Media witnesses recount the moments before the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption
Media witnesses recount the moments before the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption
Students walk on the campus of Cornell University on Wednesday in Ithaca, N.Y. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Students walk on the campus of Cornell University on Wednesday in Ithaca, N.Y. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown attends a rally with the Communications Workers of America Local 4370 in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, on October 26, 2024. After losing his Senate seat two years ago, Brown is now running for the Senate again, seeking to defeat incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption
Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown attends a rally with the Communications Workers of America Local 4370 in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, on October 26, 2024. After losing his Senate seat two years ago, Brown is now running for the Senate again, seeking to defeat incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 13: An automated license plate reader is seen mounted on a pole on June 13, 2024 in San Francisco, California. The city of San Francisco has installed 100 automated license plate readers across the city and plans to install 300 more in the coming weeks as officials look to technology to help combat crime in the city. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 13: An automated license plate reader is seen mounted on a pole on June 13, 2024 in San Francisco, California. The city of San Francisco has installed 100 automated license plate readers across the city and plans to install 300 more in the coming weeks as officials look to technology to help combat crime in the city. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption
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A sign opposing a data center development project stands in a neighborhood on September 24, 2026 in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images North America hide caption
A sign opposing a data center development project stands in a neighborhood on September 24, 2026 in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images North America hide caption
TZAFRIA, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 30: A passenger raises his arms in relief as he walks through the domestic arrivals doors with his dog and luggage at Ben Gurion Airport on September 30, 2026 in Tzafria, Israel. A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a violent altercation in the cockpit. Erik Marmor/Getty Images hide caption
A U.S. military plane prepares for takeoff from Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad International Airport in the final days of U.S. operations in Iraq. Ammar Karim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A U.S. military plane prepares for takeoff from Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad International Airport in the final days of U.S. operations in Iraq. Ammar Karim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The family of Renee Good, from left; father Tim Ganger, mother Donna Ganger, brother Luke Ganger and brother Brent Ganger, listen during a news conference after the family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Minneapolis. Ellen Schmidt/AP hide caption
The family of Renee Good, from left; father Tim Ganger, mother Donna Ganger, brother Luke Ganger and brother Brent Ganger, listen during a news conference after the family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Minneapolis. Ellen Schmidt/AP hide caption
Hundreds of members and allies of disability advocacy activist groups from all across New York gathered at Washington Square Park for the ADA35 NYC Protest, Rally, and March in July. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
BOSTON, MA - MARCH 27: A demonstrator wearing a bridal gown takes part in a protest urging legislators to end Massachusetts child marriage at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on March 27, 2019. A committee hearing took place Tuesday about a Senate bill that would prevent minors from getting married in Massachusetts. Currently, some under 18 can marry with the consent of at least one parent. David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe/via Getty Images hide caption
BOSTON, MA - MARCH 27: A demonstrator wearing a bridal gown takes part in a protest urging legislators to end Massachusetts child marriage at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on March 27, 2019. A committee hearing took place Tuesday about a Senate bill that would prevent minors from getting married in Massachusetts. Currently, some under 18 can marry with the consent of at least one parent. David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe/via Getty Images hide caption
Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, left, and his attorney Norm Eisen, right, leave D.C. court with a smile in early September after a hearing about the dismissal of his vandalism charges. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption
Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, left, and his attorney Norm Eisen, right, leave D.C. court with a smile in early September after a hearing about the dismissal of his vandalism charges. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption
The International Criminal Court in The Hague on Sept. 23. Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The International Criminal Court in The Hague on Sept. 23. Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A customer shops for produce in an H-E-B grocery store on May 11 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America hide caption
The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona on June 16, 2026. New rules for managing its water become official on Oct. 1, 2026, but Arizona, California and Nevada are still negotiating a deal to spread out the impact of cutbacks. Alex Hager/KJZZ hide caption
The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona on June 16, 2026. New rules for managing its water become official on Oct. 1, 2026, but Arizona, California and Nevada are still negotiating a deal to spread out the impact of cutbacks. Alex Hager/KJZZ hide caption
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Phillip Buckendorf, the CEO of co-founder of Air Space Intelligence, at an economic forum earlier this year in Washington, D.C. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
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Campaign signs fill the windows of the Aroostook County Republican campaign headquarters in Caribou, Maine. Luke Garrett / NPR News hide caption
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA's Crew-13 lifts off Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Fla. SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule "Grace" will take NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station for about six months. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA's Crew-13 lifts off Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Fla. SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule "Grace" will take NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station for about six months. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
A prototype of the Project Suncatcher satellite at the Planet Labs facility in San Francisco, California. Planet Labs PBC hide caption
Richard Clavet is the owner of a string of Canadian themed hotels and motels along South Federal Highway in Hollywood, Florida on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Clavet is from Quebec and has served Canadian clientele for years. Al Diaz/Tribune News Service hide caption
Richard Clavet is the owner of a string of Canadian themed hotels and motels along South Federal Highway in Hollywood, Florida on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Clavet is from Quebec and has served Canadian clientele for years. Al Diaz/Tribune News Service hide caption
Samples of yeast collected around Baltimore, that are being stress-tested at the Casadevall lab at Johns Hopkins University. Casadevall Lab hide caption
Samples of yeast collected around Baltimore, that are being stress-tested at the Casadevall lab at Johns Hopkins University.
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Samples of yeast collected around Baltimore, that are being stress-tested at the Casadevall lab at Johns Hopkins University. Casadevall Lab hide caption
Samples of yeast collected around Baltimore, that are being stress-tested at the Casadevall lab at Johns Hopkins University.
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In Christchurch, New Zealand, a series of earthquakes between 2011 and 2013 destroyed buildings, shook foundations, and collapsed bridges. Here, a footbridge is taped off after the damage. Matthew Williams-Ellis/Getty Images hide caption
In Christchurch, New Zealand, a series of earthquakes between 2011 and 2013 destroyed buildings, shook foundations, and collapsed bridges. Here, a footbridge is taped off after the damage. Matthew Williams-Ellis/Getty Images hide caption
Researchers found a fossil that suggests these parasitic marine worms, spionids, are around 100 million years older than previously known. Vasily Radashevsky hide caption
Researchers found a fossil that suggests these parasitic marine worms, spionids, are around 100 million years older than previously known. Vasily Radashevsky hide caption
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, and Washington state Sen. Minority Leader John Braun, will face off in November. Saj Sundaram, Jenny Kane/OPB hide caption
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, and Washington state Sen. Minority Leader John Braun, will face off in November. Saj Sundaram, Jenny Kane/OPB hide caption
Festival goers dance at the Dominican Festival, on Sept. 13, 2026 at the Levitt Pavilion at SteelStacks, in Bethlehem, Pa. Latino voters are a decisive voting bloc in Pennsylvania's highly competitive 7th Congressional District midterm race as both parties aggressively court the region's Hispanic community. Lianne Milton for NPR hide caption
Festival goers dance at the Dominican Festival, on Sept. 13, 2026 at the Levitt Pavilion at SteelStacks, in Bethlehem, Pa. Latino voters are a decisive voting bloc in Pennsylvania's highly competitive 7th Congressional District midterm race as both parties aggressively court the region's Hispanic community. Lianne Milton for NPR hide caption
