Former Chicago Cubs shortstop Lennie Merullo, left, throws out a ceremonial first pitch as his son Lennie Merullo Jr., looks on before a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and the Chicago Cubs in Chicago in 2014. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption
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Underwater archaeology researchers explore the site of the São José slave ship wreck near the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Susanna Pershern/Courtesy of U.S. National Parks Service hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks from the Senate chamber after opening a special session to extend surveillance programs in Washington on Sunday. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption
Police and protesters square off outside the Ferguson Police Department, in March.Earlier in the day, the resignation of Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson was announced in the wake of a scathing Justice Department report prompted by the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally Saturday. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption
Newlyweds resting on the Pont des Arts in Paris last year. Any hope that the love locks that cling to the famous span over the Seine would last forever will be unromantically dashed by the city council, who plan to dismantle them Monday. Remy de la Mauviniere/AP hide caption
Ken Jeong, right, stars in the new ABC series Dr. Ken. Jeong appears with, from left, Kate Simses, Tisha Campbell-Martin and Jonathan Slavin. Danny Feld/ABC hide caption
A gate blocks the entrance of a farm operated by Daybreak Foods, on May 17, 2015 near Eagle Grove, Iowa. The facility was reportedly struck by the current outbreak of bird flu. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsick says biosecurity measures are crucial to containing the spread of the disease, which has only infected birds, not humans. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Secretary Of Agriculture: Bird Flu Poses 'No Health Issue' To Humans
Planetary Society's LightSail experiment. Planetary Society hide caption
Fadzai Kundishora (left) can no longer go to school because her family can't afford the fees. She spends days at home with her grandmother Miriam Kundishora, doing chores. Ofeibea Quist-Arcton/NPR hide caption
Why Isn't 14-Year-Old Fadzai In School? Zimbabwe's Education Dilemma
Carlo Ratti of MIT designed this "supermarket of the future" exhibit. If you move a hand close to a product, a digital display lights up, providing information on origin, nutritional value and carbon footprint. Courtesy of COOP Italia hide caption
At World's Fair In Italy, The Future Of Food Is On The Table
Alcohol consumption is low in Asia — but it definitely happens. Above: Vietnamese friends imbibe at a open-air beer bar in Ho Chi Minh City. Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images hide caption