In the video game and HBO show The Last of Us, an infectious fungi turns humans into zombies. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption

The University of Arizona shared an image, pictured, of a formation on Mars that resembles a bear. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona hide caption

Demonstrators are seen outside the nation's capital on Friday evening, following the release of footage showing the police killing of Tyre Nichols. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state rejected the African American studies course because education "is about the pursuit of truth, not the imposition of ideology or the advancement of a political agenda." Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption

Under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured, the state is enacting a handful of controversial education measures that are attracting national attention. Octavio Jones/Getty Images hide caption

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1973 US Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, in Tallahassee, Fla., on Saturday. Don Vonmoore/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Border officials are reporting a spike in people attempting to smuggle eggs into the U.S. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Actor Brandon Lee died at age 28 while filming The Crow in 1993. Alamy Stock Photo hide caption

Biden is the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

An office within the University of Southern California's School of Social Work announced it is removing the term "field" from its curriculum. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls speaks at a New York rally on Sept. 5. The company had fired Smalls from its Staten Island warehouse after he helped lead a pandemic-era walkout. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

Naomi Osaka announced on social media Wednesday that she's expecting a child and that she hopes to return to tennis early next year. Scott Barbour/Getty Images hide caption

Rapper Young Thug is accused of helping found a violent street gang. Michael Tullberg/Getty Images hide caption