Aisha Ali Ibrahim, 17, is a student at Shehu Sanda Kyarimi. She was photographed at the Maiduguri park and zoo in Maiduguri, Nigeria, in 2017. Rahima Gambo hide caption
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Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, will testify publicly on Capitol Hill next week about payments to women who say they had affairs with Trump. Cohen will report to prison in May for crimes related to those payments. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images hide caption
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was supposed to start his "reconciliation tour" on Thursday at a historically black university in Richmond. He cancelled his appearance at the urging of a student leader. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Mark Harris, the Republican candidate in North Carolina's 9th Congressional race, listens to testimony during a State Board of Elections hearing on Tuesday. Travis Long/The News & Observer hide caption
The National Socialist Movement, a neo-nazi group that has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, held a rally in Newnan, Ga., in April 2018. David Goldman/AP hide caption
Actor and singer Jussie Smollett attends an Empire event in LA in 2016. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption
An enormous portrait of George Washington hung alongside Swastika banners and American flags at Madison Square Garden. Field Of Vision hide caption
33-year-old mother Kim Nelson started a vaccine advocacy group in Greenville, S.C. to help reach vaccine-hesitant families. Here, she prepares vaccine information flyers for public school students. Alex Olgin/WFAE hide caption
A Parent-To-Parent Campaign To Get Vaccine Rates Up
Crews remove early morning snow during a winter storm at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. It's not unusual for the high court to be open when the rest of Washington is closed. Jessica Gresko/AP hide caption
British politicians Heidi Allen, Sarah Wollaston and Anna Soubry (from left to right) announced Wednesday that they were breaking away from their party to join the newly formed, more centrist Independent Group. Alastair Grant/AP hide caption
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, left, listens to Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing last week. The two will meet tomorrow as negotiations continue. Mark Schiefelbein/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The City of Sarasota announced on Tuesday that workers had scrubbed off the #MeToo graffiti scrawled onto the leg of the woman being kissed. UIG via Getty Images hide caption
The family of Nicholas Sandmann, 16, is suing The Washington Post, accusing the newspaper of targeting the Covington Catholic High School student for political purposes. Sandmann is seen here along with Native American activist Nathan Phillips on Jan. 18. Kaya Taitano/Social Media via Reuters hide caption
A Russian sailor checks his smartphone aboard a warship while supervising visitors during Russian Navy day at the Vistula lagoon in Baltiysk, Russia, in 2016. On Tuesday, Russian lawmakers passed a bill restricting service members from using smartphones. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Demonstrators gather near the studio of singer R. Kelly to call for a boycott of his music on Jan. 9, 2019 after allegations of sexual abuse against young girls were raised on the Lifetime docuseries Surviving R. Kelly. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Vocalist La Dame Blanche has new video that celebrates her hometown of Havana. Pepe Escarpita/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Pope Francis has called Catholic leaders from around the world to the Vatican this week for a meeting about clergy sexual abuse. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption
Southwest Airlines planes being loaded at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Feb. 5. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
Genetically modified "gene drive" mosquitoes feed on warm cow's blood. Scientists hope these mosquitoes could help eradicate malaria. Pierre Kattar for NPR hide caption