Jaclyn Diaz

Millions of Texans lost power when the winter storm hit the state and knocked out coal, natural gas and nuclear plants that were unprepared for the freezing temperatures. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

More than 5,800 warehouse workers at the Bessemer, Ala., Amazon facility are voting this month on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Supporters are protesting in solidarity with those workers. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

A South Korean human rights group has detailed how North Korea's extensive prison camps ultimately fund the nation's missile and nuclear programs. Korean Central News Agency/AP hide caption

Millions of monarch butterflies arrive each year in Mexico after travelling, in some cases, thousands of miles from the United States and Canada. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

The Federal Aviation Administration must fix oversight weaknesses found following the Boeing 737 Max crashes, according to a new report from the Transportation Department's inspector general. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Five out-of-state members of a major Texas electricity grid operator are resigning following winter storm Uri that hit the state and knocked out coal, natural gas and nuclear plants that were unprepared for the freezing temperatures brought on by the storm. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

Facebook rescinded its ban on the sharing of news stories in Australia after the government amended proposed laws that will require social media companies to pay news publishers for sharing or using content on their platforms. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images hide caption

Emma Coronel Aispuro (far left), wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, is facing several charges in connection with her alleged involvement in the Sinaloa cartel's drug trafficking, as her husband sits in a U.S. prison. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

Pieces of an engine from United Airlines Flight 328 sit scattered in a neighborhood after the jet's engine failure on Saturday after takeoff from Denver. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption

A woman talks to police during a demonstration against the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasél in Madrid. Clashes between police and protestors have gone on for three days and have led to dozens of arrests and injuries. Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Texas officials are reporting businesses are hiking up prices for food, water, and hotel rooms following a winter storm that walloped Texas this week. This is as residents wait in long lines at grocery stores and face food and water shortages. Thomas Shea/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Amazon on Tuesday over workplace safety concerns at two of the company's distribution and fulfillment centers in Queens and Staten Island. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

A frigid blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into an unusually icy emergency Monday that knocked out power to almost 4 million people and shut down airports and roads. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption

The average rate of confirmed coronavirus cases fell below 100,000 for the first time since Nov. 4, but health experts warn that highly infectious virus variants pose a serious risk to that downward trend. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption