A group of women who attend the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arizona speak to NPR on March 18. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption
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Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden unofficially kicked off the general election campaign with rallies in Georgia Saturday, March 9, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images; Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
Georgia on the mind of the Trump and Biden campaigns as the key state holds primary
Left to right: Lourdes Pereira, 23, Matthew Holgate, 23, Alec Ferreira, 25, Shelbylyn Henry, 32, Xavier Medina, 25, and Nalani Lopez, 19. The six voters met with NPR at the Phoenix Indian Center in downtown Phoenix. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption
In Arizona, these young Native American voters seize their political power
The 2020 model of the Hover-1 Superfly Hoverboard is being recalled after it was found to have a software issue that can make it move without the user intending it to. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission hide caption
Can therapy erase racism? What are the limits of how it can be used to combat anti-Blackness? Islenia Milien for NPR hide caption
Republicans often present a united front, but loyalty to former President Donald Trump, seen here with House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, and views about his future in the party are showing some divisions. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Trump, tough issues and personal rivalries test the GOP's reputation for unity
Vice President Pence came under pressure from President Trump to reject the Electoral College results in a ceremony where he is constitutionally bound to announce that President-elect Joe Biden won. J. Scott Applewhite/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In New York City, homicides were up nearly 40% over the previous year by Dec. 20, 2020. Mayor Bill de Blasio said the numbers should worry New Yorkers. Bryan Thomas/Getty Images hide caption
Joel McLemore of Milwaukie, Ore., looks at the Willamette River near his home in suburban Portland, Ore. McLemore moved to Oregon in April to pursue new employment opportunities after his divorce. Charlie Litchfield for NPR hide caption
Hurricane Laura sends large waves crashing on a beach in Cameron, La., on Aug. 26 as an offshore oil rig appears in the distance. The most active hurricane season on record was just one of many challenges facing the oil industry this year — aside from the attention-grabbing crisis of the pandemic. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
It Wasn't Just The Pandemic: Oil's Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
Left to Right: Tens of billions of locusts descended on Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia; Protesters demonstrate after a U.S. airstrike in Iraq killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani; Riot police detain a man during a protest in Hong Kong; Kangaroos flee a bush fire in Australia. Fredrik Lerneryd/Getty Images; Ebrahim Noroozi/AP; Dale De La Rey/AFP via Getty Images; Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Health workers from Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, China, share an emotional embrace with their peers from a hospital in Jilin province at the Tianhe Airport. Colleagues who worked on the front lines together bid farewell as Wuhan lifted its coronavirus lockdown in April. Amy Cheng/NPR hide caption
Clockwise from top left: A scene from a comic about grocery store workers during the pandemic; a 2019 portrait of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Pilar Quilantang Galang was raped by members of the Japanese Imperial Army in 1944; Caleb Anderson, 12, attends virtual calculus class at Chattahoochee Technical College in Marietta, Ga., where he is a sophomore. Sarah Mirk for NPR; Shuran Huang/NPR; Cheryl Diaz Meyer for NPR; Anderson family hide caption
A poll of nonvoters shows there is little that would encourage them to vote — even campaigns haven't heavily invested in motivating this group. Caroline Amenabar/NPR; Eric Ray/Flickr hide caption
Poll: Despite Record Turnout, 80 Million Americans Didn't Vote. Here's Why
President Trump and the Republican National Committee have seen fundraising soar since the election. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
America is waiting on the results of a close and contentious election. An American Psychological Association poll showed that more than two-thirds of adults are finding the 2020 election to be a significant source of stress. Fanatic Studio / Gary Waters/Getty Images/Collection Mix: Sub hide caption
Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots on Election Day in Kenosha, Wis. Hours after the polls closed around the country, there's still no winner in the presidential contest. Wong Maye-E/AP hide caption
Rock The Vote's voting house in Minecraft allows players to vote on a variety of real-world issues. Rock The Vote hide caption
Satellite images of storms forming in the Atlantic Ocean. Tropical Storm Wilfred is the last named storm of the 2020 season using the English alphabet. Courtesy of NOAA hide caption
President Trump is set to give a high-stakes speech on Thursday night at the Republican National Convention — a sequel to his "I alone can fix it" message of four years ago. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Amid Crises, Trump To Give Sequel To 'I Alone Can Fix It' Convention Pledge
Photographer Sarah Waiswa's image of her daughter, Ria: "She spends a lot of time in our bed. Babies bring the hope of goodness and light, but 2020 has been a heavy year. I am afraid about the type of world I have brought her into. I hope by the time Ria grows up, human beings will be kinder to each other. June 21. Nairobi, Kenya. Sarah Waiswa/@EverydayAfrica hide caption
View of Seltun geothermal field in Krysuvik on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland on July 5, 2014. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption