A man panhandles along a sidewalk in downtown San Francisco, California on Tuesday, June, 28, 2016. Josh Edelson /Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Josh Edelson /Getty Images A man panhandles along a sidewalk in downtown San Francisco, California on Tuesday, June, 28, 2016. Josh Edelson /Getty Images After years of economic boom driven by

Sara Murawski, pictured on the patio of her new condo in Portland, Ore., has been dreaming of homeownership for two decades. This year, she became a first-time homebuyer — seeing first hand how Portland’s red-hot housing market is starting to cool and become a little friendlier to buyers. Courtesy of Justin Dias hide caption toggle

An exchange shop displays rates for various currencies in downtown Tehran last month. Iran is bracing for the restoration of U.S. sanctions on its vital oil industry set to take effect on Monday, as it grapples with an economic crisis that has sparked sporadic protests over rising prices, corruption and unemployment. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption

People watch the bus wreck being raised out of water in Wanzhou in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality early Thursday. Barcroft Media via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Barcroft Media via Getty Images People watch the bus wreck being raised out of water in Wanzhou in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality early Thursday. Barcroft Media via

Freya, a springer spaniel, has been trained to detect malaria parasites in sock samples taken from children in The Gambia. Durham University/Medical Detection Dogs/London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine hide caption toggle caption Durham University/Medical Detection Dogs/London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine Freya, a springer spaniel, has been trained to detect malaria parasites in sock

The Super Mario character was inspired by Mario Segale, Nintendo’s landlord in Washington state during the 1970s. Here, the character is seen with game designer and Nintendo executive Shigeru Miyamoto. Kevork Djansezian/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Kevork Djansezian/Reuters The Super Mario character was inspired by Mario Segale, Nintendo’s landlord in Washington state during the 1970s.

A nurse vaccinates a baby against rotavirus, a deadly form of diarrhea. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images A nurse vaccinates a baby against rotavirus, a deadly form of diarrhea. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images The pharmaceutical giant Merck Co., Inc. is ending a six-year agreement to supply a lifesaving vaccine for children

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist It’s Sept. 11, 1968 in Studio Two at Abbey Road. The Beatles had just finished their ninth attempt at recording “Glass Onion” when John Lennon, the song’s chief writer, calls out to Chris Thomas

The Harvard trial wraps up on Friday. And for the last three weeks, the group Students for Fair Admissions has argued that the Ivy League school discriminates against its Asian-American applicants. In a court filing, conservative advocates called Harvard’s race-sensitive admissions process “racially and ethnically discriminatory.” On the other hand, the school’s new president wrote

The Verso Paper Mill in Jay, Maine. Brian Naylor/NPR hide caption toggle caption Brian Naylor/NPR The Verso Paper Mill in Jay, Maine. Brian Naylor/NPR On a blustery fall afternoon in Jay, Maine, Jared Golden stands at the gate of the Verso Paper Mill shaking hands with workers at the end of their shift. The workers

Next of kin attempt to identify personal items of loved ones who were on board Lion Air flight JT610, at a port in Jakarta on Wednesday. Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images Next of kin attempt to identify personal items of loved ones who were on board Lion Air flight JT610,

Grant Burningham, who lives in Bountiful, Utah, worked to get a referendum on Medicaid expansion on the Utah ballot in November. Kim Raff for NPR hide caption toggle caption Kim Raff for NPR Grant Burningham, who lives in Bountiful, Utah, worked to get a referendum on Medicaid expansion on the Utah ballot in November. Kim