Katie Wright, mother of Daunte, broke into tears Tuesday recounting her last conversation with her son, who called her for advice after being pulled over by police. An officer shot him shortly after. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption
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Government health officials are recommending a "pause" in vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Stephen Zenner/Getty Images hide caption
If confirmed by the Senate, Robert Santos, a Latinx statistician shown here in a handout photo from 2019, would be the Census Bureau's first permanent director of color. Errich Petersen hide caption
The NCAA says Hope Trautwein is the first pitcher in NCAA Division I softball history to strike out every batter in a seven-inning perfect game. Tate Hawkins/North Texas Athletics hide caption
Mank is a biopic about the man who wrote Citizen Kane. But there's also a woman in the story: Marion Davies, a silver screen star and mistress of William Randolph Heart. She's pictured above in 1932. General Photographic Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Carabinieri (Italian paramilitary police) officers of the art squad's archaeological unit pose with a headless Roman statue wearing a draped toga in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Carabinieri/AP hide caption
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Barry Brodd, a use-of-force expert, testifies Tuesday in former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin's trial. Court TV/Pool via AP hide caption
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Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, (center) is shown visiting Kabul, Afghanistan in January 2020. The Biden administration said it plans to complete a draw down of U.S. troops in the country by Sept. 11. Lolita Baldor/AP hide caption
Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon, at Monday's press conference regarding the killing of Daunte Wright. He, along with Kim Potter, who shot Daunte Wright, resigned Tuesday. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption
Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis said Tuesday that Officer Rusten Sheskey"was found to have been acting within policy and will not be subjected to discipline," following a review of the August 2020 incident in which Sheskey shot Jacob Blake. Wisconsin Department of Justice via AP hide caption
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, shown here in a hospital in Denver. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
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Ezhil Arasi (left) and Ranjith Kumar. The pandemic kept her from her pregnancy checkups. Their baby was born with an intestinal blockage that required surgery and died during the procedure. Doctors told Ranjith that if his wife had been examined regularly during her pregnancy, there could have been a different outcome. Ranjith Kumar hide caption
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during an event in 2018. Apple is one of 310 companies calling on the Biden administration to slash carbon emissions. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
South Korean activists wearing protective clothing and a mask of Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga protest near the Japanese embassy in Seoul against Japan's decision to release Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Evans' children, Logan and Abigail, and their mother, Shannon Terranova, pay their respects as the officer's remains lie in honor in the rotunda at the Capitol on Tuesday. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, oversaw the report on leading threats to the United States, which cites four countries — China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. Haines is set to testify about the report to Congress on Wednesday and Thursday. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono speaks during a press conference on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act at the Capitol on Tuesday. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images hide caption
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Workers at a ShopRite supermarket stock shelves on April 24, 2020 in Plainview, New York. Consumer prices jumped in March, marking a return of inflation, but the Federal Reserve insists any uptick will be temporary. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption
Christine Wormuth, pictured testifying on Capitol Hill in March 2015 during her tenure as defense undersecretary for policy, is President Biden's pick for secretary of the Army. Gabriella Demczuk/Getty Images hide caption
The National Weather Service Tampa Bay said its Geostationary Lightning Mapper captured the bright meteor that shocked Floridians late Monday as it burned up off the coast. The National Weather Service Tampa Bay hide caption
Officer Joe Guttierrez aims his weapon at Lt. Caron Navario during a traffic stop. Navario is suing Guttierrez and the other officer, Daniel Crocker, for violation of his constitutional rights. NPR screenshot/Windsor Police Department body camera footage hide caption
People arrive to drop off mail-in ballots or vote in person at an early voting location in Phoenix on Oct. 16, 2020. Republicans in Arizona are weighing measures to make the state's voting rules more restrictive. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust: A Memoir of Autism and Hope, by Valerie Gilpeer and Emily Grodin. William Morrow hide caption
A mass vaccination site at the Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle had plenty of takers for the COVID-19 vaccine when it opened in mid-March. Though some relatively rare cases of coronavirus infection have been documented despite vaccination, "I don't see anything that changes our concept of the vaccine and its efficacy," says Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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