Gregg Berhalter, head coach of United States team, looks on during a training session on Monday in Doha, Qatar. The U.S. faces Iran in a crucial match on Tuesday. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images hide caption
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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Senate subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill on May 04, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Nearly two years after the FDA issued a policy denouncing the marketing of fruit-flavored vape juice and other vape products to young people, the products are still widely available in stores. But experts hope that could be about to change. Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption
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La información falsa dirigida a la comunidad latina está creciendo. Westend61/Getty Images/Westend61 hide caption
A woman at a protest in Qatar holds up a sign bearing the name of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian woman whose death in police custody sparked a nationwide protest movement. Francisco Seco/AP hide caption
Kevin Davenport, an aquarist and coral biologist, feeds krill to growing corals in a warehouse for growing and rehabilitating coral populations in Orlando, Fla., on Sept. 13. Zack Wittman for NPR hide caption
Here is what scientists are doing to save Florida's coral reef before it's too late
Blank white papers and flowers are laid down during a commemoration for victims of a recent Urumqi deadly fire in Central in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Zen Soo/AP hide caption
A sea turtle swims over corals on Moore Reef in Gunggandji Sea Country off the coast of Queensland in eastern Australia on Nov. 13, 2022. Sam McNeil/AP hide caption
In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of Basij paramilitary force in Tehran, Iran, Nov. 26, 2022. AP hide caption
Mourners visit a makeshift memorial on Aug. 12, 2019, near the Walmart in El Paso, Texas. On Monday a Texas prosecutor, facing mounting criticism over the handling of the shooting, resigned after the county took the extraordinary step of moving to remove her from elected office. Cedar Attanasio/AP hide caption
A Balenciaga retail store is seen closed to customers due to pandemic lockdowns in Melbourne, Australia in 2021. The brand has come under fire in recent weeks due to back-to-back ad scandals. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images hide caption
Law enforcement has used robots to investigate suspicious packages. Now, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is considering a policy proposal that would allow SFPD's robots to use deadly force against a suspect. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
San Francisco considers allowing law enforcement robots to use lethal force
In this aerial photo released Monday by the U.S. Geological Survey, the Mauna Loa volcano is seen erupting from vents on the Northeast Rift Zone on the Big Island of Hawaii. U.S. Geological Survey via AP hide caption
Residents hold a remembrance ceremony during the 90th anniversary of a great famine known as the Holodomor, at a museum in Drohobych, Ukraine, on Saturday. Carol Guzy for NPR hide caption
Ukraine remembers a famine under Stalin, and points to parallels with Putin
This Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, file photo shows the sun bouncing off the Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. Europol says law enforcement authorities in six different countries have joined forces to take down a "super cartel" of drugs traffickers controlling about one third of the cocaine trade in Europe. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption
People wait in line to vote on Election Day 2020 in Tombstone, Ariz., in Cochise County. The county's Republican-led leadership has voted to delay certifying its 2022 election results, despite a state deadline on Monday. Ariana Drehsler/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Counties in Arizona, Pennsylvania fail to certify election results by legal deadlines
The State Dining Room of the White House is decorated for the holiday season with stockings for family members of President Biden and first lady Jill Biden. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Monkeypox is getting a new name: mpox. Here, monkeypox virus particles (orange) are seen within an infected cell (green), after being cultured in a laboratory. The image was produced by a colorized transmission electron micrograph. NIH-NIAID/IMAGE POINT FR/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption
A Florida woman has filed a class action lawsuit accusing Kraft Heinz of misleading advertising, saying its Velveeta microwavable mac and cheese takes longer to prepare than the 3 1/2 minutes on the label. Nattapol Sritongcom / EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption
A woman carrying a bucket walks along the road near Bakhmut, on Nov. 27. As temperatures drop, Ukrainians worked to restore power, heat and water supplies after Russian strikes hit key infrastructure. Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Mohammad Hashim, a former officer in the Afghan National Army, now picks apples for a living. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption