i Cisco Systems, headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., says it will lay off 5,500 employees as the Internet gear maker scrambles to adapt to technology changes that have reduced demand for its main products. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption toggle caption Paul Sakuma/AP Cisco Systems, headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., says it will lay off 5,500

i An air tanker fights California’s Bluecut wildfire with flame retardant. Fire experts say Bluecut has burned and spread with a ferocity they’ve never seen before. Alex Gallardo/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Gallardo/AP An air tanker fights California’s Bluecut wildfire with flame retardant. Fire experts say Bluecut has burned and spread with a ferocity

i Louisiana resident David Key rides away after reviewing the damage to his home. Federal officials have expanded a disaster declaration after flooding in the state damaged tens of thousands of homes and left nine people dead. Max Becherer/AP hide caption toggle caption Max Becherer/AP Louisiana resident David Key rides away after reviewing the damage

i South Africa’s Caster Semenya competes in the women’s 800 meters in Rome on June 2. Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images South Africa’s Caster Semenya competes in the women’s 800 meters in Rome on June 2. Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images One story that’s simmering at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

i Washington D.C. Chief of Police Cathy Lanier speaking during a news conference to announce she is stepping down to become head of security for the National Football League. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Washington D.C. Chief of Police Cathy Lanier speaking during a news conference to announce she is stepping down

i Comedian Bill Cosby outside a Norristown, Pa., courtroom in February. An appeals court has rejected Cosby’s effort to reseal his deposition testimony about extramarital affairs, prescription sedatives and payments to women. Mel Evans/AP hide caption toggle caption Mel Evans/AP Comedian Bill Cosby outside a Norristown, Pa., courtroom in February. An appeals court has rejected

Six years ago Lumbaram married his 15-year-old daughter to a man who was in his 40s and had a reputation as a heavy drinker. That same night, Lumbaram made a vow to her: “I will fix this.” Poulomi Basu/VII Mentor/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Poulomi Basu/VII Mentor/for NPR It was one of the worst

i A judge on Monday approved a settlement of a legal dispute among the children of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (pictured in 2006, from left to right: Dexter Scott King, Bernice King, Martin Luther King III.). The dispute was over selling their father’s Nobel Prize medal and travel Bible. John Bazemore/AP hide

i Justin Rose of Great Britain (right) edged Henrik Stenson of Sweden on the 18th hole to win a gold medal in Olympic golf Sunday. The match was played at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro. Scott Halleran/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Halleran/Getty Images Justin Rose of Great Britain (right) edged

i Kenya’s Jemima Sumgong celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women’s marathon Sunday in Rio in a time of 2:24:04. Despite Kenya’s wealth of distance running talent, she’s the first from her country to win the women’s marathon since it was introduced to the Olympics in 1984. Felipe Dana/AP hide caption toggle caption

i Soldiers stand guard in front of the government secondary school Chibok in 2014 in Chibok. Nigeria. Haruna Umar/AP hide caption toggle caption Haruna Umar/AP Soldiers stand guard in front of the government secondary school Chibok in 2014 in Chibok. Nigeria. Haruna Umar/AP Boko Haram, the Nigeria-based militant group, has purportedly released a new video

i A Syrian Red Crescent team works to evacuate the conjoined twins to a hospital in Damascus on Friday. Courtesy of the Syrian American Medical Society hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the Syrian American Medical Society A Syrian Red Crescent team works to evacuate the conjoined twins to a hospital in Damascus on Friday.