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President-Elect Donald Trump has chosen former Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, seen here speaking at a rally in 2018, to be his Department of Transportation Secretary. Andy Manis/Getty Images hide caption …

Miles Mitchell, 21, won the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest in New York City in late October, the first in a wave of celebrity lookalike contests that have since popped up …

The North Fork Community Choir practices at the North Fork Baptist Church in Paonia, Colo., on Nov. 6 — the day after Election Day. Luna Anna Archey for NPR hide …

New Orleans police walk up the Almonaster Avenue bridge after a deadly shooting in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. David Grunfeld/AP/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate hide caption toggle caption …

Bela Karolyi reacts with joy as his gymnastics student Kerri Strug finishes a routine on the balance beam during the U.S. Olympic Trials in gymnastics, on June 30, 1996, in …

Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress ahead of the release of an ethics report about him but still faces hurdles for confirmation for Attorney General.

President-elect Trump has picked oil executive Chris Wright for his nominee for Secretary of Energy. The Trump administration is expected to shift the department’s focus away from clean energy initiatives …

From left: Michelle Salaün, Jeannine Plassard and Marie-Annick Gouez, the daughters of Catherine Tournellec Salaün, stand at their mother’s grave in Plabennec, in France’s Brittany region, in June. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR …

Skiers ski past dry ground at a ski resort in 2015 in Olympic Valley, Calif. The resort changed its name in 2021 and has been among the places removing a …

A portion of a house that collapsed during the overnight hours of Thursday and Friday is seen in the water in Rodanthe, N.C. Cape Hatteras National Seashore hide caption toggle …