September 26, 2023, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Speaker of the House KEVIN MCCARTHY, R-Calif., talks with reporters about a possible government shutdown, border security, and other issues, outside his U.S. Capitol office on Tuesday. The Senate has unveiled a bipartisan stopgap bill in a move to avert a shutdown, however there’s no guarantee that it will be able to pass in the House. McCarthy told reporters that funding for Ukraine should be a standalone bill.

September 26, 2023, Bangkok, Thailand: THE POWER OF THREE: ARNON NAMPA raises a three-fingers salute, a symbol of resistance, after speaking to the media on the arrival at the Criminal court. The prominent Thai human rights lawyer was convicted on Tuesday of insulting the monarchy and sentenced to four years in prison, the first conviction under a controversial law guarding the royal institution since a civilian government took office after years of military-backed rule.

September 26, 2023, Belleville, Michigan, USA: U.S. President JOE BIDEN takes bull horn to join and encourage excited striking UAW workers picketing at General Motors Willow Run Redistribution, Tuesday.

September 26, 2023, Paris, France: JENNIFER LAWRENCE attends the Christian Dior Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France.

September 26, 2023, Paris, France: CHARLIZE THERON attending the Dior Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France.

September 26, 2023, Paris, France: actress MAYA HAWKE attending the Dior Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week.

September 26, 2023, Tokyo, Japan: DARIA KASATKINA of Russia returns the ball against M. Kostyuki of Ukraine during the first-round match of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo. Kasatkina won 3:6, 6:4, 6:3. .

September 26, 2023, Tokyo, Japan: VERONIKA KUDERMETOVA (RUS) in action against H. Dart (GBR) during their match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open Women's Singles Round 32 at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan. Kudermetova won 6:3, 7:6.

September 26, 2023, Hangzhou, China: AARON WOLF (JPN, Blue) flips BAYMYRAT MAJANOV (TKM, White) during their Judo Men's Individual -100kg Repechange at Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium during the 2022 China Hangzhou Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Wolf won the bout and advanced.

zReportage.com Issue #906 Story of the Week: Published TUESDAY, September 19, 2023: 'UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: Freedom Seekers Descendants ' Pictures by ZUMA Press represented Chicago Tribune's photographer Terrence Antonio James: Over the past eight months, the Chicago Tribune writers Darcel Rockett and Tina E. Akouris embarked on an in-depth examination of the journeys through Illinois of enslaved people who sought better lives for themselves. They visited the state's Underground Railroad sites that aided in their escape, spoken to descendants of those freedom seekers. The resulting series depicts what life was like during a time when thousands of people made this pilgrimage in the hopes of finding freedom, and how their history ripples into the present day. Photographs with this story by Terrence Antonio James were made using an iPhone tintype filter. Welcome to: 'UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: Freedom Seekers Descendants'

September 10, 2023, Gurnee, Illinois, USA: LEANNA MCGEE stands at The Mother Rudd Barn, a site believed to be connected to the Underground Railroad, in Gurnee. McGee is a descendant of William Donnegan, who was a shoemaker who aided freedom seekers crossing through Illinois. From the onset of statehood in 1818 and into the Civil War years, more than 8,000 freedom seekers moved into and through Illinois. Historians estimate that 35,000 to 45,000 persons found freedom in Canada through the Underground Railroad.

September 10, 2023, Springfield, Illinois, USA: JULIET LAVON WOODSON-WILSON stands in Springfield's Oak Ridge Cemetery, where several of her ancestors are buried. Woodson-Wilson can trace her family back to those seeking freedom through the Underground Railroad.