Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an infrastructure announcement at AFL-CIO on Dec. 16, 2021. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
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Virignia Gov. Ralph Northam ( center) watches as lead conservator for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Kate Ridgway (left) and Sue Donovon, conservator for Special Collections for the University of Virginia, remove the contents of a time capsule from the pedestal that once held the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Don Murphy hands out free rapid COVID tests outside of Robinson Middle School in Lowell, Massachusetts. Gabrielle Emanuel/WBUR hide caption
As omicron surges, these states and cities are focused on giving out free COVID tests
This sonar image created by SEARCH Inc. and released by the Alabama Historical Commission shows the remains of the Clotilda, the last known U.S. ship involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. AP hide caption
Madix the cat was found in the rubble of Sonny "Hoot" Gibson's Mayfield, Ky., office building nine days after a tornado devastated much of the town. Sonny "Hoot" Gibson via AP hide caption
People line up to get tested for COVID-19 at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center in Boston, Mass., on Monday. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Students walk on the campus of University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles in March 2020. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Jagdeep Nayyar, owner and chef at My Taste of India, stands in front of the register stand that's made from the front panel of a real Tata truck — the best-selling brand in India. Joel Rose/Joel Rose hide caption
Fewer immigrant workers are coming to fill key jobs. That has slowed the U.S. economy
Employees of Nomi Health check in a long line of people seeking COVID-19 tests Tuesday in North Miami, Fla. The omicron variant has unleashed a fresh round of fear and uncertainty for travelers, shoppers and partygoers across the U.S. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption
Joseph Moore stands for a portrait at a park in Jacksonville, Fla., earlier this month. Moore worked for nearly 10 years as an undercover informant for the FBI, infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in Florida, foiling at least two murder plots, according to investigators, and investigating ties between law enforcement and the white supremacist organization. Robert Bumsted/AP hide caption
Fire crews manage a back fire in Sly Park, Calif., fighting the Caldor Fire on Aug. 23. Full Story Andrew Nixon/CapRadio hide caption
Memorials hang from the front gate of Greenwood Cemetery during an event and procession organized by Naming the Lost Memorials to remember and celebrate the lives of those killed by the COVID-19 pandemic on June 8 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
COVID sent last year's U.S. death rate soaring, especially among people of color
President Biden signs the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, part of Biden's climate plans, in November on the South Lawn at the White House. Kenny Holston/Getty Images hide caption
California Attorney General Rob Bonta says the recent thefts from shops are "organized retail crimes". Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Thieves raided Catherine's family shop. California blames organized retail gangs
An endangered Hawaiian monk seal known by officials as L11 is shown on a beach on the island of Molokai, Hawaii. Federal officials said Tuesday that the seal was intentionally killed with a gun in September. Hawaii Marine Animal Response via AP hide caption
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced on Tuesday he will be postponing his planned Jan.1 inauguration ceremony. Brittainy Newman/AP hide caption
Harvard University professor Charles Lieber departs federal court, in Boston, Jan. 30, 2020. He has been found guilty of hiding his involvement with China from the IRS. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
This Denver Christmas caroling quartet has been singing together for nearly 4 decades
Dave 'Cowboy' Graham stands in front of a damaged gas station in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Jeff Dean/NPR hide caption
Sophomore Dreshon Robinson stands outside his high school cafeteria, where the learning hub takes place. He wants to go to college and be an audio engineer. Cornell Watson for NPR hide caption
Extra learning time is helping these students catch up from COVID interruptions
Air passengers heading to their departure gates enter TSA PreCheck at Orlando International Airport. Access to PreCheck could now be revoked for unruly passengers. John Raoux/AP hide caption
Workers at Kellogg's cereal plants have voted to ratify an agreement and end a strike that began Oct. 5. Rey Del Rio/Getty Images hide caption
Procter & Gamble recalled 32 of its dry shampoo and conditioner products, some of which are pictured here, after detecting "unexpected" levels of the carcinogen benzene in some products. U.S. Food and Drug Administration hide caption