Old growth Douglas fir trees stand along the Salmon river Trail on the Mt. Hood National Forest outside Zigzag, Ore. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
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U.S. defender Julie Ertz celebrates after scoring a goal against New Zealand during the first half of an international friendly soccer match in Commerce City, Colo., on Sept. 15, 2017. The 2-time U.S. Soccer Player of the Year has retired from soccer after a 10-year career that included back to back Women's World Cup titles and two U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year awards. Jack Dempsey/AP hide caption
These cough syrups were collected in Banjul, the capital of Ghana, on October 6, 2022. Milan Berckmans/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The late night heavyweights are putting their power into a new podcast, sharing this image on the Instagram page for the show. Instagram hide caption
Late night TV hosts team up for a new podcast amid the writers strike
Taylor Swift performs during the Eras Tour on Aug. 7 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
A view of the images portraying victims of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship projected onto the La Moneda Presidential Palace to mark the commemoration of the International Day of the Disappeared in Santiago, Chile, on Wednesday. Lucas Aguayo Araos/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Proud Boys members including Zachary Rehl, left, Ethan Nordean, center, and Joseph Biggs, walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, left, talks to Chief Justice John Roberts during the formal group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7, 2022. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Former President Donald Trump arrives at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after being booked at the Fulton County jail on Aug. 24. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
In this photo illustration, the new logo for the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, now X, is seen displayed on a smartphone. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
Saudi man sentenced to death for tweets in harshest verdict yet for online critics
A storm-damaged gas station is reflected in a puddle in Perry, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia crossed the state on Wednesday. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is joined by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch, R-Idaho, right, on July 27. On Wednesday McConnell appeared to freeze while talking to reporters at a Kentucky event. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Up First briefing: McConnell freezes again; Johannesburg fire, Idalia aftermath
Striking hotel workers rally outside the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Political scientists confront real world politics dealing with hotel workers strike
A face mask sign is displayed in a window in Queens, New York City on May 11, the day the federal public health emergency for COVID ended. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
As U.S. COVID hospitalizations rise, some places are bringing mask mandates back
People swim and sunbathe on a reopened beach at the Black Sea on Aug. 22 in Odesa. When missiles and drone attacks first hit the city — and Russian naval vessels started laying explosive sea mines around the port — the beaches were closed. Warning signs urged people to keep their distance. Pierre Crom/Getty Images hide caption