Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen earlier this month, had signed a bill into law that fined social media for shutting down politicians' accounts. That measure has been blocked by a judge. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption
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A judge has denied Britney Spears' request to remove her father, Jamie Spears, as a co-conservator. AP hide caption
A pedestrian walks past the Trump Building in New York City in January. Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Bronx native and Associate Campaigner at Change.org, Erni Poché, in the Sutton Place neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City on Wednesday, June 30. José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR hide caption
Change.Org Workers Form A Union, Giving Labor Activists Another Win In Tech
"This is a petty, partisan power grab that is absolutely retaliation towards my office," Arizona Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs says of the new law. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
Search and rescue teams work atop the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building Wednesday in Surfside, Fla., where scores of people remain missing after it partially collapsed on Thursday. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
Bill Cosby (center) approaches members of the media gathered outside his home in Cheltenham, Pa., with his spokesperson Andrew Wyatt. On Wednesday, Pennsylvania's highest court overturned Cosby's sex assault conviction, and he was released from prison. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption
Bill Cosby's Release Could Have A Silencing Effect On Victims, Advocates Say
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones accepts a Peabody Award in May 2016. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Peabody Awards hide caption
The NCAA has voted to allow college athletes to earn money based on their public image without violating the association's longstanding amateurism rules. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption
James Franco in New York in 2017. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for IFP hide caption
Chauncey Billups, left, poses with Portland General Manager Neil Olshey after Billups was announced as the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers at the team's practice facility on June 29, 2021. Craig Mitchelldyer/AP hide caption
2 New NBA Coaching Hires Create Unwanted Controversy For A Progressive League
Tucker Carlson, host of Tucker Carlson Tonight, on the set of his Fox News program in 2017. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with then-President Donald Trump on Jan. 6. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, pictured in February 2011, has died, his family announced on Wednesday. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption