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Gastroenterologist Trisha Pasricha says 40% of people in the U.S. report that their bowel habits disrupt their daily lives. Yana Iskayeva/Getty Images hide caption
Investor Bill Gurley's new book is "Runnin' Down a Dream" is about pursuing your career passions. Darian Woods/NPR hide caption
The Pentagon is seen from an airplaneTuesdayApril 72026in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption
Rory McIlroyof Northern Irelandholds the trophy after winning the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf ClubSundayApril 122026in AugustaGa. Ashley Landis/AP hide caption
The shoes of victims of a deadly stampede sit by the main entrance of the Citadelle Laferriere in MilotHaitiSundayApril 122026. Ketlain Difficile/AP hide caption
Voters line up outside a polling station during general elections in LimaPeruSundayApril 122026. Guadalupe Pardo/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Joint Base AndrewsMd.SundayApril 122026after he returned from Miami. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption
Rep. Eric SwalwellD-Calif.speaks at a town hall meeting in SacramentoCalif.last week Rich Pedroncelli/FR171957 AP hide caption
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to address a "Day of Friendship" event at MTK Sportpark in BudapestHungary on April 7. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Pope Leo XIV attends the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Catholic Good FridayFridayApril 32026. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption
People inspect the aftermath of Wednesday's Israeli airstrikes that targeted southern Beirut's al-Rihab neighborhoodApril 9. AFP/via Getty Images hide caption
A cargo ship carrying vehicles sails through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz in the United Arab Emirates on March 22. AP hide caption
In the film Project Hail Marymiddle school teacher Ryland Grace (played by Ryan Gosling) goes on a interstellar journey and conducts lab science in space in a quest to save humanity. Jonathan Olley/Amazon MGM Studios hide caption
Dozens of Black pilots disappeared during WWII. Why haven’t they been found?
Dozens of Black pilots disappeared during WWII. Why haven’t they been found?
Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White HouseThursdayApril 92026in Washingtonwhere the East Wing once stood. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption
Artist renderings and diagrams for President Trump's proposed triumphal arch released by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on April 102026. Jon Elswick/AP hide caption
Pancho Arenasoccer stadium in FelcsútHungary. Rob Schmitz/NPR hide caption
Corruption is a key issue in Hungary’s elections. Tours of Orban's hometown aim to show excesses
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Pope Leo XIV leads a vigil for peace inside St. Peter's Basilica at the VaticanSaturdayApril 112026. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption
NASA astronaut Victor GloverArtemis II pilotleftand NASA astronaut Christina KochArtemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha. Bill Ingalls/NASA hide caption
Magawa in 2020 after being awarded the PDSA Gold Medal for bravery in searching out unexploded land mines in Cambodia. PDSA via AP hide caption
Women install barricades to halt the shifting dunes that threaten to swamp the oasis outside their village of KaouChad. The oasis feeds their only source of farmlandbut oases in the region have been shrinking steadilyelders sayin the face of hotter temperatures and stronger winds. The dune fixing is part of a broader intervention to support farming known as the Great Green Wall initiative. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption