Migrants are apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in LaJoya, Texas, in June. Nicolo Filippo Rosso/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
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A San Diego County sheriff's deputy stands in front of the Chabad of Poway synagogue, in Poway, Calif., on April 28, 2019. On Thursday, John T. Earnest was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for bursting into the synagogue in 2019 with a semiautomatic rifle, killing one worshipper and wounding three others. Denis Poroy/AP hide caption
This combination of photos shows, from left, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Dr. Dre, who will perform for the first time together on stage at the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. AP hide caption
Texas state senators are gathered in the Senate chamber on the first day of the 87th Legislature's third special session at the State Capitol on September 20, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images hide caption
Redistricting: What Happens When The Party With Power Gives Themselves More
Counterfeit pills are designed to look like regular prescription drugs, according to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. Here are counterfeit 30 milligram oxycodone tablets. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration hide caption
More Than 800 People Have Been Arrested As The DOJ Clamps Down On Fake Pills
Juwan Deering gets a hug outside the courthouse in Pontiac, Mich., on Thursday, after murder charges were dropped in a fire that killed five children in suburban Detroit in 2000. Deering served 15 years in prison. Ed White/AP hide caption
#FreeBritney activists rally at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles during the Britney Spears conservatorship hearing Wednesday. Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images hide caption
A Clark County, Nev., School District school bus drives through a Summerlin neighborhood last month. The National School Boards Association included an incident from Clark County in its letter to President Biden. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images hide caption
Eminem serves customers on the opening night of his restaurant Mom's Spaghetti in Detroit on Wednesday. Scott Legato/Getty Images hide caption
Eminem surprises fans at the opening of his 'Mom's Spaghetti' restaurant in Detroit
A note from President Biden, with greetings upon her 105th birthday, is seen placed among photos of Primetta Giacopini, who died after contracting COVID-19 earlier this month. Josh Edelson/AP hide caption
Flowers in support of the Bruce family and George Floyd stand at Bruce's Beach in April in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Easy to see how Bear 128 got into this year's Fat Bear Week 2021 competition. A. Willingham/National Park Service hide caption
Growing numbers of Latinos identifying as "Some other race" for the U.S. census have boosted the category to become the country's second-largest racial group after "White." Researchers are concerned the catchall grouping obscures many Latinx people's identities and does not produce the data needed to address racial inequities. Ada daSilva/Getty Images hide caption
1 In 7 People Are 'Some Other Race' On The U.S. Census. That's A Big Data Problem
A pregnant woman wearing a face mask and gloves holds her belly as she waits in line for groceries at St. Mary's Church in Waltham, Mass., in May. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday again urged all pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
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Britney Spears supporter Peter Stickles was among those demonstrating outside Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday. Liz Baker/NPR hide caption