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Chris and Nancy Brown embrace while searching through the remains of their home, leveled by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
Helping a spouse or parent who has dementia steer clear of hazards can include ridding the home of all guns. Nicole Xu for NPR hide caption
Firearms And Dementia: How Do You Convince A Loved One To Give Up Their Guns?
Kim Schrier is one of a number of Democratic House candidates who backed stronger gun regulations and flipped Republican-controlled seats in last week's midterm elections. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
Jemel Roberson and his 9-month-old son. Avontea Boose via AP hide caption
Alexander Hamilton's Society of the Cincinnati Eagle insignia at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Chris and Nancy Brown embrace Monday while looking over the remains of their burned residence after the Camp Fire tore through the region in Paradise, Calif. Dozens of people have been killed in the latest fires to hit the state. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Megafires More Frequent Because Of Climate Change And Forest Management
An annual report by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association notes that there are now nearly 56,000 bridges nationwide that are structurally deficient. Both Democrats and Republicans say they're willing to work together on a plan to rebuild the nation's roads, bridges, transit and water systems. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Bridging The Partisan Divide: Can Infrastructure Unite Democrats And Republicans?
"I am sorry for the late notice, but in fact this was conveyed to me late yesterday afternoon," Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Monday, postponing moves that had been touted as concrete steps in response to the clergy sexual abuse scandal. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters hide caption
Comic book legend Stan Lee poses at the opening reception for "Stan Lee: A Retrospective" presented by the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art on Feb. 23, 2007 in New York City. Mat Szwajkos/Getty Images hide caption
Douglas Rain in Canada, July of this year. Jeff Goode/Toronto Star via Getty Images hide caption
The American Military cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands, where David McGhee's grandfather, Sgt. Willie F. Williams, is buried. Marcel Van Hoorn/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Mysterious Suitcase Helps Connecticut Man Discover His Grandfather's WWII Service
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Mysterious Suitcase Helps Connecticut Man Discover His Grandfather's WWII Service
Protestors holding pictures of people who died from use of paint removers, including Drew Wynne, protest outside a Portland, Maine, Lowe's store on May 10, 2018. They were trying to persuade the retailer to stop selling paint strippers containing methylene chloride. Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images hide caption
Retailers Plan To Clear Deadly Paint Removers From Shelves, As EPA Delays Ban
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Retailers Plan To Clear Deadly Paint Removers From Shelves, As EPA Delays Ban
NPR host Audie Cornish interviews former first lady Michelle Obama about her memoir Becoming in Chicago, Ill., Nov. 2. Chuck Kennedy for NPR hide caption
Michelle Obama on Princeton
As the Camp Fire burns nearby, a scorched car rests by gas pumps on Sunday near Pulga, Calif., a community located in Northern California's Butte County. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Republican Dan Crenshaw, left, a congressman-elect from Texas, appears next to comedian Pete Davidson during Saturday Night Live. Will Heath/NBC via AP hide caption
Doctors have been tweeting about their experiences treating victims of gun violence after the NRA mocked a position paper by the American College of Physicians. Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images hide caption