The revelation of special counsel Robert Mueller's concerns about the handling of his investigation's conclusions have added to calls for him to present his own findings to Congress. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption
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People gather across from the campus of the University of North Carolina, Charlotte after a shooting at the school on Tuesday. Jason E. Miczek/AP hide caption
Mohamed Noor (left), a former Minneapolis police officer, leaves the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis with attorney Peter Wold last month. Noor has been found guilty of shooting an unarmed civilian to death in 2017. Jim Mone/AP hide caption
An existing Foxconn building on the new manufacturing property outside Milwaukee. Chuck Quirmbach/WUWM hide caption
Children are carried on the shoulders of Central American migrants heading to the U.S. along the road between Metapa and Tapachula, Mexico, on April 12. President Trump has called for measures to close what he calls the asylum "loophole" amid a spike in border crossings. Pep Companys/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said they had a constructive White House meeting with President Trump on infrastructure on Tuesday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Family members attend the burial service for Lori Kaye, who was killed in the Chabad of Poway synagogue shooting on Saturday. The parents of the man accused in the shooting have condemned the attack as shocking and evil. Sandy Huffaker/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Katherine Langford arrives at a 13 Reasons Why event in June 2018 in Los Angeles. Langford plays a young woman who took her own life. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP hide caption
"[There were] a lot of people telling me how they felt about my situation without me asking — friends, family, strangers," Beth Vial said. "I mean, you tell someone that you're seven months pregnant and having an abortion, they've got some things to say." Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption
Abortion In The Third Trimester: A Rare Decision Now In The Political Spotlight
Once it is safe to remove the spent fuel from the pool, it's stored outside in metal casks. They are lined up on a concrete base, behind razor wire and against a hillside near the power plant. Olivia Sun/NPR hide caption
As Nuclear Waste Piles Up, Private Companies Pitch New Ways To Store It
Attorney General Bill Barr only has served in his job for a relatively short time but he already has made a mark on the Justice Department. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Attorney General Barr, Only Weeks Into Job, Makes A Mark Under The Spotlight
Monday
A Pentagon official said there were "climate and leadership issues" at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Brig. Gen. Kristin Goodwin already was scheduled to move on from the job next month. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna stands next to photos of Mark Steven Domingo during a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday. Federal prosecutors said Domingo had planned to bomb a white supremacist rally as retribution for the New Zealand mosque attacks but was thwarted. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption
Outside the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesian protesters in 2018 demand an end to China's mass detention of Uighur Muslims. On Monday, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom released its 20th annual report. Achmad Ibrahim/AP hide caption