Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a "State of the Force" address at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Wednesday in Quantico, Va. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a "State of the Force" address at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Wednesday in Quantico, Va. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
A Valar Atomics microreactor is seen on a C-17 aircraft, without nuclear fuel, at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. The reactor was transported from March Air Reserve Base to Hill Air Force Base in Utah. (AP Photo/Matthew Daly) Matthew Daly/AP hide caption
A Valar Atomics microreactor is seen on a C-17 aircraft, without nuclear fuel, at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. The reactor was transported from March Air Reserve Base to Hill Air Force Base in Utah. (AP Photo/Matthew Daly) Matthew Daly/AP hide caption
A plane carrying passengers from an earlier flydubai flight that was diverted to Saudi Arabia arrives at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday in Tzafria, Israel. Earlier, their flight from the United Arab Emirates was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a violent altercation in the cockpit. A second plane was sent to Saudi Arabia to retrieve the stranded passengers and return them to Israel. Erik Marmor/Getty Images hide caption
A plane carrying passengers from an earlier flydubai flight that was diverted to Saudi Arabia arrives at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday in Tzafria, Israel. Earlier, their flight from the United Arab Emirates was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a violent altercation in the cockpit. A second plane was sent to Saudi Arabia to retrieve the stranded passengers and return them to Israel. Erik Marmor/Getty Images hide caption
The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., on Monday. Heather Ainsworth/AP hide caption
The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., on Monday. Heather Ainsworth/AP hide caption
Bobbie (left) and DeForrest Williams hold a portrait of their son, Christian Williams, at their home in Buckeye, Ariz. Christian died at age 15 of diabetes complications while in a residential foster care program. Courtney Pedroza for NPR hide caption
Bobbie (left) and DeForrest Williams hold a portrait of their son, Christian Williams, at their home in Buckeye, Ariz. Christian died at age 15 of diabetes complications while in a residential foster care program. Courtney Pedroza for NPR hide caption
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FILE - This undated photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows Christa Pike. Tennessee Department of Correction/via AP hide caption
A Swiss glacier shows the effects of years of ice loss, with exposed rock replacing ice that once covered the landscape. Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences hide caption
A Swiss glacier shows the effects of years of ice loss, with exposed rock replacing ice that once covered the landscape. Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences hide caption
Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June, a month before the ship finally returned to Norfolk, Va. Arianna Calderon hide caption
Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June, a month before the ship finally returned to Norfolk, Va. Arianna Calderon hide caption
U.S. Magistrate Judge Dustin M. Howell, who presided over the hearing on Wednesday, agreed that Wilber Garces Perez was a flight risk. Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch hide caption
U.S. Magistrate Judge Dustin M. Howell, who presided over the hearing on Wednesday, agreed that Wilber Garces Perez was a flight risk. Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch hide caption
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Vehicles drive past a billboard carrying the Arabic slogan "Reclaiming the decision and building the home," at Saadoun Square in Baghdad on Tuesday. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Vehicles drive past a billboard carrying the Arabic slogan "Reclaiming the decision and building the home," at Saadoun Square in Baghdad on Tuesday. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, after meeting with top executives of AI firms, as House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang listen. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, after meeting with top executives of AI firms, as House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang listen. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
A person walks by the Ithaca Police Department headquarters on March 22, 2021, in Ithaca, N.Y. John Munson/AP hide caption
A person walks by the Ithaca Police Department headquarters on March 22, 2021, in Ithaca, N.Y. John Munson/AP hide caption
Migrants deported from the U.S. get off an airliner at the runway of the Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica in April 2026. Ezequiel Becerra/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Migrants deported from the U.S. get off an airliner at the runway of the Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica in April 2026. Ezequiel Becerra/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. citizens who are members of the group Democrats Abroad gather to drop off their ballots for the 2020 presidential election into a box provided by the U.S. embassy in Bangkok in 2020. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. citizens who are members of the group Democrats Abroad gather to drop off their ballots for the 2020 presidential election into a box provided by the U.S. embassy in Bangkok in 2020. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In an aerial view, an electric vehicle charges at an EVgo electric charger on March 30, 2026, in Monrovia, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America hide caption
The J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building is seen on Sept. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
The J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building is seen on Sept. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
