Walter Mondale, the 1984 Democratic presidential nominee, pumps his fist during his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. AP hide caption
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Saturday
President Trump speaks at the White House about the U.S. response to the spread of the novel coronavirus. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Pastor Tim Theriault preaches during a Sunday morning service at Biker Church USA, housed inside a large brick building in Bangor, Maine. The church purchased the building this year and has turned it into a warming shelter for homeless residents. Robbie Feinberg/Maine Public hide caption
Bikers Get A Bad Rep, So They Started A Church Where They Feel Welcome
Maine Public News
Friday
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Ronan Farrow. A.J. Chavar for NPR hide caption
Ronan Farrow Lauds #MeToo After Verdict: 'There Are Harvey Weinsteins Everywhere'
In her StoryCorps interview in September 2018, Olivia Hooker talked about her experience as the first black woman to enter the Coast Guard. Afi Yellow-Duke/StoryCorps hide caption
Before Making Military History, She Witnessed One Of History's Worst Race Riots
Thursday
Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg waves after speaking at a campaign event on Thursday. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
Lee Boyd Malvo, the 'D.C. Sniper.' The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to dismiss a pending case after the state changed a criminal sentencing law for juveniles. Virginia Department of Corrections/AP hide caption
People watch from Jekyll Island as emergency responders work to rescue crew members from a 656-ft. capsized cargo ship on Sept. 9, 2019 in St. Simons Island Sound, Brunswick, Ga. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
Overturned Cargo Ship Soon To Be Sliced Up And Removed From Georgia Sound
Health officials have identified what could be the first U.S. case of the novel coronavirus spreading within the general population. But a hospital says the diagnosis was delayed for days. Here, a passenger wears a face mask on a train in San Francisco on Wednesday. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh and her attorney arrive for a sentencing hearing in Baltimore on Thursday. Pugh pleaded guilty to federal fraud, tax and conspiracy charges last year. Steve Ruark/AP hide caption
The Freeman Room in the Ashley House in Sheffield, Mass., includes a portrait of Elizabeth Freeman. Nancy Eve Cohen/New England Public Media hide caption
In The 1700s An Enslaved Massachusetts Woman Sued For Her Freedom — And Won
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning, by Cathy Park Hong NPR hide caption
Wednesday
Police respond to reports of an active shooting at the Molson Coors Beverage Co. campus in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Police said the shooter was a 51-year-old Milwaukee man. Morry Gash/AP hide caption
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testifies before a House Commerce subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday. Azar has been leading the White House coronavirus task force. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
"Walking off the job, you're taking on your boss head-on, and that sounds like some pretty scary stuff, right?" says fast-food worker Terrence Wise, shown here at a 2013 strike in Kansas City, Mo. "But I always thought, what am I more afraid of? Taking on my boss or being homeless again with my three little girls?" Courtesy of Fight for $15 and a Union hide caption