Leila Fadel has been selected as the fourth host of Morning Edition. Courtesy of Leila Fadel/NPR hide caption
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has faced a barrage of conservative criticism and violent threats over the handling of the highly politicized coronavirus pandemic. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks as a picture of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is displayed during a news briefing on Oct. 30, 2019, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. McKenzie spoke to reporters to provide an update on the special operations raid that targeted the Islamic State leader in Idlib province, Syria. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
An Activision Blizzard Booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
"What happens on social media doesn't stay on social media," Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa said on Friday, as she accepted the award in Oslo's city hall. Per Ole Hagen/Getty Images hide caption
Researchers highlighted ads they say Facebook failed to recognize as not being political, including an ad for a new Ford pickup truck. Cybersecurity for Democracy / Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Chris Cuomo attends The Hollywood Reporter's annual Most Powerful People in Media cocktail reception in 2019 in New York. CNN fired Cuomo for the role he played in defense of his brother, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as he fought sexual harassment charges. Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
Chris Cuomo was fired by CNN after an attorney arranged to share materials supporting accusations by a former colleague of Cuomo's at ABC News that he had sexually harassed her there. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for WarnerMedia hide caption
CNN has fired anchor Chris Cuomo after documents were released detailing his efforts to help his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, respond to a sexual harassment scandal. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for CNN hide caption
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (shown here in New York City in September), won the latest stage in her long-running privacy lawsuit against a newspaper publisher over its publication of parts of a letter she wrote to her estranged father Thomas Markle after she married Prince Harry in 2018. Stefan Jeremiah/AP hide caption
"The last thing I ever wanted to do was compromise any of my colleagues or do anything but help," Chris Cuomo said Wednesday on his SiriusXM show, Let's Get After It. Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
Twitter is expanding its ban on users publicizing private information to include videos and images of other people posted without their permission. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Chris Cuomo attends the Turner Upfront 2018 arrivals on the red carpet at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 16, 2018 in New York City. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Turner hide caption
Two former Netflix employees who raised concerns about anti-transgender comments on Dave Chappelle's TV special are dropping labor complaints and one has resigned from the company. Chappelle is shown here on Nov. 6 in Las Vegas. Steve Marcus/AP hide caption
Fox News host Tucker Carlson's special on the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was the last straw for two network commentators. Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg have resigned. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
2 Fox News commentators resign over Tucker Carlson series on the Jan. 6 siege
In this photo provided by the Richardson Center, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson, right, poses with journalist Danny Fenster in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday. Richardson said in a statement that Fenster had been released from prison and handed over to him in Myanmar and would be soon on his way home via Qatar. AP hide caption
U.S. journalist Danny Fenster works out of his van that he made into a home/office in Detroit in 2018. Fenster's lawyer says a court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced him Friday to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty on several charges including incitement for allegedly spreading false or inflammatory information. AP hide caption
Britain has set new criteria to protect thousands of red public phone booths. Here, spectators sit on two of the kiosks as a crowd watches a parade of athletes who competed in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. AFP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Television journalist Brian Williams, shown here in 2014. says he's leaving NBC News when his contract ends in December 2021. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
Tucker Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio, in New York. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Under new ownership, 'Ebony' magazine bets on boosting Black business
A supporter of former President Donald Trump displays a "Let's Go, Brandon" hat before a campaign event for Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, in Arlington, Va., last Tuesday. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Here's what 'Let's Go, Brandon' actually means and how it made its way to Congress
Google says minors and their families can ask for an image to be removed from its search results, in a new policy unveiled Wednesday. Screengrab by NPR hide caption