Bandit (left) with his daughters Bluey (center) and Bingo (right). Disney+ hide caption
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Cardi B, seen here on July 3, was performing in Las Vegas when a fan threw a drink at her. Concertgoers have thrown objects at musical artists in several highly publicized instances in the past few months. Michel Euler/AP hide caption
E.J. Cuevas (left) and his cousin, Joseph Martinez, stand in front of one of the family shrimping boats. "Every year it gets less and less," Cuevas says of Gulf shrimping. "This is our livelihood — for nothing." John Burnett for NPR hide caption
Americans love shrimp. But U.S. shrimpers are barely making ends meet
Will Hurd is running for president because, he told The NPR Politics Podcast, "Democracy is fragile. We need people that are working towards it." Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption
Who is Will Hurd, the 45 year-old Republican presidential hopeful?
White, 17, grew up in Boulder, Colo., and was a rising star in off-road cycling. He is seen here in January at the Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide, the Netherlands. USA Cycling hide caption
Paul Reubens poses after a performance of The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway in October 2010. Charles Sykes/AP hide caption
A supermoon on July 3 in Kansas City, Missouri. The next two supermoons of 2023 will take place at the beginning and end of August. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption
Local residents inspect a crater left after a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, July 29. VIACHESLAV RATYNSKYI/REUTERS hide caption
An aerial view shows a newly constructed "X" sign on the roof of the headquarters of the social media platform previously known as Twitter, in San Francisco, on July 29. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murders of her two youngest children and conspiracy to murder a romantic rival. She is seen here during the sentencing hearing at the Fremont County Courthouse in St. Anthony, Idaho. Tony Blakeslee/AP hide caption
A Pakistani police officer stands guard at the site of Sunday's suicide bomber attack in the Bajur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Monday, July 31. Mohammad Sajjad/AP hide caption
Up First briefing: Pakistan bombing; Yellow trucking meltdown; grieving pet loss
Extreme heat can slow cognition and increase anxiety, research finds. AleksandarGeorgiev/Getty Images hide caption
Members of the U.S. Women's National Team celebrate their game-tying goal against the Netherlands at the Women's World Cup on July 27 in Wellington, New Zealand. Buda Mendes/Getty Images hide caption
The median age of U.S. senators is 65 — a record high — while the median age of representatives in the House is 58. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Relatives and mourners gather around the caskets of victims who were killed in Sunday's suicide bomber attack in the Bajur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Monday, July 31, 2023. Mohammad Sajjad/AP hide caption