A Tesla Model S like the one seen here at an auto show earlier this year was in autopilot mode when it crashed into a tractor trailer. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption
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A map of the U.S. shows the number of adults who identify as transgender by state. Darker colors indicate a higher percentage. Williams Institute hide caption
"You're putting your rep on the line you're saying I think this person has character and that's what I'm prepared to do for Hillary," Vice President Joe Biden told NPR. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Biden: "Bernie's going to endorse her"
Pitcher Alex Cunningham and catcher David Parrett of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers embrace after striking out the final batter to beat the Arizona Wildcats 4-3 to win the National Championship at the College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Peter Aiken/Getty Images hide caption
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spoke at a campaign event Thursday in Manchester, N.H. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption
Listen: Woman Asks About "Heebeejabis" At TSA
Wilson Ramos got a tattoo of his brother's name, Jose "Cheo" Maldonado, inked on his right forearm in memory of Maldonado, who died after a police officer shot him with a stun gun inside a jail cell in East Hartford, Conn. Hansi Lo Wang/NPR hide caption
Who Gets Tased? First Statewide Study Reveals Racial Disparities
A police officer inspects a fishing boat in Thailand. Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Iraq's Counterterrorism Service released an image showing a destroyed militant vehicle after Coalition and Iraqi security forces targeted Islamic State fighters on Wednesday. AP hide caption
Adnan Syed leaves the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse in Baltimore on Feb. 5. He's now been granted a new trial. Carlos Barria/Reuters hide caption
Sylvia Welker feeds the pigeons on Skid Row in Los Angeles. There are currently 47,000 homeless people in and around Los Angeles. Gloria Hillard for NPR hide caption
On LA's Skid Row, Homeless Women Seek Shelter From The Streets
The trade in alcohol — illegal under Prohibition — led to the rise of organized crime and men such as Chicago gangster Al Capone, photographed here on Jan. 19, 1931. AP hide caption
Prohibition-Era Gang Violence Spurred Congress To Pass First Gun Law
A child leans on the coffin of his uncle, Habibullah Sefer, on Thursday. Sefer, along with more than 40 other people, was killed in a suicide attack on Tuesday at the Ataturk airport in Istanbul. Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
When mental health professionals don't take insurance, only the wealthy can afford their help. Joe Houghton/Getty Images hide caption
How Therapy Became A Hobby Of The Wealthy, Out Of Reach For Those In Need
Daryl James was just 15-years-old when he arrived at the Army Apprentice School in the 1970s. He says he was repeatedly abused, as were many others. Now he returns every year just to confirm that the school is still gone. "The ghosts have gone now, " he told NPR. Louisa Lim for NPR hide caption