Boxes which arrived from New York and Boston containing votes for Portugal's May 18 general election are stacked on a desk where volunteers are registering them on the final day of counting of ballots from voters who live abroad, in Lisbon on Wednesday. Armando Franca/AP hide caption
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shown testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
The H5N1 bird flu virus has been raising fears across the country and has spread into dairy cattle. thianchai sitthikongsak/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption
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President Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2 in Washington, D.C. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption
A rally for pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil in New York in March. He's been detained in an immigration detention center in Louisiana as the government tries to deport him. Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate talk to the media outside their residence on March 23, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania. Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images Europe hide caption
Flowers and stones are left outside the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum on May 23 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Dr .Sara Abdurahaman at Al-Buluk Pediatric Hospital treats an 8-month old baby in the critical care unit of a malnutrition ward. Faiz Abubakr for NPR hide caption
Saul Luciano Lliuya in front of Lake Palcacocha, located at 4,650 meters above sea level at the Huascaran National Park, in Huaraz, northeastern Peru, on May 23, 2022. LUKA GONZALES/AFP hide caption
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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