Demonstrators raise their arms and chant "Hands up, don't shoot" on Aug. 17, 2014, as they protest the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
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Pharmaceutical company Merck says is shelving its two COVID-19 vaccine candidates, saying that the results of clinical trials fell short of its goals. Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., seen here at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, said the upcoming impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump will be "fair" but "move at a relatively fast pace." Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
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Protesters of new lockdown measures in the Netherlands burned cars and COVID-19 testing sites, and fought with police. Rob Engelaar/ANP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Biden signs an executive order on Thursday. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Under Solicitor General Noel Francisco, the Trump administration regularly leap-frogged over appeals courts, going directly to the Supreme Court to block decisions it didn't like from federal trial courts. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Biden's Solicitor General Faces Tough Choices On Trump Supreme Court Positions
Anna Romero had to quit her part-time job during the coronavirus pandemic to care for her husband, Ivan, who has dementia. Anna Romero hide caption
According to a review published in 2018, nearly 75% of the drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the 21st century had no data associated with their use during pregnancy. Orbon Alija/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden is expected to sign off on new travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from South Africa, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Ireland and 26 countries in Europe. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, pictured during a daily press conference at National Palace in Mexico City last week, says he's tested positive for the coronavirus. Ismael Rosas/Eyepix Group/Barcroft Media via Getty Images hide caption
People attend a rally in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg on Saturday. Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrives for an event on the coronavirus with President Biden at the White House on Thursday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Rescuers carry a worker who was trapped in a gold mine to an ambulance in the city of Qixia in China's Shandong province. Eleven workers trapped for two weeks by an explosion inside the mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday. Chen Hao/AP hide caption
"This is a reminder to all of us that the pandemic continues and that this is a tricky virus," New Zealand's director-general of health, Ashley Bloomfield, said Sunday. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images hide caption
Israeli tourists walk through the Deira district near Dubai's grand souk in December. Christopher Pike for NPR hide caption
As Israelis Flock To UAE, They See A New Precedent: Peace Deals Without Giving Ground
Arizona Republicans voted Saturday to censure Cindy McCain, widow of late Arizona Sen. John McCain, and two prominent GOP officials who have found themselves in disagreement with former President Donald Trump. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
Facebook's oversight board is considering what to do about Donald Trump's accounts. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Facebook Oversight Board Co-Chair On Determining The Future Of Trump's Accounts
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, called a post-presidency Senate trial for Trump "vindictive." J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Joe and Jill Biden attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning before his inauguration. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption