Authorities respond after vehicles were swept away by floodwaters in San Antonio on Thursday. Lekan Oyekanmi/AP hide caption
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Vance Luther Boelter, age 57, is the suspect in targeting political shootings in Minnesota that left one Democratic lawmaker dead. A national manhunt is underway for Boelter who authorities say was last spotted on a camera in the city of Minneapolis. Boelter is shown here in photographs compiled by the FBI for a wanted poster. FBI/FBI hide caption
Palestinians carry bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, June 15, 2025. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption
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Esther Ngumbi with her parents, Bertha and Harrison — both teachers. They were determined to give an education not only to their son but to their four daughters — even though neighbors told Harrison not to spent money on school for his daughters since they'd grow up, marry and leave the family. Family photo hide caption
Members of the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" watch fireworks at the end of a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary on Saturday in Washington, D.C. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption
A man looks at flames rising from an oil storage facility after it appeared to have been struck by an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, June 15, 2025. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption
Sebastian Schublach has lived in this climate-friendly affordable apartment in Vienna for six years with his wife and two kids. At top: Schlubach sits in the building's light filled rooftop kitchen and dining room. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
Onlookers watch wreckage from Thursday's Air India plane crash lying atop a building in Ahmedabad, India, on Saturday. Rafiq Maqbool/AP hide caption
Houston: People gather in Houston for the No Kings nationwide demonstration. Raquel Natalicchio/AP hide caption
Israeli security forces on Saturday inspect destroyed residential buildings that were hit overnight by a missile fired from Iran, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption
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This combo from photos provided by Minnesota Legislature shows Rep. Melissa Hortman, left, and Sen. John Hoffman. Hortman, a former state House speaker, and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their home early Saturday, officials said. In a separate incident Hoffman and his wife were shot and wounded at their home. Minnesota Legislature/AP hide caption
Minnesota state lawmaker killed, another wounded in targeted shootings, officials say
Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC on June 2, 2025. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Author Kevin Sack's new book reflects on Charleston's Emanuel AME Church
Demonstrators march down Benjamin Franklin Parkway during the No Kings protest, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary, coinciding with his 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (R) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary at the White House in May, when Kennedy released a Make America Healthy Again Commission report that blamed the rise in chronic illnesses on ultraprocessed foods, chemical exposures, lifestyle factors and excessive use of prescription drugs. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption
Ancient miasma theory may explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s strategy
Protesters march through downtown Chicago on June 12, during the second day of demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and President Trump's immigration policies. Carrying signs reading 'Abolish ICE' and 'No More Deportations,' thousands rally in solidarity with immigrant communities, chanting for justice and an end to family separations. Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption
Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil on the Columbia University campus in New York at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on Monday, April 29, 2024. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption
Police fill the streets when the 8:00 PM curfew commences as protests continue in an approximately one-square mile area of downtown Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids on June 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. David McNew/Getty Images North America hide caption
A satellite photo from the European firm Airbus shows the aftermath of a strike by Israel on a building that houses centrifuges at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility. Open Source Centre/Airbus Defence and Space hide caption
Album cover for Drinking In Here, a new collection of traditional drinking songs from the Lomax Archive. Lomax Archive Label hide caption
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Debris of Air India flight 171 is pictured after it crashed Thursday in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad. Rescue teams with sniffer dogs combed the crash site on Friday. Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images hide caption