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Charlie, Caroline Kennedy's pet Welsh terrier, inspects a turkey presented to President Kennedy after a traditional Thanksgiving week ceremony at the White House in Washington, Nov. 19, 1963. President Kennedy "pardoned" the bird, sending it back to the farm. Charlie had the run of the grounds during the ceremony. AP hide caption
The U.S. has a controversial plan to store carbon dioxide under the nation's forests
Tourists walk around the base of the Washington Monument as smoke from wildfires in Canada casts a haze of the U.S. Capitol on the National Mall in June of this year. Air pollution alerts were issued across the United States due to the fires. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Ashley Close, staff attorney at Children's Law Center, right, checks in with Dr. Ankita Khandai, center, and Dr. Candice Dawes, left, at Children's National's Anacostia clinic in Washington, D.C. Close works with doctors to help them fight for healthy living conditions for patients. Medical-legal partnerships like this are spreading nationwide. Eric Lee for NPR hide caption
'I've been trying to do this for over 30 years' — Billy Porter sings on his terms
The first page of an eight-page comic about hypothyroidism. A cartoon version of the reporter, Andy Miller, is introduced. He is the narrator for this series and looks concerned. The phrase "Thyroid Problem" appears above his head. He has a doctor one side and a bottle of pills on the other. Oona Tempest/KFF Health News hide caption