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
The FBI informed the Defense Department of 68 current and former military members who were investigated in domestic extremism probes in 2020, according to a senior defense official. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
National Rifle Association Annual Meeting 2019 in Indiana. The organization filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday. In a statement the NRA said it aims to reincorporate as a nonprofit in Texas, leaving New York, where the state has filed a fraud suit against it. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption
A coronavirus variant that is thought to be more contagious was detected in the United States in Elbert County, Colo., not far from this testing site in Parker, Colo. The variant has been detected in several U.S. states. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will leave his post next week after heading the federal public health agency during a pandemic that, he said, has yet to see its darkest days. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
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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
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
Maria Laura Niz, from the San Martin Hospital, in La Plata, Argentina, was nervous about getting vaccinated. But she's more worried that without the vaccine the pandemic could get worse. Anita Pouchard Serra for NPR hide caption
Amazon cut off Parler from its Web hosting service, knocking the social media site offline. Hollie Adams/Getty Images hide caption
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo earlier this week in Washington, D.C. ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls, shown here performing in 2007, has died at the age of 69. Kristian Dowling/Getty Images hide caption
Pro-Trump supporters gather outside the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Trump on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. park rangers look at the spot where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Security threats have prompted officials to shut down the National Mall and much of downtown Washington, D.C. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
Thousands of Donald Trump supporters storm the United States Capitol building on Jan. 6. Spencer Platt/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
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
In Disney+'s WandaVision, Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) find themselves in a disturbing situation ... comedy. Marvel Studios 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
Apple cores are perfectly safe to eat, even though many choose not to. Cavan Images/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF hide caption
Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Aldis Hodge in One Night In Miami. Courtesy of Amazon Studios hide caption
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
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
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
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