Work crews remove debris at the site of a home destroyed by fires in the Coffey Park area of Santa Rosa, Calif., last month. Thousands of homes and other structures were destroyed by wildfires in the area. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
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A pot of rajma, a bean stew from the north of India, cooks on the stove. It's one of the recipes included in the new cookbook Bollywood Kitchen. Josh Loock/NPR hide caption
Judge Marilyn Moores, pictured in her office in August, presides over the Indianapolis juvenile court in Marion County, Ind. Moores says the number of children who are in need of foster care as a result cases involving of opioids has more than doubled in the past three years. Matt Sedensky/AP hide caption
A new wave of Advent calendars offers adults a variety of foods and beverages, including Pringles, beef jerky, vodka and gin. Courtesy of Man Crates hide caption
This holiday season, shoppers will buy nearly 1.6 million drones, up 31 percent from last year, according to the Consumer Technology Association. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
Then-candidate Donald Trump walks with former rival Ben Carson at the Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida in March 2016. As president, Trump has spent far more time at his own resorts than at the presidential retreat, Camp David. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Cardinal Bernard Law, former archbishop of Boston, celebrates Mass in April 2005 inside St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, CAL FIRE Inmate Firefighting Hand Crew members hike through the charred landscape on their way to work east of Gibraltar Road above Montecito, Calif., earlier this wee. Mike Eliason/AP hide caption
The FBI said the Christmas Day attack was planned for Pier 39, a popular San Francisco tourist destination near Fisherman's Wharf. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption
An Army team at Dover Air Force Base, Del., carries a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. 1st Class Hughton O. Brown on Nov. 16. Steve Ruark/AP hide caption
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On Feb. 12, 1984, Bruce McCandless ventured away unrestrained from the safety of his spaceship, which no previous astronaut had done. He could do it because of a brand-new, jet-powered backpack. NASA hide caption
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The 58 fatalities in October's mass shooting in Las Vegas were all caused by gunshot wounds, the county coroner and medical examiner said Thursday. A makeshift memorial on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip a few days after the shooting has photos of some of those who were killed. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption