President Trump nominated federal appellate judge Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court nominee. If confirmed, it would tilt the balance of the court back in conservatives' favor. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Protesters rally against the Dakota Access Pipeline behind the 128th Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 2, 2017. Michael Owen Baker/AP hide caption
A sign near the entrance of the Facebook campus in Menlo Park, Calif. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Searching For 'Facebook Customer Service' Can Lead To A Scam
Judge Neil Gorsuch of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals makes a point while delivering prepared remarks before a group of attorneys last Friday at a luncheon in a legal firm in lower downtown Denver. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
President Trump announces Judge Neil Gorsuch (right, with his wife, Louise) as his nominee for the Supreme Court. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
A leopard frog catches a cricket using its sticky tongue. Courtesy of A. Noel and D.L. Hu/Georgia Institute of Technology hide caption
Nick Ayers (from left), adviser to the vice president; Brad Parscale, President Trump's digital and data director; David Bossie, deputy campaign manager; and Katrina Pierson, who served on the campaign's communications team. Drew Angerer/Getty Images (2); Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP/Getty Images; Darren McCollester/Getty Images hide caption
Malaria parasites, spread by a mosquito's bite, have started to adapt so the go-to drugs won't knock them out. Daniel Heuclin/Nature Picture Li/Getty Images/Nature Picture Libr hide caption
Meg Ivatti (right), a manager at HealthSource RI, the state's insurance exchange, works with Dianiri Paulino to help a caller sign up for coverage in 2014. Stephan Savoia/AP hide caption
For Rhode Island, Interstate Health Insurance Sales Didn't Pan Out
A Socorro dove perches at the Africam Safari Zoo in Puebla, Mexico. Scientists are planning to bring the dove species back to Socorro Island, the dove's ancestral home. Loretta Williams for NPR hide caption
Move Over, Sheep. Doves Are Returning Home To Tiny Island Of Socorro
Satellite imagery of Machu Pichu in Peru, taken in June 2016. DigitalGlobal2017 hide caption
An exhibit in Washington state's lawsuit cited President Trump's plan to ban Muslims, a pledge made in December of 2015. Washington District Court Filing hide caption
Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly answers questions during a news conference on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
A child drags a crate at a refugee camp for Syrians and Kurds north of Athens. Children under age 14 make up nearly half of the Syrian refugees resettled in the U.S. Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
New York City restaurant Serendipity 3 makes the "Quintessential Grilled Cheese Sandwich," made with gold leaf, accompanied by the gold-adorned South African Lobster & San Marzano Tomato Bisque, for sandwich-dipping, of course. Courtesy of Liz Steger hide caption