President Trump made some big decisions about health care this week, including cutting off subsidies that benefit lower- and middle-class families. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
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Harvey Weinstein has been expelled from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences after he was accused of sexually assaulting and harassing at least three dozen women. Richard Shotwell/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption
Boy Scout Charlie Underdown of Seattle says that welcoming girls into the group fits with the Scout Law, which says to be "trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." Courtesy Perry Underdown hide caption
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A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group Marie Stopes International. Samantha Reinders for NPR hide caption
Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey celebrates with fans after his win over Clemson Friday night in Syracuse, N.Y. The Orange upset the Tigers 27-24. Adrian Kraus/AP hide caption
Former adviser to President Donald Trump and executive chairman of Breitbart News Steve Bannon speaks at a campaign event for Republican candidate for the Senate in Alabama Roy Moore on September 25, 2017, in Fairhope, Ala. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he is joining with peers in California and several other states to file a lawsuit to protect the insurers' subsidies. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Zainabu Hamayaji went to extreme lengths to protect her family from being abducted by Boko Haram. Ofeibea Quist-Arcton/NPR hide caption
People in the March for Life near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 27. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
President Trump announces he will not recertify the Iran nuclear deal on Friday, ahead of Sunday's deadline. The deal is still in effect, but the president is pushing for a new strategy. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. faces criticism of his handling of sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein and a case involving the Trump SoHo development in New York City. Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
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Shop owner Jeff Binkley displays an AR-15 "Sport" rifle at Sarge's Sidearms on Sept. 29, 2016 near Benson, Ariz. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Snails Senda (left), Jara, Tomeau, Jeremy and Indi hang out together at the University of Nottingham's labs. Jeremy was the lab's original sinistral snail; the others are his "Spanish pals," as scientist Angus Davison puts it. Angus Davison/University of Nottingham hide caption
Fresno firefighter Peter Lopez holds a water hose as he monitors a backburn while fighting a wildfire in Glen Ellen, Calif. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
The parent company of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino had put out a statement that appeared to contradict the police timeline of the mass shooting. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump talks Thursday about an executive order to ease the way for groups of employers to offer health insurance. Later, the administration said it would halt subsidy payments to insurers. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Cal Fire firefighter Trevor Smith battles the Tubbs Fire near Calistoga, Calif., on Thursday. Wildfires in Northern California have killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Glisela Vega Rivera and her three children wait to board a flight to Miami. Thousands of Puerto Ricans have poured into Florida after Hurricane Maria. More than 27,000 have arrived through Port Everglades and the Miami and Orlando airports alone since Oct. 3, according to the governor's office. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption
Bruce Arena, seen on the sidelines before a game against Jamaica this summer. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks to the 2017 Value Voter Summit on Friday in Washington, D.C. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Kim Davis, seen in 2015 outside the Rowan County Judicial Center in Morehead, Ky. Timothy D. Easley/AP hide caption
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced Friday that she plans to remain in the Senate rather than run to be Maine's next governor. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump walks with FEMA administrator Brock Long (second from right) and Lt. Gen. Jeff Buchanan (right) as he tours an area affected by Hurricane Maria in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 3. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
The Bell Tower looms over the campus at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which has avoided major penalties over a long-running academic scandal that involved its sports teams. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption