Gina Haspel, an undercover CIA officer for three decades, has been nominated to become director of the spy agency. Several senators say they will be asking tough questions about her role in the CIA's waterboarding program that began after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. AP via CIA hide caption
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has launched a legal defense fund to help cover the costs associated with congressional investigations, the U.S. Attorney's Office and potential litigation. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
A sign notifying people they are standing on the Hayward Fault stands at the children's zoo area at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif. Ben Margot/AP hide caption
Sgt. Noel Ramirez, left, and Deputy Sheriff Taylor Lindsey were shot and killed after sitting down to eat at a Chinese restaurant in Gilchrist County, Fla. Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office hide caption
Thirty states have legalized some form of medical marijuana. Nine of those states and Washington, D.C., allow recreational sale of the drug. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
Columbine High School teacher Paula Reed is overcome with grief after signing Rachel Scott's casket during funeral services on April 24, 1999. Rick Wilking/Reuters hide caption
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is levying a $1 billion fine against Wells Fargo in punishment for the banking giant's actions in its mortgage and auto loan businesses. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
West Delta 105 E is an oil-producing platform located a dozen miles off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico. A 2014 explosion on the lower deck killed Jerrel "Bubba" Hancock. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement hide caption
Catherine Fitzgerald, the author's mother, spent four nights in a hospital after falling in her home. But Medicare refused to pay for her rehab care, claiming she had only been an inpatient for one night. Alison Kodjak/NPR hide caption
Memos sent by the Justice Department to Congress describe former FBI Director James Comey warning Trump about the danger of appointing someone too close to him to run the Justice Department. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Lion Babe performs at 2018 Coachella last weekend. Women of color are having a creative renaissance in popular music. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
Women march in the 2016 traditional Reed Dance at the royal palace in Lobamba. On Thursday, in celebration of the country's 50th year of independence, King Mswati III declared that he was changing the name of Swaziland to eSwatini. Mujahid Safodien/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Democratic candidate Hiral Tipirneni campaigns in Arizona's 8th Congressional District northwest of Phoenix. Tipirneni faces Republican Debbie Lesko in a special election next week. Bret Jaspers/KJZZ hide caption
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, speaks at a news conference on American labor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 2017. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Tim Ma prepares a duck confit salad at his restaurant, Kyirisan, in Washington, D.C. Ma says being mindful about reducing food waste is an integral part of his philosophy in the kitchen — not just for environmental reasons but also for profitability. Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption
A view of the Internal Revenue Service's headquarters on March 24, 2016, in Washington, D.C. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope on Scandal, which aired its series finale Thursday night. Eric McCandless/ABC hide caption
Arizona teachers and education advocates march at the Arizona Capitol protesting low teacher pay and school funding in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
Ralph Gagliardo was incarcerated for much of his daughter, Abby's, childhood. At StoryCorps, they talk about their relationship while he was in prison and after he returned home. Daniel Sitts/StoryCorps hide caption
Britain's Conservative Party politician Enoch Powell, right, listens to two demonstrators in Canada in April 1968, reading a petition that describes him as a "racist." AP hide caption
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a recent E.coli outbreak is linked to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Ariz. At least 53 people have reported illnesses, 31 have been hospitalized. David Goldman/AP hide caption
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani stands with then-President-elect Donald Trump before a meeting at Trump International Golf Club, in Bedminster Township, N.J., less than two weeks after Trump won the presidential election in 2016. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Newly filed campaign finance reports show that many Democratic challengers are raising a lot of money compared to Republican incumbents. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Researchers from the Sea War Museum Jutland announced they found a Nazi U-boat that went missing a day after Germans surrendered to Danish forces in 1945. AP hide caption
Rashon Nelson (left) and Donte Robinson say they hope their arrest at a Philadelphia Starbucks one week ago helps elicit change and doesn't happen to anyone else. A video of their arrest, viewed 11 million times, has sparked outrage and protest. Jacqueline Larma/AP hide caption
Bottlenose dolphins typically swim in warmer waters, such as this pair jumping in Honduras. Mike Hill/Getty Images hide caption
An illustration from 1870 shows Prehistoric men using wooden clubs and stone axe to fend off an attacks by a large cave bear. The cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) was a species of bear that lived in Europe during the Pleistocene and became extinct at the beginning of the Last Glacial Maximum, about 27,500 years ago. Mammoths can be seen in the background. British Library/Science Source hide caption
Journalist Robert Draper says White House social media director Dan Scavino has a hand in crafting about half of the president's tweets. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Kanye West returned to Twitter this week to post aphorisms... and announce several new albums, including one from Pusha-T (left). Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3 hide caption
A man sifts through piles of discarded TVs and other electronic waste in a dump site in Nigeria. Kristian Buus/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
