President Trump walks back to the White House escorted by the Secret Service after appearing outside of St John's Episcopal church across Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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President Trump says a strong economy is his solution to racial injustice in America. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
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Members of George Floyd's family, including his brother Philonise Floyd (center), speak during a memorial service Thursday at North Central University's Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary in Minneapolis. Pierre Michel Jean/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent months, some black people are saying that enough is enough. Clockwise from top left: Michael Martin, Tunisian Burks, Sam Tyler, Alexander Pittman, the Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel, Brandon Winston, Donna Ghanney and Mark Turner. NPR hide caption
Ryan Roslansky, who became LinkedIn's CEO this week, said "offensive" comments during a meeting about racism "reinforced the very hard work we still have to do." Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Breonna Taylor, here in December, would have turned 27 on Friday. Her friends and family remember Taylor as a caring person who loved her job in health care and enjoyed playing cards with her aunts. Taylor Family hide caption
As The Nation Chants Her Name, Breonna Taylor's Family Grieves A Life 'Robbed'
Retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is speaking out against President Trump's call to use military force to suppress nationwide protests over police brutality. Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Former Joint Chiefs Chairman Condemns Trump's Threat To Use Military At Protests
File photo of a seafood processing plant in Kodiak, Alaska. The industry faces an outbreak of COVID-19 just as salmon and pollack fishing seasons are ramping up. MARION OWEN/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption
Protesters gather in front of Dallas City Hall on Tuesday. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and local officials were inside to discuss the response to protests in Texas over the death of George Floyd. LM Otero/AP hide caption
People attend a rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Monday to commemorate George Floyd and protest against racism and police violence. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption
Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine (left) and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, with President Trump in 2017, are keeping their distance from the president over his handling of the protests. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
On Monday, police move demonstrators away from Lafayette Park, across from the White House. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
So far, fewer pigs than feared have had to be euthanized due to the coronavirus shutting down pork plants. Macduff Everton/Getty Images hide caption
Gregory McMichael and his son Travis McMichael have been charged with murder in the February shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. A video apparently shows them pursuing him in a truck as he jogged in their neighborhood. Glynn County Detention Center via AP hide caption
Demonstrators peacefully protest at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption
Demonstrators protest police violence near the White House on Thursday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said that she is struggling on whether to back President Trump in his reelection campaign following criticism from former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis about Trump. Toni L. Sandys/AP hide caption
Hydroxychloroquine is used to treat autoimmune diseases like lupus and is being studied for use in treating and preventing COVID-19. GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Facebook's decision to label state-controlled media is part of an effort to take a more assertive stance against misinformation in advance of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption