At a meeting in Concord, New Hampshire, on Oct. 13, 2021, audience members voice opposition to federal vaccine mandates. Some employers, from state governments to hospitals to private companies, have already begun enforcing their own vaccine mandates, leading to the resignation or firing of a small percentage of workers. Holly Ramer/AP hide caption
New Mexico residents attend a candlelight vigil to honor cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in Albuquerque, N.M. Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Hutchins was fatally shot on Thursday on the set of a Western filmed in Santa Fe, N.M. Andres Leighton/AP hide caption
In this photo released by the Colombian presidential press office, one of the country's most wanted drug traffickers, Dairo Antonio Usuga, alias "Otoniel," leader of the violent Clan del Golfo cartel, is presented to the media at a military base in Necocli, Colombia, Saturday, Oct. 23. AP hide caption
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Actor James Michael Tyler, pictured at the Central Perk pop-up celebrating the 20th anniversary of Friends in September 2014 in New York City, has died at age 59. Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images hide caption
Caltrans maintenance supervisor Matt Martin walks by a landslide covering Highway 70 in the Dixie Fire zone on Sunday in Plumas County, Calif. Heavy rains blanketing Northern California created slide and flood hazards in land scorched during last summer's wildfires. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
Jay Black, lead singer of the rock group Jay and the Americans, pictured circa 1965, has died at age 82. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
In this Nov. 22, 1963, file photo, seen through the foreground convertible's windshield, President John F. Kennedy's hand reaches toward his head within seconds of being fatally shot. About 90% of the government records surrounding the assassination have been released but the release of the remaining records have now been delayed. James W. (Ike) Altgens/AP hide caption
Greensburg, Ind., pictured in April 2020, is offering incentives to move there including "grandparents on demand." Darron Cummings/AP hide caption
Xining's Dongguan Mosque has been a source of community for Chinese Muslims for seven centuries. Here, Hui Muslim men pray in the mosque in 1983. Dru Gladney/Pomona College hide caption
Marvin Weeks in front of his mural of Ahmaud Arbrery. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption
Facebook lacked enough local language moderators to stop misinformation that at times led to real-world violence, according to leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
"This parasite detaches the fish's tongue, attaches itself to the fish's mouth, and becomes its tongue," the Galveston Island State Park says, describing the parasitic tongue-eating louse. Galveston Island State Park hide caption
Apple unveiled the first iPod on Oct. 23, 2001, at an event in Cupertino, Calif. The device was able to hold 1,000 songs. Apple via Getty Images hide caption
Former science teacher Berna Gómez played a pivotal role in new research on restoring some sight to blind people. She is named as a co-author of the study that was published this week. Moran Eye Center, the University of Utah hide caption
Ryan Pressly of the Houston Astros celebrates with Martin Maldonado after the final out in the ninth inning, defeating the Boston Red Sox 5-0 on Friday and advancing to the World Series. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images hide caption
Shawan Jabarin, director of the al-Haq human rights group, at the organization's offices in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday. Israel on Friday declared six prominent Palestinian human rights groups to be terrorist organizations. Majdi Mohammed/AP hide caption
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks up during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Istanbul on Oct. 16. Francisco Seco/AP hide caption
Terry Turner, 65, was arrested on Friday. He faces charges in the shooting death of Adil Dghoughi outside of Turner's house in Martindale, Texas. Caldwell County Sheriff's Office hide caption
FDA scientists concluded that in almost every scenario the Pfizer vaccine's benefit for preventing hospitalizations and death from COVID-19 would outweigh any serious potential side effects in children. Pfizer via AP hide caption
Saudi Aramco engineers and journalists look at the Hawiyah Natural Gas Liquids Recovery Plant in Hawiyah, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, on June 28. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption
Scott Baisley holds his son Sullivan, who was delivered shortly before his mother died of COVID-19. Victoria Hansen/South Carolina Public Radio hide caption
Jeff Tweedy, Nick Offerman and George Saunders at Glacier National Park. Jon Maret hide caption
Officials help process and log personal items from migrants entering the Central Processing Center in El Paso, Texas, in this May 4 photo provided by the U.S. Border Patrol. AP hide caption