Abortion rights activists rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court after the overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday. A poll taken after the decision showed 56% disapprove of it. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Danilo Manimtim and his wife, Marilou, had identical cataract surgeries, but the charges were drastically different — even though the Fresno, California, couple were covered by the same health plan. Heidi de Marco/KHN hide caption
He and his wife both got cataract surgery. His bill was 20 times higher than hers
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He and his wife both got cataract surgery. His bill was 20 times higher than hers
President Biden appears with other G7 leaders on Sunday, as a summit at Elmau Castle in the German Alps gets underway. Biden announced a $200 billion U.S. investment as part of a global infrastructure project by major democracies to counter China's investments in developing countries. JONATHAN ERNST/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat who is up for reelection this fall, speaks to abortion-rights protesters at a rally following the U.S Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade outside the state capitol in Lansing, Mich., Friday, June 24, 2022. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption
A screenshot from a television ad promoting Chris Mathys, who ran for the GOP nomination in California's 22d Congressional district, was paid for by a Democratic political action committee. House Majority PAC hide caption
Democrats are bankrolling ads promoting fringe Republican candidates. Here's why
People shout slogans next to Turkish police officers during the LGBTQ Pride March in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 26, 2022. Emrah Gurel/AP hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with the head of Russia's Federal Financial Monitoring Service, Yury Chikhanchin, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday. Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP hide caption
Darren Bailey, Illinois state Senator and Republican candidate for governor, speaks alongside former President Donald Trump on Saturday, June 25, 2022, during a rally at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Mendon, Ill. Trump has endorsed Bailey in the race. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption
Some of the country's richest people try to influence the Illinois race for governor
Lee Mitchell had three abortions before Roe v. Wade made it legal. Now she plans to volunteer as a driver and host for women who travel to California from other states where the procedure is banned. April Dembosky/KQED hide caption
Vijay Gupta performing with some of the professional musicians in Street Symphony at the Midnight Mission on LA's Skid Row. David Zimmerman hide caption
Nine years ago Donovan Atterberry's girlfriend became pregnant, but a lethal chromosomal disorder was detected. She chose to terminate the pregnancy, and Atterberry says "it changed my whole perspective ... on bodily autonomy and things of that nature." He's now an organizer for New Voices for Reproductive Justice, which advocates for Black womens' health care, including access to abortion. Nick Cammett/AP hide caption
Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks as hundreds protesters gathered on June 24 in Union Square in New York City, N.Y., to protest against the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
A kindle e-book reader is pictured at the Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2015. Daniel Roland/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives Monday at a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a WNBA champion, was detained in February on charges of carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. Kirill Kudryavstev/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
People, some of them holding parasols, cross an intersection amid heat, in Tokyo, Monday, June 27, 2022. Yusuke Ogata/AP hide caption
Janelle Monae presents the award for best female R&B/pop artist at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri lifts the Stanley Cup after the team defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals on Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
Thousands of abortion-rights activists gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after it overturned the landmark Roe v Wade case and erased a federal right to an abortion. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
A protester carries a sign as they attend the "Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice" rally at Union Square near the U.S. Capitol on May 17. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Abortion-rights protesters and anti-abortion protesters gather Sunday outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., told a crowd at a Save America Rally with former President Donald Trump that the end of Roe v. Wade was "a historic victory for white life." Her campaign told NPR she meant to say "a victory for Right to Life." Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images hide caption
Mishael Morgan accepts the award for outstanding performance by a lead actress in a drama series for her role in "The Young and the Restless" at the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
Firefighters work to rescue residents and put out a fire after a Russian missile hit an apartment building in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Sunday morning. As President Biden and other leaders of the Group of 7 nations meet in Germany, Russia has unleashed a barrage of airstrikes across Ukraine over the weekend. Nariman El-Mofty/AP hide caption