San Francisco 49ers Michael Zagaris/Getty Images After kneeling during the playing of the national anthem throughout the 2016 season, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick will reportedly resume standing in 2017. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, sources said Kaepernick will stand to avoid detracting from progress he believes has been made and the awareness brought to the issue of social inequality.

By Euan McKirdy, Pamela Boykoff & Will Ripley Photography by Linus Escandor II The following story contains images that may be disturbing for some readers. Nearly 10 months ago, Rodrigo Duterte became president of the Philippines and turned the country into a battlefield in his war on drugs.

Chyna Gibson was gunned down Saturday night, while the second woman was found with multiple stab wounds Monday morning, CNN affiliate WDSU reported. No arrests have yet been made in the cases, which police say appear to be unrelated, but transgender activist Daphanie Dupree told WDSU the situation was scary.

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul marched to the House side of the Capitol Thursday morning, knocked on a locked door and demanded to see a copy of the House's bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which he believed was being kept under lock and key.

Sessions did not mention the meetings with Sergey Kislyak during his confirmation hearings, when was asked if he knew of any contacts between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. Sessions campaigned on behalf of Donald Trump throughout 2016. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Session should resign.

Philadelphia police estimate 75 to 100 headstones were toppled Saturday night at Mount Carmel Cemetery, though people who visited the cemetery say the number is much higher. Police have not offered a motive or made any arrests. "The Philadelphia FBI Field Office, the Civil Rights Division, and the U.S.

"We have come up with a solution that's really, really I think very good," Trump said at a meeting of the nation's governors at the White House. "Now, I have to tell you, it's an unbelievably complex subject," he added. "Nobody knew health care could be so complicated."

The photo is just one of this Seattle-area kindergartener's incredible transformations to celebrate Black History Month. Every day in February Lola's mother, Cristi Smith-Jones, has been posting a photo to Twitter of her daughter dressed as a different famous black woman from history. Together, the images have a thing or two to show the world about #blackgirlmagic.

The killing July 6 became a sensation on social media when Castile's fiancee, Diamond Reynolds, live-streamed its aftermath on Facebook. Reynolds' 4-year-old daughter was also in the car at the time. Yanez faces trial May 30 in Ramsey County Court in downtown St. Paul.

Noah Graham/Getty Images Have you seen the highlights? If not, you should check them out. There's Ben Gordon, yes, that Ben Gordon, the former University of Connecticut star, and No. 3 overall pick, and Sixth Man of the Year, and 20-points-per-game scorer, running circles around a plethora of players 10 years his junior.

That's the main issue President Trump'ssupporters have with their Obamacare coverage, according to a new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation. But they are also concerned that Republicans won't solve the problem. The non-profit research group interviewed 48 Trump voters in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan in December to get their views on Obamacare, Medicaid and the Republicans' plans to replace the health reform law.

Verizon announced Wednesday that it will begin testing its fifth-generation wireless service in 11 markets across the country, from rural areas to dense urban centers. 5G provides speeds up to 40 times faster than 4G, and it's expected to eventuallyimpact connected everything from self-driving cars to robots.

After testy town halls for representatives like Utah's Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa went viral, some GOP politicians are staying clear of town hall-style events in their home districts. California Republican Rep. Paul Cook is probably yearning for the old days of angry letters and phone calls.

Kala Brown, of Anderson, South Carolina, said the captivity started after Todd Kohlhepp shot her boyfriend on August 31 when the couple went to do work on his farm. Brown was kept in the dark container for two months before authorities rescued her.

"Sometimes we were crawling," Ahmed, 34, says. "It was terrible. ... I thought I would never survive such a field of ice." The two men were part of a group of five Somalis who crossed illegally through Mexico into the United States, begging for asylum there.

"It's possible that you may see conventional forces hit the ground in Syria for some period of time," one defense official told CNN. But the official emphasized that any decision is ultimately up to the President. President Donald Trump has ordered his defense secretary to come up with a proposal to combat ISIS before the end of the month.

Puzder withdrew his name from contention to be Trump's pick to lead the Labor Department on Wednesday, a move that ended weeks of negative stories about the fast food executive. The relentless drumbeat of negative press -- including stories about his divorce, how he employed an undocumented immigrant for years and scrutiny into his business practices -- wore on Puzder, people close to him said.

These days, Deborah Johnson is on edge. She says she's worried she won't qualify for Social Security disability benefits, anxious about her middle son's recovery from a car accident last year, and feeling the pervasive effects of her complex post-traumatic stress disorder that dates back to an abusive childhood.

The dam's emergency spillway could be on the verge of failing due to erosion, the sheriff's office said in a statement. The structure was expected to give way by 6 p.m. local time (9 p.m. ET). A spillway controls the flow of water from the lake or river being dammed to the area downstream.

It's a day likely to stir mixed emotions, but there's one thing that is certainly worth celebrating -- the beauty of this fascinating country. Ali Qapu, Isfahan Located on the western edge of Isfahan's Naqsh-e Jahan square, this six-story palace's name means "grand doorway."