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El Cajon, Calif., Police Capt. Jeff Davis holds up a vape device similar to the one that police say Alfred Olango was holding when he was shot on Tuesday. Davis held a news conference on Friday to release cellphone and surveillance video of the incident. Denis Poroy/AP hide caption
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson talks to a crowd of supporters at an August rally in Salt Lake City. George Frey/Getty Images hide caption
The interior of the Flint water plant is seen on Sept. 14 in Flint, Mich. The city is still struggling to replace thousands of corroded lead pipes that tainted drinking water. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
In Year Since Water Crisis Began, Flint Struggles In Pipe Replacement Efforts
A pastrami sandwich sits on the service counter at the Carnegie Deli in New York. The deli is closing at the end of 2016. Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina cover streets on Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans. Vincent Laforet/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
New Maps Label Much Of New Orleans Out Of Flood Hazard Area
Syrian refugee Maryam al-Jaddou sits with her children Maria (left) and Hasan in their apartment in Dallas. Jaddou says she decided to leave Syria in 2012 after her family's home in Homs was bombed and there was nowhere safe left to live. LM Otero/AP hide caption
Matzo ball soup is a classic recipe straight from Eastern Europe. But not all Jews from the region came to the New World via Ellis Island, as reflected in this jalapeño-inflected family recipe from chef Pati Jinich. Copyright Ellen Silverman hide caption
Fred Armisen performs as Candace and Carrie Brownstein as Toni in a Portlandia sketch about two feminist bookstore owners in Portland. Augusta Quirk/IFC hide caption
We asked how you deal with casual racism. You started from the top. Leah Donnella hide caption
The Zika virus has been largely spread by mosquitoes, but it can also be spread by sexual intercourse. NIAD/Flickr hide caption
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, seen here addressing the media in August, won't be paid for the rest of his term and must pay court costs. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
Mimi Morales recovers in Children's Hospital of Orange Country in late September after surgery for a dental infection she contracted at Children's Dental Group in Anaheim, Calif. She had three permanent teeth, one baby tooth and part of her jawbone removed. Mindy Schauer/Courtesy of The Orange County Register hide caption
Tom Hanks walked the red carpet at the premiere of Sully in Los Angeles on Sept. 8. He also walked into a couple's wedding pics in Central Park recently. Rich Fury/AP hide caption