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* ![Trump in the Oval Office](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5fb219ca21762a0a/698938ce0a4a226f989d38b0/trump-mccain-flags.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 27, 2018  
### [Trump Talks About 'Respect' for John McCain in First Official Statement Since the Late Senator's Death](https://time.com/5379630/trump-john-mccain-statement/)  
He waited two days to officially address McCain's death  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Christine Figgener smiles at the camera with a sea turtle on the sand](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a14d7d19a81ab46/6989358b929fad08c7bf117c/christine-figgener-plastic-straw-turtle.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 17, 2018  
### [She Recorded That Heartbreaking Turtle Video. Here's What She Wants Companies Like Starbucks to Know About Plastic Straws](https://time.com/5339037/turtle-video-plastic-straw-ban/)  
She hopes the wave of plastic straw bans are just the start  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Penny Patterson with Koko the Gorilla](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt285ea01eecc29971/698933917cdbacc29bd5d369/koko-gorilla-dead.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 21, 2018  
### [World-Famous Gorilla Koko Dies at 46](https://time.com/5318391/koko-gorilla-dead/)  
She knew more than 1,000 different signs  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall in 1999](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3cf3defc9bdb68f8/6989322d97cdff62576b5687/sex-and-the-city-cast.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 5, 2018  
### [A _Sex and the City_ Expert on Why It's Cool to Be a Miranda Now](https://time.com/5295820/sex-and-the-city-book-anniversary/)  
And how the show would be different today  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Former First Lady Barbara Bush at the Bush Library](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5dd6f37e0a27785d/69892dec929fad6049bf04a8/barbara-bush-death-tributes.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 18, 2018  
### ['Grit & Grace, Brains & Beauty.' Here's What Every Living President Said About Barbara Bush](https://time.com/5244218/barbara-bush-death-reaction/)  
Many highlighted her public service and commitment to her family  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
* ![Figure Skating - Winter Olympics Day 10](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb5e414e768b6b83a/6989282ae76ad24e44631197/gettyimages-920242484.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 19, 2018  
### [Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir Prove Once Again They’re the Internet’s Favorite Ice Dancing Duo](https://time.com/5165280/tessa-moir-scott-virtue-ice-dancing-winter-olympics-2018/)  
And they broke their own record, too  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)
* ![Kim Kardashian Kanye West Baby Name Chicago](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd266c5e225d7891/6988f8dae76ad24a13630b08/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-new-baby-name1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 19, 2018  
### [Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West Just Announced Their Baby’s Name. Here’s How Rare It Is](https://time.com/5110414/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-baby-name-chicago/)
* ![Saturday Night Live - Season 43](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2efb625135d64fc0/6988e102bc6cfc0ef33e36e0/jason-aldean-saturday-night-live.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 8, 2017  
### [_SNL_'s Powerful Performance for the Las Vegas Victims](https://time.com/4973728/jason-aldean-snl-tom-petty-watch-video/)  
He played a Tom Petty song  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![US-POLITICS-TRUMP](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9be8e191922f3012/6988df31656a3f60f3bd1d55/president-trump-nfl-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 24, 2017  
### [Trump Takes On NFL Anthem Protesters](https://time.com/4955127/trump-twitter-nfl-kneeling-protests/)  
He sent mixed messages  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)
* ![San Francisco 49ers v Buffalo Bills](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdfbebd8f792a3581/6988df28fb4eac6156893da3/colin-kaepernick-kneel.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 24, 2017  
### [‘They Can Do Free Speech on Their Own Time.” Trump’s Team Plays Defense Amid NFL Spat](https://time.com/4955038/trump-twitter-nfl-protest/)  
"They can do free speech on their own time"  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
* ![Residents of La Vita Bella nursing home in Dickinson, Texas were trapped due to severe flooding from Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 27.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d49bae835a0f169/6988db59656a3f518cbd171f/hurricane-harvey-nursing-home.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 27, 2017  
### [The Story Behind the Photo of Nursing Home Residents Trapped by Hurricane Harvey](https://time.com/4917743/la-vita-bella-nursing-home-dickinson-texas-photo/)  
'We thought the situation was dire'  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0ecac5a55dd20fc/6988d99222fb85c21be2263e/game-of-thrones-eastwatch-03.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 14, 2017  
### [_Game of Thrones’_ Ravens Are Based On These Real-Life Birds](https://time.com/4889219/game-of-thrones-ravens-history/)  
There's a reason they're trusted with such big secrets  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)

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