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The Riverbend Maximum Security Institution is seen Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption
The Riverbend Maximum Security Institution is seen Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption
American and Chinese flags are displayed on President Trump's motorcade as he visits the National Archives Museum with China's President Xi Jinping on Friday in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
American and Chinese flags are displayed on President Trump's motorcade as he visits the National Archives Museum with China's President Xi Jinping on Friday in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Potent sedating medications are often used on agitated people with dementia in long-term care facilities despite federal efforts to discourage them. A clash over whether to drug a Michigan woman named Marjorie Tingley illuminates the wrenching decisions families and guardians face. David Tingley hide caption
President Donald Trump speaks as Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster listens at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., in February 2017. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump speaks as Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster listens at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., in February 2017. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Cathy Tie, the founder and CEO of Origin Genomics, replenishes nutrients sustaining cells the New York City startup is using to test its technology for repairing defective genes. Mackenzie Calle for NPR hide caption
Cathy Tie, the founder and CEO of Origin Genomics, replenishes nutrients sustaining cells the New York City startup is using to test its technology for repairing defective genes. Mackenzie Calle for NPR hide caption
A logo on a booth for CNN is seen in the press area at the White House, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Washington. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption
A logo on a booth for CNN is seen in the press area at the White House, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Washington. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption
Rep. Mary Caferro, a Democrat in the Montana House, spoke at a rally in July at the Montana Capitol in Helena, criticizing the state's expedited rollout of Medicaid work requirements. She's among several Democrats who pushed for the state to delay implementing the rules until the Jan. 1 federal deadline.
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Rep. Mary Caferro, a Democrat in the Montana House, spoke at a rally in July at the Montana Capitol in Helena, criticizing the state's expedited rollout of Medicaid work requirements. She's among several Democrats who pushed for the state to delay implementing the rules until the Jan. 1 federal deadline.
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Democrats are blaming Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought for the cancelled funds, accusing him of violating the separation of powers and undermining Congressional authority. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North America hide caption
Should you be worried about your inflammation levels? An immunologist says ... it depends. Ventris / Science Photo Library/Getty Images hide caption
Should you be worried about your inflammation levels? An immunologist says ... it depends. Ventris / Science Photo Library/Getty Images hide caption
Just up the hill from White Pine Lake in Utah is a wall of loose rock that is hiding glacier ice. Scott Hotaling hide caption
Just up the hill from White Pine Lake in Utah is a wall of loose rock that is hiding glacier ice.
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Just up the hill from White Pine Lake in Utah is a wall of loose rock that is hiding glacier ice. Scott Hotaling hide caption
Just up the hill from White Pine Lake in Utah is a wall of loose rock that is hiding glacier ice.
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Hundreds of scavenging animal species worldwide are declining or threatened with extinction. Natnan Srisuwan/Getty Images hide caption
Hundreds of scavenging animal species worldwide are declining or threatened with extinction. Natnan Srisuwan/Getty Images hide caption
A man carries items through floodwater past downed electric lines after the passing of Hurricane Polo in Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur state, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. Eduardo Verdugo/AP hide caption
A man carries items through floodwater past downed electric lines after the passing of Hurricane Polo in Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur state, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. Eduardo Verdugo/AP hide caption
U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd-L) speaks to Archivist of the United States Bradford Wilson (L) as he views the U.S. Constitution during a tour of the National Archives Museum alongside first lady Melania Trump, President of China Xi Jinping and first lady of China Peng Liyuan on September 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd-L) speaks to Archivist of the United States Bradford Wilson (L) as he views the U.S. Constitution during a tour of the National Archives Museum alongside first lady Melania Trump, President of China Xi Jinping and first lady of China Peng Liyuan on September 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
People gather during a protest following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters at Puerta del Sol in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. Manu Fernandez/AP hide caption
People gather during a protest following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters at Puerta del Sol in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. Manu Fernandez/AP hide caption
Clockwise from top left: forensic anthropologist Kate Spradley, labor economist and economic historian Ellora Derenoncourt, organic chemist Song Lin, sociologist and energy policy researcher Holly Jean Buck, artist Christine Sun Kim and public artist Chip Thomas. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation hide caption
