President Obama's letter to Terry Andre Barnes of East Moline, Il. White House hide caption
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Federal Judge Says South Dakota Officials Violated Native American Families' Rights
The 5-to-4 vote crossed the court's usual ideological lines. Molly Riley/AP hide caption
Makenzie Vasquez (from left), Pamala Hunt, Latonya Suggs, Ann Bowers, Nathan Hornes, Ashlee Schmidt, Natasha Hornes, Tasha Courtright, Michael Adorno and Sarah Dieffenbacher are refusing to pay back loans they took out to attend Corinthian Colleges. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Andreas Lubitz competes in the Airportrun in Hamburg, Germany, on Sept. 13, 2009. Lubitz, the Germanwings co-pilot, is believed to have deliberately crashed his plane carrying 149 others into the French Alps last week. Michael Mueller/AP hide caption
Rep. Warwick Sabin, D-Little Rock (center), leads protesters outside the House chamber at the Arkansas Capitol in Little Rock on Monday. Danny Johnston/AP hide caption
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is one of four "un-candidates" being targeted by liberal groups Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21. They say the politicians have crossed the line into candidacy based on their activities in recent months. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
South African comedian Loyiso Gola performed at The Orbit, a club in Johannesburg, in February. Joao Silva/The New York Times hide caption
Supporters of former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno have launched a campaign to reclaim his legacy, including an initiative to have his statute returned to the university grounds. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Mickey Mantle was the subject of a newspaper hoax in 1961. Here he is that year taking practice swings at Yankee Stadium. AP hide caption
Jump off a roof? Ride a bike while texting? Well, what do you think? iStockphoto hide caption
Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei (left) speaks during the signing ceremony of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank last year in Beijing. Getty Images hide caption
Opponents of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act gathered in front of the Indiana State House Saturday. Doug McSchooler/AP hide caption