe the flow of deadly street fentanyl from Mexico into the U.S. has been disrupted, contributing to a drop in fatal overdoses. Sandy Huffaker/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Workers walk the picket line outside Dundalk Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore on October 1, 2024. Andrea Hsu/NPR hide caption
Heavy rains from hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage in Asheville, North Carolina. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption
President Joe Biden speaks about student loan relief at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 8.
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Hurricane Helene dropped more than 2 feet of rain on Spruce Pine, N.C. The town is home to one of the world's only sources of high-purity quartz, which is used to manufacture silicon chips and solar panels. Spencer Bost hide caption
This image taken from a video shows Ryan Routh speaking during an interview at a rally in Kyiv, Ukraine on April 27, 2022. Routh is accused of trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach, Fla., golf course on Sept. 15. AFPTV/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Israeli soldiers are deployed in the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on Sunday. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
San Francisco police officers keep an eye on city workers as they sweep unsanctioned tents and belongings from a street in the Tenderloin. Martin Kaste/NPR hide caption
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Sunday in Erie, Pennsylvania. Trump continues to campaign in battleground swing states ahead of the final day of voting on November 5, Election Day. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images hide caption
Heavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage on Saturday in Asheville, N.C. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
A van is partially submerged in the Swannanoa River in the Biltmore Village area of Asheville, N.C., on Sunday, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is pictured at the U.S. Naval Academy on Aug. 6 in Annapolis, Md. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
The World Flight crew at Sand Point, Washington in 1924, before the start of their round-the-world journey. Staff Sgt. Henry Ogden (promoted to Lt. during the journey) is second to left. National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution hide caption
Butch Wilmore, far left, and Suni Williams, far right, welcome Nick Hague, front left in blue, and Alexander Gorbunov, front right in blue, on Sunday. Behind them, from left in black, are NASA's Jeanette Epps, Russia's Alexander Grebenkin, NASA's Mike Barratt and NASA's Matthew Dominick. From left, in red, are Russia's Ivan Vagner, NASA's Don Pettit and Russia's Alexei Ovchinin. NASA/AP hide caption