President Trump says the U.S. will remain a "steadfast partner" of Saudi Arabia, despite the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last month. Khashoggi is seen here on a big screen during a memorial Nov. 11. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption
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The capital building in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images hide caption
Mourners pray for the victims of the Camp Fire during a vigil Sunday in Chico, Calif. The wildfire killed dozens of people and effectively wiped the entire town of Paradise off the map. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
The rain didn't stop customers from lining up outside Cultivate in Leicester, Mass., on Tuesday — the first day that sales of recreational marijuana became legal in the state. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
President Trump pardons Peas the turkey on Tuesday at the White House. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Critics are continuing to put pressure on Matthew Whitaker after he was named as temporary replacement for Jeff Sessions. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
People wait in line outside the San Ysidro Port of Entry, between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, Calif., in October. Ariana Drehsler/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A statue of former President Ronald Reagan stands in front of a home on Orange County's Balboa Island on Oct. 20, 2018. Reagan's political career and the Republican Party of the 1970s and '80s were long-associated with Orange County but the party was swept out of power there in this year's midterm elections. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Tommy Caldwell uses "tiny razorblade edges" in the rock wall to support his body weight on El Capitan's Dawn Wall. Brett Lowell/Red Bull Media House hide caption
Prince Charles speaks with a guest at an event in Lagos, Nigeria, where he delivered a speech using phrases in pidgin English. Sunday Alabama/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Ivanka Trump at the White House on Oct. 9, 2018. : Zach Gibson/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
While recovering from treatment for aplastic anemia, Tiffany Rowe had her wish granted. She danced on stage with Michael Jackson during his Bad concert tour. Courtesy of Tiffany Rowe hide caption
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams talks to a crowd gathered for the "Souls to The Polls" march in downtown Atlanta last month. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
The rescue ship Aquarius, chartered by aid groups SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders, leaves the harbor of Marseille, France, on Aug. 1. The ship has been docked at Marseille since September, when it lost its registration, and Italian authorities are demanding its seizure. Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Police officers stand at one of the entrances to Mercy Hospital in Chicago on Monday after a gunman shot multiple people there. Joshua Lott/Getty Images hide caption
A member of the staff walks through Luke, one of the restaurants still owned by John Besh, on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. Emily Kask for NPR 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
German Chancellor Angela Merkel chats with CDU General Secretary Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in Berlin last month. Kramp-Karrenbauer is among three leading candidates seeking to run the party next month. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption
Volunteers look at ballots during a hand recount in Palm Beach, Florida. The recount decided the election in favor of the Republican candidates for Senate and governor but election experts warn that similar problems could crop up again in 2020 if the state doesn't address them immediately. Saul Martinez/Getty Images hide caption
A black trash bag covers a red swastika painted over a mural at Duke University. Dedicated to the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the original mural replaced the yellow star in the Pittsburgh Steelers' emblem with the Star of David and read, "We must build this world from love." The Duke Chronicle hide caption
Beyoncé performs onstage during Coachella on April 14, 2018. Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
Cyril Pahinui, photographed before the start of a live concert featuring musicians who contributed to the film The Descendants on April 14, 2012 in Honolulu. Marco Garcia/WireImage/Getty Images hide caption
"Little Dancer," a sculpture by French artist Edgar Degas, is seen at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2014. Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption