SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $1 million check on Oct. 20. The legality of these cash prizes has been called into question. Michael Swensen/Getty Images North America hide caption
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A ballot drop box in in Vancouver, Wash., was set ablaze early Monday morning, destroying hundreds of ballots. Erik Neumann/OPB hide caption
Owner Jeff Bezos blocked The Washington Post from endorsing a presidential candidate less than two weeks before Election Day. The editorial board had drafted an endorsement for Kamala Harris. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
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London-based distributor Neal's Yard Dairy announced on Instagram that it was "the victim of a sophisticated fraud" involving high-value cheddar cheese. They are working with law enforcement to track down the culprit, and asking fellow cheesemongers to report any suspicious deals on clothbound cheddars with the tags detached. Neal's Yard Dairy/Instagram hide caption
Residents and members of a civil defense team conduct search and rescue operations after the Israeli army targeted Asma School, run by the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza Strip on Sunday. The wounded, including children, were brought to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The bodies of those who lost their lives were also brought to the hospital. Omar El Qattaa/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption
Former Miami Heat NBA basketball player Dwyane Wade looks at a bronze statue of his likeness during its unveiling ceremony outside the Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla. on Oct. 27. Michael Laughlin/AP hide caption
Eliza Griswold writes for The New Yorker and teaches at Princeton University. Her book Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction. Seamus Murphy/Macmillan hide caption
How culture wars divided one small progressive church in Philadelphia
Jaffa is a district in southern Tel Aviv, Israel, where Palestinian citizens of Israel and Jewish Israelis live and work. But the atmosphere has changed since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack in Israel. Ayman Oghanna for NPR hide caption
How life has changed for Palestinian citizens of Israel in the last year
Two buddies and a baby griffin enjoy a quiet moment of companionship. Andy Bickerton/BioWare hide caption
Dustin Kjersem, 35, was found dead in his tent at a Montana campsite earlier this month. Authorities are investigating his death as a homicide and asking the public for help. Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office hide caption
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Trump at Madison Square Garden, NATO North Korea, World Series
Presidential candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump differ in how they'd tackle several health care issues, including drug pricing. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption
Donald Kabara (left) and his son Tim. Donald Kabara hide caption
Members of the class of 2016 are presented with their degrees during the commencement ceremony at Howard University in May, 2016. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Boeing workers wave picket signs to passing drivers as they strike in Everett, Wash.. The machinists walked off the job more than six weeks ago as they bargain for higher pay and a return of their pension plan. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption
Vice President tours the Hemlock Semiconductor Next-Generation Finishing facility in Hemlock, Mich., on Oct. 28, 2024. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Braddock, Pa., on Oct. 16, 2024. Nate Smallwood for NPR hide caption
A resident sits beside belongings from their damaged home after a recent landslide triggered by Tropical Storm Trami struck Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines leaving thousands homeless and several villagers dead on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Aaron Favila/AP/AP hide caption
In this photo illustration, a McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald's on Oct. 23 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
People gather at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, N.C.,, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. Makiya Seminera/AP hide caption
In this photo taken from video, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, left, speaks to the media as speaks to the media as and Nana Malashkhia, who leads the Coalition for Change parliament list, right, stands near, after the parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Sunday. Kostya Manenkov/AP hide caption
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Bryce Jordan Center on Oct. 26. in State College, Pa. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption