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Skaters sit along the Malecón in Havana, Cuba. There are few places in Havana where skateboarders are allowed to skate, and they are often stopped by police or fined - even jailed. There are no skate shops in the city and gear is usually donated by

A driver who declined to give his name waits for a rescue after getting stuck at the intersection of Fairway Boulevard and Black Lane in the Collinsville area while attempting to drive through a flooded stretch of road on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. Heav

Friends and family gather at the scene to wait for answers after an officer-involved shooting left a man dead near the intersection of Harlan Avenue and Broadway Street in St. Louis on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016. No officers were harmed.

Supporters drive by honking their horns and shouting "hands up, don't shoot" on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014 as part of ongoing protests in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Dar

Ken Bollwerk, of St. Louis, watches the funeral procession for Officer Michael Langsdorf, of the North County Police Cooperative, as it makes its way down Chippewa Street on Monday, July 1, 2019. "Every day they take a chance not coming home," said

Ella Gochenaur, 10, of Beaver Dam, Wis., smiles back at her family after Jeff "Juggling Jeff" Koziatek, of St. Louis, picked her and her brother, Drake (pictured left), 6, out of the crowd during a performance at Fair St. Louis on Wednesday, July 4,

A toy truck was crushed after a full-sized truck crashed into the backyard of 7450 Gayola Place in Maplewood on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Homeowner Mark Moseley, 39, was in the backyard with his kids and his mother at the time of the incident. "I sa

2018 Miss Gay America winner Deva Station attempts to fit her headdress through a doorway before performing the opening number for the 47th annual Miss Gay America pageant at the America's Center in downtown St. Louis on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.

Frank Mastis, 83, an Air Force veteran who served in the Korean War, visits his wife's grave in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery on Thursday, June 25, 2015. "She liked yellow so I try to wear yellow," said Mastis. Officials say that the cemetery

Protesters lie down in the middle of West Florissant Avenue as they demonstrate on the one year anniversary of Michael Brown's death by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015.

Lonni Schicker, 63, becomes emotional while talking to her son, Dan, 31, about finances at their apartment in Fenton on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. A former professor, Schicker's life changed dramatically since the first noticeable symptoms of dementia b

Leslie Petty (left) and Tracey Sherman (far right) lead a prayer outside the QuikTrip on W. Florissant Ave. on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014 after police released images from surveillance footage identifying Michael Brown as a suspect in a robbery shortly b

Pastor Titus Irving stands in the charred stairwell of Greater St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church on Thursday, July 7, 2016. It was burned by arsonists early Tuesday morning. “Every time I look at it, it makes me sick to my stomach," said Irving. "P

Protesters stage a "die in" at the Missouri State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015.

Joshua Williams, 18, led a group of demonstrators in chants in Clayton on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, kicking off a weekend of protests two months after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown

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Donovan Hope, 5, holds his hands up as protesters on West Florissant Avenue shout "hands up, don't shoot" on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in protest of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9.

Rev. Jonathan Tremaine, 34, of St. Louis, becomes emotional during prayer on the steps of Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse as protesters and clergy members perform an act of civil disobedience as part of "Moral Monday" demonstrations on Monday, Aug. 10

Charlie Grace, a 7 month old Golden Retriever, attempts to eat the water spraying from a fountain at Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis on Thursday, May 31, 2018. Her owner, Kris Hurley, of LaGrange, Ga., was in town for a business trip.

Temperatures in the 70s may have turned Steinberg Skating Rink in Forest Park into a large puddle, but it didn't stop Karen Nugent, of Sappington, from enjoying a skate on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. "My goal today was to break in my new skates and stay

John Sumpter, 63, of Copan, Okla. a member of the Delaware tribe, takes a smoke break before the filming of scenes in a reenactment for the revamped Gateway Arch museum at the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area on Friday, April 29, 2016.&nbs

Sruthi Ainapurapu, 13, (left), marks 16-year-old Varsha Kuchi's hands, before a performance at Queeny Park as part of Rath Yatra, or "Chariot Festival", which brings Hindu deities out in public on a chariot to expose people to the religion on Sunday

Roberto Estrada, 39, of St. Louis, hits the Donald Trump piñata at Viva Mexico on Cherokee Street in St. Louis, celebrating Mexico's Independence Day, on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.

Jaleel Walters, 18, of St. Louis, laughs and dances while dressed in a cluster of balloons shaped like a star at the Veiled Prophet parade in downtown St. Louis on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.

Romona Taylor Williams (bottom left) of St. louis, holds hands with 16-year-old Zoey Fleisher, also of St. Louis, during an interfaith prayer vigil for the victims of the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. at

Amanda Loutris, 17, of Buffalo Grove, Ill., volunteers at Bernie Sanders' headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016.

Delanie Gallagher (right), 10, of Spanish Lake, works with her friend, Georgia Collier, 11, of St. Louis, during a group math assignment at Gateway Science Academy of St Louis on Oct. 19, 2016.

