Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, Jaxa astronaut Kimiya Yui, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Control Building at the Kennedy Space Center for Space Launch Complex 39A in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on July 31, 2025. This is NASA’s 11th crew rotation and 12th human spaceflight mission to the space station, supported by the Dragon spacecraft since 2020, as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks at Metallus, a metal products manufacturer, in Canton, Ohio, on July 28, 2025. Vance is traveling in Ohio to promote what the Trump administration says are the benefits of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act. Maddie McGarvey-Pool/Getty Images
A person shields themselves from rainfall with a plastic bag in New York City on July 31, 2025. Widespread storms swept across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, bringing bursts of heavy rain. Adam Gray/Getty Images
A Union Pacific freight train travels in Hutto, Texas, on July 29, 2025. Union Pacific has reached an agreement to purchase Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal. The acquisition forms the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning over 50,000 miles from east to west. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
At center front row, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and conference co-chair Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud stand for a group photo with high level ministers during the United Nations conference on a two state solution for Israel and the Palestinians, at U.N. headquarters in New York City on July 28, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
A boat passes under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, on July 30, 2025. As summer temperatures soar to record highs across much of the United States, San Francisco is experiencing a historically cold summer as a persistent marine layer hangs over the city on most days, keeping daily temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Federal agents detain a man as he exits a court hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York City on July 30, 2025. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents continue to make detainments at immigration courts as people attend routine check-ins or show up to court for their immigration hearings. Border czar Tom Homan said he is going to send more ICE agents to sanctuary cities, including New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Vehicles travel along Interstate 35 in Austin, Texas, on July 30, 2025. Under the Trump administration, the EPA is seeking to repeal past findings that greenhouse gas emissions pose a threat to public health. The action is part of the Trump administration’s broader plan to expand oil, natural gas, and coal production. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Gabriel Drapper, who currently doesn’t have health insurance, takes a vision test for a new pair of glasses at a Remote Area Medical mobile dental and medical clinic at Terre Haute South High School in Terre Haute, Ind., on Aug. 2, 2025. More than a thousand people are expected to seek free dental, medical, and vision care at the two-day event in Terre Haute, which has a poverty rate of over 25 percent. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Canada, to Detroit, Mich., on Aug. 1, 2025. President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs on July 31 on nearly 70 countries—including 35 percent on neighboring Canada—as he seeks to reshape global trade to benefit the U.S. economy. However, in a move that opens the door to further negotiations, the White House said the measures will take effect in a week for most countries, not Friday as previously expected. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers stand guard in front of the Edward R. Roybal Federal building and Detention Center while demonstrators protest in Los Angeles on Aug. 2, 2025. The peaceful protest drew activists and community members to the streets, criticizing the Trump administration’s policies. Apu Gomes/Getty Images
Teens participate in a swine show at the Indiana State Fair on its opening day at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center in Indianapolis, Ind., on Aug. 1, 2025. Now in its 168th year, the event attracts nearly 1 million people over its two-week span. Visitors come for its art and music exhibits, a circus, livestock shows, and a variety of food options. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
A humpback whale surfaces in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, New York, on July 28, 2025. The Long Island region provides a welcome habitat for a large assortment of aquatic animals. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
People dance at White Linen Night, a free annual art event where revelers don white linens in the historic Warehouse Arts District, in New Orleans, La., on Aug. 2, 2025. New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region are preparing to mark the Aug. 29 anniversary of the catastrophic hurricane Katrina, when the failure of levees in New Orleans flooded about 80 percent of the city and historic communities, resulting in nearly 1,400 deaths. Mario Tama/Getty Images
A Tesla Cybertruck drives outside the newly opened Tesla Diner in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles on July 31, 2025. The retro-futuristic 24-hour diner and supercharging station is located on historic Route 66 and features two 66-foot movie screens and 250 seats for dining. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Cowboy boots are seen at the Rio of Mercedes cowboy boot factory, in Mercedes, Texas, on July 31, 2025. In an unusual consequence of U.S. tariffs, cowboy boots made in the United States will be subject to the 30 percent tariff due to come into force on Aug. 1, targeting South Africa, which produces the overwhelming majority of the ostrich leather used for the boots. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images
This aerial image shows a section of border wall (R) as trucks drive into a California Highway Patrol (CHP) inspection station after entering the United States from Mexico, crossing the border at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry, in Otay Mesa, Calif., on July 31, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
A dog waiting for adoption sits in a kennel at the Austin Animal Center in Austin, Texas, on July 31, 2025. Animal shelters around the country are experiencing a surge of pet surrenders as owners are struggling to keep up with financial demands. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
