Michael Oreskes was hired to lead NPR's news and editorial operations in March 2015. Chuck Zoeller/AP hide caption
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Tuesday
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announces the outlines of a GOP overhaul of the tax code in September. The full bill's release is being delayed to Thursday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
The Los Angeles Dodgers pour onto the field after beating the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the World Series. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption
Many aging Angelenos, who lived through the violent confrontations over the land upon which Dodgers Stadium was built, remain embittered toward the team. Tim Donnelly/AP hide caption
Memorials for murder victims have become common sights in some parts of Baltimore. Martin Kaste/NPR hide caption
Ex-CIA Official: Attempts To Leverage Trump Campaign Are Textbook Russian Recruitment
A pumpkin sits perched atop a bell tower on Cornell's campus, where a prankster placed it in Oct. 1997. Frank DiMeo/Cornell University hide caption
New members of the Afghan special forces attend their graduation ceremony earlier this month at the Afghan Corp, on the outskirts of Kabul. Rahmat Gul/AP hide caption
Diane Brown, executive director of the Arizona Public Interest Research Group, talks to college students about the benefits of buying health coverage on the exchanges. Will Stone/KJZZ hide caption
Police secure the area in Lower Manhattan near where a vehicle drove onto a bicycle path Tuesday afternoon, killing "several people," according to New York City police. Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Jennifer Appel (left) and Tasha Fuiava are interviewed aboard the USS Ashland in the South Pacific on Oct. 25. They were rescued after reportedly drifting for months while trying to sail from Hawaii to Tahiti. Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/AP hide caption
Representatives of Facebook, Google and Twitter are testifying on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about Russia's use of their platforms. Liam James Doyle/NPR hide caption
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said connecting the world means bringing people together. But increasingly the platform is being used by some very powerful elements to sow divisions. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Evangelical Christian writer and pastor Johnathan Martin says he has been banned from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. Taber Andrew Bain/Flickr hide caption