Ben Raines, an environmental reporter for AL.com, holds pieces of wood he collected from a cypress forest discovered in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico. A scientist says having an intact forest from the Ice Age is rare. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption toggle caption Debbie Elliott/NPR Ben Raines, an environmental reporter for AL.com, holds

Blood quantum was initially a system that the federal government placed onto tribes in an effort to limit their citizenship. Leigh Wells/Getty Images/Ikon Images hide caption toggle caption Leigh Wells/Getty Images/Ikon Images Blood quantum was initially a system that the federal government placed onto tribes in an effort to limit their citizenship. Leigh Wells/Getty Images/Ikon

The Olympic rings at the Athletes’ Village ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images The Olympic rings at the Athletes’ Village ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics is underway — at 8

The offshore oil drilling platform called Gail, operated by Venoco, Inc., off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., in 2009. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Carlson/AP The offshore oil drilling platform called Gail, operated by Venoco, Inc., off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., in 2009. Chris Carlson/AP More than a dozen states

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Parliament in December. He said he will offer a national apology to victims of institutional child sexual abuse following a five-year investigation. Michael Masters/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Masters/Getty Images Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Parliament in December. He said he will offer a national apology to victims

People walk past a placard posted on a newsstand with a message of support for imprisoned rapper Meek Mill, in Philadelphia. Mill’s imprisonment on a probation violation set off a flurry of legal appeals, criticism of the criminal justice system, and rallies in the city last fall. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP

Indianapolis Colts football player Edwin Jackson in a photo from earlier this year. Jackson, 26, was one of two men killed when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along a highway in Indianapolis. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Indianapolis Colts football player Edwin Jackson in a photo from

Jessica Porten went to a doctor’s appointment with her daughter, Kira, to get help with postpartum depression. Instead, she soon found herself in the company of police who escorted her to a hospital’s emergency department. April Dembosky/KQED hide caption toggle caption April Dembosky/KQED Jessica Porten went to a doctor’s appointment with her daughter, Kira, to

A vendor sells hats to supporters before a campaign rally for then-candidate Donald Trump in Newtown, Pa. While sales of Trump merchandise helped fund his campaign, large donors increasingly dominate the funding of political campaigns. Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images A vendor sells hats to supporters before a campaign rally

Thousands of immigrants and supporters join the Defend DACA March in Los Angeles in September to oppose the President Trump’s ordered end to DACA protections. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David McNew/Getty Images Thousands of immigrants and supporters join the Defend DACA March in Los Angeles in September to oppose the President Trump’s

When President Donald Trump, shown speaking at the White House last week, decided to stop making the “cost-sharing reduction” payments to health insurers, there were side effects. New York and Minnesota, for example, lost significant funding to a health program that covers more than 800,000 low-income residents. Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pool/Getty Images

On Dec. 21, 2017, Trina Singleton holds a photo of her eldest son Darryl who was murdered in 2016. The Philadelphia Obituary Project, a new website, is working to show that homicide victims in Philadelphia are more than statistics. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP On Dec. 21, 2017, Trina Singleton holds a