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Rescuer arrive near cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach have been trapped since June 23, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand Sunday, July 8, 2018. Thai authorities are racing to pump out water from the flooded cave before more rains are forecast to hit the northern region. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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In this undated photo released by Royal Thai Navy on Saturday, July 7, 2018, Thai rescue team members walk inside a cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach have been trapped since June 23, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. The local governor in charge of the mission to rescue them said Saturday that cooperating weather and falling water levels over the last few days had created appropriate conditions for evacuation, but that they won't last if it rains again. (Royal Thai Navy via AP)
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In this July 3, 2018, image taken from video provided by the Thai Navy Seal, Thai boys are with Navy SEALs inside the cave, Mae Sai, northern Thailand. With heavy rains forecast to worsen flooding in a cave in northern Thailand where 12 boys and their soccer coach are waiting to be extracted by rescuers, authorities say they might be forced to have them swim out through a narrow, underwater passage. The 13 are described as healthy and being looked after by medics inside the cave.(Thai Navy Seal via AP)
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In this photo taken on Sunday, May 13, 2018, health care workers wear virus protective gear at a treatment center in Bikoro Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has spread to a city of more than 1 million people, a worrying shift as the deadly virus risks traveling more easily in densely populated areas. Two suspected cases of hemorrhagic fever were reported in the Wangata health zones that include Mbandaka, the capital of northwestern Equateur province. The city is about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Bikoro, the rural area where the outbreak was announced last week, said Congo's Health Minister Oly Ilunga. (AP Photo/John Bompengo)
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Sedan Crash Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Earth Fire Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Los Angeles Clippers guard Austin Rivers, left, shoots as Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat, of Serbia, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. The pair was reportedly traded for one another on Tuesday with Rivers going to the Wizards and Gortat sent to Los Angeles (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill). **FILE**
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D.C. Fire rescue services deployed 80 firefighters to battle a two-alarm fire that started in Georgetown's popular eatery Wingos and spread to flower shop English Rose Garden on June 26, 2018. Flames injured three firefighters and caused "considerable" damage to the storefronts. (Photo courtesy of D.C. Fire and EMS)
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Illustration on the recent alarms over "phone addiction" by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Long Beach firefighters walk along a street near a retirement home where at least one firefighter was killed in Long Beach, Calif., on Monday, June 25, 2018. A resident of the retirement home in Southern California opened fire on firefighters responding to a report of an explosion in the building, officials said. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Actor Paul Walker poses during the photo call of the movie "Fast and Furious 5," in Rome. Walker and his friend and financial adviser Roger Rodas died in the one-car crash Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, in the Southern California community of Valencia. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
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Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles. On September 7, 1996, Shakur was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was taken to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, by Suge Knight; he died from his injuries six days later. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)
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A tornado cuts across the ground near Jarrell, Texas, Tuesday, afternoon, May 27, 1997. At least 30 people were killed and scores more injured as several tornadoes cut a swath through at least three Central Texas Counties. (AP Photo/Theresa Schuch)
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A screen capture of the KidsandCars.org website. The child-safety organization encourages parents to be wary of the dangers of injury or death to children from being accidentally left in a car in hot weather. (KidsandCars.org)
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Residents of rural areas smoke at higher rates than their urban counterparts do. In areas where there are fewer than 50,000 people, 21.5 percent were smokers, compared to 11.4 percent of people in areas with 1 million or more residents. (Associated Press)
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15. Canelo Alvarez: $44.5 million (Boxing, Mexico) Canelo Alvarez poses on the scale during a weigh-in, in Las Vegas. It was announced Monday, March 5, 2018, that Alvarez has tested positive for the banned drug clenbuterol, and promoters of his rematch with Gennady Golovkin blame contaminated meat. Alvarez's test showed traces of the drug. The director of the testing lab said the amount was consistent with meat contamination. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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International Space Station Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Illegal Aliens Warning Signs Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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The damaged USS Fitzgerald is seen near the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, after the U.S. destroyer collided with the Philippine-registered container ship ACX Crystal in the waters off the Izu Peninsula Saturday, June 17, 2017. The USS Fitzgerald was back at its home port in Japan after colliding before dawn Saturday with the container ship four times its size, while the coast guard and Japanese and U.S. military searched for seven sailors missing after the crash. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
