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Leah Bahrencu, 35, of Austin, Texas, developed an infection after an emergency C-section to deliver twins Lukas and Sorana, now 11 months. Ilana Panich-Linsman hide caption
An Army team at Dover Air Force Base, Del., carries a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. 1st Class Hughton O. Brown on Nov. 16. Steve Ruark/AP hide caption
The Delicate And Draining Task Of Tending To America's Fallen Troops
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Luger Albert Demchenko is one of 11 Russian athletes whom the International Olympic Committee banned for life on Friday. He will be stripped of the two silver medals he won at the 2014 Sochi Games. Alex Livesey/Getty Images hide caption
Kelley Mui helps a client sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act on Dec. 15 at the Midwest Asian Health Association in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
On Feb. 12, 1984, Bruce McCandless ventured away unrestrained from the safety of his spaceship, which no previous astronaut had done. He could do it because of a brand-new, jet-powered backpack. NASA hide caption
Bruce McCandless, First Astronaut To Fly Untethered In Space, Has Died
The 58 fatalities in October's mass shooting in Las Vegas were all caused by gunshot wounds, the county coroner and medical examiner said Thursday. A makeshift memorial on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip a few days after the shooting has photos of some of those who were killed. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A white SUV (center) sits in the middle of the road as police and emergency personnel work at the scene of where a car ran over pedestrians in Flinders Street in Melbourne on Thursday. Mal Fairclough/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Retired American photographer Tom Haley, 66, portrays Santa during a pageant in Normandy. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR hide caption
San Diego Padres broadcaster Dick Enberg waves to the crowd at a retirement ceremony prior to the Padres final home baseball game of the season on Sept. 29, 2016, in San Diego. Lenny Ignelzi/AP hide caption
Jim Carrey stars as the title character the 2000 version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Archive Photos/Getty Images hide caption
Anissa Weier listens as former teachers testify during her trial in Waukesha County Court in Wisconsin in September. A jury agreed that she was not responsible for her actions because of mental illness. Rick Wood/AP hide caption
A congressional staff member displays images of social media posts during a House Intelligence Committee hearing in November about Russian use of social media. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
People pray next to the coffin of slain journalist Gumaro Pérez Aguilando during his wake at his mother's home in Acayucan, Veracruz state, Mexico, on Wednesday. Felix Marquez/AP hide caption
Sheriff's deputies in York County, Neb., arrested an elderly California couple who had approximately 60 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle. York County Sheriff's Department hide caption
A dump truck hauls coal at Contura Energy's Eagle Butte Mine near Gillette, Wyo. Mead Gruver/AP hide caption
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Food and Drug Administration commissioner, told Kaiser Health News the incentives intended to spur development of drugs for rare diseases deserve a fresh look. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
"I think the Alabama election ... it wasn't about me. It was never about me," Jones said early Friday. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit maintaining that President Trump benefited from foreign patrons at his hotels in violation of the Constitution. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Papa John's founder, chairman and CEO John Schnatter talks on Super Bowl 51 Radio Row, in February, in Houston. Jack Dempsey/Invision for Papa John's hide caption
Republicans in Congress are scrambling to avoid a chaotic government shutdown that could overshadow their signature tax bill before it even gets signed into law. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley told the General Assembly on Thursday: "To its shame, the United Nations has long been a hostile place for the state of Israel." Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says that in 2018, he wants to focus on issues that his party could work with Democrats on. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption