Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened up a wide lead among Democratic voters nationally, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
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Mainland China currently has more than 70,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Here, people pass through a disinfection channel set up at the entrance to their residential compound in Tongzhou, east of Beijing. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Voters cast early ballots on Saturday in Las Vegas. For the first time, Nevadans have the option to vote early in the Democratic presidential caucuses. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Faced with hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy. Tony Gutierrez/AP hide caption
Boy Scouts Of America Files For Bankruptcy As It Faces Hundreds Of Sex-Abuse Claims
Sleep trackers have become increasingly popular, but for some people, perfecting their sleep score becomes an end unto itself. Yiu Yu Hoi/Getty Images hide caption
A view of the headquarters of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 8, 2019. Michael Probst/AP hide caption
Acting BLM Director William Perry Pendley stands in the mostly empty suite of offices at the agency's new planned headquarters in Grand Junction, Colo. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Monday he would spend $10 billion of his own fortune to launch a global initiative to fight climate change. He is photographed here in front of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October. Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
American evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship arrive at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Monday in San Antonio, Texas. Edward A. Ornelas/Getty Images hide caption
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, discusses his legislative criminal justice priorities in Richmond, Va., in January. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
A man gets tested for diabetes at an event in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for World Diabetes Day in 2019. Mehedi Hasan/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
The WHO Knows Insulin Is Too Expensive. How It Plans To Drive Down The Price
President Trump has congratulated Attorney General William Barr for "taking charge" of the Roger Stone case. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Prominent Chinese rights advocate Xu Zhiyong speaks during a meeting in Beijing in a handout photo from 2013. Xu has been detained in southern China. Xiao Guozhen via Reuters hide caption
Rights Activist Xu Zhiyong Arrested In China Amid Crackdown On Dissent
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology — known as The Penn Museum — has hired refugees and immigrants from the Middle East, Africa and Central America as part of their "Global Guides" program. Moumena Saradar, who is originally from Syria, stands next to the wedding jewelry and headdress of Queen Puabi, her favorite part of the Middle East gallery. Cameron Pollack for NPR hide caption
June (left) and Mary Kelly with a photo of their mother, Marilyn Kelly. Marilyn was living at Our House Too, in Rutland, Vt., before she died. James Buck/VPR/Seven Days hide caption
Disposable vapes may be hotter than Juul among kids, according to researcher Bonnie Halpern-Felsher. She received a bag of vape pens recently confiscated by a high school principal in northern California, with flavors like Banana Ice and Cool Mint. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher hide caption
Teens Are Still Vaping Flavors, Thanks To New Disposable Vape Pens
Buses arrive at Yokohama Port, near Tokyo, as the Japan Self-Defense Forces prepare to move American passengers from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship on Sunday. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
Stir-fried mantou buns with cumin and chili. Food bloggers Stephanie Li and Christopher Thomas have eaten the small steamed bread often while on lockdown during the coronavirus outbreak. They had been working on a recipe for the buns before the virus hit, so they had a large supply of the ingredients. "Wanted a new way to finish it up, so stir frying it is," they wrote on their food blog. Stephanie Li and Christopher Thomas/Chinese Cooking Demystified hide caption
The cold temperatures that pistachio trees need to bloom on time are becoming more scarce as winters get warmer. Lauren Sommer/NPR hide caption
As Warm Winters Mess With Nut Trees' Sex Lives, Farmers Help Them 'Netflix And Chill'
Strong currents from the swollen Pearl River flood over the Old Brandon Road Bridge in Jackson, Miss., on Sunday. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption