Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in November. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seal is a photograph taken in Washington, D.C., in June. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Smoke rises after South Korean soldiers set a blast to remove land mines in the Demilitarized Zone in 2002. The Korean Peninsula had been the last region the U.S. military was allowed to use the weapon — until Friday, when the Trump administration lifted the Obama-era restriction. Yun Jai-Hyoung/AP hide caption
Authorities say a black SUV ran through two checkpoints at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
A chartered jet carrying U.S. citizens being evacuated from Wuhan, China, landed at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, Calif., on Wednesday. The passengers are now under a quarantine, the CDC announced Friday. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption
The view from onstage at the Battle Arena in Los Angeles. This is the 375-seat arena that holds regular season games for teams competing in the North American Esports league called the League Championship Series (LCS). The 10 teams in the LCS play League of Legends, Esports' most popular videogame. Tom Goldman/NPR hide caption
The Ain al-Asad air base, northwest of Baghdad, was one of the Iraqi bases targeted by Iranian missile strikes seen earlier this month. Ayman Henna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
There are now nearly 10,000 cases of coronavirus — far more than the reported number of SARS cases worldwide during a 2003 outbreak. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
U.S. Warns Americans 'Do Not Travel To China' As Coronavirus Infections Surpass SARS
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in December. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Education Dept. Unveils Fix For Student Loan Program's 'Bureaucratic Nightmare'
During a visit to StoryCorps in New York this month, brothers Raymond (left) and Derrick Storms talk about how they opened up to each other later in life and unexpectedly built a close relationship. Rochelle Kwan for StoryCorps hide caption
'I Just Needed Help.' How 2 Brothers Opened Up To Forge A Bond In Adulthood
Self-defense student Megan Fleury holds her hands up and faces a potential assailant. Robin Lubbock/WBUR hide caption
Kidnapping Threat Is Higher For Native Women, So They're Learning Self-Defense
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Roughly 40 million Americans are likely to see their credit scores drop by 20 points or more. An equal number should go up by as much. courtneyk/Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks at a news conference Tuesday at the Department of Health and Human Services. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
The ACLU is urging Puerto Rico's governor to veto a plan to introduce online voting on the island, warning it increases risks of election tampering. Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Puerto Rico's Internet Voting Plan Threatens Election Security: ACLU
A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream, by Yuval Levin Basic Books hide caption