People shop for food in a Brooklyn neighborhood that has a large immigrant population on October 16, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
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The extension of the Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota shown near Hambantota, Sri Lanka, in 2018 — a major infrastructure project funded by China as part of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images AsiaPac hide caption
The CDC team responsible for aggregating and disseminating best practices around contraception has been cut. Liudmila Chernetska/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption
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President Trump and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman walk in the old district on the outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh on May 13. Trump announced several big economic agreements on his recent trip to the Middle East, but said little about the conflicts in the region. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A screengrab shows, according to the Israeli Army, Hamas Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar, taken from a handout video released Dec. 17, 2023. Israeli Army/Handout via REUTERS hide caption
Billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk listens during a May 21 press availability in the Oval Office with President Trump and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Xi Jinping, left, with his father Xi Zhongxun in 1958. History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption
Mariam Mohammed, a widow, stands outside her home in Bama, Nigeria. She's holding her younger son Babagana's favorite clothes. He died in early February from complications of sickle cell disease. She had taken him to a U.S.-funded clinic for treatment, but at that time the facility was shuttered due to a stop-work order issued by the Trump administration. Lawrence Abah hide caption
Aid groups say USAID cuts are already having deadly consequences
Trump announced Tuesday that he will grant full pardons to reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, pictured in 2017. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption
Staff seen preparing Pfizer vaccine doses inside the Melbourne Showgrounds COVID-19 Vaccination Centre on July 20, 2021, in Melbourne, Australia. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images/Getty Images AsiaPac hide caption
Gaza Food Distribution Chaos, New COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines, Children Of ISIS
Participants carry balloons spelling out "Pride" during the 51st LGBTQ Pride Parade in Chicago on June 26, 2022. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Homebuilding has slowed as Americans face economic uncertainty and high mortgage rates. Here, construction workers install a lumber roof on a new home last month in Laveen, Ariz. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
An old mine cart is parked outside the Gila County Historical Museum in Globe, Ariz. Mining is still part of the local economy, but many area residents have low-wage jobs that make them eligible for Medicaid. Linda Gross for KFF Health News hide caption
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption
This image provided by the Arkansas Department of Corrections shows Grant Hardin, a former police chief and convicted killer, escaping the North Central Unit prison wearing a disguise in Calico Rock, Ark. Arkansas Department of Corrections/AP hide caption
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, on Tuesday, in Jasionka, Poland. Alex Brandon/AP Pool hide caption
Mario, a former member of the military linked to Colombia's "false positives" scandal, joins forensic work at Neiva's Central Cemetery on April 30, 2025 — part of a Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) mandated effort to restore justice and aid victims. Photo: Nathalia Angarita for NPR Nathalia Angarita for NPR hide caption
Former Colombian soldiers help unearth civilian victims of guerrilla war
Susan Brownmiller poses with her book in New York, Oct. 18, 1975. Suzanne Vlamis/AP hide caption
In a grab taken from video, France's President Emmanuel Macron is shoved while preparing to disembark a plane in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday. Hau Dinh/AP hide caption
Mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record after climbing Mount Everest for the 31st time. He's seen here last year, acknowledging a crowd that celebrated his then-record 30th summit of Everest. Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Spectators watch SpaceX's ninth Starship rocket launch from its pad in the newly incorporated city of Starbase, Texas on May 27, 2025. The test flight ended with Starship tumbling out of control and burning up over the Indian Ocean. Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Newsroom hide caption
Elon Musk’s Starship rocket will try to launch again tonight
Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in southern China's Guangdong province on April 17. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption