A student looks back at his mother, as he is vaccinated at a school-based COVID-19 vaccination clinic for students 12 and older in San Pedro, Calif., last month. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
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A mobile COVID-19 vaccination center in Bolton, U.K., sends a message earlier this month. Variants that were first found in various places are wreaking havoc on the global fight to control this coronavirus. Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
White House press secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters Monday she doesn't expect to see the "magical 10 votes" from Republicans needed to advance Democrats' sweeping election overhaul legislation. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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"I am appalled and embarrassed and want to barf that I ever mouthed along to that word," says Billie Eilish after an old video emerged showing her mouthing along to a racist slur in a song. Vianney Le Caer/Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP hide caption
Then-President Donald Trump holds a Bible outside St. John's Church across from Lafayette Square near the White House on June 1, 2020. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Law enforcement officials say gunmen aboard a number of vehicles have staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa. Associated Press hide caption
About 30 police cars line up for a procession in honor of an officer who was fatally shot in Arvada, Colo., on Monday. Colleen Slevin/AP hide caption
New York mayoral candidate Maya Wiley greets voters in the East Flatbush area of Brooklyn. New Yorkers are voting in primary elections Tuesday, after a closely watched race. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Flora Dillard says the help she received in upgrading her house and cutting her energy bills is "a very good program, especially for people that don't have a lot of income." She has lived in the house for 15 years. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Yang prepares to cast his ballot at an early voting site last week. The election provides America's biggest-yet test for ranked-choice voting. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
Demonstrators wave the Palestinian flag during a protest in Damascus Gate, just outside Jerusalem's Old City on June 19. Palestinians and Jewish settlers hurled stones, chairs and fireworks at each other in a tense Jerusalem neighborhood, where settler groups are trying to evict several Palestinian families, officials said Tuesday. Mahmoud Illean/AP hide caption
About 30 police cars lined up for a procession in honor of the officer who was fatally shot in Arvada, Colo., on Monday. Colleen Slevin/AP hide caption
A peafowl screams while standing on a resident's lawn on June 8 in Arcadia, Calif. Peacocks have recently become a nuisance to some residents in the region. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib said on Monday that he would not have been able to publicly come out as gay without the support of the NFL and his teammates. Jeff Bottari/AP hide caption
White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing at the White House on Monday. Reporters asked about the administration's next steps on voting rights. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Stacks of lumber are offered for sale at a home center in April in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Manatees are large marine mammals native to Florida that spend their time grazing on sea grass in shallow coastal areas. Since January, recorded manatee deaths have been nearly triple that of the same period for each of the past five years. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images hide caption
As Seagrass Habitats Decline, Florida Manatees Are Dying Of Starvation
Alexander Popov, who was arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of Catherine Serou, sits behind the glass in a courtroom in the Russian city of Gorodets on June 20. Roman Yarovitsyn/AP hide caption
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard celebrates completing a lift at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Hubbard has been named to New Zealand's team at the Tokyo Olympics, making her the first openly transgender competitor at the Olympics. Dan Mullan/Getty Images hide caption