A crane, firefighters and rescuers operate after a collision in Tempe near Larissa city, Greece, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Vaggelis Kousioras/AP hide caption
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Bola Tinubu gestures toward the crowd during a campaign rally in Lagos. He has been declared the winner of Nigeria's presidential elections. Michele Spatari/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, elects Bola Tinubu as the new president
Lance Storz, 50, was found dead in a cell at the Pike County Detention Center in Kentucky on Tuesday. Pike County Detention Center via AP hide caption
In an appearance on Fox News, FBI Director Christopher Wray reiterates the agency's position about the origins of COVID and a potential lab leak. The assessment is not new, but it's far from universal. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Security guards stand in front of the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China, on Jan. 11, 2020, after the market had been closed following an outbreak of COVID-19 there. Two studies document samples of SARS-CoV-2 from stalls where live animals were sold. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Rupert Murdoch is no stranger to scrutiny. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Student loan borrowers and advocates gather Tuesday for a rally during the Supreme Court's arguments on President Biden's student debt relief plan. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for People's Rally hide caption
Conservative and liberals split at Supreme Court over Biden student loan plan
Patricia Cole (left) strove to make every NPR story she touched better, and she embraced the silliness that sometimes breaks out in a newsroom. She's seen here with her friend Maquita Peters. Maquita Peters/NPR hide caption
Karla Renée was 18 weeks into her pregnancy when she and her husband Sam learned that the fetus had a serious genetic anomaly that could lead to severe physical and mental disabilities. They were faced with an enormous and pressing decision. In North Carolina, where they live, the current law forbids abortion after 20 weeks gestational age. Maxwell Posner/NPR hide caption
Demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption
Nigeria's opposition parties call elections a 'sham' and demand a new vote
U. S. Marshals Service Director Ronald L. Davis speaks during a violent crime prevention summit in Jackson, Miss., on Jan. 5. The agency has revealed it was the victim of a cyberattack last week in which hackers stole sensitive data. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
A person drives along a snowy roadway in Los Angeles County, in the Sierra Pelona Mountains, on Saturday near Green Valley, Calif. A major storm delivered heavy snowfall to the mountains with some snow reaching lower elevations in Los Angeles County. More is expected on Tuesday into Wednesday. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Ann "Farmer Gale" Sutton inspects crops at a farm on Jan. 26, 2023 in Upper Marlboro, Md. Prince Georges County has launched a pilot program geared towards assisting women and minority farmers build sustainable practices. Michael A. McCoy/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
In 2003, President George W. Bush created PEPFAR to help countries tackle the HIV/AIDS crisis. Four years later, he spoke at the Rose Garden to urge lawmakers to set aside $30 billion for the cause over the next 5 years. Joining him were Kunene Tantoh of South Africa and her 4-year-old son (pictured). Tantoh, who is HIV-positive, coordinated a U.S.-funded mentoring program for mothers with HIV. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images via Getty Images hide caption