Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks on stage during an announcement of new products at Apple Park in Cupertino, Calif., on Sept. 9. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP hide caption
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Monday
Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer looks on during a Congressional hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 22, 2025. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Commuters drive past a giant billboard referring to the Strait of Hormuz along a busy street in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The RAF Exhibit Gallery hosts an immersive with mutliple screens showing FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse on April 14, 2026 at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. Caitlin O'Hara for NPR hide caption
Johannes González, an instructor at Speedway Driving School in Hialeah, Florida, teaches Spanish-speaking students to memorize key words in order to pass the state's new English-only driving exam. David Ovalle/NPR hide caption
A flag featuring Donald Trump waves amid a small group of his supporters near Mar-a-Lago in May 2024 in Palm Beach, Fla. Alon Skuy/Getty Images hide caption
A Meta data center in Ashburn, Va., in 2025. Virginia is the state with the most data centers. Lexi Critchett/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
The groups on either side of the redistricting vote in Virginia have used images of former President Barack Obama and Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger on their mailers. Jahd Khalil/VPM News hide caption
Sunday
An aerial view shows damage from a tornado, on Saturday in Lena, Ill. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
People console each other as they gather at the scene of a mass shooting in Shreveport, La., on Sunday. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption
Leslie Adams holds a photo of his mother, Shirley, who died after developing infected bedsores at a rehabilitation center, according to a lawsuit he filed. A court awarded the family $17 million, but they are still trying to collect it. Taylor Glascock for KFF Health News hide caption
Principal Condra Allred visits a third grade class at Cleveland Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in April. Soon, Allred expects to hear for certain if her school will close. Cliff Jette for NPR hide caption
In one Iowa city, public schools compete in the free market. Are students better off?
Principal Condra Allred visits a third grade class at Cleveland Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Cliff Jette for NPR hide caption
In one Iowa city, public schools compete in the free market. Are students better off?
Principal Condra Allred visits a third grade class at Cleveland Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Cliff Jette for NPR hide caption
In one Iowa city, public schools compete in the free market. Are students better off?
Saturday
A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point flies over an overturned vessel offshore Saipan, Saturday, April 18, 2026, while searching for a missing vessel, the Mariana, that experienced an engine failure April 15. AP/U.S. Coast Guard/Air Station Bar hide caption