Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates after winning over the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals on June 17, 2010, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images hide caption
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House Manager Adam Schiff (center) leaves after speaking to reporters during the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump Friday. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Mike Pompeo is accusing veteran NPR journalist Mary Louise Kelly of lying to him. NPR's senior leadership says it stands by Kelly's reporting on the secretary of state. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
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Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang holds a town hall meeting at Cox-Snow Recital Hall at Central College in Pella, Iowa, on Saturday — part of a 17-day bus tour through the state. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
On Friday, Jay Sekulow, personal attorney for President Trump, said Saturday's presentation was expected to set the stage for the "coming attractions." Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 24, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
As more cases continue to be confirmed, health officials and medical works in Wuhan, China, and throughout the country ramp up efforts to contain the spread. Dake Kang/AP hide caption
People wear face masks as they wait at Hankou Railway Station earlier this week in Wuhan, China. Experts say there is little evidence that masks prevent infection. Xiaolu Chu/Getty Images hide caption
This photo provided by NASA shows the view from NASA's Andrew Morgan's helmet cam as Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano works outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk Saturday. AP hide caption
Volunteer medics clear the ruins of a medical tent near Tahrir Square in Baghdad on Saturday after security forces stormed the area. They said security forces set the tent on fire, burning everything in it, including medical supplies. Jane Arraf/NPR hide caption
Protesters wearing Sardines, figurines and banners join the first national rally organized by the Sardine Movement in San Giovanni Square, on Dec. 14, 2019 in Rome. Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Dogs' olfactory capacity — they can sniff in parts per trillion — primes them to detect disease. Kayla Dear/Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption
Demonstrators protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act near Jamia Millia Islamia on Dec. 15 in New Delhi. Sanjeev Verma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images hide caption
'Our Democracy Is In Danger': Muslims In India Say Police Target Them With Violence
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was not receptive to being asked about his support of former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Pompeo Won't Say Whether He Owes Yovanovitch An Apology. 'I've Done What's Right'
North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr with Georgia Republican Kelly Loeffler. "He caught my attention because he wasn't wearing socks. And he has very expensive loafers, or they seem that way. And so I did a sketch of him. And the next day, he had it as his profile picture on Twitter." Kisha Ravi/NPR hide caption
House impeachment manager Adam Schiff, D-Calif., tries to convince senators that President Trump should be removed from office. Senate Television via AP hide caption
A Chicago woman in her 60s is the second U.S. citizen to become infected with the dangerous new coronavirus, health officials said. Tami Chappell/Reuters hide caption
The symbol for the newly formed Space Force has been widely ridiculed since its unveiling on Friday. @DonaldTrump Twitter hide caption
A man in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the current coronavirus outbreak, walks by a local mural. Stringer/Getty Images hide caption
Emergency personnel work the scene of the early morning explosion that Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña said caused significant damage to nearby homes and even knocked some off their foundations. Collin Eaton/Reuters hide caption