President Trump had little to say about the coronavirus pandemic during remarks Friday at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
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Remains of the Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy in Baltimore after it was ripped from its pedestal by protesters on July 4, 2020. Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images hide caption
The death of George Floyd in police custody on May 25 sparked protests and tributes in Minneapolis and across the country. All four officers involved were fired and now face criminal charges. Jim Mone/AP hide caption
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Nuns practice kung fu as a part of their daily routine at Druk Amitabha Mountain nunnery in Kathmandu, Nepal. Uma Bista/ For NPR hide caption
Peet Sapsin directs clients inside custom built "Gainz Pods", during his HIIT class, (high intensity interval training), at Sapsins Inspire South Bay Fitness, Redondo Beach, California, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks during the Salute to America event on the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday, the Fourth of July. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
President Trump, pictured June 5, signs a bill extending the time period for businesses to use funds from the Paycheck Protection Program. On Saturday he signed a bill extending the deadline to apply for the program. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
A pedestrian in a mask passes a sign urging people to practice social distancing, on Saturday in Miami Beach, Fla. Just as residents flocked outside to enjoy the Fourth of July, states such as Florida were reporting skyrocketing numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption
Heavy rain has flooded in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto prefecture in Japan on Saturday. STR/Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In this photograph shared by the Washington State Patrol, the vehicle that hit protesters sits dented and damaged. Police say they have arrested the driver, but they have not yet assigned a motive for the incident. Rick Johnson/Washington State Patrol/Twitter hide caption
Chris Mosier, the first known transgender person to qualify for an Olympic trial, joined protesters in Boise, Idaho, to push back against legislation targeting transgender residents. James Dawson/Boise State Public Radio hide caption
The President's Daily Briefing is the top-secret intelligence report the CIA presents to the president every weekday. The book shown here is for a briefing delivered to President George W. Bush in 2002. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Experts Say Intel Should Have Reached Trump On Russian Bounty Program
Passengers are tested for COVID-19 at Beirut International Airport on July 1. Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Jamaal Bowman ran against veteran Rep. Eliot Engel in the Democratic primary for New York's 16th Congressional District. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
Recent protests in Philadelphia and across the country have drawn young people. But for most of the pandemic, youth have been quarantined and away from their social circles, which could make depression and other mental illness worse. Cory Clark/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks during an event at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, S.D., on Friday. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Spc. Vanessa Guillen's family says she did not file a sex harassment complaint because she did not believe such a complaint would be taken seriously. U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command hide caption
Darrell Cannon was tortured into confessing to a crime he didn't commit and was sentenced to life in prison. He was exonerated in 2004 and released from prison in 2007. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Hatice Cengiz, who was engaged to slain Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi, leaves a court in Istanbul on Friday. Two former aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi nationals are on trial in absentia over the 2018 killing of the Washington Post columnist. Emrah Gurel/AP hide caption