Delanie Gallagher (right), 10, of Spanish Lake, shakes hands with classmate Michael Gallaway, 11, of St. Louis, using her new robotic prosthesis at Gateway Science Academy of St. Louis on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, in St. Louis. Also pictured is Dyla

Soldiers from Fort Leonard Wood line up in Terminal 2 before going through security at Lambert–St. Louis International Airport on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. Between 2,000 and 3,000 soldiers from Fort Leonard Wood are expected to pass through Lambert

David Eagan (right) throws a glove back and forth with his sons, Micah (far left), 4, and David (center), 10, for Mia, a 3-year-old California sea lion to chase at the St. Louis Zoo on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015.  "There's not much to do in the cold

From left to right facing forward, Elena Bollman, 8, (lying down) Arianna Dougan 8, Madison Lamoureux 9, Anastasia Chostner, 8, and Madeline Miller, 8, (with glasses) laugh as they land after falling backwards as part of a dance number at St. Louis

Heather Gwin, 9, of Greenwood, Ind., shows signs of fatigue while making crafts in her room at Children's Hospital on Friday, Dec. 18, 2015. Heather, who has cystic fibrosis, is on the waiting list for a lung and liver transplant. New rules that rel

Illinios State Trooper Jeff Karns assists 6-year-old Arion Harrison with his bike as police investigate the scene of an officer-involved shooting in East St. Louis near Washington Park on Thursday, May 26, 2016. The man who police believe shot and k

Jamala Lott, of St. Louis, throws white rose petals over the Eads Bridge in remembrance of the East St. Louis riots of 1917 on Sunday, July 2, 2017. Lott is related to a survivor of the riots.

Falon Patton, of St. Louis, cheers on performers while her son, Chance, 8 months, sleeps soundly during UniverSoul Circus in downtown St. Louis on Wednesday, July 18, 2018.

Allen Pike, 32, of Fairview Heights, Ill., competes in the pull up contest at Fit City Gym in St. Louis on Sat., Feb. 18, 2017. Pike completed a total of 22 pull ups. The gym was celebrating its one-year anniversary.

Vivian Zwick, 99, of University City, attends a vigil at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. The vigil was held in response to the news that as many as 200 headstones were found toppled in the cemetery on Monday.

Alaysia Belmo, 16, of Mascoutah, Ill. and a member of the Mascoutah Marching Indians, waits for instructions before the start of the Veiled Prophet parade in downtown St. Louis on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.

Corey Allred (far left), 11, eats dinner with his mom, Terry Tipton, 45, and children from two other families at a safe house on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. From left to right are siblings Demarcus Adams (seated on floor), 9, Eli Parnell (with pillow),

Trinetta (left), 19, and Triniya Brown become emotional during a memorial service for their brother, Michael Brown Jr., on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, in the Canfield Green apartment complex in Ferguson. Brown was shot and killed there four years ago by

"I'm going to miss this view," said Naima Wartts, 42, as she looks out the window while packing up her apartment in downtown St. Louis on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Wartts, who receives housing assistance after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder,

Police recruit Nate Wilson teaches 6-year-old Lazarus Baber, a student at Patrick Henry Downtown Academy, how to do a push-up during a visit to the St. Louis Police Academy as part of the Books & Badges program on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. In the

Rylie Vickers, 3, plays outside her apartment complex on Isabella Avenue in Wellston on Friday, April 26, 2019. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is looking to demolish or get rid of 201 public housing units in Wellston, which cou

Leslie Carpenter, 57, sits in the bedroom of the home that she shares with her niece, Sharita Phillips, 49, and Phillips' developmentally disabled son on Isabella Avenue in Wellston on Friday, April 26, 2019. They live in a single-family unit of pub

Pastor Pete Nehr, of Word Deliverance Christian Church, prays over the crowd of several dozen family and friends that gathered for a vigil for Akeelah "Ke Ke" Jackson, 12, behind the Family Dollar on Halls Ferry Road on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, near t

From left to right, Judith Reedy, secretary of the North Texas Conference; Len Eberhart, an observer from Iowa; Marcus Jones, of the Wesley Foundation of Wichita Falls in Texas; Chad Mogus (top level), of the Perkins School of Theology; Thomas Herma

Muslim worshippers pray the the Gateway Arch after a march in protest of President Donald Trump's executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. The march began at the Tho

ena Wilson, 56, of Bellefontaine Neighbors, is put on hold while attempting to talk to her credit card company about extending the due date of a payment on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. "I don't want to let this slip," she said. Wilson works for the Unit

Myrina Otey, center, 30, holds her friend's baby, 2-month-old Jazz Hawkins, while Otey's son, Stephen Mitchell, 6, comes over to play in the waiting area at Jamaa Birth Village in Ferguson on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. At left Phillip Myton, 30, of S

Jude Carter, 8, of Clayton, walks pasts a row of inflatable hot air balloons at the Great Forest Park Balloon Glow on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.

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