The majority of people likely infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19 were unaware, according to a study from a medical center in Los Angeles, Calif. Al Bello/Getty Images hide caption
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El Shafee Elsheikh has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the deaths of four U.S. hostages captured by the Islamic State. Alexandria Sheriff's Office via AP, File hide caption
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An inspector general said the the investigation of officials at U.S. Agency for Global Media conducted by a private law firm for former CEO Michael Pack was a "waste or gross waste" of taxpayer money. The law firm charged the agency more than $1.6 million. The officials under review by Pack, shown above at a party earlier this year with Steve Forbes, were later exonerated. Patrick McMullan/PMC via Getty Images hide caption
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin holds a news conference in Helsinki on Friday after leaked videos showing her partying sparked criticism. Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Voice actor Vic Mignogna attends the premiere of Dragon Ball Super: Broly in December 2018 in Hollywood, California. Rich Fury/Getty Images for Funimation hide caption
Vanessa Bryant leaves a federal courthouse in Los Angeles on Aug. 10. Kobe Bryant's widow is taking her lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire departments to a federal jury, seeking compensation for photos deputies shared of the remains of the NBA star, his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash in 2020. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
"I Voted" stickers are seen on March 1 in Austin, Texas. Montinique Monroe/Getty Images hide caption
At a rally outside the New York Public Library, writers including Paul Auster and Gay Talese read passages from Salman Rushdie's work. His assailant has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges after being accused of stabbing Rushdie during a literary event at the Chautauqua Institution. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Abortion rights protesters attend a June 24 rally following the United States Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption
People shop at an Apple Store in Beijing on Sept. 28, 2021. Apple has disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices. Andy Wong/AP hide caption
People welcoming China's ship Yuan Wang 5 wave Chinese and Sri Lankan flags at Sri Lanka's Hambantota International Port in Sri Lanka, Aug. 16. Ajith Perera/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Why a Chinese ship's arrival in Sri Lanka has caused alarm in India and the West
The mayor of Venice, Italy, mobilized a search for two people who used motorized surfboards to cruise down the picturesque city's canals. Now the pair are facing large fines. Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro / via Facebook hide caption
The beloved animated series Summer Camp Island is among the list of 36 titles HBO Max says it will no longer host on its streaming service. Cartoon Network Studios, Inc. hide caption
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra performs at Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center in New York City on Thursday. Richard Termine hide caption
Home is never far for the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, even when touring in the U.S.
A demonstrator in Berlin in 2020 holds up a placard reading "Against Abortion?! Have a Vasectomy" during a protest against Poland's near-total ban on abortion. Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The sun shines near the Space Needle, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Seattle. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
In 1989, after Iran's religious leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa calling for the death of author Salman Rushdie, readings of his works were organized around the United States. At this one in San Francisco, novelist Alice Walker reads aloud from Rushdie's The Satanic Verses. Eric Risberg/Associated Press hide caption
Students carrying umbrellas stand on the dry riverbed of the Jialing River in southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption
Civil rights leader Clara Luper poses with a photograph from her scrapbooks at a community center in Oklahoma City, Okla., in August 1983. DLL/AP hide caption