Tyler Shultz was not the only Theranos whistleblower, but he was the first to report troubling findings at the company to regulators. At the time, it was a risky and bold move, but it helped accelerate scrutiny that would ultimately end in the company's implosion. Deanne Fitzmaurice for NPR hide caption
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Elizabeth Holmes walks into federal court in San Jose, Calif. Nic Coury/AP hide caption
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U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger was sworn in on July 23 after a nationwide search. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
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New York County District Attorney Cyrus Vance is stepping down after 12 years in office. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption
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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell is seated at the defense table while watching testimony of witnesses during her trial in New York. Elizabeth Williams/AP hide caption
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According to a former prosecutor, the jury in the trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has to look at " 'what were you thinking when you were doing these things?' And that's really hard to get to." Nic Coury/AP hide caption
Proud Boys walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. A federal judge has refused to dismiss an indictment charging four alleged leaders of the group with conspiring to attack the Capitol. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares to board a helicopter after announcing his resignation, on Aug. 10, 2021, in New York. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
A line forms at a walk-up COVID-19 testing site last week at Farragut Square, just blocks from the White House. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
From left: Julien Xavier Neals, nominee to be U.S. district judge for the District of New Jersey; Zahid Quraishi, nominee to be judge for the District of New Jersey; and Regina Rodriguez, nominee to be judge for the District of Colorado, are sworn in during an April 28 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Quraishi has become the first Muslim American federal judge. Tom Williams/AP hide caption
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Daisy Hohman was separated from her three children for 20 months when they were placed in foster care. When Hohman was reunited with her children, she received a bill of nearly $20,000 for foster care from her Minnesota county. Joseph Shapiro/NPR hide caption
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In this screen grab from police body camera footage shown in court in the trial of Kim Potter, the Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer reacts after the April 11 traffic stop in which Daunte Wright was fatally shot. AP hide caption