A Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft takes off after a rehearsal by special operations forces from Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon as part of Eager Lion, a multinational military exercise in Zarqa, Jordan, on June 17, 2013. Maya Alleruzzo/AP hide caption
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From left to right: Former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley during the first Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Climate change made it in the GOP debate. Some young Republicans say that's a win
Shafi Amani and his daughter, Yousra, 3, in Alexandria, Va., on Aug. 3, 2023. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
How one Afghan family made the perilous journey across the U.S.-Mexico border
U.S. players react following their loss to Sweden in a penalty shootout during the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. Scott Barbour/AP hide caption
French soldiers assist mostly French nationals in a bus waiting to be airlifted back to France on a French military aircraft, at the international Airport in Niamey, Niger, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Sam Mednick/AP hide caption
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives for a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, Sunday, July 9, 2023. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption
The Smithfield feed processing mill producing food for nearby hog-raising farms in Milford, Utah. Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, right, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Sunday, June 18, 2023. Leah Millis/AP hide caption
Peter Møller, second from right, attorney and co-founder of the Danish Korean Rights Group, submits the documents at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 15, 2022. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption
An aerial view of black smoke covering the sky above the capital Khartoum. Explosions and gunfire resounded in Sudan's capital on April 20, as fighting between the forces of two rival generals showed no signs of abating ahead of festivities marking the end of Ramadan. ABDELMONEIM SAYED/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. military has evacuated diplomats in Sudan as fighting continues
Pictures of the victims killed in a mass shooting on Monday at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tenn., are fixed to a memorial by Noah Reich (left) and David Maldonado, from the nonprofit Classroom of Compassion, near the school on Wednesday. Seth Herald/Getty Images hide caption
The FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10, 2022. The number of hate crimes in the U.S. jumped again in 2021, continuing an alarming rise, according to FBI data released Monday, March 13, 2023. Most victims were targeted due to race or ethnicity, followed by sexual orientation and religion. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption
A Mega Millions customer purchases her tickets for the estimated jackpot of $1.1 Billion at the Fuel On Convenience Store in Pittsburgh, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Twenty-four consecutive drawings later with no grand prize winner named, the Mega Millions jackpot is now over $1 billion, making it one of the largest jackpots in lottery history. The next drawing is Friday. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
U.S. national team player Crystal Dunn, second from left, listens to instructions with teammates during practice for a match against Nigeria Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Riverside, Mo. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption
NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2023. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Biden's national security adviser is hopeful war over Taiwan can be prevented
Christian Pulisic of the United States (right) shoots to score his side's first goal past Iran's goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand during their teams' World Cup match. Manu Fernandez/AP hide caption
Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant with wind turbines nearby in Niederaussem, Germany, as the sun rises on Nov. 2, 2022. Michael Probst/AP hide caption
A migrant family from Venezuela walks to a Border Patrol transport vehicle after they and other migrants crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and turned themselves in June 16, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
A man watches a TV screen showing a news program reporting with a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption
The woman identified in court papers as Esther (far right) was among Haitian migrants who say they were threatened by Border Patrol agents on horseback last September as they tried to return to a makeshift camp in Del Rio, Texas. PAUL RATJE/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
After Del Rio, some Haitian migrants found safety in the U.S. But many have not
There are five active volcanoes in Washington State. Of the five, Glacier Peak is the most remote. U.S. Geological Survey hide caption