Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks with reporters about a whistleblower complaint on Thursday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
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Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in his own home told a 911 dispatcher, "I thought it was my apartment" several times as she waited for emergency responders to arrive. Guyger is charged in the September, 2018 killing of Botham Jean. AP hide caption
Pittsburgh police investigators gather outside an apartment building on the city's South Side where police say multiple people are dead and others are hospitalized in what they believe to be an isolated drug overdose incident. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
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People take part in a ceremony to mark the "death" of the Pizol glacier on Sunday in eastern Switzerland. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Cokie Roberts, a longtime political reporter and analyst at ABC News and NPR, died on Tuesday. Heidi Gutman/Walt Disney Television via Getty hide caption
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says President Trump's call with the Ukrainian president was "an overwhelming abuse of power." Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Workers fix damage at Saudi Aramco's Khurais oil field in Saudi Arabia on Friday after it was hit during a Sept. 14 attack. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption
Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, looks on during a news conference Thursday at the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Alastair Pike/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan, right, with Alexandra Hill Tinoco, left, minister of Foreign Affairs for El Salvador, after signing an asylum agreement in Washington, D.C. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
A state police officer stands outside a Woodfield Mall entrance on Friday, in Schaumburg, Ill. An SUV drove into the mall through the Sears entrance and crashed into several stores and kiosks. Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images hide caption
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested a new law is needed to be able to indict a sitting president for potential lawbreaking while in office. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Pelosi Says Congress Should Pass New Laws So Sitting Presidents Can Be Indicted
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back against GOP criticism that her plan calling for the federal government to negotiate drug prices interfered with the free market. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp needs to appoint a senator to fill Sen. Johnny Isakson's seat until a special election in November 2020. He's asking for applicants to submit their resumes online. Stephen B. Morton/Georgia Port Authority via AP hide caption
The New England Patriots cut Antonio Brown after 11 days with the team. The wide receiver is accused of sexual assault and his future in the NFL is in doubt. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
Citing "growing federal, state and local regulatory complexity and uncertainty regarding e-cigarettes," Walmart says it will stop selling electronic cigarettes. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
On a recent day, the sidewalk school in Matamoros, Mexico, began with arts and crafts. Reynaldo Leaños Jr. /Texas Public Radio hide caption
In 2018, Twitter released an archive of thousands of accounts that the platform determined were involved in potentially state-backed information campaigns. Since then, it has continued to make announcements of its efforts to remove accounts spreading disinformation. Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Mario Rayna, center, chants with others at an entrance to the Nevada Test and Training Range near Area 51. John Locher/AP hide caption
The inmate population at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, once stood at nearly 700 but has since dwindled to 40. Sylvie Lanteaume/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A historical sign memorializes the March 28, 1979, partial meltdown at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. Brett Sholtis/WITF hide caption
Some insurers using this new payment model offer a single fee to one OB-GYN or medical practice, which then uses part of that money to cover the hospital care involved in labor and delivery. Other insurers opt to cut a separate contract with the hospital. Adene Sanchez/Getty Images hide caption