An airport employee walks through Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., earlier this year. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that Americans should refrain from traveling for the upcoming holiday. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
ApiJect makes a disposable injection device that the company says can be mass produced to deliver vaccines and medications around the world. ApiJect hide caption
During the transition from President George W. Bush to President Barack Obama, Bush administration officials shared with the incoming Obama administration intelligence about a terrorist threat to disrupt Obama's 2009 inauguration, a threat that ultimately did not come to pass. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, from Lake Forest, Ill., is slated to be the U.S. Naval Academy's first African American female brigade commander. It's the highest student leadership position at the academy. MC2 Nathan Burke/United States Naval Academy hide caption
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As healthcare professionals grapple with soaring numbers of COVID-19 sickened people around the country, they're also combatting another quick-spreading and frustrating contagion: misinformation. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption
Todd Anderson is a single dad raising four children in Mackinaw City, Mich. "I'm pretty honest and open with them," he says. "They know we're in a spot right now." Todd Anderson hide caption
In August a broken cable that supported a metal equipment platform created a 100-foot (30-meter) gash to the Arecibo radio telescope's reflector dish. Giant, aging cables that support the radio telescope are in danger of failing, and the National Science Foundation has announced the telescope will be dismantled. Arecibo Observatory via AP hide caption
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Facebook is under pressure to to do more to remove hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content from its platform. Ben Margot/AP hide caption
Denmark's Agriculture Minister Mogens Jensen announced Wednesday he was stepping down due to mishandling a cull of the Danish mink population. Mogens is seen here in 2014. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates arrives for a ceremony for FBI Director Chris Wray at the FBI Building, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
A couple watches the election results at a Republican watch party at Huron Valley Guns in New Hudson, Mich. People watching the results come in saw President Trump outperforming his position in preelection polls. Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan takes his mask off as he arrives for a press conference to address COVID-19 concerns in Annapolis, the state capital, on Tuesday. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im hide caption
Will Smith and Janet Hubert came back together for the first time in 27 years for the Fresh Prince Reunion Special. Saeed Adyani/HBO Max hide caption
Nintendo's Switch console is less powerful than competing consoles, but offers a more interesting gameplay experience. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Former President Barack Obama speaks at a Biden-Harris drive-in rally in Miami on Oct. 24, 2020. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Demonstrators advocating the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel, known as BDS, gather for a protest last year in Paris. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a new policy specifically countering the global BDS campaign. Kamil Zihnioglu/AP hide caption
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Foreign threats to the 2020 election looked a lot like Y2K: With high levels of alarm and preparation, the system held off foreign disinformation and cyberattacks. Hiroshi Watanabe/Getty Images hide caption
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