LAHAINA, MAUI: This is the aftermath of wildfire from Aug. 8 that killed at least 98 people while displacing thousands more and destroying over 2,000 buildings in the historic town, most of which were homes. See the story. Deanne Fitzmaurice for NPR hide caption

LAHAINA, MAUI: Luz Vargas, 45, lost her son Keyiro Fuentes in the fire in Lahaina, Maui, on Aug. 8. He was found in the remnants of their burned home. See the story. Deanne Fitzmaurice for NPR hide caption

MAYAGÜEZ, Puerto Rico: Carol Buckley works to coax Mundi into the transport cage that will carry her from the Puerto Rico zoo to Buckley's elephant refuge in Georgia. Buckley worked for two weeks to earn the elephant's trust. See the story. Erika P. Rodríguez for NPR hide caption

NEW YORK CITY: (Left) Daríana Perdigón, originally from Venezuela, and her newborn Dariangelys and (Right) Magdala Ciceron with her child Amaya, pose for portraits in the maternity care unit at the Roosevelt Hotel's medical clinic. See the story. Lexi Parra for NPR hide caption

NEW YORK CITY: As asylum seekers spill out onto Hall Street outside of the Clinton Hill Shelter, clothing hangs to dry after being washed inside the facility's two shower units on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. See the story. José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR hide caption

ATLANTA: After a long-running asylum case kept Anabel apart from her family in El Salvador for 8 years, she finally reunited with them at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport earlier this month. See the story. Melissa Golden for NPR hide caption

YUMA, Ariz.: Jacqueline Arellano hikes through a wash she suspects migrants move though on their way north after crossing the border. She volunteers with a group that is extending its services to desert areas to assist lost or hurt migrants. See the story. Ash Ponders for NPR hide caption

ALEXANDRIA, VA,: Shafi Amani holds his 3-year-old daughter Yousra outside the Casey Clinic in Alexandria, Va., where they go every couple of weeks for care. Amani and his family fled Afghanistan. See the story. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption

NEW YORK CITY: Asylum-seekers who arrived in New York City under the expressway that has provided them shelter. Others had no choice but to join a homeless camp of nearly 20 men. See the story. Jose Alvarado Jr. hide caption

MOORE HAVEN, Fla.: A female Snail Kite carries an Apple Snail in her mouth while flying over Lake Okeechobee on February 10, 2023. The invasive snail is helping to save the endangered bird. See the story. Sydney Walsh for NPR hide caption

ALEXANDRIA, Va.: A Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center resident holds a tambourine after her final performance in Sound Impact's three-day residency. See the story. Shuran Huang For NPR hide caption

SILVER SPRING, MD: Oleksandr Fedun, 24, holds onto railings as he practices walking on his prosthetics at Medical Center Orthotics & Prosthetics in Silver Spring, Maryland on February 2, 2023. See the story. Eric Lee for NPR hide caption

LOS ANGELES: Ziare Gearring (left) and his grandfather Ricky Brown pose for a portrait. The 65-year-old retired handyman had been struggling after taking in three grandsons after his ex-wife's death put him thousands of dollars behind on rent. See the story. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption

NEW YORK CITY: In September, President Volodymyr Zelensky was in the U.S. to speak to Congress and meet with the United Nations Security Council. See the story and watch the interview. Kholood Eid for NPR hide caption

BROOKLYN, N.Y.: Migrants return to a housing center in Brooklyn. New York estimates more than 50,000 migrants have come to the city in the past year. See the story. Salvador Espinoza for NPR hide caption

BROOKLYN, MD: Parker, a six and a half-year-old search and rescue dog, poses for a portrait in Brooklyn, Maryland, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. See the story. Haiyun Jiang for NPR hide caption

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Sarah Collins Rudolph survived the bombing. She was 12 years old at the time. "I am the 5th little girl that survived the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing," she says. See the story. Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR hide caption

PAGE COUNTY, VA.: Roger Houser's family has worked the land in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley for three generations. Houser was excited when a solar company offered to lease his land. But his hopes were dashed by a legal battle against development. See the story. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption

ARLINGTON, VA.: On Saturday, about 100 people came to the Arlington House for the Finding Our Voice program. Descendants of the enslavers and the enslaved gathered at the Arlington House, the former plantation once owned by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and his wife, Mary Custis Lee. See the story. Dee Dwyer for NPR hide caption

BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C.: Marine recruits wait for their drill instructor as they cross the base at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island on August 22, 2023. See the story. Gavin McIntyre for NPR hide caption

UVALDE, TEXAS: The memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas for the mass shooting that happened on May 24, 2022, killed 19 children and two teachers. For surviving families, the year since has been an agonizing fight for answers and accountability. See the story. Verónica G. Cárdenas for NPR hide caption

NEVADA CITY, CA: Members of the California National Guard's Task Force Rattlesnake clear brush and small trees to reduce the likelihood of a high-intensity wildfire on August 8, 2023. See the story. Max Whittaker for NPR hide caption

BEVERLY HILLS, CA: Omar Apollo taught himself how to sing from watching Youtube videos. 'I always knew I wanted to sing, I just wasn't good yet,' he said. See the story. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption

GALVESTON, TX: Some of the fastest sea level rise in the world is happening in Galveston, Texas. By 2050, Galveston could experience more than 200 days of flooding every year. See the story. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption

ALHAMBRA, Calif: Becki Peng holds a sign honoring Brandon Tsay as she waits in line to meet him at the Alhambra Lunar New Year Festival. Tsay was praised for preventing a gunman, who had killed 11 people and injured 10 others at a dance hall, from carrying out a second attack. See the story. Jane Hahn for NPR hide caption

SUNNYSIDE, WA: A field worker uproots weeds in between rows of hops on a farm near Sunnyside, Washington on June 14, 2023. See story here. Mike Kane for NPR hide caption

FALCON HEIGHTS, MINN.: Charlie Minor, Hunter Beestmen and Brayden Lytle check out the equipment at the Army recruitment tent at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights, Minn., on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. See the story. Jenn Ackerman for NPR hide caption

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke to NPR about the Democrats' plans with the Inflation Reduction Act, at the Capitol, on Aug. 16. See the story. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption

TULARE LAKE BASIN, CALIF.: In California's Central Valley, a long-disappeared lake has been resurrected. A power line dangles precariously over the edge of the water now filling the Tulare Lake Basin, and a building on the horizon is caught in the middle of the flood. See the story. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

WASHINGTON., D.C.: Gianandrea Noseda directs the National Symphony Orchestra at a rehearsal at the Kennedy Center. See the story. Keren Carrion/NPR hide caption

MEMPHIS: Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Isaac James greets children at the Memphis Refugee Empowerment Program on Feb. 15. See the story. Ariel Cobbert for NPR hide caption

BALTIMORE, MD.: Claire Sanford and Chad Richhart have been coming to see the Baltimore Orioles since 1992. They came dressed for the bird bath, a splash zone seating area for fans at Camden Yards. See the story. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption

FLORIDA KEYS: The Key deer is the smallest deer species in North America. The deer live only in the low-lying Florida Keys. They are considered federally endangered, with an estimated population of around 1,000. See the story. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption