Major League Baseball and its players association announced it would remove marijuana from its "drugs of abuse" list and begin testing for newly added drugs, such as opioids. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

A rescue boat approaches New Zealand's White Island on Monday. A volcano on the island erupted, killing at least eight people. Michael Schade/AP hide caption

YouTube announced changes Wednesday to its anti-harassment guidelines. The company has faced criticism in the past for failing to enforce its rule. Danny Moloshok/AP hide caption

A view of the White Island volcanic eruption Monday off the coast of Whakatane, New Zealand. Health officials reported some patients received burns on at least 30% of their bodies. Lillani Hopkins/AP hide caption

Kehinde Wiley's Rumors of War depicts a young black rider with dreadlocks and Nikes posing heroically atop a horse. The statue is a permanent installment at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

Sanna Marin celebrates after winning her party's prime minister nomination on Sunday. The 34-year-old will be Finland's third female government head. Vesa Moilanen/AP hide caption

An FBI official at the scene of a shooting, Thursday in Miramar, Fla. Four people, including a UPS driver, were killed in the shootout between the armed robbers and police authorities. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption

A Norwegian spruce stands at the center of London's Trafalgar Square on Wednesday. Many are calling this year's tree — a gift from Oslo — meager and sparse. Victoria Jones/AP hide caption

Instagram is now requiring users to give their birthday before they use the photo sharing app. Damian Dovarganesd/AP hide caption

Tetsu Nakamura (right) is pictured in 2008 during a memorial service for a slain aid worker. The Japanese doctor was among six gunned down in an attack Wednesday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. Rahmat Gul/AP hide caption

Union members protest at Harvard University in May over an increasing number of harassment and discrimination cases. The union began an indefinite strike Tuesday, with one of its key proposals aimed at strengthening protections against harassment and discrimination. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption

A person stumbles through deep snow Monday in Marlborough, Mass. Bill Sikes/AP hide caption

Two people braving blizzard conditions in Duluth, Minn., on Saturday. Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via Getty Images hide caption

Twitter announced Wednesday it will allow relatives to archive the accounts of deceased loved ones. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, center, signs legislation overhauling the state's child sex abuse laws. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

The Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, as seen in 2016. Europol announced Monday that over 26,000 items related to terrorist propaganda were removed from the internet. Mike Corder/AP hide caption

Jake Burton Carpenter on Vermont's Stowe Mountain, in 2007. Carpenter died Wednesday at the age of 65. Johannes Kroemer/Getty Images hide caption

Part of the Perseid meteor shower, seen in Salgotarjan, Hungary, on Aug. 13. Two astronomers predict the Alpha Monocerotids showers will be a more intense showing. Peter Komka/AP hide caption

Adolf Hitler's birth house in Braunau am Inn, Austria, as seen in 2012. Austrian officials said Wednesday the building will be renovated and turned into a police station. Kerstin Joensson/AP hide caption

A Filipino man uses an e-cigarette outside a Manila mall in 2016. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte announced Tuesday a total ban on vaping products. Aaron Favila/AP hide caption

Pictured are vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella. New Zealand officials sent 3,000 doses of the vaccine to Samoa in the face of a measles epidemic. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption