The U.S. hit a tragic milestone Tuesday, recording more than 200,000 coronavirus deaths. Here, Chris Duncan, whose mother, Constance, 75, died from COVID-19 on her birthday, visits a COVID Memorial Project installation of 20,000 American flags on the National Mall. The flags are on the grounds of the Washington Monument, facing the White House. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
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Sen. Mitt Romney says based on the Constitution and precedent he will support the Senate's taking up President Trump's Supreme Court nominee in an election year. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Forbes journalist Dan Alexander writes about the president's potential conflicts of interest in White House, Inc. "You can't have a blind trust and have a building that says 'Trump Tower' on the outside of [it]," Alexander says. "How blind is that?" Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
'White House, Inc.' Author: Trump's Businesses Offer 'A Million Potential Conflicts'
A worker pushes a cart past refrigerators at a Home Depot in Boston in January, before the coronavirus pandemic threw a monkey wrench into the supply and demand of major appliances. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
Community members and family wear shirts that read "Nana Ayudame or Nana, help me" in Spanish at a vigil for Carlos Ingram-Lopez on June 25 in Tucson, Ariz. Prosecutors have declined to pursue criminal charges over his death in police custody. Caitlin O'Hara/Getty Images hide caption
Louisville, Ky., Mayor Greg Fischer, here at a press conference this month, says he has no insight about when the state attorney general will make an announcement in the Breonna Taylor case but says the city must be prepared. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines for a safe Halloween during the COVID-19 pandemic include new methods of doing classic spooky activities. ArtMarie/Getty Images hide caption
Nurse Kathe Olmstead (right) gives volunteer Melissa Harting an injection in a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc. Hans Pennink/AP hide caption
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the Justice's chambers in Washington, D.C in 2016. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption
Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Lie In Repose At Supreme Court This Week For Public Viewing
A cardboard cutout of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The late Supreme Court justice was also a pop culture phenomenon. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
In this image made from UNTV video, President Trump speaks in a pre-recorded message that was played Tuesday during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. AP hide caption
NBA icon Michael Jordan, shown here speaking at a press conference last year, said he is forming a new NASCAR racing team and Bubba Wallace will be the driver. Chuck Burton/AP hide caption
The NFL has fined San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and two other coaches for not following rules about keeping their faces covered. Here, Shanahan walks off the field after his team's Sept. 13 game against the Arizona Cardinals. MSA/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images hide caption
In this image taken from video, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement to MPs in the House of Commons on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic. House of Commons/AP hide caption
Lift Your Head and Lower Your Arms — You Might Just Feel Better
Poet and activist Christopher Coles addresses a crowd in Rochester, N.Y. Brian Mann/NPR hide caption
Omaha Bar Owner Has Died By Suicide After He Was Charged In Shooting Of Black Man
Family Of Man Killed By National Guard In Louisville Files Wrongful Death Suit
More than 65% of the nation's small, rural hospitals took out loans from Medicare when the pandemic hit. Many now face repayment at a time when they are under great financial strain. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
In this May 28, 1957, photo, Rev. Robert S. Graetz, center, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy, left, talk outside the witness room during a bombing trial in Montgomery, Ala. Graetz, the only white minister to support the Montgomery Bus Boycott, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. He was 92. AP hide caption
Protesters — on one side, Black Lives Matter and on the other, Trump backers — face off in Prineville, Ore., after a Black woman and the police chief posted contradicting videos about their meeting. Emily Cureton/Oregon Public Broadcasting hide caption
In Rural Oregon, Threats And Backlash Follow Racial Justice Protests
Oregon Public BroadcastingIn Rural Oregon, Threats And Backlash Follow Racial Justice Protests
A voter wearing a protective mask exits from an early voting location in Arlington, Va. Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A voter stands by for her ballot as people wait more than four hours for early voting Friday in Fairfax, Va. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Step Aside Election 2000: This Year's Election May Be The Most Litigated Yet
Doug Carn, left, with his wife, Jean Carn, in a detail from the cover of their album Spirit of the New Land, released on Black Jazz Records in 1972. Courtesy of Real Gone Records hide caption
Yusuf Cat Stevens' Tea For The Tillerman 2 reimagines the original album he first released 50 years ago. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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