A National Guard soldier stands on an outside balcony at the Hennepin County Government Center last week in Minneapolis where the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd continues. Jim Mone/AP hide caption
Demonstrators attend a peace walk honoring the life 13-year-old Adam Toledo on April 18, 2021, in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. Shafkat Anowar/AP hide caption
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the bill he signed, HB1, is the "strongest anti-rioting, pro-law enforcement measure in the country." Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Humpback whales, working in teams, circle herring with disorienting curtains of bubbles off Alaska's coast, then shoot up from below with their mouths open. This innovation developed among unrelated groups of humpbacks but is now a widely adopted practice. Brian Skerry/National Geographic hide caption
In this image from NASA, the space agency's 4-pound, experimental helicopter Ingenuity lands on the surface of Mars on Monday. NASA/AP hide caption
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Hundreds of demonstrators attended a Sunday rally for Black and Asian solidarity at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis ahead of a possible verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin this week. Evan Frost/MPR News hide caption
Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny during a court hearing in February. Moscow City Court/Moscow City Court/TASS hide caption
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says it believes the Peloton Tread+ poses serious risks to children and is urging consumers with children to stop using it. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
Real Madrid players, left, duel with Getafe players during the Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Alfonso Perez stadium in Getafe, Spain, Sunday. Manu Fernandez/AP hide caption
Firefighters douse the destroyed Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain spread to the University forcing the evacuation of students. Nardus Engelbrecht/AP hide caption
Pastor Denell Howard leads a prayer Saturday at a vigil at the Olivet Missionary Baptist Church in Indianapolis for the victims of the shooting Thursday at a FedEx facility. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption
Indianapolis Sikh Community Mourns 4 Of Its Members Killed In Shooting
Weekend Shootings In Texas And Wisconsin Add To Tally Of U.S. Gun Deaths
Mourners have built a makeshift memorial for Daunte Wright on the streets of Brooklyn Center, Minn., the quiet inner-ring suburb where police shot and killed Wright on April 11. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Ruby Medina is part of a community of skateboarders on TikTok, and at her local skate park in Venice, Calif. Social media is driving a huge demand for boards at her family's skate shops. Shayn Almeida hide caption
An oil and gas processing plant in Lake Charles, La. in October 2020. The Biden administration is expected to announce aggressive new targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry speaks during a roundtable meeting with reporters in Seoul on Sunday. The United States and China have agreed to cooperate with other countries to curb climate change, just days before a virtual summit of world leaders to discuss the issue. U.S. Embassy Seoul via AP hide caption
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), says her immigrant journey, detailed in a new memoir, has driven her to "stand up to bullies." Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Calling all poets — even and especially if you don't call yourself one. Use #NPRpoetry to send us your mini poems, and we'll feature some of your submissions each week of April. bortonia/Getty Images hide caption
A state judge in Tennessee ruled the drug company Endo Pharmaceuticals is liable for harm caused by their opioid drug, Opana ER. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
A nurse administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a Veterans Administration Long Beach Healthcare System pop-up vaccination site at the Dae Hueng Presbyterian Church on Saturday in Gardena, Calif. More than half of U.S. adults have now received at least one vaccine dose. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Abraar Karan spent time in rural India in 2008 while working for Unite for Sight, a nonprofit group that provides eye care. Above: He interviews a woman about the challenge of living from severe cataracts. Daniel Carvalho hide caption
Savory vegetable quiche from Tracye McQuirter's book Ageless Vegan. Kate Lewis hide caption
Young people today are getting ready to make the most of their youth by partying like these young women did back in the 1920s. Kirn Vintage Stock/Getty Images hide caption
Researchers have shown that the Indian jumping ant can shrink and regrow its brain. Clint Penick hide caption
The Incredible Shrinking And Growing Brains Of Indian Jumping Ants
Members of the royal family follow Prince Philip's coffin during the ceremonial procession during his funeral at Windsor Castle on Saturday in Windsor, England. WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Great Britain's Prince Philip Dies At Age 99
U.K. Military Gun Salutes Honor Prince Philip A Day After His Death
Gurdeep Pandher marks his vaccine milestone by doing the bhangra — a traditional dance that originated in Punjab, India — on an iced-over lake in Canada's Yukon territory. Gurdeep Pandher of Yukon/Screengrab by NPR hide caption
You can do a lot of things with minimal risk after being vaccinated. Although our public health expert says that maybe it's not quite time for a rave or other tightly packed events. Above: Fans take photographs of Megan Thee Stallion at a London show in 2019. Ollie Millington/Getty Images hide caption
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