President-elect Joe Biden has released a $1.9 trillion proposal to help control the pandemic and bring economic relief to Americans. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption
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Pro-Trump extremists, including Jacob Chansley, the "QAnon shaman" known for his painted face and horned hat, intended "to capture and assassinate elected officials," the Justice Department says in a new court filing. Chansley was taken into custody in Arizona. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Pro-Trump supporters breeched security and stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. An investigation underway will determine if any off-duty officers were involved in the attack. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Dr. David Kessler, shown here during a briefing before the election, to be the White House's chief science officer of COVID Response. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
A man works at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York. The retail giant faces a major labor battle with a unionization vote planned at a similar warehouse in Alabama. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
People line up on Thursday for the first day of Clark County's pilot COVID-19 vaccination program at Cashman Center in Las Vegas. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
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Televisions show a news broadcast of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 11. The Trump administration removed decades-old restrictions on interactions with Taiwanese officials just days before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
As Pompeo Dumps Rulebook For U.S.-Taiwan Relations, Some See 'Trap' For Biden
Medical personnel prone a COVID-19 patient last November at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
Army 1st Lt. Richard Collins III, left, and Sean Urbanski. Urbanski was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for the murder of Collins in May 2017. AP hide caption
House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., launched a security review of the Capitol following the January 6 attack on the building that resulted in five deaths. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden has released a $1.9 trillion proposal to help control the pandemic and bring economic relief to Americans. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption
Lydia Mobley, an ICU nurse pictured on Dec. 18, 2020, when she received her first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, says her hospital in central Michigan is "seeing more COVID patients, which means more people dying." Lydia Mobley hide caption
Thousands of Donald Trump supporters storm the United States Capitol building on Jan. 6. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Strict Security Measures In Place Across The Nation Ahead Of Inauguration Day
Civil liberties advocates say they fear that the kinds of measures that could be put in place after last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol could disproportionately hurt minorities. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
In Disney+'s WandaVision, Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) find themselves in a disturbing situation ... comedy. Marvel Studios hide caption
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris delivers remarks on Jan. 8 as President-elect Joe Biden looks on. The two are set to be inaugurated Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
With Impeachment Trial And Relief Plan On Deck, Harris Stresses Need To 'Multitask'
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Mask-wearing and social distancing are up in the United States, a survey finds. Noam Galai/Getty Images hide caption
Mask-Wearing, Social Distancing Improve, But Too Slowly, Survey Shows
Shoppers walk past a "Sale" sign outside a store at the Easton Town Center Mall in Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 7. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Patches is reunited with Norm Borgatello at the Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Santa Barbara County, Calif., on Dec. 31. Jillian Title/Animal Shelter Assistance Program via AP hide caption
The Cat Who Came Back: Patches, Believed Killed In Mudslide, Shows Up 3 Years Later
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President-elect Joe Biden speaks about his COVID-19 relief plan Thursday evening in Wilmington, Del. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption
$1,400 Checks And Help For The Jobless: What's In Biden's Plan To Rescue The Economy
Then presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at a "Build Back Better" Clean Energy event on July 14, 2020. On Thursday, Biden unveiled an ambitious economic plan just days before he's set to be inaugurated as president. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Biden Taps Jaime Harrison To Lead Democratic National Committee
Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan
The Trump administration's decision to relax rules regarding the prescription of buprenorphine comes as record-level drug overdose deaths occurred in the U.S. in the 12 months ending in June 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and former Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda during an honor cordon at the Pentagon in 2017. Mexico cleared Cienfuegos of all charges related to drug trafficking on Thursday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Maria Schneider (center) whose album Data Lords was one of 2020's most acclaimed jazz albums, performs with her orchestra at the New York City club Jazz Standard, where the group had an 16-year annual Thanksgiving week performance that was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Gulnara Khamatova/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
On April 3, 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., second from right, stands with other civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., a day before he was assassinated at approximately the same place. From left: Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, King and Ralph Abernathy. Charles Kelly/AP Photo hide caption
'I May Not Get There With You': An Eyewitness Account Of MLK's Final Days
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Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Aldis Hodge in One Night In Miami. Courtesy of Amazon Studios hide caption
A fourth-grader eats breakfast at Mary L. Fonseca Elementary School in Fall River, Mass. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions visits California in April 2017. Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz has released a critical review of Sessions' 2018 zero tolerance policy on people trying to cross the Southwest border. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images hide caption
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., displays the signed article of impeachment against President Donald Trump in an engrossment ceremony before transmission to the Senate for trial on Capitol Hill. It's unclear when a Senate trial will start Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
House Impeaches Trump A 2nd Time, Citing Insurrection At U.S. Capitol
House Votes To Impeach Trump, But Senate Trial Unlikely Before Biden's Inauguration
Corey Johnson was executed by lethal injection at the Terre Haute, Ind. federal prison Thursday night. He is the 12th inmate there to be executed since July under the Trump administration. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption
Apple cores are perfectly safe to eat, even though many choose not to. Cavan Images/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF hide caption
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