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In March, Haitians in Port-au-Prince protested a draft constitutional referendum pushed by President Jovenel Moïse.

Even Before Jovenel Moïse's Assassination, Haiti Was In Crisis

Political instability, the lasting effects of a devastating earthquake and a cholera epidemic, foreign political interventions and gang violence have all taken their toll on this nation.

Lumber is stacked up for sale at a Home Depot store in May in Doral, Fla. Lumber prices surged during the pandemic, only to fall as the economy started to open up again. But prices remain volatile and still more expensive than pre-pandemic levels.

What The Rise And Fall Of Lumber Prices Tell Us About The Pandemic Economy

Lumber prices soared during the pandemic, sparking inflation fears. Just as quickly, prices then dropped, but that's not the end of the story.

The 2019 Scripps Spelling Bee co-champions hold up their trophy at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. After pausing in 2020, the competition is back on this year. The finals are Thursday night in Orlando, Fla.

After Being Sidelined By The Pandemic, The Spelling Bee Makes Its Great R-E-T-U-R-N

The academic games were canceled last year, but the mental sport is back. First lady Jill Biden is attending the finals Thursday night in Orlando, Fla.

A woman passes the Olympic Rings near the National Stadium last month in Tokyo. There won't be any spectators at Olympic events in Japan's capital.

The Tokyo Olympics Will Take Place Under A State Of Emergency And Without Spectators

Growing alarm about the Tokyo Games resulting in a surge of coronavirus cases has pushed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to announce a new round of emergency measures.

Thousands gathered for a three-day country music festival in western Colorado in late June. Cases of the delta variant of the coronavirus are spreading quickly in the area, but the public health department said that, by the time the risk had become clear, it was too late to cancel Country Jam.

With Delta Variant Surging In Colorado, A Country Music Festival Goes On

The CDC sent in a team to investigate a delta variant hotspot in Mesa County, Colo. That didn't stop tens of thousands of people from flocking to the state's largest country music festival.

A reconstructed Neanderthal skeleton (right) and a modern-human version of a skeleton are displayed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York in 2003. A new study confirms that early humans who lived in colder places adapted to have larger bodies.

Colder Climates Meant Bigger Bodies For Ancient Humans

Human ancestors got steadily larger over the last 1 million years. Our relatives living in colder places developed bigger bodies, a new study finds.

Dr. Anthony Fauci attends a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in May on Capitol Hill. Fauci says he rarely wears a mask anymore since his environment is usually restricted to vaccinated people.

Fauci Says Current Vaccines Will Stand Up To The Delta Variant

All the data so far shows the vaccines are highly effective at preventing serious disease or hospitalization, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Vaccination is also imperative to preventing mutations, he added.

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is shown in Market Street Park July 9, 2021 in Charlottesville, Va. The statute, along with another of Gen. Stonewall Jackson, will be removed Saturday.

Confederate Monument That Sparked Deadly Charlottesville Rally To Be Removed Saturday

Statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson will be removed in the Virginia city almost four years after the deadly Unite the Right rally.

A Giant panda enjoys bamboo at the Beijing Zoo during the first day of the public display in 2008 in Beijing.

Finally Some Good News! China Says Giant Pandas Are No Longer Endangered

The announcement comes five years after the International Union for Conservation of Nature officially removed giant pandas from its endangered list.

The U.S. Capitol is seen behind fences on July 9, the day crews began to take the temporary structure down.

6 Months After The Insurrection, The Remaining Capitol Fencing Comes Down

Although the last of the temporary fencing will be removed in the next few days, the Capitol itself will remain closed to most members of the public.

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