A mask is seen on the ground at John F. Kennedy Airport on April 19, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
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Thursday
Wednesday
Pallets of aid to Ukraine are stacked behind Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (right) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken as they speak with reporters after returning from their trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, and meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on Monday in Poland. Alex Brandon/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. war aims shift in Ukraine — and bring additional risks
Saturday
Faced with Elon Musk's hostile takeover bid, Twitter's board and management will have to show their plan to address long-standing problems. John Raoux/AP hide caption
Friday
Firearms were the leading cause of death among children under the age of 19 in 2020. Until then, motor vehicle accidents had spent the last 60 years as the leading cause of death for kids. Brian Blanco/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Matt Reeves, a former employee of Montpelier who was fired this week, is pictured outside of the historic Gilmore cabin at Montpelier. Alana Wise/NPR hide caption
Montpelier says it's open to parity with slave descendants. Descendants call foul
Tuesday
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Monday
A Ukrainian soldier stands on an armored personnel carrier near the front lines with Russian troops in Izium, in eastern Ukraine, on Monday. Russia fared poorly when it invaded Ukraine eight weeks ago. Now Russia says it has now launched a new offensive focused on eastern Ukraine. Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
As Russia launches a new offensive, what did it learn from the first one?
Thursday
Foreign policy expert Emma Ashford says sanctions are effective for inflicting economic pain on a country, but leadership are often good at insulating themselves from the impact. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption
This week Vice President Harris announced new actions the Biden administration is taking to help people in the United States struggling with medical debt. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Elon Musk is a vocal Twitter user with more than 80 million followers. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
President elect Ronald Reagan (fifth from left) meets with his top economic advisers, including Milton Friedman (second from left) to discuss his economic agenda. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption
Saturday
Sheet metal worker Carey Mercer assembles ductwork at Contractors Sheet Metal on Aug. 3, 2021, in New York. New York City and Washington, D.C., are among the cities in which young women earn more than young men, a Pew Research Center study found. Kevin Hagen/AP hide caption
In this March 10, 2011 file photo, then-Vice President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption
Thursday
According to a new report, Nicki Minaj is one of the few top female songwriters in an industry where 57% of songs have no female writers. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
CNBC's anchor and session moderator Hadley Gamble, Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government Premier Masrour Barzani, and the United Arab Emirates' Energy and Infrastructure Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei attend a session titled "Is the World Ready for A Future Beyond Oil?" at the World Government Summit in Dubai on March 29. Karim Sahib/AFP via Getty Images hide caption