Delrish Moss was chosen as the new police chief for the city of Ferguson, Mo. Miami Police Department hide caption
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Some of Bill Cosby's accusers were upset that the museum did not initially plan to include a reference to the sexual assault allegations against him. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images hide caption
A Madison Water Utility Crew works to dig up and replace a broken water shutoff box in preparation for a larger pipe-lining project. Madison started using copper instead of lead pipes in the late 1920s. Cheryl Corley/NPR hide caption
Avoiding A Future Crisis, Madison Removed Lead Water Pipes 15 Years Ago
Police and rescue officials mingle with bus patrons outside the Greyhound Bus Station on Thursday in Richmond. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
The logo for FanDuel, which is one of the two major daily fantasy sports companies, along with DraftKings. Getty Images hide caption
Industrial Science Hunts For Nursing Home Fraud In New Mexico Case
"Everyone that's in there right now has probably done it," Clyde Polly says about Opana injections at his home. Seth Herald for NPR hide caption
Inside A Small Brick House At The Heart Of Indiana's Opioid Crisis
General Electric's corporate logo is the same, but the company says it's getting out of financial services and shouldn't be considered a systemically important financial institution. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Carli Lloyd (left) and Megan Rapinoe are two of the five star players who filed a wage complaint against U.S. Soccer. The players say that the whole team supports their case, which accuses the national federation of paying male players far more money. Maddie Meyer - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images hide caption
A 2013 photo of Adelma Tapia Ruiz, provided by her brother Fernando Tapia Ruiz, shows Ruiz with her Belgian husband, Christophe Delcambe, and their twin daughters, Maureen and Alondra. Ruiz died in Tuesday's attacks. A split-second decision saved her husband and daughters from sharing her fate: Delcambe had taken the girls out of the check-in line to play for a moment when the bomb exploded. AP hide caption
Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally Wednesday at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin. Trump's comments about abortion during an MSNBC interview Wednesday outraged abortion rights opponents and advocates alike. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
A meme is born: Former Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards guard Michael Jordan cries as he takes the podium during his enshrinement ceremony into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., on Sept. 11, 2009. Stephan Savoia/AP hide caption
Farmer Aubrey Fletcher of Purdy, Mo., is one of thousands of women who have taken on leadership roles in the traditionally male-dominated agriculture industry. Despite her busy workload, Fletcher has been making the time to meet regularly with a new group of women dairy farmers in her area. Suzanne Hogan for Harvest Public Media hide caption
