Lashonia Thompson-El, who spent 18 years in prison, says she once was placed in solitary confinement for three months after making an unauthorized phone call to her 10-year-old daughter. Joseph Shapiro/NPR hide caption
Thomas Germanson sails a radio-controlled model yacht in early December in Madison, Wis. Thomas Germanson hide caption
A crowd gathers at the South Bristol's annual ice harvest. Rebecca Conley/Maine Public hide caption
The U.S. Supreme Court heard two immigration-related cases on Tuesday, including one about a cross-border shooting involving a border patrol agent. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Attorney Cristobal Galindo, center, is accompanied by Jesus Hernandez, left, and Maria Guereca, and attorney Marion Reilly in front of the Supreme Court, in Nov. 2019. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Roger Stone, center, departs federal court in Washington on Thursday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
A Boeing 737 MAX 9 sits at the front of the assembly line at the company's airplane production facility in Renton, Wash., in February 2017. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
A woman wears a mask in New York out of concern for the newly emerged coronavirus. However, experts say that the commonly worn surgical masks aren't very effective protection. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Oregon Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu (center) celebrates with teammates after setting a triple-double milestone against Stanford on Monday in Palo Alto, Calif. Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images hide caption
Kenichi Wiegardt is a fifth-generation oyster grower. He's worried he'll be the last in his family if the coronavirus doesn't get better and trade doesn't pick up again to China and other Pacific Rim countries. Exports there make up the majority of his fresh-oyster packing business. Anna King/Northwest News Network hide caption
Attorney General William Barr is expected to try to persuade senators to vote to reauthorize provisions in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which are set to expire next month. Leah Millis/AP hide caption
New inmates with a mental illness arrive daily in the Los Angeles County jail system. It now holds more than 5,000 inmates with a mental illness who've had run-ins with the law. Zoë van Dijk for NPR hide caption
A precinct leader, right, counts votes at a caucus location at Coronado High School in Henderson, Nev., on Saturday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Major league pitcher Madison Bumgarner carries the 2014 San Francisco Giants championship pennant while riding a police horse before a game in 2015. The Athletic reports that Bumgarner has been competing at rodeos under an alias. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Efforts to carve out new states are not a unique concept. A man on stilts wears State of Jefferson regalia at a Timber Unity rally in front of the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore., this month. The push for a State of Jefferson began in 1941. Bradley Parks/OPB hide caption
Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks on Dec. 29, 2019 in Los Angeles. Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images hide caption
Harvey Weinstein arrives at court last month in Manhattan. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, pictured at the 2017 Academy Awards, was one of the women profiled in the book and film Hidden Figures. She died Monday at 101. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption
Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court's Fifty-Year Battle for a More Unjust America, by Adam Cohen Penguin Press hide caption
Ka Lo, a member of the Marathon County Board in Wausau, Wis., spoke about the Trump administration's immigration policies at a Feb. 13 rally in the city. Rob Mentzer/Wisconsin Public Radio hide caption
Randy MacArthur, a longtime Ninja Turtles fan, is getting a Donatello tattoo. Jill Kaufman/New England Public Radio hide caption