Honolulu is the first major U.S. city to ban texting while walking in a crosswalk. In this file photo, Honolulu police officers help direct traffic at an intersection. Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., accompanied by his wife Cheryl, leaves the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday after announcing he won't seek re-election in 2018. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Argenis Ramos, 34, wipes a tear while answering questions for a field research survey by Mercy Corps staffers Alexa Swift (center) and Jill Morehead. Ramos' wife, Karian Batista, looks on. Angel Valentin for NPR hide caption
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Scientists have used a popular gene editing tool called CRISPR to snip out a tiny piece of DNA from one particular gene in a white button mushroom. The resulting mushroom doesn't brown when cut. Adam Fagen/Flickr hide caption
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray, shown last October at a panel discussion in Richmond, Va., called Tuesday's vote "a giant setback for every consumer in this country. Wall Street won and ordinary people lost." Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw talks to reporters about the team's World Series faceoff with the Houston Astros in Los Angeles. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., speaks while flanked by and Rep. Don DeSantis, R-Fla., as he announces that his committee and the House oversight committee are starting an investigation into a 2010 deal between Russia and the Obama Administration. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Whitefish Energy workers restore power lines damaged in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, on October 15. Gov. Ricardo Rosselló has ordered an audit of the $300 million deal the island's power authority made with Whitefish. Ramon Espinosa/AP hide caption