A Tesla Model S like the one seen here at an auto show earlier this year was in autopilot mode when it crashed into a tractor trailer. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption
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A map of the U.S. shows the number of adults who identify as transgender by state. Darker colors indicate a higher percentage. Williams Institute hide caption
"You're putting your rep on the line you're saying I think this person has character and that's what I'm prepared to do for Hillary," Vice President Joe Biden told NPR. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Biden: "Bernie's going to endorse her"
Pitcher Alex Cunningham and catcher David Parrett of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers embrace after striking out the final batter to beat the Arizona Wildcats 4-3 to win the National Championship at the College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Peter Aiken/Getty Images hide caption
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spoke at a campaign event Thursday in Manchester, N.H. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption
Listen: Woman Asks About "Heebeejabis" At TSA
Wilson Ramos got a tattoo of his brother's name, Jose "Cheo" Maldonado, inked on his right forearm in memory of Maldonado, who died after a police officer shot him with a stun gun inside a jail cell in East Hartford, Conn. Hansi Lo Wang/NPR hide caption
Iraq's Counterterrorism Service released an image showing a destroyed militant vehicle after Coalition and Iraqi security forces targeted Islamic State fighters on Wednesday. AP hide caption
Adnan Syed leaves the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse in Baltimore on Feb. 5. He's now been granted a new trial. Carlos Barria/Reuters hide caption
Sylvia Welker feeds the pigeons on Skid Row in Los Angeles. There are currently 47,000 homeless people in and around Los Angeles. Gloria Hillard for NPR hide caption
The trade in alcohol — illegal under Prohibition — led to the rise of organized crime and men such as Chicago gangster Al Capone, photographed here on Jan. 19, 1931. AP hide caption
Prohibition-Era Gang Violence Spurred Congress To Pass First Gun Law
When mental health professionals don't take insurance, only the wealthy can afford their help. Joe Houghton/Getty Images hide caption
How Therapy Became A Hobby Of The Wealthy, Out Of Reach For Those In Need
Defense Secretary Ash Carter announces new rules allowing transgender individuals to serve openly in the U.S. military, during a news conference at the Pentagon on Thursday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Attorney General Loretta Lynch said she discussed family, golf and travel with Bill Clinton — not ongoing Justice Department investigations. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption