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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton listens during a town hall style campaign event Tuesday in Portsmouth, N.H. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
Chicago police escort protesters demonstrating against police brutality and gun violence in Chicago on Thursday. Tannen Maury/EPA/Landov hide caption
Homes in Pacific, Mo., are surrounded by floodwaters on Wednesday. A rare winter flood threatened nearly two dozen federal levees in Missouri and Illinois on Wednesday as rivers rose, prompting evacuations in several places. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
Though congressional leaders and the president have said passing sentencing reform is a priority, there are only a few months to pass legislation before lawmakers begin a series of breaks and before the presidential campaign intensifies. Just One Film/Getty Images hide caption
Despite Bipartisan Effort, Window To Pass Sentencing Reform May Be Closing
A federal rule requiring background checks doesn't apply to some of those doing business online and at gun shows, like this one put on by the National Rifle Association in April in St. Louis. Changing that exception is one idea that has been floated to the president. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
Ben Carson after this month's Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
New Year's fireworks explode over the Harbour Bridge and Opera House in Sydney. Rob Griffith/AP hide caption
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep on Wednesday in Boston. Kayana Szymczak for NPR hide caption
President Obama and Jerry Seinfeld drove a classic 1963 Corvette Stingray around the White House grounds for the comedian's online show. Screengrab from 'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee' by NPR hide caption
The most-viewed Goats and Soda stories of 2015. NPR hide caption
If your insurer waived the fee to see your primary care doctor, would you go more often? Getty Images/Hero Images hide caption
Jeb Bush: GOP Must Be Inclusive; Can't Insult Its Way To The White House
Belle Likover, a 96-year-old retired social worker, told Case Western Reserve medical students that growing old gracefully is all about being able to adapt to one's changing life situation, including health challenges. Lynn Ischay/Kaiser Health News hide caption