Dr. Rachel Levine has previously won state Senate confirmation in Pennsylvania, including a unanimous vote in 2015 to endorse her as Pennsylvania's physician general. Courtesy of Biden transition team hide caption

One day before being inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Major Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center in New Castle, Del., on Tuesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

Capitol workers remove damaged furniture from the Capitol on Jan. 7. A largely overlooked community, almost exclusively people of color, makes sure the Capitol complex runs smoothly, says James R. Jones of Rutgers University. Bill Clark/Getty Images hide caption

An ongoing investigation found the temperature problem "is not something on the Maine CDC or state of Maine side," Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who will step down in February, has said she thinks the forces that have been holding inflation down are temporary and that she expects it will soon be on the rise again. Zach Gibson/Getty Images hide caption

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo giving a speech earlier this month. He said on Tuesday that China has committed genocide against its Muslim Uighur population. Andrew Harnik/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Keystone XL pipeline sections sit on a train near Glendive, Mont. Nate Hegyi/Yellowstone Public Radio hide caption

A field hospital tent for suspected COVID-19 patient triage was set up outside the emergency department of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California. A surge in deaths has prompted the county to lift environmental limits on the number of cremations that can be performed each month. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Baltimore is struggling to pay for the massive infrastructure and public health costs associated with global warming. As in many cities, flood risk has dramatically increased as the Earth has gotten hotter. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption

Palberta's album Palberta5000 is out Jan. 22. Chloe Carrasco/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Dr. Kristamarie Collman, a family physician in Orlando, has been dispelling vaccine myths through social media. She's among a growing cohort of Black doctors trying to reach vaccine-hesitant members of their communities. Kristamarie Collman hide caption

With COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out, our hopes and dreams of life after a pandemic are one step closer to reality. We want to hear what you are most excited for in a post-pandemic world. Morsa Images/Getty Images hide caption