Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y at the U.S. Capitol Friday. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
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A COVID-19 vaccine hub taking appointments only stands in Brooklyn as New York City begins to run low on doses Friday. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Moderna And Pfizer Need To Nearly Double COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries To Meet Goals
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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Facebook's oversight board is considering what to do about Donald Trump's accounts. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Facebook Oversight Board Co-Chair On Determining The Future Of Trump's Accounts
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, called a post-presidency Senate trial for Trump "vindictive." J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Joe and Jill Biden attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning before his inauguration. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Biden Is Catholic. He Also Supports Abortion Rights. Here's What That Could Mean
Dr. Anthony Fauci laughs while speaking at a White House briefing on Thursday. Fauci, President Biden's chief medical adviser on COVID-19, says he rejoiced when the new president declared that "science and truth" would guide the nation's policies toward the pandemic. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
A patron, who did not want to give his name, uses the lottery ticket vending kiosk at a Smoker Friendly store to purchase tickets for the Mega Millions lottery drawing Friday in Cranberry Township, Pa. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption
People clash with police Saturday during a protest in St. Petersburg, Russia, against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Dmitri Lovetsky/AP hide caption
Protests Swell Across Russia Calling For The Release Of Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny
A computer screen in Seoul shows images of Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump in 2019. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption
President Biden speaks on his administration's response to the economic crisis in the State Dining Room of the White House on Friday. Ken Cedeno/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Chantelly Manzanares grades her daughter Rosabella's spelling test. Because her mother is deaf, Rosabella sometimes uses American Sign Language to interpret what's happening in her classes on Zoom. Kristin Gourlay hide caption
Parents With Disabilities Face Extra Hurdles With Kids' Remote Schooling
A woman walks in a park along Yangtze River in Wuhan on Jan. 19, 2021. Residents of the city of 11 million, which was the first epicenter of COVID-19, have conflicting emotions as they reckon with the aftermath of the virus and their 76-day lockdown. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A sign warns against COVID-19 near the Navajo town of Tuba City, Ariz. As the pandemic rages across the U.S., mitigation measures continue to be critical to save lives. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Voters head into their Iowa Democratic caucus site last year. Problems with a new smartphone app delayed reporting of the results for days or, for The Associated Press, permanently. Steve Pope/Getty Images hide caption
Democrats Weigh Whether Iowa Should Stay 1st In Line For 2024 Election
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The acting head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media has fired the presidents and boards of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks. Above, the headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is seen in Prague in January 2010. Michal Kamaryt/AP hide caption
The remains of Lt. Col. Paul Voss return home, Dover Air Force Base, Del. Voss was one of two Air Force aviators killed in a crash in Afghanistan last January. Steve Ruark/AP hide caption
The U.S. Postal Service is still struggling to deal with mail sent during the recent holiday season. Quinn Klinefelter/NPR hide caption
South Korea's KF94 mask does a good job concealing the Mona Lisa's smile — but how effective is it at preventing coronavirus spread? Here, masked pedestrians stroll through a shopping district in Seoul. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images hide caption
Corine Dehabey, the director of programs for the Toledo office of US Together, pictured in a 2017 story. Today she says her organization is hopeful and excited for the changes coming under President Biden. David Gilkey/NPR 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
Cuban migrants block the Paso del Norte-Santa Fe international bridge between Mexico and the United States, to demand that the Trump administration allow them to wait for their asylum process on U.S. soil, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Dec. 29, 2020. Herika Martinez /AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Asylum Seekers Hope Biden's Pledge To Welcome Immigrants Includes Them
Legal fights over the use of census data brought protesters to the Supreme Court in 2019. Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption