Former Laurel, Md., police chief David Crawford is under arrest, facing dozens of criminal charges related to a string of arson attacks on homes and garages. Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department hide caption
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School desks make up an exhibit called "Pandemic Classroom" at the United Nations in New York City. Each of the 168 seats represents 1 million children living in countries where schools have been entirely closed almost a year. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Empty Desks At U.N. Represent Millions Of Children Who Have Missed School In Pandemic
Kevin Chen, an assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, envisions a time when his insect-sized drone could be used as a search and rescue robot — to find survivors in disaster debris that bigger drones couldn't reach. Kevin Yufeng Chen hide caption
The Indian-made vaccine from Bharat Biotech has already been in use in the country. Pallava Bagla/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Scotch whisky producers are welcoming news of a breakthrough on tariffs, which came as the industry adjusted to both Brexit and then the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, an employee rolls a whisky barrel at the Glenturret Distillery in Crieff, central Scotland, last week. Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Raj Panjabi, the newly named head of the President's Malaria Initiative, treating patients during a visit to Liberia, where he was born and lived until 1990. He'll lead the effort to prevent and treat malaria around the world. Each year, some 400,000 people die of a disease that, he notes, is "preventable and treatable." Gabriel Diamond/Skoll Foundation hide caption
First lady Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona tour Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Meriden, Conn. Mandel Ngan/AP hide caption
New Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Wants Schools Open 'As Soon As Possible'
As the speed of COVID vaccinations picks up, so do the reports of doses going to waste. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption
Former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao used her agency's resources to assist in personal errands and to help her family, according to an Office of Inspector General report. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
Carol Clapp, a 73-year-old widow from Epping, N.H., and her new sweetheart, Al, on a beach in New Zealand. Carol Clapp hide caption
Taylor (voiced by Calum Worthy) and Hayley (voiced by Gideon Adlon) pilot a training Jaeger in the Netflix animated series Pacific Rim: The Black. Netflix hide caption
Kellen Winslow II, formerly of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and other NFL teams, received a 14-year sentence on Wednesday for several sex crimes against women in Southern California. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images hide caption
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at an event on the steps of the U.S. Capitol for the "For The People Act of 2021" on Wednesday. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., lead author of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, speaks during an event on police reform last year at the U.S. Capitol. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Prosecutors say Ethan Nordean, seen with a bullhorn, led members of the far-right group the Proud Boys in the Jan. 6 riot. He faces federal charges, but will be released from custody while he awaits trial. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
A health care worker holds a vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y., on Wednesday. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Some U.S. Faith Leaders Express Moral Concerns About Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in an interview with NPR on Wednesday that the nation is fighting headwinds in the fight to end the pandemic from new variants of the virus and efforts to rollback coronavirus restrictions. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption