A man talks on his phone as he looks through the haze at the George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee, N.J., on Wednesday. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
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The moment a Bexar County Sheriff's Deputy is accused of "cueing" his drug-sniffing dog to alert on Alek Schott's pickup truck. Bexar County Sheriff's Office body camera video hide caption
Former President Donald Trump greets supporters before speaking at the Westside Conservative Breakfast, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption
Police body-cam footage, used in court documents from the Justice Department, shows actor Jay Johnston, circled in yellow, at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. AP (via Justice Department) hide caption
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He Jiankui announced nearly five years ago that he had created the first gene-edited babies. Aowen Cao/NPR hide caption
Of the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, only Justice Clarence Thomas (seated second from left) and Justice Samuel Alito (seated fourth from left) did not file their financial disclosures. They asked for — and were granted — extensions. Olivier Douliery /AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appeared as a guest at a Washington Nationals baseball game on Wednesday. Kevin LaMarque/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In his 1st White House visit, Rishi Sunak talks Ukraine, AI — and how to say his name
In this webcam image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, an eruption takes place on the summit of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, Wednesday morning, June 7, 2023. AP hide caption
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters as he walks to the House floor on Tuesday. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Sloane Stephens of the U.S. plays a shot against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during their fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 4, 2023. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption
Tennis stars get lots of hate online. The French Open gave them AI 'bodyguards'
On her new album, The Age of Pleasure, Janelle Monáe concocts a vision of sensuality that is open to complication but goes down easy. Mason Rose/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, center, helps raise a Pride flag outside of the Department of Energy as the Biden administration celebrates Pride Month. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Florida lawmakers say SB 1718, a new anti-immigration law set to take effect on July 1, was written to scare migrants from moving to the state. Now, they're trying to convince people to stay. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
George Winston performs onstage at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville in 2019. Jason Davis/Getty Images for NAMM hide caption
Tiffany Justice, co-founder of Moms for Liberty, in Vero Beach, Fla., on May 5. The Southern Poverty Law Center has added the group to its list of antigovernment extremist entities. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Moms for Liberty among conservative groups named 'extremist' by civil rights watchdog
Sens. Mark Warner and Mike Crapo, seen here making their way to the House chamber for President Trump's first State of the Union Address in 2018, are announcing an effort to expand access to capital for small businesses emerging from the pandemic. Pete Marovich/Getty Images hide caption
Argentina's Lionel Messi waves after receiving the Golden Ball award for best player at the end of the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar on Dec. 18, 2022. Martin Meissner/AP hide caption
Nuevos y destacados podcasts creados por latinos en medios públicos que debes escuchar
Nick Barrera says stigma from the medical system has kept him from accessing critical health care. Katia Riddle/Katia Riddle hide caption
Chris Licht was chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CNN hide caption
Los Angeles Times Executive Editor Kevin Merida says the decision to lay off 13% of newsroom staff is "agonizing." Kevin Wolf/Kevin Wolf/Invision/AP hide caption
Carol Buckley works to coax Mundi into the transport cage that will carry her from the Puerto Rico zoo to Buckley's elephant refuge in Georgia. Buckley, an expert on elephants in captivity, arrived on the island two weeks ahead of the May 12 flight so she'd have time to earn the elephant's trust. Erika P. Rodríguez for NPR hide caption
Puerto Rico lost its only elephant — and cracked open a well of emotions
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Peter Møller, second from right, attorney and co-founder of the Danish Korean Rights Group, submits the documents at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 15, 2022. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption