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Emory Stumme takes a moment to reflect on a tree swing outside of her new home in La Crescenta-Montrose, Calif. Morgan Lieberman for NPR hide caption toggle caption Morgan Lieberman …

In this image taken from WSOC video, various police vehicles gather outside a community after a mass shooting, Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Hickory, a city in Catawba County, N.C. …

An abandoned vehicle sits along the Swannanoa River in a landscape scarred by Hurricane Helene, on March 24, near Swannanoa, N.C. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty …

FILE – Commander Jared Isaacman speaks at a news conference after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center for an upcoming private human spaceflight mission in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Aug. 19, …

Stuart and Jackie Pacheo stand where the entryway to their home of 30 years was before the floods from Hurricane Helene washed it away. The circles of the tops of …

Obi Toppin of the Indiana Pacers celebrates a basket against the New York Knicks during Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Saturday in …

Skulls of 19 Black Americans have returned to New Orleans after more than a century in Germany, where they were sent for racial research. Jacob Cochran/Dillard University hide caption toggle …

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers an address at the Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on Saturday. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mohd Rasfan/AFP via …

All Things Considered producer Mia Venkat holding up the “buff” her friends made for their Survivor games. Dave Maser hide caption toggle caption Dave Maser Whether you watch it or …

Harvard banners hang in front of Widener Library during the 374th Harvard Commencement in Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rick Friedman/AFP …