The ever-curious Larry King adopted a philosophy of letting his guests be the star of the show and letting them teach him a thing or two. Rich Fury/Getty Images hide caption
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Desi Arnaz, seen in 1955, was one of the first characters to speak Spanish on English-language television. nc/AP hide caption
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Jan. 8. A Twitter account believed to be linked to Khamenei was permanently banned Friday after posting a threatening image involving former President Donald Trump. Twitter told The Associated Press the account was a fake. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP hide caption
Audience members in their cars drive past still photos from the Netflix film The Trial of the Chicago 7 at its drive-in premiere in Pasadena, Calif., in October. Pandemic restrictions have led studios to delay some movie releases or shift them from indoor theaters to streaming services. Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
The social network MeWe is among a number of apps seeing an influx of users after Facebook and Twitter kicked off former President Donald Trump. Chesnot/Getty Images hide caption
The Biden administration is ousting Trump appointees at the Voice of America and its sister networks, which together reach 350 million people worldwide each week. Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption
Facebook's new Oversight Board will review its controversial decision to suspend former President Donald Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Even before Amazon booted Parler off its Web service, Apple and Google had banned it from their respective app stores. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
President Biden swears in presidential appointees during a virtual ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday. Data on Thursday showed new claims for state unemployment benefits reached 900,000, showcasing the weakening U.S. jobs picture. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Trader Joe's worker disinfects shopping carts and controls the number of customers allowed to shop at one time in Omaha, Neb., on May 7, 2020. Grocers like Trader Joe's are offering pay incentives to encourage their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption
Vehicles drive on highway I-94 in St. Paul, Minn., on Nov. 7, 2020. A recent report from the International Energy Agency said emissions fell across most parts of the economy, with one notable exception: SUVs. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption
Stocks hit record highs on Wednesday after President Biden's inauguration. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Trump appointee Michael Pack resigned as the head of the federal agency over the Voice of America and other broadcasters at President Biden's request. U.S. Agency for Global Media hide caption
Tenants' rights advocates protesting evictions during the pandemic in Boston this month. They want the Biden administration to not only extend, but also strengthen, an eviction order from the CDC aimed at keeping people in their homes during the outbreak. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption
The Keystone XL pipeline was set to have passed near the White River in South Dakota. President Biden plans to block the controversial pipeline in one of his first acts of office. Andrew Burton/Getty Images hide caption
Embracing Modern Monetary Theory is like staring at this optical illusion. You can look at the same thing, and see things totally differently. Brocken Inaglory/Wikimedia Commons hide caption
Sen. Richard Burr was chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee but stepped aside during a Justice Department probe of his stock sales. Anna Moneymaker/AP hide caption
Keystone XL pipeline sections sit on a train near Glendive, Mont. Nate Hegyi/Yellowstone Public Radio hide caption
