Falun Gong supporters marched from Capitol Hill to the Washington Monument in July 2015 in Washington, DC. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Bernard Madoff, shown here in 2009, died Wednesday in a federal prison facility in North Carolina. Louis Lanzano/AP hide caption
The FBI has released a substantial amount of information, including surveillance video, about the unidentified bomb-maker. FBI/screenshot by NPR hide caption
What We Know About The Suspect Who Planted Bombs Before The Capitol Riot
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Some researchers are optimistic that vitamin D supplements may prove helpful in preventing COVID-19. Others are skeptical. Michele Abercrombie/NPR hide caption
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Graeme Jennings/AP hide caption
Dr. Anike Baptiste receives a dose of J&J from nurse Mokgadi Malebye at a Pretoria hospital last February. South Africa is one of the countries that announced a pause on the J&J vaccine while more research is done into potential blood clots that occurred in younger women after getting the vaccine. Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Tufts University became the first major university to strip the Sackler name from its buildings in 2019. Boston Globe/Getty Images hide caption
Journalist Investigates 'Crime Story' Of The Sackler Family And The Opioid Crisis
Dr. David Fowler testifies Wednesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is on trial for charges of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Court TV/Pool via AP hide caption
President Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House on Wednesday to announce the withdrawal of the remainder of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
A Planned Parenthood of Utah facility in Salt Lake City. The Biden administration is moving to reverse a Trump-era family planning policy that critics describe as a domestic "gag rule" for reproductive healthcare providers. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
Democratic Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is the lead sponsor of H.R. 40, a bill that would establish a commission to study reparations for slavery. Chip Somodevilla/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Earth's atmosphere photographed from the International Space Station. Greenhouse gases have accumulated rapidly and are trapping extra heat in the atmosphere. It will take decades for the gases to break down naturally or be reabsorbed on Earth's surface. Expedition 28 Crew/International Space Station/NASA hide caption
Kristen Clarke delivers remarks after being nominated to be civil rights division assistant attorney general by then-President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 7. Her confirmation hearing is on Wednesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Kristen Clarke's Civil Rights Record Led Her To Barrier-Breaking DOJ Nomination
Syphilis cases in California have contributed to soaring national caseloads of sexually transmitted diseases. Experts point to the advent of dating apps, less condom use and an increase in meth. Wladimur Bulgar/Science Photo Library/Getty Images hide caption
A detailed review of the Jan. 6 insurrection by the U.S. Capitol Police's inspector general is set for discussion at a House hearing on Thursday. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption
A Coast Guard Station Grand Isle boat crew heads toward a capsized commercial lift boat on Tuesday, searching for people in the water 8 miles south of Grand Isle, La. U.S. Coast Guard District 8 hide caption
Carabinieri (Italian paramilitary police) officers of the art squad's archaeological unit pose with a headless Roman statue wearing a draped toga in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Carabinieri/AP hide caption
Katie Wright breaks into tears Tuesday in Minneapolis recounting her last conversation with her son, Daunte Wright. She said he called her for advice after police pulled him over. An officer shot him shortly afterward. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption
Officer Rusten Sheskey "was found to have been acting within policy and will not be subjected to discipline," the Kenosha, Wis., police chief said, following a review of the shooting of Jacob Blake. Wisconsin Department of Justice via AP hide caption
Minneapolis Park Police Officer Peter Chang testifies Tuesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is charged in the death of George Floyd. Court TV/Pool via AP hide caption