The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin warning of a continued threat from domestic violent extremists "with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition." Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Agency for Global Media oversees the Voice of America and other international broadcasters funded by the federal government. Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Anthony Fauci, shown here earlier this month, participated on Wednesday in the Biden administration's coronavirus team's briefing. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Indigenous healthcare workers wearing PPE treat patients at the Indian campaign hospital set up in the Parque das Tribos neighborhood of Manaus, Brazil, on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Severe oxygen shortages at hospitals in Brazil's Amazon prompted local authorities to impose a curfew and airlift patients to other states to deal with the onslaught of a second coronavirus wave. Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
CA.'s first Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, is sworn in by Gov. Gavin Newsom in February 2019. A leading voice on health care equity, she's helping shape the state's vaccination makeover following a rocky start. CA Governors Office. hide caption
Protesters storm the Capitol on Jan. 6. Three individuals associated with an extremist group were indicted Wednesday on charges that include conspiracy and obstructing an official proceeding. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
Leachman, pictured here in 1974, seemed game for anything, from playing a creepy housekeeper in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein to competing on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. George Brich/AP hide caption
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Allie Porter says a prayer at Children s Medical Group on West 35th Street on Wednesday, where Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson was murdered. Dodson served as the doctor for Porter's children. Jay Janner/USA TODAY Network via Reuters hide caption
The first-ever private excursion to the International Space Station includes a crew of former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría, far left, along with Canadian Mark Pathy, American Larry Connor and Israeli Eytan Stibbe. Axiom Space hide caption
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and then-Vice President Joe Biden talk during the 51st Munich Security Conference in February 2015. Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Ty Garbin, one of six defendants charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, is shown at the time of his arrest in October. Garbin pleaded guilty to a single count of kidnapping conspiracy. Kent County (Mich.) Sheriff via AP hide caption
Mikkel and Kayla Kjelshus' daughter, Charlie, had a complication during delivery that caused her oxygen levels to drop and put her at risk for brain damage. Charlie needed seven days of neonatal intensive care, which resulted in a huge bill — $207,455 for the NICU alone — and confusion over which parent's insurer would cover the little girl's health costs. Christopher Smith for KHN hide caption
Billye Aaron listens during "A Celebration of Henry Louis Aaron," a memorial service celebrating the life and enduring legacy of the late Hall of Famer and American icon at Truist Park in Atlanta. Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves via AP hide caption
Linda Thomas-Greenfield appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to be the United States ambassador to the United Nations, Wednesday. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Boeing is reporting a loss of $8.4 billion in the fourth quarter on weaker demand for planes during the pandemic. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
A U.S. census worker sits in the plaza of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City in September. The Census Bureau announced Wednesday that the first results of the 2020 census are expected to be released by April 30. Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images hide caption
Chicago Teachers Union leaders appear outside City Hall with a list of their demands and a box of coal in December. As of Tuesday, the union has failed to reach an agreement with Chicago Public Schools on a return to in-person learning. Max Herman/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, President Biden's nominee for energy secretary, speaks last month in Wilmington, Del. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Vera Gissing, shown above at age 6, was one of 669 children from Praque that Nicholas Winton helped save in the lead up to World War II. Courtesy family of Vera Gissing hide caption
A horizontal drilling rig and a pump jack sit on federal land in Lea County, N.M., in September. The state stands to lose royalties and revenue from a Biden administration pause on new oil and gas leases. Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Journalist Jon Fasman says local police departments are increasingly using powerful surveillance tools — with little oversight. Alexandra Schuler/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption
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