Kentucky state Sen. Karen Berg, who lost her transgender son to suicide in 2022, is consoled by former state legislator Patti Minter, left, and Rep. Tina Bojanowski after SB 150 passed the Senate on Feb. 16, 2023, in Frankfort, Ky. Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader/TNS via Getty Images hide caption
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On Thursday, Donald Trump became the first former president in American history to be indicted. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Barriers stand near Trump Tower in New York City on Friday. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 4, 2023. Dustin Franz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former President Donald Trump, pictured here at the Conservative Political Action Conference in August, was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Caroline Ouko, center, and Leon Ochieng, right, the mother and older brother of Irvo Otieno, stand with his casket during his funeral on Wednesday. Eva Russo/AP hide caption
Irvo Otieno's mom wants justice for him and a better system for everyone else
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25 in Waco, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Former President Donald Trump during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., on March 4. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Pro-abortion rights advocates march in Boise, Idaho following the publication of a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade in May 2022. James Dawson/Boise State Public Radio hide caption
Idaho lawmakers pass a bill to prevent minors from leaving the state for abortion
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People protest as Pope Francis meets young people and elders at Nakasuk Elementary School Square in Iqaluit, Canada, last July. The Vatican on Thursday formally repudiated the "Doctrine of Discovery." The theory is backed by 15th century papal decrees that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property laws today. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption
An entranceway to Walt Disney World pictured on Feb. 8 in Orlando, Fla. Disney quietly blocked a move by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to strip the company of its control over a special taxing district. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Prakazrel "Pras" Michel, left, a member of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, accompanied by defense lawyer David Kenner, right, arrives at federal court for his trial on March 30. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
The Manhattan grand jury hearing evidence about former President Donald Trump's role in a hush money scheme plans to take a break. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
A mourner on Wednesday holds a sign reading "Why? Why?" at a makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Attorneys for Fox argued on Tuesday that chairman Rupert Murdoch should not have to travel to Delaware to testify in a $1.6 billion defamation case against the network. The judge noted that Murdoch was planning to travel between four cities with his wife-to-be. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Adnan Syed gets emotional as he speaks to reporters outside the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building after a hearing on Feb. 2 in Annapolis, Md. Barbara Haddock Taylor/The Baltimore Sun via AP hide caption
Actor Jonathan Major at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Mar. 12. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The issue before the Supreme Court on Monday: whether a federal law that prohibits inducing unlawful immigration for financial gain violates the First Amendment. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag hide caption
Immigration fraud case brings tough First Amendment questions to the Supreme Court
Volunteer pilots fly patients to get abortions and gender-affirming medical care from states with bans to nearby states where the services are available. Rose Conlon/Kansas News Service hide caption
Volunteer pilots fly patients seeking abortions to states where it's legal
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Musician Pras Michel in a 2015 portrait taken in Los Angeles. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Pras Michel stands trial in Washington, D.C., for conspiracy and other charges
A reparations rally outside City Hall in San Francisco this month, as supervisors take up a draft reparations proposal. The growing number of local actions has renewed hopes and questions about a national policy. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption