"Dumplings are my obsession," says chef "Nok" Chutatip Suntaranon of Kalaya, a Thai restaurant in Philadelphia. Joel Rose/NPR hide caption
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Katherine May's new book examines the idea of awakening wonder in an "anxious age." Alexa Loy Dent hide caption
Left: A Tennessee Historical Commission marker honors the site of Greenwood Park, which was the first city park to serve Nashville's Black residents and was established by Preston Taylor in 1905. Right: Learotha Williams is a public historian at Tennessee State University in Nashville. Joseph Ross for NPR hide caption
Using sunscreen plays a key role in protecting skin from ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images hide caption
Lawyers Benjamin Crump, left, and Carl Douglas, right, held a news conference in January to announce their filing of a $50 million claim against the city of Los Angeles over the death of Keenan Anderson, who is pictured on posters. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
The strawberry moon rises behind St Michael's Mount in Marazion near Penzance on June 28, 2018, in Cornwall, England. Matt Cardy/Getty Images hide caption
Drag artist Vidalia Anne Gentry speaks during a Feb. 14 news conference held by the Human Rights Campaign to draw attention to anti-drag bills in the Tennessee legislature. John Amis/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign hide caption
Dr. Caitlin Bernard (center left) sits next to her attorneys during a May 25 hearing before the Indiana Medical Licensing Board in downtown Indianapolis. Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP hide caption
Doctors rally to defend abortion provider Caitlin Bernard after she was censured
When Dexter Barry learned he will be the recipient of a healthy heart, he most looked forward to the possibility of seeing his grandchildren grow up. Janelle King hide caption
X-rays of a patient with tuberculosis, taken in November 2002 in New Jersey, show damage to the lungs. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
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South Korean esports players compete in a match during the Esports Championships East Asia in Seoul in 2021. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A chalk message about "Fake News" is written on the street at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House, on Nov. 5, 2020. Conspiracy theories, disinformation and distrust in the election system have sown controversy, and even violence, at all levels of government in recent months. Al Drago/Getty Images hide caption
First responders who were clearing a crash on a Georgia highway witnessed a scary spectacle, when a motorist drove onto a tow truck's lowered ramp at speed. AP via YouTube / Screenshot by NPR hide caption
In this handout image supplied by the European Space Agency on July 16, 2008, the Echus Chasma, one of the largest water source regions on Mars, is pictured from ESA's Mars Express. ESA/Getty Images hide caption
Edith Kanakaʻole chants in the koa forest of Kīpukapuaulu in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park in 1977. She titled the photo "The Growth of Love is the Essence Within the Soul." Franco Salmoiraghi/Hawaii hide caption
Edith Kanaka'ole is the first Hawaiian woman to grace a U.S. quarter
Marie C. Bolden made national headlines when she turned in a flawless performance at a spelling bee in Cleveland. Her competitors included white students from segregated school districts in the South. Courtesy the Brown Family hide caption
From left: a dad of four, a spy, an author. HBO, Rich German, Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Foot soldier Paulette Roby stands in Birmingham's Kelly Ingram Park, one of the sites where students peacefully marched in the Spring of 1963 demanding equal rights. Debbie Elliot/NPR hide caption
Poll: Americans say teachers are underpaid, about half of Republicans oppose book bans
Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, Fla., reacts as he wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. Nick Wass/AP hide caption
In this handout photo provided by NASA, an Atlas V rocket with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla. on on May 19, 2022. This was the Starliner's second uncrewed flight test which later docked with the International Space Station. NASA via Getty Images hide caption