40 Years Ago: A Look Back at 1977
Four decades ago Jimmy Carter was sworn in as the 39th president of the U.S., the original Star Wars movie was released in theaters, and much more.
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Jae C. Hong / AP Deadly Wildfires Continue Across Northern California
More than a dozen wildfires burning across Northern California have destroyed at least 5,700 structures and are being blamed for 40 deaths.
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Paula Bronstein / Getty Photos of the Week: 10/7–10/13
Wildfires rage across California, the World Solar Challenge race in Australia, a show by the Swiss Air Force in the Alps, and much more.
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Bulent Kilic / AFP / Getty The Battle for Raqqa
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces are close to driving ISIS out of Raqqa, but at a heavy cost to the city and its people.
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Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty Fall Is in the Air: Images of the Season
It really is the best season.
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Josh Edelson / AFP / Getty Photos of California's Destructive Wildfires
Powerful winds drove more than a dozen wildfires across several counties in California on Monday, burning more than 100,000 acres, destroying 1,500 homes, and reportedly killing 11 people.
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Mike Blake / Reuters Photos of the Week: 9/30–10/6
Horror and mourning in Las Vegas, much-needed aid reaches some far-flung corners of Puerto Rico, legal same-sex weddings in Germany, Serbian paprika, and much more.
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Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2017
Nikon just announced the winners of the 2017 Small World Photomicrography Competition, and they’ve shared some of the winning and honored images with us here.
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Ricardo Arduengo / AFP / Getty What Puerto Rico Looked Like When Trump Came to Visit
Two weeks after Hurricane Maria smashed Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump flew to San Juan to assess the situation and meet with local officials, aid workers, and residents.
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Drew Angerer / Getty Mourning the Victims in Las Vegas
Following Sunday’s tragedy, the people of Las Vegas gathered together to donate blood, to pray, and to care for each other through a difficult time.
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Felipe Dana / AP Photos From Catalonia's Independence Vote
On Sunday, the Spanish region of Catalonia held a much-contested referendum on independence from Spain.
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Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Galbreath / US Navy / Reuters Photos of the Week: 9/23–9/29
Rescue and recovery in the Caribbean and Mexico, the Invictus Games in Toronto, the world’s first drone taxi service in Dubai, and much more.
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Joe Raedle / Getty More Photos of the Crisis in Puerto Rico
Eight days after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, some relief and supplies are beginning to arrive in San Juan, but little aid is reaching outlying areas.
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Matjaz Krivic / Getty Beauty and Color: Scenes From Ethiopia
Ethiopia is home to more than 100 million people and is composed of wildly varying landscapes and an incredible diversity of ethnic and religious groups.
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NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / Reuters The Best of Cassini—13 Years in Orbit Around Saturn
On September 15, 2017, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will take its final measurements and images as it plunges into Saturn’s atmosphere at 77,000 miles per hour, burning up high above the cloud tops.
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