Josh Axelrod

An employee of the U.S. Treasury's Mutilated Currency Division inspects shredded dollar bills to evaluate whether the damaged money should be reimbursed. The division issues an average of $30 million a year to owners of damaged bills.

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Cash Back Guarantee: The U.S. Redeems Damaged Bills Because The Dollar Depends On It

Josh Axelrod

The Treasury reviews some 24,000 cases a year and reimburses around $30 million to people whose money has been burned, flooded or otherwise damaged. This service helps underpin the dollar's integrity.

One of the migrant children in the care of Christi, a foster mother in Maryland, is excited as she goes to grab a swimming suit.

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'I Know That They're Cared For.' Why One Mom Has Chosen To Foster Migrant Children

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Unaccompanied minors cross the border without family or support. "Any kid that's in my house is, at least while they're here, safe," says one foster mother, Christi.

Luann McVey holds a sign before the start of a rally held in support of the Alaska university system on Feb. 13 in Juneau, Alaska.

University Of Alaska Readies For Budget Slash: 'We May Likely Never Recover'

Josh Axelrod

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy slashed $130 million, or 41%, from the budget of a university system that serves more than 26,000 students. Layoffs, elimination of programs and campus closures are likely.

Lonnie Bunch, the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, stands for a portrait at his office. He will soon become the Smithsonian Institution's new secretary.

Lonnie Bunch III Takes Helm Of The Smithsonian: 'I Feel The Weight Of History'

Josh Axelrod

The founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture will become the Smithsonian Institution's first African American secretary.