Emergency workers patrol an area of Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., on Friday, a day after a duck boat capsized and sank during a storm. Authorities say 17 people died in the accident. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption
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North Korean viewers watch a giant television screen outside the central railway station in Pyongyang, which was broadcasting news of the Singapore summit last month between Kim Jong Un and President Trump. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A worker inspects imported cars at a port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on May 23. China Stringer Network/Reuters hide caption
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Starbucks is opening its first deaf-friendly store in the U.S., where employees will be versed in American Sign Language and stores will be designed to better serve deaf people. Courtesy of Starbucks hide caption
Ayub Ali, 61, was fatally shot during a robbery at Aunt Molly's Food Store on Tuesday in North Lauderdale, Fla. Courtesy of Mirza Mustaque hide caption
Florence Machinga, a candidate for the opposition MDC party, looks out the window of her house, which was burned down 10 years ago by an angry mob. The incident was one in a wave of violence carried out against MDC supporters in 2008. Machinga is still slowly rebuilding the home. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Survivors Of Political Violence 'Will Make Sure There's Peace' In Zimbabwe's Election
Rudy Migdael Ramirez in Jutiapa, Guatemala. Carrie Kahn/NPR hide caption
Deported Guatemalan Man Desperately Awaits Return Of 9-Year-Old Son From U.S. Custody
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Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued new guidance last fall on how campuses should handle accusations of sexual assault. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
International law on refugees has its roots in the massive displacement that occurred in Europe during World War II. Above: Belgian refugees fleeing after the German invasion of their country in 1940. AP hide caption
Seifullah Chapman — seen here third from right, in a court sketch from a hearing in 2004 — should be freed on supervised release, a federal judge has ruled. Dana Verkouteren/AP hide caption
A pharmacy technician prepares syringes containing an injectable anesthetic in the sterile medicines area of the inpatient pharmacy at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin answer questions during a joint news conference after their summit on July 16 in Helsinki. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption
Drake's latest No. 1 hit "In My Feelings" shot to the top of the charts thanks to a viral dance challenge that had little to do with the rapper himself. Michael Steele/Getty Images hide caption
Ballots in New York City ahead of the 2016 general elections. While U.S. election officials have made progress increasing security, gaps still remain. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Week Of Trump Reversals Puts 2018 Election Security In The Spotlight
Miami Dolphins players kneel during the national anthem before their game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on Nov. 13, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. Grant Halverson/Getty Images hide caption
Brandy and De'Marchoe Carpenter got married two years ago — 13 days after he was released from prison. They started dating in 1994, but before they had their first kiss, he was arrested for a crime he didn't commit. Kevin Oliver/StoryCorps hide caption
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A sign marks the entrance to a VA Hospital in Hines, Ill. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
VA Whistleblowers 10 Times More Likely Than Peers To Receive Disciplinary Action
A hotel employee prepares coconut husks for recycling into rope at the luxury Soneva Fushi island resort in the Maldives. It's just one of many initiatives the resort is taking to reduce food waste. Amal Jayasinghe/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin is negotiating with the White House about a potential visit to the United States this autumn. Sergei Karpukhin/AP hide caption
Participants at a global security conference in Moscow in April gather near a big screen showing a Russian warplane unloading its weapons over a target in Syria. Russia became involved in the Syrian civil war in 2015 in support of its ally President Bashar Assad. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption
Russia Says Agreements Were Discussed With Trump On Syria. The U.S. Is Silent
A nurse tests an HIV-positive patient at a clinic in Bangalore, India. Manjunath Kiran /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Kathy Kraninger, President Trump's nominee to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Democratic Senators Slam Trump's Pick To Run Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The White House withdrew the nomination of Ryan Bounds to be a judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call,Inc. hide caption
The house that played the home, at least from the outside, of the Brady family from the sitcom The Brady Bunch is currently for sale in the Los Angeles neighborhood Studio City. CBS via Getty Images hide caption
The California state flag flies outside City Hall in Los Angeles. A bid to ask voters if they want to split California into three separate states has been stymied by the state Supreme Court. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption