Britain's King Charles III salutes the troops outside Buckingham Palace during Trooping The Colour, the King's annual birthday parade, in London, Saturday, June 13, 2026. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption
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Rescuers work in the debris of a collapsed building in the Los Palos Grandes neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela on June 25, 2026 after earthquakes hit. Edilzon Gamez/Getty hide caption
People and rescuers work on the debris of a collapsed building in Caracas after a pair of strong earthquakes struck Venezuela. Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images hide caption
A man carries a mattress past damaged residential buildings following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas, on June 25, 2026. Federico Parra/Getty Images hide caption
Judge blocks Postal Service proposal to restrict mail-in voting under Trump’s order
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Trump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court says
Norway fans perform the "Viking row" cheer in the stands during the FIFA World Cup 2026 match between Norway and Senegal at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Monday. Justin Setterfield/Getty Images hide caption
The Viking chant that became Norway's World Cup rallying cry
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"The People vs Poison" protesters gather at the Supreme Court on April 27 ahead of arguments in the Roundup weed killer case. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump holds up an executive order to limit mail-in voting as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick looks on in the White House's Oval Office in March. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
We Keep Us Safe: Pocket’s World
Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela on June 25, 2026. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Venezuela Earthquakes, Trump Senate Fight, Pentagon Shuffles
South Africans dressed in traditional attire protest against illegal migration on April 29 in Johannesburg. Themba Hadebe/AP hide caption
Military veterans are given food, clothing and other supplies during a Stand Down event designed to help veterans who are homeless or housing insecure on June 16, 2023, in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump is fighting homelessness. Some worry his approach hurts veterans.
To get on the same page about whether or not to start a family, psychotherapist Merle Bombardieri says to aim for 80% certainty — and do your best to compromise. But take note: "people should never have a child to please their partner," she says. iStockphoto hide caption
A voter casts their ballot at a polling station in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood on Tuesday in New York City. Laura Brett/Getty Images hide caption
Norman Rockwell's 1943 series So You Want to See the President! Click to enlarge. Bruce M. White/The White House Historical Association hide caption
Norman Rockwell's 'So You Want To See The President' go on view for the public
American farmers were already grappling with high fertilizer and diesel prices before the closure of the Strait of Hormuz created a further spike. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
Eager for a break, farmers don't expect much relief after the Iran peace deal
Oleksandr "Sasha" Ostapchuk (left) heads a ball while playing for a tournament squad of the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals soccer team in a match against a club with roots in Belarus at Tryzub Ukrainian American Sport Center in North Wales, Pa., on June 21. Rachel Wisniewski for NPR hide caption
How Ukraine's immigrant community turned Philadelphia into a soccer town
Abortion opponents demonstrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 24, 2022 the day the court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Counselors and campers pictured at YMCA Camp Kern in Oregonia, Ohio, in 2024. Joshua Bickel/AP hide caption
When going to ‘camp’ meant Roman military lodgings — not summer fun
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, left, meets with President Donald Trump and other officials in the Oval Office on Wednesday in Washington. Rutte met with Trump ahead of next month's NATO summit and as the Pentagon conducts a six-month review of U.S. forces in Europe. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption