Workers weld drawers on the assembly line at the Metal Box International toolbox factory in Franklin Park, Ill. Many analysts estimate that U.S. economic growth picked up in the second quarter. Tim Aeppel/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Tim Aeppel/Reuters Workers weld drawers on the assembly line at the Metal Box International toolbox factory in Franklin

Worker Esperanza Yanez gives a cow a full physical. She says she’s learned to spot a sick cow just by looking at it. Esther Honig/Harvest Public Media hide caption toggle caption Esther Honig/Harvest Public Media Worker Esperanza Yanez gives a cow a full physical. She says she’s learned to spot a sick cow just by

In Maine, a teenager serves ice cream at a Dairy Queen for the summer. But data shows teens’ participation in the labor force is on the decline, and it has been for decades. Jill Brady/Press Herald via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jill Brady/Press Herald via Getty Images In Maine, a teenager serves ice

Pakistani soldiers patrol on a street beside a billboard featuring an image of Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice), in Rawalpindi. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images Pakistani soldiers patrol on a street beside a billboard featuring an image of Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for

This image released by Showtime shows Jason Spencer in a scene from the series Who Is America? starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Showtime via AP hide caption toggle caption Showtime via AP This image released by Showtime shows Jason Spencer in a scene from the series Who Is America? starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Showtime via AP

Georgia Republican gubernatorial runoff candidate Brian Kemp goes on stage to declare victory against Casey Cagle during an election night party, on Tuesday in Athens, Ga. John Amis/AP hide caption toggle caption John Amis/AP Georgia Republican gubernatorial runoff candidate Brian Kemp goes on stage to declare victory against Casey Cagle during an election night party,

“There’s nothing that makes a parent happier than having your kids up there doing things with you,” Willie Nelson says of his sons Micah and Lukas. Janis Tillerson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Janis Tillerson/Courtesy of the artist “There’s nothing that makes a parent happier than having your kids up there doing things

Key Taliban figures are reportedly among a dozen militants killed in an Afghan army operation over the weekend in the country’s northeastern Kapisa province. The Associated Press reports that “Sharin Aqa Faqiri, army spokesman for northeast Afghanistan, said Mullah Nasim Mushfaq, the Taliban shadow governor for Kapisa, and Qari Esanullah, shadow district chief for Tagab,

People find temporary safety refuge on a rooftop, after waters from a collapsed dam flooded their village in the Attapeu district of southeastern Laos, Tuesday. Attapeu Today / AP hide caption toggle caption Attapeu Today / AP People find temporary safety refuge on a rooftop, after waters from a collapsed dam flooded their village in

Beck Dorey-Stein, a former White House stenographer, walks with members of the White House press pool from Air Force One upon arrival at Wattay International Airport in Laos on Sept. 7, 2016. Saul Loe/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loe/AFP/Getty Images Beck Dorey-Stein, a former White House stenographer, walks with members of the White

If confirmed, Judge Brett Kavanaugh could swing the Supreme Court further in favor of expanding access to guns and striking down gun control laws. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images If confirmed, Judge Brett Kavanaugh could swing the Supreme Court further in favor of expanding access to guns and

President Trump issued a strongly worded all-caps late-night tweet, after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, said that war with Iran would be “the mother of all wars.” AP hide caption toggle caption AP President Trump issued a strongly worded all-caps late-night tweet, after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, said that war with Iran would be