President Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on July 24 to attend the NATO leaders' summit in The Hague. Mandel Ngan/AFP hide caption
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President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi arrive to speak at the Department of Justice on March 14, 2025. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In this frame-grab made from video, missiles and air-defense interceptors illuminate the night sky over Doha after Iran launched an attack on US forces at Al Udeid Air Base on June 23, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. The Qatari government said that it intercepted all of Iran's missiles, which were launched in retaliation for the US's recent attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption
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Jessica Chaikof was born with Usher 1F syndrome, which results in congenital deafness and eventual blindness. Craig LeMoult/for NPR hide caption
Researchers say body-positive content doesn't necessarily protect people from harmful content that promotes unhealthy eating. elenabs/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption
Earlier this month, immigration authorities gave Sae Joon Park an ultimatum: Leave voluntarily or face detention and deportation. Sae Joon Park hide caption
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addresses reporters on Monday as Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, right, listens. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Lisa Murkowski sits for a portrait in NPR's New York office. Nickolai Hammar/NPR hide caption
The Trump administration is trying to get access to data held by states, such as information about people who have been enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food aid to people. Ronaldo Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Sean Combs (seen here Beverly Hills in 2018) has been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. He has pleaded not guilty. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images hide caption
A child covers his face while a stream of water pours down at Waterfront Park in Louisville, Ky., on Sunday. Jon Cherry/AP hide caption
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Downing Street in London, Monday, June 23, 2025. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption
Authorities conduct searches along the shore at D.L. Bliss State Park on Monday after a weekend incident in which a boat capsized, killing several people, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Brooke Hess-Homeier/AP hide caption
A roadless National Forest area in Oregon that was given enhanced protections by President Clinton in 2001 Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine discusses the mission details of a strike on Iran during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025 in Arlington, Va. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
An April 3, 2006 file photo shows a B2 stealth bomber flying over Kauffman Stadium during baseball opening day ceremonies in Kansas City, Mo. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption
A United States Air Force Boeing C-17 used for deportation flights is pictured at Biggs Army Airfield in Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, in February 2025. Justin Hamel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Activists with the international environmental group Greenpeace display a giant banner displaying a picture of Jeff Bezos in Venice's St. Mark's Square on Monday. Stefano Rellandini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Mohammed Amer plays the title character Mo on his Netflix show. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says that Emmy voters should consider Mo as one of the year's best TV comedies. Eddy Chen/Netflix hide caption
Traces are seen in the sky after Iran's armed forces say they targeted Al-Udeid base in a missile attack in Qatar on Monday. Reuters hide caption
From the pandemic to porn, here's how norms around sex are shifting for Gen Z
A home for sale in April in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption