A woman inspects a snow shovel at Woodside Ace Hardware in Winthrop, Mass., on Friday as people prepare for the oncoming nor'easter. The storm is expected to bring blizzard conditions and 18-24 inches of snow to the region as well as some flooding. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Biden has said he plans to make his mind up about who to nominate to the Supreme Court by the end of February. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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Planes that remain subject to flight restrictions around 5G cell phone towers are disproportionately smaller jets flown by regional airlines. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to reporters on Friday in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/AP hide caption
Text messages obtained by The Associated Press show Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, seen here at a new conference in June 2021, was informed within hours of the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene. Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate file photo via AP hide caption
A judge in Oklahoma City took a year off the 22-year prison sentence of Joe Exotic, seen here in 2013, who was convicted in a murder-for-hire plot against his rival Carole Baskin. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption
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Some of the changes to tax filing this year will result in smaller refunds. Constantine Johnny/Getty Images hide caption
Karla Chavez, of the social activist group Chiactivists, puts up a sign at a memorial for 8-year-old Melissa Ortega in Chicago on Jan, 24. Ortega was walking with her mother in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Jan. 22 when she was struck by stray bullets after an unknown offender shot multiple times in their direction. PAUL BEATY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Supporters of President Donald Trump arrive for a campaign rally in Kenosha, Wis., the day before the 2020 election, which he and his supporters falsely claim he won. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
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Kristina Kvien is the U.S. charge d'affaires in Kyiv, the top American official on the ground in the Ukrainian capital. She estimates that there are more than 100,000 Russian troops at the border to Ukraine, and that number is growing. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Heather Booth, pictured in 2009, when she was the Director of Americans for Financial Reform. A long-time progressive activist, in the 1960s she started an underground effort to help women get abortions, which were illegal at the time. Bill Clark/Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption
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Willow, photographed in the White House on Wednesday, is the Biden family's new cat. Erin Scott/White House hide caption
A student washes her hands before entering a classroom at a school in Blantyre, Malawi, in March 2021. Top scientists say that many African countries, including Malawi, appear to have already arrived at a substantially less threatening stage of the coronavirus pandemic. Joseph Mizere/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Washington Football Team helmets are seen on the ground before the start of training camp at the Bon Secours Washington Football Team training center park in July 2021 in Richmond, Va. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Ten people were injured and three hospitalized after a bridge collapsed early Friday in Pittsburgh's East End. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Sam Richardson and Ben Schwartz play best buddies in the comedic murder mystery The Afterparty. Apple TV hide caption
Kyle Rittenhouse looks back as attorneys discuss items in the motion for mistrial presented by his defense at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Sean Krajacic/AP hide caption
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, explains an executive order on schools as he he prepares to sign it Thursday at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Rafael Nadal will face world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the men's singles final at the Australian Open, with a chance to rewrite the record books. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images hide caption
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The sun sets behind Holman Prison in Atmore, Ala., on Thursday as the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution of Matthew Reeves, convicted of killing a man during a robbery in 1996. Jay Reeves/AP hide caption
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Alabama coal miners rally at a local ballpark in Brookwood, Alabama. They've been on strike against Warrior Met Coal since April 1. Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States Newsroom hide caption
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House sponsor Bryan Avila, R-Miami Springs, defended the measure as being geared toward ensuring people don't face hostility on the job or in school. News Service Of Florida hide caption
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