Zahra, of Afghanistan, poses for a portrait at a public library in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. Zahra is a black belt in taekwondo and came to the United States to pursue the discipline and earn a master’s degree.
Pranvitha Sagi, left, throws a rock into Lake Zorinsky as her mother, Madhavi Sagi, right, walks on the stone shore in Omaha, Nebraska, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
Yadhira Perez (center left), 16, hugs her sister, Cynthia Perez (center right), 12, classmate of Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, at a vigil held in honor of Jocelynn in Gainesville, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.
Mila Ruiz, left, Jade Monroe, Nevaeh Parker and Grace Johnson, all of Omaha, Nebraska, cool off from the heat and rest before walking in the Fourth of July parade in Ralston, Nebraska, on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
Tabitha Shears (center left) and other members of the St. Paul choir sing at The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture MLK Jr. Symposium at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
Mireya Vazquez, of Dallas, points to a corner of her living room full of photos, momentos and offerings dedicated to her daughter in her home in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, March 14, 2025. Her daughter, Gabriela Gonzalez, pictured on the wall, was murdered in 2023.
Ashley McClinton, left, hugs Sarah Brooks, unit secretary, right, after bringing Buddy McClinton up to the NICU at Women’s Methodist Hospital to see the nurses who helped her during their 116-day NICU stay in Omaha, Nebraska, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
Olessia Maximenko, 44, from Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia, and her husband, Rob Parker, 42, from Potstown, Pennsylvania, pose for a portrait on their property in Washington, Georgia, on Sunday, March 17, 2024. Maximenko is a fine art painter that paints scenes of rural Georgia, coastal South Carolina, and her childhood in Siberian Russia.
Elsie Jemaneh (left), music director, helps Rachel Cornelius (right), actor, sing a song at a rehearsal for BigHeart at Pleasant Grove Library in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
Oliver Barragan, 2, center right, waits for his mother, Richelle Barragan, left, both of Papillion, Nebraska, as she votes at Werner Park in Papillion, Neb., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
Sharlene Willock, mother of University of Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock, touches a framed picture of Devin Willock in her home in New Milford, New Jersey, on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Sharlene Willock lost her son in January 2023 in a car crash after the University of Georgia's second national championship win.
Julie Roberts, 46, of Omaha, Nebraska, wipes a tear from her eye while talking about her husband, Ben Roberts, 50, of Omaha, Nebraska, and his motorcycle gear that she keeps in her apartment in Omaha, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.
Fifth grader Nolan Wrench high fives and walks through a tunnel made by Millard South High School football players on the first day of school at Upchurch Elementary School in Omaha, Nebraska, on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.
Stella Ahrens, of Nehawka, Nebraska, kisses her cow, Fiona, before showing her at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island, Neb., on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024.
Oliver Gonnerman, left, and Millie Gonnerman, right, are portrayed as Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader from Star Wars at OCon Expo in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
Hunter Leonovicz, left, Heather Leonovicz, center, and Jacob Leonovicz, right, all of Omaha, Nebraska, dry of their chickens after a storm blew through their yard on 120th Street in Omaha, Neb., on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.
Cee Gilmore, owner of CeeZoo’s, sits at a table for a portrait at CeeZoo’s Bar and Lounge in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.
Church members sing along and pray close to the stage during worship at an afternoon service at Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.
Gwen Houlihan, member of the Millard West colorguard, smiles during the marching band’s performance at the Nebraska State Band Competition in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.
