Democrat Mike Espy and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., during their televised Senate debate in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday night. Controversy over Hyde-Smith's comment about a "public hanging" shook up the contest, which will be decided on Nov. 27. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
In Chicago, the Kennedy Expressway is clogged with cars as rush-hour commuters and Thanksgiving holiday travelers mix on Wednesday — one of the busiest travel days of the year. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Georgia voters at an Atlanta high school on Nov. 6, 2018. Voting issues became a central issue in the hotly contested governor's race between Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
In this undated photo released by the Anthropological Survey of India, Sentinelese tribe men row their canoe in India's Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. Anthropological Survey of India/AP hide caption
A patient walks into the Jackson Women's Health Organization, the last abortion clinic in Mississippi on April 5. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Amazon boxes are scanned on conveyor belts. AI systems keep track of all items in the warehouses, which can be as vast as 1 million square feet. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
In the Beaufort Sea off the coast of Alaska, global warming is melting sea ice and glaciers at an historic rate. David Goldman/AP hide caption
President Trump speaks to reporters before leaving the White House on Tuesday. He said his administration would remain a "steadfast partner" of Saudi Arabia despite the recent killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Turkey. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
A holiday mug is seen among the wreckage of what was once someone's kitchen in Paradise, California. Elise Hu/NPR hide caption
A CPAP machine can treat obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder which causes people to temporarily stop breathing throughout the night. But the machines, which blow air into a person's airwaves, take some getting used to. Brandon Thibodeaux/ProPublica hide caption
Romaine lettuce is displayed on a shelf at a supermarket in California in April, during an E. coli outbreak traced to contaminated lettuce. The CDC says a new outbreak has made lettuce dangerous to eat, just in time for America's most foodcentric holiday. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen speaks in front of the border wall separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption
An Indian farmer burns rice stalks after harvesting the crop in fields on the outskirts of Amritsar in Punjab. Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) wants things to stay the same; Vanellope (voiced by Sarah Silverman) has other plans, in Ralph Breaks the Internet. Disney hide caption
An owl sits on the beach in Malibu, Calif., on Nov. 9 as the Woolsey Fire approaches. Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times hide caption
Former Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon, pictured before a Senate subcommittee in Washington, was charged on Tuesday with lying to police conducting an investigation of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
An injured man receives treatment at a hospital following a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday. Rahmat Gul/AP hide caption
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Researchers collect samples from the carcass of a dead whale at Wakatobi National Park in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Muhammad Irpan Sejati Tassakka/AKKP Wakatobi via AP hide caption
Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam, center, reacts as he is released from Dhaka Central Jail, Keraniganj, near Dhaka on Tuesday. Suman Paul/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
On Monday, 43 alleged associates of the Ghost Face Gangsters were indicted on federal charges related to drug trafficking and firearms possessions throughout eastern Georgia and beyond. U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of Georgia hide caption
Larry, the 10 Downing Street cat, photographed last year, brought some levity to a Brexit media report on Tuesday. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption