Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on March 19. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A young woman sits at a sunlit table, holding a smartphone with a soft focus background. The scene conveys casual connectivity, focus on the device, and a relaxed moment of everyday life. Fiordaliso/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption
Gov Wes. Moore speaks with NPR's Newsmakers on March 25, 2026 at the Maryland Statehouse in Annapolis, MD. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption
Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing international oil prices at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on March 18. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption
How long will the war last? No one knows, and it's making oil prices weird
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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., arrives for a House Ethics Committee adjudicatory subcommittee on a motion for summary judgment regarding accusations against her, in the Longworth building on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption
Wambūi Karanja of Kenya accepts the "One to Watch" award from the Alzheimer's Association for the guide she's developed to help family caregivers. Skywall Photography hide caption
Her dad's dementia inspired her to create a guide for family caregivers
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What does dry soil, like this stretch in South Africa, have to do with antimicrobial resistance? A new study offers an unexpected hypothesis: drought can drive higher antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria. Rodger Bosch/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption
Soil may be a source of resistance to antibiotics, new research suggests
Amber Glenn performs during the Women's short program during the 2026 ISU World Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday. Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks at a press conference on March 21, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
A group of sperm whales, including nonrelatives, work to keep a newborn calf afloat in the hours after its birth. Project CETI hide caption
Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot pose for a group photo during a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey in Cernay-la-Ville, outside Paris, on Friday. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
From left: the archbishop of Canterbury, the first lady, Stephen Colbert. Stefan Rousseau/WPA Pool/Getty Images; Heather Diehl/Getty Images; Amy Sussman/Getty Images hide caption
Local fisheries on the coast of Cambodia struggled with decimated fish populations for years. Today, they are teeming with seafood, thanks to local ecological restoration efforts. Here (at right), Koh Kresna village chief Khiev Sat talks with a fisherman about the day's catch. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and President Trump attended the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual fundraising dinner on Wednesday in Washington. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Wastewater is cleansed in the preliminary stage of recycling at the West Basin Municipal Water District water recycling facility in El Segundo, Calif. Robyn Beck/Getty Images hide caption
Afroman, in court. Paul Weeden/WCPO/Paul Weeden/WCPO hide caption
A woman screams during a government-organized event to watch former President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores appear in a New York court on a screen in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 26, 2026. Ariana Cubillos/AP hide caption
Seth Bodnar, the former president of the University of Montana, is now running for Senate as an independent Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
The Energy Department is slated to move into the Education Department's current headquarters later this year. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company founded in 2021. RICCARDO MILANI/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Passengers stand in the TSA pre-check line at LaGuardia Airport on Thursday in New York. Noah K. Murray/AP hide caption
An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper participates in artillery training during a field exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Aug. 26, 2020. Sarah Blake Morgan/AP Photo hide caption
Protesters march during a rally by transport workers and activists protesting the rise in oil prices on Friday, March 27, 2026, near the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines. Aaron Favila/AP hide caption