DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin speaks during a news conference at ICE Headquarters, in May 2025. Jose Luis Magana/APhide caption

A road curves around the mountains near Zuluk village in the Indian state of Sikkim. In recent years, the Indian government has worked to boost road connectivity in such villages near its border with China. Omkar Khandekar/NPRhide caption

Protesters hold Iranian pre-Islamic revolution of 1979 flags in front of the United Nations office ahead of indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran in Geneva on Feb. 17. U.S. President warned Iran of potential consequences should it fail to strike a deal with the United States, as negotiators prepare for the latest round of talks in Geneva. Harold Cunningham/AFP via Getty Imageshide caption

A Colombian Army soldier stands next to packages of seized cocaine during a press conference at a Military Base in Bahia Solano, department of Choco, Colombia, on March 14, 2015. LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Imageshide caption

The Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at the age of 84. Jason Mendez/Getty Imageshide caption

Minnesota state Rep. Harry Niska, a Republican, testifies before an oversight hearing amid scrutiny over immigration enforcement and recent developments in his state on Feb 12 in Washington, D.C. Brendan Smialowski/AFPhide caption

Demonstrators attend an anti-ICE rally in Lewiston, Maine, on Jan. 24. On Jan. 21, federal immigration authorities from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched a new enforcement operation in Maine called Operation Catch of the Day, aimed at identifying and arresting undocumented immigrants. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Imageshide caption

A bridge along Interstate 26 is destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 4, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn. Jeff Roberson/APhide caption

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and Homeland Security Investigations officers search inside a car during a traffic stop on Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C. While D.C. doesn't have a 287(g) agreement, MPD officers can cooperate with federal immigration enforcement agencies. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Imageshide caption

Singer Charlie Puth performs the national anthem ahead of this year's Super Bowl on Feb. 8. One prediction market trader made thousands of dollars by listening to a rehearsal of the event and correctly guessing how long Puth's rendition of the anthem would take. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Imageshide caption

Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito are representing Team USA in women's figure skating. Jamie Squire/Getty Imageshide caption

Iranians walk amid shops at the Grand Bazaar in the capital Tehran on January 20, 2026. Protests linked to the cost of living broke out in Iran on December 28, spiralling into one of the largest protest movements against the clerical leadership since the Islamic republic was founded in 1979. Atta Kenare/Getty Imageshide caption

Kanzi, the bonobo. Kanzi, who lived in research environments his entire life, could understand English questions, point, and communicate answers. These abilities also helped him work with researchers to "play pretend" ... in other words, testing his ability to imagine.Photo courtesy ofApe Initiativehide caption

Family members of suspected Islamic State militants who are Australian nationals sit in a van heading to the airport in Damascus during the first repatriation operation of the year, at Roj Camp in eastern Syria, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. Thirty-four Australian citizens from 11 families departed the camp. Baderkhan Ahmad/APhide caption

In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi, left, hold a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. AP/Iranian Foreign Ministryhide caption

The neighborhood of al-Darb al-Ahmar in Old Cairo bustles as shoppers are getting ready for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Greg Dixon/NPRhide caption

Frederick Wiseman made roughly 50 documentaries, many of which chronicled the inner workings of everyday institutions. He's pictured above at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013. Larry Busacca/Getty Imageshide caption

A portrait of retired Col. Bree Fram sits among other memorabilia at her home in northern Virginia. Fram, a former Space Force officer and Air Force veteran, was once the highest-ranking transgender member of the U.S. military. Daniel Woolfolk/AFP via Getty Imageshide caption

United States' gold medalist Elana Meyers Taylor celebrates at the finish after the women's monobob competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. Aijaz Rahi/APhide caption