The ICU at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla., was 99% full this week, according to an internal report produced by the federal government. It's among numerous hospitals the report highlighted with ICUs filled to over 90% capacity. Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty hide caption
A medical assistant holds a swab after testing a man on Wednesday at the new COVID-19 testing facility at Boston Logan International Airport. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption
Black Lives Matter protesters display wristbands reading "I VOTED". Activists warn Black and Latino voters are being flooded with disinformation intended to suppress turnout in the election's final days. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption
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A partially eclipsed super blue blood moon sets behind the Golden Gate Bridge on January 31, 2018 in San Francisco, California. The 'super blue blood moon' is a rare 'lunar trifecta' event and was the first such lunar event seen in North America since 1866. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
A strong earthquake shook parts of Turkey and Greece on Friday, after striking north of the Greek island of Samos. USGS / Screenshot by NPR hide caption
President Trump addresses a rally this week at Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Mich. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Ariana Grande has released her sixth studio album, positions. Dave Myers hide caption
Students chat on a lawn this fall at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It's unclear how disruptions to campus life during the pandemic might affect student voter turnout on Election Day. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption
A woman casts her ballot on the first day of in-person early voting for the 2020 elections in Milwaukee, on Oct. 20. With just days left until Election Day, both President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will head to the Badger state for dueling campaign events on Friday. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Connecticut prosecutor says the Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, shown here, will not face a second trial in the 1975 murder of teenager Martha Moxley in Greenwich. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
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An Afghan health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child in Kandahar province. Taliban opposition to vaccine campaigns have left millions of children unprotected against the virus. Javed Tanveer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The killing of Walter Wallace Jr., a Black man in the midst of a psychological episode, by police on Monday has sparked days of protests. The family, who reviewed police bodycam video of the fatal shooting on Thursday morning, is calling for the recordings to be released to the public. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption
Even when President Trump unveiled his plan for Black economic empowerment, he put most of his emphasis on telling people why they shouldn't vote for his Democratic opponent Joe Biden. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh with a poster of South Africa's Nelson Mandela, in a scene from the Nasrin documentary. Floating World Pictures hide caption
City Hall tags along as Boston mayor Marty Walsh attends various appointments and public appearances — including this meeting about violent crime. Courtesy of Zipporah Films hide caption
Cherie DeBrest, left, and daughter Naima are planning on working at the polls on Tuesday in Philadelphia. Courtesy of Naima DeBrest hide caption
Broadband installers Gus (Nick Frost) and Elton (Samson Kayo) midnight as paranormal investigators in Amazon's Truth Seekers. Colin Hutton/Amazon Studios hide caption
Walmart pulled guns and ammunition from its store shelves as a precautionary measure, following the unrest in Philadelphia this week after police fatally shot a Black man on Monday. The retail giant has taken similar actions in the past, including earlier this year after George Floyd, another Black man, was killed by police in Minneapolis. Alan Diaz/AP hide caption
Mail-in ballots waiting to be processed by election workers in Salt Lake City, Utah. George Frey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City on April 16, 2016. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images hide caption
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced fines on Wednesday against a Long Island, N.Y., country club and a resident for hosting events in violation of social gathering limits. Screengrab by NPR/Suffolk County Executive/Facebook hide caption
A gray wolf captured by a remote camera on U.S. Forest Service land in Oregon in 2017. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife/AP hide caption
The rapper, actor and activist Common. His latest project, A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on Oct. 30. Durimel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Learning to ride a bike can lead to memorable tumbles. It's the brain's "time cells," scientists now say, that help organize and seal those experiences in our minds. Peter Cade/Getty Images hide caption
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at the Mountain Top Inn and Resort on October 27, 2020 in Warm Springs, Georgia. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
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