Marc Short, the chief of staff to the vice president, listens to Pence speak during a White House event in September. Short is the latest aide to test positive for the coronavirus. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
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Former President Barack Obama campaigns for Democratic nominee Joe Biden in Miami. Obama encouraged people to vote, saying the next 10 days will "matter for decades to come." Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
Voters fill out their ballots in Miami this week. Pandemic-driven changes to voting have led to a flood of disinformation about the election process. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
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Midshipmen wearing face masks stand and salute before the Navy Midshipmen play against the Houston Cougars on Saturday in Annapolis, Md. Researchers have tried to estimate how many lives would be saved by universal mask-wearing. Patrick Smith/Getty Images hide caption
A heavily redacted supply contract between the federal government and vaccine developer Moderna, headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., was released Friday. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Country legend Jerry Jeff Walker poses backstage at a country music festival in 2009. Walker, best known for his hit "Mr. Bojangles," died Friday after complications from throat cancer. He was 78. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
Patients are treated at a hospital after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday. Dozens were injured. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption
Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks to a crowd in September. Duda is in isolation after testing for the coronavirus. Mateusz Slodkowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump talks with reporters after casting his ballot Saturday in West Palm Beach, Fla. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
A man waves campaign flags in favor of a new constitution ahead of a referendum on the matter in Santiago, Chile, on Aug. 26. In a referendum on Sunday, Chileans will vote whether to scrap the constitution from the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet. Esteban Felix/AP hide caption
The Postal Service says it has already handled 100 million election ballots this year. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
100 Million Ballots, But Experts Say 'Heaven And Earth' Being Moved For Election Mail
A University of Washington research coordinator holds up a swab after testing a someone for coronavirus on Oct. 23 in Seattle. The U.S. recorded a record high number of new daily cases Friday. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
An artist's rendering shows NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending toward the asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the asteroid's surface. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona hide caption
The European Parliament will allow vegetarian meat alternatives, like the Impossible Burger, to retain meat-like names. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In 1921, smoke billows over Tulsa, Okla., the scene of one of the nation's most brutal race massacres. Alvin C. Krupnick Co./Library of Congress Via AP hide caption
Former Vice President Joe Biden focuses on the coronavirus in an address Friday in Wilmington, Del. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologists used radio trackers to find a nest of invasive Asian giant hornets in the cavity of a tree. The state now plans to destroy the nest. Karla Salp/Washington State Department of Agriculture hide caption
The latest pandemic dining twist is the outdoor bubble, seen here at a New York City restaurant. Sure, it's a way to stay warm as winter looms ... but does it reduce your risk of getting infected by COVID-19? Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden walks to board his campaign plane in New Castle, Del., earlier this month. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption