Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at Vote For Justice: An Evening of Empowerment with activists and artists at the Newseum in May 2018. Paul Morigi/AP hide caption
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A scanning electron micrograph shows microglial cells (yellow) ingesting branched oligodendrocyte cells (purple), a process thought to occur in multiple sclerosis. Oligodendrocytes form insulating myelin sheaths around nerve axons in the central nervous system. Dr. John Zajicek/Science Source hide caption
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta is open for the first time in nearly a month, after a grant from the Delta Air Lines Foundation made up for the lack of federal funds from the partial government shutdown. Jeff Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images hide caption
Moscow's Fyodor Dostoevsky Library was renovated in 2013 and now sees some 500 visitors a day, up from just a dozen or so per day in earlier years. The library hosts language clubs, readings, lectures and concerts. Lucian Kim/NPR hide caption
Slow carbs like whole-grain breads and pastas, oats and brown rice are rich in fiber and take more time to digest, so they don't lead to the same quick rise in blood sugar that refined carbs can cause. fcafotodigital/Getty Images hide caption
Life Kit: Eat Your Way To A Healthier Life
The moon hangs low in the sky over the remote Inupiat Eskimo village of Noorvik, Alaska, the first community in the U.S. counted for the 2010 census. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's new president, is among a wave of far-right leaders who have risen on the world stage. On Tuesday, Bolsonaro will headline the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Shutdown Makes Government Websites More Vulnerable To Hackers, Experts Say
A U.S. flag flies in the foreground of this image of the moon during the lunar eclipse as seen from Washington, D.C., on Sunday night. J. David Ake/AP hide caption
A student wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat stands in front of a Native American singing and playing a drum in Washington on Friday. Young men and women surrounded Nathan Phillips, and a video of the incident has drawn outrage. AP hide caption
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay celebrates with Greg Zuerlein after a game-winning field goal during overtime of the NFL's NFC championship game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is launching a new PAC to boost Republican women candidates well before they get to the general election. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc. hide caption
In the photo above, dust circles a worker during the construction of the Hawks Nest Tunnel in 1930. Workers on the project were exposed to toxic levels of silica dust; hundreds ultimately died. Courtesy of Elkem Metals Collection, West Virginia State Archives hide caption
An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It
Black Lung Returns To Coal Country
"It feels like confessing a crime," Tommy Tomlinson says about revealing his weight in his new book, The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America. Courtesy of Simon & Schuster hide caption
He Was 460 Pounds. What Confronting His Weight Taught Him About Obesity In America
A group of 47 migrants is transferred from a rescued inflatable boat onto a Sea Watch 3 RHIB during a rescue operation by the Dutch-flagged vessel Sea Watch 3 off Libya's coasts on Saturday. FEDERICO SCOPPA/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Sabrina Rubich and her 9-month-old son, Kenny, shop for milk and bananas using their newly issued SNAP benefits. Nick Mott/Montana Public Radio hide caption
Hindu holy men sample the sacred waters, which are believed to be restorative, with the power to cleanse sin. Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Pope Francis points at a tablet as he unveils Click To Pray, the official app of the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network on Sunday. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption
American citizen and 61-year-old psychotherapist Majd Kamalmaz, disappeared on a trip to Syria two years ago and has been missing since. Courtesy of Maryam Kamalmaz hide caption
Sneaks' new album, Highway Hypnosis, is out Jan. 25 via Merge. Stephanie Severance/Courtesy of the artist hide caption