Jim and Susan Helton sit int he back of a car outside a hotel in Fort Myers, Fla. Their home in Fort Myers beach was destroyed by Hurricane Ian. Carlos Osorio for NPR hide caption
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A LUMA team works to restore power in San Juan days after Hurricane Fiona knocked out power to the island. Jose Jimenez/Getty Images hide caption
Carla Claure's daughters prefer eating homemade meals at home than the "nasty" food served at school. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption
A security guard and an unidentified man look at an area where several people were killed as they were caught in a surging crowd entering Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum for a concert by The Who on Dec. 3, 1979. Brian Horton/AP hide caption
TikTokers Marcus Macal, Pasha Grozdov, and Katie Webster. Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Composers (clockwise from upper left): Antonio Sanchez, Germaine Franco, Camilo Lara, Lalo Schifrin, Maria Grever, Gustavo Santaolalla and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Mike Gallegos for NPR hide caption
Lauren Reh, Alicia Mierke and Sue Ann Cornwell embrace during the Sunrise Remembrance ceremony at Clark County Government Center Amphitheater in Las Vegas on Oct. 1, 2022. Bridget Bennett for NPR hide caption
Las Vegas mass shooting survivors turn to each other to find strength through tragedy
Francie Pucin stands near her home at the Palmetto Palms RV Resort in Fort Myers, Fla., on Saturday. She moved to the state from Illinois, expecting better weather. Quil Lawrence/NPR hide caption
Flooding and closed roads are some of the challenges Florida's people face after Ian
Participants tip buckets of ice water over their heads as they take part in the World Record Ice Bucket Challenge at Etihad Stadium on Aug. 22, 2014, in Melbourne, Australia. Scott Barbour/Getty Images hide caption
Celina Washburn protests outside the Arizona Capitol to voice her dissent with an abortion ruling, on Sept. 23, 2022, in Phoenix. Matt York/AP hide caption
From left, Gordon Newman, Frank Green, Sammie Robinson and Terry Pierce open up about life in the Angola Louisiana State Penitentiary. The Visiting Room Project hide caption
May Francis (Fran) Bridges in Jackson, Miss., on Sept. 22. Emily Kask for NPR hide caption
Jackson, Miss., residents struggle with basic needs as the water crisis disrupts life
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A Rolls Royce swept into the mangroves in Bonita Springs, south of Cape Coral, on Sept. 30, 2022. Scott Neuman/NPR hide caption
In the wake of Hurricane Ian's destruction, Floridians are picking up the pieces
Water floods a damaged trailer park in Fort Myers, Fla., on Saturday after Hurricane Ian passed by the area. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
A chalk message about "Fake News" is written on the street at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House, on Nov. 5, 2020. Conspiracy theories, disinformation and distrust in the election system have sown controversy, and even violence, at all levels of government in recent months. Al Drago/Getty Images hide caption
US Navy sailor Ryan Sawyer Mays walks past reporters at Naval Base San Diego before entering a Navy courtroom, Aug. 17, 2022, in San Diego. Julie Watson/AP hide caption
Residents had to be rescued from the Avante at Orlando nursing home in Orange County, Florida, as floodwaters from Hurricane Ian rose. John Raoux/AP hide caption
Residents begin to return to their home following Hurricane Ian on October 1, 2022 in Pawleys Island, S.C. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Lorraine Arroyo Román serves "asopao" during a protest against LUMA Energy in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico on Saturday. Román is illuminated by the lights of police vehicles. Gabriella N. Báez for NPR hide caption
Lorraine Arroyo Román sirve "asolapo" durante una protesta contra LUMA Energy en Aguadilla, Puerto Rico el Sábado. Lorraine es iluminada por las luces de los carros de policía. Gabriella N. Báez para NPR hide caption
In this aerial photo taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Thursday, parts of the Sanibel Causeway are washed away along with sections of the bridge. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
'Mercury Rising' explores treacherous U.S. attempts to control space
A vehicle is driven down a flooded street in Charleston, S.C., as rain from Hurricane Ian drenches the city on Friday. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Monica Medina, assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs is pictured on Sept. 20 in New York City. She will take on additional responsibilities as an envoy on biodiversity and water resources. Monica Schipper/Getty Images for WWF Internation hide caption