A statue of Althea Gibson sits in front of Arthur Ashe Stadium at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the first round of the US Open tennis tournament in New York. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption
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In the past, lethal weapons were considered "inappropriate" on church grounds but a new change in policy says they are now prohibited. They are only acceptable when carried by law enforcement. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, pictured on Aug. 14, thanked city and county officials on Monday for partnering to expedite a 10-year lead pipe replacement program. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the lawsuit he is co-leading with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, over the Trump administration's plan to detain immigrant children indefinitely. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
United Airlines pilot Al Haynes crash-landed a plane in 1989 in Sioux City, Iowa. John Gaps III/AP hide caption
Death row inmate Marcus Robinson listens in 2012 as a judge concludes that racial bias played a role when he was sentenced to death. Robinson was resentenced to life, but he was sent back to death row years later after the state's Racial Justice Act was repealed. Raleigh News & Observer/MCT via Getty Images hide caption
Police officers talk to an employee at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Hollywood, Fla., in 2017. Several patients died there when the air conditioning stopped following Hurricane Irma, authorities said. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption
A satellite image taken Monday shows Tropical Storm Dorian heading westward toward the Caribbean Sea. The storm could become Hurricane Dorian by late Tuesday, forecasters say. NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/GOES-East hide caption
Among patients age 12 and older in a study of people with mild, persistent asthma, more than half did just as well, or better, on a placebo as they did on a steroid inhaler used twice per day to prevent symptoms. hsyncoban/Getty Images hide caption
The Instrument of Hope is lacquered in black except for the shiny brass parts, which are clear lacquered. They include the lead pipe, which is made from bullets set end to end and drilled out so that air can flow through to make it a playable instrument. The tops of the three buttons are made of the sawn-off casing end caps or rims. Matt Mckay/Publicis North America hide caption
A Trumpet Made Of Bullets And The Kids Who Inspired It Take Hope Around The Country
The Cody Firearms Museum in Wyoming recently reopened after an extensive renovation that included bringing a more educational approach to guns and gun culture. Kamila Kudelska/Wyoming Public Radio hide caption
Firearms Museum Focuses On Gun Safety, History And Culture
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"The filibuster has been used as a weapon to just have the Senate do nothing," former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told NPR. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call hide caption
To Forward Progressive Agenda, Harry Reid Says The Filibuster Must Go
Clifton Heights Inn was once a Methodist Church and many of the guests who pass through are former congregants. Some have hosted weddings and anniversaries at the church turned inn. Shahla Farzan/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption
The Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York where Jeffrey Epstein took his own life. The Justice Department revealed that a psychologist had approved removing him from a suicide watch. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
Michael Drejka was convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Markeis McGlockton in a parking space dispute. A jury convicted Drejka despite his "stand your ground" defense. Pinellas County, Fla., Sheriff's Office via AP hide caption
Ashley Tabaddor, a federal immigration judge in Los Angeles, is the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Ethan Kollie will stay in jail awaiting trial. He is charged helping the gunman obtain firearm accessories and body armor for the Dayton, Ohio, shooter. Montgomery County Sheriff via AP hide caption
Federal agents hold a detainee (second from left) at a downtown Los Angeles parking lot after predawn raids in the L.A. area on Thursday. Reed Saxon/AP hide caption
A federal court has ordered that the state of Idaho pay for gender confirmation surgery for Adree Edmo, a transgender inmate incarcerated at the Idaho State Correctional Institution (above). Heath Druzin/Boise State Public Radio hide caption
Court Says Idaho Must Provide Gender Confirmation Surgery To Transgender Inmate
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Court Says Idaho Must Provide Gender Confirmation Surgery To Transgender Inmate
California says revenue from marijuana sales has risen — but analysts say the illegal market is still thriving. Here, an employee puts down an eighth of marijuana after letting a customer smell it at the Magnolia cannabis lounge in Oakland. Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters hide caption
A weather-worn sign protesting the Keystone XL pipeline stands in Fullerton, Neb. On Friday the state's Supreme Court dealt the pipeline's protesters a significant defeat, approving an alternate route that runs through Nebraska. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption
U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted and seized 52,601 illegal firearms parts from China in recent months. U.S. Customs and Border Protection hide caption