Protesters march Wednesday to protest the Tuesday shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C. Scott, who was black, was shot and killed by police officers, who say Scott was holding a gun and ignored instructions to drop it. Relatives and neighbors say he was holding a book. Brian Blanco/Getty Images hide caption
A motorist who found an Atlanta gas station had run out of fuel calls a nearby gas station Monday to see if they have any left. Gas prices spiked and drivers found "out of service" bags covering pumps as the gas shortage in the South rolled into the work week, raising fears that the disruptions could become more widespread. David Goldman/AP hide caption
An official and others wait for play to resume during an NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament second-round game between the Butler Bulldogs and the Virginia Cavaliers in March in Raleigh, N.C. This coming spring the Road to the Final Four won't go through North Carolina, as the NCAA has decided to move three games out of Greensboro. Grant Halverson/Getty Images hide caption
Water flows through a series of sediment retention ponds in August 2015 that were built to contain heavy metal and chemical contaminants from the Gold King Mine wastewater accident in Colorado. That site, and 47 others in southwest Colorado, were declared Superfund sites on Wednesday. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption
A resident checks on damage from Hurricane Hermine in Cedar Key, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall. Authorities say the storm could regain hurricane status by the time it hits the Mid-Atlantic states by Monday. John Raoux/AP hide caption
U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo prepares to kick the ball during the Olympic quarterfinals Aug. 12 against Sweden in Brasilia, Brazil. After the Americans lost the match on penalty kicks, Solo described the Swedes as cowards. On Wednesday, U.S. soccer suspended her for those remarks. Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers dunks in the first half against the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the NBA Finals in Cleveland. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers goes up for a shot Monday night in front of James Michael McAdoo of the Golden State Warriors in the first half in Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption
Nihar Janga, 11, of Texas, left, and Jairam Hathwar, 13, of New York, celebrate Thursday in National Harbor, Md., after being named co-champions in the 2016 National Spelling Bee. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Guard Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors has led the team to the top of the NBA for the past two seasons. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images hide caption
Villanova's Kris Jenkins is mobbed by teammates after hitting the game-winning three-pointer to defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels 77-74 in the NCAA title game Monday night. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images hide caption
Police guard the front door of Excel Industries in Hesston, Kan., where a gunman reportedly killed three people before being shot to death by a police officer. Fernando Salazar/Wichita Eagle/TNS via Getty Images hide caption
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy was arrested late Wednesday in Portland, Ore. John Locher/AP hide caption
Eight people who were involved in the occupation of the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon were arrested on Tuesday. (Top, from left) Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Brian Cavalier and Shawna Cox. (Bottom, from left) Joseph Donald O'Shaughnessy, Ryan Payne, Jon Eric Ritzheimer and Peter Santilli. Multnomah County Sheriff's Office/Maricopa County Sheriff's Office via AP hide caption
