A patient rests at the COVID ward of the regional hospital in Leova, Moldova, on March 23. Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe and has relied on vaccine donations from Romania and COVAX, a program that aims to distribute the world's vaccines more equitably. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Migrants and asylum seekers are seen after spending the night in one of the car lanes off the San Ysidro Crossing Port on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana on April 24, 2021. A group of migrants asked U.S. migration authorities to allow them to start their migration process and decided to stay at the crossing port to pressure for a solution to their situation. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Edita Maldonado hosts a weekly radio program that tries to reunite migrants who disappeared on the dangerous trek north with their loved ones back in Progreso, Honduras. Tomas Ayuso for NPR hide caption
A medical professional from UofL Health administers a vaccine to a patient in their vehicle at University of Louisville Cardinal Stadium. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption
An image from video provided by the White House shows first lady Jill Biden meeting with her virtual guests ahead of President Biden's joint address on Wednesday. Many Democratic lawmakers are also naming guests of honor, who will be watching the speech remotely. White House via AP hide caption
The Adelanto U.S. Immigration and Enforcement Processing Center in Adelanto, Calif., is operated by GEO Group, Inc., a Florida-based company specializing in privatized corrections. The facility is one of 39 recommended by the ACLU for closure. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption
A nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccine in Ridgeway, Va., in March. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
An oil and gas processing plant in Lake Charles, La. in October 2020. The Biden administration is expected to announce aggressive new targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images 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
Christine Wormuth, pictured testifying on Capitol Hill in March 2015 during her tenure as defense undersecretary for policy, is President Biden's pick for secretary of the Army. Gabriella Demczuk/Getty Images hide caption
Regina LaBelle is the acting director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. During a Thursday morning briefing, LaBelle said drug overdose deaths were up about 27% in the 12-month period ending in August 2020, compared with the previous year. White House Office of National Drug Control Policy hide caption
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, seen here at the Pentagon last week, announced the military's new policies on Wednesday, International Transgender Day of Visibility. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud proposed a ceasefire for Yemen on Monday, speaking from Riyadh, the Saudi capital. Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A student gives her coronavirus swab to Helenann Civian, the principal of South Boston Catholic Academy in Boston in January. The White House announced $10 billion to expand testing in K-12 schools. Suzanne Kreiter/Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
A nurse administers the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at Kedren Community Health Center, in South Central Los Angeles, California on February 16, 2021. APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images hide caption