Mark Harris, Republican candidate in North Carolina's 9th Congressional race, talks during a recess in testimony during the second day of a North Carolina State Board of Elections hearing. Travis Long/News & Observer / Pool hide caption
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U.S. soldiers gather for a brief during a combined joint patrol rehearsal in Manbij, Syria, in November. Spc. Zoe Garbarino/AP hide caption
Pope Francis arrives for the opening of a sexual-abuse prevention summit at the Vatican on Thursday. Vincenzo Pinto/AP hide caption
A man carries South Sudan's national flag at Mangateen Internal Displaced persons center in Juba on November 17, 2018. Sudan's civil war has led to the displacement of millions of people. Akuot Chol/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Jussie Smollett leaves the Cook County Jail following his release Thursday in Chicago. Smollett was charged with filling a false police report after he said he was attacked by two men who shouted racist and anti-gay slurs. Kamil Krzaczynski/AP hide caption
Jussie Smollett 'Took Advantage Of The Pain And Anger Of Racism,' Police Say
One of the first images of a living Wallace's giant bee was captured after a recent rediscovery of the world's largest bee in Indonesia. As this composite image illustrates, the bee is approximately four times larger than a European honeybee. Clay Bolt/claybolt.com hide caption
Several U.S. cities have enacted taxes on sweetened drinks to raise money and fight obesity. But the results are mixed on how well they curb consumption. Daniel Acker/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Soda Taxes Work, Studies Suggest — But Maybe Not As Well As Hoped
A 2017 report on military families released Thursday reveals that a huge swath of more than 600,000 spouses of active duty and Reserve servicemembers faced a variety of challenges due to their spouses' service. Paul J. Richards /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was extradited to the U.S. in 2017 after two successful escapes from Mexican prisons. On Thursday, the Justice Department announced two of his sons have been indicted on a drug conspiracy charge. Both brothers are believed to be fugitives in Mexico. Eduardo Verdugo/AP hide caption
The Monkees (from left: Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork) pose in front of a London telephone booth in 1997. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
Former campaign adviser for President Trump Roger Stone accompanied by his wife, Nydia Stone, arrive at federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Researcher Michael Black's ashes were wrapped in the Virginia state flag before being dropped into the eye of Hurricane Michael. Black helped pioneer the use of a device dropped into hurricanes to measure wind speed and air pressure. Courtesy NOAA hide caption
The Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL displayed the spacecraft in December in Yehud, east of Tel Aviv, and added a time capsule for it to carry to the moon. Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Rochelle Washington (left) and Latresa Scaff (right) look on Thursday in New York City, as attorney Gloria Allred holds up a picture of them as teenagers on the night R. Kelly allegedly made sexual advances on them. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks in support of firearm restrictions in 2017, as his wife, Trudi, looks on. The bills passed, but some Washington state sheriffs are refusing to enforce them. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
Federal prosecutors say Christopher Paul Hasson had acquired a cache of weapons and ammunition in an attempt to launch a domestic terrorist attack. Over the years, Hasson honed a hit list that included prominent Democrats and media figures. U.S. District Court via AP hide caption
Maleah Ballejos reunited with her dog Kingston, who was missing for 101 days in the wake of the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Ben Lepe/AP hide caption
Some patients have started to seek out an oral treatment for food allergies that's not yet widely offered by clinicians. Cat Gwynn/Getty Images hide caption
Sira Naturals marijuana growing facility in Milford, Mass. Aaron Schachter/WGBH hide caption
Hassan Shibly, attorney for the family of Hoda Muthana, says she was a "vulnerable young woman who was brainwashed and manipulated." Chris O'Meara/AP hide caption
Apple and Goldman Sachs are preparing to jointly launch a credit card, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. An Apple retail store in Grand Central Terminal in New York City is seen here in January. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Yalitza Aparicio as Cleo, Marco Graf as Pepe, and Daniela Demesa as Sofi in Roma, written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Alfonso Cuarón/Netflix hide caption
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Flutist Elizabeth Rowe, performing as a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2016. Winslow Townson/Courtesy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra hide caption