The victim, who has not been identified, told San Francisco police that Darrell Hunter "used a hand gesture to mimic a gun, and simulated shooting the occupants of the business." Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
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Members of the World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus leave the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China, on Feb. 3. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A vial of Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
The arguments before the Supreme Court Wednesday came amid March Madness — and could erode the difference between elite college athletes and professional sports stars. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption
Supreme Court Weighs Whether NCAA Is Illegally 'Fixing' Athlete Compensation
Former Iowa state Sen. Rita Hart has ended her challenge in a U.S. House race she lost to Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks by six votes. Above, Hart appears at her farm in Wheatland, Iowa, on Aug. 13, 2019. Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption
Witness Charles McMillian answers questions on Wednesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Court TV/AP hide caption
Young people gathered Wednesday by the Seine River in Paris, largely without masks and without social distancing. French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered the country into a third lockdown because of the continued spread of COVID-19. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR 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
President Biden delivers a speech Wednesday unveiling his infrastructure proposal at a carpenter's training center in Pittsburgh. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Congressional leaders held a candlelight vigil outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on February 23, 2021 to mark the more than 500,000 U.S. deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 was the third leading underlying cause of death in 2020, according to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday. Al Drago/Getty Images hide caption
Commuters wait to board a suburban train on Tuesday at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus prior to the night curfew that has been introduced to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Mumbai. Rajanish Kakade/AP hide caption
In this image from video, Christopher Martin, a former clerk at the Cup Foods where George Floyd visited shortly before his death, said that while Floyd seemed to be on drugs that day, "He seemed very friendly, approachable." Court TV/Pool via AP hide caption
Billy Joel performing at Bonnaroo 2015. Jason Merritt/TERM/Getty Images hide caption
Amazon tractor-trailers line up outside an Amazon Fulfillment Center on Staten Island in New York City in April 2020. The pandemic has been good for the company's bottom line. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Journalist Investigates Amazon Warehouse Life And The Pitfalls Of 'One-Click America'
The Russian Embassy in Rome on Wednesda. Italy has ordered two Russian Embassy officials expelled and arrested an Italian Navy captain on spying charges after police caught the Italian allegedly giving classified documents to one of the Russians in exchange for money. Alessandra Tarantino/AP hide caption