Former President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at a fundraiser event for the Alabama GOP on Friday. Butch Dill/AP hide caption
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Sweden's forward #08 Lina Hurtig (C) and teammates celebrate their win following a penalty kick shootout over two-time defending champion U.S. at the Women's World Cup. It was the U.S.'s earliest exit from the tournament. William West/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Residents of Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood register to vote at a voter registration event on Sept. 29, 2021. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
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Former President Donald Trump speaks as the keynote speaker at the 56th Annual Silver Elephant Dinner hosted by the South Carolina Republican Party on Aug. 5 in Columbia, S.C. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images hide caption
Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie at a Barbie event in June in Sydney, Australia. Hanna Lassen/Getty Images hide caption
This illustration photo created on July 24 shows the Twitter bird logo in the background of the X account of Elon Musk. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Connie Converse, photographed in New York City in June, 1958. The Musick Group, Heroic Cities LLC hide caption
The mysterious story of Connie Converse, the singer-songwriter who vanished
Local residents examine damaged cars of a passenger train which was derailed near Nawabshah, Pakistan. Railway officials say some passengers were killed and dozens more injured when a train derailed near the town of Nawabshah. Pervez Masih/AP hide caption
Saumil and Zarina sit on the floor at the Love Commandos shelter in New Delhi. Getty Images and NPR/Photo illustration: Vartika Sharma for NPR hide caption
The author awaits a bowl of ramen noodles in a Tokyo restaurant. Yuki Noguchi/NPR hide caption
What the U.S. could learn from Japan about making healthy living easier
Patty Krawec at a Wet'suwet'en solidarity event at the Canada-U.S. border. Patty Krawec hide caption
This writer shares the right (and wrong) ways to honor Indigenous spirituality
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends an event for marking Statehood Day in Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv, Friday, July 28, 2023. AP hide caption
Jewish refugees in Shanghai tried to recreate their lives in Europe as best they could. Here, a Jewish wedding in 1938. Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum hide caption
Simone Biles reacts after performing in the floor exercise at the U.S. Classic gymnastics competition Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Erin Hooley/AP hide caption
In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coastguard ship, front, allegedly blocks the path of a Philippine Coast Guard ship near the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal, South China Sea during a re-supply mission on Saturday Aug. 5, 2023. AP hide caption
Former Arkansas Governor and 2024 Republican Presidential hopeful Asa Hutchinson speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner on July 28. Sergio Flores/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
GOP hopeful Asa Hutchinson is optimistic that Trump's grip on party will loosen
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, Florida's governor, speaks during a campaign event in Salix, Iowa, on May 31. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption
RSV can be dangerous for infants. A new treatment to prevent the respiratory illness is on track to be available this fall. JGI/Tom Grill/Getty Images/Tetra images RF hide caption
RSV prevention shot for babies gets OK from CDC
A pregnant woman stands for a portrait in Dallas on May 18. U.S. health officials have approved the first pill specifically intended to treat severe depression after childbirth, a condition that affects thousands of new mothers in the U.S. each year. LM Otero/AP hide caption
A grizzly sow and cubs forage along Obsidian Creek in Yellowstone National Park. Jacob W. Frank/National Park Service hide caption
Fatal grizzly attack renews debate over how many bears are too many
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Fatal grizzly attack renews debate over how many bears are too many
Numbers on tickets for the Mega Millions lottery are selected by a purchaser in Los Angeles on Friday. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Dead trees in the forests of the Harz Region. Esme Nicholson/NPR hide caption