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First prize went to this image of a porter in Kolkata. Photographer Tom Price took the image, then created a different backdrop: an empty, unidentified landscape emphasizing the loneliness of the migrant worker.

PHOTO WINNERS: We All Carry A Heavy Load But Let's Not Forget Moments Of Joy

The winning images in the All About Photos contest answer the question: What's in "Your Mind's Eye"? And also: What can you carry on your head?

JuVaughn Harrison competes in the men's long jump final at the Olympic trials in June. He'll compete in both the long jump and high jump in the Olympics.

7 Things To Look For As Track And Field Begins At The Olympics

For the first time since 2004, there will be no Usain Bolt scorching the track. That means a new generation of speed demons is looking to make its mark.

Congress is in a familiar political standoff over spending and debt that could have serious economic consequences.

Congress Is Locked In A Familiar Standoff That Could Have Big Economic Consequences

The House on Tuesday passed a bill to extend current spending levels through Dec. 3 and suspend the cap on federal debt through 2022. But Senate Republicans oppose it and show no signs of budging.

Pope John XXIII with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who stands at left, during an audience granted in the pontiff's private library in the Vatican Palace on Dec. 6, 1959. Eisenhower was the second U.S. president to meet the pope.

U.S. presidents have met with the pope since 1919. It all started with Woodrow Wilson

President Biden's meeting with the pope is a fairly recent tradition for U.S. presidents. His meeting will mark the 31st time a U.S. president has met with the leader of the Catholic Church.

The Supreme Court will hear its first major gun case since 2008.

Gun rights are back at the Supreme Court for the first time in more than a decade

The time long awaited by gun-rights advocates has come, as the conservative court examines how far a state may go in regulating an individual's right to carry a gun outside the home.

Gas prices have been increasing since the start of the war in Ukraine.

Gas prices are near record highs. A fuel tax holiday could give consumers some relief

Gasoline prices hit record highs last week, so politicians in both parties proposed suspending state and federal gas taxes. But some warn such tax "holidays" may cut funding for needed road repairs.

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