Amin Abdi, 31, prepares meals for hundreds of people at the Orange County Rescue Mission's campus in Tustin, Calif., on Aug. 18, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Smoke billows from a brushfire in the Everglades, Fla., on Aug. 20, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L) and U.S. President Donald Trump (R) listen to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak during a meeting with European leaders in the East Room of the White House on Aug. 18, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
FBI agents leave after raiding the home of former national security adviser John Bolton in Bethesda, Md., on Aug. 22, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
A boy shoots hoops at sunset in San Pedro, Calif., on Aug. 19, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Eight-year-old Elara Filson holds a photo of her mother, Jessica Filson, at an event with families who lost loved ones to fentanyl, a deadly opioid, at the fourth annual National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day in New York City, on Aug. 21, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
United States Marines drive military vehicles near Camp Pendleton, Calif., on Aug. 20, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) meets with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington on Aug. 21, 2025. This is the first official meeting between Rubio and Anand amid tensions in the relationship between Canada and the United States. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
A surfer takes advantage of the elevated wave height due to the effects of Hurricane Erin in Long Beach, N.Y., on Aug. 21, 2025. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
Democratic and Republican lawmakers debate the newly introduced redistricting bill, House bill 4, during a House meeting in the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 20, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
FIFA president Gianni Infantino (R) presents U.S. President Donald Trump a FIFA World Cup ticket for the final match in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 22, 2025. Trump announced the 2026 World Cup draw will be held on Dec. 5 at Washington's Kennedy Center. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey flies at the Air Dot Show Tour at the Orange County Airport in Montgomery, N.Y., on Aug. 23, 2025. Larry Dye/The Epoch Times
A man paints his shoes with white correction fluid as he rides a subway in New York City on Aug. 21, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
Supporters cheer while attending an event hosted by Vice President JD Vance in Peachtree City, Ga., on Aug. 21, 2025. Vance discussed the benefits of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Megan Varner/Getty Images
Marine Mammal Center volunteer Jeremy Alcantara throws a net on a sick California sea lion during a rescue in Pebble Beach, Calif., on Aug. 20, 2025. The center is seeing an unprecedented surge of sick California sea lions, a vast majority infected with leptospirosis, a disease that can cause irreversible kidney damage. The center has seen over 100 sea lions with leptospirosis since July 1, and nearly two-thirds have not survived. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
A shopkeeper looks out at the memorial for 6-year-old Nyiah Courtney, murdered on this spot in 2021, which is next to the location of a double shooting currently being investigated by the Washington Metropolitan Police Department, in Washington on Aug. 18, 2025. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills related to redrawing the state’s congressional maps in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 21, 2025. In a move to counter Texas House Republicans’ plan to redraw their state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, California Democrats took up a proposed constitutional amendment to temporarily redraw their own congressional maps, potentially creating five additional U.S. House seats for their party. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
An aircraft makes a fire retardant drop during the Pickett fire in Calistoga, Calif., on Aug. 21, 2025. A fast-moving wildfire erupted north of Calistoga in Napa County, scorching over 1,200 acres within hours and prompting evacuation orders for nearby rural communities, authorities said. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump leaves as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (2nd R) and Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) look on after visiting federal troops at the U.S. Park Police Anacostia operations facility in Washington on Aug. 21, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Protesters shout slogans during an `End the D.C. Occupation` rally against U.S. President Donald Trump and his use of emergency powers to take over the D.C. Police in Washington on Aug. 23, 2025. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images
Australian actor Jacob Elordi takes a photo during English actor Gary Oldman's hand and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre Forecourt in Hollywood, Calif., on Aug. 22, 2025. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Construction continues at the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on Aug. 20, 2025. The museum, library, and education center is being constructed to commemorate the presidency of Obama and is scheduled to open in 2026. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Washington D.C. Metro police, Prince George's County police, and officers with multiple federal agencies investigate a high speed chase that started in Washington and ended at the South Point Apartments, turning into a foot chase before ending in the suspect being apprehended nearby, according to police, in Hillcrest Heights, Md., on Aug. 19, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
Guests begin arriving at the Ashley's BBQ Bash fundraiser hosted by U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Aug. 23, 2025. The event was the fifth annual, which she holds to support Iowa Republican causes and candidates. Scott Olson/Getty Images
