Kamala Harris, then the San Francisco District Attorney, poses for a portrait on June 18, 2004. Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press hide caption
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Monday
President Biden speaks to the media on July 1 following the Supreme Court's ruling ruling on presidential immunity. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
A Florida court has blocked a developer from demolishing and replacing Miami's Biscayne 21 condominium. Greg Allen, NPR hide caption
Hobie Biliouris, 14, of the Arlington Tigers gymnastics team practices on the rings at the Barcroft Sports & Fitness Center in Arlington, Va., on July 2. He recently joined the Tigers after his previous team ended its boys program. Ryan Wiramidjaja for NPR hide caption
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention on July 17 in Milwaukee. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Sunday
Kevin Durant of Team United States looks to pass against Serbia's Vasilije Micic (left) during the second half of Olympic group play at Stade Pierre Mauroy on Sunday in Lille, France. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images hide caption
Torri Huske of Team USA reacts after winning gold in the women’s 100-meter butterfly final on Sunday at the Olympic Games in Paris. Sarah Stier/Getty Images hide caption
A plane drops fire retardant on the Park Fire near Forest Ranch, Calif., Sunday, July 28, 2024. Smoke from the fire is causing air quality issues across the Northwest and parts of Canada. Nic Coury/AP hide caption
Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she is introduced during the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.'s Grand Boulé, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Darron Cummings/AP hide caption
Who will Vice President Kamala Harris pick to be her running mate?
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris arrives at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield, Massachusetts, on Saturday. Stephanie Scarbrough/AFP hide caption
The U.S. gymnast Simone Biles appeared to hurt her lower left leg during a warmup on Sunday, but she finished the remaining events after wrapping her ankle with thick athletic tape. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Six-year-old Leona Tate is escorted by U.S. Marshals from McDonogh 19 Elementary School in New Orleans on Nov. 15, 1960. AP hide caption
Desegregation pioneer Leona Tate preserves civil rights history in New Orleans
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., listens during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Dec. 7, 2023, in Washington. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption
Boat docks sit on dry cracked earth at the Great Salt Lake's Antelope Island Marina in 2021 near Syracuse, Utah. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America hide caption
A sign outside the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2021. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption